Country songs about growing up 20168/2/2023 ![]() drum kicks (producer Benny Blanco’s touch), hits all the purple notes. “Tough Love,” with its breathy vocals and classic Bobby Z. It’s not every day you come across a song that oozes Prince and isn’t also an insult to his memory. What ‘80s goth wouldn’t love putting on mascara to lyrics like “Your eyes are black x’s/Of hate and of hexes”? -Dan Reilly “Lost Boys and Girls Club,” the album’s first single, opens with a reverb-heavy guitar pattern reminiscent of the Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now” before powering into gloomier Jesus and Mary Chain–Cure territory. Dum Dum Girls, “Lost Boys & Girls Club”Īfter years of making lo-fi, girl-group-inspired garage rock, Dum Dum Girls took on a darker vibe for their third full-length, 2014’s Too True. The women of MUNA try to get over great love lost on “Winterbreak.” The track could easily be mistaken for Sade, with gorgeous harmonies and keyboards that drip like water out of a faucet. Here are the ones we consider to be the 50 best, lovingly presented with respect and awe for that amazing, strange, and often groundbreaking era. There are countless tracks since 2010 (the time frame we’re using as our definition of “modern”) that borrow from the ‘80s, and a great deal of them should be embarrassed by neither their sound nor its provenance. And a new crop of musicians, from pop stars to indie darlings, embraced those sounds, emulating them in the same way other artists repurposed the blues, classic ‘60s rock, and ‘70s punk. ![]() The cool kids appreciated the tracks without sarcasm. Critics came around to laud the achievements of ‘80s artists they once dismissed. But then fans who grew up secretly loving those songs stopped being embarrassed. Owing to an array of one-hit wonders who overstuffed their tunes with synthesizers and went a little too heavy on the Aqua Net, it’s often easy to dismiss the music of the 1980s - and for a long time, many people did. Photo-Illustration: Maya Robinson/VultureĪll week on Vulture, we’re examining ‘80s pop culture, and how it lives on today.
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