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The button is to promote the Canadian a cappella group The Nylons. The group formed in 1978 in Toronto, Ontario. They appeared in the popular 1980's children's program Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," which propelled the group to fame. During the mid 1980s, The Nylons gained wider recognition by singing the theme song to the popular sitcom Throb with the lead actress Diana Canova. The lineup changed throughout the years, the current members consist of Claude Morrison, Garth Mosbaugh, Gavin Hope, and Tyrone Gabriel.  

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The Thompson Twins was a British music group that gained popularity in the US during the 1980s. The groups experienced many lineup changes and different number of members at various times; however they were most successful as a trio which consisted of Tom Bailey, Joe Leeway, and Alannah Currie. Their most notable single "Hold Me Now" peaked at number three in the US in 1983. The Thompson Twins took part in the "Live Aid" concert in 1985, the was concert was held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia, they were joined on stage by Madonna. Leeway left the band in 1986, Bailey and Currie continued on for seven years and the Thompson Twins officially disbanded in 1993.

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"The Kids Are Alright" is a song written by Pete Townshend of The Who. It appeared as the seventh track on the group's first album My Generation in 1965. It was not released as a single until more than six months after it first appeared on the LP, first in the United States, and in the UK the following month. While not a huge hit at the time, the song, along with the album's title track, became anthems for the group and the Mod subculture of England in the 1960s. It later became the name of the documentary for the band in 1979.

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Andy Taylor was born in Cullercoats, Tyne & Wear, England on February 16, 1961. He was the guitar player for the English pop group Duran Duran. The group was widely popular in the early 1980s and was considered the "Second English Invasion." Their most notable singles were "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Rio," and "Save a Prayer."

This button was from the bands third studio album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger released in November 1983.

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Rick James (1948-2004) was an American musician and composer.  During his lifetime he released 12 studio albums and also produced several records for Motown stars such as the Temptations and Smokey Robinson.  His best known single was 1981’s Super Freak which was sampled in MC Hammer’s U Can’t Touch This in 1990.  He also produced and wrote Eddie Murphy’s Party All The Time.  Before his death, he regained popularity due to a skit on the Chappelle Show.

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"Us and Them" is the second single from Pink Floyd 's 1973 album "The Dark Side of the Moon." The single was number 101 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks.

Pink Floyd is an English progressive rock band that formed in 1965. The band originally consisted of Syd Barrett, Roger Waters,  Richard Wright, and Nick Mason. The members were students who came from academic backgrounds. They gained popularity by performing in London's underground music scene. David Gilmour later joined the group, and Barrett left the band due to mental health issues. Pink Floyd is distinguished by their philosophical lyrics, progressive and psychedelic melodies. They are one of the most commercially successful bands of all times, and Rolling Stone magazine ranked them at number 51 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Times." Pink Floyd's music influenced numerous artists such as David Bowie, Queen, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, among many others.

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After the breakup of the British punk rock band, Sex Pistols, singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) formed the avant-garde rock band Public Image Ltd in 1978.  Known for fusing multiple musical styles and influencing a generation of musicians; its original lineup was John Lydon, Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and Jim Walker.  John Lydon named the band after Muriel Spark’s novel, The Public Image.  Famed photographer Dennis Morris designed the PiL (aspirin) logo.  In 2013, Lydon received the BMI Icon Award for Songwriting.