Miami Sound Machine, featuring Gloria Estefan singing “Conga”, 1985. Check out the big-haired girls at the concert, along with the oh-so-hideous 80s turquoise and mauve color scheme on the stage.
We also heard through the grapevine that Gloria Estefan is scheduled to portray Connie Francis in a bio film soon.
Opening credits for “Miami Vice”, 1984. This detective series was typical of bland cop show storylines, specializing in lurid prostitution and drug-trafficking crime. However, the story wasn’t the selling point of Miami Vice. Shot in Miami, primarily in South Beach during the mid 80s, the show is credited with creating a surge of interest for restoring the art deco buildings of the neighborhood. Miami Vice was saturated with color and featured so much of the music of the 80s. In a way, it appealed to the new MTV generation with color, music, and spectacle.
