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Wikka Wrap: The Evasions’ 1981 Hit Parody of ‘Whicker’s World’ Conquers UK Charts and Clubs
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July 7, 2024 Comments Off on The Rah Band’s Clouds Across the Moon: A Timeless Hit from the 1980s
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July 10, 2024 Comments Off on Macy Gray’s I Try: The Breakthrough Hit That Defined Her Career and Resonates Across the years
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s Relax: Banned Hit that defined 80s Rebellion and Sexual Freedom
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July 9, 2024 Comments Off on Dire Straits’ 1985 Hit Money for Nothing: A Landmark in Music and Video
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July 9, 2024 Comments Off on Wham!’s Club Tropicana: A Rebuff to Margaret Thatcher’s Britain and Escapist 1980s Anthem
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July 11, 2024 Comments Off on A Party All over the World: The hit, the legacy and glory of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)