Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 In many ways I think the early eighties was the best, and has the sixties beat, in bands and music. If you were to compile a CD for someone with the ten best songs that came out between 1980 and 1985, what would you put on it? I'm not interested in albums, just songs. :) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Gonna require lots of thought on this one and some research as well. Now way I can do this one of the top of my head. Memory is not serving as well as it used to. Good question though as always... :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Depends if you were going for the upbeat "representive of stereotype" 80's or something more serious. For example, I'd put "Kid Gloves" & Devo somewhere on the former, and "Afterimage" & Heart on the latter. Edited August 27, 2015 by Mr. Not 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Depends if you were going for the upbeat "representive of stereotype" 80's or something more serious. For example, I'd put "Kid Gloves" & Devo somewhere on the former, and "Afterimage" & Heart on the latter. But it doesn't matter. What do you think are the ten best songs from that five year period? Edited August 27, 2015 by Lorraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Gonna require lots of thought on this one and some research as well. Now way I can do this one of the top of my head. Memory is not serving as well as it used to. Good question though as always... :) I know. You notice I didn't answer my own question. :codger: Maybe I should have upped it to twenty to make it easier? No doubt about it that there is much to choose from just during that five year period. :) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Depends if you were going for the upbeat "representive of stereotype" 80's or something more serious. For example, I'd put "Kid Gloves" & Devo somewhere on the former, and "Afterimage" & Heart on the latter. But it doesn't matter. What do you think are the ten best songs from that five year period? Only three I'm at all confident in so far are:Rush - AfterimageDevo - Whip ItOingo Boingo - Little Girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 If it will make it easier for anyone, you can make it twenty songs. It'll be a Snakes & Arrows type CD. :laughing guy: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Depends if you were going for the upbeat "representive of stereotype" 80's or something more serious. For example, I'd put "Kid Gloves" & Devo somewhere on the former, and "Afterimage" & Heart on the latter. But it doesn't matter. What do you think are the ten best songs from that five year period? Only three I'm at all confident in so far are:Rush - AfterimageDevo - Whip ItOingo Boingo - Little Girls I had a pair of Devo glasses. :) :laughing guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 If it will make it easier for anyone, you can make it twenty songs. It'll be a Snakes & Arrows type CD. :laughing guy:Only good and not used to cure insomnia... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Another Brick in the Wall - Pink FloydGames without Frontiers - Peter GabrielAnother One Bites the Dust - QueenPhotograph - Def LeppardHungry like the Wolf - Duran DuranPurple Rain - PrinceBeat it - Michael JacksonI Love Rock N Roll - Joan JettRound and Round - RattPanama - Van Halen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Of course I love Rush music from this period, but I'm leaving them out of this compilation. 1. Dream Academy - "Life in a Northern Town" (1985)2. the Cars - "Drive" (1984)3. U2 - "Gloria" (1982)4. Talk Talk - "It's My Life" (1984)5. Thompson Twins - "If you were Here" (1984)6. Billy Idol - "Eyes Without a Face" (1984)7. Genesis - "Illegal Alien" (1984)8. Duran Duran - "Save a Prayer" (1982)9. Eurythmics - "This City Never Sleeps" (1983)10. Paul McCartney - "Tug of War" (1982)11. The Fixx - "Stand or Fall" (1982)12.Stevie Nicks - "Nightbird" (1983)13. Suzanne Vega - "Small Blue Thing" (1985)14. Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" (1984)15. Chaka Khan - "I Feel For You" (1984)16. Tears for Fears - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (1985)17. Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings" (1985)18. David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes" (1980)19. Heart - "City's Burnin'" (1982)20. Asia - "Heat of the Moment" (1982) Edited August 27, 2015 by circumstantial tree 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Rock and CT, both great lists. The Fixx. Asia. Peter Gabriel - Queen - Mr. Mister - Duran Duran :heart: I really think that five year span is the best rock ever saw in its history. I don't know if it will ever be repeated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 I thought the Payolas Eyes Of A Stranger was a good song and I liked them a lot. Too bad this Canadian band got lost in the eighties crowd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 You May Be Right - Billy JoelMirror In the Bathroom - English BeatMan Of Our Times - GenesisDon't Stand So Close to Sting - the PoliceAnother One Bites the Dust -QueenTake it on the Run - REO SpeedwagonBabylon Sisters - Steely DanVeteran of the Psychic Wars - Blue Oyster CultClubland - Elvis CostelloOn The Loose -SagaUnchained - Van HalenRock the Casbah - The Clash I'm stopping here before I need a new page. Holy Crap. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Yeah, i could have added more. You can see I didn't listen to too much hard rock back then except for a few bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 21. Men at Work - "Overkill" (can't believe I left this off my list. I even used lyrics from this song in my profile) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Don't Stand So Close to Sting - the Police 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) 22. the Police - "Invisible Sun" (1981) Edited August 27, 2015 by circumstantial tree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I am so excited! Gonna take my time coz I have loooooads! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 The (English) Beat – “Mirror in the Bathroom”Devo – “Whip It”Talking Heads – “Once in a Lifetime”Joy Division – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”Prince – “When Doves Cry”Bruce Springsteen – “Atlantic City”Rush – “Tom Sawyer”Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”Pink Floyd – “The Final Cut”The Clash – “This is England” This list is off the top of my head. I feel bad about not including some metal, especially Black Sabbath. But I can only pick ten! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 The (English) Beat – “Mirror in the Bathroom”Devo – “Whip It”Talking Heads – “Once in a Lifetime”Joy Division – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”Prince – “When Doves Cry”Bruce Springsteen – “Atlantic City”Rush – “Tom Sawyer”Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”Pink Floyd – “The Final Cut”The Clash – “This is England” This list is off the top of my head. I feel bad about not including some metal, especially Black Sabbath. But I can only pick ten! You can pick twenty if you want. I can understand how picking just ten can be very hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 When did Big Country come out with their album? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Ten more: Wall of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio"Van Halen - "Unchained"Black Sabbath - "The Mob Rules"Big Country - "Chance"Judas Priest - "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"Fishbone - "Party at Ground Zero"Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill"The Smiths - "How Soon is Now?Hüsker Dü - "Celebrated Summer"The Replacements - "Favorite Thing" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 When did Big Country come out with their album?1983 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Here's my off the top of my head list, with an amendment swapping "Subdivisions" for "Tom Sawyer". And I can pick twenty more! I feel I have too many snubs. The (English) Beat – “Mirror in the Bathroom”Devo – “Whip It”Talking Heads – “Once in a Lifetime”Joy Division – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”Prince – “When Doves Cry”Bruce Springsteen – “Atlantic City”Rush – “Subdivisions”Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”Pink Floyd – “The Final Cut”The Clash – “This is England”Wall of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio"Van Halen - "Unchained"Black Sabbath - "The Mob Rules"Big Country - "Chance"Judas Priest - "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"Fishbone - "Party at Ground Zero"Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill"The Smiths - "How Soon is Now?Hüsker Dü - "Celebrated Summer"The Replacements - "Favorite Thing" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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