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From 1969 to 2019, here’s my personal picks for the best synthpop songs of all time. |
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Since the 1960’s, synthesizers have become more and more prominent in the world of music. In the 1970’s, a diverse group of artists such as Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, and Jean-Michel Jarre began crafting songs entirely using synthesizers. At the same time, disco, punk, and rock producers had begun exploring electronic music as well. 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, from EBM and indietronica to Synthwave and electroclash. This book contains my (admittedly amateur) picks for the 100 greatest synth-pop songs, listed in chronological order from 1969 to 2019. It includes eighties classics like Eurythmic’s “Sweet Dreams” and a-ha’s “Take on Me,” forgotten nineties gems like Wolfsheim’s “Once in a Lifetime,” modern indie hits like Sharon Van Etten’s “Seventeen,” and everything else in between. Rather than order the songs under any sort of ranking system, which would both invite controversy and be incredibly difficult due to the diversity of styles represented on this list, I have decided to order the list chronologically. This blog is a work in progress, and will be continually updated. While you read, listen to the songs for yourself. Hopefully you’ll find a new favorite or discover one from your past. YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKfyFnc10ENxkhRsbINM17F44k-2viAli Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7z6NCO7dWii5KhvizCZXQN?si=VZ9R2EhQSVGSlBZQZjKK... |
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#69. Pop Corn
ID #1007111 entered on July 27, 2021 at 10:58pm
#68. Oxygène, Part IV
ID #1007112 entered on August 29, 2021 at 10:14pm
#67. I Feel Love
ID #1007164 entered on July 14, 2021 at 9:16am
#66. Cheree
ID #1010283 entered on June 5, 2021 at 6:24pm
#65. Warm Leatherette
ID #1007222 entered on July 1, 2021 at 10:52pm
#64. Das Model (The Model)
ID #1007324 entered on August 29, 2021 at 8:14pm
#63. Heart of Glass
ID #1009360 entered on August 18, 2021 at 6:45pm
#62. The Number One Song in Heaven
ID #1007404 entered on August 14, 2021 at 11:04pm
#61. Life in Tokyo
ID #1007341 entered on April 1, 2021 at 2:14pm
#60. Are “Friends” Electric?
ID #1007386 entered on July 1, 2021 at 10:55pm
#59. Video Killed the Radio Star
ID #1007531 entered on April 16, 2021 at 7:41pm
#58. Underpass
ID #1007711 entered on August 14, 2021 at 11:07pm
#57. Rydeen
ID #1010701 entered on June 6, 2021 at 8:38pm
#56. Whip It
ID #1007765 entered on July 23, 2021 at 10:25pm
#55. Enola Gay
ID #1007827 entered on April 16, 2021 at 8:23pm
#54. Fade to Grey
ID #1007838 entered on August 2, 2021 at 1:14pm
#53. Bette Davis Eyes
ID #1007868 entered on July 23, 2021 at 10:33pm
#52. Computer Love
ID #1007941 entered on April 7, 2021 at 10:32am
#51. Tainted Love
ID #1007990 entered on April 20, 2021 at 7:40pm
#50. Don’t You Want Me
ID #1007993 entered on April 9, 2021 at 11:41am
#49. Face to Face
ID #1010072 entered on May 12, 2021 at 6:59pm
#48. The Safety Dance
ID #1008132 entered on April 10, 2021 at 1:42pm
#47. Only You
ID #1008174 entered on August 19, 2021 at 11:35pm
#46. Promised You A Miracle
ID #1008380 entered on July 23, 2021 at 10:46pm
#45. The Look of Love ID #1009192 entered on July 23, 2021 at 10:48pm |
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