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Sophisti-pop

Okay kiddo, so let me tell you about sophisti-pop. It's a type of music that was popular back in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Imagine a fancy dinner party where everyone is dressed up in suits and dresses, sitting around a table with candles and eating delicious food. Sophisti-pop is like the music that you would hear in the background of that kind of party.

The music usually has a lot of interesting instruments playing at the same time, like saxophones, trumpets, pianos, and guitars. The songs also tend to have really clever and poetic lyrics that are sometimes a little bit sad or serious.

Some famous bands that played sophisti-pop music were ABC, Simply Red, and Everything But The Girl. People liked it because it was catchy and fun to sing along to, but also because it made them feel sophisticated and grown-up.
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