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5 new wave songs from the '80s that still transfix late boomers today

As the '80s dawned, late boomers had new wave joining their formative years, with acts like Devo and Blondie creating ...
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5 hit songs that prove 1979 was the decade's best year for new wave music

Some of new wave's best hits, including Blondie's "Heart of Glass," the Police's "Message in a Bottle," and Gary Numan's ...
American Songwriter

3 New Wave Songs That Captured the Spirit of the 1980s (And You’ve Definitely Never Heard Them)

New wave was all the rage in the 1980s. And if you were an 80s kid, you remember the massive pop hits that had a touch of new wave to them. But what about the underground songs, the tunes that ...
American Songwriter

3 New Wave Icons From the 1980s That Couldn’t Stay Relevant After the End of the Era

They had the new wave look and the 1980s synth-pop sound. But post-new wave, A Flock Of Seagulls largely disappeared from public consciousness. Such is the nature of being a one-hit wonder, and also ...