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Underrated Songs of the Eighties
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 |
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Scarlet fantastic - no memory
love the Ryan Paris song.....takes me back to my early secondary school days. |
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Joy Division - Atmosphere
New Order - Ceremony In A Lonely Place |
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Joy Division - Atmosphere
New Order - Ceremony In A Lonely Place 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. |
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B Movie... Remeberence Day
The Waterboys.... December |
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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
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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. |
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Korgis- Everybodys gotto learn sometime
Debrah Harry- I want that man Fuzzbox- Pink sunshine |
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Dusty Springfield - In Private
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Camouflage - Stan Ridgeway. Great story song.
Classic - Adrian Gurvitz - Many people hate it as a schmaltzy ballad but I liked it. |
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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. ![]() But they are hardly underrated. |
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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 |
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Sign O The Times by Prince
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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 |
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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 |
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Talk Talk have always been highly rated by critics and fans
Talk Talk - Inheritance |
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Secret Affair - My World
Sheila E - Belle of St Mark Japan - Ghosts Malcolm McLaren - Madam Butterfly |
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Any Human League song that isn't Don't You Want Me is underrated
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Any Human League song that isn't Don't You Want Me is underrated
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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 |
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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 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. |
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Camouflage - Stan Ridgeway. Great story song.
Classic - Adrian Gurvitz - Many people hate it as a schmaltzy ballad but I liked it. ![]() Also OMD - Souvenir |
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Secret Affair - My World
Sheila E - Belle of St Mark Japan - Ghosts Malcolm McLaren - Madam Butterfly I'm not very good at coming up with songs but one that springs to mind is Robert Plant - Big Log. |
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I loved I'm in Love with a German Film Star, it only reached no 25 in the charts.
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