Contrary to popular belief, I was born at a very early age. I know a lot of people strongly believe that I merely phased into existence as I am now and a lot of you who hold this belief would be right because let's be honest, my soul is old. The real truth is however, I was born in the 90s and really came to being who I am in the 2000s. The 2000s gave us all sorts of music and with the rise of the internet, we got blessed with being able to be exposed to all sorts of genres of music at the touch of a button. Before though, you pretty much had to live with whatever sounds the radio was churning out and I think we can all agree that the best time of radio tunes was in the 80s.

The 80s saw the emergence and popularity of electronic music and new wave. Things went from simmering in the 70s to being loud and experimental in the 80s. Personally, I think this decade gave us some of the very best music we've had on our time on earth. Give Beethoven a Joy Division album and he'd tear up all his sheets of music, realising he'll never make anything that groundbreaking no matter how hard he tried.

This week's playlist is made up of a couple tunes that were quite popular in their day and still continue to be popular today and shape the modern sounds we hear now.

Tracklist:

Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks

Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan

Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean

Footloose - Kenny Loggins

This Charming Man - The Smiths

I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Don't You Want Me - The Human League

White Wedding - Billy Idol

Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins

Shout - Tears For Fears

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths

Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears

Adult Education - Daryl Hall & John Oates

I'm Still Standing - Elton John

Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

Blue Monday - New Order

Meat Is Murder - The Smiths