I've always loved music.
From my tender age of sneaking around
trying to find out which Pink Floyd album my parents got me for
Christmas to using iTunes to reclaim those lost golden years tunes, I've always
loved music. It's always been a big part of me. I've played drums for a few local bands and sang in semi-professional. Music has accompanied me throughout life.
I started looking back into my 80's upbringing a few years ago, and I am surprised with what I there was. There were tunes that were inspiring, that captured the meaning of my 80's like none other. Need help? Listen to Water Front by Simple Minds. To date, I feel that song sets the mood of the 80s. And yes, most people think of "Like A Virgin" by Madona as the poster child of the 80s, but there was much more to this period than that. There was an underground accomplishment of a revolution that started decades ago. Those who listened to the famous John Peel session or in France, La Voix Du Lezard know what I am talking about. My rekindling lately is with 
The Lords Of The New Church.
The Lords had a healthy pedigree, The Dead Boys, The Dammed, etc . What was special with The Lords was a mix of punk and melody. What was also interesting was that they were the meeting point between US and English Punk, two very different beasts.
They might be well rememebered by their cover of "Live For Today", or their number one hit "Russian Roulette". Still my favorite, and it's a devilish one is their cover of the then brand new "like A Virgin" by Modona. It was well done and with plenty of sarcasm. That was the 80's I liked.
There was a lot of movement back then. It wasn't all pop. There were the incredible Stranglers, The Psychedelic Furs, The Smiths, The Cure, Inspiral Carpets, Wall Of Voodoo, etc., there were some very innovative underground things that a younger generation is rediscovering today.
I don't miss it and I like to listen to it today. It reminds me that pop music never really cuts it and that the wheel gets reinvented all the time.
