Queen – Another One Bites The Dust
A massive hit for Queen, Another One Bites The Dust was released in 1980 and did very well for them. Still a classic to this day!
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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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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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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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The Cure – A Forest
A wonderfully atmospheric song by Indie band The Cure. I never remembered hearing it when it actually came out in 1980 and it was only about 8 years later when an Indie-crazy friend of mine named Derek (Del) played it that I heard it... and loved it!
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Blondie – Call Me
The brilliant Blondie with the brilliant Call Me - I'll never get enough!
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The Undertones – My Perfect Cousin
The Undertones with Fergal Sharkey. A classic of the era that needs to be preserved!
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