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Tina Turner – 80s Megastar

Tina Turner had a string of hits in the 60s and early 70s with former husband Ike.  For many stars it would have all been over shortly afterwards.  Not so for Tina who relaunched her career in 1984 with a hit album and so became an even bigger star on her second run.  Tina Turner fans are most loyal and we make her fan club website our Website Of The […]

today21 March 2010 18

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Pretenders In The 80s Archives

Chrissie Hynde and her band The Pretenders brought guitar based melodic pop back in fashion in 1980 and lasted throughout the decade with an impressive selection of hits.  We celebrate the band by making the excellent fan site The Pretenders Archives our Website Of The Week on The 80s Lunchbox.  Tune in weekdays at midday for your favourite 80s hits on The Cheese.

today14 March 2010 16

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Tears 4 Fears 4 Then and Now

School chums Curt Smith and Roland Orzabel moved with the times in the early 80s and exchanged New Wave for New Romantic when they formed Tears For Fears.  A string of hits followed, none lesser than Everybody Wants To Run The World which raised so much revenue for Live Aid related charities.  We pay tribute to the band by making one of their best unofficial fan sites, S & B's Tears […]

today7 March 2010 12

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Mark Knopfler and His Music

Dire Straits appeared at the end of the 70s and set the pace for their enormous success in the following decade.  We celebrate Mark Knopfler, the main man behind the band who went on to collaborate with big names in the pop, rock and country world as well as becoming a great solo artist in his own right.  We've made his Official Website our Website Of The Week this week […]

today28 February 2010 16

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Foreigner – Great Music Throughout The Years

The band formed in 1976 in New York which went on to have hits in the 70s, 80s and beyond are the subject of this week's Website Of The Week on The 80s Lunchbox.  Foreigner proved they could rock with the best of them as well as sing a mean ballad as Waiting For A Girl Like You became their most famous hit.  Foreigner Online is their official home and […]

today21 February 2010 14

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Simply Red – 80s and Beyond

The band from Manchester, England, fronted by Mick Hucknall gets the VIP treatment this week on The 80s Lunchbox as we make one of the best fansites Redweb our Website Of The Week this week.  Tune in weekdays from midday on The Cheese to find out more.

today7 February 2010 19

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Lively Talk About Talk Talk

Talk Talk formed in 1981 and very rapidly took hold of the charts with their brand of sophisticated 80s pop.  Although they disbanded in 1991, their fanbase is still considerable and we make one of their Fansites our Website Of The Week this week on The 80s Lunchbox.  Find out more weekdays from midday on The Cheese.

today24 January 2010 11

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Unique 80s Sounds From Scotland

Jim Kerr and friends from Scotland formed Simple Minds and soon found themselves in the charts from the early 80s and continue to have a large following for their present day tours.  On The 80s Lunchbox this week, we've made on of their best fan sites So Simple Minded our Website Of The Week.  Tune in weekdays from midday on The Cheese to find out more.

today6 December 2009 23

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OMD Past and Present

They introduced us to new sounds using anything from sophisticated (for the time) synthesizers to toy Casio keyboards and they set the pace of the early 80s electronic pop era.  This week we pay homage to Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark by making one of their great fan sites, Pat's World Of OMD our Website Of The Week this week on The 80s Lunchbox.  You can hear the best music […]

today29 November 2009 18

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