Barrington Levy is up there among the most prolific and successful Jamaican Dancehall Deejays. Not by accident, either. Using his distinctive voice and versatile delivery,…
Tag: 80s
29/10/2020: “A New England” by Kirsty MacColl
Billy Bragg released “A New England” in 1983. It’s a stark social commentary on early 80s Britain. He sings it rather plainly, with just his…
28/10/2020: “Rock To The Beat (Hitman Mix)” by Reese
It’s crazy. This song is now more than 30 years old and it still slams! It’s like a classic sports car. Fast. Loud. Maybe slightly…
27/10/2020: “Everything She Wants” by Wham!
For many people, Wham! represent everything that’s wrong with the 80s. Campy, over commercialised, cliched. And of course, for many people, it’s songs like this…
13/10/2020: “Samba” by Les Amazones de Guinee
Anyone who’s been going to the cinema in the last 5 years might be familiar with the Amazons as the tribe of fierce warrior women…
12/10/2020: “Tunnel Of Love” by Dire Straits
Dire Straits can pull a lot of moods. They can do slow, epic contemplation very well. Hard rock? They smash it. That leaves their bluesy…
09/10/2020: “Let’s Get Serious” by Jermaine Jackson
“Let’s Get Serious” was released as title track of Jackson’s 1980 album, and was number 2 on the US R’n’B chart. It’s got a classic…
04/10/2020: “It’s A Mug’s Game” by Soft Cell
This one finds Soft Cell at their best. The production is fairly epic in scale, an 8 minute power track with a thumping, sticky bassline…
03/10/2020: “Thunder & Lightning Dub” by Scientist
Scientist In The Kingdom Of Dub, released in 1981, is hands down one of the best dub albums ever produced. Featuring a hard hitting list of musicians such as Sly…
27/09/2020: “Giant” by The The
When a piece of music is said to be “ahead of its time”, what does that mean, exactly? Is it that there’s a sound which…