How the pop art pioneer applied his bright and bold style to the music television of the mid-1980s.

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It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Let’s see how much TV you were watching in the 1980s and ’90s.
Here’s a hint: This song, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1985, was recorded for the third movie in a popular franchise; the singer also starred in the film.
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English.
See if your favorite made it to the list.
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
The marquee song from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ remains timeless. The LOC is preserving its earliest incarnation.
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Even non-metal fans know the look: the pinky and pointer finger stretch upwards while the thumb holds down the non-participating index and middle fingers. But where did “devil horns” actually come from?
The public once made the rock anthem a chart-topping hit. Then we all seemed to change our mind.
Find out what brought these historical figures to the beach—and what they wore while there.
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Two Michaels, Madonna, and a murderer kept themselves in the headlines throughout '85.
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, and Tori Amos are all more famous as solo stars these days—but they’re just some of the musicians who also spent time in bigger bands.
Gas stations know what they’re doing when they play Bach at the pump.