The Violent Femmes are back after a 15 year absence with their new album We Can Do Anything. By the sounds of their new song it could still be 1983 – which is a good thing or a bad thing depending on your perspective. The song that looks back so far musically is appropriately called “Memory.”
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Favorite Songs of 1983
The project continues with my favorite songs of 1983. Read the first post for the detail on this project.
This is another year where I remember the music well, especially the music I heard that summer in the car on my family’s Friday night outings to Lake Quassy amusement park in Connecticut.
Ashokan Farewell – Evan Stover, Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason & Russ Barenberg
Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes
Cruel Summer – Bananarama
Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant
Let The Music Play – Shannon
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
Shipbuilding – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) – Eurythmics
White Lines – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
And my song of shame for 1983 is Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendes
No wonder why people hate the music of the 80s <shudder>.
Nevertheless, you probably have a favorite song or two from 1983. Let me know in the comments.
