The 80's are known as a decade of bright neon fashion and bubbly pop music, but something dark was lurking in the shadows... gothic rock was the antithesis of popular culture and was all about haunted sounds, melancholic lyrics and melodies, dark romanticism and other sad and spooky themes. How fun!! Despite its gloominess, gothic rocks influence can be heard in so much music of the last 40 years. Be sure to listen to this episode to learn all about it :)
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Sources consulted:
- Gothic rock - Wikipedia
- The Story of Goth in 33 Songs - Pitchfork
- Goth’s undead! The dark return of Britain’s spookiest subculture | Music | The Guardian
- Black Celebration: How Goth Rock Emerged From The Shadows uDiscover Music
Playlist of songs:
- I Put a Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- All Tomorrow's Parties - The Velvet Underground, Nico
- The End - The Doors
- Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
- Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees
- A Forest - The Cure
- Release The Bats - The Birthday Party
- Human Fly - The Cramps
- Goo Goo Muck - The Cramps
- Blood Bitch - Cocteau Twins
- Temple of Love - Sisters of Mercy
- Riboflavin - 45 Grave
- Let My People Go - Diamanda Galas
- Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) - Concrete Blonde
- Tomorrow, Wendy - Concrete Blonde
- Lovesong - The Cure
- Night - Zola Jesus
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