80's Top Ten

[Miss Vicky]

1. "I Won't Back Down" - Tom Petty
2. "Wicked Game" - Chris Isaak
3. "Careless Whisper" - George Michael
4. "With Or Without You" - U2
5. "In The Air Tonight" - Phil Collins
6. "It Must Have Been Love" - Roxette
7. "Never Tear Us Apart" - INXS
8. "Handle With Care" - Traveling Wilburys
9. "Take My Breath Away" - Berlin
10. "When Doves Cry" - Prince

[macpai]

Tough to leave off the Mac-abees, but I will in the interest of having some other names.

"Come on Eileen" -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
"867-5309 Jenny" -- Tommy Tutone
"I've Got a Rock N Roll Heart" -- Eric Clapton
"Affair of the Heart" -- Rick Springfield
"Black Coffee in Bed" -- Squeeze
"Only the Lonely" -- The Motels
"Easy Lover" -- Phil Collins/Philip Bailey
"Heat of the Moment" -- Asia
"You Don't Want Me Anymore" -- Steel Breeze
"Man in Motion (St. Elmo's Fire" -- John Parr

[GarboSpeaks!]

Wow, to think that a virtual stranger out there thinks there is someone really that dumb. lol
The mere fact I thought song was also called Wild Horses, like the Rolling Stones song, was totally a duh moment. That I REALLY do know there is a song by the RS called that, and would try and add it to a list of fav 80's song, quite another thing.
The song is "Goodbye Horses" by Q. Lazzarus
Anyone who doesn't think they know that song, would realize they do if they've seen Silence Of The Lambs. =0)
Thanks all for the help though. <3

[mylittledemon]

My top ten 80s tunes would be: (in no order)

Boys of Summer by Don Henley
Missing You by John Waite
Drive by The Cars
New Years Day by U2
Your Love by The Outfield
Stand Back by Stevie Nicks
Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac
Voices Carry by Til Tueday
Every Breath You take by The Police
Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper

[markolas]

You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Chains of Love - Erasure
Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's
I Can't Stand the Rain - Tina Turner
Our House - Madness
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? - Culture Club
I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads

[David]

You guys are picking some good ones here.
You're also picking some bad ones.

Still, the picks are taking me down Memory Lane!

[GarboSpeaks!]

You guys are picking some good ones here.
You're also picking some bad ones.

Are you going to point fingers?
lol
All the 80's are good & bad.

[Chrislit18]

Originally Posted by 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.

i was waiting for that one to get chosen
I love listening to it on youtube.

[TrueFaith77]

TOP TEN SONGS (or singles)?????????????????? impossible...

[gretchen]

In no particular order...

The Cure ● A Forest
Tears For Fears ● Change
Thompson Twins ● Sister Of Mercy
Icicle Works ● Whisper To A Scream
The Style Council ● My Everchanging Moods
Ministry ● Work For Love
The Cult ● She Sells Sanctuary
Siouxsie...● Cities In Dust
The The ● Infected
The Police ● Wrapped Around Your Finger

[GarboSpeaks!]

Gretchen...
NICE list
A Forest, my most favvvvvvv Cure song
Ministry, The Cult, and ofcourse my other Gemini, Siouxsie <3 <3 <3
Great picks.

[gretchen]

I have more to add to this...(again no particular order)

BAUHAUS ::: Dark Entries
BAUHAUS ::: God In An Alcove
THE CHAMELEONS U.K. ::: Perfume Garden
THE CHAMELEONS U.K. ::: Intrigue In Tangiers
U2 ::: Out Of Control
VIRGIN PRUNES ::: Pagan Love Song
THE CULT ::: Love
THE CULT ::: Brother Wolf Sister Moon
SISTERS OF MERCY ::: Marian
SISTERS OF MERCY ::: No Time To Cry

[Sanne2]

Wow, this is hard!
Not in order:
- Welcome To The Jungle - GNR
- Why Can't I Be You - The Cure
- Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
- The Look Of Love - ABC
- Out of Touch - Hal & Oates
- The Edge of Heaven - Wham
- Fade To Black - Metallica
- Seperate Ways - Journey
- Tainted Love - Soft Cell
- Pale Shelter - Tears For Fears

I could go on and on, I love the 80's!

[TrueFaith77]

I can't do songs/singles -- IMPOSSIBLE (though "True Faith" by New Order is obviously the greatest single of the decade). I decided to do albums!

The 10-12 Best Albums Of The 1980s (one album per artist)

1. Remain In Light (1980), Talking Heads
2. Cupid & Psyche '85 (1985), Scritti Politti
3. Perhaps* (1985), Associates
4. Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), The Smiths
5. Viva Hate (1988), Morrissey
6. Hounds of Love (1985), Kate Bush
7. Playing With A Different Sex* (1981), The Au Pairs
8. London Calling (1980), The Clash
9. Take It Off (1981), Chic
10. Brotherhood (1986), New Order
11. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988), Public Enemy
12. Get Happy!! (1980), Elvis Costello

*Import (thus, for US Releases only, they should be deleted, and 11 and 12 would fill out the Top 10)

[Erin]

1. Crazy for You- Madonna
2. Just Like Heaven- The Cure
3. Girls Just Want to Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper
4. Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
5. Only You- Yaz
6. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic- The Police
7. Here I Go Again- Whitesnake
8. How Soon is Now- The Smiths
9. Heart and Soul- T'Pau
10. Under the Milkyway- The Church

Like many of you, I have a weakness for this decade. I own way too many '80's compilation CD's. Above is only the tip of the iceberg!