80s/Electronica Your Top 1 80's song

ookii said:
KROQ was probably the best radiostation in the 80s but it turned to shit when they changed their programming in the 90s . They started to phase out post punk bands in favor of recycled 70s garage rock. WLIR was another great 80s station in Long Island
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From wikipedia:

In 1986, KROQ was purchased at a then-record $45 million by Infinity Broadcasting,[17] which merged with CBS in 1997, and is now owned by CBS Radio. Trip Reeb, a veteran radio program director, was brought on board. He made major changes, including terminating many long time DJs, streamlining the playlist, and bringing back more "guitar-based" rock music, including staples of the Long Beach heavy metal radio station KNAC: Guns N' Roses, Metallica, The Cult, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. Gradually, the format switched from AOR freeform to Alternative Rock, which the station still follows today.

It took a few years after them being purchased for them to turn completely corporate. It was a slow process to crap and I totally agree with you.
 
The Gooch said:
From wikipedia:

In 1986, KROQ was purchased at a then-record $45 million by Infinity Broadcasting,[17] which merged with CBS in 1997, and is now owned by CBS Radio. Trip Reeb, a veteran radio program director, was brought on board. He made major changes, including terminating many long time DJs, streamlining the playlist, and bringing back more "guitar-based" rock music, including staples of the Long Beach heavy metal radio station KNAC: Guns N' Roses, Metallica, The Cult, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. Gradually, the format switched from AOR freeform to Alternative Rock, which the station still follows today.

It took a few years after them being purchased for them to turn completely corporate. It was a slow process to crap and I totally agree with you.
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Yeah that Trip guy I remember when he took over the radio station and started to turn the station into a hard rock station and the playlist consisted of the same 3 songs played every hour. 95% of the play list was just north american bands and they ignored brit bands like Suede, Manic Street Preachers and earlier Blur.
 
white whale search

video starts out guy working on a car in a street, naked (blurred) girl on a side walk watching

verse about you're a waitress, I use to be a waiter to

they go into the house people partying, couple making out with partner watching

that all i remember now, catchy tune
 
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second sight said:
white whale search

video starts out guy working on a car in a street, naked (blurred) girl on a side walk watching

verse about you're a waitress, I use to be a waiter to

they go into the house people partying, couple making out with partner watching

that all i remember now, catchy tune
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Doesn't quite fit that description but are you thinking of "Don't want you want me" by Human League?

 
second sight said:
white whale search

video starts out guy working on a car in a street, naked (blurred) girl on a side walk watching

verse about you're a waitress, I use to be a waiter to

they go into the house people partying, couple making out with partner watching

that all i remember now, catchy tune
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I like musical scavenger hunts. Can you help out anymore? What genre of music is it? Are you positive it's from the 80s or does it sound like it's from the 80s but could be another time? Any orchestration/arrangement/sound style info will help narrow it down.
 
When it comes to the pop music:



And for heavy metal:

 
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I don't think Sparks ever gets mentioned in the forums but in the 70s they had great influence on Queen and is probably one of the most unique band of the time. No one sounds like them. Check out their 70s catalog
 
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