80s music

The 80s were chockful of New Wave power ballads, synthesizers, drum machines, and no shortage of Madonna and Michael Jackson.

2024: The Saga Continues Pt. 2. Content Warning.
2024 has been a year of roller coaster emotions, and that's putting it lightly. Music has been there through every moment... the beauty and the horror. There are always two sides to every story, including mine for 2024. The first side covered the darkest moments, the failures, the despair, the pain and the heartbreak. It becomes easy to allow the moments of hopelessness to reign and overshadow the moments of light... but what good does that bring? The moments of joy, relief, calm and love may be few and far between... but they exist and that is what makes the music of them so much sweeter as 2024 concludes.
By Luna Verityabout a year ago in Beat
JM's 2024 Music Recap
Introduction As 2024 ends, everyone is looking back on their Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, etc., to review the music they listened to and enjoyed during the year. I decided to share some songs from my 2024 Recap on my YouTube Premium. I may or may not do multiple parts of this; TBD.
By JMabout a year ago in Beat
Reminiscing before the New Year
I stopped making or writing New Year's Resolutions in 2016. I had quit smoking on my own that year, then after about 2 months I fell off the wagon. I decided that year I wasn't going to fool myself anymore. I have a new tradition. Right after Christmas, I like to think back on the year and think ahead about the new year, and compare the lessons learned and goals still available for achievement. Thinking about a soundtrack of songs that represents the themes or moods of the past year is a great idea, so looking back at 2024 here is a month by month playback.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Beat
The Role of Music in Our Lives
Humans devote ample time to producing and listening to music. What music offers to humans is universally valued. This universality raises the question of the origin of human musicality. What is music for, and why does every human culture have it? Current theories focus on emotion regulation, social cohesion, such as group bonding, or the bond between parents and children, and communication. Here are six main reasons why we appreciate music (Spitzer, 2021).
By The Business Guardianabout a year ago in Beat
How Does Music Evoke Emotion?
Music is remarkable in its ability to evoke profound emotions — chills and thrills — in listeners. And being emotionally moved by music is an inherently pleasurable experience. Most music listeners use emotional expression as the most important factor in valuing music and the decision to buy a song (Juslin, 2019). How does music move us?
By The Business Guardianabout a year ago in Beat
Hats Off To Roy Harper
Introduction Most of my Roy Harper collection was released on the Harvest label, and he has written so many songs that I love that I thought I would share them with you, well some of the shorter ones.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Beat
Spinning Shields
Some songs don’t just play; they grab you by the gut and squeeze. “Love Is a Shield” by Camouflage is that song for me this year. It doesn’t coddle or console. It hammers. It pulls my insides out and lays them bare. The synths rise and fall like waves, unrelenting yet strangely soothing, a mirror to the chaos and quiet of my life. It plays as I walk through the ruins of everything that was supposed to last.
By Iris Obscuraabout a year ago in Beat
My Harvest Vinyl Collection
Introduction I can't remember for certain the first Harvest record that I bought. My brother bought "Black Night" by Deep Purple and I then bought "In Rock" because both records shared the song "Speed King" which I always wanted to sing live, but, so far, have not had the opportunity. "In Rock" is back in my vinyl collection along with the ones I have included in the lead photograph, and this is a playlist of songs from Harvest Label records that are in my vinyl collection.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Beat
A Selection Of Seasonal Songs
Introduction I thought I would do a playlist of seasonal songs, covering faiths and non-faiths but all with a feeling of positive vibration without commercialisation although they may have made the performers a lot.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Beat
Juli Patchouli’s NAMES playlist
Introduction My friend Juli is a music lover, DJ, Poet, Writer, Performer, Snake Owner, and Cat Lover and publishes playlists on Facebook.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Beat
Michael Jackson Manifested the Biggest Selling Album of All Time
As a child, I was a devoted Michael Jackson fan. I saw him perform in concert during the 1997 History Tour in London. I was an avid collector of MJ memorabilia, and I still admire his work ethic and creative genius.
By Edina Jackson-Yussif about a year ago in Beat
Twelve Months Of Song
Introduction I am always listening to music while I work, and lots of songs stick with me, and often they pertain to certain months of the year, so I thought I would share one song for each month of the year, which either names the month or a special day within that month.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Beat