10 Synth Riffs That Shook The World

10 songs featuring synth riffs and lines that shook the world. In a positive way. 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA The Final Countdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw Jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYN7mTi6HM Take on Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914 Axel F: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx2gvHjNhQ0 Save a Prayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uxc9eFcZyM New Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fjg7N_mGaU Light my Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEXlWgMOtqc Deep Red: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IwY_D3pnOs Toccata and Fugue in Dm (the version I like the best): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fySQHkK6KQE