Why Is 80s Italo Trendy And 90s Europop Not?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The subject line sez it all frankly!

I am assuming - from the evidence of my ears - that the one is no better than the other. How did Italo become such a buzzword? Do you like it? If so why? (Please do not be defensive and assume I do not like it!!)

Comments

[koganbot]

Radio Disney still plays "Get Ready For This" and "Blue Da Bee" and "Mambo No. 5" regularly. Don't know if this makes those songs trendy or un-.

I'm not thinking of Roxette and Midi, Maxi & Efti and Ace of Base (not to mention Rednex and Backstreet Boys and *NSync) as Europop but as Something Else, though obviously those were European-made pop that hit in Europe.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I remember the girl from The Real McCoy (blurring the already fuzzy line between EuroPop and EuroDance as it is) complaining about Rednex's name.

"Don't know if this makes those songs trendy or un-."

They were never trendy really!

EuroPop = imo no specific rules as long as it sounds obviously Pop and is from Europe, so can include Roxette (and certainly Ace Of Base) as well as incorporate EuroDance like 'Mr Vain' easily enough but a distinction there still useful (in the same way a distinction between Pop and Dance generally is useful/needed).