1981 was a pivotal year for popular music. We take a deep dive into the tunes of that year and discuss the most memorable music of the year.
Show notes:
We're not going to link to all the records we mention, but here is an Apple Music playlist with most of the songs we discuss.
- The Clash: Sandinista!
- Rolling Stones: Tattoo You
- Honky Tonk Woman: Tina Turner opening for the Rolling Stones in 1981
- Sony Walkman WM-2
- Home Taping Is Killing Music (Wikipedia)
- The Cure: Faith and Carnage Visors
- Crispy Ambulance
- The Clash: Sandinista Now!, the abridged promo LP released for radio
- Sandanista Now! playlist on Apple Music
- Guardian Angels (Wikipedia)
- Forget 1966, because 1981 was pop's year of revolution
Our next tracks:
- Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
- Ellen Foley: Spirit of St Louis
- Listen as a playlist on Apple Music
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