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The Clash – London Calling

The Clash – London Calling

London Calling is one of those songs that really captured and spewed out the angst of 1980, much like The Specials' Ghost Town did for the English riots. From the very first few riffs, you just knew it was going to be a great one. And it was! London has ...
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The Beat – Tears Of A Clown

The Beat – Tears Of A Clown

Tears of Clown by The Beat (aka known as The English Beat in the USA) - what can I say about this song, except that it's one of my all time favourites (probably top 50)! Originally by Smokey Robinson, whose version I hadn't heard when I first heard The Beat...
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The Tourists – I Only Want To Be With You

The Tourists – I Only Want To Be With You

Originally a hit for Dusty Springfield in the 60s and then The Bay City Rollers in the 70s, The Tourists had great success with I Only Want To Be With You in 79/80. Yes, that is Annie Lennox before her Eurythmics fame (a band I was lucky enough to see Live ...
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The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket

The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket

The first new number one of the 80s and what a great one. The Pretenders went on to have a number of fantastic hits in the first half of the decade, which we'll get to later on! This video is from BBC 1's Top of the Pops, which used to be on at 7:30 every Thur...
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Pink Floyd – The Wall

Pink Floyd – The Wall

1 January 1980 and the UK's first number one of the decade is an all time classic and a personal top 10 favourite of mine - Pink Floyd's The Wall. It was actually also the 1979 Christmas number one, beating Paul McCartney to the top spot. A great way to kick o...
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