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What's your favourite 80's song?
I'm well into the 80's at the minute.
I don't really know what many of the songs are called to steal though. Anyone got anything to recommend? |
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Try the music forum for plenty of replies.
Mine is Play that Funky Music White Boy by Wild Cherry. |
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I'm well into the 80's at the minute.
I don't really know what many of the songs are called to steal though. Anyone got anything to recommend? Obsession-Animotion Babe I Love You-Styx And there's this track, released in 1985. It didn't make the top forty, but deserved to have done, in my view! Five Minutes-Mainframe |
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Try the music forum for plenty of replies.
Mine is Play that Funky Music White Boy by Wild Cherry. |
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mine is Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige duet-
I Know Hm So Well The biggest selling duet ever by two female singer. Plus the video, complete with shoulder pads is fun! |
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Altered Images song 'don't talk to me about love', Modern Talking and 'brother louie', Fiction Factory 'feels like heaven', Flock of Seagulls 'wishing I had a photograph of you', Lotus Eaters 'first picture of you', just someof my guilty pleasures!
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That was 70s-1977, to be precise!
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Flock of Seagulls 'wishing I had a photograph of you', Lotus Eaters 'first picture of you', just someof my guilty pleasures!
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Not sure about the years or indeed if they are 80's
But ..... Snap rhythm is a dancer, I've got the power A-ha Duran Duran many many songs Spandau ballet ditto Run dmc walk this way Cameo word up Depeche mode Culture club- karma chameleon Human league Foreigner White snake - here I go again Meatloaf - bat out of hell, I would do anything for love Kiss Sorry cant remember all the songs, bit of an eclectic mix!
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You could try grabbing albums like 'best of the 80's' and stuff like that, that'd have all the good 80's songs on.
Mine at the moment is Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart. That could be because I'm listening to it right now though. :P |
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Well my fave song of the 80s would probably be This Corrosion by Sisters of Mercy (12" version ftw).
I loved The Smiths, and I'm amazed how well some Duran Duran songs held up.
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I'll list what I liked at the time, heavily influenced by my brothers and their friends. I'll name just a selection as the actual list is far too long.
![]() Naked in the Rain - Blue Pearl Drive - The Cars You Can Do Magic - America Don't Box Me In - Steward Copeland and Stan Ridgeway When Doves Cry - Prince Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses Mr. Brownstone - Guns N' Roses In the Jungle (or Welcome to the Jungle?) - Guns N' Roses House of Pain - can't remember Edit: Faster Pussycat You Gotta Fight For Your Right to Party - Beastie Boys Red, Red, Red Wine - UB40 Ghost Town - The Specials Walk This Way - Run D.M.C. and that skinny singer I Just Died in Your Arms - the Cutting Crew Rock Me Amadeus - Falco All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa Turn it Round - can't remember Edit: Don't Turn Around by Aswad The Lost Boys soundtrack I do have a huge soft spot for Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth, Fast Car by Tracy Chapman and Together in Electric Dreams by Phil Oakley (the singer from Human League). Is Return to Innocence a 1980s song? Edit: No. It was released in 1994. |
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Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung.
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This...one of my favorite 'happy songs'. Always puts me in a good mood.
Supertramp - It's Raining Again Wasn't a very big hit, but I think some of the songs you remember best are rarely the big massive hits of the day. And this is a brilliant live version of the song from original member Roger Hodgson, who still plays a lot of the old Supertramp hits in his live solo shows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZMZ6Iry0HA |
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I'm going to cheat a little and say Wicked Game by Chris Isaak because although it was originally released in 1989 it didn't become a hit until the 90's.
If I can't have that then I'll go for Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship. |
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VH1 Top Songs of the 80s
1. Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer" (1986) 2. Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (1987) 3. Duran Duran / "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1982) 4. Michael Jackson / "Billie Jean" (1982) 5. Prince / "When Doves Cry" (1984) 6. Hall & Oates / "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" (1981) 7. Guns N' Roses / Sweet Child O' Mine (1987) 8. Madonna / "Like a Virgin" (1984) 9. Run-D.M.C. / "Walk This Way" (1986) 10. AC/DC / "You Shook Me All Night Long" (1980) 11. Journey / Don't Stop Believing (1981) 12. Whitney Houston / "How Will I Know" (1985) 13. U2 / "With Or Without You" (1987) 14. The Bangles / "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986) 15. Van Halen / "Jump" (1984) 16. INXS / "Need You Tonight" (1987) 17. Whitesnake / "Here I Go Again" (1982) 18. Dexy's Midnight Runners / "Come On Eileen" (1982) 19. Cyndi Lauper / "Time After Time" (1984) 20. Rick Springfield / "Jessie's Girl" (1981) 21. Michael Jackson / "Beat It" (1982) 22. The Cure / "Just Like Heaven" (1987) 23. Cyndi Lauper / "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1984) 24. A-Ha / "Take On Me" (1985) 25. Go-Go's / "Our Lips Are Sealed" (1981) 26. Guns N' Roses / "Welcome to the Jungle" (1987) 27. Kajagoogoo / "Too Shy" (1984) 28. Wham! / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (1984) 29. Talking Heads / "Burning Down the House" (1983) 30. Pat Benatar / "Love is a Battlefield" (1983) 31. Queen and David Bowie / "Under Pressure" (1981) 32. Night Ranger / "Sister Christian" (1983) 33. Soft Cell / "Tainted Love" (1981) 34. Poison / "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" (1988) 35. Phil Collins / "In the Air Tonight" (1981) 36. Tommy Tutone / "867-5309/Jenny" (1981) 37. Aerosmith / "Janie's Got a Gun" (1989) 38. U2 / "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (1984) 39. Modern English / "I Melt With You" (1982) 40. The B-52's / "Love Shack" (1989) 41. Mötley Crüe / "Dr. Feelgood" (1989) 42. The Clash / "London Calling" (1982) 43. ABC / "Look of Love" (1982) 44. Bananarama / "Cruel Summer" (1984) 45. Janet Jackson / "Nasty" (1986) 46. The Police / "Every Breath You Take" (1983) 47. Twisted Sister / "We're Not Gonna Take It" (1984) 48. Bruce Springsteen / "Born in the U.S.A." (1984) 49. Beastie Boys / "Fight For Your Right" (1986) 50. Eurythmics / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (1983) 51. Ratt / "Round and Round" (1984) 52. Dead or Alive / "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" (1985) 53. Billy Idol / "White Wedding" (1988) 54. Salt-N-Pepa / "Push It" (1986) 55. A Flock of Seagulls / "I Ran (So Far Away)" (1982) 56. Bonnie Tyler / "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (1983) 57. Toni Basil / "Mickey" (1981) 58. Culture Club / "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (1982) 59. John Mellencamp / "Jack & Diane" (1982) 60. Young M.C. / "Bust a Move" (1989) 61. Styx / "Mr. Roboto" (1983) 62. Berlin / "Take My Breath Away" (1986) 63. Devo / "Whip It" (1980) 64. Paula Abdul / "Straight Up" (1988) 65. Foreigner / "I Want to Know What Love Is" (1984) 66. Depeche Mode / "Just Can't Get Enough" (1981) 67. REO Speedwagon / "Keep On Loving You" (1980) 68. Public Enemy / "Fight the Power" (1988) 69. R.E.M. / "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (1980) 70. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / "I Love Rock N' Roll" (1981) 71. Rick James / "Super Freak" (1981) 72. The Fixx / "One Thing Leads to Another" (1983) 73. Nena / "99 Luftballons" (1983) 74. George Michael / "Faith" (1987) 75. Prince / "Little Red Corvette" (1983) 76. Thomas Dolby / "She Blinded Me With Science" (1982) 77. New Edition / "Candy Girl" (1983) 78. Blondie / "Call Me" (1980) 79. Human League / "Don't You Want Me?" (1981) 80. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock / "It Takes Two" (1988) 81. Cameo / "Word Up!" (1986) 82. Squeeze / "Tempted" (1981) 83. Prince / "Kiss" (1986) 84. Lionel Richie / "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) 85. Robert Palmer / "Addicted to Love" (1985) 86. Bow Wow Wow / "I Want Candy" (1982) 87. Falco / "Rock Me Amadeus" (1986) 88. Chaka Khan / "Ain't Nobody" (1989) 89. The Pretenders / "Brass in Pocket" (1980) 90. Tone-Loc / "Wild Thing" (1989) 91. Katrina and The Waves / "Walking On Sunshine" (1983) 92. New Kids on the Block / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" (1988) 93. Gary Numan / "Cars" (1980) 94. Rolling Stones / "Start Me Up" (1981) 95. Debbie Gibson / "Only in My Dreams" (1987) 96. Men at Work / "Down Under" (1982) 97. The Romantics / "What I Like About You" (1980) 98. Bobby Brown / "My Perogative" (1988) 99. Wang Chung / "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (1986) 100. Loverboy / "Working for the Weekend" (1981) |
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Not sure about the years or indeed if they are 80's
But ..... Snap rhythm is a dancer, I've got the power A-ha Duran Duran many many songs Spandau ballet ditto Run dmc walk this way Cameo word up Depeche mode Culture club- karma chameleon Human league Foreigner White snake - here I go again Meatloaf - bat out of hell, I would do anything for love Kiss Sorry cant remember all the songs, bit of an eclectic mix! ![]() Alexander o'neill -criticize, what can I do to make you love me Billy ocean, carribean queen, when the going gets tough billy Joel, Lionel Ritchie Luther Vandross Nirvana Narada divine emotion It's all flooding back to me now!!
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There are loads I like, but the ones below in particular.
Mental As Anything - Live It Up ![]() I love it. It puts me in a really good mood. ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThl2OayKRw Nik Kershaw - The Riddle. Same as above. The bit at the beginning where the music kicks in always makes my stomach flip over. I was once leaving a shop when this came on so I turned round and went back in the shop so I could listen to it. ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ31jQjNpQc Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love Before. This one makes me feel ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEPnb9GdMts My 12 year old son LOVES music from the 70s and 80s, he should've been born decades before he was.
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Meatloaf - bat out of hell, I would do anything for love
Kiss Anyway, was in a shop in town today and Valerie by Steve Winwood was playing. Took me right back. |
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I'll list what I liked at the time, heavily influenced by my brothers and their friends. I'll name just a selection as the actual list is far too long.
![]() Naked in the Rain - Blue Pearl Drive - The Cars You Can Do Magic - America Don't Box Me In - Steward Copeland and Stan Ridgeway When Doves Cry - Prince Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses Mr. Brownstone - Guns N' Roses In the Jungle (or Welcome to the Jungle?) - Guns N' Roses House of Pain - can't remember You Gotta Fight For Your Right to Party - Beastie Boys Red, Red, Red Wine - UB40 Ghost Town - The Specials Walk This Way - Run D.M.C. and that skinny singer I Just Died in Your Arms - the Cutting Crew Rock Me Amadeus - Falco All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa Turn it Round - can't remember The Lost Boys soundtrack I do have a huge soft spot for Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth, Fast Car by Tracy Chapman and Together in Electric Dreams by Phil Oakley (the singer from Human League). Is Return to Innocence a 1980s song? Edit: No. It was released in 1994. and wasn't the skinny guy Aerosmith that sang with run dmc?
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Only You by Yazoo
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Blue pearl I remember dancing to that
and wasn't the skinny guy Aerosmith that sang with run dmc?
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You could try grabbing albums like 'best of the 80's' and stuff like that, that'd have all the good 80's songs on.
Mine at the moment is Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart. That could be because I'm listening to it right now though. :P |
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Moonlight Shadow, by Mike Oldfield, featuring Maggie Reilly.
I never tire of hearing Maggie sing. |
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