'80s music
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“Are You So Blind That You Cannot See?”
Being a devoted BBC World Service listener, I already knew who Nelson Mandela was and apartheid before The Special AKA came out with “Free Nelson Mandela” in 1984. But what made this song was that a whole lot of people knew about Nelson Mandela after hearing it. I have come back to “Free Nelson Mandela” Continue reading
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I Must Say More Than Ever
Dexys and Kevin Rowland have been putting out great music since the early ‘80s, with a different song called “Geno” predating this. But they are immortal for “Come on Eileen,” which I suppose is a pretty good way to go down in history. (Though I rather like his version of “Both Sides Now” from 2016 Continue reading
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Walking that Silver Strand
Ever hear a song you were sure would be a big hit, but it never happened? For me, that song is “Silver Strand,” by Baxter Robertson. When I first heard it in 1983, I thought it had what it took. ‘Course, I was 16 and had no idea what made a hit record, and I Continue reading
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