Favorite 80s Tunes

[cyfanatic]

Anyone here like the BoDeans? Saw them open for U2 at Carver in IC...fell in love! I wore BoDeans (first two releases) tapes out in my car in the late 80s in high school!

[cyfanatic]

What?! No Prince??

And you can also put Purple Rain up for one of the best 80's themed movies ever. It's right up there with Flashdance, Footloose, Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo, and Legend.

The mid-80s had some great albums released during that era...Springsteen's "Born In The USA" (not his greatest work), Prince's "Purple Rain" and The Police's "Synchronicity"! Three of the greatest of all-time right there!

[clones26]

Rockwell's "somebody's watching me" with backup vocals by Michael Jackson

[HILLCYD]

Anyone here like the BoDeans? Saw them open for U2 at Carver in IC...fell in love! I wore BoDeans (first two releases) tapes out in my car in the late 80s in high school!

Love em, saw em at the Civic Center in Des Moines with Big Head Todd and the Monsters. GREAT SHOW.

[brianhos]

Africa - Toto

BTW, if you want to see a wicked cool cover of it...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1fB62cGbo"]YouTube - Andy Mckee - Africa - Toto - www.candyrat.com[/ame]

[IsUaClone2]

I love the Beasties Boys. "Paul's Boutique" was genius.

What was everyone's first concert? I went to see Bon Jovi and Cinderella when I was about 9 or so.

The Beach Boys about 1964. They played three sets and had a dance floor in front of the stage. Saw them again the next year and they had moved up to playing on a baseball diamond. The drummer had trouble reaching the stands when he threw his drum sticks to the crowd.

[peachy]

OK, no 80's compilation is complete without some synthesizers. All these classic tunes were loaded with 80's synth:

Animotion - Don't You Want Me Baby, and Fascination, Obsession
Flock of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph), I Ran
Madness - Our House
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams, Would I Lie to You?
Tears for Fears - Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Duran Duran - Reflex, Hungry Like the Wolf
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance

As far as I am concerned, it ain't 80's if it ain't synth!

[Wesley]

Going further back:
Animals House of Rising Sun
Rolling Stones Brown Sugar Shack
Ozzie Osbourne and Black Sabbath
Toto
Prince Purple rain for the 2 big songs
Pink Floyd
Siouxie Sue
REM
Pretenders
Styx
Pixies
Not much in 2000-2007 worth noting. High tide was probably 1980-85 for keepers. Can't say Britney and realted gang memebers light up the night. Hip Hopp/Rap is too rough to be pleasant unless Shaq does it.

[cyfanatic]

BRYCEMAN - if I may ask...what is that picture of under your name? Looks cool but I can't quite make it out...

[cmoore_23]

anything ACDC
land down under- the working men?? is that right..its somthing like that..
safety dance- men without hats

[Al_4_State]

I can't believe no one has mentioned "Your Love" by the Outfield ("...i just wanna use your love, toniiiiiggggghhhht...")! Also, anything by GNR or Stevie Ray Vaughn, and "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey.

[kentkel]

cmoore posted
" land down under- the working men?? is that right..its somthing like that.."

Men at Work -they rocked!! "Down Under" , "Who Can it Be Now", and my favorite -- "Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive"!!
Also:
Toto's "Africa"
Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"
Hall & Oates -- anything by them
Phil Collins - "Take Me Home"
Journey - "Separate Ways"
Styx - "Don't Let it End"
Van Halen - "Panama"
Quiet Riot - "Bang Your Head"
Stray Cats - "Rock this Town"
and my personal FAVORITE: "Our House" by Madness

[CloneFan65]

Anything by the Replacements.

[JHutch]

anything bon jovi or U2

[clonerules]

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heres a couple of my favs!