The author must be too young to recall the '80s properly. To some, Reagan's confidence was comforting because nuclear annihilation felt imminent. To others, th

The author must be too young to recall the '80s properly. To some, Reagan's confidence was comforting because nuclear annihilation felt imminent. To others, that confidence intensified the fear. One can cherrypick songs (and I am about to!) but many in the '80s were depressing and goth-oriented, and many in the '90s were cheerful and dance-oriented. The mood in the '90 was euphoric: the Cold War was over and the Internet was creating a Global Village. It was the 'End of History'. • 1984 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now https://youtu.be/watch?v=TjPhzgxe3L0 https://youtu.be/watch?v=TjPhzgxe3L0 • 1985 Russians https://youtu.be/watch?v=wHylQRVN2Qs https://youtu.be/watch?v=wHylQRVN2Qs 1989: Hooray, the Berlin Wall comes down! • 1990 Power of Love https://youtu.be/watch?v=YOdh430r9kE https://youtu.be/watch?v=YOdh430r9kE • 1991 Right Here, Right Now https://youtu.be/watch?v=MznHdJReoeo https://youtu.be/watch?v=MznHdJReoeo