Mainly vintage videos that inspired or emerged from the Swinging Eighties, the last time British youth culture made it hip to like pop again. This sub-cultural decade ran six years, 1978-1984. In the UK an exceptionally young generation of musicians and managers, Blitz Kids and New Romantics, swept aside the dinosaurs of adult-oriented rock to create some of the most imaginative pop music ever: witty, ironic, soulful, observant and sexy... Out came the freaks and a mildly shocking kind of cabaret which drew playfully from the past. Back came melody and lyrics that played games with words, delivered by some astonishing vocalists ...
The birth of MTV in 1981 relied on stylish videos from the UK. For young Americans who craved ''image bands'' of their own age, MTV ended the stranglehold of music radio aimed at their parents. During 1983 there were up to 18 new British acts in the US Billboard top 40, far more than in the Swinging Sixties
Mainly vintage videos that inspired or emerged from the Swinging Eighties, the last time British youth culture made it hip to like pop again. This sub-cultural decade ran six years, 1978-1984. In the UK an exceptionally young generation of musicia...
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