Apr 09
Acceptable in the 80s by Calvin Harris
Just like The Nightcrawlers‘ “Push The Feeling On“, Calvin Harris‘ “Acceptable in the 80s” is a hit slowly but steadily gaining momentum.
With a first release on vinyl in December 2006, this remarkable piece of Electroclash has developed from being an underground hit to a mainstream phenomenon.
How this came across is actually no secret. While the song is of decent quality and may stand for its own, the “last bit of success” was added by extensive promotional airplay, as backdrop on on-air promotion, commercials and TV series jingles.
The title was used on…
- Channel 4’s The Paul O’Grady Show
- E4 as on-air promotion background music
- five on programming related to the tenth birthday
- the London Marathon
- BBC1’s show boating
- Soccer AM
- Match of the Day 2.
- the Editors played a cover version of the song on Radio 1’s Live Lounge
- in a Norwegian commercial for Miami Vice on Viasat4
- and currently it is used on commercial-break inserts accompanying Germany’s Next Topmodel, Cycle 3.
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the timeI’ve got love for you
If you were born in the 80s, the 80s
I’ve got hugs for you
If you were born in the 80s, the 80s
