Europop

While growing up in the 80s, listening to the United States radio, it was easy to forget that rock and pop music is not exclusively made in the North America and the United Kingdom. I have had the pleasure of finding some lovely pieces from other parts of Europe that have sadly been ignored in the states.

Kraftwerk was known for it's electronic sounds. In 1983, they made a song called "Tour de France" about their passion for bicycling. Although the song did well, the moment was bittersweet due to one of the band members, Ralf Hütter, being seriously injured in a cycling accident during recording. He recovered and went right back to biking.



The lovely Lena Lena d'Água was a Portugal sex symbol and pop singer of the late 70s and early 80s. Although her beauty did not make her immune to heroin addiction, her resilience pulled her through rehabilitation.



Boy bands are nothing new, even in The Netherlands. There was a darling band of teen boys called The Shorts who made it big with a hit with "Comment Ca Va" and were never heard from again.