Music for those who grew up in 1980s Europe...

[WeyounDS9]

 

[1000MPH]

In 1980 I was in my mid-teens and loved punk, ska, and new wave. We went to England on a family trip and I looked everywhere for the cool punk stuff I was hearing about on the Rodney on the Roq show. I wasn’t leaving until I got a pair of Doc Martens and a Harrington Jacket.
Very little punk merch to be found in rural England unfortunately, I saw all these badges that said “who killed JR?” Or “I killed Jr” and I thought they were talking about Johnny Rotten. All I remember from the radio was this annoying song.


oh I almost forgot, I did hear the Sex Pistols on the radio, finally.
Not the song I was expectin.

 

[dishdude]

I thought this was supposed to be European 80's?

 

[dishdude]

 

[dishdude]

 

[dishdude]

Love the Citroen!

 

[alcyon]

What ..no mention of Ken Laszlo, Matia Bazar, Laserdance, Koto, Petra Zieger yada yada...

 

[aquariuscsm]

In 1980 I was in my mid-teens and loved punk, ska, and new wave. We went to England on a family trip and I looked everywhere for the cool punk stuff I was hearing about on the Rodney on the Roq show. I wasn’t leaving until I got a pair of Doc Martens and a Harrington Jacket.
Very little punk merch to be found in rural England unfortunately, I saw all these badges that said “who killed JR?” Or “I killed Jr” and I thought they were talking about Johnny Rotten. All I remember from the radio was this annoying song.


oh I almost forgot, I did hear the Sex Pistols on the radio, finally.
Not the song I was expectin.

I had to go back and edit by original post. I had no idea so many people actually covered that song, which was originally a Boyce and Hart demo.

 

[aquariuscsm]

The early to mid 1980s had some excellent pop.

 

[buster]

I miss the 80's

 

[buster]

The early to mid 1980s had some excellent pop.

I also love the 80-84 period. My parents got MTV when it first came out in 1980 and would leave it on all day. I was 4 years old at the time.

 

[aquariuscsm]

I also love the 80-84 period. My parents got MTV when it first came out in 1980 and would leave it on all day. I was 4 years old at the time.

You got it spot on! 80-84. I was 11, and MTV would play a lot of obscure bands you’d never hear otherwise. All we’d hear on the radio was AM radio-friendly top 40. MTV would play a lot of new wave stuff the radio wouldn’t.

After 84, 80s music got way too commercial annd boring imo.

 

[buster]

You got it spot on! 80-84. I was 11, and MTV would play a lot of obscure bands you’d never hear otherwise. All we’d hear on the radio was AM radio-friendly top 40. MTV would play a lot of new wave stuff the radio wouldn’t.

After 84, 80s music got way too commercial annd boring imo.

I agree! That early 80's music and MTV period were great. Love it.

 

[zzyzzx]

Another classic European music video, that was filmed in the US (Arizona or New Mexico, I think):

 

[miden851]

 

[wemay]

 

[twouvakind]

 

[twouvakind]

 

[wemay]

 

[miden851]