There are so many songs in the Eighties that were great songs, but at the time were not very popular

These are my songs that i feel are seriously underrated


Wax

Bridge to Your Heart

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...2JpHxmCCm8BXcg


Ryan Paris

Dolce Vita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weMrzt6W8V8


Talk Talk

Its My Life

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...sFRQNnXKSp3C-g

Scarlet fantastic - no memory

love the Ryan Paris song.....takes me back to my early secondary school days.

Joy Division - Atmosphere

New Order - Ceremony
In A Lonely Place

Three amazing pieces of music, probably works of genius, but are they underrated?

I think because a song wasn't popular in sales terms at the time of release doesn't actually mean that it is underrated. 'Atmosphere' regularly finished top of John Peel's festive 50 list in the 1980s which indicates that it was always recognised by the discerning listeners.

However, if this is a reaffirmation of how original and creative Joy Division, Martin Hannett and Tony Wilson were then great.

B Movie... Remeberence Day
The Waterboys.... December

Anything by the Distractions. No hit singles and their only album - Nobody's Perfect - was full of great pop songs but did anyone buy it? Here's the gorgeously melancholic Looking For A Ghost: https://youtu.be/g2DoiRdtUGg

Voyage Voyage by Desireless,

I'm Not Scared by Eighth Wonder,

Animal by Def Leppard,

Duel by Propaganda,

Der Kommissar by Falco,

Losing My Mind by Liza Minelli.


I agree that Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris is good too.

Korgis- Everybodys gotto learn sometime

Debrah Harry- I want that man

Fuzzbox- Pink sunshine

Dusty Springfield - In Private

Camouflage - Stan Ridgeway. Great story song.
Classic - Adrian Gurvitz - Many people hate it as a schmaltzy ballad but I liked it.

bib: Great choices

But they are hardly underrated.

Bound By Silence - Pink Industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSFy4z8Mrzo

Two People - Mouth Of An Angel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fdl-d3Z0Z4

This Is The Day - The The
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy0rbxbNmOI

Early 80's funk..

Gene Chandler - Time is a Thief

Easy Going - Go Away Little Girl

Sign O The Times by Prince

This thread is a joke? Most of the songs listed here were worldwide hits. As for the Def Leppard song the album it's from only sold a minimum of 25 million copies, very underrated my arse
Talk Talk have always been highly rated by critics and fans

To me, "(How Do I Like To Dance) Slowly", "Burned Like A Rocket" and "Board Walk Angel" from my late beautiful precious Billy Joe Royal most definitely should have gone all the way to #1.

God bless you and his family always!!!

Holly

Depends which era.. Spirit Of Eden is one of the most beautifully ethereal and underrated albums, a world away from their synth pop beginnings. (And the critics hated it LINK)

Talk Talk - Inheritance

Secret Affair - My World

Sheila E - Belle of St Mark

Japan - Ghosts

Malcolm McLaren - Madam Butterfly

Any Human League song that isn't Don't You Want Me is underrated

I love Being Boiled (the song, not the torture)

Way of the West - 'Don't say that's just for white boys' (1981)
https://youtu.be/3E32henCJ0w

Eno/Bryne - 'The Jezebel Spirit' (1981)
https://youtu.be/ysGjmm648ds

well its true that threads like this cannot be taken too seriously, after all, who decides if somebody is 'underrated'? nominations usually result in 'fans of' nominating a track they think should have been a bigger hit...

i reckon talk talk were underrated, because i dont think they got/get (retrospectively) the credit they deserved for some fabulous tracks... every single for eg was creditable.

Was just coming on here to post the same

Also OMD - Souvenir

Oh, nice choice. In fact the whole album Behind Closed Doors is class (as is Glory Boys before it). Unfortunately I think SA suffered from being seen as mod revival fluff (whilst The Jam ruled the world, well the one I lived in anyway). Ian Page is also a great singer.

I'm not very good at coming up with songs but one that springs to mind is Robert Plant - Big Log.

I loved I'm in Love with a German Film Star, it only reached no 25 in the charts.