Post your ten favourite songs from the 80's

[CP/M User]

Poor Boy - Split Enz (1980)
You Better, You Bet - The Who (1981)
Rosanna - Toto (1982)
New Years Day - U2 (1983)
Years Go By - Split Enz (1984)
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (1985)
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon (1986)
Man Of Colours - Icehouse (1987)
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman (1988)
Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals (1989)

 

[Magic]

In no particular order:

Karma Chameleon ~ Culture Club
Summer of '69 ~ Bryan Adams
Dancing in the Dark ~ Bruce Springsteen
Bad to the Bone ~ George Thorogood
Wonderful Tonight ~ Eric Clapton
Faithfully ~ Journey
Dirty Laundry ~ Don Henley
Angel ~ Aerosmith
Photograph ~ Def Leppard
I Wanna Know What Love Is ~ Foreigner

*it was hard to pick 10, I liked alot of stuff from the 80's*

 

[rtbuck]

Wow, it's really tough because there were so many groups of music that were so hot in the 80's! I decided to somewhat put together a song list in an order in which I think represents the 80's in my book. If I was asked to put together an 80's setlist together to spin tunes & keep people moving then this would be my list:

"Welcome to the jungle" by Guns & Roses
"You've Got Another thing Coming" by Judas Priest
"You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
"Heaven's On Fire" by Kiss
"Looks that Kill" by Motley Crue
"Fight for You're Right to Party" by the Beastie Boys
"It's Tricky" by Run DMC
"I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
"White Lines" by Grand Master Flash Melle Mel & the Furious 5
"Let's Go Crazy" by Prince
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" by the Clash
"Private Idaho" by the B52's
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
"People Who Died" by Jim Carroll Band
"What I like About You" by the Romantics
"R O C K in the USA" by John Cougar Mellencamp
"Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones
"Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer
"Li'l Devil" by the Cult
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
"99 Red Balloons" by Nena
"I Got You" by Split Enz
"Mexican Radio" by Wall of VooDoo
"Indians" by Anthrax
"Seek & Destroy" by Metallica
"All I Need" by Jack Wagner!!!!!!

 

[Magic]

If I was asked to put together an 80's setlist together to spin tunes & keep people moving then this would be my list:

"Welcome to the jungle" by Guns & Roses
"You've Got Another thing Coming" by Judas Priest
"You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
"Heaven's On Fire" by Kiss
"Looks that Kill" by Motley Crue
"Fight for You're Right to Party" by the Beastie Boys
"It's Tricky" by Run DMC
"I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
"White Lines" by Grand Master Flash Melle Mel & the Furious 5
"Let's Go Crazy" by Prince
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" by the Clash
"Private Idaho" by the B52's
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
"People Who Died" by Jim Carroll Band
"What I like About You" by the Romantics
"R O C K in the USA" by John Cougar Mellencamp
"Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones
"Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer
"Li'l Devil" by the Cult
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
"99 Red Balloons" by Nena
"I Got You" by Split Enz
"Mexican Radio" by Wall of VooDoo
"Indians" by Anthrax
"Seek & Destroy" by Metallica
"All I Need" by Jack Wagner!!!!!!

That is a "hot" set list! I know I would be up dancing and rockin'. begin the set with "Start Me UP" and go from there.

 

[CP/M User]

rtbuck wrote:

Wow, it's really tough because there were so many groups of music that were so hot in the 80's!

That's why I tried to include the best song from each year and then I can add another 9 tracks from that year - which is really difficult for me when I get into the later 80s stuff!

I forgot about Don Henley which I only know him for one song, but it's just a great song - Boys of Summer of course!

 

[rtbuck]

rtbuck wrote:

Wow, it's really tough because there were so many groups of music that were so hot in the 80's!

That's why I tried to include the best song from each year and then I can add another 9 tracks from that year - which is really difficult for me when I get into the later 80s stuff!

I forgot about Don Henley which I only know him for one song, but it's just a great song - Boys of Summer of course!

Great song!! I got his Greatest Hits album(Actual Miles) back in the 90's from BMG(one of those CD Clubs) for that song "Sunset Grill", & "Dirty Laundry". When I got the CD I knew every song but about 2 on the CD. I forgot about many of his hits such as NY Minute,All She Wants to Do is Dance, & End of Innocence

 

[symph]

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...

Was Fly Like an Eagle really 80's?? It sounds so 70's to me!

Ok here we go...

Just What I Needed - The Cars
Modern Love - David Bowie
Ant Music - Adam Ant
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Peek A Boo - Souisxie and the Banshees (I never know how to spell siousxie)
Sweet Child of Mine - Guns and Roses
Arrested by You - Rupert Hine
Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
Train in Vain - The Clash

 

[0000]

Was Fly Like an Eagle really 80's?? It sounds so 70's to me!

Ok here we go...

Just What I Needed - The Cars
Modern Love - David Bowie
Ant Music - Adam Ant
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Peek A Boo - Souisxie and the Banshees (I never know how to spell siousxie)
Sweet Child of Mine - Guns and Roses
Arrested by You - Rupert Hine
Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
Train in Vain - The Clash

I believe Fly Like an Eagle was either 76 or 77

and yes for adam ant haha, I'll work on my list sometime tonight, I'll do one for each year

 

[FoxyPage]

The 80's had craploads of awesome songs, it's tough to pick a few and I will probably end up missing some....


1. Photograph - Def Leppard
2. Livin' on Prayer - Bon Jovi
3. Beat It - Michael Jackson
4. Lucky Star - Madonna
5. Little Red Corvette - Prince
6. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
7. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
8. Need You Tonight - INXS
9. Call Me - Blondie
10. My Perogative - Bobby Brown


Man, that was hard....except for #1. Photograph rules.

 

[Foxhound]

Alright.

Start Me Up

She's So Cold

Harlem Shuffle

One Hit to the Body

Mixed Emotions

Almost Hear You Sigh

Oh, you mean by somebody other than the Rolling Stones? Okay, let me start again:

Rock Lobster - B52s

Tarzan Boy - Baltimora

The Tide Is High - Blondie

Copperhead Road - Steve Earle

I Drink Alone - George Thorogood & the Destroyers

Innocence - Harlequin

Centerfold - J. Geils Band

Switchin' to Glide - Kings

Turn Me Loose - Loverboy

Back on the Chain Gang - Pretenders

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - Robert Cray Band

Tweeter and the Monkey Man - Travelling Wilburys