{"id":167,"date":"2022-04-26T03:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T03:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicmusicmall.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2022-04-26T03:39:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T03:39:06","slug":"song-essentials-80s-electronic-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicmusicmall.com\/blog\/song-essentials-80s-electronic-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Essentials 80s Electronic Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=300vh src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ae2j9jZY_U?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe>The 80s were a great time for electronic music. Artists like Depeche Mode and the Human League were making new sounds that had never been heard before. Some of these sounds are still being used today. This is a round up of some of the most popular songs from the 80s with some information about their origins and who their creators are.<\/p>\n<p>Depeche Mode &#8211; Enjoy The Silence<\/p>\n<p>The song &#8220;Enjoy the Silence&#8221; by Depeche Mode was released in 1990 and reached number six on the UK singles chart, number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one in Australia. It was written by lead singer Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Alan Wilder. The song is about how people can communicate without using any words at all.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, lead singer Dave Gahan said: &#8220;It&#8217;s a love song really. It&#8217;s just saying that sometimes things are better left unsaid.&#8221; He added: &#8220;I just like the sound of the words, paired with the fact that most people hate silence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Buggles &#8211; Video Killed The Radio Star<\/p>\n<p>The song &#8220;Video Killed The Radio Star&#8221; by The Buggles was released in 1979 and reached number one on the UK singles chart and number 40 on<\/p>\n<p>Electronic music in the 80s was a very broad genre, encompassing such diverse sounds as Italo disco, synthpop, house and industrial. Many of the songs that were produced during this decade have been considered to be classics by many people even today, due to their catchy melodies and lyrics. This article has listed some of the most popular songs from the 80s with some information about their origins and who their creators are.<\/p>\n<p>A-Ha &#8211; Take On Me<\/p>\n<p>This is a song by a Norwegian band called A-Ha. It was one of their biggest hits ever, reaching number one in over twenty countries worldwide. This single was originally released in 1984 but it was re-released in 1985, this time with a music video that featured pencil-sketch animation. This video became very popular among fans and helped the song reach number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Bon Jovi &#8211; Livin&#8217; On A Prayer<\/p>\n<p>This is an American rock band from New Jersey which formed in 1983. They had several hit singles throughout the 1980s including You Give Love A Bad Name and Wanted Dead Or Alive but perhaps their most iconic song is Livin&#8217; On A Prayer which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>The 80s was an era of popular music as much as it was a time of social and political change. A new generation of artists appeared during this time and it was an era of experimentation. Many musical genres were born during the 80s, most notably &#8220;New Wave&#8221;, &#8220;Synth Pop&#8221; and &#8220;Techno&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most well known acts from this decade are Depeche Mode, New Order, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, Ultravox, The Human League, Kraftwerk and OMD. Some of their hits include &#8220;Enjoy The Silence&#8221;, &#8220;Blue Monday&#8221;, &#8220;The Reflex&#8221;, &#8220;Fascination&#8221; and &#8220;Vienna&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Electronic music has featured in many films from the 80s including Dirty Dancing (1987), Flashdance (1983), Pretty in Pink (1986) and Wall Street (1987).<\/p>\n<p>The eighties was the decade that gave birth to a lot of famous electronic music songs, such as Olivia Newton John&#8217;s Physical, Simply Red&#8217;s Holding Back the Years and Belinda Carlisle&#8217;s Heaven is a Place on Earth. These songs were the highlight of the decade and continue to be played even today.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these songs have been remixed by various artists and bands but they still retain their originality. However, what most people don&#8217;t know is that these songs were created by many different artists but all of them worked together to make them what they are today. Some of these artists include Sandra Bullock, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. Even though some of these songs have been remixed over again, they will still remain among the best songs ever made by any artist.<\/p>\n<p>The two most famous eighties electronic music songs are probably Physical by Olivia Newton John and Holding Back the Years by Simply Red. Both of these songs had a very catchy tune which helped them become popular around the world. They were also performed by many different artists including Sandra Bullock, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. This was because both of them were very talented singers who had already established themselves as great musicians before they even performed in public concerts.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 80s, The Human League took a unique approach to making music. They used synthesizers and computers to achieve a sound that was very different from anything else out there at the time. Their 1981 album &#8216;Dare&#8217; went platinum and spawned several hits including the song &#8216;Don&#8217;t You Want Me&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, electronic music has become incredibly popular and is now an important part of pop culture. Today, electronic sounds can be heard everywhere from TV commercials to video games.<\/p>\n<p>The next few years saw the rise of many new bands like Depeche Mode, New Order and Duran Duran who were all influenced by The Human League&#8217;s unique sound.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Jean by Michael Jackson:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Billy Jean&#8221; is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983 as the second single from Jackson&#8217;s sixth studio album Thriller (1982). It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week, on February 6, 1983. It was re-released as a single on March 3, 2009 to promote the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller. An accompanying music video for &#8220;Billy Jean&#8221; was made after the massive success of the Thriller singles, &#8220;The Girl Is Mine&#8221; and &#8220;Beat It&#8221;. The short film made history as the first video by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on MTV. The clip was also nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 1984 in the category Best Choreography.<\/p>\n<p>The song is well known for its distinctive bassline and Jackson&#8217;s vocal hiccups. In addition to winning multiple awards and accolades following its release, &#8220;Billie Jean&#8221; has been covered, sampled and referenced in popular culture. The song was mixed 91 times by audio engineer Bruce Swedien before it was finalized. Some of the best known covers of &#8220;Billie Jean&#8221; include those by singer-songwriter Chris Cornell, who performed it live with<\/p>\n<p>Electronic music is a general term for music that emphasizes the use of electronic musical instruments or electronic processing as a central aspect of the sound of the music. In contrast to rock and roll&#8217;s emphasis on live performance, electronic music focuses on the manipulation of sounds generated by electronics.<\/p>\n<p>Electronic music has become an important genre of contemporary music in its own right, with numerous international pop, rock, and jazz artists incorporating elements of electronic music into their work. The history of electronic music goes back to the late 19th century, when inventors such as Thaddeus Cahill began working on it. During the 1920s, several composers (such as Edgard Var\u00e8se) experimented with new electric musical instruments such as the theremin and later with early electronic musical devices such as the tape recorder and oscillators. From the 1930s to 1950s, composers used tape recorders and analog synthesizers to compose works that featured electronics prominently.<\/p>\n<p>In 1949, David Tudor premiered John Cage&#8217;s famous composition for prepared piano entitled &#8216;4\u203233\u201d&#8217; (1952), which consisted entirely of silence except for a few audience coughs and rustles. This work was followed by Pierre Schaeffer&#8217;s experiments in musique concr\u00e8te using recordings of natural<iframe width=\"100%\"\" height=300vh src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T5eQ-Vo_3EQ?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 80s were a great time for electronic music. 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