It was spring 1979 when a new band reached number two in the UK charts. No slick pop production, no polished radio-friendly sound, but an idiosyncratic story about
In the early eighties, when synthesisers dominated pop music, “Dance Hall Days” by Wang Chung appeared as a striking phenomenon. With its synth-pop sound and infectious rhythm, the
In 1983, the American hip-hop group The Rock Steady Crew released their debut single: ” (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew”. This track, taken from their album “Ready
When the single “Sunshine Day” by Osibisa was released in January 1976, it marked the culmination of a remarkable journey from African rhythms to European pop radio. The
Few pop songs find such a perfect balance between catchy entertainment and authentic paranoia as “Somebody’s Watching Me”. In 1984, a young artist named Rockwell released a track
In November 1982, the British new wave band Japan released their single “Nightporter”, precisely one month before the group would cease to exist. The track, originally recorded for
In the history of pop music, there are several songs that not only clearly belong to a particular era but also prove to be timeless decades later. “Der
In the early eighties, electronic music was still an emerging force in the pop world. Synthesisers and samplers were relatively new instruments that were fundamentally changing the music
