Video Killed The Radio Star - question on cassette compilations
This is an odd question, I know. Background: I make music tapes for myself by decade.
Here's the conundrum: The Buggles charted with their song in 1979 (#40), but it really hit its stride in the early 1980's (it was the first video shown on M-TV) but it didn't pass its earlier peak on the chart. I want to include the song on my 80's tape, but it really is a 70's song. When I include it on my 70's collection, it really sounds out of place (the song was truly ahead of its time). I know I can do what I want, but what would you do? Stay accurate, or just put the songs you like on any mix tape? |
Put it where you think it sounds the best. Likewise, I wouldn't include a song of the first two Zeppelin albums in a 60s rock tape, since they would sound out of place there. Does that help?
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80's
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Another vote for the '80s. "My Sharona" was a hit in late summer '79, and it's frequently present on '80s compilations.
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Wouldn't it be misrepresentative to have it mixed into the 80's when it is a 70's song? Like, if you're with a naive friend who has no clue to music, and you pop in your 80's comp with Video, he'll erroneously think it was an 80's song. So I'd be misleading him.
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Originally posted by Buttmunker Wouldn't it be misrepresentative to have it mixed into the 80's when it is a 70's song? Like, if you're with a naive friend who has no clue to music, and you pop in your 80's comp with Video, he'll erroneously think it was an 80's song. So I'd be misleading him. |
It's the same sad situation with that Elvis Costello song, Oliver's Army. Recorded and released in 1979, but since I didn't hear it until the late 1980's on my NY newWave station, I always associated it with the 80's.
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When Rolling Stone published their list of the 100 best albums of the 80s, London Calling by the Clash was ranked No. 1 despite the fact that the album was released in December 1979.
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If Vice City plays it, then it's gotta be in the 80's!
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Gary Numan's "Cars" was released in 1979 as well, but is considered a quintessential '80s song. I think it has more to do with the sound than the calendar date of the release. The fact is, New Wave (especially synth-based), is considered '80s music.
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tapes?? :hscratch:
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Originally posted by Damfino When Rolling Stone published their list of the 100 best albums of the 80s, London Calling by the Clash was ranked No. 1 despite the fact that the album was released in December 1979. |
I feel that the 80's are not 10 consecuitive years from January 1st 1980 to December 31st 1989 - but more of a mood and style. In my huge 80's MP3 directory, I'll freely admit that there is some bleed over from the 70s and into the 90's - some ABBA songs for example have that synth-pop sound that I was looking for, but were very much from the late 70's.
If you want complete truth in advertising, put a post-it note on the disc when you give it to him. Otherwise, dont sweat it. As long as it fits thematicaly, it's all good. |
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