80's Top Ten

[amber]

You know what's funny? If I asked my chocolate friend for her top 80's hits, there would be some waaaaaaaay different songs on there, songs i haven't heard of, and I know, cause we've talked about it! Although i also know that she loves "Take on Me" and "Sister Christian"....food for thought....
AMber

[amber]

OH, and i just remembered Terence Trent D'Arby's album was very big around the time of Fast Car. He was actually pretty good, I liked that album..Oh, and that beautiful, beautiful song by Sinead that I still love to sing, Off Lion & Cobra? "I can see to many mouths o-pen to many eyes closed ears closed not enough minds open too many legs open tell me, tell me dooooooo....Why isn't it why why, I don't see eyes, why why..."
AMber

[Bryan]

Cyndi Lauper-Money Changes Everything
U2-Unforgettable Fire
Aerosmith-Love In An Elevator
A-Ha-The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
'Til Tuesday-Voices Carry
Jane Siberry-Mimi On The Beach
Depeche Mode-Question Of Time
Guns 'n' Roses-Sweet Child O' Mine
Pat Benatar-Le Bel Age
Big Country-In A Big Country

[Travis]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Thanks! I'm not a big fan of Tiffany either, but I love love love that remake.


-Curt

Tiffany actually turned out to be better than Gibson in my opinion. All one has to do is listen to her last 3 CDs. Tiff's got talent.

[Travis]

Not my personal top ten but these are the stand outs that I remember from the 80’s

Kim Carnes / Better Davis Eyes
Olivia Newton-John / Physical
The Go-Go’s / We Got The Beat
Stevie Nicks / Stand Back
Sheila E / The Glamorous Life
Madonna / Like A Virgin
Wham! / Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Taylor Dayne / Tell It To My Heart
Kim Wilde / You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Paula Abdul / Straight Up

[Chrislit18]

Not including ANY FM/solo songs [cause that would be WAY too hard]

1. Money for Nothing- Dire Straits
2. Tainted Love- Soft Cell
3. Take on Me- Aha
4. Whip It-Devo
5. My Best Friend's Girl-The Cars [if that's 70s, please replace with Just What I Needed]
6. Don't Stop Believin- Journey
7. Cars- Gary Numan
8. Dancing in the Dark- Bruce Springsteen
9. Obsession- Animotion
10. I Melt with You- Modern English

[GarboSpeaks!]

1) Wild Horses-Can NEVER remember this singer/band, whatever, damnit! lol
2) Smalltown Boy-Bronski Beat
3) Bella Legosi's Dead-Bauhaus
4)Tempted-Squeeze
5)Politics Of Dancing-Re-Flex
6) Why Me-Planet P
7)Rock Me Amadeaus-Falco (also f'ing LOVE Der Kamis??? spelling issues, just woke up, forgive me)
8)Send Me An Angel-Real Life
9)Jeopardy-Greg Khin
10) One Night In Bangkok-Murry Head

I LOVE the 80's, and picking favs, well I feel like I just kicked a puppy be leaving many another great 80's tunes off of list. I enjoy the REALLY one-off artists, where like even the whole album was "eh" but they had like one kick ass song.
I actually found that Planet P cd recently. Was surprised it was on cd. They are actually a band, song, that can still stand up today. Not so pidgeon-holed in sound. Around that same time was another song, Major Tom, by Peter Schilling, same theme. GD GREAT SONG!
Also, hmmm, DAMN, how can I not add Pop Music by M (or is it M People), omg, may I please have 11????? lol

[GarboSpeaks!]

As for albums...entire albums of great 80's stuff, I dunno, there are a few that are in my general top 10 ever. 1 being Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense.

As Amber pointed out, Sinead O'Connor's Lion & The Cobra, is still a phenomenal record, to this day. Remember when she first came out?! Damn. lol Shame she's off the general masses radar as influential and amazing. I adore her (well, her music) even now.

Also Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love, but I thought that was late 70's. Can't recall, and can't find cd. It's been missing for about a month =0(

[Ghost_Tracker]

10.) Journey - "Any Way You Want It."
9). Cindy Lauper - "True Colors"
8.) Cindy - "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
7.) C.L. - "Time After Time'
6.) Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart"
5.) Quareterflash - "Find Another Fool"
4.) Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"
3.) Boston - "More Than a Feeling"
2.) Boston - "Peace of Mind"
1.) Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'"


(I admit 3 of these are actually from the '70s, but i.m.o. they were still very popular in the '80s and sort of have
an "80s feel" about them. For the purists, I'll substitute "Big City Nights" by The Scorpions, "Maneater" by Hall & Oates,
and "Subdivisions" by Rush.)

[Chrislit18]

Originally Posted by GarboSpeaks!

1) Wild Horses-Can NEVER remember this singer/band, whatever, damnit! lol
2) Smalltown Boy-Bronski Beat
3) Bella Legosi's Dead-Bauhaus
4)Tempted-Squeeze
5)Politics Of Dancing-Re-Flex
6) Why Me-Planet P
7)Rock Me Amadeaus-Falco (also f'ing LOVE Der Kamis??? spelling issues, just woke up, forgive me)
8)Send Me An Angel-Real Life
9)Jeopardy-Greg Khin
10) One Night In Bangkok-Murry Head

I LOVE the 80's, and picking favs, well I feel like I just kicked a puppy be leaving many another great 80's tunes off of list. I enjoy the REALLY one-off artists, where like even the whole album was "eh" but they had like one kick ass song.
I actually found that Planet P cd recently. Was surprised it was on cd. They are actually a band, song, that can still stand up today. Not so pidgeon-holed in sound. Around that same time was another song, Major Tom, by Peter Schilling, same theme. GD GREAT SONG!
Also, hmmm, DAMN, how can I not add Pop Music by M (or is it M People), omg, may I please have 11????? lol

Hon, "Wild Horses" is by The Rolling Stones

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by Chrislit18

Hon, "Wild Horses" is by The Rolling Stones

The only thing is that song is from 1971.

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

The only thing is that song is from 1971.

Possibly thinking of 1992 Sundays' cover?

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Possibly thinking of 1992 Sundays' cover?

There's a good chance it's that version. Garbospeaks, male or female vocal?

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by GarboSpeaks!

Also Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love, but I thought that was late 70's. Can't recall, and can't find cd. It's been missing for about a month =0(

Hounds Of Love is 1985. Definitely an 80s album.

[jannieC]

Of course I am totally blanking out now that I am trying to compile a list. These are in no order, except for #1. There are SO many songs that strongly remind me of that time period, but I don't necessarily like them. I do like the ones listed:

1. Just Like Heaven- The Cure

2. Shadows of the Night- Pat Benatar

3. In the Still of the Night- Whitesnake

4. Hungry Like the Wolf- Duran Duran

5. Under Pressure- Queen/David Bowie

6. Buffalo Stance- Neneh Cherry

7. Into the Groove- Madonna

8. All of Guns n Roses Appetite for Destruction.

9. Our Lips are Sealed- The Go-Go's

10. All of Yaz's Upstairs at Eric's.