Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself
Another Classic Billy Idol song from Billy Idol the album Kiss Me Deadly. Classic Lyrics including our favourite “So let’s sink another drink ‘Cause it’ll give me time to think”. Continue reading → Another Classic Billy Idol song from Billy Idol the album Kiss Me Deadly. Classic Lyrics including our favourite “So let’s sink another drink ‘Cause it’ll give me time to think”. Continue reading → Billy Idol – Rebel Yell 1980s Punk Classic
Billy Idol was one of the coolest dudes of the 1980s and in this video he is performing one of his most iconic songs Rebel Yell. Continue reading → James – Sit Down
A great song by one of the best British Bands of the late 1980s stuffed with clever lyrics – our particular favourite “If I hadn’t seen such riches I could live with being poor” Strikingly poignant. They did a Comic relief version in 2013 with Peter Kay which is worth a watch too. Continue reading → True Faith – New Order
New Order were one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands from the Manchester Rock style prevalent in the 1980s True faith is one of their most Iconic Anthems. It also featured in the 2000 Movie American Psycho, one of Christian Bales best roles to date. American Psycho Continue reading → Chris Rea – Road To Hell
Great Song withy some Classic guitar playing by the extremely cool dude Chris Rea. Great lyrics too! Below is the Live version performed at the Plymouth Pavilion in April 2006. Continue reading → The Power Of Love – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Frankie Goes To Hollywood earned some early notoriety with songs such as “Relax” & “Two Tribes”, however this their third single is by far their most enduring song. It reached Number one in the UK in early December 1984 and had it not have been for the re release of Band Aid’s Do They Know […] Continue reading → When Doves Cry The First US Number One Single for Prince
When Doves Cry was the first American number one single for the somewhat eccentric but hugely talented Prince. Taken from his 1984 album Purple Rain it was a hit worldwide and is one of his most recognised singles. Continue reading → Love Shack – B-52s
Following a few years in the musical wilderness The B-52s shot back to fame in 1989 with (what is still their bestselling single) “Love Shack”. Taken from the album Cosmic Thing, the single went on to sell over a million copies. It also enjoyed worldwide chard success reaching No 1 in Australia, New Zealand & […] Continue reading →