Which band most summed up the 80s?

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I think it’s The Bangles for the USA and The Smiths for the UK.

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Dead Kennedys

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Gilbert and Sullivan for me

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A

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Wrong decade. Keep up.

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A-ha, you fell into my trap. I meant Gilbert and Sullivan from the 1880s. :teddy_bear:

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What makes you think I wasn’t referring to the 1880s without an unnecessary apostrophe?

Christ on a velocipede. How many times can I spell apostophe wrong?

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The Cult.

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I think The Rolling Stones are in their 80’s, does that count?

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Seriously? I fucking hate the Bangles.

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Walk like an Egyptian was definitely a song for a moment

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For the U.S., it would have to be Prince for me.

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https://youtu.be/1k8craCGpgs

https://youtu.be/LatorN4P9aA

Or

https://youtu.be/pAgnJDJN4VA

https://youtu.be/l482T0yNkeo

Or

https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ

https://youtu.be/-tJYN-eG1zk

https://youtu.be/04854XqcfCY

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Indeed

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To be fair, I hate Madonna too.

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I failed to make myself clear. I was looking for which band caught the spirit of the 80s.

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Or

https://youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8

https://youtu.be/O52jAYa4Pm8

Or

https://youtu.be/eBShN8qT4lk

https://youtu.be/07Y0cy-nvAg

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Yeah, not technically a band. Prince was just one guy, although to be fair he could play every instrument in the band.

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And every band member too. :wink:

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As an unusual collaboration, this is no doubt out of bounds. But it was released in the early 1980s, and I challenge any forumosan to listen to this and not remember this bassline!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoDh_gHDvkk

Guy

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