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The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 70 to 61
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The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 80 to 71
a two-and-a-half minute movie
Kacey Musgraves At Toyota Music Factory, Irving Texas, Thursday October 10th, Reviewed
a working girl in her prime
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 90 to 81
from hardened and pained to soft and silky almost in the same breath
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 100 to 90
I’m a black artist with white skin.
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 110 to 101
didn’t chase after hit singles
Ken Burns: Country Music, Episode 8 (“Don’t Get Above Your Raisin'” 1984 – 1996)
decisions to pursue specific narrative threads rather than trying the history in a comprehensive manner undermined the stated purpose
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 120 to 111
something familiar with something new
Ken Burns: Country Music, Episode 7 (“Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” 1973 – 1983) Reviewed
rightly celebrated more than the mainstream drivel of Alabama
Ken Burns: Country Music, Episode 6 (“Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” 1968 – 1972)
the wheels have completely fallen off of his project
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 130 to 121
We didn’t have jobs and we didn’t have money so, we started a band
Ken Burns: Country Music, Episode 5 (“The Sons and Daughters of America”) 1964 to 1968
1964 to 1968 was a particularly rich era in country music
Ken Burns, Country Music, Episode #4 (“I Can’t Stop Loving You) 1953 – 1963)”
the ring may have been a reference to June’s…um…hot spot.
Ken Burns: Country Music, Episode 3, “The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 – 1953)”
the country artist everyone is required to like
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 140 to 131
rooted in morbid fantasy worlds
Ken Burns: Country Music, Episode 2: “Hard Times (1933-1945)” reviewed
continues to give short shrift to many important figures
Ken Burns: Country Music, Episode 1: “The Rub (Beginnings – 1933)” Reviewed
it left the viewer wanting to see more
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 150 to 141
speak things that have social significance and truth
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 160 to 151
fully celebrate the roots of hair metal here
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 170 to 161
it didn’t work out that way
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 180 to 171
mandate, my ass
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 190 to 181
one idea that’s so good it can be retooled and recycled and still sound fresh
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 200 to 191
the greatest New Wave song ever written about a bisexual love triangle
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 210 to 201
Man, I wish we’d jumped on it sooner
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 220 to 211
hopeful and optimistic against the often darker, more melancholy impulses
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 230 to 221
one of the strangest pieces of music he ever released
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 240 to 231
she was a teenager at the time
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 250 to 241
I knew it was a Prince song, and I wanted to do a great job on it
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 260 to 251
Bragg always had a knack for exposing the often-unseen trials and burdens that come with being a woman in modern society
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 270 to 261
a drunken hymn for those with broken dreams and abandoned hopes
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 280 to 271
three minutes of infectious power pop
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 290 to 281
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 300 to 291
A mixture of warm nostalgia, affectionate wit and subtle pathos
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 310 to 301
“They were plastered and kept talking to me about trying to get famous— they didn’t say it in those words exactly. I never thought they cared.”
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 320 to 311
a plea from a wounded man
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 330 to 321
I was curled up in the fetal position. He programmed this rhythm. It sounded so good. I couldn’t resist it.
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 340 to 331
an electronic band with a heavy rock guitarist
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 350 to 341
When Lester Bangs was found dead in his New York apartment, The Human League’s ‘Dare!’ album was playing on his stereo
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 360 to 351
Bowie at his catchiest and most nihilistic
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 370 to 361
“Most peculiar, mama…ROLL!”
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 380 to 371
she gave me a nice hug once.
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 390 to 381
It’s a song that says don’t be crushed
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 400 to 391
obnoxiously, almost gleefully irritating
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 420 to 411
“If I was in your blood, then you wouldn’t be so ugly.”
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 430 to 421
one doesn’t have to be versed or even interested in political history to recognize that it’s an absolute gem of a tune
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 440 to 431
as tough and hard a song as you will ever heaR
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 450 to 441
takes the head off of Elvis and fills Fred Flintstone up to his pelvis
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 460 to 451
It defined his career and established his brand
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 480 to 471
“When I was just seventeen, sex no longer held a mystery/I saw it as a commodity to be bought and sold, like rock ‘n’ roll.”
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1980s – 490 to 481
the quintessential new wave song
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