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Book SynopsisMixtape is a journey through one of the most exciting eras of popular music. Each chapter covers a song released between 1975 and 1985, and features in-depth research, critical assessment, and the occasional dose of snark. Some of these 21 songs will be familiar, others not so familiar, but all of them have fascinating stories to tell. Mixtape is a great read for fans of music and popular culture, and for anyone who wants to revisit the sounds of that exhilarating decade.
Table of ContentsIntroduction I Can Do It (The Rubettes, 1975) Love is the Drug (Roxy Music, 1975) Kid Charlemagne (Steely Dan, 1976) Love is Alive (Gary Wright, 1976) Be Good to Yourself (Frankie Miller, 1977) I Knew the Bride (Dave Edmunds, 1977) Trans-Europe Express (Kraftwerk, 1977) Burning Down the House (Talking Heads, 1977) I Ain't Living Long Like This (Rodney Crowell, 1978) I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round) (Alicia Bridges, 1978-79) Too Bad (Doug and the Slugs, 1980) Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits, 1980) Johnny and Mary (Robert Palmer, 1980) It Must Be Love (Madness, 1981) Der Kommissar (Falco, 1981) Come Back and Stay (Paul Young, 1983) Owner of a Lonely Heart (Yes, 1984) One Night In Bangkok (Murray Head, 1984) The Whole of the Moon (The Waterboys, 1985) Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (David Lee Roth, 1985) Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush, 1985) References Acknowledgements About the Author
