Let's talk 80's music

[Myra]

Love me some good 80's music. I had Forenza leggings and big belts. Anyone else?

Let's hear your favorites! I'm quite pleased with myself that Jake knows the words to Fish Heads, and Video Killed the Radio Star.

[muddygirl]

My Sharona and Tainted Love are the 2 that spring to mind when I think of the 80's, but My Sharona was actually 1979, and Tainted Love was a remake by Soft Cell in 1981. - Both One hit wonders
Love Shack by B52's late 80's
Never gonna give you up - Rick Astley ( in all fairness I was a Tween about then, so Rick Astley was the coolest!!! )
Heaps more that I can sing all the words to, but could never tell you the name of it

[muddygirl]

Oh and I had the coolest pink ruffel skirt and big wide elastic belts

[echogirl]

Depeche Mode- Train in Vain
Erasure- Oh L'Amour
Madonna- Crazy for you (and you know it's true..)
Tears for Fear- Head over Heels
Aha- Take on me
Alphaville- Forever young
Crowded House- Better be Home soon
David Bowie-Blue Jean
Queen- Radio Gaga
Simple Minds- Don't you forget about me...
The Hooters- And we danced...
I'm gonna stop for fear of embarrassing myself!

Sam. Ric Astley WAS the coolest. No shame sister No shame.

Oh and my hair was made for the 80's. No decade since but anyways!

[Jen D]

I love the 80's and have a huge stash. Some of my favorites are

Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf"
Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure"
Night Ranger "Sister Christian"
Bananarama "Cruel Summer"
Peter Schilling "Major Tom"
Billy Idol "White Wedding"
Howard Jones "Things can only get Better" "No One is to Blame" "WHat is Love"
Yes "Owner of A Lonely Heart"
Katrina and the Waves "Walking on Sunshine"
Falco "Rock me Amadeus"
Crowded House "Don't Dream it is over"
Mr. Mister "Broken Wings"
Dixie Midnight Runners "come on Eileen"
Cyndi Lauper "Time after Time"
Rick SPringfield "Jessie's Girl"
Go-Go's "Our lips are sealed"
Human League "Human"
Blondie "Dreaming"
Micheal Jackson (anything from the eighties)
Depeche Mode "People are People" "Personal Jesus"
Prince "When Doves Cry"
Madonna (anything in the eighties)
Journey - can't go wrong
Flock of Seagulls "I Ran"
A-Ha "Take On Me"
Toni Basil "Mickey"
Men without Hats "The Safety Dance"
Dead or ALive "You spin me round"
Michael Sembello "Maniac"
Cutting Crew "I just died in your arms"
The Vapors "Turning Japanese"
Neneh Cerry "Buffalo Stance"
Taco "Putting on the Ritz"
General Public "Tenderness"
The Cars "Best Friends Girl" "Here she goes again""
Tears for Fears "Shout" "Everybody wants to rule the world"
Peter Gabriel "In your Eyes" "Don't Give Up"
Real Life "Send me an Angel"

Just to name a few

I won't tell you how old I was during the 80's but I had jelly shoes and jelly bracelets up to my elbow!

[Jen D]

We would so have fun at an all eighties club we have here in Denver!

Originally Posted by echogirl

Depeche Mode- Train in Vain
Erasure- Oh L'Amour
Madonna- Crazy for you (and you know it's true..)
Tears for Fear- Head over Heels
Aha- Take on me
Alphaville- Forever young
Crowded House- Better be Home soon
David Bowie-Blue Jean
Queen- Radio Gaga
Simple Minds- Don't you forget about me...
The Hooters- And we danced...
I'm gonna stop for fear of embarrassing myself!

Sam. Ric Astley WAS the coolest. No shame sister No shame.

Oh and my hair was made for the 80's. No decade since but anyways!

[Elena]

LOVE!!! Will be back with songs later... and Jen, that eighties club sounds like a blast!

[echogirl]

Originally Posted by Jen D

I love the 80's and have a huge stash. Some of my favorites are

Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf"
Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure"
Night Ranger "Sister Christian"
Bananarama "Cruel Summer"
Billy Idol "White Wedding"
Katrina and the Waves "Walking on Sunshine"
Falco "Rock me Amadeus"
Dixie Midnight Runners "come on Eileen"
Cyndi Lauper "Time after Time"
Rick SPringfield "Jessie's Girl"
Go-Go's "Our lips are sealed"
Human League "Human"
Blondie "Dreaming"
Micheal Jackson (anything from the eighties)
Depeche Mode "People are People" "Personal Jesus"
Prince "When Doves Cry"
Madonna (anything in the eighties)
Journey - can't go wrong
Flock of Seagulls "I Ran"
A-Ha "Take On Me"
Toni Basil "Mickey"
Men without Hats "The Safety Dance"
Dead or ALive "You spin me round"
Michael Sembello "Maniac"
Cutting Crew "I just died in your arms"
The Vapors "Turning Japanese"
Neneh Cerry "Buffalo Stance"
Taco "Putting on the Ritz"
General Public "Tenderness"
The Cars "Best Friends Girl" "Here she goes again""
Tears for Fears "Shout" "Everybody wants to rule the world"
Peter Gabriel "In your Eyes" "Don't Give Up"
Real Life "Send me an Angel"

Just to name a few

I won't tell you how old I was during the 80's but I had jelly shoes and jelly bracelets up to my elbow!

You just made me cry a little Jen. Sisters separated by a country!

[Myra]

Layered tanks, tight rolled jeans, fat belts, mismatched earrings (a la Martha Quinn).

Ok, deeper cuts, here we come:

Madness - Our House
B52s - Rock Lobster (Jake's favorite)
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang
INXS - The One Thing
Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
Berlin - Metro
The Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another
Tubes - She's a Beauty
Loverboy - Working for the Weekend
Shannon - Let the Music Play (Roller skating music. Almost a genre unto itself)
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out with Him
Genesis - No Reply at All
Jungle Love - Morris Day and the Time
Rick James - 17
Cool and the Gang - Ladies Night
Police - Murder by Numbers
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer
Human League - Fascination
Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
Randy Newman - I Love LA
Ready for the World - Sheila
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Chaka Kahn - I Feel For You

[Jen D]

Can't believe I forgot INXS! Oh well if I listed everything I might just be here all day :P

[LoriS]

Madonna, Madonna, Madonna!!! That's my all time fav 80's music! Also loved the GoGos, Cindy Lauper, Blondie and many others! And you can't forget about hair bands -- BonJovi, Def Leppard, Boston, GunsNRoses, Journey, Aerosmith... loved it ALL!!!! I grew up in the 80's... I still know all the words to the songs! Went out last night with girlfriends and there was a cool 80's cover band playing... SO FUN!!! Gotta love flashbacks!

[LoriS]

Top 100 80's music songs!
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[Jen D]

I keep adding to my list as I go through my music

[LoriS]

Me too, Jen! How about the Bangles???? LOVE all their songs!!! Walk Like an Egyptian, Manic Monday, Hazy Shade of Winter, If she knew what she wants... and the list goes on!

[DonnaNJ]

Was that the decade of torn shirts and leg warmers? A la Flashdance... My daughter was young then and I do remember them dressing up like dancers all the time

[DonnaNJ]

OMG I can't believe I forgot Michael Jackson and The Boss...

[Myra]

Perhaps we should be discussing 80's genres.

big hair
British invasion
classic rock
punk
pop
skating

[Jen D]

Originally Posted by Myra

Perhaps we should be discussing 80's genres.

big hair
British invasion
classic rock
punk
pop
skating

I will take all of the above

[TU_Jenn]

Mmmmm Def Leppard, Prince, Madonna, B52s...wait - I feel like I'm back at high school Friday night dances after basketball/football games

Jenn

[Aino]

Yep. This was the decade my teenage years began....

legwarmers, big pink jacket with shoulderpads, Diana, I went to get my hair curled without my mom's permission and it looked ....*^#& because my hair doesn't DO curls. I also did the mismatched earrings and I had tons of bracelets up my arm.

Music?
OF course I am a Duran Duranie
Michael Jackson
INXS
Prince
Bangles
Madonnna
Bon Jovi
Hothouse Flowers
A-ha (I am Norwegian remember?)
Cyndi Lauper
U2 - JOshua Tree is one of my all time fave albums
Rick Springfield
REM
Tears for Fears
Don Henley
Queen


Now in later years I am returning to the 80s and of course I now LOVE Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and some 70s Rolling Stone and CCR. REALLY loud in the car and I am good to go.

[jesshunt]

OH my goodness this is bringing it all back....LOVE this thread!! lol