#modern English

[dykekingofhell]

lisa frankenstein // i melt with you

[nikki-rook]

I saw the world crashing all around your face

[lingthusiasm]

Lauren: I do love the idea that Chaucer had no idea that he was moving on from Old English to Middle English because there wasn’t a Modern English yet. Gretchen: How could you describe yourself as “Middle English” – that’s sort of like the “late-stage capitalism” that implies that we’re towards the end of something. Like, we don’t know, folks. Lauren: I don’t think English always does self-deprecating well. English has a lot of belief in its superiority as a language. I think we can say that about the ideology behind English. But I do love that English didn’t go for “Classical English.” Imagine if we said Beowulf was written in “Classical English.” Gretchen: We could have, yeah. We could have. Lauren: We just went with, “Ah, that’s old. I don’t understand it. It’s got cases. It’s got all these extra affixes. It’s old. It’s a bit stuffy.”

Excerpt from Lingthusiasm episode ‘No such thing as the oldest language'

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[sowhatifiliveintsuyazaki]

Modern English

I Melt With You (1982)

[1985alive]

Valley Girl (1983) / Modern English's "I Melt with You"

[80s-song-smackdown]

80 New Wave Tournament Side C

[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

Record Label History: 4AD Records (CAD 105)

Modern English

Mesh & Lace (1981)

[cherry-pop-soda]

with you the world doesn’t matter

chasing cars - snow patrol // here is the house - depeche mode // passenger seat - death cab for cutie // intertwined - dodie // i melt with you - modern english

[tricornonthecob]

Tale as old as time.

inspo: @permanenthistorydamage

[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round Two

Modern English

Defeated opponents: Dinosaur Jr.

Formed in: 1979

Genres: New wave, post punk

Lineup: Robbie Grey – vocals

Gary McDowell – guitars

Stephen Walker – keyboards

Michael Conroy – bass, violin

Richard Brown – drums, percussion

Albums from the 80s:

Mesh & Lace (1981)

After the Snow (1982)

Gathering Dust EP (1983)

Ricochet Days (1984)

Stop Start (1986)

Propaganda:

Santana

Defeated opponents: The Alan Parsons Project

Formed in: 1966

Genres: Latin rock, blues rock

Lineup: Alex Ligertwood – vocals, rhythm guitar

Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals

Richard Baker – keyboards

Gregg Rolie – organ, vocals

David Margen – bass Graham Lear – drums

Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, vocals

Raul Rekow – congas, vocals

Orestes Vilató – timbales, vocals

Albums from the 80s:

Zebop! (1981)

Shangó (1982)

Beyond Appearances (1985)

The Very Best of Santana (1986)

Freedom (1987)

Viva Santana! (1988)

Propaganda: 

[gotankgo]

1983

[mtvscreengrabs]

Modern English - I Melt With You (1982)

[fangomusic]

Tapes...

[theoneandonly-emi]

Wax seals are one of my favorite ways to embellish letters. ✨🕯️✨ These days the letter processing machines tend to scrape them right off the envelope, so l've started putting the seals on the letter or card instead of the envelope.

[1985alive]

Valley Girl (1983) / Modern English's "I Melt With You"