August 10 201108·46 pm

It’s Duran Duran appreciation day! Friends of Mine, 1981

April 16 201110·17 am1 note

Found by @joepaone / @beeelevated - The Replacements: Bastards of Young (1985). This is from a performance on SNL in early 1986.

April 15 201101·17 pm2 notes

Pet Shop Boys: Later Tonight (1986). A deeper track from Please, the album that spawned “West End Girls” and “Opportunities.”
Requested by Matt. 

April 15 201110·06 am

Hazel O’Connor: Will You (1981). When the Birmingham artist toured the UK in support her Breaking Glass album, she selected the then unknown Duran Duran to be her opening act.

December 12 201011·35 pm

PIL: This Is Not a Love Song (1983). Written to mock those who felt they were getting too commercial. Sara Bareilles released a song in 2007 with similar ire directed at her record label when they wanted her to write something sap-o-riffic. She called it Love Song, but it definitely wasn’t.

December 11 201004·38 pm

The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star (1979). Oh. My. God. The. Hair.

December 03 201007·09 pm1 note

The Killing Joke: Love Like Blood (1985)

Rumor has it that “Jaz Coleman is currently writing a mass for choir and orchestra, comprising of Killing Joke’s music with the original lyrics translated into Latin for full chorus for a recording and two nights in London in 2011.” Published to wikipedia with an unverifiable source, should be interesting if it’s true.

December 03 201002·02 pm

Gang of Four: I Love a Man in Uniform (1982)

This song was banned in England because of the Falklands War.

December 03 201012·15 pm

Tears for Fears: Pale Shelter (1982)

December 02 201004·00 pm

B-Movie: Nowhere Girl (1982)

(not a video, sadly, but we’ll take it)

#b-movie   #1982