Song suggestions for an 80s playlist

[hamstrung]

I imagine the 12" version of "I Think We're Alone Now" would be just as shite as the 7" version.....but longer.

[paddyberger15]

Cha'mone motherfucker....this be a Petay Pan 80's motherfuckin' partay DJ'd by my baaad motherfucker vinyl spinning brothers Sanch and Norkmeister......heeeeeh, heeeeeh.

[dirty_sanchez]

Rob can MC. He's the Seal to my Adamski.

[Guest Slim(fast)Shady]

Aye apologise for...

 

blame Caroline...bird i work with!

[Plev]

London Boys - Requiem

Camoflauge - Stan Ridgeway

Dolce Vita - Ryan Paris

Hue & Cry - Looking for Linda

Wham - Edge of Heaven

Owen Paul - My favourite waste of time

Diamond Lights - Hoddle & Waddle :-o

[Guest davelfc]

Journey - don't stop believing

Yes - owner of a lonely heart

Gary Moore - empty rooms

Nena - 99 red balloons

Pig bag - papas got a brand new pig bag

It's immaterial - driving away from home

Furniture - brilliant mind

Abc - the look of love

Toto - hold the line

Ultravox - all stood still

Alphaville - big in japan

China crisis - black man Ray

Blancmange - living on the ceiling

Blancmange - don't tell me

Furniture - brilliant mind

Mr mister - kyrie

J geils band - centerfold

Thomas Dolby - close but no cigar

Thomas Dolby - Europa and the pirate twins

Crowded house - don't dream it's over

Chris deburgh - don't pay the ferryman

Landscape - Einstein a go go

Elvis Costello - every day I write the book

Survivor - eye of the tiger

Visage - fade to gray

Lotus eaters - first picture of you

Electronic - getting away with it

Spandau ballet - gold

Haircut 100 - love plus one

Icehouse - hey little girl

Thompson twins - hold me now

Human league -human

The look - I am the beat

A flock of seagulls - I ran

Status quo - in the army now

Classic nouveau - is it a dream

Joe Jackson - stepping out

Department s -is Vic there

It bites - calling all the heroes

Talk talk - it's my life

Go west - king of wishful thinking

Hall and oates - maneater

Squeeze - labelled with love

Living in a box - living in a box

Pat benetar - sex as a weapon

Men at work - land downunder

Midge rue - if I was

Orange juice - rip it up

Toto - Rosanna

Tracy chapman - fast car

Heaven 17 - temptation

The jam - that's entertainment

New music - world of water

Johnny hates jazz -I don't want to be a hero

Ultravox - the voice

Starship - we built this city

Billy idol - white wedding

Billy idol - rock the cradle

Tears for fears - woman in chains

Julian cope - world shut your mouth

The bluebells - young at heart

[uninvitedguest]

Kayleigh - Marillion

Senses working overtime - XTC

Reward - Teardrop explodes

Birds fly (whisper to a scream) - Icicle works

Every breath you take - The Police

[chris71]

London Boys - Requiem

Camoflauge - Stan Ridgeway

Dolce Vita - Ryan Paris

Hue & Cry - Looking for Linda

Wham - Edge of Heaven

Owen Paul - My favourite waste of time

Diamond Lights - Hoddle & Waddle :-o

 

Christ, that's one party i'd give a miss.

[Mendoza]

What no Depeche Mode?

 

New Life

Just Can't Get Enough

Everything Counts

People Are People

Strangelove

[Jennings]

Geno - Dexy's

[Sugar Ape]

Ashford & Simpson - Solid.

Bangles - Manic Monday.

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth.

Big audio dynamite - E=MC2

Billy Ocean - Get outta my dreams, get into my car.

Billy Joel - It's still rock and roll to me.

Bobby Brown. Every little step.

Boy meets girl - Waiting for a star to fall.

Bronski Beat - Smalltown boy.

Cameo - Word up.

Climie Fisher - Love changes everything.

Curiosity killed the cat - Down to earth.

Echo & the bunnymen - The cutter.

Eddy Grant - I don't wanna dance.

Erasure - Stop!

Feargal Sharkey - A good heart.

George Harrison - I've got my mind set on you.

Haircut 100 - Fantastic day.

Hall & Oates - Maneater.

Huey Lewis & the news - Power of love.

Irene Cara - What a feeling.

J.Geils band - Centrefold.

John Farnham - You're the voice.

Kim Wilde - Kids in america.

Level 42 - Lessons in love.

Mel & Kim - Respectable.

Midnight Oil - Beds are burning.

New addition - Candy girl.

Nik Kershaw - I won't let the sun go down on me.

Paul Simon - You can call me Al.

Peter Gabriel - Games without frontiers.

Roxette - The look.

Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra.

Style Council - Shout to the top.

Sydney Youngblood - If only I could.

Tears for fears - Head over heels.

Terrence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well.

Timbuk 3 - The futures so bright, I gotta wear shades.

The Vapors - Turning Japanese.

Wax - Bridge to your heart.

Yazoo - Don't go.

[razor]

In addition, you want Boys of Summer by Don Henley, Run to You - by Brian Adams, Jack and Diane by John "Cougar" Mellencamp and some Bruce for a bit of 80's Americana

 

You also need some movie music. Training Montage/No Easy Way Out from Rocky IV and Glory of Love (Peter Cetera) from Karate Kid II.

 

Does this person actually exist? I thought it was one of those strange words that cropped up now and again that you don't understand so just skim-read over.

 

Like Motley Crue. (Can anyone actually name a song by them)

 

 

And for Stan Ridgway, that was some call, Plev.

 

 

It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home

Cameo - Word Up

Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams

Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It

 

 

You wouldn't believe how many of these I have on 7".

[razor]

Journey - don't stop believing

Yes - owner of a lonely heart

Gary Moore - empty rooms

Nena - 99 red balloons

Pig bag - papas got a brand new pig bag

It's immaterial - driving away from home

Furniture - brilliant mind

Abc - the look of love

Toto - hold the line

Ultravox - all stood still

Alphaville - big in japan

China crisis - black man Ray

Blancmange - living on the ceiling

Blancmange - don't tell me

Furniture - brilliant mind

Mr mister - kyrie

J geils band - centerfold

Thomas Dolby - close but no cigar

Thomas Dolby - Europa and the pirate twins

Crowded house - don't dream it's over

Chris deburgh - don't pay the ferryman

Landscape - Einstein a go go

Elvis Costello - every day I write the book

Survivor - eye of the tiger

Visage - fade to gray

Lotus eaters - first picture of you

Electronic - getting away with it

Spandau ballet - gold

Haircut 100 - love plus one

Icehouse - hey little girl

Thompson twins - hold me now

Human league -human

The look - I am the beat

A flock of seagulls - I ran

Status quo - in the army now

Classic nouveau - is it a dream

Joe Jackson - stepping out

Department s -is Vic there

It bites - calling all the heroes

Talk talk - it's my life

Go west - king of wishful thinking

Hall and oates - maneater

Squeeze - labelled with love

Living in a box - living in a box

Pat benetar - sex as a weapon

Men at work - land downunder

Midge rue - if I was

Orange juice - rip it up

Toto - Rosanna

Tracy chapman - fast car

Heaven 17 - temptation

The jam - that's entertainment

New music - world of water

Johnny hates jazz -I don't want to be a hero

Ultravox - the voice

Starship - we built this city

Billy idol - white wedding

Billy idol - rock the cradle

Tears for fears - woman in chains

Julian cope - world shut your mouth

The bluebells - young at heart

 

Some crackers here. And two I have never heard of (I didn't think that would ever happen).

 

But WHAT is that Status Quo song doing there. That little "pause" before the final ".....now" in the chorus makes me want to punch somebody.

 

"They say we're crayza" - Grace, what happened!?

 

PS Sorry, I see I pinched your It's Immeterial.

[Ted]

Sorry, but not one mention of 'Easy Lover?' Get. To. Fuck.

 

Faith - George Michael

We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart

Everything Michael Jackson did in the 80's

 

 

Loads more, but I can't be arsed.

[Sandman]

Rick Astley's Never gonna give you up!

 

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FYC: She drives me crazy

 

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Kenny Loggins: Danger Zone

 

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[Sandman]

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Love the video as well.

 

 

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[Guest davelfc]

But WHAT is that Status Quo song doing there. That little "pause" before the final ".....now" in the chorus makes me want to punch somebody.

 

"They say we're crayza" - Grace, what happened!?

 

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They're 80's aren't they? The status quo one, I was at Bisley with the army and that, 19 and camouflage were played non stop in the bar each night. The two you picked out are not exactly my favorites but that wasn't the point of the thread I thought.

[Alan Sex]

The Cure - Lullaby

The Cult - She Sells sanctuary

Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion

The Mission - Wasteland

Siouxsie & the Banshees - Happy House

The Damned - Eloise

Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust

The Jesus & Mary Chain - April Skies

Spear of Destiny - Never Take Me Alive

The The - The Beat(en) Generation

Killing Joke - Love Like Blood

Fields of the Nephilim - Moonchild

New Model Army - No Rest

Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven

The Fall - Mr Pharmacist

Wedding Present - Brassneck

The House Of Love - Christine

The Mission - Tower of Strength

Sisters of Mercy - Dominion

New Order - True Faith

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus

The Teardrop Explodes - Reward

Talk Talk - Today

Mike Peters & The Alarm - 68 Guns

Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Prime Mover

The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away

Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC²

The House Of Love - Shine On

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin

Billy Bragg - Sexuality

[Vincent Vega]

Some may have been mentioned but here's a few of my favourites anyway:

 

Rock The Casbah - The Clash

The First Picture Of You - Lotus Eaters

Pretty In Pink - The Psychedelic Furs

Love Is A Wonderful Colour - The Icicle Works

Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy

Blue Monday - New Order

The King Of Rock'N'Roll - Prefab Sprout

I'm In Love With A German Film Star - The Passions

E=MC² - Big Audio Dynamite

Crash - The Primitives

World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope

Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen

In Between Days - The Cure

Liberator - Spear Of Destiny

Reward - The Teardrop Explodes

(Feels Like) Heaven - Fiction Factory

Infected - The The

Sonic Boom Boy - Westworld

Living On The Ceiling - Blancmanche

Lost Weekend - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Shout To The Top - The Style Council

No More Heroes - The Stranglers

Dirty Old Town - The Pogues

Close (To The Edit) - Art Of Noise

Eloise - The Damned

Jackie Wilson Said - Dexy's Midnight Runners

I Can't Go For That - Hall & Oates

Modern Love - David Bowie

Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode

Wishing (I Had A Photograph Of You) - A Flock Of Seagulls

Metal - Gary Numan

Temptation - Heaven 17

April Skies - The Jesus & Mary Chain

Cloudbusting - Kate Bush

Shine On - The House Of Love

Rip It Up - Orange Juice

Souvenir - OMD

Debaser - Pixies

Bulletproof! - Pop Will Eat Itself

Raspberry Beret - Prince

Rise - Public Image Ltd

The One I Love - R.E.M.

He's On The Phone - Saint Etienne

What Difference Does It Make? - The Smiths

To Cut A Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet

Tempted - Squeeze

Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk

Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads

Shout - Tears For Fears

Love On Your Side - The Thompson Twins

[Nunavut Patrick]

Some may have been mentioned but here's a few of my favourites anyway:

 

Rock The Casbah - The Clash

The First Picture Of You - Lotus Eaters

Pretty In Pink - The Psychedelic Furs

Love Is A Wonderful Colour - The Icicle Works

Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy

Blue Monday - New Order

The King Of Rock'N'Roll - Prefab Sprout

I'm In Love With A German Film Star - The Passions

E=MC² - Big Audio Dynamite

Crash - The Primitives

World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope

Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen

In Between Days - The Cure

Liberator - Spear Of Destiny

Reward - The Teardrop Explodes

(Feels Like) Heaven - Fiction Factory

Infected - The The

Sonic Boom Boy - Westworld

Living On The Ceiling - Blancmanche

Lost Weekend - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Shout To The Top - The Style Council

No More Heroes - The Stranglers

Dirty Old Town - The Pogues

Close (To The Edit) - Art Of Noise

Eloise - The Damned

Jackie Wilson Said - Dexy's Midnight Runners

I Can't Go For That - Hall & Oates

Modern Love - David Bowie

Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode

Wishing (I Had A Photograph Of You) - A Flock Of Seagulls

Metal - Gary Numan

Temptation - Heaven 17

April Skies - The Jesus & Mary Chain

Cloudbusting - Kate Bush

Shine On - The House Of Love

Rip It Up - Orange Juice

Souvenir - OMD

Debaser - Pixies

Bulletproof! - Pop Will Eat Itself

Raspberry Beret - Prince

Rise - Public Image Ltd

The One I Love - R.E.M.

He's On The Phone - Saint Etienne

What Difference Does It Make? - The Smiths

To Cut A Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet

Tempted - Squeeze

Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk

Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads

Shout - Tears For Fears

Love On Your Side - The Thompson Twins

 

Memories of the 80s:

 

Used to pump gas as a teenager and when this one came on the radio I'd sing the chorus as 'Fuck the gas bar'

 

Took my first love to this film (John Hughes=legend) and then went and had a fantastic snog session after. Next film I took her too was Blue Velvet. No snog session after that. Also too her to see Witness. Relationship didn't last long and burning the front end of a cottage down didn't help matters either.

 

The Montreal Expos baseball team traded for a player named Al Oliver and would play this song when he first came to the team. Until someone pointed out the N word in it. (Al Oliver is black)

 

My favourite Bowie song. (Not a big Bowie fan)

 

Always liked this song and Squeeze and Paul Carrick (sp?) came out with 'Don't Shed a Tear' my future wife and I were listening to the radio and her ex requested this song dedicating it to us. (Back in the 80s we listened to radio alot)

[RedinSweden]

Those are all great songs. I'd set myself a rule though which was one song by each artist. I was allowing myself a bit of leeway with solo efforts and collaborations though.

 

Jim, what kind of mood were you looking for?

 

Its a hard mood to describe as it so personal. Definitely early to mid 80s rather than the more modern feeling stuff that came at the end of the decade like early manchester (Joy division and New order are in though). It is stuff that takes me back. mainly stuff i heard off my 6 years older sister.

 

I am gutted that rip it up is not on spotify as that was one of the ones that perfectly summed it up.

 

I am in no way trying to create the perfect 80s compilation as that is almost impossible.

 

If anyone is interested in seeing it (hope this works)

 

spotify:user:redinsweden:playlist:7Jo0hIdIGiEKReO5IljvDq

 

or (as i am not sure which one to use)

 

Playlist by redinsweden - Spotify

 

It isn't quite finished, probably never will be. It is mainly goth/indie and classic 80s like Duran Duran with a couple of pure pop thrown in. And DS, Take on Me, oh yes, I went there. None of your purism in my list, that track deserves a place.

[Alan Sex]

Its a hard mood to describe as it so personal. Definitely early to mid 80s rather than the more modern feeling stuff that came at the end of the decade like early manchester (Joy division and New order are in though). It is stuff that takes me back. mainly stuff i heard off my 6 years older sister.

 

I am gutted that rip it up is not on spotify as that was one of the ones that perfectly summed it up.

 

I am in no way trying to create the perfect 80s compilation as that is almost impossible.

 

If anyone is interested in seeing it (hope this works)

 

spotify:user:redinsweden:playlist:7Jo0hIdIGiEKReO5IljvDq

 

or (as i am not sure which one to use)

 

Playlist by redinsweden - Spotify

 

It isn't quite finished, probably never will be. It is mainly goth/indie and classic 80s like Duran Duran with a couple of pure pop thrown in. And DS, Take on Me, oh yes, I went there. None of your purism in my list, that track deserves a place.

 

My list should be right up your back alley then!

[RedinSweden]

My list should be right up your back alley then!

 

It was indeed. I could feel the quality. I am going to go through it later and add any relevant ones of it. As i said, my list is very much the 80s from my perspective.

[Vincent Vega]

My list should be right up your back alley then!

 

I was actually in the process of writing my list up when you posted your tunes Mr Sex, we have remarkably similar taste when it comes to 80's music (I especially loved The Mission and can't believe I fogot to put one of their efforts on my list). I also like tits and fanny, so we may be distantly related, duly repped for impeccable taste.

[dirty_sanchez]

The cumulative effort of the posters on this thread has produced the greatest 80's compilation ever. I'm repping every single one of you bad invincible motherfuckers.