Comments by "Top 40 Researcher" (@top40researcher31) on "American Reacts to Top European Hits of the '80s" video.

  1. Fade to Grey" is a song by British synth-pop band Visage, released in November 1980 as the second single from their debut album, Visage (1980), on Polydor Records. The song was the band's most successful single. It entered the singles charts in late 1980, peaking at no. 8 in the UK Singles Chart and reaching no. 1 in West Germany and Switzerland. Steve Strange was on lead vocals; the French lyrics were spoken by Rusty Egan's Luxembourgish girlfriend Brigitte Arens. The accompanying music video for the song became one of the first videoclips that Kevin Godley and Lol Creme directed, before they became known for their works with the Police, Duran Duran and Herbie Hancock.
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  2. Murray Head was in the original broadway cast of Jesus Christ Superstar back in 1970
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  3. you would know Frida from ABBA
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  4. Boys (Summertime Love)" is a song by Italian singer Sabrina, released in May 1987 as the third single from her self-titled debut studio album (1987). The song topped the charts in France (where it became the first number-one single by an Italian singer since 1984[2]) and Switzerland, while peaking within the top five in Austria, Belgium, Finland, West Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.
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  5. "Der Kommissar" (German) "The Commissioner") is a song recorded by Austrian artist Falco in 1981. The song was written by Robert Ponger and Falco. It reached the top of the charts in many European countries. The cover version as an English translation by the group After the Fire in 1982 had greater success in other countries.
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  6. Bucks Fizz were British group that won the eurovision song contest back in 1981 with making your mind up they were dubbed britians very own ABBA
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  7. Kim Wilde the daughter of English pop singer Marty Wilde she had other hits with Kids in America,Cambodia,View From the Bridge,Love Blonde and if i cant have you
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  8. Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha"[a] (usually shortened to "Da Da Da") is a song by the German band Trio. Trio was formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler, Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel and Peter Behrens. Released as a single in 1982 and featured on their 1981 self-titled debut album, "Da Da Da" became a hit in Germany and about 30 other countries, selling 13 million copies worldwide.[4] The lyrics were written by Remmler, the music by Krawinkel. "Da Da Da" remains the band's biggest German hit and their only hit outside Germany.
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