A few good times in my life
This week shows some songs from the sixties, soul and mainly songs from the end of the seventies, where great songs were written.
1967: Dave Davis
1981: Soft Cell
1981: R.E.M.
1965: Sonny & Cher
1971: Aretha Franklin
1976: The Ramones
1965: Wilson Picket
1967: Bobbie Gentry
1970: Jimmy Cliff
1969: David Bowie
1963: The Crystals
1979: The Boomtown Rats
1979: The Flying Lizards
Without any reason I listened to The Boomtown Rats, a band formed 50 years ago in Dublin, a lot. They appeared when punk started but for me they were more new wave because they included elements of reggae, pop, rock and catchy melodies into their sound. Opinions are divided about this band, but I've always liked their music and I don't really care about Bob Geldorf's attitude. What matters is that they released a large number of songs that stayed with me in the early eighties.
