80's SONGS

[Coll_RP]

What are your favourite 80's songs?

Mine are:
Carribbean Queen
Maniac
Fame
Bad Medicine
Living On Prayer
Erotic City
Little Red Corvette
Some Like it Hot
Tell It to my Heart

 

[The invisible mullet]

that's a scary list of songs Little Red Corvette excepted

 

[materamagic]

THRILLER
I GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU (GEORGE HARRISON BACK #1)
WITHIN AND WITHOUT YOU (U2)
DOWN UNDER
SAY SAY SAY
JESSE'S GIRL
SMOOTH CRIMINAL
LITTLE RED CORVETTE
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
HANDLE ME WITH CARE
I NEED YOU TONIGHT
LIKE A PRAYER
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
CALL ME
SHE'S A MYSTERY TO ME
YOU GOT IT
AFRICA
WIRED FOR SOUND
IM STILL STANDING (A KILLER FROM SIR ELTON COULD OF BEEN ON A ROCKY SOUNDTRACK)
500 MILES
IM ON MY WAY
REAL MEN (ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED SONGS OF THE 80'S)
BILLIE JEAN
BEAT IT
CRAZY TRAIN (OZZY ROCKS)

 

[Adrian Shelton]

It's my life-Talk Talk
Moonlight Shadow-Mike Oldfield-Maggie Reilly
Levi Stubbs Tears-Billy Bragg
This Charming Man-The Smiths
Tarzans Boy-Baltimora
Running Up That Hill-Kate Bush
Invisible Man-Queen
Look Away-Big Country
Glittering Prize-Simple Minds
Der Kommissar-Falco
Rain-Dragon
Everywhere-Fleetwood Mac
I Know Your Out There Somewhere-Moody Blues

 

[marcuz]

Touch- Noiseworks
Working Class Man-Jimmy Barnes

 

[Ned]

africa - toto
i ran - flock of seagulls
rock the casbah - clash
live to tell - madonna
when doves cry - prince
Real Gone Kid - Deacon Blue
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive
Dont You Want Me - Human League
The Message - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Burn For You - Inxs
Blue Monday - New Order
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Vienna - Ultravox
How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
Style Council - Shout to The top

 

[Ned]

Originally posted by The invisible mullet
that's a scary list of songs Little Red Corvette excepted

erotic city is a good track also

 

[raskolnikov]

99 Luftballoons - Nena
Run Runaway - Slade
If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Oh Sherry - Steve Perry
Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield
Heaven(must be there) - Eurogliders
Blue Jeans - David Bowie
Drop the Pilot - Joan Armatrading
I Love Rock'n'Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
The Warrior - Scandal featuring Patti Smythe
When Doves Cry - Prince
Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
The Miracle of Love - Eurythmics
Obsession - Animotion
Sad Songs - Elton John
Science Fiction - Divinyls
Radio Ga Ga - Queen
I Want to Break Free - Queen

 

[Magpira]

Here are some OK and some absolutely shocking tunes from the 80's that kind of float my boat

Under The Milky Way - The Church
Ship Of Fools - World Party
Far Side Of Crazy - Wall Of Voodoo
My Sharona - The Knack
Cult Of Personality - Living Colour
Pink Houses - John Cougar Melloncamp
Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
Love Action - Human League
Sex..I'm A... - Berlin
Kids In America - Kim Wilde
Elouise - The Damned
Love Of The Common People - Paul Young
Get It On - The Power Station
In A Big Country - Big Country
Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Sattelites
Black Velvet - Alana Myles
Walk The Dinosaur - Was Not Was
Bust A Move - Young MC
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics
Big Log - Robert Plant
Send Me An Angel - Real Life
Marlene On the Wall - Suzanne Vega

Just to name a few.....

 

[Disgustipated]

Agadoo

 

[CURVE]

Love 80's music, especially the first half. Can't list all my favourites, so I'll name just a few.

Peek-a-Boo - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Last Beat of My Heart - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo
Do It Again - Wall of Voodoo
Planet Earth - Duran Duran
Girls on Film - Duran Duran
Union of the Snake - Duran Duran
Shy Boy - Bananarama
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
Robert DeNiro's Waiting - Bananarama
Don't You Want Me - Human League
Fascination - Human League
Mirror Man - Human League
People are People - Depeche Mode
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
Somebody - Depeche Mode
Head Over Heals - Tears for Fears
Mad World - Tears for Fears
Shout - Tears for Fears

Fade to Grey - Visage
Can't Wait to See You - The Eurogliders
Relax -Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Good Die Young - The Divinyls
Skin Deep - The Stranglers
It's Only for Sheep - The Bureau
People - Mi-Sex
Local and/or General - The Models

There are Millions more, but these are the ones that will probably embarass me the most.

 

[B2..]

Salisbury Hill - circa 1976????

Anyone?

Originally posted by Ned

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

 

[Squeak]

My favourites:

Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know
Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip To Be Square
Genesis - Invisible touch
Go West - King of Wishful Thinking
Deneice Williams - Lets Hear It For The Boy
Mike And The Mechanics - The Living Years
Jon Waite - Missing You
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Belinda Carlisle - Summer Rain
Jackson Browne and Clarence Clemons - You're A Friend Of Mine
Phil Collins - Sussudio
John Farnham - Age Of Reason
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Foreigner - I Wanna Know What Love Is
Chris de Burgh - Lady In Red
Glen Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
Mr Mister - Broken Wings
Hall and Oates - Maneater
Toto - Africa
John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire
Paul Simon - Call Me Al

 

[NakedDeadGuy]

Apologies to those who have seen this list before - I've recycled it a couple of times for similar threads, just about annually.

200 Tarzan Boy Baltimora
199 Africa Toto
198 19 Paul Hardcastle
197 At This Moment Billy Vera
196 Believe It Not Joey Scarbury
195 Axel F Harold Faltermeyer
194 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Wham
193 When Will I Be Famous? Bros
192 Rage Hard Frankie Goes To Hollywood
191 No One Is To Blame Howard Jones
190 Miss This Tonight Matt Moffitt
189 I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman
188 Echo Beach Martha & The Muffins
187 Broken Wings Mr Mister
186 Sussudio Phil Collins
185 Unbelievable EMF
184 Too Young For Promises Koo De Tah
183 Solid Rock Goanna
182 Mickey Toni Basil
181 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
180 If I Could Turn Back Time Cher
179 Holding Back The Years Simply Red
178 Eloise Damned
177 Man Overboard Do Re Mi
176 Babooshka Kate Bush
175 A Beat For You Pseudo Echo
174 Baggy Trousers Madness
173 White Wedding Billy Idol
172 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants
171 When You Walk In The Room Paul Carrack
170 Round And Round Spandau Ballet
169 I Just Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew
168 Lets Go all The Way Sly Fox
167 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club
166 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
165 Caravan Of Love Housemartins
164 Digging Your Scene Blow Monkeys
163 Paradise City Guns'N'Roses
162 To Be A Lover Billy Idol
161 You Weren't In Love With Me Billy Field
160 Love Bites Def Leppard
159 If You Leave OMD
158 Boys In Town Divinyls
157 Abracadabra Steve Miller
156 I Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison
155 Pump Up The Volume MARRS
154 Walk Like An Egyptain Bangles
153 Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
152 Ghostbuster's Ray Parker Jr
151 Hyperactive Thomas Dolby
150 Copperhead Road Steve Earle
149 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
148 Alive & Kicking Simple Minds
147 Down Under Men At Work
146 Goodbye Bad Times Oakey & Moroder
145 Walkin' On Sunshine Katrina & The Waves
144 Shell Shock New Order
143 Kids In America Kim Wilde
142 Fool's Gold Stone Roses
141 Jealous Guy Bryan Ferry
140 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
139 Der Kommissar After The Fire
138 Computer Games Mi-Sex
137 I Want To Break Free Queen
136 Moonlight Shadow Mike Oldfield
135 It Must Be Love Madness
134 World Shut Your Mouth Julian Cope
133 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
132 I Dont Mind At All Bourgeous Tagg
131 Live To Tell Madonna
130 Heaven (Must Be There) Eurogliders
129 Boys Of Summer Don Henley
128 Spirit In The Sky Dr & The Medics
127 Before Too Long Paul Kelly
126 Catch Cure
125 Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders
124 Dancing In The Storm Boom Crash Opera
123 I Don't Want A Lover Texas
122 We Can't Be Beaten Rose Tattoo
121 Sleeping My Day Away DAD
120 Real Men Joe Jackson
119 It's The End Of The World (And I Feel Fine) REM
118 Girls Girls Girls Motley Crue
117 Ca Plane Pour Moi Plastic Bertrand
116 Burn For You INXS
115 Big Time Peter Gabriel
114 Close To Me Cure
113 Homosapien Pete Shelley
112 Stimulation Wa Wa Nee
111 Toy Soldiers Martika
110 Video Killed The Radio Star Buggles
109 Wonderful Life Black
108 Only You Yazoo
107 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel
106 I Want Your Sex George Michael
105 At First Sight Stems
104 All You Zombies Hooters
103 Chequered Love Kim Wilde
102 Centerfold J.Giels Band
101 I Hear Motion Models
100 Money For Nothing Dire Straits
99 Puttin On The Ritz Taco
98 Safety Dance Men Without Hats
97 She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals
96 The Stroke Billy Squire
95 50 Years Uncanny X-Men
94 Rock The Casbah Clash
93 If You Want My Love Cheap Trick
92 Lawyers In Love Jackson Browne
91 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol
90 Da Da Da Trio
89 Generals And Majors XTC
88 Beautiful World Devo
87 A Good Heart Feargal Sharkey
86 Hey Little Girl Icehouse
85 Out And Dreaming Spy V Spy
84 Nothing But A Good Time Poison
83 Stay Oingo Boingo
82 Under The Milky Way Church
81 I Melt With You Modern English
80 Don’t Change INXS
79 Current Stand Kids In The Kitchen
78 Blister In The Sun Violent Femmes
77 Addicted To Love Robert Palmer
76 99 Luft Balloons Nena
75 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners
74 Hit That Perfect Beat Bronski Beat
73 Hold On Models
72 In Between Days Cure
71 Onion Skin Boom Crash Opera
70 Pride U2
69 Shout Tears For Fears
68 The One I Love REM
67 Turning Japanese Vapours
66 Blue Monday New Order
65 And We Danced Hooters
64 Ain't No Age For Rock'n'Roll Veterans
63 8675-309 (Jenny) Tommy Tutone
62 Another Girl, Another Planet Only Ones
61 Kiss Prince
60 Lock It Falling Joys
59 Love My Way Psychedelic Furs
58 One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
57 People Are People Depeche Mode
56 Candy Iggy Pop
55 Stop Draggin My Heart Around Petty & Nicks
54 Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This Eurythmics
53 You Spin Me Right Round Dead Or Alive
52 What I Like About You Romantics
51 These Dreams Heart
50 Walk This Way Run DMC
49 I Want You Back Hoodoo Gurus
48 Word Up Cameo
47 Mad About You Belinda Carlisle
46 Love Missile F1-11 Sigue Sigue Sputnik
45 Life In A Northern Town Dream Academy
44 Keep On Lovin You REO Speedwagon
43 Jump Van Halen
42 Oliver's Army Elvis Costello
41 I Ran Flock Of Seagulls
40 Belfast Child Simple Minds
39 Do You Believe In Love Huey Lewis & The News
38 Rock Me Amadeus Falco
37 Planet Earth Duran Duran
36 Reckless Australian Crawl
35 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
34 She Talks To Angels Black Crowes
33 Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat
32 Stop Sam Brown
31 So Long Fischer Z
30 Sweet Child O' Mine Guns'N'Roses
29 Tainted Love Soft Cell
28 The Reflex Duran Duran
27 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors
26 Unguarded Moment Church
25 What I Am Edie Brickell
24 Wild Boys Duran Duran
23 With Or Without You U2
22 Golden Brown Stranglers
21 Every Breath You Take Police
20 Don't You Forget About Me Simple Minds
19 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
18 Almost With You Church
17 Don't You Want Me Human League
16 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears
15 Fade To Grey Visage
14 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
13 Just Like Heaven Cure
12 Our House Madness
11 Roxanne Police
10 Send Me An Angel Real Life
9 Ship Of Fools World Party
8 Take On Me A-Ha
7 The Perfect Day Fischer Z
6 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
5 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys
4 Message To My Girl Split Enz
3 Alone With You Sunnyboys
2 Alison Elvis Costello
1 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order

 

[Pantsless]

How could this thread go on any longer without the greatest 80's song ever written...

Tiffany - I think we're alone now

Shame people!

 

[raskolnikov]

Originally posted by Pantsless
How could this thread go on any longer without the greatest 80's song ever written...

Tiffany - I think we're alone now

Shame people!

I seriously hope you're joking. That would be right down the bottom of my list, along with "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Comma Comma Wang Dang".

 

[Ned]

Originally posted by B2..
Salisbury Hill - circa 1976????

Anyone?

Actually was bout that time...sorry my bad!

 

[Adrian Shelton]

I'll raise that 'I think we're alone now'

Debbie Gibson-Electric Youth

 

[magicman]

Originally posted by Pantsless
How could this thread go on any longer without the greatest 80's song ever written...

Tiffany - I think we're alone now

Shame people!

Some things are best left in the past I think.