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Article #56: Rock Lyrics of The 1980's

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One of the most well-know eras of music Upbeat is the keyword when it comes to
is the nineteen-eighties. In this period the eighties. It would be a hard matter
the virus AIDS hadn't been quite indeed to find musical lyrics as
discovered yet and everyone was still depressing as sad as one can find today.
under the notion that having a good time Whereas today it is easy to hear about
with as many people as possible was the child abuse, suicide, and massive
best way to live. Hair styles and terrorist attacks through the radio,
clothing looked as weird they could, with those were topics unheard of in this
long hair and mullets being in fashion golden era of rock and roll. Many songs
throughout the decade. And of course, the would focus on dancing and having a good
musical genre was forever changed as time, as mentioned before. But there
many, many rock bands made a name for would also be songs intending to lift the
themselves and created well-known hits we spirits of the listeners. The most
still play on the radio today. The popular of these was written and
eighties was a great time period for performed by Journey. "Don't Stop
musical lyrics, and this article will Believin'" is still a popular hit for
focus on what made them so great and some people of all ages even to this day.
of the more popular ones that were Van Halen was another popular eighties
created. band that was good for many great lyrical
To start out with, the nineteen-eighties music pieces. While their hits about
was the time to rock and roll. Many songs being hot for a teacher, smoking in
words said nothing besides this fact. school, or running with the devil
Everyone wanted to rock and roll and they certainly aren't as deep as some of the
went ahead and did so. The songs would hits today, that doesn't change the fact
often be filled only with fun lyrics, as that they reflected the time period they
the American economy and culture played in perfectly. Eighties lyrics,
prospered throughout the decade without above anything else, showcased the
any problems, none like we have today at prosperity and good times of the decade
least. In addition, a common theme we left behind twenty years ago.
attached to rock and roll was sex and Overall, the eighties was a great time
drugs. Drugs were not as highly banned as for the country and nation as a whole and
they are today, and it would be quite it shows in the musical lyrics still
common to see people smoking a bag of played on radio stations today. While the
weed or other drugs while at a concert of clothing and hair styles have long since
a high profile rock band. It makes sense, been out of fashion, the music remains to
therefore, that many rock hits focused on inspire and cheer up people all over the
the good times of this era and what made world and sends the message that good
it so great. times do exist and can happen.






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