Any love out there for 1980-1982 songs?
You know, after '70s Disco, but before MTV, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" all took off.

I guess in Spring of 1982 we were all in our "Whip It" phase...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvHYD9wJZKU&feature=related
Let It Whip - Dazz Band

This is the song that I remember when I was 3 years old in 1980.  One of my favorite jams that represent my childhood.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GtyMeEcPPE


"Upside Down" Diana Ross (1980)

Here another one of my favorites by one of my favorite female singers, the late great, TEENA MARIE!
I was a 3-year-old preschooler in 1980.  I remember my mother playing this song on the radio!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSeyDklw7E0


"Behind the Groove", Teena Marie

Here's another early 80s classic
I was a 5-year-old kindergartener when this came out in 1982



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKEK4tcLOkw

"Love Come Down", Evelyn "Champagne" King (1982)

Here's another early 80s classic


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHqAllSQ_eM

"Woman In Love", Barbra Streisand (1980)

Interesting era of music. Definitly a transition between Disco and MTV.

Here's another funky early 80s classic....
My 4-year-old self in 1981 was jamming this song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XOY7lsBVpo


"Let's Groove", Earth, Wind, and Fire (1981)

Speaking of Michael Jackson...

Here's the state-of-the-art video that was ahead of its time.  This video used to scare the hell out of me as a kid in the 80s!  ;D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW1fXL3s7bk



"Can You Feel It", The Jacksons (1981)

Here's one that was ground breaking for the early 80s in North America ...

A cover of Lesley Gore's classic It's My Party by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin.  They were a British duo and this was the early new wave sound in England that was just beginning to make an impact in North America.

It only reached #72 in the US, but it was a #1 hit in their native land and also rose to #13 in Canada

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNQXpUyepTg

Thanks Nicole,now I feel like I'm in an 80's time machine. 8) That was real music before music became crappola! :P

Here's one that was ground breaking for the early 80s in North America ...

A cover of Lesley Gore's classic It's My Party by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin.  They were a British duo and this was the early new wave sound in England that was just beginning to make an impact in North America.


Not sure whether it was groundbreaking...more like an opportunistic attempt at keeping up with things!

They weren't newcomers either...both were in a 70s progrock group called Hatfield And The North, who were critics' favourites, but didn't sell much...

Meanwhile, Britain was just shaking off the last traces of disco in 1980, before everything mutated into 'club' music...here's one from the previous year which took ages to creep to #1...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-HkQGvut8

 Much love..!  :-*

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xJWQPdG7jE

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGKnSdikqjw

  Two from middle school years...

Speaking of Michael Jackson...

Here's the state-of-the-art video that was ahead of its time.  This video used to scare the hell out of me as a kid in the 80s!  ;D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW1fXL3s7bk



"Can You Feel It", The Jacksons (1981)


I love this video a lot. :)

 Much love..!  :-*

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xJWQPdG7jE

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGKnSdikqjw

   Two from middle school years...



Another one of my favorites from Kool And The Gang. :)

Great songs from 1980-1982 everybody!

For me, 1980-1982 began with songs like Gary Numan's "Cars" (Winter 1980), and ended with Joe Jackson's Steppin' Out (Fall 1982).
It seemed that after that point the '80s changed, music wise that is, then it was all MTV.
Even Michael Jackson had some of his best songs in 1980, all from his "Off The Wall" album.

From Dec. 1980
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQBKUPwG_Gk
Skateaway - Dire Straits
("Toro toro taxi, see you tomorrow, my son"  ???)
Roller-skater is Jayzik Azikiwe.

From July 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMAGI7zRqj8
Sausalito Summernights - Diesel

Thanks Nicole,now I feel like I'm in an 80's time machine. 8) That was real music before music became crappola! :P


Thanks, Howard!  I was in my pre-school age in 1980-1981.  I started kindergarten in 1982.  All of these songs that I've posted were the songs that I remember at that period.


Here's another one!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqZBTEECUZM



"Don't Stop The Music", Yarbrough and Peoples (1980)

Not sure whether it was groundbreaking...more like an opportunistic attempt at keeping up with things!

They weren't newcomers either...both were in a 70s progrock group called Hatfield And The North, who were critics' favourites, but didn't sell much...

Meanwhile, Britain was just shaking off the last traces of disco in 1980, before everything mutated into 'club' music...here's one from the previous year which took ages to creep to #1...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-HkQGvut8


She looks like Teena Marie in the face.

Here's another early 80s classic...


WON'T YOU TAKE ME TO FUNKY TOOOOOOOWN!
WON'T YOU TAKE ME TO FUNKY TOOOOOOOWN!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CImrIKNmBo

A cover of Lesley Gore's classic It's My Party by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin.  They were a British duo and this was the early new wave sound in England that was just beginning to make an impact in North America.


Always wondered who did that.  I knew it had existed, I'd forgotten who did it.

Thanks, Howard!  I was in my pre-school age in 1980-1981.  I started kindergarten in 1982.  All of these songs that I've posted were the songs that I remember at that period.


Here's another one!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqZBTEECUZM



"Don't Stop The Music", Yarbrough and Peoples (1980)



Now that's good music,makes you feel like dancing.  :)

Here's another early 80s classic...


WON'T YOU TAKE ME TO FUNKY TOOOOOOOWN!
WON'T YOU TAKE ME TO FUNKY TOOOOOOOWN!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CImrIKNmBo


They also had a few minor hits in the early 80's.

The Way She Talks About You-Melissa Manchester. The vocals sound like 70's A/C but the production sounds 80's though!

Here's another early 80s classic...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDb63F8Lwis


"Two Hearts" Stephanie Mills, 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjcZulxe8ok


"Never Knew Love Like This Before", Stephanie Mills, 1980

Here's a 1982 classic...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXgt_Aol4NA


"Even The Nights Are Better", Air Supply, 1982

LET'S GET PHYSICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWz9VN40nCA

"Physical", Olivia Newton-John, 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU5t3Ft5JhU

"Magic" by Olivia Newton-John, 1980

The Way She Talks About You-Melissa Manchester.
From Spring of 1982, I haven't heard that one in years.
It was way different than her '70s stuff.

"Never Knew Love Like This Before" & "Magic" are a couple of solid favorites from 1980!

"Even The Nights Are Better", Air Supply, 1982.
Uh-oh...there's only two AS songs I like and that ain't one of them, but
this one is, from early 1980...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoJ3Y5ZKJxU
Lost in Love - Air Supply

And one more good one from 1982...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1bbwcltsj0
It's Gonna Take a Miracle - Deniece Williams

And one more good one from 1982...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1bbwcltsj0
It's Gonna Take a Miracle - Deniece Williams



Oh yeah, I love to listen to that one. :)

Here's a1980 classic anthem..

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON!!!!!!!!  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M

"Celebration", Kool and the Gang, 1980

Oh yeah, I love to listen to that one. :)

I TOTALLY love Deniece Williams!

I TOTALLY love Deniece Williams!

That song, and "Let's Hear It For The Boy" are the two songs of hers that I know (and enjoy) best.

Here's a 1981 monster jam!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU LADY T!!!!!

I'M TALKING SQUARE BIZ TO YOU, BAAAAAABY!!!  :D
SQUARE SQUARE BIZ!!!!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLCWZWR6Fk

"Square Biz", Teena Marie, 1981

That song, and "Let's Hear It For The Boy" are the two songs of hers that I know (and enjoy) best.


She had more hits than that.
Here they are:

Silly, 1981
Black Butterfly, 1984
Free, 1976
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (with Johnny Mathis), 1978

She had more hits than that.
Here they are:

Silly, 1981
Black Butterfly, 1984
Free, 1976
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (with Johnny Mathis), 1978

I know she did. I was just mentioning my personal favourites of hers.

Here's one of my favorite slow jams of all time!!!

Another one from Teena Marie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7MJXRIqU7E


"Portuguese Love", Teena Marie, 1981

I know she did. I was just mentioning my personal favourites of hers.


I was saying that because most people only know her for "Let's Hear It For The Boy", and that's unfortunately because she had more hits.  I feel like she doesn't get the credit that she deserves. The same goes for Teena Marie.  They only know her for "Lovergirl".

I was saying that because most people only know her for "Let's Hear It For The Boy", and that's unfortunately because she had more hits.  I feel like she doesn't get the credit that she deserves.

True, true. Lots of artists are like that.

Here's another early 80s classic


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHqAllSQ_eM

"Woman In Love", Barbra Streisand (1980)

I was only a few months old when this one was a big hit, but I do enjoy it now. :)

True, true. Lots of artists are like that.


Like, I barely heard any recording artists say that Teena Marie, Deniece Williams, Natalie Cole, or even Olivia Newton-John were one of their influences in their music.

I was only a few months old when this one was a big hit, but I do enjoy it now. :)


I LOVE this song when I was 3 years old in 1980.  I didn't know what she was talking about, but I remember the melody of that song like it was yesterday.

I LOVE this song when I was 3 years old in 1980.  I didn't know what she was talking about, but I remember the melody of that song like it was yesterday.

When I was 3 years old (in 1983), I didn't know too many pop songs, but I do have some vague memories of my parents playing the radio in the car when we'd go places.

When I was 3 years old (in 1983), I didn't know too many pop songs, but I do have some vague memories of my parents playing the radio in the car when we'd go places.


Don't get me wrong.  I didn't know the NAME of the pop songs at 3 years old because I was too young, but I remember the music and singing part of the song.  I didn't know the name of the artist and the name of the song until I was like 7 or 8.

Here's a Lionel Richie-penned-and-produced 1980 hit by Kenny Rogers


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj_NjLBPotQ

"Lady" by Kenny Rogers, 1980

Don't get me wrong.  I didn't know the NAME of the pop songs at 3 years old because I was too young, but I remember the music and singing part of the song.  I didn't know the name of the artist and the song until I was like 7 or 8.

Probably about the same time for me too, when I began to connect titles and artists to songs I heard. I mean, I knew about famous names in the world of pop culture (such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, etc), but I couldn't necessarily connect them with the music when I was 5. But I do remember certain snippets of songs and what they sounded like.

Probably about the same time for me too, when I began to connect titles and artists to songs I heard. I mean, I knew about famous names in the world of pop culture (such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, etc), but I couldn't necessarily connect them with the music when I was 5. But I do remember certain snippets of songs and what they sounded like.


Yeah, me too.  I was talking about that Barbra Streisand song at the other comment.  I was 7 years old when I found out that Babs sung that.  When Michael, Madonna, Prince, blew up in 1983, I was in the first grade, 6 years old.  In 1980, Michael Jackson was well known, but didn't become an international star until 1983.  Madonna didn't have an album yet.  I was 3 in 1980, but I have enough memory  to know that Madonna was nowhere to be found on the radio in 1980. Prince didn't really blow up yet even though he came out with Dirty Mind.  I only heard "Head" in 1980, but didn't know the name of the song.  When I was 3, the music still sounded like the leftover from the 70s in my opinion.  Songs like "Upside Down", "Celebration", "Behind The Groove", "I Need Your Lovin", "Rock With You", and all the song that was released in 1980 still sounded 70ish.

Here's a little Philly Soul for you
I'm from Philly, so I have to represent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bySzAPAJ1xY


"Love TKO", Teddy Pendergrass, 1980

Here's a rock classic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-mw1HGJjdA


"Keep On Loving You", REO Speedwagon, 1980

Here's another early 80s classic.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziQBMIBdB9g

"How About Us", Champaign, 1981

Here's a song from the duo from my hometown, Philly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUdldNzLNA

"Kiss Is On My List", Hall and Oates, 1980

Here's another one from my hometown heroes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anLfoy2XsFw

"Private Eyes", Hall and Oates, 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccenFp_3kq8


"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)", Hall and Oates, 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSS-XHUw4sM

"One on One", Hall and Oates, 1982

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap-OO0xqTe4

"Maneater", Hall and Oates, 1982

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq4ychrRkQA

"Rosanna", Toto, 1982

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35YMelR8Dyc

"For Your Eyes Only", Sheena Easton, 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvuxdoFnj-Q

"Endless Love", Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35YMelR8Dyc

"For Your Eyes Only", Sheena Easton, 1981

Another beautiful one. 8)

Here's another early 80s classic...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDb63F8Lwis


"Two Hearts" Stephanie Mills, 1981



What a wonderful song.  :)

Here's a1980 classic anthem..

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON!!!!!!!!   :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M

"Celebration", Kool and the Gang, 1980


Aw C'mon Who doesn't love Celebration? :)

That song, and "Let's Hear It For The Boy" are the two songs of hers that I know (and enjoy) best.


Free is another one.

Here's a 1981 monster jam!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU LADY T!!!!!

I'M TALKING SQUARE BIZ TO YOU, BAAAAAABY!!!  :D
SQUARE SQUARE BIZ!!!!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLCWZWR6Fk

"Square Biz", Teena Marie, 1981


Man,some effin' good stuff. :)

Here's another early 80s classic.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziQBMIBdB9g

"How About Us", Champaign, 1981


Good Stuff. And to this day Pauli Carman is still making good music.  :)

Wow...some great tuneage in this thread!  As a young'in in the early 80's, I remember loving alot of the songs I'd hear on the radio.  My favorite songs from that time are "Take a Little Rhythm" - Ali Thomson (though for years, I thought it was Paul McCartney), "Dreaming" -Cliff Richard and "Every Woman in the World" - Air supply.  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvuxdoFnj-Q

"Endless Love", Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, 1981


Here's another great one!  I also loved another Richie/Ross duet on that same soundtrack, "Dreaming of You".

Enjoying your video posts...they really take me  back!

Here's a melody of 1980 R&B hits


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lobo4JZVTNI

All R&B songs that came out in 1980:

Upside Down-Diana Ross
Do You Love What You Feel-Rufus
Rock With You-Michael Jackson
On The Radio-Donna Summer
And The Beat Goes On-The Whispers
Second Time Around-Shalamar
Just Begun To Love You-Dynasty
Let's Get Serious-Jermaine Jackson
I Need Your Lovin-Teena Marie
Take Your Time (Do It Right)-The SOS Band
I'm Coming Out-Diana Ross
Clouds-Chaka Khan
Funkin For Jamaica-Tom Browne
Never Knew Love Like This Before-Stephanie Mills
Stomp- The Brothers Johnson
Bounce Rock Skate Roll-Vaughn Mason and Crew
Love Always Make it Right-Ashford and Simpson
Haven't You Heard-Patrice Rushen
The Master Blaster (Jammin)-Stevie Wonder
He's So Shy-The Pointer Sisters

Here's another great one!  I also loved another Richie/Ross duet on that same soundtrack, "Dreaming of You".

Enjoying your video posts...they really take me  back!


Thank you very much!  I was just helping out the original poster of this thread.  I've never heard that song by the two of them, but I will give it a try.

How about some Natasha King AMFM? ???

How about some Natasha King AMFM? ???



Here you go...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCnyb0gS-eg

AMFM-Natasha King, 1982

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQeqmNbA2Hs

"Sailing", Christopher Cross, 1980

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur8ftRFb2Ac

"Ride Like The Wind", Christopher Cross, 1980

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4rT9C5aV5A

"Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)", Christopher Cross, 1981

Here's a 1981 theme song for the show Greatest American Hero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsWgG5v7A3A


"Believe It Or Not", Joey Scarbury, 1981

Okay, two more...

Remember this one from about April of 1982,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVFCohCpEF8
Personally - Karla Bonoff


and this one from around April of 1980,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYK7bEo1Z4M
Train in Vain (Stand by Me) - The Clash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35YMelR8Dyc

"For Your Eyes Only", Sheena Easton, 1981
She was one of Prince's girls back in the day. I think Prince kinda revived her career in the late 80's after she didn't have great chart success in the mid portion of the decade back in the 80's.

The Way She Talks About You-Melissa Manchester.
From Spring of 1982, I haven't heard that one in years.
It was way different than her '70s stuff.

"Never Knew Love Like This Before" & "Magic" are a couple of solid favorites from 1980!

"Even The Nights Are Better", Air Supply, 1982.
Uh-oh...there's only two AS songs I like and that ain't one of them, but
this one is, from early 1980...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoJ3Y5ZKJxU
Lost in Love - Air Supply

And one more good one from 1982...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1bbwcltsj0
It's Gonna Take a Miracle - Deniece Williams


Yeah I like that song by Deniece Williams.

She was one of Prince's girls back in the day. I think Prince kinda revived her career in the late 80's after she didn't have great chart success in the mid portion of the decade back in the 80's.


The only non-Prince song that she charted in the mid 80s was "Strut" in 1984.  Other than that, she didn't have a lot of chart hits unti Prince came along with "Sugar Walls".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfFjb3B9RRw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JRgHol94Xc

"Hit Me With Your Best Shot", Pat Benatar, 1980

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaERHs8Q93E

"9 To 5", Dolly Parton, 1980

From Feb.1980,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Hy7uAb_eU
Brass in Pocket (I'm Special) - The Pretenders


and (once again) from Feb.1980,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Ns6J1KWd8
I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles
(also used in the 1982 movie "Shoot the Moon" with Albert Finney & Diane Keaton)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2YNeewo-CU


"Guilty", Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb, 1980

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzGMEfbnAw

"Angel Of The Morning", Juice Newton, 1981

Here's a Smokey Robinson 1980 remake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJm-kG922PI

"More Love", Kim Carnes, 1980

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE

"Gloria", Laura Branigan, 1982

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWgDV3a6Ow0

"Shake It Up Tonight", Cheryl Lynn, 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzGMEfbnAw

"Angel Of The Morning", Juice Newton, 1981
Yeah thats a good song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE

"Gloria", Laura Branigan, 1982
I like her look there.

Here you go...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCnyb0gS-eg

AMFM-Natasha King, 1982


You're off by a year,It was 1983. ;)

You're off by a year,It was 1983. ;)


But I thought that this thread is for songs from 1980-1982 before MTV, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Madonna, Flashdance, took over big time. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWgDV3a6Ow0

"Shake It Up Tonight", Cheryl Lynn, 1981


Encore is another one of my favorites from 1983.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYkbTyHXwbs

Rick Springfiled, "Jessie's Girl", 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYkbTyHXwbs

Rick Springfiled, "Jessie's Girl", 1981


Another good one.