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That's the theme for the dance tonight at the middle school down the road from me, and I thought it would be a good thread topic. :)

 

What are some of your favorite songs from that decade? Bands (even if they were one or two hit wonders)?

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My favorite decade. Favorite songs... starting with a few:

 

How Soon is Now by The Smiths

Procession by New Order

Twist by Tones on Tail

The Exploding Boy by The Cure (& The Forest & In Between Days)

All of Us by Big Country (& Come Back to Me & Porrohman)

The Call Up by The Clash

Invisible Sun by The Police (& Regatta de Blanc)

Madman's Honey by Wire

The Beginning and the End by OMD

Where is My Mind? by Pixies

Come Before Christ and Murder Love by Death in June

All of This and Nothing by The Psychedelic Furs

Topaz by The B-52's

Haunted When the Minutes Drag by Love and Rockets

Lorelei by Cocteau Twins (& Those Eyes, That Mouth)

Promise Me by The Gun Club (& The Breaking Hands & Port of Souls)

Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil (& The Jeweller)

Boy (Go) by The Golden Palominos

The Morning Fog by Kate Bush

Keep it Dark by Genesis

Our Love Lies by Swans

Life Goes On by The Damned (thank you Lucas!)

Are You Experienced? by Devo

Vienna by Ultravox

When the Walls Came Down by The Call

Going Down to Liverpool by The Bangles

Cruel Summer by Banarama

Maps and Legends by R.E.M.

My White Devil by Echo and the Bunnymen (& Over the Wall & In Bluer Skies)

Conspiracy (You'll Be Alright) by The Jazz Butcher (& Hungarian Love Song)

Since You're Gone by The Cars (& Touch and Go)

Straight into Darkness by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

We Belong by Pat Benatar

Europa and the Pirate Twins by Thomas Dolby

Johnson's Aeroplane by INXS

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Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol

Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran

Rockit - Herbie Hancock

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Prince

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My favorite decade. Favorite songs... starting with a few:

 

How Soon is Now by The Smiths

Procession by New Order

Twist by Tones on Tail

The Exploding Boy by The Cure (& The Forest & In Between Days)

All of Us by Big Country

The Call Up by The Clash

Invisible Sun by The Police (& Regatta de Blanc)

Madman's Honey by Wire

The Beginning and the End by OMD

Where is My Mind? by Pixies

Come Before Christ and Murder Love by Death in June

All of This and Nothing by The Psychedelic Furs

Topaz by The B-52's

Haunted When the Minutes Drag by Love and Rockets

Lorelei by Cocteau Twins (& Those Eyes, That Mouth)

Promise Me by The Gun Club (& The Breaking Hands & Port of Souls)

Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil (& The Jeweller)

Boy (Go) by The Golden Palominos

The Morning Fog by Kate Bush

Keep it Dark by Genesis

Our Love Lies by Swans

Life Goes On by The Damned (thank you Lucas!)

Are You Experienced? by Devo

Vienna by Ultravox

When the Walls Came Down by The Call

Going Down to Liverpool by The Bangles

Cruel Summer by Banarama

Maps and Legends by R.E.M.

My White Devil by Echo and the Bunnymen (& Over the Wall & In Bluer Skies)

Conspiracy (You'll Be Alright) by The Jazz Butcher (& Hungarian Love Song)

Since You're Gone by The Cars (& Touch and Go)

Straight into Darkness by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

We Belong by Pat Benatar

Europa and the Pirate Twins by Thomas Dolby

Johnson's Aeroplane by INXS

That's cool! Even though I was doing a ton of listening then, I'm only familiar with like 4 of your songs. I'll have to use your list to catch up!

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Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol

Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran

Rockit - Herbie Hancock

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Prince

 

I love Safety Dance.

 

Loved Der Kommisar too. I know this wasn't on your list, but Safety Dance made me think of it. They came out around the same time.

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A few more:

 

Uncertain Smile by The The (& Giant & Perfect)

That's Entertainment by The Jam

Save it for Later by The English Beat

Once in a Lifetime by The Talking Heads

Rain by Tones on Tail

Golden Brown by The Stranglers

A Night Like This by The Cure

Wishing (I Had a Photograph of You) by Flock of Seagulls

Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol

Drive by The Cars

Six Months in a Leaky Boat by The Split Enz

Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel (& Biko)

88 Lines About 44 Women by The Nails

Turning Japanese by The Vapors

Pablo Picasso by Burning Sensations

Roadrunner by The Jazz Butcher

Wild Sex (In the Working Class) by Oingo Boingo

If You Were Here by Thompson Twins

A New Season by The Church (& Constant in Opal & It's No Reason)

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Here's some of mine:

 

Photograph - Def Leppard

Wishing - Flock of Seagulls

Tell Me What You Want - Zebras

Eye of the Needle - Payolas

Heart and Soul - HueyLewis

Big Country - Big Country

Anything by The Police

Last Chance -Shooting Star

Ice House - Ice House

Dancin' With Myself - Billy Idol

I Could Be Good For You - 707

Don't Tell Me You Love Me - Night Ranger

 

And so many more.

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Wow the 80's. Lots of songs to celebrate. The Church - Under The Milky Way, is one of many.

 

I'm a HUGE Church fan! In my top ten bands easily; sometimes top five. Can't believe I overlooked them; corrected in second post. I listed three songs; I could have listed many. They're still making great music, better than ever arguably (though Starfish was probably their high mark in terms of mainstream appeal, along with Heyday).

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Maybe I ought to go to the 80's dance down the road tonight. :unsure:

 

The one thing I really wish my wife was into, that she's not, is '80s music. But, was before her time, and we're not into the same stuff generally. I always kind of hoped I'd marry someone who likes to stay up all night listening to music, drinking wine, and what better music than '80s music? (maybe '60s, though obviously every decade has great stuff of course; even this last I imagine though I'm largely unaware of it outside of a few bands). Anyway, I fully endorse your '80s dance idea!

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Maybe I ought to go to the 80's dance down the road tonight. :unsure:

 

If you do, take the suggestions from here with you.Demand they get played. :D

 

B52's Ain't It A Shame, capture the 80's.

Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good.

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Maybe I ought to go to the 80's dance down the road tonight. :unsure:

 

If you do, take the suggestions from here with you.Demand they get played. :D

 

B52's Ain't It A Shame, capture the 80's.

Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good.

 

If I had someone to dance with me, I'd do it, but then I forget I'm not a spring chicken anymore so dancing up a storm might have dire consequences. :codger:

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Maybe I ought to go to the 80's dance down the road tonight. :unsure:

 

If you do, take the suggestions from here with you.Demand they get played. :D

 

B52's Ain't It A Shame, capture the 80's.

Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good.

 

If I had someone to dance with me, I'd do it, but then I forget I'm not a spring chicken anymore so dancing up a storm might have dire consequences. :codger:

There's been a lot of tornadic activity of late. Maybe there are others "dancing up a storm".

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It has it’s ups and downs...but it’s likely the greatest decade after the 70s. Too many completely awesome things, and everything is produced brilliantly.
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My favorite 80s song:

 

 

One of the catchiest first few seconds of any song ever, and it’s not even the chorus (most songs that pull off super catchy starts begin with the chorus...or a riff).

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Boys of Summer - Don Henley

Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean

The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams

Broken Wings - Mr. Mister

Dancing On the Ceiling - Lionel Richie

Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant

Electric Blue - Icehouse

The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.

The Warrior - Scandal

Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar

Love Will Find A Way - Yes

Never Surrender - Corey Hart

Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross

She's a Beauty - The Tubes

Shout - Tears For Fears

Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell

 

on and on and on...

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Can't forget Wang Chung either.

 

Or The Smithereens.

 

One great band after another. It was nonstop for years. I lived through the sixties and the seventies, and I still think the eighties is the best.

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Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol

Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran

Rockit - Herbie Hancock

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Prince

 

I love Safety Dance.

 

Loved Der Kommisar too. I know this wasn't on your list, but Safety Dance made me think of it. They came out around the same time.

 

Yeah i love der kommisar too

Hard to explain but its of comical value to me as is safety dance

 

I have been listening to a 80s channel on pandora.

 

Made me appreciate some groups more than i did back then like new order, echo and the bunnymen, the the, pet shop boys, tears for fears. Etc etc

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