I'm a huge fan of retro music. Especially '80s music. Especially the blanket, nobody-can-quite-agree-what-the-name-really-means category "New Wave". To me that's a lot of things--almost any song that's significantly quirky or "different" in sound and/or lyrics--and it can be from later than the '80s!--but the first thing I think of when I think of that category is probably the same as what most of you think of:

Computery-sounding! Lots of funky oldschool keyboards and perhaps also spacy lyrics--bonus points if sung by British guys with tons of makeup on. Am I right or am I right?

I had sort of an insight the other day--perhaps even an "epiphany". I've read snide comments against both Tron and that type of "New Wave" music, and it occurred to me:

They're both being wrongly made fun of for _the SAME wrong reason_.

Follow me here: Some people say that Tron's graphics are "primitive" today...and if they had been trying to make a _realistic_ world, then sure, they would be. But they were trying to be as UNreal as possible.
The computery-sounding style '80s songs get laughed at for being "fake" sounding, but, again, they weren't _trying_ to sound real with the keyboards. They were experimenting with how weird of a sound they could get out of those things, see how UNreal they could be.

I just think that's kind of a neat paralell. Also, the very first song played all on synths to hit #1 on the American Billboard charts did so not only in the same summer as Tron first came out, but get this--the exact same DAY! That...is kinda freaky. (It was a Sign of the Times. The computers were _taking over_, maaann...! )

Anyway, so, as someone who has one of their favourite movies AND one of their favourite music styles often laughed at, I thought that was interesting.

So anyway! What are some of your favourite retro tunes? Perhaps some that remind you of TRON, either music-wise or the lyrics? (Or both, in some happy cases.) For example, I've already mentioned the song I consider the most TRON-like, out of the ones I actually know, anyway--"Living on Video" by Trans-X. Take one listen to the lyrics and you'll instantly see that when they say "video", they DON'T mean the type of video that allegedly was seen leaving the scene of the deceased Radio Star. No, in this case it's more like...Atari, Coleco, Intellivision...

I could name lots of other examples, but I'd like to hear from _you_. What would you put on YOUR Tron-inspired playlist? Remember, it can be lyrics or music, either one. Or just '80s songs that you happen to like.
Come on, my fellow retro music enthusiasts! Speak up and DEMAND your MTV!

...Notorious

BTW, Art of Noise did all of their music on a computer called a Fairlight CMI, which cost like $250,000 today! That's why I associate Art of Noise with TRON. where to buy abortion pill ordering abortion pills to be shipped to house buy abortion pill onlineabortion pills online abortion pill online purchase cytotec abortion

Always loved that A-ha video. Here's one I'm not sure if you saw me post before, Pulsewoman:

O Superman (by Laurie Alexander)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hhm0NHhCBg
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Pulsewoman Wrote: Follow me here: Some people say that Tron's graphics are "primitive" today...and if they had been trying to make a _realistic_ world, then sure, they would be. But they were trying to be as UNreal as possible.

I disagree. I think that Tron's graphics have held up VERY well for the past 25 years and did a much better job of conveying a sense of "world" than a lot of movies do today

The computery-sounding style '80s songs get laughed at for being "fake" sounding, but, again, they weren't _trying_ to sound real with the keyboards.

Who are the one's laughing, exactly? There's an entire station on my Sirius radio of this kind of music, and people at work my age or around it still likes that kind of music. If you mean the kids of today are laughing, who cares? It's not like they have the greatest taste in things anyway.

So anyway! What are some of your favourite retro tunes? Perhaps some that remind you of TRON, either music-wise or the lyrics?

·Anything from Kraftwer’s “Computer World” album.
·“Digital Man” from Rush
·“Alpha” by Vangelis (technically a 70’s song, but still cool)

I love a-ha! 'Take on Me' is a great song - I just finished recording a cover of it (which soon I will film a video for and trace in pencil, like the original), and I nagged the head of Drake house at my school to play Take on Me in the house assembly tomorrow (and he will). But, I prefer the song 'The Sun Always Shines on TV'. It gives the 'Take on Me' video a sour end:



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i guess i do like some classic rock, but im generally not into retro music. there is this kinda jazzy/swing song (again i dont like swing -except for this) called sing sing sing. its sooo cool! i lurv the drum bit. dum-dum-dadum-dadumdumdum etc etc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko
(btw how do I paste videos like u guys?)

Pulsewoman Wrote: One of them even started _singing along_ with "Heart of Glass"!

That is my all time fav 'Blondie' song. In fact, I'm listening to it right now.

Qix77 Wrote: Pulsewoman Wrote: One of them even started _singing along_ with "Heart of Glass"! That is my all time fav 'Blondie' song. In fact, I'm listening to it right now.

That one has been knocked out of my top spot by its earlier incarnation, Once I Had A Love, off of The Platinum Collection. It's not polished, it's slower, and it's laid back, but it immediately became my favorite the first time I heard it.

For my contribution, I submit Taco's 1982 rendition of Irving Berlin's Puttin' on the Ritz. Talk about retro-cool. Dig the TRON blue neon cane!

"The Living Daylights" by A-Ha

"Whip It" by DEVO

MutoidMan Wrote:I'm going to slightly bend the 80's rules here and post a video made last year by an artist who has been around since the mid-80's. I never get tired of this guy's music: ...

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