How are you?
Following the last week, I am going to
start my 59th lecture.
The lecture topic for this week is “Pop
Music in 1980s”. It is a summary of the contents of “59th ACJ Music Academy,
History of Pop Music: 4. 1980s”, which was introduced on August 27, 2016.
The 1980s was a time when dance
music and new wave appeared, and the popularity of disco gradually disappeared,
and post-disco, Euro disco and dance-pop became popular.
In the 1980s, Michael
Jackson and Diana Ross reappeared in their new styles, and Michael Jackson
released the album "Thriller" in 1982, which was sold over 100
million records worldwide.
Album "Thriller", Michael Jackson
Also at this time, the group Prince became a big
star, and Madonna, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson appeared and succeeded.
Madonna, who was the most successful female artist at the time, released her
third studio album “True Blue” in 1986, and she was recorded as the female
singer who sold the most albums in the 1980s. Her song “Like a Prayer”,
released in 1989 was also praised by Rolling Stone magazine as "a song
close to art that pop music can express."
True Blue, Madonna
Another female artist who sold
many albums in the 1980s was Whitney Houston, and she was the female singer who
sold the most albums after Madonna at the time.
Whitney Houston
In the late 1980s, the genre of
'teen pop' became popular, and in this genre, teen idol stars such as New Kids
on the Block, Debbie Gibson and Tiffany were born.
New Kids on the Block
In the mid-1980s, Cyndi
Lauper was described as the “Voice of the MTV Generation in the 80s” and made a
big hit with a different visual style among teenagers around the world.
Cyndi Lauper
In the
1980s, hard rock also revived, and the bands such as AC/DC, Def Leppard, Mötley
Crüe, Twisted Sister, Poison and Cinderella were popular. Also at this time,
the wild hard rock band Guns N' Roses appeared.
Def Leppard
Some female musicians also
gained popularity in the hard rock field in the 1980s, especially Pat Benatar
was a representative example of the female musicians who has been successful in
the hard rock field since the late 1970s.
Pat Benatar
Arena Rock, which began in the 1970s,
has continued its popularity with the bands including Styx, Rush, Journey,
Foreigner and REO Speedwagon.
REO Speedwagon
For country music, pop-influenced
country music was the most popular in the genre in the 1980s with leading
singers such as Kenny Rogers, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Anne Murray and
Dolly Parton.
Kenny Rogers
The film “Urban Cowboy”, released in 1980, starred John Travolta
and Debra Winger. The soundtrack of the film includes many pop-influenced
country music including "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The
Charlie Daniels Band, "Could I Have This Dance" by Anne Murray and
"Love the World Away" by Kenny Rogers. The soundtrack made a great
success, resulting in the boom of pop-influenced country music in the early
1980s.
Urban Cowboy Soundtrack
The Charlie Daniels Band
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Next week, I will lecture 5th topic of
“History of Pop Music” for "1990s."
Thank you.
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