Category: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #21 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
Released : 1980 The 1970’s had been a decade of profound musical upheaval by the time they concluded, but only … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #22 The Jesus & Mary Chain – Never Understand
Released: 1985 Straight outta’ East Kilbride, the brothers Reid were like nothing Britain had ever heard or seen before, a … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #24 ABC – Poison Arrow
Released : 1982 Not every band from Sheffield – a heavily industrialised city in the neglected northern end of England … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #25 Pet Shop Boys – King’s Cross
Released: 1987 The 1980’s opened up a divide in Britain which owed much more to money than geography. As the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #26 Talk Talk – Life’s What You Make It
Released : 1986 The outpouring of grief which the death of former Talk Talk singer Mark Hollis in 2019 was, … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #27 Scritti Politti – Absolute
Released : 1984 There’s a certain conceit to putting the year of release into an album’s title, but if Green … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #28 The Cramps – Fever
Released : 1980 Despite what their critics said, nobody sent themselves up more than The Cramps: you could’ve removed the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #29 Electronic – Getting Away With It
Released : 1989 The idea of supergroups was something which punk had largely seen off; surely nothing worse it was … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #32 The Clash – Straight To Hell
Released: 1982 It wasn’t the first time The Clash had found themselves at a cross roads, but it would be … More