Love it or hate it, the music from the 1980's was modern and ubiquitous. As a genre, '80's music' is still alive and well; a veritable cornucopia of disparate musical influences that flourished in music videos and radio. The King Biscuit Flower Hour captured many radio hits, big and small, and this playlist was created to demonstrate the breadth of the archive including songs both recognizable and forgotten. Some of these tracks may seem like obvious additions to an 80's-themed playlist, some perhaps not. Consciously, many of the biggest hits were left off to make way for the forgotten tunes.…entire summary
Love it or hate it, the music from the 1980's was modern and ubiquitous. As a genre, '80's music' is still alive and well; a veritable cornucopia of disparate musical influences that flourished in music videos and radio. The King Biscuit Flower Hour captured many radio hits, big and small, and this playlist was created to demonstrate the breadth of the archive including songs both recognizable and forgotten. Some of these tracks may seem like obvious additions to an 80's-themed playlist, some perhaps not. Consciously, many of the biggest hits were left off to make way for the forgotten tunes. We're sure there are those that deserve to be on here, if so, chime in and let us know what your favorites were.
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