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Now That's What I Call The 80s
''Now That's What I Call the 80s'' is a special edition of the (UK) ''Now!'' series, released on October 29, 2007. The three-CD set has 60 hits from the 1980s. Track listing CD 1 #Elton John - "I'm Still Standing" (1983) #A-Ha - "Take On Me" (1985) #David Bowie & Mick Jagger - "Dancing in the Street" (1986) #Nik Kershaw - "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1983) #Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - "Together in Electric Dreams" (1982) #Duran Duran - "A View to a Kill" (1985) #Spandau Ballet - "Gold" (1982) #Matthew Wilder - "Break My Stride" (1983) #DeBarge - " Rhythm of the Night" (1985) #Simply Red - "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)" (1987) # Simple Minds - " Don't You Forget About Me" (1985) #The Cure - " Lovesong" (1989) #The Go-Gos - "Vacation" (1982) #Genesis - "Mama" (1983) #Paul McCartney - "No More Lonely Nights" (1983) #Cyndi Lauper - " Time After Time" (1983) # Yazoo - " Only You" (1983) #Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - " Don't Give Up" (1982) #Phil Collins - "In the Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
