The fact that Debbie Gibson’s ‘Electric Youth’ is from 1989 feels a little wrong somehow. Anyway, I’m dropping it ‘cos no-one reads this thing on a Saturday anyway! Besides, if a painfully hip Canadian ElectroPop duo can name themselves after the song that counts for something…right?
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Some classic Italo for you today in the form of Fresh Color’s ‘Disco Future’ from 1985.
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In 1979 Japan may well have been the fist act to popularise the burbling arpeggio intro! This is ‘Quiet Life’ as performed on TOTP.
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Landscape released ‘Einstein A Go Go’ way back in 1981, back when synths were still seen as a geek thing and synth players were perceived as boffins in white coats. They cashed in and made it catchy!
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Real Life’s ‘ Send Me An Angel’ come from all the way back in 1984 (although it has been remade may times since) proving Australians have always been good at ElectroPop.
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Lipps Inc.’s ‘Funky Town’ from 1980. They should label it “I can’t believe it’s not Moroder”!
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Simple Minds’ ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ from 1985. Oh don’t look at me like that, you love it! I’m off to find a football field to stride across with my fist pumped in the air…then freeze.
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Kajagoogoo’s ‘Too Shy’, look beyond the cheese. It was 1982, it wasn’t cheese then! This track has some killer bass and killer synth riffs.
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Nik Kershaw’s 1984 hit ‘The Riddle’. Why? ‘Cos I said so, that’s why!
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New Order ‘s 1987 ‘True Faith’ is one of my favourite songs of all time to dance to. Philippe Decouflé surreal video is repeatedly voted one of the best videos of all time.
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