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Tony Hadley, best pure singer in 80s pop (possibly tied with David Sylvian) #totp
January 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Love me some Thompson Twins #totp
January 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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George is back! #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Always feel sorry for the solo singer in an instrumental break... #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Never forgave him for not being The Jam any more #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Never liked Bronski Beat at the time, but listening to the words and the incredible performance there showed me how wrong I was #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Three perfect pop songs in a round, couldn't be more different to each other #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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Perfect song at a uni disco... loved it! #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Oh fuck! #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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I love that they're not coordinate with an inch of their lives, so natural compare to later group #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Ah, Cyndi, one of the most original and talented artists of the era #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Just in case Gloria got you feeling up, let's fix that right away #totp
January 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Ooh, the best song of '83... belt it out Bonnie! #totp
January 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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I'm loving '83 so far! #totp
January 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Paul Young was always good value... #totp
January 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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One of the better Durans efforts, before they switched to "hey look, girls and boats" #totp
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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Don't worry Tony, it will. #totp
January 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Don't waste precious '76 time playing stuff from '66... #totp
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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I loved this 50 years ago and I still do today #totp
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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Good old Literal Flick #totp
January 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Shame it's not "Glass of Champagne" #totp
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Come back Dusty, all is forgiven #totp
January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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It's no Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks... #totp
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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A reminder that Cliff used to do pop before he turned to putting god in the charts #totp
I really like his 60s and 70s stuff.
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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Ah, the Quo there with the most forgettable track on 12 Gold Bars #totp
January 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM