#TBT: An ‘80s Cold War Anxiety Playlist
Ah, the glorious 1980s. Just go to any ‘80s-themed party to relive those wild days: Day-glo dresses with side ponytails, bottles of Bartles & Jaymes in hand, and the happy-go-lucky songs of Cyndi Lauper and Whitney Houston in the air.
Oh, and crippling anxiety that a nuclear bomb would destroy us at any second.
The height of the Cold War was smack-dab in the middle of the ‘80s, and its fears reverberated in Walkmans all over the world. This playlist takes you through most danceable, yet nerve-wracking, tunes you may ever hear. Now go enjoy that New Coke.
