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British Pop and Rock musician Peter Gabriel performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, June 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

5 Songs From the 1980s That Instantly Transport You Back to a Simpler Time

English Rock and Pop musician Steve Winwood plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 25, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

3 Rock Songs From 1986 That Every 80s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

NEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1980s: David Bowie circa 1980s in New York City. (Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images)

3 Vocal-Driven Songs That Shaped the Sound of the 1980s (And I Bet You’ve Forgotten Them)

Portrait of the band Modern English backstage at the Park West in Chicago, Illinois, May 6, 1983. Counter clockwise from left, guitarist Gary McDowell, singer Robbie Grey, keyboard player Stepehn Walker, drummer Richard Brown, and bassist Michael Conroy. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That Deserve a Second Chance at Fame Today

The Austrian musician Johann Hölzl, better known as Falco. Vienna. 1986. Photograph by Nora Schuster. (Photo by Nora Schuster/Imagno/Getty Images) Der österreichische Musiker Falco (eigentlich Johann Hölzel). Wien. 1986. Photographie von Nora Schuster.

4 New Wave Songs From the 1980s That Hit as Hard as Classic Rock

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  • The Human League performing to their single 'Love Action (I Believe In Love)' on the BBC TV music show, 'Top Of The Pops', London, 6th August 1981. Left to right: Phil Oakey, Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

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