CHRISTMAS 2013 and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hello and welcome back...

Just wanted to say a BIG "MERRY CHRISTMAS" and a happy new year
to all the readers and followers of Electronic80s.

We will be back in 2014 with heaps more Classic 80s & New (Sounds like the 80s) Music, Videos, Free Music Downloads, Movies and More ......









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I'll leave you with some Christmas Inspired Videos (You Know, to get you into the festive mood) :)


ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH  (4 Guys, 1 Piano = breathtaking)




CHRISTMAS WITH LAINA (Overly Attached Girlfriend)




BAND AID - DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS  (Make you think how lucky we really are)





HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR :)

SEE YOU IN 2014....... UNTIL THEN, GOD BLESS.

FREEZEPOP - DOPPELGANGER (Sounds like the 80s)

Hello and welcome back.....I have featured this band in the past with my 'Sounds Like The 80s' Mixtape 1 (SEE HERE) and love their sound.

U.S band 'Freezepop' had this hit 'Doppelganger' in 2012, polished with a quirky video to boot.

So far Freezepop have released 4 albums to date

One question, why isn't this band not bigger than they are, seriously, their music is friggin awesome, with some polished slick sounds but only 8,000 views on this video, am I missing something??

This is one of those songs that stays in your head for a long time.... a 10/10 song

FREEZEPOP - DOPPELGANGER  (thanks to freezepop for the video)



Another excellent song (well I like it :) )

FREEZEPOP - LESS TALK, MORE ROCK





LINKS

http://www.freezepop.net/news/

https://myspace.com/freezepop/music/songs

https://www.facebook.com/freezepopband

https://twitter.com/freezepopband

FAMILIE SILLY - BETTE DAVIS EYES (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back..... A cover version of 'Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes' from German band"Familie Silly" (Silly).

Lead Singer 'Tamara Danz' had a stunning voice and gives Kim Carnes a run for her money in this 1982 video.... Sounds Awesome. (Reminds me a little of German singer "Nina"- think 99 luft balloons)

Sadly, in 1996 Tamara past away from breast cancer, she was only 43.

The band Silly still continues today bringing out a new album called Head to Head in 2013.....

One of the best cover versions Ive heard in a long time.....


FAMILIE SILLY - BETTE DAVIS EYES  (Thanks to fritz51175 for the video)




By the way, in case you were wondering....the band got the name 'Silly" after their pet cat who quote 'behaved in a silly manner'.... Makes sense.

KIM CARNES - BETTE DAVIS EYES  (Thanks to emimusic for the video)

NELSON MANDELA DEAD AT 95

Hello and welcome back.... Its with a sad heart this morning that I hear the news, that 'Nelson Mandela' has died after a long illness, he was 95.


SIMPLE MINDS - MANDELA DAY  (Thanks to SimpleMindsVEVO for this touching song)





Nelson Mandela was best know as South Africa's first black president uniting the people of his land.



R.I.P. Nelson Mandela.

THE ANATOMY OF AN AUDIO TAPE

Hello and welcome back.....We used them thru the 80s, but did you know what makes an audio tape work?
Wonder no more - The anatomy of an Audio Tape

MARRS - PUMP UP THE VOLUME (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.... 1987 saw this one hit wonder from U.K outfit known as 'MARRS' or ''M/A/R/R/S/" reach No 1 on the U.S Dance charts, U.K and Canadian music charts.

MARRS was formed from two bands, those  being 'Colourbox' and 'A R Kane'

The name MARRS came from the forenames of the five artists involved in the project: Martyn and Steve Young (from Colourbox), Alex Ayuli and Rudy Tambala (from A.R. Kane), Russell Smith (an associate A.R. Kane).....

                        OR

M artyn Young
A lex Ayuli
R udy Tambala
R ussell Smith
S teve Young


MARRS - PUMP UP THE VOLUME



Heavy use of samples made this single one of the best mid 80s dance music examples... with an excellent video to boot....


LINKS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pump-up-the-volume-ep/id314596595