[tt};) 80's songs are really cool... :)

God!  So many of them!  I've usually been partial to the not-so-well-known and not-so-overplayed songs of the time:

Sausalito Summernight by Diesel
Music Time by Styx
I've Never Been To Me by Charlene
Valley Girl by Frank and Moon Unit Zappa
You Can Have It by Kool & The Gang

These are just a few.  I'd have to go over my entire mp3 collection to make a more comprehensive list.

Nena- 99 Red Balloons... the english language version hence the Red rather than Luft

Madness- Our House

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

Some Men at Work songs

All Janet Jackson songs

Paula Abdul's Cold Hearted Snake with the rap

The Go-Go's

My all-time favourite 80s song is called 'Close My Eyes' by Paul Janz.  Chartwise, it was one of the least successful songs in Canada during the 80s, just barely scraping into the 100 Singles chart, but because of CANCON, it got big radio play and I remember it well.  A beautiful song from a great decade that always takes me back 8)

I'll list around fifty all time favorites (my immediate favorites for a given moment rotate all the time though). Generally speaking, I like music all across the board, but especially the really radio type stuff, like dance-pop, arena rock, new wave, and sappy ballads.


The Power of Love - Huey Lewis
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Missing You - John Waite
any Paula Abdul, especially "Cold Hearted" and "Opposites Attract"
Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Against All Odds - Phil Collins
Jump - Van Halen
The Finer Things - Steve Winwood
Take On Me - A-ha
Let's Hear it For the Boy - Deniece Williams
Out of Touch - Hall and Oates
1999 - Prince
Material Girl - Madonna
Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Dude Looks Like a Lady - Aerosmith
Lawyers in Love - Jackson Browne
Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
You're the Inspiration - Chicago
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Waiting for a Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl
Refugee - Tom Petty
King of Wishful Thinking - Go West
Everlasting Love - Howard Jones
High On You - Survivor
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
How Can We Be Lovers - Michael Bolton
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears For Fears
When the Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean
Don't Dream it's Over - Crowded House
Shake It Up - The Cars
Nasty Boys - Janet Jackson
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Young Turks - Rod Stewart
Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart
If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
The Tide is High - Blondie
Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
The Flame - Cheap Trick

There's WAY too many for me to name; there's so many 80's songs I love.  :)

I'll list around fifty all time favorites (my immediate favorites for a given moment rotate all the time though). Generally speaking, I like music all across the board, but especially the really radio type stuff, like dance-pop, arena rock, new wave, and sappy ballads.


The Power of Love - Huey Lewis
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Missing You - John Waite
any Paula Abdul, especially "Cold Hearted" and "Opposites Attract"
Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Against All Odds - Phil Collins
Jump - Van Halen
The Finer Things - Steve Winwood
Take On Me - A-ha
Let's Hear it For the Boy - Deniece Williams
Out of Touch - Hall and Oates
1999 - Prince
Material Girl - Madonna
Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Dude Looks Like a Lady - Aerosmith
Lawyers in Love - Jackson Browne
Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
You're the Inspiration - Chicago
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Waiting for a Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl
Refugee - Tom Petty
King of Wishful Thinking - Go West
Everlasting Love - Howard Jones
High On You - Survivor
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
How Can We Be Lovers - Michael Bolton
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears For Fears
When the Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean
Don't Dream it's Over - Crowded House
Shake It Up - The Cars
Nasty Boys - Janet Jackson
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Young Turks - Rod Stewart
Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart
If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
The Tide is High - Blondie
Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
The Flame - Cheap Trick



you probably made this list from memory too huh? I love music but I don't know if I could name 50 songs from one decade off the top of my head...
50 tv shows? sure
50 movies? probably
50 songs.... no way

Karma

Man let's see...

She's a Bad Mamma Jamma--Carl Carlton
SuperFreak--Rick James
Being With You--Smokey Robinson. (He is such a doll)
Let It Whip--Dazz Band
Early in the Morning--The Gap Band
Cutie Pie--One Way
Somebody's Watching Me--Rockwell
Meeting in the Ladies Room--Klymaxx
I Miss You--Klymaxx
Nightshift--Commodores
Cherish--Kool and The Gang
Oh Shelia--Ready For the World
Secret Lovers--Atlantic Star
Candy--Cameo
Word Up--Cameo
Looking for a New Love--Jody Watley
Mercedes Boy--Pebbles
The Right Stuff--Vanessa Williams
The Right Stuff--New Kids on the Block

I listen to these 80s albums:

Thriller--Michael Jackson
Bad--Michael Jackson
The Jacksons Live--The Jacksons
Rythym Nation--Janet Jackson
Dirty Mind--Prince
1999--Prince
Controversy--Prince
Purple Rain--Prince
Triumph--The Jacksons
Parade--Prince

I know there's tons more. My fingers are tired y'all!  :D

Way too many.

just a few of my favorites, a mixed bag, really.  8)

Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Dancing with Myself - Billy Idol
Paradise City - Guns N' Roses (pretty much the entire Appettie For Destruction album)
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Purple Rain - Prince
(Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League
All Out Of Love - Air Supply
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen
Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp.

:-X

you probably made this list from memory too huh? I love music but I don't know if I could name 50 songs from one decade off the top of my head...
50 tv shows? sure
50 movies? probably
50 songs.... no way

Karma


Sort of yeah. ;D I've been listening to most of those since the actual '80s or at least the first half of the '90s, so I barely have to even think about it.

Oh, speaking of one thing - don't you think the video mixes of most of Paula's songs were better than the ones on the albums? Like you said, "Cold Hearted" has the extra psuedo rapping in the middle (as well as the little instrumental breaks between the verses cut out). "Opposites Attract" has the Skat Cat raps and a teeny bit of a different intro too.

Sort of yeah. ;D I've been listening to most of those since the actual '80s or at least the first half of the '90s, so I barely have to even think about it.

Oh, speaking of one thing - don't you think the video mixes of most of Paula's songs were better than the ones on the albums? Like you said, "Cold Hearted" has the extra psuedo rapping in the middle (as well as the little instrumental breaks between the verses cut out). "Opposites Attract" has the Skat Cat raps and a teeny bit of a different intro too.


Yeah I do... I was a little disappointed with the album because the music did vary from the videos... then they came out with the remix album and that was worse.

Speaking of Paula's videos besides Elijah Wood... do you know if any of those kids from Forever Your Girl grow up to do anything?

Just a few off the top of my head

Alive and Kicking - Simple Minds
People Are People - Depeche Mode
New Moon On Monday - Duran Duran
Dreams - Van Halen
Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Your Love - The Outfield

I need my iPod to list any more  :)

Too many to mention.

1.  Find a website with the lists of KROQ's year-end songs.

2.  Cross-reference to list any KROQ song from 1982 through 1989 that also charted pop (even if it barely charted).

3.  That's my list.

1.  Find a website with the lists of KROQ's year-end songs.

2.  Cross-reference to list any KROQ song from 1982 through 1989 that also charted pop (even if it barely charted).

3.  That's my list.


  KROQ was the real deal...

  Let's see...I'll just pull a couple from the middle...

  Magic ~ Olivia Newton
  Hearts ~ Marty Balin
  Love Is Like A Rock - Donnie Iris...

My list is ever-changing, but here are a few:

"Blue Monday" - New Order
"The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)" - Peter Schilling
"Such A Shame" - Talk Talk
"Overpower" - Den Harrow
"The Man In Your Life" and "Sex Vigilante" - English Boy On The Love Ranch
"Touch" - NoHo
"Temple Of Love", "Lucretia My Reflection" and "This Corrosion" - The Sisters Of Mercy
"Sin" - Nine Inch Nails
"Lips Like Sugar" - Echo & The Bunnymen
"Join In The Chant" - Nitzer Ebb
"Headhunter" - Front 242
"New York" - Micro Chip League
"The Great Divide" - Portion Control

Any hair-band song, plus 95% of all the others.

It's probably easier just to list the few 80's songs you don't like....

Hawk's "Top 40" Assortment Of '80s Favorites (In No Discernible Order)

-She's A Beauty: the Tubes
-Leave It: Yes
-Do Ya Wanna Touch Me? (O, Yeah!): Joan Jett
-And She Was: Talking Heads
-Somebody's Baby: Jackson Browne
-Eyes Without A Face: Billy Idol
-Fight Fire With Fire: Kansas
-In A Big Country: Big Country
-Your Love: The Outfield
-Murder By Numbers: The Police
-867-5309/Jenny: Tommy Tutone
-Hourglass: Squeeze
-Who Do You Want To Be Today?: Oingo Boingo
-Sugar Walls: Sheena Easton
-Turning Japanese: The Vapors
-Midnite Maniac: Krokus
-Boy's Night Out: Krokus
-Shock the Monkey: Peter Gabriel
-Sleeping Bag: ZZ Top
-I'm Still Standing: Elton John
-Rappin' Rodney (No Respect): Rodney Dangerfield
-Jeopardy: Greg Kihn
-Amnesia: The Tubes
-Tellin' Me Lies: April Wine
-You're Looking At An Ace: Soundtrack- "Shock Treatment"
-Doctorin' the TARDIS: The Time Lords
-Darling Nikki: Prince & the Revolution
-When the Night Comes: Joe Cocker
-Mr. Roboto: Styx
-Music Time: Styx
-Eminence Front: The Who
-No Self Control: Eddie Money
-Hyperactive!: Thomas Dolby
-Do the Donkey Kong: Buckner & Garcia
-Robin (The Hooded Man): Clannad
-Sail Away Sweet Sister: Queen
-Obscene Phone Caller: Rockwell
-Steppin' Out: Joe Jackson
-We Don't Need Another Hero: Tina Turner
-Don't Stop Running: Y&T