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1984poprock.bsky.social
@1984poprock.bsky.social
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I will post my favorite 80's song in the order I think of them. New songs will be posted from time to time. From Kobe, Japan (Profile image is the Port of Kobe) POST starts on February 16, 2025.
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The Beach Boys - Kokomo (1988)

The song became the Beach Boys' first number one hit song in 22 years.

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Wang Chung - Let's Go (1987)

The video also features many Japanese things such as origami, Japanese kites, kimonos, sushi, and sumo wrestling.

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The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me (1984)

The comic book-style video was shot over 23 days by a team of 40 people and apparently cost over $50,000.

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Sade - The Sweetest Taboo (1985)

The story of this music video follows the single “Is It a Crime?”

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Kool Moe Dee - I Go to Work (1989)

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Samantha Fox - Love House (1988)

The song was one of the first acid house singles to hit the mainstream charts.

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Mel Brooks - To Be Or Not To Be (1983)

The song is from the soundtrack album of the movie of the same name.

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Kurtis Blow - Back By Popular Demand (1988)

Kurtis Blow was the first commercially successful rapper.

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Double - Devils Ball (1987)

Double is a Swiss duo.
The trumpet on this piece is played by Herb Alpert.

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Christine McVie - Got A Hold On Me (1984)

Christine McVie died of an ischemic stroke on November 30, 2022 (age 79). We did not know.

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New Order - Confusion (1983)

FAC 93 on the jacket is the catalog number

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Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (1984)

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Olivia Newton-John and ELO - Xanadu (1980)

This song is the title track from the 1980 musical film of the same name.

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Boogie Down Productions (BDP) - You Must Learn (1989)

D-NICE is participating as DJ.
FREEDOM's “Get Up And Dance” is used.

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FREEDOM - Get Up And Dance (1978)
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Tone-Lōc - Wild Thing (1988)

Tone-Lōc is still active, but he often collapses on stage, apparently.

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Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1983)

Billie Jean was the #1 selling Michael Jackson single.

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Art Garfunkel - So Much in Love (1988)

This song is a cover by the American soul vocal group The Tymes, released in 1963.

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The Tymes - So Much In Love (1963)
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Nick Kamen – Tell Me (1988)

The song features Madonna on second vocals.
Nick Kamen died of bone marrow cancer on May 4, 2021 at age 59.

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Judas Priest - Freewheel Burning (1984)

The twin guitars of Glenn Tipton and K. K. Downing were powerful.
The game the boy is playing in this video is “Pole Position.

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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You (1988)

Mick Taylor, formerly of the Rolling Stones, plays the guitar solo on this song.

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Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (1984)

The song was initially released in the UK as “European Queen” but was not a hit, so it was released worldwide as “Caribbean Queen” and “African Queen.”

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Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You) (1986)

The video features cameo appearances by Andy Warhol, Nile Rodgers, Tina Chow, and others.

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Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away (1985)

The original song was by Hall & Oates. Paul Young's cover reached #1 in the U.S. and #4 in the UK.

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Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everytime You Go Away (1980)
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Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (1984)

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