Yes travel to Florida (2017)

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Monthly Vintage Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 15 Genres Feb 2, 2025 edition

This month’s vintage music charts bring updates across a variety of genres. From Armand Van Helden maintaining his top spot in Big Beat to Cast claiming first place in Britpop, the rankings reflect both stability and fresh additions.

Notable new entries include Death From Above 1979’s “Romantic Rights” in 2000s Garage Rock and Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s “All The Stars” in 2010s R&B. Check out the full breakdown of this month’s biggest movers and fresh additions.

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On TV today, Yes via satellite (2004)

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°90 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Talk Talk’s hypnotic "Life’s What You Make It" swaps '80s polish for raw mood, propelled by Mark Hollis’ haunting voice. Yes transforms prog into punchy pop with "Owner of a Lonely Heart," blending swagger and isolation. Grace Jones heats up with "Pull Up to the Bumper," fusing electro-funk with provocation, while Culture Club’s "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" pairs reggae warmth with emotional ambiguity. Dead or Alive’s "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" channels obsession into pop perfection, and Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" keeps it catchy and iconic, controversy and all. ZZ Top’s slick "Sharp Dressed Man" struts with irony, and Ultravox’s "Hymn" toys with grandeur and existential themes.? Take our 12-track quiz.

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This week In ’80s Throwback’ 03/52

UB40’s “Food for Thought” hits hard with its raw critique of inequality, pairing melancholy A minor chords with reggae rhythms, while Queen's "I Want to Break Free" shines as a defiant anthem fueled by bold theatrics and signature synths. INXS’s “Original Sin” blends provocative themes with Nile Rodgers’ polished production, and Irene Cara’s “Flashdance… What a Feeling” pulses with empowerment under Giorgio Moroder’s synth mastery. Def Leppard’s “Photograph” defines ‘80s rock ambition with its soaring riffs and polished harmonies, while Sade’s “Is It a Crime?” layers vocal grace over slow-burning brass. Rounded out by Whitesnake’s “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” full of glam excess and gripping emotion, these tracks spotlight the era’s diverse sounds and styles.

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Yes rock In Rio (1985)

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°391 – New Music Videos

Soul Quotes • Projectiles comin' from the side Projectiles comin' for my lifе (Sampha) • I went to callin' out to Jesus like a reverend, homie (Killer Mike) • And your family love me like I'm family (Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage) • My respects to the grand master for the lines (Black Pumas) • I could be fallin', flyin', I wouldn't know the difference (Jorja Smith) • But that don't change when it breakdown (Jungle) • Caught in your gaze My heart is ablaze (Naomi Sharon)

Musicwise : Hip Hop, neo soul, R&B, retro soul, urban contemporary

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