Browsing: 80s pop

From Wham! neon joy to Faith-era grit, George Michael reshaped pop with voice, courage, and quiet philanthropy that still echoes.

How a 1966 pop gem became Phil Collins’ 1988 chart-topper via the film Buster, plus the minimalist arrangement that made it irresistible.

A frame-by-frame look at how a-ha’s “Take On Me” became the defining rotoscoped pop video – and why it nearly didn’t happen.

Susanna Hoffs turned an Elvis memorial image into a pop standard. Here’s what’s true, what’s myth, and why it still hits hard.

How “Borderline” was written, recorded, and sold to the world – plus the video, the chart leap, and why its impact still echoes in pop.

They weren’t just “two girls at the back.” Pepsi & Shirlie helped Wham! sound huge live, shaped the look, then scored a UK Top 10 hit.

From a near-career wipeout to a technicolor takeover, here’s how She’s So Unusual was made, why it hit so hard, and what it changed forever.

Duran Duran’s frontman and an iconic model made a long marriage look possible. Here’s what’s real, what’s myth, and what lasts.

Rick Astley entered Stock Aitken Waterman as a behind-the-scenes trainee. One vocal take later, his “older” soul baritone changed pop history.

Long before Taylor Swift, Debbie Gibson was a teenage composer-producer turning garage demos into platinum hits and rewriting the rules of 80s pop.