Train “Careless Whisper” (featuring Kenny G)
A fairly faithful rendition of George Michael’s monster hit “Careless Whisper,” by 90’s rock band Train, with none other than Kenny G. on sax.
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Author: New 80's Music
Duran Duran “Pressure Off” (feat. Janelle Monáe and Nile Rodgers)
Duran Duran + Janelle Monáe + Nile Rogers = New 80’s Music = “Pressure’s Off”
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Tracey Thorn “Queen”
The latest single from Everything But the Girl’s Tracey Thorn. Yes, she is our “Queen” (for today).
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The Slow Readers Club “On the TV”
We’ve been fans of Manchester’s The Slow Readers Club for years. Their third studio album Build A Tower dropped in May and it’s fantastic. Check out “On the TV.”
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Erasure “Love You to the Sky”
Obviously, Erasure was big in the 80’s. Never realized just how big. From 1986 to 2007, Erasure had 24 consecutive Top 40 hits in the UK. Holy crow!
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Dalis Car “The Judgement Is the Mirror”
This isn’t actually new, just new to us. It’s both embarrassing and exciting to discover a “new” band from the 80’s, especially one that is essentially a two-man supergroup…
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White Lies “Hold Back Your Love”
When I was a kid, there was a dirty limerick about a man from Easling. Little did I know, aside from that wonderful rhyme, Ealing would give us The Brand New Heavies, Freddy Mercury and post-punk band White Lies.
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Tears for Fears “I Love You But I’m Lost”
Okay, this might be one of the strangest music videos we’ve seen since…forever. And, yet, Tears for Fears sound great…
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Oberhofer “Dreamt I Was Gonna Be Your Man”
The young people get it. This is a great, upbeat track from Brooklyn’s Oberhofer, with sparkling synth runs and a beat you can feather your hair to, totally.
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Simple Minds “Magic”
Don’t you forget about them…from their 2018 album Walking Between Worlds, Simple Minds lays a little Magic on us.
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