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1981

David Gilmour - Pink Floyd - Far Out Magazine

The 1981 show David Gilmour called Pink Floyd’s best: “A great achievement”

Turning rock and roll into a spectacle.

Tim Coffman
Jun 3, 2026
George Harrison - Musician - 1967 - The Beatles

The 1981 Bob Dylan song George Harrison said was out of everyone’s league

The height of moral musicality.

Tim Coffman
May 28, 2026
Phil Collins - 1989

The 1981 song that frightens Phil Collins: “There’s obviously something going on”

Raw emotion coming out of nowhere.

Tim Coffman
May 28, 2026
Judi Dench - Actor - 2022

The “hair-raising” 1981 role Judi Dench called “the most difficult thing I’ve ever done”

She got the hang of it.

Scott Campbell
May 28, 2026
What was the first song from a movie to debut at number one in the charts

‘Mickey’: The 1982 song that ruined two separate summers

Just terrible…

Lauren Hunter
May 26, 2026
Kiss - 1975

The classic 1981 Kiss song that is shallower than a puddle: “Isn’t one of my favourites”

“An attempt to write an anthem.”

Kelly Murphy
May 24, 2026
What song held the number one spot for the longest in 1989?

The glam song that dominated the charts for five weeks in the spring of 1981

A call to arms.

Lauren Hunter
May 9, 2026
Robin Williams - Actor

The 1981 co-star who changed Robin Williams’ life forever: “Made it possible”

Vital inspiration.

Lucy Harbron
May 7, 2026
Fleetwood Mac - 1975

The 1981 album Stevie Nicks feared would finish Fleetwood Mac: “I made a big mistake”

An alternate reality.

Callum MacHattie
Apr 29, 2026
James Gandolfini - Tony Soprano - The Sopranos - HBO

How The Sopranos turned a forgotten classic rock hit from 1981 into the biggest song in the history of music

What really happened?

Callum MacHattie
Apr 25, 2026
Eddie Van Halen - Musician - Van Halen - 2015

The 1981 song Eddie Van Halen impressed himself with

The benchmark of guitar swagger.

Tim Coffman
Apr 23, 2026
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