"THE" Song of the 80s

[Villavic]

Yeah, I know that if there hardly may be a top song of a year, it's impossible to choose a top song of a decade, it's absurd. But let's play just for fun.

Choose your top song, the favorite, the greatest greatest hit of all songs from the 80s.

Ok, since you are a mac fan, pick 2 songs: a mac(or mac-related, i mean single works) song and a not mac related song.

-mac: GYPSY
-non mac: Hold me now (Thompson twins)

[amber]

Stand Back!
Take on Me

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by amber

Stand Back!
Take on Me

That's perfect...I'll go with those

[GateandGarden]

I guess I'll go with "Gypsy" for the Mac.

For all of the 80s? I don't know. The Police's "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"? I'm a huge fan of Modern English's "I Melt With You," too. I don't know. Too many. And lots that I don't know because I was so young then.

[cliffdweller]

I know he's not popular right now, but I'd have to say either "Beat It" or "Billie Jean." When I think of the 80's I can't help but think of the Thriller album.

[BTFLCHLD]

standback stevie nicks
callme blondie
bohemianrhapsody queen

[David]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Yeah, I know that if there hardly may be a top song of a year, it's impossible to choose a top song of a decade, it's absurd. But let's play just for fun.

U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)"

1. A superbly produced track
2. A great melody & structure
3. Brilliant performances, instrumentally & vocally
4. Political power -- the awakening conscience of unity & excoriation of racism that elements of 1980s culture tried to pretend wasn't a problem
5. Hugely popular & respected
6. Brilliantly conceived all around by a band at the top of its game -- to use that overworked phrase (but genuine in this case), "the voice of a generation" -- can stand proudly (Pride, get it?) beside the earlier quintessential voices, like the Who & the Beatles of the 1960s. Most of '80s pop didn't have anything like this level of commitment & passion. "Pride" wipes the floor with most of the '80s output in both Europe & the U.S.

[xdreamsunwindx]

Mine's deffinitely "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by the Simple Minds. It's one of my favorite songs of all time. It just defines 80s music, in my opinion. And besides, the vocal is like buttah. Mmmm. SexVoices.

FM-related would prolly be Hold Me.

[skcin]

Mac - Gypsy

Stevie - Stand Back

Non-Mac - Tainted Love (I'm not that big a fan, but it's so totally 80's. Like, totally. )

[Miss Vicky]

Mac: "Slow Dancing"

Non Mac - Toss up between "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell or "Fish Heads" by Barnes and Barnes (just picked up the Best of Dr. Demento and have been reliving childhood memories with this one)

Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads, fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, YUM!

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by David

U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)"

1. A superbly produced track
2. A great melody & structure
3. Brilliant performances, instrumentally & vocally
4. Political power -- the awakening conscience of unity & excoriation of racism that elements of 1980s culture tried to pretend wasn't a problem
5. Hugely popular & respected
6. Brilliantly conceived all around by a band at the top of its game -- to use that overworked phrase (but genuine in this case), "the voice of a generation" -- can stand proudly (Pride, get it?) beside the earlier quintessential voices, like the Who & the Beatles of the 1960s. Most of '80s pop didn't have anything like this level of commitment & passion. "Pride" wipes the floor with most of the '80s output in both Europe & the U.S.

I imagine I've said this before, but what about when he says "Early morning, April 4"? King was shot in the evening. (Not that I don't LOVE the song; I'm just being picky. I've always wondered about that).

[catinthedark]

The two songs that scream 80s for me....

Don't You Want Me - Human League
Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Stevie-wise, I'd have to say Stop Draggin' My Heart Around.
FM.... Hold Me. One of the first videos I ever saw on MTV.

Those four just send me straight back....

[wondergirl9847]

Non-Mac: Thriller - The song, the album, the video, all of it....represents the 80's to me.

Mac: Again, I wasn't around for this, so I will guess Gypsy.

[Dark Angel]

FM - Gypsy
Stevie - Stand Back
Non-Mac - Pretty In Pink (The Psychedelic Furs) & I Melt With You (Modern English)