retro-80s? Real 80s.

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This is a song by the country singer Anne Murray from waaaay back in 1986. Amazingly, aside from a slightly slow beat, it sounds like it could be a dance hit today . . . the use of synths in it is very 1980s but also a little more cutting-edge and foreshadowing of today's retro-inspired electro than most 80s music. Anne, who is best known for

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[agriking]

Waaaay back in 1986? Thanks for making me feel old. I was in college (barely) when this came out.

[bdouville]

And I was in my penultimate year of high school. It makes me feel almost old.

[bdouville]

I definitely remember this song! I'm sure that you already know that Anne Murray is a Canadian icon, but you really have to be Canadian to understand what it meant to experience that over the years. She came on the scene in the late 1960s or early 1970s with "Snowbird," and it was right around that time that Canadian content regulations went into effect for our radio stations (a minimum of 30% Canadian content, if I recall correctly). Since there simply wasn't as much Canadian pop music in the early 1970s as there is now, this meant...a lot of Anne Murray airplay

[trackstar99]

"Now and Forever" is a great song and I remember it being the big hit from that same album, Something to Talk About. The British dance artist Hazell Dean covered "Who's Leaving Who" in 1988 but her version, though faster and more for the club, pales in comparison to Anne's due to Hazell's lukewarm vocals. Hazell always seemed like a paperback version of Kylie to me anyways though . . .

[sachko74]

прекрасный подарок моему детству.
в мемориз.
великодушно благодарю. :)

[trackstar99]

You're quite welcome: glad it brings back some memories. :)