Talking Heads, especially its frontman David Byrne, are one of the most eccentric bands of all time. You don’t need me to tell you their lyrics are unique. Like how I went through David Bowie’s discography, I’m going to look at each Talking Heads song and pick my favourite lyric from each. It’ll be interestingContinue reading “My Favourite Lyric On Every Talking Heads Song”
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1997: The Year In Music
1997 – Scientists announce the first human stem cells to be cultured in a laboratory using tissue taken from aborted human embryos. Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs interim CEO. Princess Diana dies in a car crash in Paris. The UK returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People’s Republic of China.Continue reading “1997: The Year In Music”
1995: The Year In Music
1995 – More than 170 countries agree to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. “Toy Story”, the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery, is released. A mixed bagContinue reading “1995: The Year In Music”
1994: The Year In Music
1994 – Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa’s first black president. Amazon.com is founded by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington. “Pulp Fiction” premiers at the Cannes Film Festival. “Friends” debuts on NBC. More positive news than usual … so let’s hope the music can keep spirits high! I’ll be looking at the popularContinue reading “1994: The Year In Music”
1992: The Year In Music
1992 – John Major is elected Prime Minister after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history. The Church of England approves the ordination of female priests. Johnny Carson makes his final appearance as host of “The Tonight Show”. Irish Pop singer Sinead O’Connor rips up a picture of Pope John PaulContinue reading “1992: The Year In Music”
1991: The Year In Music
1991 – The Gulf War ends after Iraq accepts a ceasefire following their retreat from Kuwait. A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district in Bangladesh, killing 139,000 people and leaving 10 million homeless. Pablo Escobar surrenders to police. The climactic eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano occurs in the Philippines – the second-largest volcanic eruption ofContinue reading “1991: The Year In Music”
1990: The Year In Music
1990 – Nelson Mandela is released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa. Hubble Space Telescope sends its first photographs from space. Both East and West Germany ratify reunification. British and French workers meet in the middle of the Channel Tunnel under the English Channel. A more positive year in news than usual … soContinue reading “1990: The Year In Music”
1989: The Year In Music
1989 – Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom. This leads to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, as Chinese troops open fire on pro-democracy supporters. Elsewhere, Germans begin demolishing the Berlin Wall. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H.W. Bush declare the Cold War over. A prettyContinue reading “1989: The Year In Music”
1988: The Year In Music
1988 – A ceasefire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, effectively head of state of the Soviet Union. Benazir Bhutto is named Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first female leader of a Muslim country. The news was all overContinue reading “1988: The Year In Music”
1987: The Year In Music
1987 – Stock markets around the world crash on Black Monday. Margaret Thatcher becomes the first British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term. Aretha Franklin becomes the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not much happened this year … so let’s hopeContinue reading “1987: The Year In Music”
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