#Belinda carlisle

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#belinda carlisle

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Urgh! A Music War (1981)

#belinda carlisle #punk #new wave #alternative rock #klaus nomi #pop #1980s #stan ridgway #rock #80s #music #musicians #film #cinema #chaos #the cramps #gary numan #rock n roll #urgh a music war #indie rock #au pairs #gang of four #oingo boingo #the go go's #devo #poison ivy #the police #omd #x #echo and the bunnymen

[ohmy80s]

Belinda Carlisle

#the go-go's #belinda carlisle

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Go-Go's (c. 1984)

#the go-go's #belinda carlisle #80s bands #80s music #charlotte caffey #gina schock #kathy valentine #jane wiedlin #80s new wave #80s pop #1980s #1984

[eightiesgalaxy]

Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's

#go-go's #the go-go's #80s #1980s #belinda carlisle #mtv #music videos #80s music #go-gos #eightiesgalaxy

[70s80sandbeyond]

Ladies of the 80s

#joan jett #laura branigan #sade #chrissie hynde #pat benatar #debbie gibson #debbie harry #whitney houston #lita ford #paula abdul #madonna #stevie nicks #annie lennox #tiffany #belinda carlisle #cyndi lauper #janet jackson #samantha fox #bonnie tyler #tina turner #taylor dayne #anne wilson #susanna hoffs

[80s-music-tourney]

#80s music tourney #yes band #owner of a lonely heart #belinda carlisle #heaven is a place on earth #80s #polls #Youtube

[voguefashion]

The Go-Go's photographed by Annie Leibovitz on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, August 5th 1982.

#the go-go's #gina schock #kathy valentine #belinda carlisle #charlotte caffey #jane wiedlin #annie leibovitz #rolling stone #rolling stone magazine #1982 #1980s

[oldmanpeace]

#belinda carlisle

[coolthingsguyslike]

#Molly Ringwald #Susanna Hoffs #Belinda Carlisle #1980s

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

#gif #belinda carlisle #mad about you #belinda #1986 #so pretty i could cry #music video #leslie libman

[ohmy80s]

Belinda Carlisle

#polka dot #belinda carlisle #the go-go's

[legendarytragedynacho]

Belinda Carlisle

#belinda carlisle #the germs #the go go's #music #musician #musica #rock #rock music #singer #rock singer #beauty #punk rock #new wave #pop rock

[hit-song-showdown]

Year-End Poll #39: 1988

[Image description: a collage of photos of the 10 musicians and musical groups featured in this poll. In order from left to right, top to bottom: George Michael, INXS, George Harrison, Rick Astley, Guns N' Roses, Whitney Houston, Belinda Carlisle, Tiffany, Breathe, Steve Winwood. End description]

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The sound of the 80's continues to cement itself in a variety of ways. But this also marks the year Billboard began publishing its Modern Rock Tracks chart (later renamed to Alternative Songs), which will become even more notable in a few years.

But when examining the sound of 80's pop, I need to shine the spotlight on Stock Aitken Waterman, the songwriting trio known for their loud drum machines, booming synth lines, and their "assembly line" method of song production. You may recognize them from their work on tracks such as Dead or Alive's You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), Bananarama's Venus, and of course, Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. Even if most of the songs attributed to them aren't as widely remembered (and they produced a lot so that's not a knock against them), any song of theirs could be used in a soundtrack as a shorthand way to let audiences know "this scene takes place in the 80's."

Either because of or in spite of SAW's production sound being so tied to the pop music of its decade, the group has been rather controversial. That "assembly line" comment I made was not an offhand comment, but one of the terms used at the time to both describe and criticize the group's style. I know that nowadays, people don't trust any links that are in close proximity to the mention of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. Anyway, here's an article that goes into how Stock Aitken Waterman produced the track. Trust me.

#billboard poll #billboard music #tumblr poll #1980s #1988 #1980s music #george michael #inxs #george harrison #rick astley #guns n roses #whitney houston #belinda carlisle #tiffany #breathe #steven winwood

[emelies80s]

Belinda Carlisle

#belinda carlisle #music #80s music #80s

[xxhorace]

Belinda Carlisle

#belinda carlisle