Reply With QuoteBoys of Summer - Don Henley
My mate and I have been debating this for some weeks and we can’t come to an agreement. Trouble is there were so many genres which were still hanging on to the 70s which spewed over in to the 80s
The best we can come up with is A Ha - take on me but I’m not so sure….. what you reckon?
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Last edited by Franky Four Fingers; 21st February 2022 at 15:31. Reason: Update title to songs
Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Take on Me is a good start but it's more about the video. The 80s was so f**king brilliant it's an impossible question but I'm going to throw in You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall and Oates, that song is 80s nonsense!
Originally Posted by Wallasey Runner
Certainly - well up there!
Video killed the radio star
Town Called Malice worth a shout
no way you can narrow it down to one though
Depends on mood you are in
Yeh that exactly, one minute listening to Bowie, next Beastie boys…it was a great decade for music
Africa by Toto.
Last Christmas.
Blue Monday : New Order
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Last edited by zelig; 19th February 2022 at 17:04.
Every Breath You Take.
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd would be a contender for me
(although The Wall came out in 1979, Comfortably Numb was released as a single in 1980 with Hey You on the b side - criminally only reached number 10)
Sweet Child o' Mine was a bit special too
Last edited by Halitosis; 19th February 2022 at 15:58.
Lots out there I will add this to debate https://youtu.be/8TON3PORRDQ
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Most of the songs on the last night at Wigan Casino 1981.
21 year old!,time has flown by so fast!.
Relax
Enola Gay
Thats the first 2 off the top of my head.
Don't You Want Me immediately came to my mind.
Visage- Fade to Grey .
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Road to Nowhere
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
So many great records from the 80s but non better than this, always a floor filler.
I like it as well, but if you asked Sting I suspect he'd tell you it wasn't even the best song he wrote that year.
I'd go with Cruel by Prefab Sprout.
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Not even my favourite Dire Straits song, but mainstream enough, and gave birth to the music video generation.
As I start to prepare the Sunday roast I usually begin with, "Alexa: Play songs of the 80's".
Some good suggestions already.
I'll add - She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult
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Vienna Ultravox.
The 80’s was one of the best decades for music and there are loads of decent tracks
Last edited by craig1912; 19th February 2022 at 18:50.
Mental as anything - Live it up
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Doubtful, it was more a response to the music video focus that was taking over.
I'd go with London Calling, Love Action, West End Girls, Englishman in New York or Poison Arrow myself, but if this thread has already proved one thing, the great thing about the Eighties was the variety of quality music around.
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
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Far too many options, as most of the music I listen to is 80’s or 90’s, but one of my favourites:
Furniture - Brilliant Mind
https://youtu.be/1JeEXP717T0
It's just a matter of time...
Mystify
https://youtu.be/26ELh7P2ZtA
It's just a matter of time...
Agadoo
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
It's just a matter of time...
This seemed to be a worldwide hit - for most of the year, seemingly following my own slow travels around the globe.
Clever song.
Just for that, you can have The Birdie Song.
Please state what it is when posting a YouTube link, it’s so annoying when it gets added to YouTube history when I don’t like it!
Although in this case it’s a good shout !
I was hoping for a Shaddap You Face.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Seconded.
Whole of the Moon, Waterboys
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You're right!
You're wrong!
Showing my age here but most of the songs listed here are on my 89s playlist on Spotify
You're right!
You're wrong!
It’s strange, I was never into Morrissey or The Smiths back then, but now like a few of their tracks
Last edited by craig1912; 19th February 2022 at 19:32.
Queen - Who wants to live forever.
Food for Thought - UB40.
Great shout and I'll add Fisherman's Blues from the same era.
Ashes to Ashes.
Every breath you take
I have lots of favourites but I think either Warp 9’s Nunk or Depeche Mode’s Just Can’t Get Enough is the most significant and impactful track of the 80’s.
Everything electronic we listen to stems in some way from them, but DM made it mainstream.
I was born in 76 so listened more to pop than any serious music in the 80’s.
Lionel’s All Night Long is a pop masterpiece and surely a top 5 all time wedding party song.
Good shout
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Great shout!
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Honourable mentions to;
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
And
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
But I guarantee you that Billie Jean could go on at a wedding, at a Rave or at a top Nightclub today and would still get the crowd moving.
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Kenny Loggins - Highway to the Danger Zone. A great song and will always be associated with Top Gun released in 1986 as I was about to start RAF flying training.
Michael Jackson - Thriller. A ground breaking video when released.
Long version.
Short version.
I could pick most songs from the Propaganda album 'A Secret Wish' but I'll go with, Duel. (This could be a very long thread as it's a very rich vein!)
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