Bad 80s Songs By Great Artists
The 80s brought us plenty of joy and some pretty amazing music, however, there have been some truly bad 80s songs by great artists. Back in the mid- to late-1980s, I had a “Winwood window”– and it was a small one. My run as a Steve Winwood fan lasted exactly two years. It started in Summer 1986, with the release of his Back in the High Life album, which inspired me to buy all his previous albums. And it ended in Summer 1988,...
Rock and Wrestling Connection Quiz
With WrestleMania almost here, we decided to test your knowledge on the rock and wrestling connection. Let’s see just how awesome you wrestling and 80s fans are at finding the answers to some tough questions. Back in the 1980s, Vince McMahon knew he couldn’t conquer the entertainment world just with his band of wrestlers. He needed a tag-team partner– namely, music. So Vince got his wrestlers on MTV. he brought in Cyndi...
We Love 80s Music: Foreigner
It’s no secret that our president is not crazy about foreigners. Heck, xenophobia was essentially the cornerstone of his entire campaign. But on the whole, back in the 1980s, we liked foreigners. Or at the very least, we liked Foreigner. We Love 80s Music: Foreigner “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems....
A Closer Look At ‘Last Christmas’ By Wham!
Tough listening to “Last Christmas” this season, huh? Every time I heard the Wham! classic, I couldn’t help but recall the terrible fact that George Michael passed away on December 25, 2016. So, last Christmas– well, Christmas 2016– was indeed George’s last Christmas. A Closer Look At ‘Last Christmas’ By Wham! Perhaps the one-year anniversary of George Michael’s death was the reason why I looked a little more...
80s Songs with Two Versions
“Safety Dance”— a song so good, it deserves to be played twice, even if there are two versions of the track. 80s Songs with Two Versions Last summer, on my birthday, my wife and I went to a 80s “Retro Futura” concert. Howard Jones was the headliner, but the event also featured acts such as Katrina (sans Waves), Modern English, Paul Young, English Beat, and Men Without Hats. Most of the bands played maybe five or six songs,...
