I've just finished watching Synth Britannia, an excellent BBC Four documentary that explores the history of the British synthpop movement from 1978-1983, featuring interviews by electronic music pioneers such as Phil Oakey, Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan, John Foxx and Neil Tennant to name a few. For you lucky punters who live in the UK, the documentary is available for streaming at Beeb's website here. Everyone else can have a look at this link ;-) Anyway, here are three covers from Britain's finest synthpop bands of the early eighties along with an ABBA cover by Information Society. Enjoy!
O.M.D. - I'm Waiting For The Man (The Velvet Underground cover)
Depeche Mode - Route 66 (Nat King Cole cover)
The Human League - Rock 'n Roll (Gary Glitter cover)
Information Society - Lay All Your Love On Me (ABBA cover)
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