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Welcome to Episode 16 – in which we discuss 5 songs by artists who were hugely successful in the 70s but kept their legacies alive with their 80s output. The Cold War provided sufficient ammunition for many - who might have been driven to obscurity by punk and post-punk – to make innovative new music and find even more fans. The artists couldn’t be bigger.
Pink Floyd’s “Two Suns in the Sunset” is our first song. From “The Final Cut” album, it sees Roger Waters in both quietly contemplative and searingly powerful form.
There now follow three “frontiers”:
Peter Gabriel’s “Games Without Frontiers” is one of the greatest and best known 80s songs – enigmatic but catchy (and also the source of a few misheard lyrics).
It’s time for some Queen – or rather solo – as we look at Roger Taylor’s “Strange Frontier”. Taken from the 1984 album of the same name, it is one of his best solo tracks.
“New Frontier” is from Donald Fagan’s “The Night Fly” album. Steely Dan produced some of the finest albums of the 70s and the quality did not fall when Fagan released this wonderfully upbeat and retrospective track.
Our final song is “Sick of You” by Lou Reed. It is a stream of invective against just about everything and everyone in 1980s New York.
Our playlist is now a whopping 82 songs – enjoy them all. Our previous episodes are all here for you to enjoy too.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vLjQBbJEhiDaFNOTz9snD?si=4da04b17ed3347ea
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-6mo4j9KFByBgKXl
We love to hear from you via:
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Blue Sky: @bangpodcast.bsky.social
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Reddit: r/bangnuclearpodcast
Email: [email protected]
Opening and closing music: (Waiting for the) Heatwave – Fay Ray, appears courtesy of Fay Ray. Written by John Lovering
Artwork: Rachel Malbon
Assistant Producer: Shivam Pathak
Opening words: Richie Wheeler
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By Dave Malbon and Pank PathakWelcome to Episode 16 – in which we discuss 5 songs by artists who were hugely successful in the 70s but kept their legacies alive with their 80s output. The Cold War provided sufficient ammunition for many - who might have been driven to obscurity by punk and post-punk – to make innovative new music and find even more fans. The artists couldn’t be bigger.
Pink Floyd’s “Two Suns in the Sunset” is our first song. From “The Final Cut” album, it sees Roger Waters in both quietly contemplative and searingly powerful form.
There now follow three “frontiers”:
Peter Gabriel’s “Games Without Frontiers” is one of the greatest and best known 80s songs – enigmatic but catchy (and also the source of a few misheard lyrics).
It’s time for some Queen – or rather solo – as we look at Roger Taylor’s “Strange Frontier”. Taken from the 1984 album of the same name, it is one of his best solo tracks.
“New Frontier” is from Donald Fagan’s “The Night Fly” album. Steely Dan produced some of the finest albums of the 70s and the quality did not fall when Fagan released this wonderfully upbeat and retrospective track.
Our final song is “Sick of You” by Lou Reed. It is a stream of invective against just about everything and everyone in 1980s New York.
Our playlist is now a whopping 82 songs – enjoy them all. Our previous episodes are all here for you to enjoy too.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vLjQBbJEhiDaFNOTz9snD?si=4da04b17ed3347ea
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-6mo4j9KFByBgKXl
We love to hear from you via:
Instagram: bangnuclearpodcast
Blue Sky: @bangpodcast.bsky.social
Facebook: Bang Nuclear Podcast
Reddit: r/bangnuclearpodcast
Email: [email protected]
Opening and closing music: (Waiting for the) Heatwave – Fay Ray, appears courtesy of Fay Ray. Written by John Lovering
Artwork: Rachel Malbon
Assistant Producer: Shivam Pathak
Opening words: Richie Wheeler
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.