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From 1969 to 2019, here’s my personal picks for the best synthpop songs of all time. |
Since the 1960’s, synthesizers have become more and more prominent in the world of music. In the 1970’s artists such as Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, and Jean-Michel Jarre began crafting songs entirely using synthesizers, and thus the synth-pop genre was born. From its boom in the 1980’s to its decline in the 90’s to its revival in the 2010’s, synth-pop has evolved and changed, intersecting with other genres and branching out into new subgenres along the way. Because of this, synth-pop is a diverse and eclectic genre, containing a diversity of styles ranging from the toe-tapping dance hits of Eurythmics and Yaz to the moody ballads of Ultravox and Soft Cell. This book contains my (admittedly amateur) picks for the 100 greatest synth-pop songs, listed in chronological order from 1969 to 2019. |
#31. Pop Corn
ID #1007111 entered on April 14, 2021 at 6:12pm
#30. Oxygène, Part IV
ID #1007112 entered on March 30, 2021 at 11:45am
#29. I Feel Love
ID #1007164 entered on April 19, 2021 at 8:59am
#28. Warm Leatherette
ID #1007222 entered on April 4, 2021 at 10:49pm
#27. Das Model (The Model)
ID #1007324 entered on March 30, 2021 at 12:30pm
#26. The Number One Song in Heaven
ID #1007404 entered on April 1, 2021 at 2:12pm
#25. Life in Tokyo
ID #1007341 entered on April 1, 2021 at 2:14pm
#24. Are “Friends” Electric?
ID #1007386 entered on March 31, 2021 at 6:22pm
#23. Video Killed the Radio Star
ID #1007531 entered on April 16, 2021 at 7:41pm
#22. Underpass
ID #1007711 entered on April 4, 2021 at 10:22pm
#21. Whip It
ID #1007765 entered on April 4, 2021 at 10:59pm
#20. Enola Gay
ID #1007827 entered on April 16, 2021 at 8:23pm
#19. Fade to Grey
ID #1007838 entered on April 5, 2021 at 9:07pm
#18. Bette Davis Eyes
ID #1007868 entered on April 14, 2021 at 6:17pm
#17. Computer Love
ID #1007941 entered on April 7, 2021 at 10:32am
#16. Tainted Love
ID #1007990 entered on April 20, 2021 at 7:40pm
#15. Don’t You Want Me
ID #1007993 entered on April 9, 2021 at 11:41am
#14. The Safety Dance
ID #1008132 entered on April 10, 2021 at 1:42pm
#13. Only You
ID #1008174 entered on April 11, 2021 at 7:48pm
#12. Promised You A Miracle
ID #1008380 entered on April 13, 2021 at 3:10pm
#11. Space Age Love Song
ID #1008354 entered on April 11, 2021 at 9:48pm
#10. Save a Prayer
ID #1008381 entered on April 16, 2021 at 8:26pm
#9. Mad World
ID #1008556 entered on April 16, 2021 at 8:26pm
#8. Living on the Ceiling
ID #1008383 entered on April 13, 2021 at 3:31pm
#7. She Blinded Me With Science ID #1008451 entered on April 14, 2021 at 5:36pm |