The term New Romantic refers to music, fashion, and the general lifestyle that was the ’80s-glamour counterpoint to punk that first emerged at the very end of the ’70s and continued throughout the next decade. The music and aesthetic celebrated beauty, drama, dandified excess, and feminine-looking style. You can hear the heavy eyeliner and melodrama almost as loudly in the synthesizers in these tracks, which are all about creating a whole new weirdo-chic culture in a time dominated by heavy leather jackets.
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it glitches and i can read it early!
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Log in to replythat’s what happened to me, too, a couple of weeks ago. the 3 o’clock post came on for me at 2.30. it only happened a couple of times and I’m not sure why!
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Log in to replyI LOVE CULTURE CLUB!!!
I even got my little sister into it, and now we sing “Karma Chameleon” to each other all the time.
This playlist is the shit.
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Log in to replyCULTURE CLUB! :D
My dad and I sing Karma Chameleon together on the way to school everyday. When we aren’t singing “Don’t go honking your horn” “I couldn’t if I tried…” :)
Log in to reply“Karma Chameleon”: bringing families together since 19-dickety-3.
Log in to reply“Karma Chameleon”: stuck in Naomi’s head since FOREVER
thanks for turnin’ my friday night around :)
Log in to replyanother soundtrack to my life<3
duran duran 4vr.
Log in to replyThat hairstyle. How is it even possible!!
Great tunes.
Caden x
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All of my favourites! Hurray! You HAVE to love Duran Duran ♥ (Try listening also to Erasure with “always”! Amazing!) :)
Log in to replyAwesome post!
But one of Duran Duran’s new romantic songs definitely should of been on here;Planet Earth for example.I think Rio is definitely more pop,as it was released in 1982,really the big start of their success,with yachts and Anthony Price suits.
Also they used to perform at the Rum Runner in Birmingham,and I guess you could say that they were sort of in competition with Spandau Ballet,who were performing at the Blitz Club in London,and their manager would say that DD would never make it because they were from up North.
*Ok I’ll stop being a Duranie now,also Enola Gay is an amazing song!!*
Log in to replyomg! My mom and dad always go on about Rum Runner, obviously where it was at back then.
Log in to replyGenius Of Love fron the Tom Tom Club is an amazing song !
I want to ga back in the 80′s so bad !
Log in to replyAhhh Human League!! I was surfin’ the web and automatically starting singing along when I heard the first chords :)
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Log in to replyGreat playlist! Orchestra Manoeuvres Club? Don’t you mean – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) :)
Log in to replyYeah, that was a…whatever the handwritten version of a typo is.
Log in to replythis mix is great, i love all this new romantic music – the mix is right up there with the ‘hanging out with allison reynolds’ and ‘do wah diddy’ ones :)
i’ve loved the emphasis on alternative 80s stuff this month, especially when focusing on strawberry switchblade (often i’ve felt like the only person to have heard of them!) and siouxsie sioux
rookie definitely deserves to become a proper publication sold in newsagents around the world – i’d buy it for sure :) xxxx
Log in to replyI love the Brit-representation in this playlist!
Log in to reply…needed more synth :D
flock of seagulls + i ran
gary numan + cars
soft cell + tainted love
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Hold. The. Phone. Lascelles, I think you and me might be music soulmates. I ran & tainted love are two of my all time favorite songs. Once, I was in Goodwill trying on a long houndstooth coat and tainted love came on and everything in the world was okay and nothing hurt. <3 Now I just need to check out this gary numan guy. :)
Log in to replyIf you like Ordinary World by Duran Duran we are forever linked in musical heaven :D I actually only know what New Romantics is because I watched House. Seagulls and Softcell are probably synthpop. My 80′s fav is probably more gothy. Are you a CURE fan :D I am a Cure fan!!! Letter to Elise, BEST SONG EVER!!!!!!
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My favorite list yet.
Log in to replyoh my god this is glorious
Log in to replyOkay, this has to be the best one yet! I hope my entire street is enjoying it as much as I am <3
Log in to replylovelovelove this playlist…officially the best one yet!
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Log in to replyhaha, GREAT tagline for this article.
Log in to replyshowed my mum this and she got all excited because she used to be a new romantic, bless her
Log in to replyThis is wonderful. Ridicule is nothing to be scared of!
Log in to replyI only discovered Culture Club a few months ago and the only song I know form them is Do you really want to hurt me? I noticed they had a distinctive style obviously but I did not know it is was actually a street culture.And as with all cool things I soon discovered they were from the 80s.Thanks rookie for telling me about all the cool stuff that I would not have where to find out about if it was not for yous!
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I’m currently having a dance party of one to these jams in my room. Don’t judge me.
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