David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
Ashes To Ashes was David Bowie's first UK hit of the 80s and went on to become a classic.
So sad that he recently passed away aged only 69. Gone but never, ever forgotten.
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ABBA – The Winner Takes It All 1980
ABBA were massive in the UK back in the 70s and 80s and The Winner Takes It All was their first UK hit of the 80s. My family is half Swedish so I heard a LOT of ABBA songs when I spent my summer and Christmas holidays in Gothenburg (which is where I first disc...
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George Benson – Give Me The Night 1980
Remember how I said that Diana Ross was classy and polished - well Mr George Benson has all the class in the world and all his songs and performances are polished (and I saw him live many times here in London!). Give Me The Night has such a great luxurious, e...
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Diana Ross – Upside Down 1980
Upside Down was a big UK hit for Diana Ross in 1980. It was the first time that I'd ever seen or heard her, and I was transfixed as I'd never seen anyone that classy and polished before!
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Kate Bush – Babooshka
Babooshka is probably in my top 10 favourite songs ever. I loved Kate Bush from the very first moment I saw her Wuthering Heights on Top of the Pops.
Sexy, sensual and cool sums up this video and pure class too.
I believe that Kate Bush was discovered by...
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Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Love Will Tear Us Apart is an all time classic by any meaning of the term. Tragically, their lead singer committed suicide in May 1980 and the song was only released after his death, despite it actually being written in 1979.
Joy Division ended shortly afte...
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Bob Marley – Could You Be Loved 1980
The late, great Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved was a UK hit back in 1980 and it is still loved around the world today!
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Olivia Newton John & ELO – Xanadu
OK, maybe a tiny bit of cheating as Olivia Newton John isn't English (she's Australian), but ELO definitely are and anyway, she's gorgeous and I love this song (also, she was actually born in England)!
(Remember that all the great foreign UK hits are in the...
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The Korgis – Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime
I remember hearing this for the first time and thinking, wow what a great song. Reminds me a lot of Drive by the Cars or I'm Not In Love by 10CC.
I think this was their only hit... but at least they had one!
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Jona Lewie – You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties was recently in an IKEA ad here in the UK in 2015, proving that great music lasts!
I'm not 100% sure, but I think that's Kirsty Maccoll in the red dress in the video..?
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