#NewWave #electronic #Britain

The Human League's 1980 ode to the fourth Doctor Who, Tom Baker.

#2000s

Hipster melancholia from the British Columbians, In the Leaves.

#1990s #Britain

EMF with one of their album tracks from Schubert Dip (1991) - which, yes, does contain THAT song. I'll put that one up later.

I love the title of this song - "Girl of an Age" - but only if it means "girl of a [moment in time]". That's very poetic, I think.

#1990s #Britain

EMF with their iconic early '90s track, Unbelievable.

"What the fuck WAS that?"

#1990s #dance #techno

A slice of pure "early 90s" here, from Adamski with Seal on vocals - Killer.

#Kraftwerk #dance #dark #Germany

The Brothers Kraft here give an unusual and very exciting performance of their terrifying masterpiece Radioactivity. There are little flourishes in this 2019 version that haven't been there before, and really give the song a boost.

#1990s #femme #country

A rare track by Sheryl Crow (I don't think it's even on YouTube) - it was the B-side on the British CD version of her hit single All I Wanna Do.

#1990s #femme #insane #protoBjork

Tori Amos with a live recording of her song Happy Phantom. I encountered this as a B-side on her single Silent All These Years, which is beautiful.

#1990s #femme #bohemian

Well, why not. Here is the A-side to the afore-mentioned single, Silent All These Years by Tori Amos.

#dance #1990s #Britain

One-hit wonder Ann Lee with her one hit, but what an enjoyable song, 2 Times.

#1990s #rock

There was a moment in the early '90s when you couldn't escape this song. It seemed to be everywhere. Australian songsters Crowded House with It's Only Natural, which back then I heard as "it's so unnatural".

#1960s #novelty

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs with their hit, Wooly Bully.

#1990s #indie #love

This is one of those achingly bittersweet songs about love, youth, hope, loss, and regret. I'm a real sucker for this kind of thing. Tonite It Shows by Mercury Rev.

#1990s #AnnieLennox #femme

The Eurythmics had a short-lived reunion in the late '90s, and this song was one of the fruits of it. I always think it's such a lovely title, and a wonderful, poetic idea: 17 Again.

#1980s #1982 #electronic #femme

Since we're on Eurythmics, let's return to their breakthrough album, with the song that has always lived in the shadow of Sweet Dreams, the under-rated Love is a Stranger - here in an extended form.

#1990s #lad #ladculture #britpop

Pure by the Lightning Seeds. Feelgood stuff that shows a lot of talent.

#1990s #happyhardcore #dance #rave

Dune with their "happy hardcore" hit from 1996, Hand in Hand.

#2000s #electroclash #synthcore

Back to 2004 with this electroclash stonker from Spektrum - Kinda New.