Awesome 80's Music

[Goaldeje]

So I'm listening to Thomas Dolby's She Blinded Me With Science and They Might be Giants Instanbul, among others. Totally rocking out. Putting on some Whitesnake next. Anyway, my 13 year old is mocking me for listening to weird music. I feel I have let her down, not introducing her to the 80's enough.

Ive got the Bangles, B-52s, Springsteen, Styx, Kansas, Steve Miller, and lots more. What else can I torture, er I mean, introduce her to?

Recommendations?
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[Goaldeje]

I hate Mellancamp after his Chevy commercials, but he does have some good 80's music.

Listening to the Talking Heads right now. She thinks I'm REALLY weird now.
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[Lanky Livingston]

Flood came out in 1990, bro! Love me some TMBG though.

 

[servumtuum]

G., she must hear "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell and "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes. Both are on my personal "desert island must haves" top 40 list.

 

[Sarge]

Talking Heads

Rush

If you really want to warp her...............Romeo Void

 

[Goaldeje]

Really Lanky? You're gonna give me crap for Flood? Will enjoy crushing you in FF even more now.

Nice recommendations, Serv. I haven't listened to Bette Davis Eyes in I don't know how long. Just downloaded it, good memories.

Sargent, I was blasting Burning Down the House and Once in a Lifetime riding with her in the car. Think she's already warped...
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[Elephant]

You guys want to really go 80's unique then you need to talk about The Smiths, Depeche Mode, New Order and R.E.M., perhaps a little Violent Femmes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eyFiClAzq8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocQeP1UOwss&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVdheR0bUwI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5HpeA_WSo


If you really want to torture, play Run DMC Walk This Way with Steve Tyler.

 

[Sarge]

Van Halen

AC/DC

Not one of my favs, but Michael Jackson did most of his best stuff in the 80's

Before he turned white

 

[McD5]

An incredible decade for music.

Does anyone remember the Chris Rock live show, where he said something to the effect of "You know what your favorite music is? It's whatever was playing the first time you started having sex. Now that's some good stuff."

 

[Rymanofthenorth]

I hate morrisey, he made stalking normal with the song " the more you ignore me the closer i get" lmao

duran duran pure 80s cheese
honeymoon suite ditto
northern pikes (go youtube the things i do for money, teenland, hopes go astray and pretty much anything else they have done.) best canadian band by far.

they might be giants particle man ftw

 

[Henry]

No 80s collection is complete without a healthy dose of Huey Lewis and the News.

Throw in some Men at Work, Night Ranger and Pat Benetar and you've got yourself a party.

 

[Elephant]

Hey elephant..did you used to wear your hair over your eyes and cry a lot in the 80s?

Hahaha..just playin..but I can't stand morrissey!
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, no Emo for me! You would think so since I would have mentioned Tears for Fears too if you hadn't!

 

[servumtuum]

Pretenders

Police

Prince

Queen

Journey, (esp. "Don't Stop Believin' ")

Animotion one song, "Obsession", but a great one.

David Bowie -Let's Dance album in particular.

Cinderella-(Mike's mentioning Poison reminded me about them)

Def Leppard

Nu Shoes "I Can't Wait"

Timbuk3 "The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades"

Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone"


I have a thing for what I call "one and done" musical artists-one or maybe two really big hits and that's it-the 1980s had a bunch of those.

 

[Sarge]

Eddie Money

 

[China]

The Fixx

Eurythmics

Missing Persons

Don't forget songs like "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo or "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco.

How about Berlin's "Sex (I'm a...)" or Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"

 

[Neophyte]

Wish you guys would warn me before you go peaking at the music collection on my media server. It's only polite to ask after all.

 

[Rymanofthenorth]

Peter schilling - Major tom
Falco- rock me amadeus
gowan- criminal mind
whoo hoo firing up the one hit wonders!

 

[China]

Here are some random '80s songs:

Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
Genesis - Illegal Alien
Tom Petty - Don't Come Around Here No More
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
Boy George - Karma Chameleon

 

[China]

Ozzy - Crazy Train
Judas Priest - Turbo Lover

Nice.

How about some Scorpions - Winds of Change

Don Felder - Takin' a Ride

Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' for You

 

[Goaldeje]

Not sure it is actually ithe 80's, but has anyone heard "Book of Love" by Peter Gabriel? Holy cow, what a song, just beautiful.
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