Happy Music Monday! 1987 was a very special year in music. A lot of cool things had started, but nobody would learn about those things for another five years. A lot of cool things had ended, but nobody had yet noticed they had gone. The world was so different compared to now, and yet, the seeds of now were being planted. Scott's picked five of his favorite pop hits. See if you agree or disagree!
In 1987 only the coolest people knew that T'Pau was a Star Trek reference. Today, in the rebooted continuity, it might not even be a reference at all! That jerkface Romulan time traveller really hurt us all, didn't he?
More of Scott's favorite 1987 hits to come. And then, it's your turn to get all 1987 about things.
Swing Out Sister - Breakout
Swing Out Sister got a bit of a reputation for being easy listening for a new generation, but I always enjoyed them. There's not much more to say about the band, really.
ABC could have been so much more than they were. Just as they were peaking, Martin Fry fell sick and had to take a break. This song came after his recovery, and although lovely, they never completely recaptured the momentum. Even still, they're still doing albums even now. And they're pretty good pop songs too.
Billy Idol was pretty good with rockin' and rollin' but always had a talent for the ballad, so his update of this old soul song made sense. This slow rocker was more than a love song but somewhat slower than a fast paced dance-rock song. Maybe this is a cruiser? Could that be a thing?
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
Some people might say HEY THIS SONG WAS FROM 1986 but that's not true for America! However, yes, this song did spend some time on the UK charts in late 1986. So if you knew that, well done. Everybody else first got it in 1987.
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