10 songs featuring synth riffs and lines that shook the world. In a positive way.
A day in the life of a Nordic synth artist and YouTuber:    • A day in the life of a Nordic synth a...  

The Final Countdown, Thriller, Light my Fire, Save a Prayer, Take on me, Jump etc.
These riffs all whipped me into shape as a keyboard player, and composer in the mid 80s, all in a different way.
"Thriller" by the build-up into the main hook, "The Final Countdown" by it's majestic synth brass sound and also build up. "Take on Me" by it's catchy almost arpeggio-like way of playing, along with the staccato DX synth bass, "Save a Prayer" by utilizing the pitch bend wheel in a new way as well as the different keys the chords take throughout the song. Axel F for simplicity yet intoxicating main hook and bass, "New Song" for the way Mr. HJ so effortless managed several synths at the same time, yet playing that catchy riff. "Light my Fire" by sheer awesomeness in the outrageous use of different keys and chords in that short amount of time the solo lasts. "Deep Red" by its use of different time signatures and the way is so hypnotizing together with the visuals of the movie. Lastly "Toccata and Fugue in Dm", pure madness and every note just adds to the madness. I've taken inspiration from this piece for years and many of my songs have snippets of that in it, in different ways.

The synthesizer used in all the clips is a Korg DW-8000 from 1985. This video actually started out as a demo of this (somewhat beat up synth), hence me using it for everything. The sounds used are from my own custom patch bank for this synth. I sell this bank. A separate demo of this is on this channel.

Links to the songs:
Thriller:    • Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official ...  
The Final Countdown:    • Europe - The Final Countdown (Officia...  
Jump:    • Van Halen - Jump (Official Music Video)  
Take on Me:    • a-ha - Take On Me (Official Video) [R...  
Axel F:    • Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (1984) Be...  
Save a Prayer:    • Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Official...  
New Song:    • Howard Jones - New Song  
Light my Fire:    • The Doors - Light My Fire ( HQ Offici...  
Deep Red:    • GOBLIN "PROFONDO ROSSO" (DEEP RED) on...  
Toccata and Fugue in Dm (the version I like the best):    • Karl Richter spielt die TOCCATA UND F...