80s Music!

[Guest JMcG Eire]

Me and my mates are on a bit of an 80s music trip at the moment and I was just wondering what your faveorites songs of the 80s were. Mine at the moment are:

"Take On Me" by A-Ha

"Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" by Ultravox

"Come On Ileen" by Dexies Midnight Runners

"Ordinary Man" by Christy Moore

What are yours?

[Guest Ringmaster]

Without delving into Depeche Mode and the Cure, there's

Modern English - Melt With You

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax, Don't Do It

The Human League - Don't You Want Me Baby]

Softcell - Tainted Love

Aha - Take on Me

Billy Idol - White Wedding

Blondie - Atomic

Blondie- Heart of Glass

Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf

Duran Duran - Notorious

Duran Duran - Ordinary World

Echo and The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Journey - Faithfully

Cutting Crew - Just Died in Your Arms Tonight

Peter Cetera - The Glory of Love

Kim Wilde - Kids in America

The Scorpions - Wind of Change

Spandau Ballet - True

Survivor - Eye of The Tiger

Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to rule the world

Tears for Fears - Head over Heels

Tears for Fears - Dont You Forget About Me

Tears For Fears - Shout

Corey Hart - I wear my sunglasses at night

Flock of Seagulls - I ran

Modern Talking - Brother Louie

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus

Yeah, I'm obsessed.

Edited July 28, 2005 by Ringmaster

[Blehschmidt]

Journey - Just Died in Your Arms Tonight

[Guest Ringmaster]

Yeah, you're right (Y)

Edited July 28, 2005 by Ringmaster

[Guest Zeus]

One's i can think of at the mo...............

Simple Minds - Alive n Kickin

Simple Minds - Dont u forget about me

U2 - Still havent found what im looking for

U2 - Pride

Bobby Brown - On Our Own

Huey Lewis - Back in Time

Alexander O'Neil - Criticise

[zero]

Just about anything from Duran Duran, Weird Al Yankovic, Prince, Van Halen, Depeche Mode, the Cure, Billy Idol and Blondie.

on top of that:

The Knack - My Sharona (although that may have been 1979, but close enough)

The Cars - Moving In Stereo (again, late 70s, but Fast Times at Ridgemont High... Phoebe Cates... Boing)

Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Prince - just about anything

Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams

Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters

Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart of Rock & Roll (I'm so lame)

so much stuff, just off the top of my head.

[ROC]

Any song made by AC/DC during the 80s. Otherwise the entire Back in Black album and three tracks on Who Made Who.

Metallica had some awesome shit in the 80s, too.

As for the 80s new wave/hair metal shit, all I've listened to has pretty much been mentioned.

Wait, so I don't forget, Ozzy's solo stuff ruled in the 80s. I believe that was during the hey day when tracks like Crazy train, Flying High Again, and Bark at the Moon.

[apsham]

Meatloaf: I Would Do Anything For Love

And the full 11 minute version too. (Y)

[fineintent]

How has no one mentioned the 80s classic that is "What is Love?" by Howard Jones, that's fucking brilliant. Notorious and Wild Boys are my two favourite Duran Duran tracks for what its worth.

[Guest fultie]

Guns N Roses - the whole AFD CD

and John Lennon's Double Fantasy album

Edited July 28, 2005 by fultie

[Enter Blue Guy]

Not counting metal (because we'd be here all day) like Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Metallica, etc, my favorites from the 80's would be....

Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69

REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

Cutting Crew - Died In Your Arms Tonight

Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

Toto - Africa

Journey - Don't Stop Believing

Lionel Richie - Running With The Night

Run DMC - Rock Box

Squeeze - Tempted

Rush - Tom Sawyer

Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause

That's a quick list off the top of my head, but I'm sure I'll think of many more as I read other posts. A lot of guilty pleasures on that list, but my favorite type of music from the 80's is of the metal variety.

[The King]

The whole Guns N Roses CD AFD. Every song is a classic

[botchedpiledriver]

No 80's collection is complete without:

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger.

[Cactus Drags]

Two Tribes is way better than Relax, RM.

[Guest Crimson Nightmare]

Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight"

Other than that I'd just be echoing the sentiments of everyone else.

[Guest fultie]

everything tom petty

[Colly]

Duran Duran - Ordinary World

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[Skummy]

The 80s were a great decade for music. There was a lot of shite, but so much quality stuff, like every decade, I suppose.

The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cult, Sisters Of Mercy, Killing Joke, All About Eve....my list goes on for miles, and it's all incredible.