Spandau Ballet ~ The New Romantics
Let's take a trip back to the Eighties and remember the music of British New Romantic group, Spandau Ballet - its members being Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman, John Keeble and Martin Kemp.
From dance tunes to ballads, Spandau Ballet became one of the most popular bands in the UK and Europe and, for a short period of time, their tunes became a staple of US radio stations. This exposure in America gave them four hit singles, but only two reached the Top 30 - True and Gold, both of which had Top two placings in the UK.
In their homeland, the band actually produced twenty Top 50 hits, some of which can be enjoyed in the videos below.
A Look At Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet Band History
Spandau Ballet are a British band who formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles and four Top Ten albums in the UK between 1979 and 1990. The band split acrimoniously in 1990, but announced their reunion in 2009.
Spandau Ballet: Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
Great CD Albums From Spandau Ballet
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Spandau Ballet - The Singles
1980 "To Cut a Long Story Short"
1981 "The Freeze"
1981 "Musclebound"
1981 "Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)"
1981 "Paint Me Down"
1982 "She Loved Like Diamond"
1982 "Instinction"
1982 "Lifeline"
1983 "Communication"
1983 "True"
1983 "Gold"
1983 "Pleasure"
1984 "Only When You Leave"
1984 "I'll Fly For You"
1984 "Highly Strung"
1985 "Round And Round"
1986 "Fight For Ourselves"
1986 "Through The Barricades"
1987 "How Many Lies"
1988 "Raw"
1989 "Be Free With Your Love"
1989 "Empty Spaces"
1990 "Crashed Into Love"
Spandau Ballet - The No.1 Hit
1983: Spandau Ballet - True
"True" is the title cut from the band's most popular album from 1983.
Composed by group leader Gary Kemp, it is a six-minute (in its original album version) slow ballad-like love song that in part pays tribute to the late Motown artist Marvin Gaye and the sound he helped to establish.
Spandau Ballet Hits
Take a trip back and enjoy tasters of Spandau Ballet's greatest hits.
Spandau Ballet in the Top 10
Spandau Ballet - Gold
"Gold" is also taken from the 1983 album "True".
Following the No.1 success of the title track, this single sailed to No.2.
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Spandau Ballet Hits
Spandau Ballet on Video
Spandau Ballet (Only When You Leave)
Spandau Ballet - Lifeline
Spandau Ballet - Musclebound
SPANDAU BALLET-FIGHT FOR OURSELVES
How many lies Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet - The Making of the Album "True"
The Eighties For You
Spandau Ballet Six Pack
Spandau Ballet on Video
Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades
Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down
Spandau Ballet - Raw (Sound Remastered)
Crashed Into Love
Spandau Ballet - Communication
Spandau Ballet - She Loved Like Diamond
The Spandau Ballet Twitter
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- jimthomlinson
- RT @lilandtedsmum: just listened to True by Spandau Ballet on Grooveshark: http://tinysong.com/eq3 for @jimthomlinson < aww, thanks :)
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- universogay
- Noticias de los ‘80´s: SPANDAU BALLET se presentará en España | http://bit.ly/pLkfi
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- dmitryrocha
- Ouvindo True do Spandau Ballet #clássico na Last.fm (não ouvia isso há uns 10 anos) - http://migre.me/3fMQ
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- NandaBotelho
- Escutando Spandau Ballet por causa de @paulostudio2002!
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- NandaBotelho
- RT: @paulostudio2002: Spandau Ballet – True............#musicsunday ♫ http://blip.fm/~9f072 Escutando!!!!
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- paulostudio2002
- Spandau Ballet – True............#musicsunday ♫ http://blip.fm/~9f072
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- RadioConfusionP
- spielt gerade: Spandau Ballet - Be Free With Your Love - Moderator: MusikBot - http://www.radio-confusion.de
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- Miss_Library
- @vascocamara vá lá, essa dos YMG safa-se ;-) ,mas, bow wow wow e spandau ballet? ò vasco... tch, tch, tch...
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- VANofSPADES
- np: `True` by Spandau Ballet (music) http://plurk.com/p/16s27i
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- MarcJX8P
- Oh dear... VH1 playing Spandau Ballet's Gold - hate that song... Where's remote...
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clouda9 wrote...
Oh yeah...had me at the AllPosters of the band on the beach...cannot help myself when hunky men are within eye shot :) Plus I loved their music and sent the lens in an email to my son...he loves 80's music. Lots of great info on here!
Posted June 03, 2009
fanfreluche wrote...
True and Gold bring back much memories! I had forgotten all about them until I saw your tagfoot.
Posted May 29, 2009
Mickie_G wrote...
I had totally forgotten about this eighties group! 5*s from me.
Posted May 26, 2009
roysumit wrote...
You brought back my memories of the 80's. Spandau Ballet was one of my most favourite groups at that time. Wonderful lens and thanks for sharing. Five stars from me.
Posted May 22, 2009
