Google
 
Web inthe80s.com

80s Music

The latest additions to the site in the music sections are below, plus the latest news on the site.

Take off eh? Bob and Doug McKenzie to return in cartoon form

Posted by ChuckyG, April 29, 2008
Fans of the movie Strange Brew and SCTV will be happy to hear the duo have reunited and are going to be animated for an upcoming cartoon version of their characters. Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis are going to be doing the voices as well, no lame imitations!

The Bob and Doug characters launched as a two-minute skit on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp's sketch-comedy series SCTV in 1980, in part to mock federal government rules that require the public broadcaster to air identifiably "Canadian content" in its homegrown TV shows.

Full story at Yahoo News

Discuss It or view past Front Page Roar articles.

News items are from the inthe00s Front Page Roar messageboard members.

Latest 80's Music Quizzes

These are the latest music quizzes available on our newest site, amIwrong that will appeal to 80's fanatics.

Latest Additions to Eighties Music Pages
Top Ten Albums List by Onur
  • 10. Pet Shop Boys, "Actually (1987)"
    After the success of "West End Girls", the group didn't change their style in their new album but the mechanics of "Actually" was just great, a showcase for the synthesizer generation.
  • 9. Prince, "Purple Rain (1984)"
    What a man wants from a soundtrack? Many people would tell "nothing" and it is not a bad attitude. Prince changed the nature of this business with his great musical work for a movie which was not cinematically that good. "Purple Rain" and "When Doves Cry" are unforgettable records that remind people of the decade.
  • 8. Jan Hammer/Various Artists, "Miami Vice (1985)"
    It is not a shame to accept the influence of this record. In a sense, it helped the TV series to define the culture of the 1980s. Theme of the series is still remembered by the people. Also one can't skip the effect of Glenn Frey on this soundtrack. His "Smuggler's Blues" was both the name of a Miami Vice episode and a short definition of the life during 1980s with all those references to drug dealers and the notion of "easy money".
  • 7. Peter Gabriel, "So (1986)"
    A great album that contains "Sledgehammer" and "Don't Give Up". This one put Gabriel into the MTV video clip madness of 1980s. One must listen to it, then he/she can understand its value.
  • 6. Lionel Richie, "Can't Slow Down (1983)"
    Slowing down? He was faster than ever. This piece defined the position of Richie among the giants of the decade. While contributing to the struggle of Motown culture, the artist also managed create a determined pop sound, proper for 1980s. "All Night Long" and "Hello" still find a way to our ears.
  • 5. Kate Bush, "Hounds of Love (1985)"
    Yes, she is a freak, yes she is alternative but you can't deny the power of this record. "Running Up That Hill", "Hounds of Love" and "Cloundbusting", with its interesting video clip, were all in this record. We see Bush accepts a portion of the decade's culture but makes it better with her secret formula. Maybe it is not a milestone record like Jackson's "Bad" but it is the best work of Bush, who has been enjoying musical success for three consecutive decades.
  • 4. Marvin Gaye, "Midnight Love (1982)"
    The record announced the comeback of the innovative Motown artist. "Sexual Healing" took the year by storm and showed that there is still space for old traditions in the business. It is also a great 80s album because it doesn't reject the needs of the decade but only offers a different point of view for its listeners.
  • 3. Duran Duran, "Rio (1982)"
    Design of the album cover can be enough in this case because it's a brief explanation of the decade. The music was also pretty effective thanks to singles like "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Rio" and "Save a Prayer".
  • 2. George Michael, "Faith (1987)"
    One of the most innovative pop albums of all time with a standard song like "Faith". The album can be described as a smooth work, in which there are no "filler" songs but only real singles.
  • 1. Michael Jackson, "Bad (1987)"
    Such a great record... Successful rock pieces, with guitar gods as guests; pop standards, like "Smooth Criminal" and "Bad; and old style R&B/Soul pieces like "Man in the Mirror" and "Liberian Girl"... Jackson's struggle to defeat himself for perfection.
The list contains albums from 1982-1987. This interval is crucial for me because the decade reached its zenith during this period. Music was a culture definer back in the day, a thing which we don't see today.
Added to the site on August 04, 2008
The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
Great song. But the one thing I don't like is that at the beginning and the end there is an ash try, first with one cigarette and at the end, about a dozen. Why would they put something so negative into a music video for such a great song? And by the way, it's not because "Sting smokes" because he defiantly doesn't.
Submitted by Mike. Added to the site on August 02, 2008
girls just wanna have fun using cyndie lauper, "girls just wanna have fun"
a one to watch time and time again, starring a very young sarah-jessica parker
Submitted by claire molinari. Added to the site on July 29, 2008
Big using Billy Idol, "Hot in the city"
In the limo after the party.
Submitted by JC. Added to the site on July 29, 2008
xtc, "mayor of simpleton"
I loved this song and the group.
Submitted by erica. Added to the site on July 22, 2008
ZZ Top, "Velcro Fly"
Trademark beards, raw guitars and pretty girls are always a part of almost every ZZ Top video, this one is no exception. However, a nice drum beat is the backbone of this song. The trio of Gibbons, Hill and Beard put on their best dance moves here. Of course the shapely girls are the main feature amidst a backdrop of hieroglyphics. The Paula Abdul choreography rocks!
Submitted by GeneratorX. Added to the site on July 16, 2008
Genesis, "That's All"
Wonderful tune off the 1983 self-titled album has Banks, Collins and Rutherford living in the back alleys as street people. A simple but well done video that never over dramatizes or makes fun of those without a home.
Submitted by GeneratorX. Added to the site on July 07, 2008
Toto, "Stranger in Town"
This very dark, black and white video based on the 1961 film "Whistle Down the Wind" features Brad Dourif as a wanted man being hunted by the police. While trying to escape he finds temporary refuge in a barn and is mistaken for Jesus Christ by some of the small children. Dourif is asked to read a bit from the Bible as the kids gather to listen, and while doing so he is captured by the police. This is Toto's best video. Dourif is great, his expressions and body language are more than enough to understand the storyline; this along with Toto's haunting score creates more of a film short rather than a music video. Awesome directing and editing makes this one of the best produced music videos.
Submitted by GeneratorX. Added to the site on July 07, 2008
Pat Benatar, "Shadows of the Night"
Well done WWII themed video features Benatar as a factory worker daydreaming about leading a small air mission into Nazi territory and blowing up the headquarters. There are also small appearances by Judge Reinhold as an American pilot and Bill Paxton as a Nazi soldier.
Submitted by GeneratorX. Added to the site on July 07, 2008
The Wraith using Stan Bush, "Hearts vs Heads"
Great popcorn flick from back in the day, has a young Charlie Sheen before Major League
Submitted by Steve Tollison. Added to the site on July 04, 2008