Yes of course I'm using peeps idea.
If there already is a thread, then just merge and we'll all move on
1) Tainted love -- Soft cell
2) Dance hall days -- Wang Chung
3) C'mon Eileen
4) Safety Dance
5) Do you really want to hurt me -- Culture Club
P.S. Pearl Jam answered a Peeps question. Have they ever answered one of yours?
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Sun January 05, 2020 9:06 pm
by surfndestroy
Purple Rain
Glory Days
Rock You Like A Hurricane
In The Evening
Eminence Front
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Sun January 05, 2020 9:36 pm
by Matters
Windy Town - Chris Rea
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
I am the Resurrection - Stone Roses
Girlfriend is Better - Talking Heads
Bad - U2
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Sun January 05, 2020 9:46 pm
by wease
knee tunes wrote:Yes of course I'm using peeps idea.
If there already is a thread, then just merge and we'll all move on
1) Tainted Love -- Soft Cell
2) Dance Hall Day — Wang Chung
3) Come On Eileen — Dexy’s Midnite Runners
4) Safety Dance —Men Without Hats
5) Do you really want to hurt me -- Culture Club
You had me until that number five. I’m out on that one. Take it out and replace it with Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds. Or Whip It by Devo.
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Sun January 05, 2020 10:53 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
If "Words" by Missing Persons isn't on every list, this thread is bogus
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Sun January 05, 2020 11:04 pm
by Superblood Wolfmoon
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie & The Banshees
Fascination Street - The Cure
Union of the Snake - Duran Duran
Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday
Rock the Casbah - The Clash
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Sun January 05, 2020 11:56 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 06, 2020 1:21 am
by wease
E.H. Ruddock wrote:If "Words" by Missing Persons isn't on every list, this thread is bogus
I don’t know what that is.
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 06, 2020 4:47 am
by i got bugs
Big log
Stepping out
Southern cross
Maneater
I can't go for that no can do
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 06, 2020 4:51 am
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 06, 2020 5:43 am
by knee tunes
i got bugs wrote:Big log +
Southern cross +
Yes
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 06, 2020 5:44 am
by knee tunes
tragabigzanda wrote:This was easily the best decade for pop music.
I like Tusk
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 06, 2020 5:49 am
by knee tunes
1) prince charming by Adam ant. https://youtu.be/9p__WmyAE3g
2) my kinda lover - Billy squire
3) these are the things that dreams are made of - human league
4) hearts- marty balin
5) you better you bet- the who
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 06, 2020 7:30 am
by Higgs
All Aussie:
Dragon - Rain
Eurogliders - Heaven (Must Be There)
Koo Deh Tah - Too Young For Promises
Little Heroes - One Perfect Day
And here's perhaps a timely one, given all the WWIII discussion lately: Redgum - I Was Only 19
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 06, 2020 3:55 pm
by epilogue
Not a pop song but the actual objectively best song of the 1980's is Time by Tom Waits.
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Mon January 13, 2020 8:05 pm
by darth_vedder
I was on a pretty big 80's kick last year. Everything from one-hit wonders to established bands. I made a "Totally 80's" playlist and have 286 songs so far, including:
99 Red Balloons
Walk Like An Egyptian
You Spin Me Round
Tainted Love
We Built This City
Rio
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Footloose
Vacation
Billie Jean
Mexican Radio
One Thing Leads To Another
Cadillac Ranch
Hungry Heart
Yer So Bad
Dude Looks Like A Lady
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Rock N' Roll is King
Why Can't This Be Love
Angel Of Harlem
It's The End Of The World As We Know It
Money For Nothing
Add It Up
Mony Mony
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Walk This Way
Jump
Brass In Pocket
Talking In Your Sleep
Sweet Dreams
Legs
Kiss
End Of The Line
Brass Monkey
Come Dancing
Summer of '69
Shake It up
and more...
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Tue January 14, 2020 12:05 am
by doone
Top 5 played in my 80's playlist are
Let's Go Crazy
Lil' Devil
We Got the Beat
I Melt With You
Modern Love
Re: top five 80's songs of the moment
Posted: Tue January 14, 2020 12:49 am
by knee tunes
darth_vedder wrote:I was on a pretty big 80's kick last year. Everything from one-hit wonders to established bands. I made a "Totally 80's" playlist and have 286 songs so far, including:
99 Red Balloons
Walk Like An Egyptian
You Spin Me Round
Tainted Love
We Built This City
Rio
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Footloose
Vacation
Billie Jean
Mexican Radio
One Thing Leads To Another
Cadillac Ranch
Hungry Heart
Yer So Bad
Dude Looks Like A Lady
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Rock N' Roll is King
Why Can't This Be Love
Angel Of Harlem
It's The End Of The World As We Know It
Money For Nothing
Add It Up
Mony Mony
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Walk This Way
Jump
Brass In Pocket
Talking In Your Sleep
Sweet Dreams
Legs
Kiss
End Of The Line
Brass Monkey
Come Dancing
Summer of '69
Shake It up
and more...
