80s Music

Liniah · Post by **Liniah** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 3:42 pm

Who here is not at least somewhat fond of the Talking Heads? In case you have trouble with names- Safety Dance, Same As It Ever Was, And She Was, Burning Down the House, Psycho Killer, etc, etc. Veed claims that he hates all 80s music and I think that's way too broad to be able to claim.

Also, I'm trying to make an 80s folder of mp3s. I already have some of the following: Cyndi Lauper, Go-Gos, Bangles, Talking Heads, and many others that I don't feel like typing all of. I recently lost a hard drive full of mp3s and am trying to remember if there was anything else on there that I need to redownload. Any suggestions of cool 80s music that I could be forgetting? Help me think of stuff. Opening Kazaa for me is like sitting down to write with that blank piece of paper staring at you making you forget everything that's in your head. Thanks.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 3:48 pm

<raises hand at Talking Heads>

Was "Sister Christian" in the 80's? That's a good one.

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:15 pm

When you say "80's" music, what exactly do you mean? Some of today's artists were around back in the 80's producing music, but obviously their sounds have changed with the time.

And are you looking for titles, or artists? I'll toss a collection of some that I /think/ are 80's. I have a very bad time sense, so sometimes stuff that I think was released in the 80's was released earlier or later.

Murry Head - One Night in Bangkok
Poison - Unskinny Bop
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Mr. Mister - Kyrie
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung - Everybody Wang Chung tonight
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Supertramp - The Logical Song
INXS - I Need You Tonight

That's just a few ideas off the top of my head. What I might suggest you do, is visit one of Cox Radio's websites. They have their playlist on-line for the last 48 hours. Most of my music list is from going through their different stations looking at what's been played and then finding the songs I like. Here are a few right quick.....

http://daytonspoint.com/
http://birminghamspoint.com/
http://1069thepoint.com/

You can find more 80's stations, or pretty much any genre, here... http://coxradio.com/locations/

The stuff is broken up by Region. So go to a region, select a station, when you find a station in the genre you want click on details for that station (not the website). You'll see a list of details, and under "format" is a link to "all stations in this format".

Hope that helps.

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:32 pm

I dig 80s music. I have hundreds of megabytes worth of songs.

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:58 pm

I dig 80s music. I have hundreds of megabytes worth of songs.

Post your playlist bitch!!

Bethyaga · Post by **Bethyaga** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:59 pm

Just for the sake of accuracy, Safety Dance was the one and only hit from Men Without Hats... not Talking Heads.

Jeff Hauze · Post by **Jeff Hauze** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 5:14 pm

Never ever forget the most important 80's acts.

The Clash.

Alphaville.

And then of course, you have the German invasion as well.

Falco, Craftwerx, Nena...there's a fourth one I'm thinking, but I'm drawing a blank right now.

Grifter · Post by **Grifter** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 6:13 pm

Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well, Dance Little Sister
Cock Robin - The Promise You Made
Europe - The Final Countdown
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades, How Many Lies
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
King - Love & Pride
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round
Paul Young - Love Of The Common People
Tim Finn - Fraction Too Much Friction
Fiction Factory - (Feels) Like Heaven
Herbie Hancock - Rock It
Men At Work - Down Under
Adam And The Ants - Stand And Deliver
Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love, Shout, Woman In Chains
Robin Beck - The First Time
Womack & Womack - Teardrops
Salt 'n Pepa - Push It
Sam Brown - Stop
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian, Hazy Shade Of Winter
M.A.R.R.S - Pump Up The Volume
Robert Cray Band - Right Next Door
INXS - Need You Tonight
A-Ha - Take On Me, The Sun Always Shines On TV
Hollywood Beyond - What's The Color Of Money
Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm
Propaganda - Duel
Rick James - Glow
Mary Jane Girls - In My House
Narada Michael Walden feat. Patti Austin - Gimme Gimme Gimme
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax, Two Tribes
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Donna Summer - State Of Independance
Al Jarreau - Roof Garden
Frida - I Know There's Something Going On
ABC - The Look Of Love
Soft Cell - Tainted Love

If I think of anymore, I'll post them. Also, you might include anything by the greatest band of the decade, The Police.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 6:16 pm

I cannae remember, were CHicago and the Eagles 70's or 80's?

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 6:22 pm

Oooh. Grifter can DJ my '80s party anytime.... that's a sweet playlist.

AH: Chicago definitely was both - they had a bunch of stuff in the '70s, and then a bunch of stuff in the '80s as well (including that annoying song from Karate Kid II). The Eagles also were big in both decades, but I think the Eagles were bigger in the '70s than the '80s. But I could be wrong. I was never good at the Match The Song To The Artist game.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 6:29 pm

Ah, SPeaking of movies, who did "Power of Love" from Back To The Future?

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 6:33 pm

Huey Lewis and the News, another major '80s standby. "I Want a New Drug", "Workin' for a Livin'", and a host of others that have suddenly fled my brain.

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 6:55 pm

Jeff Hauze wrote:Craftwerx

Kraftwerk?

The Eclipse · Post by **The Eclipse** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 6:56 pm

Oooh. Grifter can DJ my '80s party anytime.... that's a sweet playlist.

That's just what I was thinking.

Angel · Post by **Angel** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:03 pm

I just finished cleaning up bookmarks and I deleted... (checked trash bin)... HA! tray looking at www.allmusic.com it should help you remember a bunch of groups/titles/songs.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:04 pm

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:20 pm

Bethyaga wrote:Just for the sake of accuracy, Safety Dance was the one and only hit from Men Without Hats... not Talking Heads.

Pop goes the world was pretty darn good too, even had a video...

Oh, and this is Caz, being damn lazy and not switching accounts

Liniah · Post by **Liniah** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:31 pm

Bethyaga wrote:Just for the sake of accuracy, Safety Dance was the one and only hit from Men Without Hats... not Talking Heads.

GAh. I totally knew that one was wrong, but that's what it was labeled when I down loaded it from kazaa. Good song anyway, though. *goes to change her file name*

Grifter · Post by **Grifter** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:31 pm

Thorn wrote:

Oooh. Grifter can DJ my '80s party anytime.... that's a sweet playlist.

Why, thank you. I'd be honored.

I started to become music-conscious in the early eighties, so I guess I've always had a bit of a soft spot for music of that decade. Ska was rather popular at the time as well, so you might want to add some songs from either Madness ( Baggy Trousers, House of Fun, One Step Beyond, Our House) or The Specials ( Ghost Town).
Further recommendations:
Level 42 - Running In the Family, Hot Water, Take Care Of Yourself, Lessons In Love
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf, Save A Prayer, Wild Boys, Union Of The Snake

Liniah · Post by **Liniah** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:33 pm

House of Fun! Woah, forgot that one existed.

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 8:51 pm

Madness!!!!

FlakJacket · Post by **FlakJacket** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 8:52 pm

Slight detour, but Lin darling, what the hell is your avatar?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:22 pm

I thought it was an obese giraffe.

WillyGilligan · Post by **WillyGilligan** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:33 pm

You must both die for not knowing the sidekick-y goodness that is the Cheat. He's from www.homestarrunner.com, check out the StrongBad emails. Highlights- Techno, Trogdor, most everything else...

Jeff Hauze · Post by **Jeff Hauze** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:46 pm

DV8 wrote:
Jeff Hauze wrote:Craftwerx
Kraftwerk?

Yes, Deev. And thanks for the correction. I knew that wasn't right, but I didn't have my German Invasion CD with me at work to doublecheck it.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:07 am

Lin, let's not forget Depeche Mode, hmm?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:11 am

The Police.

Marvin Gaye "Sexual Healing"

Van Der Litreb · Post by **Van Der Litreb** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:33 am

I fucking hate 80s music. Not all of it, of course; only 99% or so of it. Then again, I hate 99% of all music in general.

Anguirel · Post by **Anguirel** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:39 am

My time sense is missing, but I think these are all '80s.

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
Poison - Every Rose has It's Thorn
Milli Vanilli - Blame it on the Rain
Tiffany - I think we're alone now
Michael Jackson - Thriller, among others
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand
John Cooger - Hurt So Good
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistable

Fear my bad taste.

sinsual · Post by **sinsual** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 2:01 am

IRON MAIDEN!!!

Oh wait you want POP 80's music...the soundtrack to The Wedding Singer...

Crazy Elf · Post by **Crazy Elf** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 5:46 am

The fact that no one has mention Wham! both sickens and distrubs me.

sinsual · Post by **sinsual** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:15 am

Or Culture Club

or my personal Favorite Cult-Firewoman

Ikarus7 · Post by **Ikarus7** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:27 am

Mc Hammer (Can't touch this)

Depeche Mode

Joy Division

David Bowie

3278 · Post by **3278** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:39 am

Tears for Fears.

Crazy Elf · Post by **Crazy Elf** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:47 am

You all ready for this?

2 Unlimited.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:50 am

Ikarus7 wrote:Mc Hammer (Can't touch this)

You certainly couldn't touch it in the 80s, because it was released in February, 1990.

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:23 am

AC/DC, for christ's sake.

Bon Jovi. Slippery When Wet. C'mon.

Cherry Pie, Warrant; Panama, Van Halen; Hot For Teacher, ibid.; fuck, all of 1984. all of Appetite For Destruction. Carry On My Wayward Son, Kansas; Rocket, Def Leppard; Pour Some Sugar On Me, ibid.; Toto IV = Africa, Rosanna; and shit, don't forget the Air Supply.

Bethyaga · Post by **Bethyaga** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:30 am

sinsual wrote:or my personal Favorite Cult-Firewoman

I had to pull the disk off my shelf, and by God if Sonic Temple wasn't released in '89. Go figure. But if we're bringing the Cult into it, you can't beat Edie. Sun King ain't bad neither.

3278 · Post by **3278** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:31 am

Bill: Oh, come on. Africa's a great song.
Corwin: No, it's not.
Bill: Well, it was a great song for its time.
Corwin: No, it wasn't even good for its time. You know how you can tell? You give it the test.
Bill: What's the test?
Corwin: Fuck a man in the ass, that's the test.

Angel · Post by **Angel** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:03 am

Crazy Elf wrote:The fact that no one has mention Wham! both sickens and distrubs me.

I never imagined you being a big George Micheal fan.

Kai · Post by **Kai** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:35 am

I have no idea when half the stuff I like is from, and can't remember the names of mostly everything else, but on an odd tangent, Sugar Ray does a nice cover of Abracadabra and Ace of Base's Cover of Cruel Summer is pretty sweet, especially the remixes

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:50 am

Van Der Litreb wrote:Then again, I hate 99% of all music in general.

Amen.

Cain · Post by **Cain** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:36 pm

Devo
They Might be Giants

I can't believe no one mentioned this group, with arguably the second most famous video of all time:

The Buggles (Video Killed the Radio Star)

(True story-- a very long time ago, I was flipping through the channels on this new thing we had gotten, called cable. I remember seeing this video come on, with some guy telling the world about how there was this new channel dedicated to this sort of thing. I can't remember if I actually saw MTV come on the air or not, but it was a damn close thing.)

Van Der Litreb · Post by **Van Der Litreb** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:52 pm

Samantha Fox. I've no idea what her songs were called, I just remember she had really big boobs.

Crazy Elf wrote:You all ready for this?

2 Unlimited.

I think that was a 90s band, Elf.

I wouldn't really call AC/DC an 80s band, though; they have more of a timeless sound to them.

Instant Cash · Post by **Instant Cash** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:41 pm

I have gobs of 80's stuff, go through my binders sometime.

FlakJacket · Post by **FlakJacket** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 8:13 pm

You have gobs of a lot of things from what little I saw.

sinsual · Post by **sinsual** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 8:36 pm

"you be illin'" RunDMC
"6 in the mornin'" Ice-T
"Rock the Bells" LL Cool J
"White Lines" Grand Master Flash
"Wild Wild West" Escape Club
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" U2
"Beat Box" Art of Noise

Liniah · Post by **Liniah** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:51 pm

Cain wrote:
I can't believe no one mentioned this group, with arguably the second most famous video of all time:

The Buggles (Video Killed the Radio Star)

Already have it.

*bops off singing oh Mickey you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey! hey Mickey!*

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 1:59 am

Veed wrote:Samantha Fox. I've no idea what her songs were called, I just remember she had really big boobs.

"Naughty Girls Need Love Too" I was like 11 and they played it on the radio here in Chicago NON STOP.

sinsual · Post by **sinsual** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:21 am

Of course Samantha Fox was stacked, she was a Page 3 Girl before she was a singer after all