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The post The Story Behind Modern English’s Apocalyptic Love Song “I Melt with You”: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. One of those rare songs that are instantly recognizable to multiple ...

Burger King double cheeseburgers. Ritz crackers and M&Ms. The Nicolas Cage movie “Valley Girl.” And, of course, MTV. Modern English has gotten plenty of mileage and money from its 1982 single, “I Melt ...

Modern English’s Robbie Grey is enjoying the winter season in Thailand. “Let me show you the weather,” he says as he directs his camera to the waving treetops and brilliant sunshine outside of his ...

These new wave icons surprisingly only had one Top 10 international hit: “I Melt With You” from 1982. We get it, though. It’s a wonderful song from a wonderful era of post-punk music. Modern English ...

Let’s set the wayback machine to 1982. The term “new wave” had finally become synonymous in the United States with synth-heavy dance pop with a little bit of the post-punk edge left in it. MTV was ...

Every now and again I find myself pondering the scientific veracity of pop songs. I’m a nerd, and I like music, so sometimes those worlds collide. It can be interesting to think about, and the ...

“I Melt With You” by Modern English may have been featured in movies and television shows far more times than we can remember. Covered by several artists, with ...