TIMEATo make sure the loose women of Hungary looked as good as their counterparts in Rome and Paris when they hit the clubs, there was Timea. From this ad I assume that the powder cases came alive to provide a chatty commentary on how good you looked as you applied their products.
At first I didn't get the marching music until I realized, oh igen, they're in uniform. I am a little slow sometimes.
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KONTRAXOK I'm cheating a little - this one is really from '91. But it gets an honorary place in 80s Magyar TV for the Trevor Horn-inspired sampling, the Bowie "Let's Dance" feel, and all those the Gary Numan pyramids.
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MUANYAGMore electronic disco madness from the 80s, for a company who made those cool Hungarian windows that open vertically or horizontally depending which way you turn the handle.
A little hard to groove to the music here, though, as the cues only last a few microseconds. Apparently the creative director only had 100 forints to spend on the zene. So it goes in a planned economy.
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