The big Eighties music thread.

The Great Saiyaman · 03-09-2020, 01:08 PM

I'll assume that we're all in the same age group and that we all lived through the eighties as kids.

So I figured it to be fun to start a thread about eighties music and be thorough about it, everything goes.

So to start it off, here's New Order with "We all stand"

Prince "Do it all night"

Arcadia "Election day"

Missing Persons "Words"

Well as you can tell NONE of these are big hits but are so awesome in their own right, you CAN add big hits if you want though, I don't mind.

*IMJ* · 03-09-2020, 01:33 PM

So much music from that era was so good across all of the genres...
Everyone here could post a wildly different song and there's probably a connection to a band in that genre or the song itself that I'd want to comment on in interest.

I'll come out of left field with one - Roxette. Amazing band. Even though the fruits of their labors really popped for them in the 90's, the Look Sharp! album from '88 is an undeniably 1980's pop-rocker.

*newfan* · 03-09-2020, 01:58 PM

There are a number of members who are younger and not 80s kids, sadly not me

(liked being there at the time just don't like being older

)

Anyway, away from my computer at the mo, a few on my playlist, one fav that comes to mind is Alice Cooper's Poison.
Edit: Just had to search a Bon Jovi track I like to play in the car to see if it was 80s or early 90s, 1988 apparently 'Born to be my baby' along with a few other songs from them, As IMJ mentioned above with Roxette, some were 90s (and beyond) for Bon Jovi.

*FredWolfLeonardo* · 03-09-2020, 03:02 PM

*IMJ* · 03-09-2020, 04:11 PM

My mom used to love that Gloria song. If it came on the radio in the car she'd start singing with it... it was always entertaining as hell!

*FredWolfLeonardo* · 03-09-2020, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMJ

My mom used to love that Gloria song. If it came on the radio in the car she'd start singing with it... it was always entertaining as hell!

Fully agreed!

The song is catchy as hell, and Laura Branigan is hawwwwt.

I didn't know that this song was based on an Italian one though, that came off as a pleasant surprise to me.

The Great Saiyaman · 03-09-2020, 04:47 PM

I LOVE the new wave era music, the bands just got so creative and had a lot of fun doing what they ended up doing.

The Vapors "Turning Japanese"

Peter Schilling "Major Tom" (The original German version)

Depeche Mode "People are people"

The Cure "Close to me" (yes, I know this is a live version from 1990 but the song itself came from 1985)

~~Sumac~~ · 03-09-2020, 05:12 PM

*MikeandRaph87* · 03-09-2020, 05:37 PM

I was a late 80s' baby who came into the world with Livin' On A Prayer. That being said I have absolute zero memory of the 1980s'. Music from the 1960s' and 1980s' stand above any other in my pop culture appreciation. Did anyone try the 1980s' quiz I linked in its own thread? I enjoy more of the Pop and Rock sections of music. Only song I recognize right now is Gloria in this thread.

*FredWolfLeonardo* · 03-09-2020, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

Only song I recognize right now is Gloria in this thread.

To be honest, I'm not an 80s guy either, but the only reason I know many of these songs is because of listening to these while driving around in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

The Great Saiyaman · 03-09-2020, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

I was a late 80s' baby who came into the world with Livin' On A Prayer. That being said I have absolute zero memory of the 1980s'. Music from the 1960s' and 1980s' stand above any other in my pop culture appreciation. Did anyone try the 1980s' quiz I linked in its own thread? I enjoy more of the Pop and Rock sections of music. Only song I recognize right now is Gloria in this thread.

Okay then let's post some BIG hits from the eighties. Ones that for sure were in your quiz list.

*IMJ* · 03-09-2020, 10:05 PM

Oh Goddamit I can't get the video posted with using the forum Youtube button.
How do you guys do this?

~~Leo656~~ · 03-09-2020, 11:36 PM

Copy the stuff in the video's link that appears after the = sign and put it in between the YouTube tags.

*IMJ* · 03-10-2020, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

Copy the stuff in the video's link that appears after the = sign and put it in between the YouTube tags.

I just tried it that way again, but I keep getting the "An Error has Occurred" message. I dunno...

~~Leo656~~ · 03-10-2020, 12:11 AM

How odd. What're you trying to post? I'll make it work. I get violent when things don't go my way so even the internet checks itself rather than risk my wrath.

*IMJ* · 03-10-2020, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

How odd. What're you trying to post? I'll make it work. I get violent when things don't go my way so even the internet checks itself rather than risk my wrath.

I don't get it either, but it's got to be that I'm missing an equal sign or something, because I tried a different video and got the same result.

I was trying to post the youtube video titled Roxette - Dangerous (Official Video)

~~Leo656~~ · 03-10-2020, 12:28 AM

I think you were somehow posting the entire link in between the YouTube tags, instead of just VFNRh26TPmM.

Here's a Bonus for all my hard work.

Game Over, I Won.

*MikeandRaph87* · 03-10-2020, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMJ

I don't get it either, but it's got to be that I'm missing an equal sign or something, because I tried a different video and got the same result.

I was trying to post the youtube video titled Roxette - Dangerous (Official Video)

Post the link between the Youtube brackets but erase everything before the code which appears after v=.

Yes, I heard all of those plenty of times and enjoy each.

My theme song is

My workplace's theme song is

*IMJ* · 03-10-2020, 11:41 AM

OHHH okay, now I got it. Just tested in the post above. Thanks for the knowledge MikeandRaph87 & Leo.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 05-10-2020, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo

Fully agreed!

The song is catchy as hell, and Laura Branigan is hawwwwt.

I didn't know that this song was based on an Italian one though, that came off as a pleasant surprise to me.

Gloria was recorded by various artists in many different languages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria...to_Tozzi_song)

03-09-2020, 01:08 PM	#1
The Great Saiyaman Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,090	The big Eighties music thread. I'll assume that we're all in the same age group and that we all lived through the eighties as kids. So I figured it to be fun to start a thread about eighties music and be thorough about it, everything goes. So to start it off, here's New Order with "We all stand" Prince "Do it all night" Arcadia "Election day" Missing Persons "Words" Well as you can tell NONE of these are big hits but are so awesome in their own right, you CAN add big hits if you want though, I don't mind. __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, "Mythbusters"

03-09-2020, 01:33 PM	#2
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,888	So much music from that era was so good across all of the genres... Everyone here could post a wildly different song and there's probably a connection to a band in that genre or the song itself that I'd want to comment on in interest. I'll come out of left field with one - Roxette. Amazing band. Even though the fruits of their labors really popped for them in the 90's, the Look Sharp! album from '88 is an undeniably 1980's pop-rocker. __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography

03-09-2020, 01:58 PM	#3
newfan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 2,393	There are a number of members who are younger and not 80s kids, sadly not me (liked being there at the time just don't like being older) Anyway, away from my computer at the mo, a few on my playlist, one fav that comes to mind is Alice Cooper's Poison. Edit: Just had to search a Bon Jovi track I like to play in the car to see if it was 80s or early 90s, 1988 apparently 'Born to be my baby' along with a few other songs from them, As IMJ mentioned above with Roxette, some were 90s (and beyond) for Bon Jovi. Last edited by newfan; 03-09-2020 at 02:43 PM.

03-09-2020, 04:11 PM	#5
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,888	My mom used to love that Gloria song. If it came on the radio in the car she'd start singing with it... it was always entertaining as hell! __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography

03-09-2020, 04:47 PM	#7
The Great Saiyaman Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,090	I LOVE the new wave era music, the bands just got so creative and had a lot of fun doing what they ended up doing. The Vapors "Turning Japanese" Peter Schilling "Major Tom" (The original German version) Depeche Mode "People are people" The Cure "Close to me" (yes, I know this is a live version from 1990 but the song itself came from 1985) __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, "Mythbusters"

03-09-2020, 05:12 PM	#8
~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129

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MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,189	I was a late 80s' baby who came into the world with Livin' On A Prayer. That being said I have absolute zero memory of the 1980s'. Music from the 1960s' and 1980s' stand above any other in my pop culture appreciation. Did anyone try the 1980s' quiz I linked in its own thread? I enjoy more of the Pop and Rock sections of music. Only song I recognize right now is Gloria in this thread. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

03-09-2020, 10:05 PM	#12
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,888	Oh Goddamit I can't get the video posted with using the forum Youtube button. How do you guys do this? __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography Last edited by IMJ; 03-10-2020 at 11:40 AM.

03-09-2020, 11:36 PM	#13
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Copy the stuff in the video's link that appears after the = sign and put it in between the YouTube tags.

03-10-2020, 12:11 AM	#15
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	How odd. What're you trying to post? I'll make it work. I get violent when things don't go my way so even the internet checks itself rather than risk my wrath.

03-10-2020, 12:28 AM	#17
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I think you were somehow posting the entire link in between the YouTube tags, instead of just VFNRh26TPmM. Here's a Bonus for all my hard work. Game Over, I Won.

03-10-2020, 11:41 AM	#19
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,888	OHHH okay, now I got it. Just tested in the post above. Thanks for the knowledge MikeandRaph87 & Leo. __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography