Melancholic 80s pop

I started yesterday but got as far as 20 odd tunes. I’ll go back in after the weekend…

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Is there a way to gather all the YouTube links and put them in a playlist? Maybe one for @Apiento or the AI thread :grimacing:

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On in the cafe where I’m sitting
https://youtu.be/stlKHh_f0-0

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there’s an extension for chrome called “linkclump” that will allow you to select page content and extract the links to a .txt file. there are multiple ways of using the .txt to create a youtube playlist. the second link below let’s you build in excel, i did a simple test and it worked…

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Great work!

cough technically 1979 cough

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more Talk Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQAOdpj7lm4

Can’t really do 80s melancholia without The Smiths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qPMe_cCJk

and a bit of Bunnymen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owLR6CRsjGY

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Forgot one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlOVlqUcB8A

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https://youtu.be/ZUg6yzKrRXo

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Well out of my league mate. I struggle to even update the forum software : )

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Wonky disco aside… Shack/Mick Head are my obsession!

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Yes! Bunnymen and Smiths essential :fist:

At the risk of being that pedantic arse… can’t help noticing a fair few singers and bands on here who would - and almost certainly did - get extremely upset at being termed ‘pop’

*not that it ever stopped them going on TOTP

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Until quite recently I’d decided to hate the ENTIRE musical output of the decade - I couldn’t stand the cheese, the synths, the fashion, the overblown production… despite spending the best part of my youth living through it. I decided to make a playlist of some exceptions it turns out I loved, and that grew and grew…

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https://youtu.be/KQBoeBgb0uk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jy5A5ZFq0I
It’s melancholic, maybe not pop, and best listened to without the terrible video.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBDhDJEASl0

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3btWziw4cH8

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Yes! So good

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I’ve posted this before in a different thread, tinged with a sense of longing.

https://youtu.be/ubc3o2KZA4w

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