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Feb 18, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: February 18, 1985 Starpeace by Yoko Ono Released.

On this day, February 18, 1985, Yoko Ono released Starpeace, her seventh studio album and a concept record promoting peace and unity. The album served as her response to the Cold War tensions of the 1980s, offering an optimistic vision for a world without nuclear threats.

Unlike her earlier avant-garde and experimental works, Starpeace leaned into a more mainstream pop and rock sound, featuring tracks like Hell in Paradise, which became a dance hit and reached the Billboard Hot Dance Club...

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