Justin Bieber Hits Reimagined As 80s Hits
This could be one of the funniest mash-ups of the year. The Tronicbox Soundcloud page posted two Justin Bieber hits reimagined as 80s hits featuring equally hilarious cover art that screams 80s. If you have kids who can’t stop singing Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” and “Love Yourself,” you might want to throw on these 80s remixes of the huge pop hits. “Picture Justin Bieber. (Yes, you...
Video Re-Imagines Justin Bieber As 80s Pop Star
Do you find Justin Bieber completely and totally unbearable? Are you tired of being asked “What Do You Mean”? Are you frustrated because your toddler can’t say your name yet can repeat verbatim the words to “Sorry?” If so- you’re not alone. But would Justin Bieber re-imagined as an 80s pop star make him a little more bearable to your shamelessly nostalgic self? OfficialJustinBieberNews did...
‘Teen Wolf’s’ Tyler Posey Brings a-ha’s 80s Hit ‘Take On Me’ Back to Life
Remember that classic 80s track “Take On Me” by the Norwegian band a-ha? Well, it has become a popular song for a Lip Sync Battle. Recently 24-year-old Tyler Posey, star of MTV’s Teen Wolf, used the track for his Spike TV Lip Sync Battle performance. Posey takes his best shot sporting the leather motorcycle jacket similar to the one in the original music video for “Take On Me.” He also tried to pull off...
Spotify’s #ThrowbackThursday Playlist Brings Back 50 Late 80s Hits
Every Thursday, commercial music, streaming, podcast and video service Spotify releases a playlist of throwback hits from different years via #ThrowbackThursday. The late 80s was a great time for music. The later part of the decade is responsible for still-relevant hits like the now-classic Rick Astley song “Never Gonna Give you Up,” Patrick Swayze’s beautiful and haunting “She’s Like the Wind,” and the feel-good Beach Boys’ song...
80s Pop Star Denise ‘Vanity’ Matthews Dead from Kidney Failure at 57
Denise Matthews, best known for fronting the three-girl group Vanity 6 and her relationship with 80s pop culture icon Prince, has died at age 57 due to alleged kidney failure. Matthews enjoyed a promising career in the music industry that began in the 80s and ended in the mid-90s. She had success with Vanity 6 as well as with her solo career under Motown Records. As a triple threat, she got her start in the industry with modeling,...
The 80s Underage Dance Club
Awesome Beats, Smoke Machines, Lip-synch Contests and Mocktails As I entered my teen years in the mid-80s, I was completely obsessed with the following: Boys Music Dancing Fashion Thinking about it, I guess Prince was onto something with DMSR. There was one place and one place only where each of these obsessions could truly be fulfilled – and that place was Faces Teen Night Club in Tampa, Florida. Faces was located in a strip mall by...
Sweatin’ to the Oldies
By Lori Ferraro When you think of pop stars of the 80s I’m sure Madonna immediately pops into your head, right? Followed by Cyndi Lauper, Janet Jackson, Pat Benatar, then maybe down the line you have Sheena Easton when she was hanging out with Prince, then maybe waaay down the line you have, umm, I don’t know, Martika? I’m trying to work out on a more regular basis and lately my Pandora has been stuck on the “80s Dance Parties”...
Top of My Chart – A Tribute to Casey Kasem
As a child of the 80’s I was more than addicted to my fair share of television shows – Dance Party USA, The Greatest American Hero and the ultimate double feature Saturday night which included both The Love Boat/Fantasy Island. They all rocked my big-haired brain. I was very busy losing my mind over music of the decade as well, everything from new wave to rap, pop to buttrock – only one man had a radio show that I was as devoted to as...
80s Pop Love Songs
Nothing brings back memories of first loves and crushes quite like the music that was on the radio at the time. It has the power to take you right back to the time and place that you associate with that song. We’ve put together a list of 80s love songs that are guaranteed to do just that. Thanks so much to our Facebook fans for suggesting many of the awesome songs shown here. There are so many to choose from that it was hard to keep...
The Dark Side of 80s Music
The 80s saw a dark, modern edge come into pop music. Some of it was intense and brooding, some of it was stalker-ish, and some of it was downright threatening. The tunes were danceable enough, but now that we look back on the lyrics of some of them, it sounds like a few of these writers needed to sit in a romantic time-out chair for a little while. For some of the artists of the 80s, relationships were less about tender feelings and...
80s Cover Bands – Awesome Live 80s Music
Eastern US The Breakfast Club – www.thebreakfastclub.com GAZPACHO – www.gazpachoonline.com Power Balladz – http://powerballadz.com Amethyst – http://amethyst80s.com/ (New Jersey) / Read an article about Amethyst. 80 Waves – www.80waves.net (New Jersey) High In the Mid 80s – visit their Facebook page (New Jersey) Max Headroom – www.maxheadroomrocks.com | Facebook | Myspace (New Jersey) The...
Reliving 80s Pop Music
The pop music of any decade leaves a lasting impression on generations to come. It helps define the tone and feeling of a decade both for those that lived through it as well as those that will come to appreciate it later. The 60s had their protest songs and the Beatles. The 70s ranged widely from the mellow music of Bread, The Carpenters, and James Taylor to the gaudy and flamboyant disco music of the latter part of the decade. Sure,...
List of 80s Hair Bands
If you’re looking for a list of 80s hair bands, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s a list of the 80s hair bands that rocked the decade like no one else could. Grab your black concert t-shirt, your too-tight jeans (also black), throw in a bandana for good measure and get ready to rock. Bon Jovi Britny Fox Cinderella Motley Crue Def Leppard Poison Quiet Riot Van Halen Dokken Twisted Sister Skid Row Great White KISS Whitesnake...
Billboard Number One Hits 1980-1989
You can get the feel of a decade from the songs that played on the radio at the time. And, no songs were played more than the #1 hits. These songs were the background music to your life in the 80s – the music in the car on the way to school and sports practice, the music in the stores where you shopped, the music on the soundtracks of your favorite movies, and the music you danced alone to in your bedroom. By looking at the number one...
