The 1980's in the 21st Century

       

       In class this week we visited music and artists from the 1980's, and read into what kind of power and effect these songs and artists ad on the public at that time. Now I must admit that I am not the biggest fan of older music, but when I do listen to I have to admit that some songs are much better than songs that are considered hits today. Out of the songs we visited in class, some bigger ones were "Another One Bites The Dust", "Jessie's Girl", and "I Love Rock and Roll". These three stood out to me for various reasons.

       For "Another One Bites the Dust", I was not as familiar with this song, but I knew it was still a popular hit. However in class I was thoroughly embarrassed to see that the band Queen produced it, not Michael Jackson. Why I thought he produced it, I cannot tell you, please don't judge me for this mistake. 

        "I Love Rock and Roll" was a notable track for me due to the fact that it was reproduced by Britney Spears in the year 2001. This just provides further proof that the 80's generation of music will always continue to be remastered.

       The third song, "Jessie's Girl" was a notable song for me because I still often hear this song on the radio while driving, not on the old hits stations, but even in current popular music stations. Now this I have to agree with, on the basis that this song is indeed an absolute banger and should be popular for the rest of humanity.

       One song that I was surprised to not see among the popular songs was "Africa" by Toto. I know this song was at one point popular but it's apparent that it was not enough so during the 1980's. However, furthermore cementing the 1980's as one of the best decades of music, "Africa" was reproduced by Wheezer in 2018 and was instantly a top hit. These reoccurring rise to fame simply cements the music from the 1980's as timeless art that will be remade and remastered for decades to come.