Welcome to WEEK 203 of 4T! (Video Episode #29) 1980s Second Tier Singles with Production that NAILED IT (1985-87) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/55SOZvgkK68ysVgCRhlS7M?si=mICY-Lg-Qz60EXRE3tOlNA Ahh 1980s production values. It all started out so well. Crisp, clean, tight, bouncy but slightly dark, and with awesome amalgams of styles and sounds. But after 1982-3 or so, we all know how out of control it got. The big, crashing snare. The overlayered instruments. The che

Music is as diverse as people.And yet it has a universal language – notation, rhythm, etc.What makes music so vibrant is BOTH the commonalities AND the differences.Yet that dichotomy is also what makes it hard for us to relate to music outside of our realm of experience or desire. We are drawn to what’s familiar, what we can identify with, what we can connect to, and what we desire.When we listen to a song we like, we focus on what we already know and/or what we’re looking fo

These are my very short weekly videos connecting music with real life issues.

Sam Smith – “Stay with Me” Green Day – “Wake Me Up When September Ends” REM – “Nightswimming” Styx – “Too Much Time on My Hands” Judas Priest – “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming” The Kinks – “Sunny Afternoon” Johnny Mathis – “Wonderful, Wonderful” Cole Porter – “Night and Day” (as performed by Bing Crosby)