This episode is all about the 80s phenomenon known as New Wave. We talk about the synthy music, the nerdy singers, the zany fashion and the music videos that killed the radio stars!! If you're into pop and rock all blended together with synthesizers, this is the genre for you 😉
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*Please note: I use Wikipedia as a base for my research, making sure to look at the sources, and then I look for additional articles, books, documentaries, etc. :)
- New Wave - Wikipedia
- Most of the information for this episode comes from a book called The Encyclopedia of New Wave by Daniel Bukszpan. I borrowed it from my local library 😉
Playlist of songs:
- Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
- Just What I Needed - The Cars
- Heart of Glass - Blondie
- My Sharona - The Knack
- Uncontrollable Urge - DEVO
- Whip It - DEVO
- Rock Lobster - The B-52's
- Rapture - Blondie
- Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
- Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
- Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
- Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
- Need You Tonight - INXS
- Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
- Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
- Down Under - Men At Work
- The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
- Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
- Dreams Never End - New Order
- Cars - Gary Numan
- Space Age Love Song - A Flock of Seagulls
- Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
- Material Girl - Madonna
- Message In A Bottle - The Police
- Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
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