Best forgotten dance song of the 80s?

[Susang]

My pick - "State Farm" by Yaz. :thumbsup:

Yours?

[Dora]

1. "Don't Leave Me This Way"

I sweat just remembering those nights.

[momophile]

3. great pick! The Communards, I think? nt

[Dora]

6. I honestly don't remember. Either that or Bronski Beat.

I was always and still am a musical ignoramus. But I loved what I loved (which was what my friends exposed me to).

And now I've given myself a screamin' ear worm.


Ahhh, baby! My heart is full of love and desire for you
So come on down and do what you got to do
You started this fire down in my soul
Now can't you see it's burning out of control
So come on, satisfy the need in me
'Cause only your good lovin' can set me free

[begin_within]

14. Great choice, but technically, Thelma Houston had a hit with it in 1977

[Dora]

49. Yeah, I saw that when I was looking for the lyrics....

But I was eight years old in 1977.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

2. "Small Town Boy" by Bronski Beat

[momophile]

4. awesome! love it! nt

[u4ic]

46. One of my favourite 80's songs

:thumbsup:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

52. hell yea

:hi:

[gollygee]

65. I love that one

:)

[momophile]

5. 'One Step Beyond' by Madness always gets me moving! nt

[Dinger]

7. 70's: Born To Be Alive- Patrick Hernandez (nt)

[momophile]

8. how about 'Boys Say Go' by Depeche Mode nt

[Dora]

9. When I think of Depeche Mode

I always think of "Just Can't Get Enough." For some reason unknown to me, whenever this song was played in the clubs I went to people would start stomping and stomping and stomping their feet as they danced. It was raucously loud.

[momophile]

sounds fun! kinda like doing 'Rock Lobster' - down down...

down...:hi:

[begin_within]

10. Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

[Dora]

11. This was for the "best," honey.

:rofl:

[begin_within]

27. They did do a remix of it that was vastly better than the radio version

[Dora]

35. Ah, but was it better than the version that played

at my high school dances? Was it? WAS IT????

S (sssss)
A (aaaaa)
F (fffff)
T (ttttt)
E (eeeee)
Y (yyyyy)

[begin_within]

38. Their best song was "I Like," but it received almost zero radio play.

[Susang]

12. I said "forgotten"

I don't think anyone's managed to forget Safety Dance yet. ;-)

[SteppingRazor]

13. Talk to anyone younger than 30...

The Safety Dance is deader than Dillenger.

Although, I guess you could draw a distinction here, though, becuase it technically wasn't forgotten, it was never known in the first place.

[Susang]

15. Uh, I am

Everyone I work with is about 20/21. They make fun of the video all the time.

[SteppingRazor]

17. Me too, but...

Where in the world do you catch the video to the Safety Dance?

[Susang]

19. I'm not sure where you live

Where you don't get VH1, but they show "We Are the Eighties" in it's many forms ad nauseum.

[Maddy McCall]

20. Good question. I'd like to know, too.

I'd like to see it again. Haven't seen it since the 80s.

[Susang]

22. Here you go, young lady

Here's the video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=W4oZLgMjaqk&search=safety%20dance

Here's an explanation of what it means by the lead singer from a VH1 special:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pi1EY24jNK4&search=safety%20dance

[SteppingRazor]

25. Sweet!

[Maddy McCall]

30. Thanks, Susan!

:D

[alcibiades_mystery]

37. They had a Safety Dance reference on Scrubs this season

To wit, Turk and Carla were discussing kids, and how they would behave as parents. Carla makes up a hypothetical situation, something like, "Yeah, well what if your son loves dance class, and all his friends want him to play football, what then? What would you tell him?"

Turk says, speaking: "I would tell him that he can dance if he wants to. (Pause) He can leave his friends behind...(now singing) cuz his friends don't dance and if they don't dance well they're no friends of mine." He walks away echoing S-S-S-S A-A-A-A...

The actor went into it so seamlessly from the dialogue that my wife and I both spit out our drinks at once. I was laughing for five minutes straight.

[LSdemocrat]

81. I'm 26 and it's on my playlist

[Richardo]

16. Yes, but if you meant 'best forgotten' the SD would qualify

I'm still trying... :scared:

[Susang]

18. LOL

Got me there! :thumbsup:

[no name no slogan]

53. My band is covering that one

gtr/bass/drums. Should be interesting.

[XNASA]

21. "My Mother Was A Friend Of An Enemy Of The People" - Blurt

Or "Into the Groovy" by Ciccione Youth

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

23. "Relax" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

[begin_within]

39. Was that a dance song? I remember it as very long and about nuclear war.

There was a long spoken part in it which gave instructions on what to do in the event of a nuclear war.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

43. There was a dance mix version I remember...bit different than the video

Wow. Seemed to have forgotten nuclear war part but I did know the history of the group and hence, was aware of some of the less obvious overtones.

[u4ic]

45. Could that have been

"Two Tribes" by the same group?

[begin_within]

63. That's it... sorry about the mixup.

[XNASA]

24. "I Love a Man in a Uniform" - Gang of Four

[Richardo]

31. "Same Old Madness" by Ministry.

[XNASA]

33. .

:mad:

;)

[begin_within]

44. I have that on my iTunes playlist

[vikegirl]

26. Headhunter - Front 242

[Squeech]

28. Thomas Dolby

"One of Our Submarines is Missing"

XNASA's choices are very good too.

And I'd also like to mention Shriekback.

[Dora]

60. Ahhhh........ Shriekback.

I've never heard any other band sing "parthenogenesis" quite like they did.

[bullwinkle428]

29. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by Dead or Alive...

[terrya]

32. "Chains of Love" by Erasure

[gollygee]

67. Erasure has a whole slew of great 80s dance songs

:D

[alcibiades_mystery]

34. Forgotten? "Do It To The Crowd" by Twin Hype

All these other songs are on every friggin 80's compilation there is.

Evberyone also seems to have forgotten about the Jungle Brothers "Girl I'll House You" and that whole stretch of club music from Noel ("Silent morning/ I wake up and you're not by my side/etc...). That shit is well and truly forgotten, but was pretty good for hooking up at the clubs.

[RedSpartan]

36. "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora

[enigmatic]

40. "Let's Go All The Way"- Sly Fox

Just played that on my show last night; first time I've heard it in years..

[xmas74]

76. I haven't heard that in years!

I used to love that song.

[XNASA]

41. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" - Jermaine Stewart

:eyes:

[Tom_Foolery]

42. Bryan Ferry's "Kiss and Tell". n/t

[Texasgal]

47. " Rock me amadeus" By Falco

Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
He was the first punk ever to set foot on this earth.
He was a genius from the day of his birth.
He could play the piano like a ring and a bell
And ev'rybody screamed:
Come on, rock me Amadeus.

He was a superstar, he was dynamite and whatever he did (it)
Seemed to be alright.
And he drank (and) he cursed and he fooled around
But when the women would shout:
Rock me Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Oh oh oh Amadeus.

With a bottle of wine in one hand and a woman in the other
'Cause he was a ladies man
He never stopped to worry what the next day would bring
Because the girls would sing:
Rock me Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Oh oh oh Amadeus.

His mind was on rock and roll and having fun
Because he lived so fast he had to die so young.
But he made his mark in history.
Still ev'rybody says:
Rock me Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Oh oh oh Amadeus.

[Left Is Write]

48. Dancing In Heaven (Orbital BeBop) by Q-Feel.

[HughBeaumont]

50. Confusion - New Order.

Arthur Baker-produced. Awesome. Totally awesome.

[Brewman_Jax]

51. "Best" is such a huge

and relative term--and a bad question to ask an 80's DJ. :P Here are a few from my past playlists:

"Living in a Box" by Living in a Box
"Nineteen" by Paul Hardcastle
"A,E,I,O,U" by Freeeze
"Bring me Edelweiss" by Edelweiss

I have lots in my music stack. :D

[Dora]

61. "Bring me Edelweiss" by Edelweiss

Did I date you?

Do you look like Ozzy with a penchant for Thunderbirds?

[Brewman_Jax]

64. I appreciate the thought

but I do not look like Ozzy, nor did I own a Thunderbird (I take it that you meant the car). Sorry, it wasn't me. :(

[Brewman_Jax]

68. A couple of others I couldn't remember earlier

"We Close Our Eyes" by Go West
"Theme from S-Express" by S-Express

Party on! :headbang:

[TheBaldyMan]

54. Let it All Blow - IIRC by the Dazz Band

or 'She's Strange' by Cameo
'Dog in me' by George Clinton

[dolo amber]

55. Sisters of Mercy - "Lucretia, My Reflection"

Smoked many a clove to that one. ;)

[Susang]

59. You...you...GOTH!

:P

[dolo amber]

72. Yeah, I'd like to have to seen you in 1989

:P ;)

[tigereye]

78. ah cloves!!!!

I smoked those incessantly. No doubt I will die early.

[shawmut]

56. some of my favorites ..

Just a few :)

Company B - "Fascinated"
Womack and Womack - "Teardrops"
Junior - "Mama Used To Say"
Indeep - "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life"
Imagination - "Just An Illusion"
Sylvester - "Someone Like You"
Nocera - "Summertime Summertime"
Dusty Springfield - "In Private"
Evelyn Thomas - "High Energy"
Claudja Barry - "Down And Counting"
Cherrelle - "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"
Evelyn Champagne King - "Love Come Down"

[mikeytherat]

57. Pump up the Volume - MARRS

mikey_the_rat

[Orsino]

58. ABC's "The Look of Love" n/t

[DanCa]

62. 99 Lauf Ballons - no wait you said dance song right?

Hmm too many to list.

[blondeatlast]

66. "Music That You Can Dance To" by Sparks. nt

[skygazer]

69. I must be tired - I thought you said "forbidden dance"

Which of course would be the Lambada.

[Missy Vixen]

70. The Politics of Dancing

The politics of mmmmmm, feelin' good ;-)...

Julie

[gollygee]

71. The Honeythief by Hipsway

[rppper]

73. "erotic city" by prince........

"if we can not make believe, maybe we could make some time..."
"f@ck so pretty you and me, erotic city comes alive"

there was this other song named "don quiote"...can remember who made it...and one called "not a boy"....about lesbians and sang by a girl group....that was big in the clubs back home at the time(dallas circa85-86)....really didn't matter what was played...we were all doing mind boggling amounts of the original ecstasy/mdma pills, which were legal and very available at clubs then. i remember a lot of depeche mode and frankie goes to hollywood.....who sang "west end girls"?...i remember that one too.....all so fuzzy......

[gollygee]

74. Another Holiday by The Other Ones

and Pop Muzik by M - unless that was late 70s

[Ramsey]

75. I've been working on my 80's collection

I made these 80's compliation CDs for a big joint 40th birthday party for all my high school girlfriends. I spoent weeks downloading about 500 songs, and I only got up to 1985! My 80's collection is up to about 900 songs now. I put a lot of new wave, punk and rock in the selection, but here are the best long-lost dance songs, IMHO:

Brick House- Commodores
Boogie Wonderland and Let's Groove- EW&F
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough- Michael Jackson (when he was still black)
Train in Vain - The Clash (well I like to dance to the Clash)
This Beat Goes On/ Switchin to Glide - The Kings
Working My Way Back To You- The Spinners
Planet Claire - B-52's ( I also like to danc eot the B-52's)
Let It Whip- Dazz Band
Upside Down - Diana Ross
Burn Rubber - The Gap Band
We Got the Beat - Go-Go's
Let's Dance- David Bowie
Twilight Zone- Golden Earring
Celebration- Kool & the Gang

[tigereye]

77. Romeo Void

Never Say Never

I loved that!

[u4ic]

79. Opportunities - Pet Shop Boys

the quintessential 80's song...

I've got the brains
You've got the looks
Let's make lots of money...

Cathy Dennis & D-Mob...C'mon and Get My Love

So obscure there isn't even an audio clip of it at amazon.com.

edited to adjust title

[RevolutionaryActs]

80. Suicide Blonde by INXS?

:7

[LSdemocrat]

82. Brand New Lover by Dead or Alive

[DawgHouse]

83. Control by Janet Jackson... is that from the 80's?