It was a laid back show this morning, packed with great songs, ranging from Nero to Mike & the Mechanics. Amongst them was another song that was Acceptable in the 80s – a UK top 40 hit single that you probably hadn’t heard in a while. My clues were that this group’s name would suggest that they had a message to get across, and that the song was one of only 3 top 40 hits for this band, who were signed to the prolific record producer Trevor Horn.*
*Acceptable in the 80s was Duel by German band Propaganda, on the label of the musical giant behind Yes, Buggles and Art of Noise, who went on to produce for some of the biggest artists of the past 30 years – such as ABC, Simple Minds and the Pet Shop Boys.