*80's collage by Stephen Abbott
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The 1980s form a large part of the collective memory of Generation X.
The "Me-First Decade", The "Decade of Greed", The "Yuppie Decade",
The "Reagan Decade", whatever it's called today, it was a unique time to
be alive. We Generation Xers remember a time when America felt proud,
and we dared to be confident in the future even as we feared for the world's
future in a nuclear face-off between two superpowers. We knew an America
where Michael Jackson was known as the King of Pop, rather than an
alleged child molester, and when it came to drugs, we were told "Just Say
No!", and in large numbers, we actually did just that.
It was a decade of high style- women had big, glamorous, elaborately-styled
and wildly-colored hair, while men sported moused, feathered styles. The
gals wore "leggings" while guys wore "Members Only"-style jackets (I did, anyway).
We watched Dallas, Dynasty, Knot's Landing and Falcon Crest, and demanded
"I want my MTV!" But we were content to see Theo on the Cosby Show and
Alex P. Keaton and Mallory on Family Ties, "Nahm" and "Cliffie" on Cheers and
Dr. Westfall on St. Elsewhere.
It was a decade of possibility - a preview of today, in many ways - but also unique.
It was a time when we felt we could achieve anything, if, as Marty McFly told
us in Back to the Future,"you just put your mind to it." Join me for a walk down
memory lane. Return to a time when Pop was king and Reagan was in the White
House. A time when italo disco was ruling the clubs of Europe and making people
dance, a time when italo disco established itself as the main musical direction
and a time when other musical genres such as techno and trance were only being
founded - all on the basis of italo disco. **
**written by Stephen Abbott: http://home.comcast.net/~nhprman/1980s.htm
Our first guest mix comes from a Croatian DJ who gave himself a special name
for this occasion: Disco Robert.
And his name tells everything... we're going to the '80s!!! Robert provided us
with a fantastic mixture of music from more than 2 decades ago which is going
to put the smile on your face and hold it there for a while :).
We asked him to write down something about this mix, and he sent us text
we shared with you.
So get up, press the "play" button and enjoy this flashback.
Enjoy the weekend! Next week - residents again!
1. Scotch - Delirio Mind (ZYX Records, 1984)
2. Fun Fun - Happy Station (TSR Records, 1986)
3. Scotch - Disco Band (EMI Music, 1985)
4. Baby's Gang - Happy Song (ZYX Records, 1983)
5. The Flirts - Passion (BMC Records, 1982)
6. Human League - Don't You Want Me (Virgin, 1981)
7. New Order - Blue Monday (Base Records, 1983)
8. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Epic, 1985)
9. Trans-X - Living On Video (Polydor, 1983)
10. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (MCA Records, 1984)
11. Yazoo - Don't Go (Mute Records, 1982)
12. Shannon - Let The Music Play (Ariola, 1983)
download:
http://rs297.rapidshare.com/files/180170800/Disco_Robert_-_I_Was_Born_In_The_1980s.mp3
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