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This is what the transition from the ’80s to the ’90s sounded like

On February 24, 1990, Technotronic brought “Pump Up the Jam” to Saturday Night Live and turned Studio 8H into a dancefloor.

The 1989 house/hip-house crossover had already become a global smash, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK. It also topped the US Dance Club chart.

Looking back, this specific performance feels like a time capsule of the moment dance music was breaking out of the clubs and into the mainstream. The ’90s were about to sound very different...

u/DeScepter — 13 hours ago
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Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan jamming at Buddy Guy’s Legends. June 30, 1989.

u/Blues_Fish — 5 hours ago
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Tina Turner front during the Rolling Stones ‘81 US tour.

u/Caver6913 — 9 hours ago
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Jennifer Jason Leigh and Phoebe Cates in a Press photo for ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (Universal Pictures) ca 1982

u/Darvader61 — 7 hours ago
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This would keep us entertained in our room for hours

u/EdwardBliss — 1 day ago
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But will Pizza Hut pizza taste like it used to?

Or will it be that crap they have been making for the last several years?

u/Desperate-Owl-2316 — 1 day ago
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Pop culture of the year 1984 in 3 minutes & 41 seconds

u/Mr-Torgman — 1 day ago
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Only known existing photo of Velvet McIntyre during her Women's World championship reign

u/ASGfan — 1 day ago
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What did you think of Pauly Shore when you were younger?

He was all over Mtv and some really funny movies for a good run.

u/Desperate-Owl-2316 — 3 days ago