5:02Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle (5.1 surround sound mix)
Sine, Prince, Joni Mitchell, Ride, Janet Jackson
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1980s Folk
Rare folk footage from the 1980s — interviews, studio sessions, and behind-the-scenes clips. Browse 2 clips below.
Music in the 1980s
The 1980s brought MTV, the synthesiser revolution, and the globalisation of pop music. Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, U2, and Run-DMC dominated the mainstream, while underground scenes — post-punk, hardcore, hip-hop, and indie — were building the foundation for the next decade. The explosion of home video meant more behind-the-scenes footage was captured than ever before. Tour documentaries, making-of specials, and backstage footage from the 80s reveal an industry in rapid transformation.
About Folk
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a pe...
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