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Subject: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: whistledog on 01/02/07 at 7:47 pm
I was listening to "Anything For Love" by Gordon Lightfoot, and everytime I hear the piano/keyboard parts by David Foster, it always takes me back to the time when you could turn on the radio and hear great pop songs. What are some songs that take you back to the 80s?
Ones that stand out for me included great solos from a Saxophone, which IMO is the defining instrument in the 80s. When you heard it on a song, you knew it was awesome ...
The One You Love - Glenn Frey
Close My Eyes - Paul Janz
You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey
A Girl in Trouble (is A Temporary Thing) - Romeo Void
The Border - America
Rio - Duran Duran
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: DJ Midas on 01/02/07 at 8:08 pm
"Hungry Like The Wolf", "Rio" - Duran Duran
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper
"Love My Way" - Psychedelic Furs
"Everything Counts", "People Are People", "Just Can't Get Enough" - Depeche Mode
"In A Big Country" - Big Country
"It's My Life" - Talk Talk
"Let's Go Crazy" - Prince & The Revolution
"Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
"Holiday", "Into The Groove" - Madonna
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: HawkTheSlayer on 01/02/07 at 8:32 pm
How big a list you want?
For me, there are 35 songs that personally sum up the 1980s.
If ya want, I'll post 'em.
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/02/07 at 10:20 pm
Here are some for me, non-ranking, no particular order, one per artist:
Gary Numan: Cars (Technically '70s, but set the pace for New Wave)
The Human League: Don't You Want Me
The Smiths: How Soon Is Now
Depeche Mode: Blasphemous Rumours
Frank Zappa w/ Moon Zappa: Valley Girl
Suicidal Tendancies: Institutionalized
Soft Cell: Tainted Love
A Flock of Seagulls: Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
The Violent Femmes: Kiss Off
OMD: So In Love
The Cure: Charlotte Sometimes
New Order: The Perfect Kiss
Aztec Camera: All I Need is Everything
Ultravox: Reap the Wild Wind
Icicle Works: Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
Talk Talk: It's My Life
Real Life: Send Me An Angel
Split Enz: One Step Ahead
Culture Club: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Dead Kennedys: Nazi Punks **** Off
Psychedelic Furs: Love My Way
The Clash: This is England
Heaven 17: Let Me Go
Yazoo: Only You
Howard Jones: New Song
Camouflage: The Great Commandment
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Cabaret Voltaire: Doublevision
Einsturzende Neaubauten: Seele Brennt
Blancmange: Waves
Bill Nelson: Flaming Desire
Laurie Anderson: O Superman
The B-52's: Rock Lobster
Front 242: No Shuffle
Talking Heads: Burning Down the House
Sisters of Mercy: No Time to Cry
Tears For Fears: Pale Shelter
Haircut 100: Love Plus One
The Fixx: Saved by Zero
Midnight Oil: Power and the Passion
Coil: Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
This Mortal Coil: The Jeweller
Cocteau Twins: Lorelei
Clan of Xymox: No Human Can Drown
Marc Almond & The Willing Sinners: Uglyhead
Iggy Pop: Cry For Love
The Alarm: Strength
Dead Or Alive: Misty Circles
The Dead Milkmen: Bitchin' Camaro
Fad Gadget: Shot in the Dark
The The: This is the Day
Ministry: We Believe
Mark Stewart & The Maffia: Liberty City
African Head Charge: Some Bizarre
Erasure: March on Down the Line
Roxy Music: Same Old Scene
The Legendary Pink Dots: Casting the Runes
Negativland: Nesbitt's Lime Soda
Kraftwerk: Tour de France
Thompson Twins: The Gap
Yello: No More Words
Malcolm McLaren: Madame Butterfly
Elvis Costello: Tokyo Storm Warning
Any questions?
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: HawkTheSlayer on 01/03/07 at 1:31 am
OK, Maxwell- you started it!!!!!
In no particular ranking, here are:
Hawk, the Slayer's Top 35 Songs Defining The 1980s
1. She's A Beauty- The Tubes
2. Down In the Park- Gary Numan
3. Do Ya Wanna Touch (O, Yeah!)- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
4. Shock the Monkey- Peter Gabriel
5. White Wedding- Billy Idol
6. What's Love Got To Do With It?- Tina Turner
7. Somebody's Watching Me- Rockwell
8. Strut- Sheena Easton
9. Darling Nikki- Prince
10. Legs- ZZ Top
11. Is There Something I Should Know?- Duran Duran
12. Don't Stop Running- Y&T
13. Mr. Roboto- Styx
14. Owner Of A Lonely Heart- Yes
15. Rock Me Amadeus- Falco
16. Major Tom (Coming Home)- Peter Schilling
17. Wrap It Up- The Fabulous Thunderbirds
18. Anxiety (Get Nervous)- Pat Benatar
19. Simply Irresistible- Robert Palmer
20. Little Lies- Fleetwood Mac
21. Parents Just Don't Understand- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
22. Captain Of Her Heart- Double (pronounced 'doo-BLAY')
23. 867-5309/Jenny- Tommy Tutone
24. Hourglass- Squeeze
25. 6 Months In A Leaky Boat- Split Enz
26. Who Can It Be Now?- Men At Work
27. Diary Of A Madman- Ozzy Osbourne
28. Shout At the Devil- Motley Crue
29. Midnite Maniac- Krokus
30. Hyperactive!- Thomas Dolby
31. Synchronicity- The Police
32. I Don't Wanna Dance- Eddy Grant
33. Shakin'- Eddie Money
34. Touch Me (I Wanna Feel Your Body)- Samantha Fox
35. Seattle- Public Image Limited/p.i.l.
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: pink daisy on 01/03/07 at 4:39 pm
Probably all of the above, but distilled into one quintessential 80s song?
Pretty in Pink by the Psychedelic furs. Takes me right back!
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: Suicidal Blonde on 01/05/07 at 2:42 pm
The Valley Girl soundtrack sums it up for me. That movie takes me back to 80s instantly.
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: velvetoneo on 01/05/07 at 3:26 pm
My question is: you really like "Tokyo Storm Warning" the best out of all of Elvis Costello's '80s output? For me, the one song from the '80s by him is either "I Wanna Be Loved" or "Man Out of Time." Some close runner-ups are "Everyday I Write the Book", "Beyond Belief", "Brilliant Mistake", "Our Little Angel", "Pills and Soap", "Human Hands", "Big Sister's Clothes", "Motel Matches", and "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down."
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: pink daisy on 01/05/07 at 3:35 pm
I forgot Rebel Yell by Billy Idol - how could I forget that one?
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: Davester on 01/06/07 at 2:22 pm
Jeez, any number of songs...
I'll try to boil it down to four that work for me:
"Magic" ~ Olivia Newton-John
"Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl" ~ The Spinners
"Manic Monday" ~ The Bangles
"Jump" ~ Van Halen
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: SharpshooterTom on 01/06/07 at 9:01 pm
One particular one I like is "Manic Monday" from the Bangles as I was both born on a monday and in 1986 (which was when it was released).
Subject: h
Written By: tetratron on 01/08/07 at 1:33 am
:-X
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: whistledog on 01/08/07 at 1:43 am
"I can dream about you" if I can't hold you tonight... ???
Dan Hartman
"I gotta feeling like.. somebodys watching me" ???
Rockwell (featuring a chorus sung by Michael Jackson)
Subject: h
Written By: tetratron on 01/08/07 at 2:02 am
:-X
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: Gis on 01/08/07 at 9:22 am
I can't believe noone has said Aha - Take on me yet !!! :o
It depends from which part of the 80's, I was listening to all sorts of different stuff over the 10 years and could provide a huge list..............
Ultravox - Vienna, and Visage - Fade to Grey spring to mind as I type. I went from listening to new romantic stuff to being an all out rock chick ;D That's not including all the stuff I heard in the charts or on top of the pops as well, my head hurts I think I need to lie down now.
Subject: h
Written By: tetratron on 01/08/07 at 10:07 am
:-X
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: Davester on 01/08/07 at 4:22 pm
Here are some for me, non-ranking, no particular order, one per artist:
Suicidal Tendancies: Institutionalized
All I wanted was a Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me...
All I wanted was a Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me...
Sorta became a catch phrase at my high school. It was funny - became associated with someone who thinks they've been punished unjustly. "I'm grounded for two weeks. That sucks. All I wanted was a Pepsi, but she wouldn't give it to me..."
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: Doc Brown on 01/08/07 at 5:49 pm
Guys, aren't we forgetting the awesome instrumental songs of the 80's?
Harold Faltermeyer, "Axel F"
Herbie Hancock, "Rockit"
and of course,
Jan Hammer, "Miami Vice"
Two notes of any of those songs and I wanna jump in my car & go cruisin'! ;D
And there are certainly more with lyrics.
Your Pal,
Doc
8)
P.S.: tetratron, "Cruel Summer" was recorded by Bananarama, not the Bangles. Sorry! :-[
Subject: h
Written By: tetratron on 01/08/07 at 6:10 pm
:-X
Subject: Re: 80s songs that define the 80s for you
Written By: spaceace on 01/08/07 at 9:05 pm
spaceace's top 20
1) Say,Say,Say Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
2)She Bop Cindy Lauper
3)I Ran Flock of Seguals
4)65 Love Affair Paul Davis
5)Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Wham
6)Poison Alice Cooper
7)Electric Blue Ice House
8)Let's Go Crazy Prince
9)Kyire Mr.Mister
10)Our House Madness
11)Come Dancing The Kinks
12)The Warrior Scandlal
13)Putting On The Ritz Taco
15)Heartbeat Don Johnson
16)That Was Then, This Is Now The Monkees
17)Party All The Time Eddie Murphy
18)I Can't Drive 55 Sammy Hagar
19)Shake Your Love Debbie Gibson
20)Footloose Kenny Logins