Your favorite 80's songs — Forum Archive

31 Jul 2006, 03:22

Thanks to [orange]Missy Orange[/orange] for her 80's one hit wonders thread,

Now it's time to confess to some of your favorites hits at the time. If it's really dodgy or really great try to find a link so we can all share in the fun.....

31 Jul 2006, 03:36

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31 Jul 2006, 03:41

Point Of No Return by Nu Shooz!!!

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31 Jul 2006, 03:43

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: Point Of No Return by Nu Shooz!!!

Any that weren't one hit wonders? :wink:

31 Jul 2006, 06:11

Not one hit wonders? How bout Hungry Like the Wolf (Duran Duran), In Between Days (The Cure), Chains of Love (Erasure), Don't You Want Me (Human League), Blister in the Sun (Violent Femmes), Strangelove (Depeche Mode), Do It Clean (Echo & Bunnymen), Train in Vain (The Clash), Original Sin (INXS), Rebel Yell (Billy Idol), When Doves Cry (Prince) That's all for now. :)

31 Jul 2006, 06:25

i dislike 80's as a genre

if I say "touch of grey" by the grateful dead (which is not one of my fave songs btw) it came out in the 80s..but it's not what you all are talking about.

31 Jul 2006, 06:56

ChrissMari wrote: i dislike 80's as a genre

Indeed, as a genre, it's bollocks.

My personal 80's included 2-Tone, Factory, Electro and Acieed House - most of which had hardly anything in common whatsoever.

Actually, no, technically you could call 2-Tone 'the 70's' but like fcuk is it anyone's idea of '70's' muzak.

31 Jul 2006, 10:20

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: Point Of No Return by Nu Shooz!!!

Point of No Return by Expose was far better. :D

31 Jul 2006, 13:38

I remember there was The Last Film by Kissing The Pink. This is the only track of that band I know. I loved it. Iam not sure it was in 80's.

31 Jul 2006, 15:27

Mr disco 99 wrote:

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: Point Of No Return by Nu Shooz!!!

Point of No Return by Expose was far better. :D

nu shooz did 'i can't wait.' another good one.

mine (one of many): come on eileen.

31 Jul 2006, 17:07

Hmm, I find it hard to distinguish between "80s songs" and "one-hit wonders", just because there were so many in the Eighties :shrug:

But of the "more than one hit" variety:

It's Still Rock and Roll To Me - Billy Joel (nevermind the artist in question, a decent tune)

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townshend

Tempted - Squeeze

Everyday I Write the Book - Elvis Costello

Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - Ramones

31 Jul 2006, 18:17

used to dj in the late eighties great days indeed. far to many good bands. loads of one hit wonders and ofcourse some pretty sad dress sense, not to mention the shite hair styles. ha ha the mullet. ASDA 4 POUNDS 47 PENCE TOP BUY DOUBLE CD, ALTERNATIVE 80S. SUGAR CUBES 89, BLAMANGE 82.TEARDROP EXPLODES 83 LUV IT . :bow:

31 Jul 2006, 18:20

1980's songs as in songs released in the 1980's... 1.Strangelove/Depeche Mode 2.Love Comes Quickly/Pet Shop Boys 3.True Faith/New Order 4.1963/New Order 5.Love will tear us apart/Joy Division 6.Bigmouth strikes again/The Smiths 7.Tainted Love/Soft Cell 8.Dream Attack/New Order 9.Smalltown Boy/Bronski Beat 10.Boom Boom/Paul Lekakis 11.Let the music play/Shannon 12.Never let me down again/Depeche Mode 13.Two divided by zero/Pet Shop Boys 14.Planet Earth/Duran Duran 15.The Perfect Kiss/New Order

31 Jul 2006, 18:26

HELLO HAPPY FANNY :angry: :hat: :nuts:

31 Jul 2006, 18:37

leather_girl wrote: 1980's songs as in songs released in the 1980's... 1.Strangelove/Depeche Mode 2.Love Comes Quickly/Pet Shop Boys 3.True Faith/New Order 4.1963/New Order 5.Love will tear us apart/Joy Division 6.Bigmouth strikes again/The Smiths 7.Tainted Love/Soft Cell 8.Dream Attack/New Order 9.Smalltown Boy/Bronski Beat 10.Boom Boom/Paul Lekakis 11.Let the music play/Shannon 12.Never let me down again/Depeche Mode 13.Two divided by zero/Pet Shop Boys 14.Planet Earth/Duran Duran 15.The Perfect Kiss/New Order

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31 Jul 2006, 18:39

spam wrote: HELLO HAPPY FANNY

Wayne! Me old Spam fritter!! Where've yer been? I believe you've got a new job.

31 Jul 2006, 18:42

leather_girl wrote: 1980's songs as in songs released in the 1980's... 1.Strangelove/Depeche Mode 2.Love Comes Quickly/Pet Shop Boys 3.True Faith/New Order 4.1963/New Order 5.Love will tear us apart/Joy Division 6.Bigmouth strikes again/The Smiths 7.Tainted Love/Soft Cell 8.Dream Attack/New Order 9.Smalltown Boy/Bronski Beat 10.Boom Boom/Paul Lekakis 11.Let the music play/Shannon 12.Never let me down again/Depeche Mode 13.Two divided by zero/Pet Shop Boys 14.Planet Earth/Duran Duran 15.The Perfect Kiss/New Order

Top choices,Eimi!

31 Jul 2006, 18:47

Monty Rides Again wrote:

leather_girl wrote: 1980's songs as in songs released in the 1980's... 1.Strangelove/Depeche Mode 2.Love Comes Quickly/Pet Shop Boys 3.True Faith/New Order 4.1963/New Order 5.Love will tear us apart/Joy Division 6.Bigmouth strikes again/The Smiths 7.Tainted Love/Soft Cell 8.Dream Attack/New Order 9.Smalltown Boy/Bronski Beat 10.Boom Boom/Paul Lekakis 11.Let the music play/Shannon 12.Never let me down again/Depeche Mode 13.Two divided by zero/Pet Shop Boys 14.Planet Earth/Duran Duran 15.The Perfect Kiss/New Order

Top choices,Eimi!

Thank you!:)

31 Jul 2006, 19:16

Aside from New Order:

The Kiss, Kyoto Song, Cold, Lullabye, and Disintegration by the Cure
Strangelove, Master and Servant, Shake the Disease, and But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode
Paninaro, What Have I done to Deserve This, Domino Dancing, and Why Don't we live together? - Pet Shop Boys
Bigmouth Strikes Again, This Charming Man, and There is a light - the Smiths
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica
Tainted love - Soft Cell

31 Jul 2006, 19:33

Some more that I thought of:

West-End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabrial

Sledgehammer - PG

Big Time - PG, again

Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads

And She Was - Talking Heads

1999 - Prince

It's the End of the World as We Know It - REM

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths

Hitsville UK - The Clash

BLT - New Order

31 Jul 2006, 21:41

Fascinated - Company B

1 Aug 2006, 04:10

Wang Chungs "Dance Hall Days" also comes quite high on my 80s list.

1 Aug 2006, 06:43

steveone wrote: Wang Chungs "Dance Hall Days" also comes quite high on my 80s list.

High on your list of rubbish, I hope!

No?

That's just me then:D

1 Aug 2006, 07:22

CuanaD - D-plus wrote:

steveone wrote: Wang Chungs "Dance Hall Days" also comes quite high on my 80s list.

High on your list of rubbish, I hope!

No?

That's just me then:D

and me. along with 'everybody wang chung tonight'. what the hell does it mean?

1 Aug 2006, 10:40

At the risk of Big Clive coming along and dissing some of my choices, i say in my defence, i was only young!

Apart from New Order, Smiths, Squeeze

Alphaville - Big in Japan Joyce Simms - Come into my life Talking Heads - And she was Owen Paul - Waste of Time Mai Tai - History Laura Branigan - Self Control Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden Ollie and Jerry - There's no stopping us Breakmachine - Breakdance

1 Aug 2006, 10:43

leather_girl wrote: 1980's songs as in songs released in the 1980's... 1.Strangelove/Depeche Mode 2.Love Comes Quickly/Pet Shop Boys 3.True Faith/New Order 4.1963/New Order 5.Love will tear us apart/Joy Division 6.Bigmouth strikes again/The Smiths 7.Tainted Love/Soft Cell 8.Dream Attack/New Order 9.Smalltown Boy/Bronski Beat 10.Boom Boom/Paul Lekakis 11.Let the music play/Shannon 12.Never let me down again/Depeche Mode 13.Two divided by zero/Pet Shop Boys 14.Planet Earth/Duran Duran 15.The Perfect Kiss/New Order

I'll third the notion, top choices.

1 Aug 2006, 11:20

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1 Aug 2006, 11:32

AgentWood wrote:

CuanaD - D-plus wrote:

steveone wrote: Wang Chungs "Dance Hall Days" also comes quite high on my 80s list.

High on your list of rubbish, I hope!

No?

That's just me then:D

and me. along with 'everybody wang chung tonight'. what the hell does it mean?

I'm pretty sure its got something to do with wanking. Or metaphysics. But probably wanking.

1 Aug 2006, 11:33

Owen Paul - Waste of Time

Ha ha! Can't listen to that without thinking of Peter Kay's mobile disco in the middle of a motorway services.

CHORLEY FM...COMING IN YOUR EARS!

1 Aug 2006, 11:35

Like yer outfit cock. I didn't know you were in Bugsy Malone!