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Subject: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: whirlygirl9 on 01/21/03 at 10:55 p.m.

what is your list of the best top 10 alternative/new wave artist and the song...NOT KATRINA AND THE WAVES !  ;D

10. b52's - Dance this Mess Around
9. The Bolshoi - A Way
8. Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat Boy
7. The Church - Under the Milkyway
6. The Cult - Wild Flower
5. Front 242 - Headhunter
4. Gene Loves Jezebel - Desire
3. Micro Chip League - New York
2. Poesie Noire - Pity for the Self
1. The Smiths - How Soon is Now

What were yours?

If you like those types of artists, i created a page http://home.attbi.com/~amynray with all of them that I could think of listed with their songs and links to their homepages so you can see what they're doing now...some of it is pretty freaky... i'm also uploading clips of songs (limited due to server size)

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: L'Etranger on 01/22/03 at 00:20 a.m.

What is about this board which attracts such a great variety of females with a keen sense of pop art? Next thing you'll tell me is that you're from Portland or are from somewhere near Maryland. Even scarier if you're a Gemini because then I'd have to keep you :-*

A top ten. Hmmm. Only ten?! Okay, ten... for now. I'm assuming top ten from the 80s since you posted this on the 80s section...

1. "Methods Of Dance" by Japan

2. "Like A Hurricane" as performed by Roxy Music

3. "If You Want" by Depeche Mode

4. "Louise" by Clan Of Xymox

5. "The Drowning" by Christian Death

6. "In A Manner Of Speaking" by Tuxedomoon

7. "Music That You Can Dance To" by Sparks

8. "Love Is A Shield" by Camouflage

9. "Come Before Christ And Murder Love" by Death In June

10. "Fade To Grey" by Visage

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: whirlygirl9 on 01/22/03 at 01:52 a.m.

nope i'm a southern "gal" ... from houston originally... we had cool dj's at the club i went to  ;D

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: Criz on 01/22/03 at 12:00 a.m.

To be honest - I don't knwo what I'd class as alternative 80s! I'm going to try anyway :]

1) The Smiths - This Charming Man

2) Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book

3) The Cure - Inbetween Days

4) Morrissey - Suedehead

5) REM - The One I Love

6) The Jam - Going Underground

7) The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

8 ) Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait (I actually am not sure whether this song is from the 80s or not?)

9) New Order - True Faith

10) Pixies - Where Is My Mind?

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: whirlygirl9 on 01/22/03 at 12:26 a.m.

good call on the pixies !

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: FunkyFresh on 01/22/03 at 12:38 a.m.

1. Big Audio Dynamite- Medicine Show
2. Pop Will Eat Itself- Wise Up Sucker
3. Sigue Sigue Sputnik- Rockit Miss USA
4. Book Of Love- I Touch Roses
5. The Cult- She Sells Sanctuary
6. Depeche Mode- Never Let Me Down Again
7. Tin Tin Duffy- Kiss Me
8. Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls
9. The Cure- Just Like Heaven
10. New Order- Bizarre Love Triangle
8)

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: DJ Midas on 01/22/03 at 01:48 p.m.

Not in any particular order, but here are some of my faves:

1. Micro Chip League - New York
2. Peter Schilling - The Different Story
3. Portion Control - The Great Divide
4. Voyou - Houseman
5. Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind
6. New Order - Blue Monday (Original 12" Version)
7. Nine Inch Nails - Sin (Long)
8. Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Blind Mix)
9. Camouflage - The Great Commandment
10. Nitzer Ebb - Join In The Chant

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: whirlygirl9 on 01/22/03 at 09:17 p.m.

hey dj... git outta my head  ;D

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: Tarzan Boy on 01/22/03 at 10:21 p.m.


Quoting:
nope i'm a southern "gal" ... from houston originally... we had cool dj's at the club i went to  ;D

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Rats! So you aren't a Gemini and you aren't from said places... Hmmm. You still got great taste in music :D !

All the posters above too!

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: whirlygirl9 on 01/22/03 at 10:36 p.m.

hiya tarzan... didn't recognize you with out your icon  :D

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: 80smusicfreak on 01/23/03 at 09:11 a.m.

Quoting:
hiya tarzan... didn't recognize you with out your icon  :D
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Well, I wasn't fooled for even a second, lol. :-) :P But we'll keep even better "alternative" '80s acts like Dalek I, Danse Society, Freur, New Musik, Parachute Club, and Single Bullet Theory our secret from him... ;-)

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: Tarzan Boy on 01/23/03 at 09:44 p.m.


Quoting:


Well, I wasn't fooled for even a second, lol. :-) :P But we'll keep even better "alternative" '80s acts like Dalek I, Danse Society, Freur, New Musik, Parachute Club, and Single Bullet Theory our secret from him... ;-)
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:) :D ;D You know what's funny? I used to listen to Modern Talking, but nobody even knows who these guys are when I mention them :P ! They're not exactly alternative, but they're definitely not winning any popularity contests either. Ha! Now I can't get that "Brother Louie" song off my head ;D !

Btw, Freur rulz! They went on to become Underworld :D !

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: runner on 01/24/03 at 11:31 a.m.

WOW, very hard for me to say bc I would pick every R.E.M. song :) but here is a list off the top of my head


1. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
2. R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion
3. R.E.M. - Driver 8
4. R.E.M.- Can't Get There From Here
4. R.E.M.- I Believe
5. R.E.M.- Fall On Me
6. R.E.M.- Burning Down
7. R.E.M.- Gardening at Night
9. R.E.M. - One I Love
10. R.E.M. - World Leader Pretend


there are other alternative songs I like very much but I have to think

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: whirlygirl9 on 01/24/03 at 09:26 p.m.

i used to love rem but i saw them live in houston and michael was so mean to the crowd...

they only played 2 songs that ANYONE knew... and that's pretty freakin' hard to do with REM...

he even made the comment, "this song wasn't good enough to be on our last album, but we're going to play it anyway"...

i was totally disappointed because i really did like them...

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: Dev on 02/10/03 at 08:09 a.m.


Quoting:


:) :D ;D You know what's funny? I used to listen to Modern Talking, but nobody even knows who these guys are when I mention them :P ! They're not exactly alternative, but they're definitely not winning any popularity contests either. Ha! Now I can't get that "Brother Louie" song off my head ;D !

Btw, Freur rulz! They went on to become Underworld :D !
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I really like Brother Louie..... a few other Modern talking songs I like are -
Atlantis is calling
Geronimo's Cadilac....

BTW a group called "Stories" did a song called Brother Louie... any idea which year that song was released..?

Thanks

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: Hairspray on 02/10/03 at 10:16 a.m.


Quoting:BTW a group called "Stories" did a song called Brother Louie... any idea which year that song was released..?

Thanks
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1973

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: Dev on 02/11/03 at 08:03 a.m.


Quoting:


1973
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Thanks !!

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: FOXVOX on 02/11/03 at 08:54 p.m.

The Cult  She Sells Sanctuary
Bolshoi A Way
Gene Loves Jezebel Desire (Come & Get It)
Ultravox Reap The Wild Wind
New Order True Faith
Pet Shop Boys It's A Sin
The Cure In Between Days
Shreikback Gunning for the Buddah
Railway Children A Pleasure
Rain Parade Don't Feel Bad

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: Race_Bannon on 02/11/03 at 09:48 p.m.

One tune that I always that was cool-
I might like you better If we slept together   Romeo Void

Quoting:
The Cult  She Sells Sanctuary
Bolshoi A Way
Gene Loves Jezebel Desire (Come & Get It)
Ultravox Reap The Wild Wind
New Order True Faith
Pet Shop Boys It's A Sin
The Cure In Between Days
Shreikback Gunning for the Buddah
Railway Children A Pleasure
Rain Parade Don't Feel Bad
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Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: 80smusicfreak on 02/11/03 at 11:45 p.m.

Quoting:
I might like you better If we slept together   Romeo Void End Quote



Yet another '80s classic that no one seems to remember the correct title to (just like the whole "Tarzan Boy"/"Jungle Boy" thing)... :(

It's actually called "Never Say Never". And the video was cool, yet relatively simple - VH-1 Classic plays it quite a bit... :)

Subject: Re: top 10 alternative 80s songs

Written By: FOXVOX on 02/12/03 at 07:48 p.m.

"Never Say Never" is indeed a very cool song.  Having grown up in radio wasteland when that song was released, I actually didn't hear it until AFTER I heard "A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)", which inspired me go back and discover things I missed.