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Happy Mondays

The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s
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The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s

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Chris Gerard
/ 15 April 2024

The best alternative songs of the 1980s span punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, underground, goth, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock.

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This is an excellent biography of the defining band of the ‘chemical generation’.
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