The Music Of The 80s - Favorites, Classics And Rarities

[hitman531ph]

Still experiencing the same problem with the Blue Zoo file... Hmmmm

 

New upload:

 

The Clash - The Magnificent Seven; Death Or Glory

Edited September 5, 2008 by hitman531ph

[hitman531ph]

Aside from pop and rock, new wave and jazz fusion were particularly prevalent in music in the Philippines in the 80s.

 

WXB102 was the bastion of new wave. Power105 (DZBM, formerly, Super Tunog Pinoy DWLM which used to be a Tagalog speaking format before converting to new wave) followed suit. 99.5 RT also played new wave and even tried to do an all underground new wave format which failed in 30 days and reverted to its pop and new wave mixed format. RT miserably failed the all new wave format to try and capture the market of NU107 which played new wave as WXB 102 was silenced.

 

Power105, however, played jazz fusion every Sunday, while playing new wave all week long. As the 80s drew to a close, Power105 became BM105 which played world music and later became Crossover. Kiss FM also played jazz fusion on Sundays with Quiet Storm while playing pop and dance music the rest of the week. New wave was beginning to fade out in 1987. However, the bastion of jazz fusion was WK-FM "Where jazz never sounded better." Unfortunately, by late 1984, WK was shut down by its own management (BBC - Banahaw Broadcasting Corp now ABS-CBN) to accommodate the newly pirated Helen Vela from GMA 7. She was promised a radio show and management of the station and WK-FM died to give way to DWOK. Few weeks after People Power, ABS-CBN took over and changed format to pop and the station became DWKO.

Towards the late 80s, Citylite 88.3 was born and those who missed WK had jazz all week long, although Citylite later dabbled into New Age. Citylite was later bought out by the group that owns Magic 89.9 and Mellow 94.7. It is now Jam 88.3

 

99.5 RT was heavily dependent on its American Top 40 format in the 80s and well into the 90s. It started with Casey Kasem's American Top 40 and it also had the Weekly Top 30 and Robert W. Morgan's Special of the Week. Eventually, only AT40 remained and later changed to Rick Dees Top 40 by the late 80s. Since RT was using Billboard Hot 100 as its guide to make the playlist, they were able to find songs, new wave and pop alike. However, there is what was called the RT Classics where no other station played the songs. The RT Classics were mostly light rock which did not see record distribution here in the Philippines.

 

New Wave, Jazz Fusion and RT Classics.... all found in the three separates 80s websites

Edited September 8, 2008 by hitman531ph

[hitman531ph]

Where to find 80s music on Metro Manila radio:

 

Fridays:

 

Magic 89.9 - 70s, 80s, 90s music on Friday Magic Madness

Jam 88.3 - Slide - 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000 - 2003 music; 9am - 12 nn Free State Sound 80s, 90s new wave

 

Sundays:

 

99.5 RT 24K Weekend - 80s and 90s music all day until signoff at midnight (no longer Campus FM or Hit FM; has reverted back to its original name)

97.9 Home Radio - Variety Hit Sunday - 70s, 80s, 90s up to 2005 music

Mellow 94.7 - Back to the 80s - all 80s pop hits 2pm - 6pm

[hitman531ph]

80s artists then and now

 

Strawberry Switchblade in Japan 1985

 

Rose McDowall 2005

Jill Bryson 2001

[tagalinis]

there used to be a thread here with links to 70s and 80s songs in mp3 formet. can someone please tell me where it is

[arnoldtan]

New Upload:

 

House of Beth - Radical

The Primitives - Secret

[tequilasunrise]

I am not much into the 80s music because I was too young to appreciate the music, but I love the song "Melt with You." I also love Debbie Gibson and Tiffany!

[arnoldtan]

I am not much into the 80s music because I was too young to appreciate the music, but I love the song "Melt with You." I also love Debbie Gibson and Tiffany!

 

puede mo siyang ma appreciate kahit wala ka pa sa mundo, ako 1973 ako nabuhay, pero i love 60's music..........

[hitman531ph]

Trivia:

 

Category - Singing Cameos: Singers/bands APPEARING and SINGING/PERFORMING in the movies

 

1. Madonna sings "Crazy for You" in this movie.

 

2. James Brown sings "Living In America" in this movie.

 

3. Kid Creole & The Coconuts sings "My Male Curiosity" in this movie.

 

4. ZZ top performs "Doubleback" in this movie.

 

5. Siouxsie and the Banshees sings "Cities In Dust" in this movie.

Edited September 12, 2008 by hitman531ph

[hitman531ph]

New upload

 

Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Killing Jar

Edited September 12, 2008 by hitman531ph

[hitman531ph]

More new uploads:

 

Altered Images, The Mission UK, China Crisis, Ministry, Clan of Xymox, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Jose Mari Chan, Iwi Laurel, Jamie Rivera, Dave Grusin, David Benoit, Gino Latino, David Pomeranz, Raul Orellana

 

RT Classic uploads (this took me almost a year to find)

 

Mac McAnally - Minimum Love (mp3)

Living In A Box - Different Air (wma)

Edited September 12, 2008 by hitman531ph

[passage21]

More new uploads:

 

Altered Images, The Mission UK, China Crisis, Ministry, Clan of Xymox, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Jose Mari Chan, Iwi Laurel, Jamie Rivera, Dave Grusin, David Benoit, Gino Latino, David Pomeranz, Raul Orellana

 

RT Classic uploads (this took me almost a year to find)

 

Mac McAnally - Minimum Love (mp3)

Living In A Box - Different Air (wma)

 

sir astig kayo meron kayo mac mcanally minimum love. pero i know may release na official cd nito. please check. meron bang official release cd ng all sports band - opposite do attract? rt music rin eto.

[passage21]

puede mo siyang ma appreciate kahit wala ka pa sa mundo, ako 1973 ako nabuhay, pero i love 60's music..........

 

sir 1 year age gap lang tayo dats why i also love the 70s and 80s music. grabe ang 80s music from new wave to punk to dance classics. walang makakatalo sa 80s music. damn i miss those days when i switch to 89.1 (puro dance classics tinutugtog like kay sonia - her hit songs are can't forget you and never stop me from loving you etc. meron pa syang isang sikat na song ginamit sa its a date hosted by plinky recto, forgot ko na yun title, parang listen to you heart)

[dencio]

I'll give this a shot -

 

Trivia:

 

Category - Singing Cameos: Singers/bands APPEARING and SINGING/PERFORMING in the movies

 

1. Madonna sings "Crazy for You" in this movie. - Vision Quest

 

2. James Brown sings "Living In America" in this movie. - Rocky IV

 

3. Kid Creole & The Coconuts sings "My Male Curiosity" in this movie. - Against All Odds

 

4. ZZ top performs "Doubleback" in this movie. - one of the Back to the Future movies - 2 or 3?

 

5. Siouxsie and the Banshees sings "Cities In Dust" in this movie. - Grosse Point Blank

[Immortal666]

Files from the '80s download sites that are pulling up as invalid:

 

Journey - Don't Stop Believing

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Silence

Howard Devoto - Rainy Season

 

Kindly fix it please.

 

Thanks!