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cgod · 4193 days ago · link · · parent · post: What songs define an era, a moment or a place? How about the 1980's?
I don't think I ever heard Paul Hardcastle on the radio in the 80's, but it might be a symptom of Detroit popular radio. Newcleus - Jam On It, The Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt and Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock all got played next to Ah Ha - Take on Me on the local pop radio stations. You don't get ZZtop or Springsteen on an 80's night because it isn't dancy. I don't think people stopped listening to Depeche Mode or B52's, hell I know they didn't, I hear my neighbors and my wife play that stuff somewhat frequently. My wife randomly has my Paul Hardcastle LP in a small window that shoots slight right onto coffee table dimming her macbooks screen.