80s music

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

A little Pink, Alot Of Punk, and a Rockband.
Highschool in the eighties, in one of the roughest cities in B.C. held the throws of punk rock at its pinnacle. Safety pinned eyebrows, studded leather everything, and mohawks were an everyday experience in the hallways of West Whalley Highschool. The rude interruption of disco had been forcibly stuffed into a locker, where it belonged. The Sex pistols, Vice Squad, The Dead Milkmen,Day Glo abortions,The Misfits, the Ramones, and Skinny Puppy had put it there.
By Sarah St.Erth5 years ago in Beat
The angels who helped me survive
For the first twelve years of life, regardless of what happens or changes in the world, a child can easily define their existence. I'm a child, or I'm a student, or I'm a dependent. Upon reaching the 13th birthday, the definition begins to get grey. They are "teenagers" at that age. Teen bodies are different than child bodies. They feel different feelings. They go through changes. The metamorphis is stressful enough, yet they still have 5 or 6 more years of formal schooling if that is the goal. They might decide to start their own family early. Sacrifice their diploma or graduation for the opportunity to be a mom or a dad or a husband or a wife. Life presents extremely difficult choices at an extremely difficult biological time. I remember it well.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman5 years ago in Beat
My Teen Angst Playlist
My Teen Angst Playlist Or the songs that got me through it By James Allen Lancaster, California. The 1980’s. The 1970’s had just rolled out, but by the time I got to the age where I was really listening to music, the 80’s were well underway and Punk Rock had already seen its heyday. Post-Punk and Goth were taking hold and New Wave and Heavy Metal were still duking it out with Motown and “Rhythm and Blues” for the most attention. That meant that bands like Duran Duran were often seen on MTV, right along with Poison and Michael Jackson in-between the endlessly overplayed stuff like Hall and Oates, Phil Collins and Bette Midler. In that mess, I was a young, angsty teen from nowhere, trying to figure myself out. Here are some of the songs that helped me do just that:
By James Allen5 years ago in Beat
Music That Shaped Me
I grew up with music, John Denver, the Carpenters, Johnny Cash, and Kenny Rogers. I listened to the Eagles, Boston and Foreigner, Creedence Clearwater, and the Beatles. There was always something playing on our big console record player. I remember the Partridge Family, the Monkees, and the Beach Boys. My playlist would probably include music from this generation to start with.
By Vicki Goodman5 years ago in Beat
The Art of Feeling Hollow
Oh, those bittersweet teenage years...so long ago; yet hearing a song from the 80's will snap me back in a blink of an eye. Finding a tune that spoke to you was practically the be-all and end-all of living at that age. I was lucky to have a musically adventurous older sister to introduce me to many off-the-beaten-track musicians, which has fueled my search for great artists throughout my life. (Without a little direction I probably would have spent my high-school years listening to KQRS out of Minneapolis, and I would never have found alternative musical avenues.)
By Juliette McCoy Riitters5 years ago in Beat
Musical Diary of a Misfit Kid
Feeling like a misfit, misunderstood and generally wishing you were anyone else in the world aren't exactly novel emotions for a teenager, but it seemed, at least for me, to be particularly acute. I really WAS a misfit and I really WAS misunderstood and I was very aware of just how different I was. And often, I really DID want to be anybody but me.
By Misty Rae5 years ago in Beat
Video Killed The Radio Star
Teenage angst? Are you kidding me? I must be old because I didn't have a walkman, iPod, or ear pods. I HAD BOOMBOX AND MTV! I was alive for the very first MTV music video: Radio Killed The Radio Star! Try as I might, memories of my teen years are a blur. The brand new cable channel had excellent music and exciting visuals that always had the right mood for the moment. And oh. My. God. Like, for sure, Punk Rock and new wave were my shit! Adam Ant, Blondie, Joan Armatrading, Heart ( later, Stevie Nicks, solo), Rod Stewart, The Clash, The Talking Heads, Eurhythmics, Duran Duran, Twisted Sisters, Reo Speedwagon, (Genesis and later on Phil Collins, solo), Huey Lewis And The News, Eagles(later, Glen Frey, solo), Culture Club(then Boy George, solo), Wham! (then, George Michael, solo) and Journey. And a special shout out to Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey!" because I had a boyfriend named Rickey(close enough).
By Sandra Anglade5 years ago in Beat
The greatest vocalist of the 80s
I don't know if you ever listen to music with the window open but it does test your faith in the songs you listen to. I was sitting happily in the bath, listening to a playlist of random 80s songs when on came 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' by Tight Fit. Unable (or unwilling) to get out of the hot water to find my phone and skip the track, I listened through, half-hoping there was nobody passing outside who would judge my taste in music and half-loving the song which was a massive number 1 hit in 1982.
By Peter Nuttall5 years ago in Beat
An Album You Should Know
Now, everyone is well aware of who Steven Van Zandt (aka Little Steven, Miami Steve Van Zandt) is. Thanks to his decades-long career in music, serving as rabble-rousing counterpart to Bruce Springsteen’s “The Boss” in The E Street Band, and of course, as Tony Soprano’s consigliere, Silvio Dante’, from HBO’s iconic The Sopranos. He may not be a household name, but he is a recognizable face.
By Keith R. Higgons5 years ago in Beat
Why the 1980s had the best music
I am a 90s kid, but I would have loved to have grown up in the 1980s. Whether it was the wacky hairstyles, vintage clothing and the movies, being in the 1980s would have been incredible. To add the cherry on top, the best thing about the 1980s: Music. Oh my God, the music! To be alive in the 1980s where you had musicians like Michael Jackson, Prince, George Michael, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder and Madonna just to name a few. Even though most of these musicians actually started before the 1980s, I felt that their best work occurred during this era that makes every generation have a connection to the song. It was not just pop music that was incredible, but of course rock and R&B music that just gave a sex appeal and excitement to the era. Here are some of the examples of the songs that I will list from musicians and certain genres with their songs.
By A.A.C.5 years ago in Beat
My Mix Tape From The 80s
My first job was at McDonalds when I was 14 and 9 months. That was the age that you could get a job in Australia in the 80s. My parents were divorced, probably the first amongst the parents at my school, but no-one seemed to care. A nurse, a full-time working mother, she couldn’t afford to give us much pocket money so we made do with what we had and since I loved a good bargain and a mooch around second hand clothes stores it didn’t really phase me. The only thing I missed was having my own tape player.
By Melanie Charles5 years ago in Beat
BWIM: A Salute to the Party!
Party Hardy! Is what they used to call me. I am an Old School R&B party girl. The Eighties was my turf. Going to the Club was an Art to me. It could have been a science too. I would either go with my sister DD and my brother-in law, Steven and Tina, Diane and E-Fraj. That was the older crew. Then I had my crew - Terri, Nadine, DD and myself. Oh, these two crews were exclusively the Weekend. During the week I would party with Michelle. Michelle and I worked across the street from each other and after work we would hit the club usually on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
By Simone Hardy 5 years ago in Beat