Why Was The 80s Important

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There are a lot of reasons why the 80s was important (and the fashion wasn't that bad). There were a lot of great songs being released during that time, in my opinion I think the music was an important part of the 80s. A lot of beats that were being made during that time changed the music scene till this day. For example; I listen to a lot of hip hop and I've noticed a lot of artists use similar beats to the 80s a lot of music now a days are using beats that are different much like the 80s and many of these artists I listen to were motived or influenced by the music of the 80s. Another reason why I feel that the 80s music is so important is because this music has formed a culture that was moving forward and out of disco and it was showing that

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