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Subject: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: shazzaah on 01/18/03 at 03:44 p.m.
Apologies if this is a topic already started...but let's do it anyway, shall we? Only off the top of your head..think fast! ;D
My list:
10:Up Where We Belong ~ Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
9: Melt With You ~ Modern English
8:Woman ~ John Lennon
7: In Your Eyes ~Peter Gabriel
6:Everytime You Go Away~ Paul Young
5: Drive ~ The Cars
4:Hold Me Now ~ Thompson Twins
3: Crazy For You ~ Madonna
2:I Can Dream About You~ Dan Hartman
1:Every Breathe You Take~ Police
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 01/18/03 at 08:56 p.m.
10 Heaven--Bryan Adams
9 (I'll Be) Wrapped Around Your Finger--The Police
8 Heaven--Warrant
7 Never Say Goodbye--Bon Jovi
6 When I'm With You--Don't remember ??? Sheriff maybe?
5 Save Your Love--Great White
4 Is This Love?--Whitesnake
3 Right Here Waiting--Richard Marx
2 Forever Young--Alphaville
1 In Your Eyes--Peter Gabriel
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Rice Cube on 01/18/03 at 09:02 p.m.
1. Lady In Red - Charles De Burgh
2. You're the Inspiration - Chicago
3. Doing It All For My Baby - Huey Lewis & The News
4. Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
5. Every Breath You Take - The Police
6. Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warner
7. Eternal Flame - Bangles
8. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
9. The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
10. Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & The News
I'm a Huey fan ;)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: feldy32000 on 01/18/03 at 11:25 p.m.
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Criz on 01/19/03 at 09:41 a.m.
Quoting:
1:Every Breathe You Take~ Police
End Quote
Sorry to burst your bubble - but this is not a love song! It's about a stalker :) Fantastic, nonetheless.
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Nefertari on 01/19/03 at 10:10 a.m.
10.Crazy for you by Madonna
9. Almost Paradise (from footloose movie, I think)
8. One on One by Hall & Oats
7. For you're eyes only by Sheena Easton
6. Can't fight this feeling by REO Speedwagon
5. Saving all my Love by Whitney Houston
4. Always by Atlantic Starr
3. Baby come to me by Patti Austin & James Ingram
2. Anything for you by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
1. Against all odds by Phil Collins
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Criz on 01/19/03 at 10:34 a.m.
Mine would be:
1. Bangles - Eternal Flame
2. Berlin - Take My Breath Away
3. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
4. Yazoo - Only You
5. George Michael - Careless Whisper
6. Madonna - Crazy For You
7. RE0 Speedwagon - Keep On Loving
8. Glen Medieros - Nothings Gonna Change (Complete cheese - but hold so many memories!)
9. Jenifer Rush - Power Of Love
10. Go Go's - Mercenery
(A couple of these are about ill-fated love, a major theme of all those 80s power ballads, even though none of the power ballads in my list are about ill-fated love!!)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Davester on 01/19/03 at 01:10 p.m.
1. "Goodbye" - Night Ranger
2. "Love Theme" - St. Elmo's Fire Soundtrack
3. "Tender Love" - Force M.C.'s
4. "Emotion In Motion" - Ric Ocasek
5. "Faithfully" - Journey
6. "Love On The Rocks" - Neil Diamond
7. "Eyes Without A Face" - Billy Idol
8. "Big Log" - Robert Plant
9. "Stuck On You" - Lionel Richie
10. "Hard To Say" - Dan Fogelberg
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Davester on 01/19/03 at 01:15 p.m.
Quoting:
Sorry to burst your bubble - but this is not a love song! It's about a stalker :) Fantastic, nonetheless.
End Quote
TB mentioned this some time back and it bears repeating...any song, indeed, most songs are love songs to some extent and to some degree.
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: shazzaah on 01/19/03 at 06:43 p.m.
Quoting:
Sorry to burst your bubble - but this is not a love song! It's about a stalker :) Fantastic, nonetheless.
End Quote
True. But I must say I would not mind being stalked by Sting. ;) Really though it is a fantastic song.
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Rice Cube on 01/19/03 at 06:45 p.m.
Quoting:
7. RE0 Speedwagon - Keep On Loving
End Quote
Quoting:
6. Can't fight this feeling by REO Speedwagon
End Quote
I can't believe I forgot these two. I officially suck.
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: FunkyFresh on 01/19/03 at 08:27 p.m.
Spandeau Ballet- True
INXS- Never Tear Us Apart
Chicago- Hard Habit To Break
Psychedelic Furs- Love My Way
Wham- Careless Whisper
Howard Jones- What Is Love?
Mister Mister- Broken Wings
Phil Collins- Groovy Kind Of Love
Madonna- Crazy For You
Huey Lewis and The News- Stuck With You
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Tv on 01/19/03 at 08:44 p.m.
Top 10 Ten Love Songs of the 80's: 1.) I'll Always Love You-Taylor Dayne, 2.) Time After Time-Cyndi Lauper, 3.) Love You Down-Ready For The World, 3.) Spring Love-Stevie B, 4.) Truly-Lionel Richie, 5.) All My Life-Aaron Neville/Linda Rondstadt, 6.) Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You-Glenn Mederois, 7.) Shower Me With Your Love-Surface, 8.) I'll Still Believe-Brenda K. Starr, 9.) Caught Up In The Rapture-Anita Baker. 10.) Tender Lover-Force Md's. All these songs that everybody mentions bring me back to my childhood days.
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Jonman on 01/20/03 at 03:23 a.m.
In no particular order:
1. Faithfully - Journey
2. Honestly - Stryper (you can yell and say it's a christian song but if I ever get married again it's gonna be played at my wedding...love of God or love of another...it's still a love song in my eyes!)
3. Never Say Goodbye - Bon Jovi
4. I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi
5. (I just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
6. Just One Touch - Phoebe Cates and Bill Wray (the subject of my very first ever post on the old inthe80s board!)
7. Living In Sin - Bon Jovi
8. Goodbye - Night Ranger (Monica if you're out there...I miss ya!!)
9. Carrie - Europe
10. Silent Night - Bon Jovi
What? Too much Jovi? Heheeeee
Edit: This list could change in the next hour!
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Criz on 01/20/03 at 11:42 a.m.
Quoting:
Btw, we both chose "Only You" as number 4 on our lists. Good choice :D !
End Quote
Ooh, well spotted! I realised that we both chose the song, but didn't notice it was at the same position. They do say great minds think alike! :)
Quoting:
But I must say I would not mind being stalked by Sting. ;)
End Quote
To be honest - neither would I! ;)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Absolutely_Vile on 03/28/03 at 03:54 p.m.
Quoting:
1. Lady In Red - Charles De Burgh End Quote
It's actually Chris DeBurgh.
Absolutely Vile
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Anti_Pop_Superstar on 03/28/03 at 04:51 p.m.
Top 10 Love songs from the 1980's: :)
(In no particular order)
10. "Never Tear Us Apart" INXS
9. "Is This Love" Whitesnake & "Sister Christian" Night Ranger (tie)
8. "Save A Payer" Duran Duran
7. "Purple Rain" Prince
6. "Time After Time" Cyndi Lauper
5. "Take My Breath Away" Berlin
4. "Drive" The Cars
3. "True" Spandau Ballet
2. "Careless Whisper" Wham!
1. "Lost In Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Marian on 03/28/03 at 05:42 p.m.
:D :D :D 8) 8) 8)"ON the Wings Of a Nightingale"by the everly brothers.OMG,that deserved to be a much bigger hit! >:(Cheers! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: princessofpop on 03/29/03 at 06:00 a.m.
Here are my ten choices in no particular order:
"Save All Your Love" - Great White
"Love My Way" - The Psychedelic Furs
"Foolish Beat" - Debbie Gibson
"I Want To Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
"Just Once" - James Ingram
"Faithfully" - Journey
"Love On The Rocks" - Neil Diamond
"Love, Look What You've Done To Me" - Boz Scaggs
"Open Arms" - Journey
"Alone" - Heart
Note: Some of these may not be "love songs" in your eyes, but they are to me. ;)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: carrieann on 03/29/03 at 02:41 p.m.
1. In your Eyes Peter Gabriel
2. If You Leave OMD
3. Mistake Number Three Culture Club
4. Carrie Europe
5. Never Tear Us Apart INXS
6. Endless Summer NIghts Richard MArx
7. Pictures of You Cure
8. Hands To Heaven Breathe
9. Do You Remember? Phil Collins
10. Careless whisper George Michael
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: DJ Midas on 03/30/03 at 06:59 a.m.
In no particular order:
"Somebody" - Depeche Mode
"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" - Stevie B
"Eternal Flame" - The Bangles
"Slave to Love" - Bryan Ferry
"In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel
"Only You" - Yaz(oo)
"You Surround Me" - Erasure (or was that '90?)
"Space Age Love Song" - A Flock of Seagulls
"Sweet Love" - Anita Baker
"Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Venom on 04/17/03 at 10:36 p.m.
Check out thess TRUE love songs of the 80s:
A Different Corner - George Michael
Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
Some People - Cliff Richard
Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
I've Been In Love Before - Cutting Crew
Never Surrender - Corey Hart
Move Closer - Philys Nelson
All I Ask Of You - Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman
True - Spandau Ballet
Hold Me Now - Johnny Logan
Have a listen to them and let me know
-VENOM
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Tarzan Boy on 04/17/03 at 11:22 p.m.
"Only You" by Yazoo
"A Question Of Lust (Minimal)" by Depeche Mode
"In A Manner Of Speaking" by Tuxedomoon
"True To Life" by Roxy Music
"Two Occasions" by The Deele
"Sign Your Name" by Terence Trent D'Arby
"Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak
"Solitude Standing" by Suzanne Vega
"Hollows Of Devotion" by Death In June
"Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: rip_jeans on 04/18/03 at 01:53 a.m.
In no particular order.
Love Song by The Cure
Let's Go To Bed by The Cure
Occasions by Deele
Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
Girl You Know Its True by Milli Vanilli
Take On Me by A-Ha
With Or With You by U2
It Might Be You by Stephen Bishop
When I See You Smile by Bad English (or were they in the 90's?)
I'll Give All My Love To You by Keith Sweat
I Melt With You by Modern English
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Shaz on 04/18/03 at 07:52 a.m.
Don't Dream It's Over-Crowded House :)
Only You Yazoo :)
"Love My Way" - The Psychedelic Furs :)
Can't believe I missed these!
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: MissInformation on 04/18/03 at 08:18 a.m.
Love Cats by the Cure
Only You by Yaz
If You Leave by OMD
Blood and Fire by the Indigo Girls
We Belong by Pat Benetar
Always Something There to Remind Me by Naked Eyes
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues by Elton John
All Through the Night by Cyndi Lauper
Friends and Lovers by Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
Lay Your Hands On Me by the Thompson Twins
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Secret Squirrel on 04/21/03 at 11:52 p.m.
Holy cow.. how about:
Led Zeppelin - "Stairway To Heaven" and "All My Love"
KISS - "Beth"
Styx - "Babe"
Foreigner - "Waiting For A Girl Like You"
Rock 'n roll never dies... it just mellows with age. 8)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: princessofpop on 04/22/03 at 06:32 a.m.
Quoting:
"Only You" by Yazoo
"A Question Of Lust (Minimal)" by Depeche Mode
"In A Manner Of Speaking" by Tuxedomoon
"True To Life" by Roxy Music
"Two Occasions" by The Deele
"Sign Your Name" by Terence Trent D'Arby
"Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak
"Solitude Standing" by Suzanne Vega
"Hollows Of Devotion" by Death In June
"Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House
End Quote
Excellent choices, TB! ;)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Breaker on 04/22/03 at 01:55 p.m.
10. Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
9. Drive - The Cars
8. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
7. Crazy for You - Madonna
6. True - Spandau Ballet
5. Against All Odds - Phil Collins
4. Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross
3. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
2. Heaven - Bryan Adams
1. Open Arms - Journey
....and many more.....but the list would be too big..
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Paultx on 04/22/03 at 02:34 p.m.
Quoting:
Sorry to burst your bubble - but this is not a love song! It's about a stalker :) Fantastic, nonetheless.
End Quote
What?!
O can't you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Since you've gone I been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I keep crying baby please
A stalker in love, maybe? 8)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Bobo on 04/22/03 at 02:37 p.m.
Nah, I still don't buy it, knowing the true story...
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Paultx on 04/22/03 at 02:48 p.m.
OK, but for me as a listener, because it served as "soundtrack" for more than one affair back in the 80's, it is nothing else but a love song. :o
Anyway, my top 10:
01. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
02. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
03. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
04. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
05. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
06. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
07. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
08. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
09. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
10. One on one - Daryll Hall & John Oates
:) ;) :D ;D 8)
Subject: Re: Top Ten 80's Love Songs
Written By: Jausten on 04/23/03 at 00:49 a.m.
Thanks, I just added about 20 songs to my playlist that I had forgotten about!
In addition to the many great songs listed, how about:
Lips like Sugar
-Echo & the Bunnymen
Don't You Forget About Me
-Simple Minds
Everlasting Love
-Howard Jones
Someone like You
-New Order
Sometimes
-Erasure
So In Love
-OMD
Dreaming(possibly 1990, can't remember)
-OMD
The Promise
-When In Rome
btw I'm new here, but this is so fun to reminisce.