[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by JohnnyForget

My opinion of eighties music is that it went from the sublime to the ridiculous, from being exceptionally good at the start of the decade to being downright bloody awful by the end of it.

And my favourite track from my favourite end of the decade? Difficult choice, but I'll go for:-

Ghost Town - The Specials

Agreed, there was an awful lot of rubbish around in the 80s but there were some goodies in among them, like these mentioned in this quote:

Originally Posted by wedk656

The Lotus Eaters - First Picture Of you

Or

Black - Wonderful Life.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by kalikikikan

So many great songs, some already mentioned but mine is.

A Different Corner - George Michael

I find it difficult to take that one seriously after watching this

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...1758038413358#

Now I know it's a different song but when you compare it with this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPWHkK-_a_A

Notice the similarities?

[mrkite77]

I'm actually a little surprised no one has mentioned this yet:

Til Tuesday - Voices Carry

[jenzie]

road to nowhere - talking heads
sledgehammer - peter gabriel
UNDER YOUR THUMB - CREME (my favourite song EVER)
running up the hill - kate bush

hell, i could just go through all the charts on CHART STATS, and have a HUNDRED easily!

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by Makson

Died In Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew

Like trying to find a needle in a haystack finding anything that's more than mediocre from the 80s but that's one.

[Cissy Fairfax]

Easily the decade with the best songs and artists for me, probably 50% of my favourite songs were from the mid to late 80s. Off the top of my head:

Woman / End of the line / Sweet Child O'Mine / You're the Voice / St Elmo's Fire / Moonlight Shadow / Wild World

Plenty of Prince, Inxs, Maxi Priest, Travelling Wilburys, U2, Jackson songs,

Loads more decent songs, you barely hear. Big Area, Somehwere in my heart, Broken Land, Birdhouse in your Soul

[ShaunIOW]

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast, or Run to the Hills.

[warszawa]

Ashes To Ashes / China Girl / Under Pressure.

[mrkite77]

These aren't the best songs, but they are the songs I listened to the most during the 80s:

Oingo Boingo - Just Another Day
The La's - There She Goes
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down
Wall of Voodoo - Deep in the Jungle
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (okay.. we all just watched the video.. until Billy Idol's Cradle of Love came along.. )

[bbclassics]

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

or

The Cure - Lovesong ( or Lullaby)
too many to choose really.

[Listentome]

Visage - Fade to Grey

And for a bit of Scandi Pop, A-ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV

[MizManiac]

Soft Cell: 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye'- OR- Dead or Alive: 'You Spin Me Round.'

[cymrugirl]

For me it's between:
Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That
Cindi Lauper - Time After Time
Steve Winwood - While You See A Chance

I'd probably say Hall and Oates would be my pick

[warszawa]

The Unforgettable Fire - U2

[ack1990]

How Will I Know

[tvmadcalum]

Gold - Spandau Ballet
True - Spandau Ballet
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Save a Prayer - Duran Duran
Take On Me - Aha
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
With or Without You - U2
I Know Him So Well - Chess the Musical
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

and... Mandy by Barry Manilow (can't remember if it was 80s)

[emmalou78]

The Sun Always Shines On TV - a-ha
Take On Me - a-ha
Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Duel - Propaganda
The Unforgettable Fire - U2

So many fantastic songs in the 80's

[Rich Tea.]

Originally Posted by tvmadcalum

Gold - Spandau Ballet
True - Spandau Ballet
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Save a Prayer - Duran Duran
Take On Me - Aha
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
With or Without You - U2
I Know Him So Well - Chess the Musical
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

and... Mandy by Barry Manilow (can't remember if it was 80s)

Not even close with Mandy, which is early 1975. Duran Duran is 1993 by the way, and I Know Him So Well is Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson, which is slap bang centre of the 1980's at January 1985.

Checkout these two great 1980's songs, both by groups that only had one notable hit, and both have a Germanic title.

The Passions, I'm In Love With A German Film Star - a No25 hit in February 1981.

The Mobiles, Drowning In Berlin - a top ten No9 hit in February 1982.

Both are brilliant.

[Rich Tea.]

Originally Posted by jenzie

road to nowhere - talking heads
sledgehammer - peter gabriel
UNDER YOUR THUMB - CREME (my favourite song EVER)
running up the hill - kate bush

hell, i could just go through all the charts on CHART STATS, and have a HUNDRED easily!

Under Your Thumb, Godley & Creme, I so agree. This made No3 in October 1981, which I remember, and was one of the first songs I put on my iPod.

I'd say Babooshka for the delectable Kate, her July 1980 No5 single.

[Cstar2229]

Birdy Song


Agadoo
Toy Boy
Roland Rat - Rap
Allo John Got a New Motor
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
Chicken Song

Seriously

Talk Talk - Life's What You Make it

[Rich Tea.]

For all you music lovers of the 1980's like me, check out my thread over on the radio forum called Virtual Jukebox - Radio 5 Live - Dotun Adebayo, where you can post songs that you like, preferably just one particular, say why, and maybe it could get talked about on Radio 5 Live between 0230hrs and 0430hrs Sunday mornings, or very late Saturday night if you like!
The presenter has looked at the page and mentioned it on the radio, so you may get lucky. Or you can ring in or text or e-mail too at the time.

[Rich Tea.]

Originally Posted by Cstar2229

Birdy Song


Agadoo
Toy Boy
Roland Rat - Rap
Allo John Got a New Motor
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
Chicken Song

With a list like that I'm surprised you didn't pick a song that made No2 exactly 30 years ago this month - Da Da Da by Trio.

[Cstar2229]

Originally Posted by Rich Tea.

With a list like that I'm surprised you didn't pick a song that made No2 exactly 30 years ago this month - Da Da Da by Trio.

And Shaddapa Your Face from 1981

[Fear of Fours]

The Outfield - Your Love
Fleetwood Mac - Isn't It Midnight
Heart - There's the Girl
Cyndi Lauper - Calm Inside the Storm
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
Abba - Should I Laugh or Cry
Whitney Houston - Love Will Save the Day
Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You
Michael Jackson - Speed Demon
The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat
Blondie - Rapture
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Tim Capello - I Still Believe
Kylie Minogue - Turn It Into Love
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
Madonna - Who's That Girl?
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

[Rich Tea.]

Originally Posted by Cstar2229

And Shaddapa Your Face from 1981

What's a matter you, eh, gotta no respect?