MY TOP 5 FAV 80S CHRISTMAS SONGS

Hello and welcome back... Its that time of year again.. Christmas

I Love Christmas, its got a certain feeling about it.

From the department stores that have been decorated, warm weather, family get-togethers, good food and the birth of Jesus Christ.

A friend asked me the other day, what was the best Christmas you remember?
I would have to say... Christmas 1984

It was a warm day, about 32deg (90f), both my Grandparents turned up (that was rare) and i got my first Walkman from Santa. I could now listen to FM Stereo for the fist time although my fav station was 2SM (rock of the 80s) on the AM band.

I put the new battery's in, sniffed that new plastic smell, turned the Walkman on and the first song i heard was 'Band Aid - Do They Know Its Christmas' in 'stereo'.
I had chills and its a time i will never forget, even now, as both my grandparents are no longer alive.

So this is my top 5 Christmas songs that i love to listen to at this amazing time of year.


1. BAND AID - DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS



2.THE PRETENDERS - 2000 MILES



3. WHAM - LAST CHRISTMAS



4. JOHN LENNON - HAPPY CHRISTMAS



5. PAUL McCARTNEY - WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME




I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS OF THIS SITE.

SEE YOU IN 2018

#Christmas
#80sChristmas
#GeorgeMichael
#BandAid
#80s

DEVICE - HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK

Hello and welcome back... From 1986, comes this wicked track from U.S band DEVICE.

They only produced one album called '22B3' and Hanging on to a Heart Attack is track one.

Holly Knight who plays Synths, Vocals & Bass for Device is also know for writing songs for Pat Benatar, Scandal, Heart, Cheap Trick, Tina Turner and more.

Awesome song, take a listen.


DEVICE - HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK  (1986)



LINKS

https://www.discogs.com/Device-22B3/master/88272

https://www.amazon.com/22b3-Device/dp/B000005NMV

https://open.spotify.com/album/0nFmi0UNxPv53OfbUtl0XQ

#Device
#Electronic80s

98 ALBUMS YOU NEED TO HEAR BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS - NEW WEBSITE

Hello and welcome back... You may have noticed that the posts on this site have been a bit limited. This is because of 2 things.

1. I have started a new site called '98 Albums you need to hear before the World Ends'.
I wanted to create a site that lists all my favorite albums of all time (not just 80s) although most will be from the 80s.
I hope to turn this into a book one day.
Also i will be giving you, the listener, the option at the end to get your hands on the AAC (320kbps) versions of all 98 albums for you to listen to.

Some of these albums are pretty rare and hard to find on CD.

Take a Look, Take a listen = http://98albums.blogspot.com.au/

2. Ive run out of ideas of Electronic80s, but not to fear, i will add as tracks come to mind :)

Please also consider making a small donation on the top right of this page, its much appreciated and really makes my day.

Many Thanks, hope you like the new page. 

J. GEILS BAND - COME BACK

Hello and welcome back... Love this, amazing sound.

From the 'Love Stinks' album from 1980 came this wicked track, heavy on the synths and those guitars... WOW

Its pretty good, considering in 1980, Synths were not that predominant in main stream music, where rock and punk still lived...

A sign of things to come? Yes it was.

Play LOUD :)

J.GEILS BAND - COME BACK  (1980)


'Come Back' made it to #24 in the Canadian music charts. #32 U.S, #34 Australia.
 
Sadly in April 2017, John J. Geils (lead Guitars), passed away, he was 71 years young.  RIP


LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/thejgeilsband

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/j-geils-band-mn0000776994

https://www.discogs.com/artist/254416-The-J-Geils-Band

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/the-j-geils-band/id149940

#J.Geils
#JGeilsBand
#electronic80s

COMBO AUDIO - ROMANTICIDE

Hello and welcome back... Rare track from U.S New Wave band 'Combo Audio'

Track released back in 1982 called Romanticide was a single only. It did show up on a compilation called 'Living in Oblivion - The 80s greatest hits'

Shame they didn't go further, they had a wicked sound.


COMBO AUDIO - ROMANTICIDE (1982)



LINKS

http://www.comboaudio.com/Legacy/legacy.html

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Living-In-Oblivion-The-80s-Greatest-Hits-Volume-1/release/459750

#ComboAudio
#Romanticide
#Electronic80s

ATOMIC BLONDE (2017)

THE MOST ANTICIPATED 80S MOVIE OF 2017 - Starts 3rd Aug 2017 (and a wicked soundtrack to boot)

FRONT 242 - NEVER STOP

Hello and welcome back... Wicked sounds this.

Belgian band 'Front 242' knew how to make excellent bass sounds and this track is amazing.

Released in 1989, Play LOUD :)

FRONT 242 - NEVER STOP  (1989)


#Front242
#Electronic80s

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MAN MACHINE - PLAY TO WIN

Hello and welcome back... Sounding very futuristic is MAN MACHINE

LaSt track on the 'Step into Time' album from German outfit Man Machine around 1990-1991''

Play Loud...

MAN MACHINE - PLAY TO WIN

SHONA LAING - GLAD IM NOT A KENNEDY

Hello and welcome back... Released in 1985 from N.Z musician 'Shona Laing', Glad I'm not a Kennedy made it to #2 in the music charts (N.Z)

Glad I'm not a Kennedy was from the album 'South'. Also on this album was the track 'Drive baby Drive', another fav of mine.

In 2013, Shona won a Legacy music award  for her work.

SHONA LAING - GLAD I'M NOT A KENNEDY



LYRICS
Living on through politics
Body-guarded, heart in bits
A blue-eyed honesty
Indigo injury
The family tree is felled
Bereavement worn so well
Giving up on certainty
Wilderness society

Wearing the fame like a loaded gun
Tied up with a rosary
I'm glad I'm not a Kennedy
Imagine being a Kennedy
Rule without remedy
To watch your family die
The world loves a sacrifice
Prophets longing for the three
Honoring the tragedy
They hunger for the crime
The privilege to take a life

Wearing the fame like a loaded gun
Tied up with a rosary
Ooh, I'm glad I'm not a Kennedy, glad im not a Kennedy

And is not peace basically
A matter of human rights?
The right to live out our lives
Without fear of devastation?
The right to breathe air
As nature provided it?
The right of future generations
To a healthy existence?
Let us if we can step back from
The shadows of war and seek out
The way of peace

I love the look in your eyes
I can see your soul sometimes and we laugh
When we try too hard we stop and start
Oh imagine being a Kennedy
I'm glad I'm not a Kennedy

Wearing the fame like a loaded gun
Tied up with a rosary
I'm glad I'm not a Kennedy
Imagine being a Kennedy
Ooh I'm glad I'm not a Kennedy

The cost of freedom is always high,
Yet one path we shall never choose
That is the path of surrender or submission.
When a man's way please the lord,
The scriptures tell us,
He maketh even his enemies
To be at peace with him'.
We will not prematurely or unnecessarily
Risk the course of worldwide nuclear war
In which even the fruits of victory
Would be ashes in our mouths
Ashes in our mouths
Ashes in our mouths
Ashes in our mouths


SHONA LAING - DRIVE BABY DRIVE


LINKS

https://www.discogs.com/artist/297959-Shona-Laing

https://itunes.apple.com/nz/artist/shona-laing/id151977669

https://www.amazon.com/South-Shona-Laing/dp/B000000GPE

#ShonaLaing
#Electronic80s

ERIC CARMEN - I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS

Hello and welcome back... From 1984 'Eric Carmen' album.

'I wanna hear it from your Lips' made it to #10 in the U.S contemporary music charts.

Pretty good song, sadly i don't remember it here in Oz (think it was bigger in the U.S)

Check it out...

ERIC CARMEN - I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS  (1984)


#EricCarmen
#Electronic80s

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MR MISTER - HUNTERS OF THE NIGHT

Hello and welcome back... Hunters of the Night was from Mr Mister's 1984 album 'I Wear the Face'

Released in 1984, Hunters of the Night made it to No57 on the Music Charts

This was Mr Misters first single and set the tone for bigger things to happen = the release of their 1985 'Welcome to the Real World' album. (ONE OF MY FAVS :))


MR MISTER - HUNTERS OF THE NIGHT  (1984)



LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/MrMrOfficial/

https://www.discogs.com/artist/133988-Mr-Mister

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FOTOSTAT - BRAVE NEW WORLD

Hello and welcome back... Early 80s (1982), and the world was dreaming robots, drum machines and synths.
Brave new world was ahead of its time with hints of Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, John Foxx & Visage.

Formed in the U.K, 'Fotostat' consisted of brothers 'Glenn & Mark Robertson'... at one stage featured  in a Technics stereo commercial... cool

FOTOSTAT - BRAVE NEW WORLD (1982)


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#Electronic80s