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Wall of Voodoo, Tomorrow:

Lloyd Cole, Perfect Skin:

The Call, The Walls Came Down:

I'm much too ignorant about the issues to say anything about the situation in Egypt, now in its twelfth day. But this last song, written during the reign of Prince Ronnie, and nominally about the cold war, makes me think of the rebellion there. This song has always given me goosebumps, but it's especially compelling now.

wallpaper Saturd80's In the Southern Hemisphere

Okay, in their never-ending quest to take things that work perfectly well and improve them by utterly screwing them up, the innernetz powers that be have changed YouTube embedding. These show up fine in preview and in RSS, but are not displaying correctly or at all on my blogspot page. I've linked the names to the YouTube pages.

Hoodoo Gurus, Bittersweet:

Icehouse, Sister:

Split Enz, History Never Repeats:

A triplet of 80's songs from Australia, Australia and New Zealand respectively. Bonus extra: As I was looking for History Never Repeats, I came across a newer version by Eddie Vedder, whose voice I much admire and enjoy, live in Aukland. So if you prefer your 80's with a taste of grunge, you're in luck.

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Joe Jackson, Is She Really Going Out With Him:

Au Pairs, Stepping Out of Line:

Public Image Ltd., Death Disco:

wallpaper Saturd80's, Athens. GA Edition

My little sister went to UGa during the 80's, a fact I've always been a bit jealous about, but these bands got heavy play on OSU's student radio station, KBVR. And since I was never much for the bar scene, I guess I didn't really miss all that much. I am disappointed that Guadalcanal Diary seems to have been largely forgotten.

Guadalcanal Diary, Always Saturday:

B-52's, Hot Lava:

REM, Driver 8:

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David Bowie, Cat People (Putting Out Fire):

Stray Cats, Stray Cat Strut:

The Tokens, The Lion Sleeps Tonight:

Tangerine Dream, Tyger (Embedding disabled, link only)