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Another great #OutOfOrder countdown! The year is 1983. If you’re uninitiated, you may want to peruse some *epic* tunes. 🔥
David @Unimatrix Zero@wildpalmsltd.bsky.social · last yr.Our #1 band was really more than a reformulation the old band. Joy Division was far from necessarily continuing on but they did decide to continue as New Order. @pewtergod.bsky.social @paulette7.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Gx...
#1 New Order-Blue Monday #OutOfOrder By the 90s synthpop was a whole thing but they along with Art of Noise they set their own template @thejessness.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social
David @Unimatrix Zero@wildpalmsltd.bsky.social · last yr.Our #1 band was really more than a reformulation the old band. Joy Division was far from necessarily continuing on but they did decide to continue as New Order. @pewtergod.bsky.social @paulette7.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Gx...
Our #1 band was really more than a reformulation the old band. Joy Division was far from necessarily continuing on but they did decide to continue as New Order. @pewtergod.bsky.social @paulette7.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Gx...
New Order - Blue Monday (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by New Order
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Our #2 artist was going through somewhat of a personal renaissance with his 1983 record. He was always himself but he was working with a completely different cast than he had before. @paulette7.bsky.social @ladyiris5.bsky.social @thejessness.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YC3...
David Bowie - China Girl (Official Video)
YouTube video by David Bowie
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Our #3 pick somehow ended up with a cougar being part of the mix. Happily, in spite of that unfortunate nom de guerre he has gone on to bet of the better songwriters. @recarecaps.bsky.social @scuutes.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfk...
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by JohnMellencampVEVO
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Green Green Green. World Leader Pretend is right there in the middle of it. Gamer's Lament. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGMe...
World Leader Pretend (Remastered 2013)
YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic
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Not me. Reagan was a huge pretend-a-friend. Doing something nice to everyone's face while he secretly was setting up all the millionaires to become Billionaires.
Our #4 band were just getting started in 1983. They ended up putting out they're first record independently before they recorded this a couple years later where it made some noise. @milesgeffin.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @sheriihler.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac0o...
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
YouTube video by REMVEVO
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At #5 we have a band that was unusually inventive. And were perhaps the greatest of stalkers. @nixanadoo.com @paulette7.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOG...
The Police - Every Breath You Take (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ThePoliceVEVO
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At #6 we have a band who have taken on o long-lasting style and image. Eventually a lot of bands adopted their iconography but circa 1993 they were alone short of Ozzy. @thejessness.bsky.social @sheriihler.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=aArk...
Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion (Official Music Video) [HD]
YouTube video by RHINO
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#6 Talking Heads-Burning Down the House #OutOfOrder Usually they started out as kind of a cult item, built a brand, and finally exploded with songs everyone new by 1983. @dcboy.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social
David @Unimatrix Zero@wildpalmsltd.bsky.social · last yr.Our #6 band were a band that managed to receive critical acclaim and as well have huge hits. After "Remain in Light" 1983 was their biggest peak. @jerryn13.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social @x03v.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfr3...
Our #6 band were a band that managed to receive critical acclaim and as well have huge hits. After "Remain in Light" 1983 was their biggest peak. @jerryn13.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social @x03v.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfr3...
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House [HD]
YouTube video by SapphireSky andI
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Our #7 artist was laterally one of a kind. He was literally the first mainstream artist to come out openly. And our age group just went with it. @milesgeffin.bsky.social @scottthejanitor.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @nixanadoo.com @thejessness.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA...
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by CultureClubVEVO
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Out #7 tune made U2 into huge international stars. There were four huge hits but the one that broke through was first single; I still remember how stunning it was. @thejessness.bsky.social @paulette7.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYC...
U2 - New Year's Day (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by U2VEVO
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Our #8 single is by a singer pretty much blew in thein the doors. She made a famous album thick accent and all. @derrylm.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @tinavstammy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6...
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Official Video)
YouTube video by CyndiLauperVEVO
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#9 Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five-White Lines #OutOfOrder All you have to do is compare this to this to "Rappers Delight" and you see something completely different. @thejessness.bsky.social @mmch.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social @stephensmith.bsky.social
David @Unimatrix Zero@wildpalmsltd.bsky.social · last yr.At #9 for 1983 is one of the first great rap tunes. What was a gimmick broke out from pop into a fully formed art. @paulheardartist.bsky.social @te-kanawa.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @greyduck.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @mkrebs.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQy4...
1993 starts with #10, a song everyone knows and 25 years later we still are rickrolling people with. This is a sound we never can give up. @paulheardartist.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @denverchick.bsky.social @mmchol.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)
YouTube video by Rick Astley
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There’s no version of Blue Monday I don’t love, but I super extra love this one (h/t to @dcboy.bsky.social for bringing you into my TL!) youtu.be/cHLbaOLWjpc?...
Orkestra Obsolete play Blue Monday using 1930s instruments - BBC Arts
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I'm gonna do a few errands so I'll leave you with this one we all remember. @thejessness.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @ladyiris5.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY7S...
Men At Work - Overkill (Video Version)
YouTube video by MenAtWorkVEVO
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Happy Friday! This week we revisit the music 1987. Here's one to start us off. @sheriihler.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @x03v.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHYI...
The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another
YouTube video by TheFixxVEVO
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*This* One of Bsky’s hidden gems, imho.
jmareditor 🇺🇦🚜🇫🇮@jmareditor.bsky.social · last yr.On Fridays, @wildpalmsltd.bsky.social picks a random year & we submit songs. It's not about the most popular, but influential. Then on Saturday, David lists the top 10 in no particular order. Thus the hashtag #OutOfOrder. It's a lot of fun & a great stress reliever. 💜😎🪻 youtu.be/4JkIs37a2JE?...
Get out and give blood. Do your part because we still live in a society. @dcboy.bsky.social @nerienis.bsky.social @americanredcross.bsky.social
a cartoon of homer simpson getting a blood donation
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"It was probably not the reception the president was hoping for with his debut at the cultural center he took over and now chairs — half full, half booing, and with a strong contingent of drag queens." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
I was just thinking about Sly stone and now we've lost him. #RIPSly @sleepingbagowire.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @goodifitgoes.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @omega7stone.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpUC...
Sly & the Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (Live)
YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO
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Along with mimosas, fresh bagels, and the Times crossword, SINGERS UNLIMITED has long been a Sunday morning tradition in the five boroughs. For 37 years, the show was hosted by the late, great Michael Bourne. The playlist skewed toward the repertoire often called “The Great American Songbook”...
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Radio is a sound salvation
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...but it’s safe to say that thousands across the Tri-State Area first learned about bossa nova from Bourne. Following his death in 2022, the program went on hiatus. It has been revived, co-hosted by vocalist Lezlie Harrison and Janis Siegel, a founding member of the Manhattan Transfer.
STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Radio is a sound salvation
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"What hardcore accelerationists want is to accelerate the development & implementation of AI, in its myriad of forms—including generative AI, where we will soon be consuming AI-scripted shows based on AI-written books, featuring AI actors, AI art designers, and AI directors, with AI soundtracks."
Sunday Pages: "Manifesto of Futurism"
A declaration by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
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