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The Pogues - White City (Rare)

John Williams - Thursday 17.07.08, 07:00am

I think this is from around 1989 probably at the peak of their commercial success, from the album Peace & Love.
The video is aparently a rare White City video clip taken from PogueVision.
The Pogues - White City

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Tags: 1980's · Rock

Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene

John Williams - Tuesday 15.07.08, 07:00am

Dinosaur Jr and The Pixies were responsible for the Grunge craze a long while before Nirvana perfected the art.
Freak Scene is from 1988, one of the best tracks ever and a cool video too!
Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene

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Tags: 1980's · Grunge · Rock

Black Box - Ride On Time

John Williams - Wednesday 02.07.08, 07:00am

Ride On Time was a massive hit for Black Box in 1989. The song spent six weeks at the top of the UK chart and was the biggest selling single of the year.
The song was written and produced by Italian production team Groove Groove Melody and was first a hit in Italy before going worldwide.
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Tags: 1980's · Dance

Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was

Terry Lane - Sunday 29.06.08, 07:00am

Stiff Little Fingers were a post-punk punk band with a bundle of Belfast attitude.  They started out as a school band called Highway Star, named after a Deep Purple song.  They formed Stiff Little Fingers in 1977, and in 1978 found instant success while touring the UK supporting the Tom Robinson Band.  In 1979 they [...]

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Tags: 1970's · 1980's · Post Punk · Punk

The Police - So Lonely

Terry Lane - Thursday 26.06.08, 07:00am

The Police - So Lonely - originally released in 1978, re-released in 1980
It’s easy to forget how good The Police sounded in 1979. They went on to record more commercial songs and Sting turned into an eighties ego freak. But I really loved the first two Police albums, Outlandos D’Amour and Regatta Du [...]

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Tags: 1970's · 1980's · Pop

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