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Relive 1985 in Music

by Bill DeVille

June 28, 2025

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George Michael of Wham, center-left, concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith, U2 lead singer Bono Vox, Paul McCartney and Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury perform during the Live Aid famine relief concert finale July 13, 1985 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (AP Photo/Joe Schaber)
George Michael of Wham, center-left, concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith, U2 lead singer Bono Vox, Paul McCartney and Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury perform during the Live Aid famine relief concert finale July 13, 1985 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (AP Photo/Joe Schaber)Joe Schaber | AP file 1985

Saturday morning on Teenage Kicks, take a musical trip to 1985. It was a year when music brought the world together to support famine relief in Ethiopia and farmers in the U.S. through Live Aid and Farm Aid. Technology was evolving with the debut of VH1 and the emergence of the Compact Disc. Artists like Suzanne Vega, Love and Rockets, and 10,000 Maniacs released their debuts. Relive 1985 in music.

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Relive 1985 in Music