Post your ten favourite songs from the 80's

[Flower]

Post a dozen favourite songs from the 80's

Post a dozen favourite songs from the 80's

In no order ~

Eye of the Tiger ~ Survivor
While You See A Chance ~ Steve Winwood
Start Me Up ~ Rolling Stones
Home by the Sea ~ Genesis
Waiting for a Girl Like You ~ Foreigner
Land of Confusion ~ Genesis
In the Air Tonight ~ Phil Collins
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Harlem Shuffle ~ The Rolling Stones
Stay with me Tonight ~ Jeffrey Osborne
The Roof is Leaking ~ Phil Collins
Fame ~ Irene Cara

 

[Mr. Shadow]

I'm not sure there were that many.

 

[Flower]

I'm not sure there were that many.

CHICKEN!!!! I know that you can do it if you try.

 

[Mr. Shadow]

Not chicken. I just don't think the music was as good. Even the good groups started to run dry and played "safe" commercialized tunes. Band members parted ways and the rawness of the 60's thru early 70's was gone. This was the time for hair bands with mushy love songs, and metal heads singing to a bunch of angry dudes. Thankfully, the punkers made it a little interesting.

But:

Call Me -- Blondie ('80)

Bette Davis Eyes -- Kim Carnes ('81)
Under Pressure -- Queen and David Bowie

Rock the Casbah -- Clash ('82)

Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper ('83)
Let's Dance -- David Bowie

Purple Rain -- Prince & the Revolution ('84)

Money For Nothing -- Dire Straits ('85)

Kiss -- Prince & the Revolution ('86)
Land of Confusion -- Genesis

 

[Flower]

We agree on one ...

 

[Alocer]

Walking on the Moon-The Police
Fly like an Eagle-Steve Miller Band
Barracuda-Blondie
Middle Man-Boz Skaggs
Takin care of business-BTO
Evil Woman-ELO
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
Pocket Calculator-Kraftwerk

I'm a bit of a techno kid so my choices are a little different...Rock that started using synths and other things.
I joined here cause of old friends and a chance to broaden my musical horizons...

 

[Flower]

^^^ Evil Woman by ELO is one of my favourites .. I love the line "There's a hole in my heart where the rain comes in."

Nice list!

 

[LG]

Walking on the Moon-The Police
Fly like an Eagle-Steve Miller Band
Barracuda-Blondie
Middle Man-Boz Skaggs
Takin care of business-BTO
Evil Woman-ELO
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
Pocket Calculator-Kraftwerk

I'm a bit of a techno kid so my choices are a little different...Rock that started using synths and other things.
I joined here cause of old friends and a chance to broaden my musical horizons...

That is a really good list Alocer, I have everyone of those songs except 99 Red Ballons,,,but I like is as well.

Flower same thing nice list and I have most of the ones on your's except Irene Cara's song and Jeffrey Osborne's.

Shadow...lol...the 80's were neither as bad as some people like to think nor as memorable as some hardcore fans feel they were. I think there were plenty of good bands and albums from that decade, after all music is always in flux and the 80's saw a massive upheaval in the music the kids wanted to hear and the end of many of the 70's bands who had become obsolete or run out of creativity.

 

[Alocer]

I am honored you like my selections LG. It was hard to pick them but I did it...And I am curious what your top ten might look like....

 

[LG]

^^I'll see what I can come up with tomorrow.