GP’s 80s Rewind!
GP’s 80s Rewind is all about the music of the 80s. The music of the 1980s was defined by GP Brefini at the start of Radio XL5 in 2012 as follows: ”...the 80s are the new oldies”.
The 80s represent the most favoured tune decade of the last 60 years. Think about it: the most appreciated, the most loved decade of music since the beginning of rock and roll! Never has any decade except the one spanning the birth of rock and roll and into the mid 60s has been so much loved because of the melodies, the lyrics, the life-style and the memories made. As in the early 60s, our lives were changing; we were growing up with new technology and new ways to get into space. Satellites linked our world, old dictatorships as were walls were falling. We felt good about ourselves... As disco fell out of favor, the 1980s saw the emergence of dance music and new wave. Dance pop, Euro-disco, Italio & Hispanic Disco. Instruments used more electronics to create the melodies and the recording process became more digital. Computers were taking over. The world was on the verge of the explosion of the Internet and cell phones. To illustrate how popular the 80s are a poll of over 11,000 European participants, revealed that the 1980s is the most favored tune decade of the last 50 years.
GP’s 80s Rewind is simply about the music. It is delivered in self-contained, one-hour segments, running 59 minutes 30 seconds to radio stations all over the world from the Boston MA USA studios of Radio XL5 (www.RadioXL5.com). Radio XL5 is a contemporary hit music and indie pop radio station that goes back to the 80s. On the weekends, since it’s inception in April 2012, Radio XL5 has done an ‘80’s Double Shot Weekend” where back-2-back 80s hits, some including “Lost Hits of the 80s” are played in between today’s hits and indie pop. Its a popular format and the whole 80s decade is so great and, filled with so many good memories that the programmers at Radio XL5, headed by GP Brefini, felt the music deserved its own special show. “GP’s 80s Rewind” is that show. It scratches the itch for great music that doesn’t suck. With a deep respect for the artists and producers, GP takes you into a journey and shares a little “411” on the song, or artist(s) or about the social significance of a song he is playing. GP views each song as a work of art that is meant to be respected. The music never stops and by the end of the hour you want more and depending on our affiliate there is always another hour of “GP’s 80s Rewind” available.
So sit back and enjoy the memories of the Brat Pack, Magnum PI, Lite Bright, Teddy Ruxpin, Sony Walkman, Cabbage Patch Kids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, My Little Pony, Speak and Spell, Big Wheels and Little Tykes Cozy Coupe, The Smurfs, Cherry Seven Up, the original New Coke....Plus the great music: Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Bon Jovi, The Bangles, Expose, Boy George, Debbie Gibson, New Edition, Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Hall and Oates, U2, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, The Police, Queen, The Pet Shop Boys, The Rolling Stones and The Eurythmics....all of these artists and more, achieved tremendous success worldwide.
Come with GP as he rewinds the 80s on “GP’s 80s Rewind!” from the Boston studios of Radio XL5.
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