Please complete my 80s playlist
 

Hi guys, this is my first time posting here. I want to create a kick-a$$ 80s songs playlist for listening in my car as I am absolutely bored with all the songs in the radio right now and also all the CDs in my car. Right now I only have 3 tracks, so I seek your help in completing my playlist by suggesting 80s songs that have the same "mood" as the ones that I have. Thank you in advance!:tramp:


1. Dancing in The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
2. Jump - Van Halen
3. We Built This City - Starship

When Doves Cry - Prince
Lessons in Love - Level 42
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

My contribution.

artist song
quiet riot-come on fell the noise

kickstart my heart- Motley crue
Little miss dangerous - Ted Nugent
Ratt - Round and round

Script for a Jester's Tear - Marillion
The Zoo - Scorpions
On The Loose - Saga

fngh. beat me to level 42. but could i humbly suggest this punchy 80's classic with possibly the finest music video committed to celluloid. seriously.

and this. bonus - it's introduced by fellow Scot Ivor Cutler, if that makes any difference

Karma Chameleon -- Culture club
Summer of '69 -- Bryan Adams
Heaven is a place on earth -- Belinda Carlisle
Come on Eileen -- Dexys midnight runners

just to name a few....

Girls on Film- Duran Duran
I Ran- Flock of Seagulls
Rapture-Blondie

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

And Kayachi, Hungry like the Wolf is a much more appropriate 80s classic than Girls on Film :p

Sorted:
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pahahaha. that actually looks really good

I have my fair share of 80's pop tracks on my pc. No albums though :D

U2.....I will follow (I hardly listen to the crappy radio but I just heard this song today)

And Zarko.....sorry I'm still stickin with Girls on Film.......just a difference of opinion :)

lol I was just kidding around :p:

So many to choose but here's my top 5 -
Jam - That's Entertainment
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Gary Numan - Cars

So it's basically like any compilation of 80s music that we've heard thousands of times? Then I would suggest something like this .. Most of these guys had more than just one hit in the 80s, so you can choose something else from them.

Alphaville - Forever Young
Sandra - Maria Magdalena
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a prayer
Madonna - La isla bonita
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Cutting Crew - (I just) Died in your arms
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
Men at work - Land down under
Falco - Der Kommisar
The Clash - Rock the Casbah
The Bangles - Walk like an egyptian
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Lenny Kravitz - It ain't over 'til it's over
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Wham! (Or George Michael) - Careless Whisper
Foreigner - I want to know what love is
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
Sabrina - Boys
Tears for fears - Everybody wants to rule the world
Nena - 99 Luftballoons
Toto - Africa
Whitesnake - Is this love
Kylie Minogue - Locomotion
Limahl - Neverending Story
Frankie goes to Hollywood - Relax
Kim Wilde - You keep me hanging on
Run-DMC - It's Tricky
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
Midnight Oil - Beds are burning
Rockwell - Somebody's watching me
Grandmaster Flash and the furious five - The Message


I could suggest stuff like Dio's Holy Diver, but it's too good for such a list. Or - you could just get a "hits from the 80s" CD.

thanks for all the suggestion...i'm liking a lot of the songs that you guys suggested...keep them coming

Here are some great 80s tunes to listen to in the car:

Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
B52s - Love Shack
MJ - Billie Jean
Genesis - Invisible Touch
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Irene Cara - What A Feeling
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
Belinda Carlisle - Summer Rain
Eurythmics - Sweet Dream (Are Made of This)

Let me know if you want some more!

OK. This is where I risk what little street cred I have left and list what's in my 80' Pop music folder:

Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Billy Ocean - Carribean Quean
Icehouse - Hey Little Girl
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Cutting Crew - I Just Died (In Your Arms Tonight)
Madness - Embarassment
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Aint Nobody
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
Junior - Mama Used To Say
Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
Mr Mister - Broken Wings
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Living In A Box - Living In A box
AHA- The Sun Always Shines on T.V
Raf - Self Control
Belouis Some - Imagination
Orange 'Juice' Jones - Walking in The Rain
Sophie B Hawkins - Right Beside You (maybe 1990 this one?)
Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me (Hanging On)
Robert Palmer - I Did'nt Mean To Turn You On
The Passions - I'm In Love (With A German Film star)
Nu-Shooz - I Can't Wait
The Knack - My Sharona

and I love every single one :D Especially The Passions track which is quite possibly in my top 3 all time!

Never would have expected to see these two tracks Jack, lmao. Hope your have insurance on that cred of yours! :rofl:

Nah my premiums run out years ago! I am a child of the 80's and I emerged relatively unscathed lol

Five of My Eighties Faves



Mexican Radio- Wall of Voodoo.



I Love A Man In Uniform- Gang of Four (Ignore the a**holes at the beginning of video)



Too Many Creeps- Bush Tetras



Wild Blue Yonder- The Screaming Blue Messiahs




This Is Not A Photograph- Mission of Burma

^^^the bush tetras were great but what the f*ck happened to Gang of Four?

Go4 did an short tour on East Coast of the USA about a year and half ago. Jon and Andy are still their old raucous and revolutinary selves. I'm suprised that John and Andy can still careen across the stage and body slam each other at their age. God I love that band and I've seen them more times than I can count.

The Gang of Four is still very active and does a limited schedule of touring in both the UK and the USA. You have to keep your eyes open because the gigs aren't usually well advertised.

Good News: Go4's cool website:Gang Of Four : Home

Gang of Four have only a single date on their schedule this spring at the All Tommorrow's Partys with the Breeders:

May 15th 2009- Minehead, UK - All Tomorrows Partys (curated by The Breeders). You can purchase tickets at the elongated, but effective hotlink below:

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Here some snapshots of Go4 at the Download Festival USA in August 2008.

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It's eerie how little the band has aged over the past 30 years. As Andy said when he greeted the audience at the Download Fest, "Greetings, it's as if time has been standing still." Well put, commrade Andy.

OK... I'll take a shot at this:

Vienna - Ultravox
Sensoria - Caberet Voltaire
Weird SCience - Oingo Boingo
Stimulation - Wa Wa Nee
Living on the Ceiling - Blamange
In A Big Country - Big Country
Red Red Wine - UB40
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
Walking on Sunshine -0 Katrina and the Waves
Touch Me - Samantha Fox
Summertime Love - Sabrina
World Destruction - Time Zone
Wild Wild West - The Escape Club
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
Missing You - John Waite

You'll do anything to get to that post 15.

Blue Monday - New Order
Let's Dance - David Bowie

Most people have a secret love for 80's music. Good topic... based on your original 3 choices, you can't leave out Eddie Money and Huey Lewis

Eddie Money-- I Wanna Go Back
Eddie Money-- 2 Tickets to Paradise
Eddie Money-- Take Me Home Tonight

Huey Lewis-- I want a new Drug
Huey Lewis-- The Heart of Rock and Roll
Huey Lewis-- The Power of Love

the cars - tonight she comes
jackson browne - somebody's baby
new roder - perfect kiss

Never heard of them:p:

some of my favorites:

Modern English - I Melt With You
Dramarama - Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)
Greg Kihn Band - Break Up Song (They Don't Write 'em)
Joe Jackson - Got the Time
Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
A-Ha - Take on Me

Talking Heads - Cities

Released in 1980. Would be a smashing addition. :)

The OP hasn't logged in to MB in two years. Just sayin'.

Haha! I'm horrible about not checking the date on the OP. Whoops.

Well if anyone else wants to make an 80s compilation, there are now additional recs!

anything by billy ocean?

Fool's Gold-The Stone Roses
This Charming Man-The Smiths
More Than This-Roxy Music
Rock The Casbah-The Clash

The final countdown, i know wits played a lot but. It is one of my favorite songs

Bit of Alice Cooper? Poison, maybe? ;)

The Human League - Human wata' great band

Franco- Mario
Pepe Kalle- Moyibi
Michael Jackson-Billie Jean
Lionel Richie- Dance
Michael Jackson- Thriller
Michael Jackson- Bad
Franco- Fabrice
Pepe Kalle- Pon Moun Paka Bouge
Pepe Kalle- Ce Chale Carnival
Pepe Kalle- Atwinza Muana Popi
Pepe Kalle- Dadou 2
Ac/Dc- Shook Me All Night Long