Extize – 80s Were Better

Back to the future: why “80s Were Better” by Extize is exciting

‘80s Were Better’ by Extize sur­prised me – and I mean that in a pos­it­ive way. Normally, I don't like Extize's music that much because it often sounds too aggress­ive to me. But this song takes a com­pletely dif­fer­ent dir­ec­tion. Instead of the typ­ic­al harsh­ness, ‘80s Were Better presents itself as a har­mo­ni­ous synth pop track that com­bines uptempo and mel­an­choly in a fas­cin­at­ing way.

The song is a declar­a­tion of love for the 80s, and you can tell that in every line. The lyr­ics are packed with nos­tal­gic ref­er­ences: from Depeche Mode and Duran Duran to the Ninja Turtles, Marty McFly, Indiana Jones and many more – this is a cel­eb­ra­tion of an entire era. I par­tic­u­larly like how the lyr­ics con­vey the light­ness and optim­ism of that time. It almost feels like you're sit­ting in a time machine your­self, trav­el­ling back in time.

Musically, the track is very well pro­duced, although per­son­ally I would have pre­ferred the sax­o­phone to be a little less present. It adds a cer­tain retro charm to the song, but for my taste it seems a bit intrus­ive at times. Nevertheless, ‘80s Were Better’ remains a strong song that both evokes nos­tal­gic feel­ings and works on mod­ern dance floors. For me, this track is a real sur­prise and shows a new, excit­ing side of Extize.

Listen to "Extize – 80s Were Better" on Spotify

Listen to "Extize – 80s Were Better" on Spotify

Listen to "Extize – 80s Were Better" on Spotify

In a time when we still had some snow
We had great songs on the radio
The boom­box was break­ing all the laws
Jump in my DeLorean because…

The 80s were so much better
Cause we could sing all together
We danced under the neon light
And everything was all right

In our beau­ti­ful time machine we'll soar
Back to the days you and me adore
With Bowie, Venkman and Freddy’s claws
We will relive this time because…

The 80s were so much better
Cause we could sing all together
We danced under the neon light
And everything was all right

We got Depeche Mode and Duran Duran, hey
The Ninja Turtles and Super Mario, Bro
We got the Goonies and Marty Mcfly, yo
and the Walkman was cool because…

We got The Cure and the Pet Shop Boys, ow
The rubik’s cube and the Nintendo, wow
We got Indiana Jones & Axel Foley
and roller skates were cool because…

The 80s were so much better
Cause we could sing all together
We danced under the neon light
And everything was all right

The 80s were so much better
Cause we could sing all together
We danced under the neon light
And everything was all right