About us
Love 1980s music? You've found your people.
80s Music Connection is a virtual Zoom meetup for fans who enjoy going a little deeper into the music of the decade: from huge Top 40 hits to forgotten favorites, one-hit wonders, chart history, MTV, radio culture, and songs that deserve another listen.
Each meetup explores a different theme. We listen to music together, share some of the stories and chart history behind the songs, mix in trivia and conversation, and leave room for member requests and favorites.
Recent and upcoming themes include individual years and music charts, cover songs, people and places in song titles, forgotten hits, and other corners of 80s music.
New to the group? You're welcome to simply listen. Cameras are optional, and there's no pressure to speak or request a song. This isn't karaoke; it's a relaxed place to listen, discover, reminisce, and talk about great music with other 80s fans.
Whether your tastes run toward pop, rock, new wave, dance, R&B, adult contemporary, or the songs that rarely make today's 80s playlists, you're welcome here.
Join us for an upcoming Zoom meetup and see what we're listening to next.
We also maintain a free companion website, 80s Music Chart Challenge, featuring a daily 7-question 1980s music trivia quiz, public quiz archives, themed trivia collections, and printable trivia resources. The daily quiz is free and no signup is required.
Featured event
80s Cover Songs: Originals vs. Remakes - Live Zoom Music Club
THEME: COVER SONGS
Join us on Zoom for an evening exploring cover songs with an 80s connection — familiar favorites, surprising originals, and songs that found a whole new life in someone else's hands.
We'll listen to and discuss a mix of 80s artists covering earlier songs, different versions of songs from the 1980s, and 80s recordings that were later covered by other artists. Some became bigger than the originals. Others took a familiar song in a completely different direction.
Along the way, we'll compare versions, share some of the stories behind the songs, and decide which recordings we think did it best.
There will also be opportunities to share your own favorite covers and requests.
New to the group? You're welcome to simply listen. Cameras are optional, and there's no pressure to speak or request a song.
After the meetup, I'll share a playlist featuring music from the evening so you can revisit the songs and comparisons later.
Optional bonus: If you enjoy 80s music trivia, try the free daily free daily 80s Music Chart Challenge between meetups. No signup is needed to play the basic daily quiz.
Upcoming events
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80s Cover Songs: Originals vs. Remakes - Live Zoom Music Club
·OnlineOnlineTHEME: COVER SONGS
Join us on Zoom for an evening exploring cover songs with an 80s connection — familiar favorites, surprising originals, and songs that found a whole new life in someone else's hands.
We'll listen to and discuss a mix of 80s artists covering earlier songs, different versions of songs from the 1980s, and 80s recordings that were later covered by other artists. Some became bigger than the originals. Others took a familiar song in a completely different direction.
Along the way, we'll compare versions, share some of the stories behind the songs, and decide which recordings we think did it best.
There will also be opportunities to share your own favorite covers and requests.
New to the group? You're welcome to simply listen. Cameras are optional, and there's no pressure to speak or request a song.
After the meetup, I'll share a playlist featuring music from the evening so you can revisit the songs and comparisons later.Optional bonus: If you enjoy 80s music trivia, try the free daily free daily 80s Music Chart Challenge between meetups. No signup is needed to play the basic daily quiz.
11 attendees
Live 80s Zoom Music Club: People or Places
·OnlineOnlineTHEME: PEOPLE & PLACES
Join us on Zoom for an evening of 80s songs with one thing in common: every song has the name of a person or place in its title.
From first names and famous characters to cities, countries, streets, and other destinations, we'll see how many different people and places found their way into the music of the decade.We'll listen together to a mix of familiar hits and less obvious selections, with some chart history, trivia, and stories behind the songs along the way. There will also be opportunities to share your own favorites and requests that fit the theme.
New to the group? You're welcome to simply listen. Cameras are optional, and there's no pressure to speak or request a song.
After the meetup, I'll share a playlist featuring songs from the evening so you can revisit them later.Optional bonus: If you enjoy 80s music trivia, try the free daily 80s Music Chart Challenge between meetups. No signup is needed to play the basic daily quiz.
6 attendees
Past events
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