A blog of songs that influenced me. From cool synth pop to italodisco or anger-driven EBM, it's all there to find the roots of today's electronic dance music. Be surprised!

Real Life - Send Me An Angel

In the mid 80s, there was a short time when it seemed Real Life will line up next to INXS, Men At Work or AC/DC as Australia's most succesful musical exports. (It was waaaay before Kylie) However after two successful singles, unfortunately they vanished. Such A Shame...

Anyway when I first heard Real Life in 1984 (yeah, I was 11), I didn't even know who they were: after the "Forever Young" album on the B side of the tape I had of the Alphaville's masterpiece there was some more music to fill up the remaining time. There was no sign of they being another band, just the track names. For a long time, I thought "Send Me An Angel" is a great Alphaville song...