Fluxblog 456: MORE song[s] of MORE summer[s]

8 time capsule playlists including the brand new THIS WAS SUMMER 1983

This issue is another collection of time capsule of the popular music of various summers from the pop era, but unlike the previous edition, this one starts off with a brand new playlist… THIS WAS SUMMER 1983! It’s full of enduring bangers by Prince, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Stevie Nicks, The Police, Def Leppard, Bonnie Tyler, Eurythmics, and more!

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THIS WAS SUMMER 2001 - get ur freak on to the music of the summer before... well, you know. Includes Missy Elliott, Destiny’s Child, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly, Jay-Z, Basement Jaxx, Daft Punk, Coldplay, Weezer, White Stripes, Blink-182, etc.[Spotify | Apple | YouTube]

THIS WAS SUMMER 1980, a wild transitional time when “Theme from New York, New York,” “The Breaks,” “Back In Black,” “Could You Be Loved,” “Another Brick in the Wall,” “Whip It,” “Morning Train,” “Funkytown,” “Biggest Part of Me,” and “A Forest” were happening all at the same time. [Spotify | Apple | YouTube]

THIS WAS SUMMER 1967, collecting the groovy sounds of the legendary Summer of Love featuring Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, The Monkees, The Doors, The Kinks, The Supremes, Otis Redding, etc.
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THIS WAS SUMMER 2016, which many see as the last good summer before the world got a lot darker, featuring Rihanna, Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Mac Miller, DNCE, Car Seat Headrest, Japanese Breakfast. [Spotify | Apple | YouTube]

THIS WAS SUMMER 1997, taking you back to the summer when we were all bad, bad girls being careless with delicate men. Includes Mariah Carey, The Notorious BIG, Lil Kim, Spice Girls, Fiona Apple, Hanson, Beck, Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Blur, Sneaker Pimps, Third Eye Blind. [Spotify | Apple | YouTube]

THIS WAS SUMMER 2007, featuring Amy Winehouse, Kanye, Justice, M.I.A., Rihanna, Soulja Boy, Paramore, Of Montreal, Avril Lavigne, My Chemical Romance, Carrie Underwood, Spoon, and lots of T-Pain and Akon. [Spotify | Apple | YouTube]

THIS WAS SUMMER 1978, a snapshot of the peak disco era including Donna Summer, Rolling Stones, Parliament, Bee Gees, ABBA, Chic, The Cars, Talking Heads, Carly Simon, Hot Chocolate. [Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube]