Whats Your Favourite 80s Tune

11811

Gary Numan - Are friends electric?
Smiths - How soon is now?
Human League - Dont you want me?

anything with a question mark it seems....

Rodent Queen

Mushy wrote: »

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

ah ya ****er!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11811

Mushy wrote: »

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

arghh it in my head now..... I missed it till the above post.

Rodent Queen

Wham! - Everything she wants/careless whisper
Tina Arena - Chains
Phil Collins - Think Twice
Celine Dion - Power of love
Chris Rea - On the Beach
David Bowie - Lets Dance
The Cars - Drive
Foreigner - I wanna know what love is
Patrick Swayze - Shes like the wind
Celine Dion - Think Twice
Fleetwood Mac - little lies/every where
The Moody Blues - Nights In white Satin (not 80s I know But still awesome!)
Chris Isaac - Wicked Game
Mariah Carey and Luther Vandross - Endless Love
Mister Mister- Broken Wings
Depeche Mode - Strange love

Thats All I can Think Of Right Now!

therewillbe

New Order; Blue Monday. A classic .:)

Mushy

Rodent Queen wrote: »

ah ya ****er!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cuddleworthy wrote: »

arghh it in my head now..... I missed it till the above post.

Mwahahaha...at least I did it in a humane way though:D

And by the way...what the hell is wrong with that song?

mizzzy

nik kershaw...the riddle!!!

any wham..

fleetwood mac...everywhere and little lies

duran duran...rio!

Insect Overlord

therewillbe wrote: »

New Order; Blue Monday. A classic .:)

Damn straight!

True Faith is also great, by the same band.

Has anybody mentioned Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love ?
And Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams

11811

Mushy wrote: »

And by the way...what the hell is wrong with that song?

er don't know where to start there!

Oh Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart as well!

BOSTIK

Could do worse than these:

“She Sells Sanctuary” The Cult
“Personal Jesus” Depeche Mode
“Never Let Me Down Again” Depeche Mode
“Radio Free Europe” REM
“The One I Love” REM
“Big in Japan” Alphaville
“Forever Young” Alphaville
“Slippery People” Talking Heads
“Life During Wartime” Talking Heads
“She Bangs the Drums” Stone Roses
“It’s my life” Talk Talk
“Shout” Tears for Fears
“Waterfront” Simple Minds
“Dirty Laundry” Don Henley
“Midnight Man” Flash and the Pan
“King in a Catholic Style” China Crisis
“New Year’s Day” U2
“Unforgettable Fire” U2
“Hot in the City” Billy Idol
“Need You Tonight” INXS
“The Old Man Down The Road” John Fogerty
“Banana Republic” Boomtown Rats
“Girls and Boys” Prince
“Golden Brown” Stranglers
“Always The Sun” Stranglers
“Dirty Boulevard” Lou Reed
“Road to Hell Part 2” Chris Rea
“Church Not Made With Hands” The Waterboys
“Downmarket” The Blades
“Tusk” Fleetwood Mac
“Don’t Come Around Here No More” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
“Never Take Me Alive” Spear of Destiny





Definitely agree too with other recommendations such as “Out of Touch”, “Blue Monday”, “How Soon is Now”, “Don’t You Want Me”, “When Doves Cry”

Nolanger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vte2mtO80ck

Mushy

mizzzy wrote: »

nik kershaw...the riddle!!!

Cant believe I forgot that. Geat tune!

Cuddleworthy wrote: »

er don't know where to start there!

Oh Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart as well!

Nothing wrong with him. In Bristol at a QOTSA gig, Mr. Homme sang a bit of the song...brilliant.

I also love the way nobody mentions the name of the song, so others will be intrigued and click the link!

humberklog

Rodent Queen wrote: »

Wham! - Everything she wants/careless whisper
Tina Arena - Chains
Celine Dion - Power of love
Celine Dion - Think Twice
The Moody Blues - Nights In white Satin (not 80s I know But still awesome!)
Chris Isaac - Wicked Game
Mariah Carey and Luther Vandross - Endless Lov

Tina arene- chains=90's
Celine Dion's Power of lov=90's(jennifer rush?Huey lewis?Frankie goes?=80's
Thinktwice=90's
Moody=yeah you right.
Chris Isaac=90's
Mariah=90's

holton

I could be here all night but here's a few...

New Order - Blue Monday, Ceremony
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where did our love go, Bedsitter, Torch
Joy Division - She's lost control
The Communards - Disenchanted
The Cure - A Forest
The Smiths - How soon is now
The Stone Roses - I am the Resurrection
A Flock of Seagulls - I ran

And loads of Depeche Mode and U2 songs!

Xavi6

Oh I love the 80s!

Ultravox - Vienna
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Toto - Africa
Kim Cairnes - Betty Davis Eyes
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
John Farnham - The Voice
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
Bonny Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
The Specials - Ghost Town
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Spandau Ballet - True
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Nina - 99 Red Balloons
Blondie - Atomic
Simple Minds - (Don't You) Forget About Me
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
Heaven 17 - Temptation
Erasure - A Little Respect
Yazoo - Only You
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
T'Pau - China In Your Hand
Madness - Our House
The Police - Roxanne
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
George Michael - Careless Whisper
The Waterboys - Whole of the Moon
Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
Mr Mister - Broken Wings
Foreigner - I Wanna Know What Love Is
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight
The Jam - Going Underground


Wow that's a long list! All class tunes though.

Great site here -

http://www.pure80spop.co.uk

humberklog

It's hard to take one song off this album as it wasn't exactly a 'hits' album. Released in '89 Paul's Boutique by The Beastie Boys is imo the best album of the 80's by one of the finest outfits from any decade.
3 minute rule:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_WUBKvR_E

seadog9

The Final Countdown

humberklog

Hey Matthew by Karel Fialka. ("I see the A-Team_The A-team")



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHM2b8T0E4I

Rodent Queen

humberklog wrote: »

Tina arene- chains=90's
Celine Dion's Power of lov=90's(jennifer rush?Huey lewis?Frankie goes?=80's
Thinktwice=90's
Moody=yeah you right.
Chris Isaac=90's
Mariah=90's

jayz.

JæKæ

Grinding Halt - The Cure
Where Is My Mind - Pixies
Digital - Joy Division
In A Jar - Dinosaur Jr.
Show Of Strength - Echo And The Bunnymen

brian ireland

brian ireland wrote: »

I was thinking about making a CD for my Car, I want one that will last a few months without me skipping tracks. Looking for some ideas for timeless 80s Tunes.
Kane gang Closest Thing To Heaven is the first track

simple minds - alive and kicking.
great tune.

tenpole tudor - swords of a thousand men

the teardrop explodes-reward

the ruts - staring at the rude boys

vienna as someone earlier suggested is an excellent choice

brian ireland

Its ironic but the songs we loved in the 80s will be lyrically adaptable for now!! UB40 1 in ten. this song was written about the dole in the uk in the 80s. 1 in ten was on the dole. And UB40 took the name ( UB40 was the name on the forum you fill out to claim benefit ) Today they predicted that soon 10% will sign on in Ireland. how many more 80s tunes that where written back then could have been written today....




Bye the Bye I am listening to the script at the moment.. Kick Ass Irish Band!!!!!!!!!!! B

Tomohawk

Feels Like Heaven - Fiction Factory
Captain of her Heart - Double
Story of the Blues - The Mighty Wah (still relevent today lyrically)
Getting away with it - Electronic

here's some Irish pop songs for you:
Rythm Method - The Fountainhead (Dun Laoghaire)
My Friend John - Those Nervous Animals (Sligo)
Canvas Of Life - Minor Detail (1983 from Bray)
Dancing Without You - Barry Warner (1987 from Limerick)

Kevster

There are many that come to mind, but the best one that's on the tip of my tongue right now is:

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On earth

Nolanger

brian ireland wrote: »

And UB40 took the name ( UB40 was the name on the forum you fill out to claim benefit )

Ours is called a UP20.

brian ireland

Nolanger wrote: »

Ours is called a UP20.

Not too sure if sounds as catchy!!!!!

I am the UP20
A number on a list
I am the UP20
Even though I don`t exist
Nobody knows me
Even though i`m always there
A statistic, a reminder
Of a world that doesn`t care

My arms enfold the dole queue
Malnutrition dulls my hair
My eyes are black and lifeless
With an underprivileged stare
I`m the beggar on the corner
Will no-one spare a dime?
I`m the child that never learns to read
`cause no-one spared the time

(chorus)

I am the UP20 .... etc

I`m the murderer and the victim
The licence with the gun
I`m a sad and bruised old lady
In an ally in a slum
I`m a middle aged businessman
With chronic heart disease
I`m another teenaged suicide
In a street that has no trees

(chorus)

I am the UP20 .... etc

I`m a starving third world mother
A refugee without a home
I`m a house wife hooked on valium
I`m a pensioner alone
I`m a cancer ridden spectre
Covering the earth
I`m another hungry baby
I`m an accident of birth.

brian ireland

Tomohawk wrote: »

Feels Like Heaven - Fiction Factory
Captain of her Heart - Double
Story of the Blues - The Mighty Wah (still relevent today lyrically)
Getting away with it - Electronic

here's some Irish pop songs for you:
Rythm Method - The Fountainhead (Dun Laoghaire)
My Friend John - Those Nervous Animals (Sligo)
Canvas Of Life - Minor Detail (1983 from Bray)
Dancing Without You - Barry Warner (1987 from Limerick)

Do you remember a Dublin Band, can't remember their name.. The song went " 5 honors and a 175, an education and a license to drive"

Ruu_Old

Laura Branigan-Self Control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbj-SXbg37w

The Beat-Mirror in the Bathroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGRbOcIGXy8

Call Me-Go West
Owner of a Lonely Heart-Yes
Life's what you make it-Talk Talk

I could go on and on!

Diabhal Beag

Funkytown FTW

Nolanger

Ruu wrote: »

Laura Branigan-Self Control

A cover version of a Euro-disco tune.
Original's better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18-VNpTgANA