I agree the 80s were the best we had the Cold War and threat of nuclear weapons but it was also an inspiration for the great music.
Well, this was a time when people cared much less about politics. The news was background noise to most of us. I don't know what it was like in Holland, but me and my friends couldn't care less about politics back then lol
But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way Had to be a fool, had to throw it all away