{"id":112644,"date":"2016-02-05T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=112644"},"modified":"2016-02-05T07:34:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T05:34:52","slug":"flashback-friday-back-to-the-80s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/02\/05\/flashback-friday-back-to-the-80s\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback Friday: Back to the 80s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you grew up in the 80s, chances are these songs were the background music to your life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Bon Jovi \u2013 Livin\u2019 on a prayer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This song has become the band&#8217;s signature song, topping fan-voted lists and re-charting around the world decades after its release.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/lDK9QqIzhwk' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Queen and David Bowie \u2013 Under pressure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This song was played live at every Queen concert from 1981 until the end of Queen&#8217;s touring career in 1986.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/psYQMY69gLo' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Guns N Roses \u2013 Sweet child O\u2019 mine<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This chart topping song is still played on many radio stations today.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/1w7OgIMMRc4' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Madonna \u2013 Like a prayer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A choir provides background vocals that heighten the song&#8217;s spiritual nature, and a rock guitar keeps the music dark and mysterious.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BMZtrsuv508' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Europe \u2013 Final countdown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>One of the most memorable performances of the song took place in Stockholm, Sweden on December 31, 1999, as part of the Millennium celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Europe - The Final Countdown (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9jK-NcRmVcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='e25a413c82e56b2721872b4595eca82c'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music is a culture all on its own. 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