whats you favourite 80s tune??

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werdna67

25-04-2008

Originally Posted by joyofatoy:
“A nice thing to think of I must say, and so my top ten favourates, (one from each year), starting from 1980 are,

1. Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins
2. One Of Us - Abba
3. Classic - Adrian Gervitz
4. Words - F R David
5. Sad Songs - Elton John
6. Cherish - Kool & the Gang
7. Rain Or Shine - Five Star
8. It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys
9. Wild World - Maxi Priest
10. Leave A Light On - Belinda Carlisle

I must be showing my age here although for the record I am in my early 30's.

What do you think of my choices? There were so many to choose from, and some that I had forgotten about most of them for good reason.

As for the B52's song Love Shack, I can confirm that it was in fact May 1990.”

Apart from 1, 8, & 10 the rest include some of the worst of the 80's IMHO.

werdna67

25-04-2008

Originally Posted by Megson1965:
“Too many to choose from but here's a few:

Good Life - Inner City
Big Fun - Inner City
Alive and Kicking - Simple Minds
(Don't You) Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Kayleigh - Marillion
Incommunicado - Marillion
Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Calling All the Heroes - It Bites
I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew
Pure - Lightning Seeds
It's My Life - Talk Talk
Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk
Something About You - Level 42
Lessons in Love - Level 42
Im Nin Alu - Ofra Haza (RIP)
Orinocho Flow - Enya”

Excellent apart from Enya & U2.

Bluenile

25-04-2008

Talking of Level 42:

Wot a lost classic!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fDBqy9AbiZg

Arcane2

25-04-2008

I Ran by A Flock Of Seagulls

Or

Shoot that Poision Arrow by ABC (I think)

Bluenile

25-04-2008

Originally Posted by Arcane2:
“I Ran by A Flock Of Seagulls

Or

Shoot that Poision Arrow by ABC (I think)”

Yep

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance...on-arrow_music

werdna67

25-04-2008

Originally Posted by Bluenile:
“Talking of Level 42:

Wot a lost classic!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fDBqy9AbiZg”

Being a massive Level 42 fan I love Love Games, Microkid, The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up), but my favourite is Something About You. Never really liked Running In The Family, bit too pop.

Someone mentioned Garden Party by Mezzoforte. Kenny Thomas has put words to the music called I Will, on his album Crazy World. Kenny Thomas was a bonus when I saw Level 42 on tour in 2006. Don't know who the support act is this year, roll on October!

Bluenile

25-04-2008

Originally Posted by werdna67:
“Being a massive Level 42 fan I love Love Games, Microkid, The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up), but my favourite is Something About You. Never really liked Running In The Family, bit too pop.

Someone mentioned Garden Party by Mezzoforte. Kenny Thomas has put words to the music called I Will, on his album Crazy World. Kenny Thomas was a bonus when I saw Level 42 on tour in 2006. Don't know who the support act is this year, roll on October!”

Yes, I liked Running In The Family at the time but it sounds very dated now compared to their earlier stuff.

Here's a couple I've posted on Youtube in the last few weeks:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xxS5TRvUZE4

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EDmRFpIylpc

werdna67

25-04-2008

Too too many 80's classics in my mind, and household, but loads of great stuff already posted.

I've loads of favourites, but off the top of my head:-

Rip it up - Orange Juice
Something About You - Level 42
You Spin Me Round - Dead Or Alive
Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Criticize - Alexander O'Neal
Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
Love Action - The Human League
Out Of Touch - Hall & Oates
I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty

plus loads of other stuff by Scritti Politti, Depeche Mode, Big Country, Simple Minds, The Smiths, Heaven 17, Ultravox, The Police, The Jam, The Style Council, Marillion, Genesis, Tears For Fears, Ian Dury & The Blockheads etc etc...

Bluenile

25-04-2008

Originally Posted by werdna67:
“ Genesis,.”

What a classic this was:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=67OtAM-SPjg

werdna67

25-04-2008

Can't find a video for Kenny Thomas, but did find this on Youtube which at least has the song I'm on about on it. I Will by Kenny Thomas - put words to the old Mezzoforte track Garden Party.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v_DPdUVCuTk

Bluenile

25-04-2008

Here's a few of my Youtube favourites:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hYDCCyME59I

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ85eeZL7yA

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UL9wnPgDEtQ

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc0SL06ByAM

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance...e-heaven_music

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bj19juhPLA

dd68

25-04-2008

Bizarre Long Triangle New Order

Bluenile

25-04-2008

Originally Posted by dd68:
“Bizarre Long Triangle New Order”

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w77T0AncLKo

eugenespeed

25-04-2008

Originally Posted by dd68:
“Bizarre Love Triangle New Order”

Corrected.

Good tune though.

babyboi!!!

25-04-2008

Heart - Alone!!

Its the ultimate Power Ballad

alexm1985

26-04-2008

Originally Posted by babyboi!!!:
“Heart - Alone!!

Its the ultimate Power Ballad ”

That is a great track, but my personal favourite is With or Without You by U2 - not many songs better that for me (personal fav from all eras is Iris by Goo Goo Dolls.)

The Pet Shop Boys version of Always On My Mind is brilliant as well.

brian ireland

25-12-2009

No posts in dis thread in 2009?
the 80s are king

barcel0na1968

25-12-2009

Julian Cope.... Reward.

MJ_lives

26-12-2009

Bros - When Will I Be Famous

Iceman09

26-12-2009

This is just too hard of a question to answer. How many choices can we have, 1000000000000000?

neon tiger

26-12-2009

The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. Favourite song ever, and it just happens to be an 80s tune.

Chief_Wahoo

26-12-2009

Fat Larry's Band,Zoom,is totally awesome even today.And Shalamar-A Night To Remember always makes makes me feel good too.I can't remember if Blondie's Atomic and Dreaming were early 80's or late 70's,but they are excellent nostalgia as well.

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