Yes my 80s reviews are still A-LIVE AND KICKINNNNGGGGGGGG Today's review is Simple Mind's "Alive and Kicking" from 1985. This is such a good song. I personally like this better than "Don't You Forget About Me." The smooth lyrical delivery combines with smooth guitar, a piano break, and greatness. This is one of those songs … Continue reading “Alive and Kicking” by Simple Minds – Music Review
It's Buffalo Pride week, so I thought I'd cover an 80s song with some LGBTQ substance to it. "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat is a song about a gay boy running away from his small town home. Just to put into perspective, this song not only was a gay anthem during the rise of the … Continue reading “Smalltown Boy” by Bronski Beat – Music Review
Shopping mall music. SHOPPING. MALL. MUSIC. This week we're reviewing Tears for Fears' 1985 song "Head over Heels". If there was a song that played over the speaker system at every mall in the 1980s, it was this song. It was also apparently in Donnie Darko, which I've never seen, so I'm not tainted by that. The … Continue reading “Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears -Music Review
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