Fav 80’s Music – British Pop

I discovered pop music in my secondary school days during the 1980s when I was 14.

British pop was what all my classmates were listening to. We patiently waited for Thursday night to tune into BBC’s Top of the Pops to update ourselves on the latest top 10 hits. One friend even resorted to writing the list down every week. The Smash Hits magazine was the favourite authority on new groups and lyrics, while we wait diligently for months before the latest VHS videos of the Top of the Pops show arrive at our local video rentals. This was way before the internet arrived. We were still living in the dark ages of snail mail and without instant gratification possibilities like youtube…

Now that I listen to the “hip” 80s (new age, punk rock, avantgarde, technopop) music again, memories of large shoulder pads and ridiculously gelled hairstyles come to mind. It was the era where music was constantly evolving and imaginations were running wild. Gonna play this 80’s music loud at our upcoming class reunion party!!!