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06-08-2015, 08:32 PM
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Favorite 80s' Songs
What are your favorite songs from the 1980s'?
Mine would be in no specific order I listed my top 15 which would be my picks of best of the 1980s in music: Eye of The Tiger-Survivor Everybody Wants To Rule The World-Tears From Fears Beat It-Michael Jackson w/ Van Halen Don't Stop Believin'-Journey Separate Ways-Journey Take On Me-Aha Land Down Under-Men At Work We Didn't Start The Fire-Billy Joel Tell Her About It-Billy Joel Don't You Forget About Me-Simple Minds Power of Love- Huey Lewis & The News Wonderful Christmas Time- Paul McCartney You're The Inspiration-Chicago Time After Time-Cyndi Lauper Centerfield- John Fogerty
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06-08-2015, 09:41 PM
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I'll name 15 as well.
The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden The Trooper - Iron Maiden Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden Moonchild - Iron Maiden Turbo Lover - Judas Priest Desert Plains - Judas Priest Pain and Pleasure - Judas Priest Heavy metal - Judas Priest The Four Horsemen - Metallica Metal Militia - Metallica Thriller - Michael Jackson Dance in the Memories - Dance in the Memories Angel of Death - Slayer Amadeus - Falco What You Need - INXS |
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06-19-2015, 10:50 PM
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My top 3 answers.
This song would've made a great jingle for Rodeway Inn or any motel for that matter.
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06-19-2015, 10:53 PM
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The song in this clip really says how I feel about the 1980s! I am so gonna be Rodney Dangerfield's character in my 50s!!!
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06-20-2015, 10:43 AM
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If I may I would like to bump it up to 18 and add:
Boys of Summer-Don Henley Livin' On A Prayer-Bon Jovi Always Something There To Remind Me-Naked Eyes
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06-21-2015, 12:21 AM
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Oooh, this is tough. I'll do 20, just because there are SOOO many to choose from.
Take On Me- Aha (This is actually my #1!) Livin' On A Prayer- Bon Jovi Glory of Love- Peter Cetera Power of Love- Huey Lewis You're the Inspiration- Chicago (this one is a close #2) I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight- Cutting Crew Piano Man- Billy Joel I Want To Know What Love Is- Foreigner Summer of 69- Bryan Adams We Built This city- Jefferson starship Tell Her About It- Billy Joel Just Like A Prayer- Madonna Thriller- Michael Jackson You Might Think- The Cars Africa- Toto The Warrior- Patty Smythe and Scandal Don't Dream It's Over- Crowded House The Air Tonight- Genesis Holding Out For A Hero- Bonnie Tyler Hungry Eyes- Eric Carmen There are MANY more, but I'd better stop here!
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06-21-2015, 05:16 PM
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06-22-2015, 01:59 AM
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Heh, I'm an 80's gal, through and through. Believe me, there were SOOO many more, but I tried to keep it down to JUST the ones I listen to the most.
Others on my list- Safety Dance- Men Without Hats Come On Eileen- Dexy's Midnight Runners One Night In Bangkok- Chess I Wear My Sunglasses At Night- Corey Hart Paradise City- Guns N' Roses Goodbye Yellow Brick Road- Elton John Midnight Train- Journey Open Arms- Journey Hotel California- Eagles All Night Long- Lionel Richie La Isla Bonita- Madonna and on and on....
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06-22-2015, 07:51 AM
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Hotel California was released in 1976. Its still a great song. Just not of the 80s'. Reads like you are listing your iPod selections.
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06-22-2015, 10:32 AM
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06-22-2015, 04:59 PM
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I'm not into much of what would be considered iconic 80's music. My favorite song's of the 80's are largely obscure or underground, like English punk & Japanese jazz. The more prominent stuff would be from NWA & Pink Floyd, I guess.
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06-27-2015, 04:06 PM
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867-5309 by Tommy Tutone
Mr. Roboto by Styx Tonight, Tonight, Tonight by Genesis The Final Countdown by Europe St. Elmo's Fire by John Parr That's all I can think of for now.
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Funny you should say that, because that's the year I was born. It wasn't released in the 80's, but was still big all through that decade due to Eagles still being very popular then. A lot of people forget that music groups back then typically had more staying power than current bands tend to do. So I heard that song played all through the 80's, right along with all the others listed. Also, most of those songs ARE on my phone and mp3 playlists, not to mention my music library on my PC. Because that's the music era I usually listen to. Quote:
Yeah, it's a great song! I almost put it on my original list.
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07-14-2015, 09:58 AM
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Any Iron Maiden song.
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07-14-2015, 03:39 PM
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Apart from some of the more obvious ones already named... oh, this could be an interesting list, given I'm an obvious child of the 80s, and I've got a wealth of obscure singles to call upon
 *tips hit to MsMD for mentioning One Night In Bangkok and Come On Eileen* (didn't realise the latter had actually made it to the US) Dexys Midnight Runner - Geno XTC - Senses Working Overtime Yazoo - Only You Aneka - Japanese Boy Madness - Embarrassment Pet Shop Boys - Heart Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds (definition of a cover better than the original) Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (you may not know the song, but you'll recognise the samples other modern songs have used!) Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere Nik Kershaw - The Riddle Jonah Louie - Stop the Cavalry Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes Ultravox - Vienna Queen - I Want To Break Free Alphaville - Big in Japan Peter Schilling - A Different Story New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Pat Benetar - Love is a Battlefield Roxette - The Look The Stranglers - Golden Brown The Clash - Rock the Casbah Motorhead - Ace of Spades OMD - Enola Gay Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill Tears For Fears - Mad World Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round The Vapors - Turning Japanese Baltimora - Tarzan Boy Yello - Oh Yeah Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays The Bangles - Manic Monday Level 42 - Lessons in Love Buckner and Garcia - Pac-Man Fever 
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07-16-2015, 05:37 AM
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Obscure alright. I only recognize two names on your list.
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07-16-2015, 05:54 PM
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Anyone from my era would have grown up listening to those heh... out of interest, which two had you heard of? I'm guessing The Bangles is one...
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07-16-2015, 10:01 PM
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Virtually none of that is obscure...
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07-17-2015, 03:50 AM
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Hence the use of the word "could" heh... a couple of them probably are (no one I know remembers XTC or Peter Schilling), but as said, if you grew up here in the 80s, most of those should be known.
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