1989: The magic number?

1989 was a momentous year for music as De La Soul, the Stone Roses and acid house defined the zeitgeist. So how come we were all listening to Jive Bunny, asks Johnny DeeThe year 1989 ended with Band Aid's version of Do They Know It's Christmas? topping the charts. Where the original version had seemed politically and morally charged and spontaneous in its creation with the biggest acts of the day all involved, its follow up was little more than a promo opportunity for anyone who Stock, Aitken & ...

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