TOM PETTY - DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.....A strange video for this 1985 hit from Tom Petty as it follows a Alice in Wonderland theme (Think there is something more than tea in those cups)..... Did I mention Alice gets eaten in the end.... Still its an awesome song.

I recently heard this song in the movie "We Brought a Zoo", Its great to hear a song that you know ..... And yes folks, I cried at the end.
But that's just me.
Its an excellent movie.





TOM PETTY - DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE.


LINKS
http://www.tompetty.com/news
https://twitter.com/tompetty
http://www.myspace.com/tompetty
https://www.facebook.com/tompetty

GRACE JONES

Hello and welcome back.......Born in Jamaica, Grace Jones ( Grace Mendoza) started as a Model before becoming an Actress and Singer.

Her talent and striking looks got her a record deal and various acting roles including a James Bond movie "A View to a Kill".

For me personally, I love Grace Jones.... Her look is awesome with the flat top ( I had a flat top once) making her stand out from other singers at that time.
Grace often mixes fashion with modeling....Yes folks, she has style
Her music is often suited for Clubs with luscious beats and that voice, what a Voice..... Smooth and focused. Outstanding.

Grace Jones has released about 10 albums and a slather of singles.
Some of my favorite singles from Grace are "Private life", "I've Seen that Face Before", "Pull up to the Bumper", "Slave to the Rhythm" &... "Walking in the Rain" which is my stand out song with sultry synths and a singing style that leaves you with chills.

Grace Jones has once quoted = Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay.




What an amazing artist.




WALKING IN THE RAIN


PRIVATE LIFE



I'VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE


PULL UP TO THE BUMPER



SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM


CLICK HERE  to Download Awesome music from my Mixtape series....... Enjoy

LINKS
http://www.myspace.com/gracejonesofficial

https://www.facebook.com/GraceJonesOfficial

https://twitter.com/Miss_GraceJones

JAPAN - LIFE IN TOKYO (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back..... Fresh from the New Romantic era comes this song "Life in Tokyo" by synthpop band Japan.
Released in 81-82 ( it was released twice) this version I have chosen for the video is the extended disco mix with help from Giorgio Moroder.

JAPAN - LIFE IN TOKYO (extended disco mix)



http://methodsofdance.wordpress.com/category/japan/

Thanks to Methodsofdance.wordpress.com for the above link

MURRAY HEAD - ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.... From the 1985 musical "Chess" comes this one and only hit from "Murray Head".
The music from 'Chess" was composed by former ABBA singers Benny & Bjorn.
Thailand's Mass Communications Organization banned One Night in Bangkok, saying its lyrics "cause misunderstanding about Thai society and show disrespect towards Buddhism.

Love listening to this song on a good set of headphones, sounds magic.







MURRAY HEAD - one night in bangkok

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2012

Hello and welcome back.....Firstly, I want to wish all my readers a merry Christmas and a Happy new year.
Last years post of Christmas songs are getting a good workout, some of the best Christmas songs of the 80s... CLICK HERE to view
This year I have gone with the some more 80s Christmas songs to enjoy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Michael Bailey.





THE PRETENDERS - 2000 MILES

 
 CHRIS REA - DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

ELMO & PATSY - GRANDMA GOT RAN OVER BY A REINDEER

MERRY CHRISTMAS R2D2

DAVID BOWIE - LIVE 1983 (SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR)

Hello and welcome back... Absolutely stunning... The only way to describe this concert, Live 1983 - The Serious Moonlight tour is visually stunning and the sound is incredible
Pure Bowie... Enjoy

Track list =
1.Introduction
2.Look Back in Anger
3.Heroes
4.What in the World
5.Golden Years
6.Fashion
7.Let's Dance
8.Breaking Glass
9.Life on Mars?
10.Sorrow
11.Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
12.China Girl
13.Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
14.Rebel Rebel
15.White Light/White Heat
16.Station to Station
17.Cracked Actor
18.Ashes to Ashes
19.Space Oddity/Band introduction
20.Young Americans
21.Fame

DAVID BOWIE LIVE 1983

To download and keep Video I use =  http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/
or you can also use = http://www.real.com.au/?mode=rp (Realplayer)

http://au.myspace.com/davidbowie
http://www.facebook.com/davidbowie
https://twitter.com/DavidBowieReal

ROMEO VOID - NEVER SAY NEVER (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....A quirky song about love.... I may like you better if we slept together, ah 80s love, doesn't get better than this.. Enjoy.

ROMEO VOID - NEVER SAY NEVER

DEPECHE MODE LIVE - 1985

Hello and welcome back.....After working out problems with flash player (using Chrome now) Im enjoying Depeche Mode Live in Hamburg Gemany 1985.... Yes folks, Analogue Synths.

DEPECHE MODE LIVE 1985 (hamburg - Germany)

SONG LIST
1 = Something to do
2 = Two minute warning
3 = If you want
4 = People are people
5 = Leave in Silence
6 = New Life
7 = Shame
8 = Somebody
9 = Lie to me
10 = Blasphemous rumours
11 = Told you so
12 = Master and servant
13 = Photographic
14 = Everything counts
15 = See you
16 = Shout
17 = Just can't get enough

Save video to your Computer = http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/
You can also save just the Audio as well if you want with the above download
Make sure you untick all offers when installing or you will end up with toolbar you didn't want :)

Enjoy.

MODERN TALKING

Hello and welcome back.... German band "Modern Talking" formed in 1984, and was fronted by Thomas Anders (lead vocals, piano) & Dieter Bohlen (lead guitar, producer).
Their music often went under the banner of Europop.

In 1987 the band split up, but reformed in the late 90s
During the split Dieter Bohlen formed the band "Blue System"

Modern Talking brought out a slather of albums through their career, during the 80s the band brought out 6 albums (2 each year).
In 1985, The albums were = The First Album & Lets Talk about Love.
In 1986, These albums graced our ears = Ready for Romance & In the Middle of Nowhere.
In 1987, These albums were set free = Romantic Warriors & In the Garden of Venus

For me the song "Your my Heart, Your my Soul" caught my attention, swooning lyrics with melodic guitars and synths..... And the Hair, then again, It was the 80s
Sadly, Modern Talking wasn't that big here in Australia but I do remember hearing the song "Brother Louie" now and then.
Other songs that were popular in the 80s were "You can Win if you Want", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Atlantis is calling (S.O.S. For Love)", & "Geronimo's Cadillac".

A classic example of the best 80s Europop.... Enjoy.










YOUR MY HEART, YOUR MY SOUL



BROTHER LOUIE


YOU CAN WIN IF YOU WANT


CHERI, CHERI LADY



ATLANTIS IS CALLING (S.O.S. FOR LOVE)



GERONIMO'S CADILLAC


CLICK HERE to Download awesome music from my Mixtape series....Enjoy


LINKS
http://tarps24.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/modern-talking-25-best-songs-2012.html

fs02n3.sendspace.com/dl/c884c94ec4509d9b2a54e120cdd0e16c/50b7f3357c7e0174/26sz2c/25.B.S_-_M.T.%20mp3.rar

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Modern-Talking/20336844882
http://au.myspace.com/moderntalking80

BLACK - EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.... The band "Black" was the creation from one man.... British singer-songwriter "Colin Vearncombe". Black had a huge hit in 1987 with the song "Wonderful Life", a moody ballad that reached No8 in the UK music charts.
The 1986 song "Everything's Coming Up Roses" which I think is a awesome song flopped on the music charts.

But we, at Electronic 80s don't care if it didn't chart well, we just like to remember so enjoy... Black









EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES



WONDERFUL LIFE

LINKS
http://www.colinvearncombe.com/
http://www.facebook.com/blackakacolinvearncombe
http://au.myspace.com/blackakacolinvearncombe
https://twitter.com/cvblack

NEW MUSIK - CHURCHES (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.....Making great use of the Voice Vocoder, this song from English band "New Musik" featured on the 1981 album "Sanctuary". (best of)
Other songs on this album included "Sanctuary" & "Straight Lines"
While Churches was not a single, its still a great song.
Enjoy











CHURCHES



STRAIGHT LINES


SANCTUARY


 CLICK HERE to Download excellent music from my Mixtape series...... Enjoy

LINKS
http://www.new-musik.co.uk/
http://electrojams.com/forum/thread-3386.html#.UKbeF4ataK8
 

80s SYNTH MEDLEY

Hello and welcome back.... These guys are awesome, can't get enough of the synth sound.... Brilliant

80'S SYNTH MEDLEY

THE PEPPERS - PEPPER BOX (very lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....A classic example of very early (1973-4) classic synth, this one hit wonder from a french band called The Peppers made it to No 6 in the music charts.
No singing but an excellent tune with the sweet sounds of the Moog Synthesizer.
Enjoy .










THE PEPPERS - PEPPER BOX

ASIA - HEAT OF THE MOMENT (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....Asia was born from other members from different bands, the one who caught my eye was the Synth player, Geoff Downs,who was from the band Buggles (Video killed the Radio Star).
Other refugees that called Asia home came from bands like Yes, King Crimson & Emerson Lake & Palmer.
Hitting the top 5 in the music charts, the song Heat of the Moment was one of my favourite songs around 1982 and still remains to this day....An excellent example of old school bands moving to mainstream and what they can achieve.






ASIA - HEAT OF THE MOMENT


http://www.asiaworld.org/
http://originalasia.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Original-Asia/176656929013280
http://au.myspace.com/originalasia

THE MOODY BLUES - GEMINI DREAM (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.... Released back in 1981, one of my favorite Moody Blue songs, what a sound, so smooth, so moody....

THE MOODY BLUES - GEMINI DREAM



http://www.moodybluestoday.com/
http://www.themoodyblues.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thebestmoodybluesprofile
http://www.facebook.com/MoodyBlues

38 SPECIAL - SECOND CHANCE (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....Formed by two neighborhood friends in the early 70s, this U.S band released the song "Second Chance" in 1989. More known for their southern rock sound, the band changed tact and ended up with a smash hit no1 on the U.S American music charts, Sadly this song was the last song this band released through A&M records.

38 SPECIAL - SECOND CHANCE
 

http://38special.com/
http://www.myspace.com/38special
http://www.facebook.com/38Special

COMMODORES - nightshift (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....After the death in 1984 of both R&B singers "Jackie Wilson" & "Marvin Gaye", A band called the Commodore's (missing Lionel Richie) released the tribute song "Nightshift" back in 1985.
This song reach No3 in the U.S music charts.

For me, this song is smooth & classy with meaningful lyrics, a true classic of the 80s.
Something that both Jackie and Marvin would be proud of.










COMMODORES - NIGHTSHIFT



http://www.myspace.com/thecommodoresnow
http://www.facebook.com/TheCommodores

THE REELS - bad moon rising (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.....Walking through Sydney in the early nineties I stumbled across this band playing live at a open air concert. The band was "The Reels" and they were belting out the song "Bad Moon Rising", it literately made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end, they were that good. The photo that you see on the left was taken by myself using a old Nikon film camera (remember them).
What got my attention apart from the excellent song was the strange sound the synth player was making with a mouth piece which made sea like sounds, even to this day I still don't know what it is called.
This song sound great with a good set of headphones, just close your eyes and be swept away :)











THE REELS - BAD MOON RISING



http://thereels.info/
http://www.myspace.com/therealreels
http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/reels/reels.htm
http://www.facebook.com/TheReels.Australia

FAT LARRY BAND - zoom (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....WOW, how many memories does this song bring back, such a smooth sound and yet if I close my eyes I am taken back to a happier time.... Back to my nans place listening to a small Panasonic radio under my pillow at 2am (I used to stay awake all night) when I used to hear this song so many times. Happier because my nan was still alive, I miss her so much, this song takes me back there.

FAT LARRY BAND - ZOOM


Funny enough Larry is not overweight... go figure.

GARTH KNIGHT - silent strike (sounds like the 80s)

Hello and welcome back....Knight rider fans rejoice, TV's favorite villain is back, Garth Knight ......well he features in this funky electro clip. Long live KITT

GARTH KNIGHT - SILENT STRIKE      (thanks to neros77 for use of his video)


So Electronic, So 80s, So much Hoff, So little time :)