welcome to songs of the 80’S

Michael Jackson is going to figure heavily in this blog. Perhaps the biggest recording artist of the decade, his is one of the first names most people think of when mentioning 80’s music. He was a pop juggernaut; a behemoth; someone who always appeared to be more than just a musician. He was a cultural… Read more: michael jackson – wanna be startin’ somethin’

I have to begin this post by saying a huge ‘screw you’ to Bret Easton Ellis (who clearly will be one of the 3 people who reads these posts…). The author of American Psycho took a real swipe at Huey Lewis and the News by making the protagonist, Patrick Bateman, who was used to symbolise… Read more: huey lewis and the news – hip to be square

Yet another band who will feature heavily within this blog over time, I’m a huge U2 fan. They have an astonishing rate of consistency when it comes to releasing huge singles and albums, and it’s no surprise that they’ve sold more than 150 million albums across their 45-year career. Perhaps my first selection of theirs… Read more: U2 – angel of harlem

I’m excited about this one. Really bloody excited! Deacon Blue are one of those bands who I quite liked back in the day but have grown to love over recent years. Sure, I understood that Dignity was an absolute classic, though I was quite late to the party in terms of fully appreciating the rest… Read more: Deacon Blue – Dignity

The second of three Christmas songs to feature in the blog this December, we’re moving onto a favourite for so many: the classic Driving Home for Christmas, by the wonderful Chris Rea. The artist A fellow north-eastern lad (he was born in Middlesbrough in 1951), Chris was heavily influenced by classic blues music and bought… Read more: chris rea – driving home for christmas