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THE 80s HITS
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joyrider said on May 3, 2003 17:27:
write down all songs with a personal connection to the 80s... maybe we can have a list with lots of 80s download-tipps!
voyage voyage / desireless
got my mind set on you / george harrison
im nin’alu / ofra haza
you keep it all in / beautiful south
the first time / robin beck
pop goes the world / men without hats
nothing compares to you / sinead o’connor
dissapear / inxs
nothing is gonna stop us now / starship
don’t bring me down / electric light orchestra
we belong / pat benatar
leave a light / belinda carlisle
elle a, elle a / france gall
all i ever wanted / depeche mode
the message is love / feargal sharkey
we built this city / starship
...
now it’s your turn!
harriej said on May 3, 2003 17:48:
If I would write down what I like about the 80’s music, I will still be sitting here next week! It’s the decade with the best music.
I also have to think about this and come back later.
Jackie_Radiorox said on May 3, 2003 18:29:
Aie... that would be soooo hard to do. :/
That would be like a personal list of at least a few hundred songs.
Santi said on May 3, 2003 20:04:
My favs from the 80’s:
I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty
Like a Prayer - Madonna
Walk of Life - Dire Straits
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield
With or Without You - U2
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Paris, Texas - Ry Cooder
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out - The Smiths
Breakthru - Queen
I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses
The Look - Roxette
:)
animalkingdom said on May 3, 2003 20:09:
O MY F’n GOD!
Geesuz; what on earth is “All I Ever Wanted” by DM? You must have meant “Enjoy The Silence”...It’s really gotta be a very special song for you...............And it’s from the 90’s!
And I believe Sinead’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” was released in 1990, too.
Santi said on May 3, 2003 20:21:
A decade starts in a year that ends in -1 :O Like the century, in 2001, not 2000 :O
animalkingdom said on May 3, 2003 20:29:
Santi, are you out of your mind? That’s the stupidest thing I’ve heard in a long time - well taken from a rather sane guy... You honestly think that? Oh and I bet you had a big millennium party on Dec 31, 2000.
–Oh sorry, after reading your comment again, it seems so very paradoxal..A decade starts, in your opinion, when?? And century then..? Confusing..
Santi said on May 3, 2003 20:36:
1st january 2001. And I would prefer that you don’t call me stupid, because I have an explanation.
wendy said on May 3, 2003 20:44:
Yeahyeah,Santi’s right........ They told me at school,i remember..... :O
Santi said on May 3, 2003 20:44:
I never make “big new year parties”, so I hadn’t, but neither I had on the beginning of 2000.
The decades begin in the first of years in 01 11 21 31... because the “History” started counting from year 1, not 0. Now, explain your position and don’t call people stupid as easily as you like to do.
animalkingdom said on May 3, 2003 21:03:
Wendy, of course Santi is right! No doubt...!!
The expression nineties or eighties, for that matter, are kind of like the centuries. (Well it’s me talking - but who likes the math geeks, anyway??) If you’re born, say, in February 1900, are you still living in the 19th century? Or referring to this topic, if your single hit the #1 slot in June or 1990, is it really still an 80’s hit? I mean REALLY?? Think about it, don’t calculate!
animalkingdom said on May 3, 2003 21:07:
O - M - G !
“the “History” started counting from year 1, not 0”
Noooooooo...Says who? Are you absolutely positive? *shaking head*
So this theory would qualify when I say I turned 1 on the day I was born, wouldn’t it?
Santi said on May 3, 2003 21:19:
Of course you don’t know much about history :D
History started counting years with Jesus. But they started in fact many centuries later. Anyway, it doesn’t matter, because Christians used the Roman numbers. In Western world and christianity the notion of 0 didn’t exist until the muslims imported it from India (and there is not a Roman sign for 0 for that reason).
So the said year number 1 was from when Jesus was born till the next Christmas... and so on. So year 0 never existed. So the first decade, had to finish the 31 december of 10. And next day started the second decade... and so on until nowadays...
Do you get it now?
animalkingdom said on May 3, 2003 21:22:
But that mumbo jumbo doesn’t quite go with the flow nowadays, does it – as it seems from your invisible answer.
Santi said on May 3, 2003 21:25:
Sorry?
If you want to remove some year from some century everything will be ok and next millenium they’ll celebrate it in the 1st January of 3000... if George Bush wants this world to go on, of course.
animalkingdom said on May 3, 2003 21:30:
I know where your going / have gone with this...Believe me, I CAN understand. But maths and common sense (or the EXPRESSIONS) differ here greatly from one another...The 90’s are 1990-99 (31st December, mind you).
Santi said on May 3, 2003 21:39:
Anyway, I’ve always thought dividing the “music periods” in decades is a pretty stupid thing, because it makes no sense at all.
animalkingdom said on May 3, 2003 21:40:
My 80’s list
- MJ: Thriller, Human Nature
- Sandra: In the Heat of the Night, Loreen
- Depeche Mode: Never Let Me Down
- David Bowie: Never Let Me Down (yes, same as above:)
- Madonna: Open Your Heart
coyboyusa said on May 3, 2003 22:53:
god there are so many 80’s songs i loved but i can’t rember them lol
powerpoplarry said on May 4, 2003 05:58:
OH GOSH, my fave decade!! Just a bit more than the 70s + 60s!! Most of the 90s was crap, except for a select few bands + stuff, Rox included, LOL!!
OK, Joyrider, your list: I dig most of it, but technically, that INXS song is a 90s hit, the ELO song is a 70s hit, don’t know Robin Beck, Sinead’s Prince cover is a 90s hit, and that Starship song sucked in my opinion.
Santi!! Your list: Tom Petty rules, so does Madonna. Dire Straits is OK, the Bangles are amazing (saw their reunion gig), Bryan Adams I USED to like, I know this is a bit sacriligious, but the Police were just OK + very much overrated, just my opinion, LOVE that Mike Oldfield song (who’s the lead singer??), U2 are fine, Suzanne Vega is underrated (I want her new hits collection, “Retrospective”), Ry Cooder is cool, The Smiths are awesome, Queen are cool, The Stone Roses are modern classic (just bought the new hits collection today actually!!), and Rox, need I say anything???? LOL!! And Pelu, I intend on hearing EVERYTHING GT!! I actually have never heard a single GT song!! Pity my living in America, will ya?? LOL!!
Oh, and Animal, Santi is right, it is true, decades + centuries start in years that begin in zero, and end in 9. Millenniums, however, start with a 1 and end in zero. It’s cuz there was never a year zero in history, it went from -1 to 1. I know, it can be confusing. Wendy is onto this as well. ;-D
OK Animalkingdom, your list: MJ SUXXX, sorry, but the guy is forever tainted, yet I was never a fan, even from the getgo. SANDRA (EVERYTHING CRETU REALLY) RULES, and so does her prior girlgroup ARABESQUE (1978-1984)!! Depeche is always cool, 80s Bowie is highly underrated, love espesh his “Scary Monsters” period!! Again, Madge is always cool.
OK, MY LIST of fave 80s songs (not Rox or Madge listed, cuz EVERYTHING is great!!):
“Mickey”: Toni Basil
“Jackie”: Blue Zone UK (Lisa Stansfield’s former group)
“The Waiting Game”: Swing Out Sister
“Everyday Is Halloween”: Ministry
“We’ll Be Together”: Sandra Cretu
“Power + The Passion”: Midnight Oil
“You Spin Me Round”: Dead Or Alive
“Souls”: Rick Springfield
“Someday”: Glass Tiger (the other GT band, LOL!!)
“Do They Know It’s Christmas”: Band Aid
“I Found Someone”: Cher
“Runaway”: Bon Jovi
“Armageddon It”: Def Leppard
“Cynical Girl”: Marshall Crenshaw
“True Faith”: New Order
“She Bangs The Drums”: Stone Roses
“Step On”: Happy Mondays
Oh man, TONS more in the way of 80s goodies!!
sfchemist said on May 4, 2003 06:38:
heard a really bad remix of the human leagues don’t you want me the other day, shame coz i liked the original
powerpoplarry said on May 4, 2003 07:02:
Hey Sarah!!! You’re still here!! COOL!! As for that Human League remix, could be an electroclash one, likely to be craap, LOL!! Check out the Chat board!!
Mfan28179-Jason said on May 4, 2003 07:02:
Funny, I had the Human League song, “Don’t You Want Me,” stuck in my head for the past few weeks. I had to buy “The Very Best Of” this past week! ;)
Wow, so many good 80s songs. I just made volume 1 of my 80s collection today. It’s called “All Fired Up: 80s Favorites.” Here’s the tracklisting:
Volume 1:
1. All Fired Up - Pat Benatar (I love the guitar in this one!)
2. Lovesong (Remix) - The Cure
3. Open Your Heart - Madonna
4. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House
5. Take My Home Tonight/Be My Baby - Eddie Money with Ronnie Spector
6. The Only Way Is Up - Yazz & The Plastic Population
7. Alone - Heart
8. Could’ve Been - Tiffany
9. Vacation - Go-Go’s
10. If You Leave - OMD
11. Holding Out For A Hero (Club Mix Edit) - Bonnie Tyler
12. The Promise - When In Rome
13. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
14. Manic Monday - Bangles
15. Out Of Touch (Single Version) - Hall & Oates
16. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
17. Hands To Heaven - Breathe
18. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
19. Here Comes The Rain Again (Long Version) - Eurythmics
Volume 2 is in progress. ;)
ally77 said on May 4, 2003 07:27:
The 80’s tough one.... I shall have a think and get back to you.............
Stormkeeper said on May 4, 2003 07:58:
80s is the most underrated and despised decade in music generally.
Stormkeeper said on May 4, 2003 07:59:
it was absolutely happier and less depressive decade than the 90s.
Burke said on May 4, 2003 09:23:
@stormkeeper: a-ha’s ’swing of things’ is such a phantastic pop-song! :-)
joyrider said on May 4, 2003 09:57:
@ Mfan28179-Jason:
FALCO was such a great musician (btw: he came from austria - like me). do you know his last songs, before he died in 1999? here some download-tipps... OUT OF THE DARK, EUROPA, VERDAMMT WIR LEBEN NOCH and EGOIST.
rock on!
Stormkeeper said on May 4, 2003 10:30:
Burke: indeed!!! I love the lyrics as well. Wonder why TSOT was not released as a single instead of lame Cry Wolf.
joyrider: I have this album. Out Of The Dark is great. R.I.P. :((
Santi said on May 4, 2003 14:35:
Powerpoplarry: Actually I was in doubt between “She bangs the drums” and “I wanna be adored” :D
Well, I gotta admit my fav Roses song (they are my favourite band ever) is “Sugar Spun Sister”, but it wasn’t a single, so.
Great to know people still like them!
Burke said on May 4, 2003 15:59:
Oh, Stormkeeper, the whole album is so great... :-) So much better than the lame stuff they have released recently... Hm, the song ’Scoundrel Days’ is quite nice, too, I might add. :D
Alas, the 80s..., gone they are - but the music lasts.
Police, Synchronicity
Alphaville, Forever Young
Sting, Dream of the blue turtles
Simple Minds, New Gold Dream
*sighs* ;-)
Jackie_Radiorox said on May 5, 2003 01:26:
I started a list... as soon as I can upload it I’ll give you guys the URL... It’s just my list of stuff on MP3 mostly. But it’s a nice list of things you may not remember or may have forgotten. :)
Mfan28179-Jason said on May 5, 2003 02:11:
@joyrider
I don’t know any of his other songs. But I’ll check them out.
Jackie_Radiorox said on May 5, 2003 05:20:
Ok check out
http://www.gesslegirls.com/80s.htm
Thisis the production of working on a slow Saturday morning. :)
Enjoy!
powerpoplarry said on May 5, 2003 05:45:
Hey Jackie, cool list, but I noticed some errors, but when I have time, I will tell them to you, K??
Jackie_Radiorox said on May 5, 2003 14:04:
I love the 80s. I am one of the people that will sit in front of the TV all dahy when MTV plays their 80s specials. Fun music, less BS. And you gotta love them one hit wonders. ;)
Santi said on May 5, 2003 20:36:
@Powerpoplarry: The singer of Mike Oldfield’s “Moonlight Shadow” is called Maggie Reilly, and sings also in the song “Foreign Affair”, of which she’s co-composer of the lyrics together with Mike Oldfield.
Stormkeeper said on May 19, 2003 23:14:
I want to give this topic bump! bump!
Let´s see if it works.
haha
powerpoplarry said on May 20, 2003 00:47:
Jackie, me too, LOVE the 80s!! I mean, that was the decade I spent in Jr High, High School AND college, so it was definitely the decade I relate to the most, my teen years, LOL!! As much as I love 80s music, I don’t restrict the bands/artists coming out of that decade as strictly 80s artists, if they continued into the 90s and beyond. Cuz that kinda restricts them. People like a-ha, the Bangles, Duran Duran, and yes, Roxette. They all transcend that decade. Yes, I, too, love 1-hit wonders, but I can’t stand when people are branded 1-hit wonders when they had more than 1 hit, minor ones, as well as multi international hits as well...people like a-ha are NOT 1-hit wonders...
sweet_stalker57 said on May 20, 2003 01:32:
the Motels: suddenly last summer/only the lonely
Go-Go’s: our lips are sealed/we got the beat
Mfan28179-Jason said on May 20, 2003 03:24:
Well, I just finished burning Volume 2 of my 80s compilation the other day. I changed the title of the compilations to “I Love The 80s” - stolen from the VH-1 “I Love The 80s” program. ;) Here’s volume 2...
I Love The 80s: The Best - Volume 2
1 The Best (Edit) - Tina Turner (1989)
2 When I’m With You - Sheriff (1983 & 1988)
3 I Ran (So Far Away) (Single Edit) - A Flock Of Seagulls (1982)
4 Cry - Waterfront (1989)
5 Never Say Goodbye - Bon Jovi (1986)
6 Don?t You Want Me - The Human League (1982)
7 Listen To Your Heart (Swedish Single Edit) - Roxette (1989)
8 I Want Your Sex (Part 1) - George Michael (1987)
9 In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins (1981)
10 Voices Carry (Single Mix) - ?Til Tuesday (1985)
11 West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (1986)
12 Heart And Soul (Radio Edit) - T?Pau (1987)
13 I?ve Been In Love Before (Edit) - Cutting Crew (1987)
14 I?m So Excited - The Pointer Sisters (1984)
15 I Found Someone - Cher (1988)
16 I Wanna Be A Cowboy (Edit) - Boys Don?t Cry (1986)
17 Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go (Medley) (Full Version) - Soft Cell (1982)
kiwijazza said on May 20, 2003 03:53:
This is difficult for me to choose, seeing as I’m nuts about the 80s. But here goes (in no specific order):
Dancing In Berlin - Berlin
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol
The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-Ha
Run To You - Bryan Adams
Love Bites - Def Leppard
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Big Love - Fleetwood Mac
Original Sin - INXS
She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
The Riddle - Nik Kershaw
Paradise City - Guns N’ Roses
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Shot In The Dark - Ozzy Osbourne
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
I Want It All - Queen
Shiney Happy People - R.E.M.
The Look - Roxette
Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie
Dead Heart - Midnight Oil
Sometimes - Erasure
It’s My Life - Talk Talk
To Cut A Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet
Voices Carry - ’Til Tuesday
Don’t Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
A Beat For You - Pseudo Echo
I.O.U. - Freeez
Mexican Radio - Wall Of Voodoo
Jump - Van Halen
Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
The Final Countdown - Europe
I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
———————
That’s only a short version of my list. :P
Jackie_Radiorox said on May 21, 2003 04:20:
I have to keep adding!!
I just remembered
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart.
Awesome song AND video!
And if anyone gets the chance tosee Pat Benatar live.. GO GO GO GO GO GO... or go to their site and buy the Summer Tour DVD... She and her hubby Neil are AWESOME!! I’ve seen her twice and man she STILL has all the power in her voice. Ithink she has a new album coming out sometime this year called Girl.\
OOOH! I just found out she’ll be on May 22 VH1’s Diva’s show!! YAY!!!! Makes me happy!!!!
Jackie_Radiorox said on May 24, 2003 00:44:
*sobs* Lisa Marie sang with Benatar and totally fletched up Heartbreaker. :(
powerpoplarry said on May 24, 2003 07:26:
Hey, I saw Pat Benatar live a few years ago, and my friend Patti Rothberg opeened the show!! Pat and Neil were just great, Long Islanders too, just like me!! Um, Lisa Marie is awesome!! Sorry you thought she messed it up, I’m sure she did fine, but then again, she is still getting warmed up as a performer...great record she has out now though...
Anarem said on May 24, 2003 15:52:
My 80s list:
1. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
2. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3. Love Shack - B-52s
4. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
5. We Got The Beat - Go-Gos
6. Material Girl - Madonna
7. Conga - Miami Sound Machine
8. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
9. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
10. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
11. Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
12. Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl
13. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
14. Fish Heads - Barnes and Barnes
15. The Look - Roxette (of course!)
16. With Or Without You - U2
17. Don’t Forget Me - Glass Tiger
18. Heaven - Bryan Adams
19. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
20. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
just added: Raspberry Beret - Prince!
I can’t think of anything else :-)
powerpoplarry said on May 25, 2003 06:00:
There are WAAAAAY too many great 80s hits and overlooked gems to even start to begin a list!!! ;-)
Stormkeeper said on May 3, 2003 17:36:
Oh God what a decade :DDD
Long live the 80s.
Abba: Under Attack
Duran Duran-Save a prayer
Duran Duran- The Chauffeur
Golden Earring: Twilight Zone
Arcadia: Election Day
Madonna: Live to tell
Kate Bush: Running up that hill
Modern Talking: Youre My Heart, Youre My Soul
Bad Boys Blue: Hungry For Love
Fancy: Flames Of Love
Depeche Mode: See You
Falco: Jeanny
Falco: Vienna Calling
Europe: The Final countdown
Power Station: Some like it hot
A-ha: Hunting high and low
A-ha: The Swing of things
A-ha: Manhattan Skyline
Scorpions: Still loving you
Pat Benatar: Love is a battlefield
Sandra: Secret Land
ABC: Valentines Day
ABC: Show Me
Irene Cara: Fame
INXS: Original sin
Kim Wilde: You keep me hangin´on (not hers originally of course)
Kim Wilde: Cambodia
all “Flashdance” soundtrack album
Men At Work: Down Under
I could sit here all day making the list go on and on :D