From Nirvana’s 1989 debut album Bleach



From Soundgarden’s ‘89 second album, Louder Than Love.

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Could not go to a dance club in the 80s without hearing this one:




This is another one of my favorites. Produced by Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran.



And speaking of Duran Duran, here's one from the under-appreciated Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes side project Arcadia:



And these are the 11 minutes that launched U2 into the stratosphere. There's a great Rolling Stone article about it here.



A couple others that I remember fondly:

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This is another one of my favorites. Produced by Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran.

I always call this the double one hit wonder, as the lead singer Limahl later had the solo hit:

This thread is my guide for what to look for when I pop into the used record store. Listening to this now on vinyl. I miss the 80s, mostly.

Westworld had two Top 40 tunes, but the other two have quite a bit of airplay on YT still.



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And now, a head-to-head competition; the original or the parody?





And a freebie.

Had the day off today...er...now yesterday. Spent a chunk of the evening wasting the time away listening an old Alt music playlist I made a few years ago on Spotify. Some of the 80s highlights (or lowlights, depending on POV):