OK DUers. Post your favorite song from the 80's please.

[MikeG]

Mine is "Safety Dance" by Men without Hats.

[Iris]

1. "Melt with You" - Modern English

Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
(You should see why)
Dropped in the state of imaginary grace
(You should know better)
I made a pilgrimage to save this human race
(You should see why)
Never comprehending a race that long gone by
(I'll stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you
(I'll stop the world)
You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
(Let's stop the world)
There's nothing you and I won't do
(Let's stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you
The future's open wide
(Let's stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you
(Let's stop the world)
I've seen some changes but it's getting better all the time

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

10. OMG!! Me too! It so reminds me of my very first love....

...<sigh> memories....

[HEyHEY]

2. Two good ones so far - I'll say "Land down under" - men at work

[Bunny]

3. Who Can It Be Now?

Men at Work.

[tigereye]

29. hey Bunny!

[Bunny]

40. Hey tigereye!

How you doin'? :hi:

[CatWoman]

4. anything Billy Idol!!!!!

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. Hell yeah!

Last night a little dancer came dancin' to my door
Last night a little angel Came pumpin cross my floor
She said "Come on baby I got a licence for love
And if it expires pray help from above"

In the midnight hour she cried- "more, more, more"
With a rebel yell she cried- "more, more, more"
In the midniight hour babe- "more, more, more"
With a rebel yell- "more, more, more"
More, more, more.





WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! lol :headbang:

[MikeG]

26. "White Wedding" and "Dancing by Myself" are my favorites.

[Sporadicus]

5. The Smiths

'How Soon is Now?'

I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way ?
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
Oh, of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way ?
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

There's a club, if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home, and you cry
And you want to die

When you say it's gonna happen "now"
Well, when exactly do you mean ?
See I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way ?
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

[Iris]

9. good one!

[MikeG]

28. I prefer "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"

[Huckebein the Raven]

7. Mr. Roboto - Styx

and Jump - Van Halen

[rinsd]

8. You stink!

That's MY favorite song!

Oh well, here's a vote for Candy Girl by New Edition. Ever since Dogma its leaped into my favorites category.

[buckettgirl]

11. Thats tough!

Either:
Rock Me Amadeus (Falco) or
Hungry Eyes (Dirty Dancing)

I was just a youngin then! (born in 81) There are so many good 80's songs. I really like Tone Loc and The Cars too!

[GCP]

12. "Skate Away" Dire Straits

"Invisible Sun" The Police.

[Blue in a Red State]

13. First song I thought of when I saw this post!

SAFETY DANCE!!! Crazy memories...

[VOX]

14. "Back on the Chain Gang" by the Pretenders.

I was blown away when I first heard it. It still knocks me out.

[Iris]

24. Oh! Or how about "Ohio"? (I'm not sure it was from the 80s, but still

pretty timely!)

[tigereye]

31. those are both faves of mine as well

[CO Liberal]

15. Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl"

It was the first one that came to mind.

[NightTrain]

16. Joan Jett's "I Love Rock and Roll."

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[jukes]

17. "only the lonely"

motels.

[Sabriel]

18. I Ran by Flock of Seagulls

Please, let it not stick in my head...again....

[d_b]

19. Love will tear us apart

by Joy Division

[CAcyclist]

23. U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday

and the Clash, London Calling. Honorable mention Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil.

And some people think liberal politics were dead in the 80's

[Twillig]

20. Ooooooooooooooooooooh,

Tainted Love

[MikeG]

34. I prefer the version that turns into "Baby why did you leave me?"

[mac56]

21. "Radio Free Europe" by R.E.M.

"Save It For Later" by the English Beat
"A Town Called Malice" by The Jam
"About The Weather" by 10,000 Maniacs

[tigereye]

33. yeah Radio Free Europe is way up there

[shesemsmom]

22. I want to know what love is

Foreigner

[meganmonkey]

25. "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger

They just don't make 'em like that anymore.

:spank:

[u4ic]

27. Can't narrow it down to one :P

Don't You Want Me Baby
Whisper to a Scream
People are People
West End Girls
Come On Eileen

[MikeG]

32. "Come on Eileen" is up there with me.

[NashVegas]

30. Hunters & Collectors "Throw Your Arms Around Me"

You weren't looking for hit singles, were you?

"And we may never meet again
so shed your skin let's get started ..."

[Susang]

43. You'll never believe this

But I was just singing that song the other day.

"And you will throw your arms around me......"

[Dukakis88]

35. "C-C-Can't You See" by Vicious Pink

[Strawman]

36. Belgian Waffles by Karen Finley

Yams anyone?

[MikeG]

37. This is the naked performance artist, right?

[Strawman]

41. Yep. She cut a single with Sinead O' Connor in 1988.

Sinead sang the most of first song and that transitioned into "Belgian Waffles" which Karen did the vocals on.

[opiate69]

38. "Revelation-Mother Earth"...Ozzy

[Hillaryin08]

39. Nikki by Prince or formally known whatchamacallit guy with a bizarre

symbol thingy.

I knew a girl named Nikki, I guess you could say she was a sex fiend. Met her in a hotel lobby, masturbating with a magazine. She asked if I would like to waste some time, and I couldn't resist one song that would make Nikki grind. OHHHH NIKKI!

That was so sexy when I was a teen. That whole "I am a slut and you know you want me" song. It was my high school anthem.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

47. "Darlin' Nikki"... good choice

This whole album is sooo hot!! When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy, The Beautiful Ones...

"Wendy"
"Yes, Lisa"
"Is the water warm enough?"
"Yes, Lisa"
"Shall we begin?"
"Yes, Lisa"

[Hillaryin08]

48. OMG I totally forgot Lisa

That was such an awesome album!! I have to go get the CD if it is possibly even out there. Half dot com Here I come.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

50. I still listen to it CONSTANTLY!! Let's Go Crazy ALWAYS pumps me up...

always, every time!

[Hillaryin08]

52. Do you remember

Little red corvette?

That is a hot song. Great at night with the windows rolled down going down a back road. I am so nostalgic for the good ole days. I am like a hundred now.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

54. Totally! And "Delirious"

Prince is a performer in the truest sense of the word. How can you NOT like that?

Good times.

[prozacnation]

42. "Don't You Forget About Me"

Simple Minds

Also, "Something About You" - Level 42 and "Somebody's Baby" - Jackson Browne

[GCP]

44. Oh yeah, how could I have forgotten that one

Excellent.

[Susang]

45. It's You (Only You) by Lene Lovich

That's one of them, anyway. ;-)

[Streetdoc270]

46. 99 Red Balloons !

Everyones a Captain Kirk!

[Tom_Foolery]

49. Salt In My Tears by Martin Briley...

followed closely by Mary's Prayer by Danny Wilson.

[Squeech]

51. XTC

Probably "The Everyday Story of Smalltown," but "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her" is also a contender, and so is "Little Lighthouse."

[Bossy Monkey]

At the moment, THeads' "Making Flippy Floppy" for perhaps obvious reasons

"Our president's crazy/ Did you hear what he said?"

[SensibleOne]

53. Feed the World - Let them know its Christmas...

Band Aid, 1984. Just listened to it. Bono, Sting, George Michael, Bob Geldof, etc. Awesome.

[Ramsey]

55. Scary Monsters

David Bowie, of course :evilgrin:

[USA_1]

56. "Der Kommissar" by After the Fire

High energy tune. None better. Much rock music from that era was influenced by German music. This had to be the best.

[silverpatronus]

57. '500 miles'

i love me some scotsmen.

[wickerwoman]

58. Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer"

Hey, I used to live in Jersey. :shrug:

[Malebolgia]

59. Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

60. Pretty In Pink - Psychedelic Furs