Spotlight on AUPEO! Channels: 80s Best

Now the 80s (thanks to our 80s Best Channel) are back!

Remember how the 1980s seemed like the naffest, gaudiest trainwreck of a decade? How we rushed bags full of acid-washed denim to the nearest charity shop and vowed never to pop our collars again? We all know what happened next: the Noughties dug up those drainpipe jeans and proclaimed them to be the best thing since mullets. Wait, what? We can like Tears for Fears again without being given the side-eye? Awesome!
If we’re really honest, nothing beats belting along to Shout:

Yes, it’s the best worst decade ever that produced some of pop culture’s most memorable fads, movies, and fashion faux pas. And without a doubt, some of the best music too. It gave us Madonna, U2, and Hip-Hop as well as those infectious synth pop sounds (a-ha’s Taaaaake Ooooon Meeee). At the other end of the musical spectrum, bands like Depeche Mode and The Cure were carving a darker niche that eventually gave rise to the burgeoning New Wave and Goth scenes. Whether you’re dayglo happy or darkly brooding, you can find it all on our 80s Best Channel, available in our Pop category. Word of caution: may cause compulsive moonwalking.

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