C'mon, folks, gimme them 80s suggestions!
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dslartooBusy day at work today, but not so busy that I can't plead for more suggestions for my 80s compilations.
Yes, that's right, I'm making some more 80s music compilations, and am soliciting additional suggestions. (Those who responded to this entry here are exempt, unless you have more ideas. :)
Below are the tracklistings for the first seven collections, stuck behind a cut-tag so your friends pages don't choke.
It Came From The 80s! I: Synth Pop
1. Men At Work -- Down Under
2. Falco -- Rock Me Amadeus
3. Londonbeat -- I've Been Thinking About You
4. A-Ha -- Take On Me
5. Eurythmics -- Sweet Dreams
6. Human League -- Don't You Want Me
7. Dream Academy -- Life in a Northern Town
8. Duran Duran -- Hungry Like the Wolf
9. Baltimora -- Tarzan Boy
10. Men Without Hats -- The Safety Dance
11. Michael McDonald -- Sweet Freedom
12. Lionel Richie -- Dancing on the Ceiling
13. Mr. Mister -- Kyrie
14. Harold Faltermeyer -- Axel F
15. Thomas Dolby -- She Blinded Me With Science
16. Pet Shop Boys -- It's a Sin
17. Art of Noise -- Paranoimia
It Came From the 80s! II: General 80s
1. Van Halen -- Jump
2. Pet Shop Boys -- West End Girls
3. Corey Hart -- Sunglasses at Night
4. A Flock of Seagulls -- I Ran (So Far Away)
5. Howard Jones -- No One Is To Blame
6. T'Pau -- Heart and Soul
7. Soft Cell -- Tainted Love
8. Animotion -- Obsession
9. Nik Kershaw -- Wouldn't It Be Good
10. Rick Astley -- Never Gonna Give You Up
11. Devo -- Whip It
12. Gary Numan -- Cars
13. Sade -- Smooth Operator
14. Rockwell -- Somebody's Watching Me
15. Culture Club -- Karma Chameleon
16. El Debarge -- Rhythm of the Night
17. Eddy Grant -- Electric Avenue
18. Depressed, er, Depeche Mode -- Enjoy the Silence
It Came Fom the 80s! III: Pop Metal
1. Europe -- The Final Countdown
2. Bon Jovi -- Livin' On a Prayer
3. Whitesnake -- Give Me All Your Love
4. Cinderella -- Nobody's Fool
5. Motley Crue -- Girls, Girls, Girls
6. Ratt -- Way Cool Jr.
7. Britny Fox -- Long Way To Love
8. AC/DC -- Hells Bells
9. Dokken -- Dream Warriors
10. White Lion -- Wait
11. Winger -- Seventeen
12. Poison -- Fallen Angel
13. Def Leppard -- Pour Some Sugar on Me
14. Firehouse -- Don't Treat Me Bad
15. Van Halen -- Hot For Teacher
16. Scorpions -- Believe in Love
It Came From the 80s! IV: More General Pop
1. Dire Straits -- Money For Nothing
2. Cyndi Lauper -- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
3. Journey -- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
4. Bananarama -- Venus
5. New Order -- True Faith
6. Midnight Oil -- Beds are Burning
7. Hall & Oates -- Maneater
8. Information Society -- What's On Your Mind
9. Heart -- Alone
10. The Cars -- Magic
11. Thompson Twins -- Hold Me Now
12. Don Henley -- The Boys of Summer
13. Foreigner -- I Want to Know What Love Is
14. Naked Eyes -- Always Something There To Remind Me
15. Peter Gabriel -- In Your Eyes
It Came From the 80s! V: More Pop Metal
1. Mr. Big -- Addicted To That Rush
2. Europe -- Open Your Heart
3. Blue Murder -- Valley of the Kings
4. Extreme -- Decadence Dance
5. Twisted Sister -- We're Not Gonna Take It
6. Winger -- Hungry
7. Bonham -- Wait For You
8. Cinderella -- Gypsy Road
9. Def Leppard -- Hysteria
10. Steelheart -- I'll Never Let You Go
11. Helloween -- I'm Alive
12. Nitro -- Freight Train
13. Quiet Riot -- Cum On Feel The Noize
14. Skid Row -- 18 And Life
15. Tesla -- Makin' Magic
It Came From the 80s! VI: Old School Rap
1. Kurtis Blow -- 8 Million Stories
2. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five -- White Lines
3. Slick Rick -- Children's Story
4. Run-D.M.C. -- It's Like That
5. Sugar Hill Gang -- Rapper's Delight
6. L.L. Cool J -- I'm Bad
7. Kool Moe Dee -- How Ya Like Me Now
8. Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force -- Planet Rock
9. Newcleus -- Jam On It
10. Whodini -- Freaks Come Out At Night
11. Fat Boys (feat. the Beach Boys) -- Wipeout
12. Run-D.M.C. -- Can You Rock It Like This
It Came From the 80s! VII: Power Ballads
1. Cinderella -- Don't Know What You've Got (Till It's Gone)
2. Damn Yankees -- High Enough
3. Def Leppard -- Love Bites
4. Europe -- Carrie
5. Kix -- Don't Close Your Eyes
6. Stryper -- I Believe In You
7. Dokken -- Walk Away
8. Motley Crue -- Home Sweet Home
9. Slaughter -- Fly to the Angels
10. Poison -- Every Rose Has Its Thorn
11. Great White -- The Angel Song
12. Skid Row -- I Remember You
13. White Lion -- When the Children Cry
14. Winger -- Headed for a Heartbreak
15. Extreme -- Hole Hearted
So post a comment with your favorite 80s tracks, as many as you like. C'mon, I know there are more of you out there who are children of the 80s. :)
-- END OF LINE --
Currently playing: the fifth of the collections listed above -- "More Pop Metal".
Yes, that's right, I'm making some more 80s music compilations, and am soliciting additional suggestions. (Those who responded to this entry here are exempt, unless you have more ideas. :)
Below are the tracklistings for the first seven collections, stuck behind a cut-tag so your friends pages don't choke.
It Came From The 80s! I: Synth Pop
1. Men At Work -- Down Under
2. Falco -- Rock Me Amadeus
3. Londonbeat -- I've Been Thinking About You
4. A-Ha -- Take On Me
5. Eurythmics -- Sweet Dreams
6. Human League -- Don't You Want Me
7. Dream Academy -- Life in a Northern Town
8. Duran Duran -- Hungry Like the Wolf
9. Baltimora -- Tarzan Boy
10. Men Without Hats -- The Safety Dance
11. Michael McDonald -- Sweet Freedom
12. Lionel Richie -- Dancing on the Ceiling
13. Mr. Mister -- Kyrie
14. Harold Faltermeyer -- Axel F
15. Thomas Dolby -- She Blinded Me With Science
16. Pet Shop Boys -- It's a Sin
17. Art of Noise -- Paranoimia
It Came From the 80s! II: General 80s
1. Van Halen -- Jump
2. Pet Shop Boys -- West End Girls
3. Corey Hart -- Sunglasses at Night
4. A Flock of Seagulls -- I Ran (So Far Away)
5. Howard Jones -- No One Is To Blame
6. T'Pau -- Heart and Soul
7. Soft Cell -- Tainted Love
8. Animotion -- Obsession
9. Nik Kershaw -- Wouldn't It Be Good
10. Rick Astley -- Never Gonna Give You Up
11. Devo -- Whip It
12. Gary Numan -- Cars
13. Sade -- Smooth Operator
14. Rockwell -- Somebody's Watching Me
15. Culture Club -- Karma Chameleon
16. El Debarge -- Rhythm of the Night
17. Eddy Grant -- Electric Avenue
18. Depressed, er, Depeche Mode -- Enjoy the Silence
It Came Fom the 80s! III: Pop Metal
1. Europe -- The Final Countdown
2. Bon Jovi -- Livin' On a Prayer
3. Whitesnake -- Give Me All Your Love
4. Cinderella -- Nobody's Fool
5. Motley Crue -- Girls, Girls, Girls
6. Ratt -- Way Cool Jr.
7. Britny Fox -- Long Way To Love
8. AC/DC -- Hells Bells
9. Dokken -- Dream Warriors
10. White Lion -- Wait
11. Winger -- Seventeen
12. Poison -- Fallen Angel
13. Def Leppard -- Pour Some Sugar on Me
14. Firehouse -- Don't Treat Me Bad
15. Van Halen -- Hot For Teacher
16. Scorpions -- Believe in Love
It Came From the 80s! IV: More General Pop
1. Dire Straits -- Money For Nothing
2. Cyndi Lauper -- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
3. Journey -- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
4. Bananarama -- Venus
5. New Order -- True Faith
6. Midnight Oil -- Beds are Burning
7. Hall & Oates -- Maneater
8. Information Society -- What's On Your Mind
9. Heart -- Alone
10. The Cars -- Magic
11. Thompson Twins -- Hold Me Now
12. Don Henley -- The Boys of Summer
13. Foreigner -- I Want to Know What Love Is
14. Naked Eyes -- Always Something There To Remind Me
15. Peter Gabriel -- In Your Eyes
It Came From the 80s! V: More Pop Metal
1. Mr. Big -- Addicted To That Rush
2. Europe -- Open Your Heart
3. Blue Murder -- Valley of the Kings
4. Extreme -- Decadence Dance
5. Twisted Sister -- We're Not Gonna Take It
6. Winger -- Hungry
7. Bonham -- Wait For You
8. Cinderella -- Gypsy Road
9. Def Leppard -- Hysteria
10. Steelheart -- I'll Never Let You Go
11. Helloween -- I'm Alive
12. Nitro -- Freight Train
13. Quiet Riot -- Cum On Feel The Noize
14. Skid Row -- 18 And Life
15. Tesla -- Makin' Magic
It Came From the 80s! VI: Old School Rap
1. Kurtis Blow -- 8 Million Stories
2. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five -- White Lines
3. Slick Rick -- Children's Story
4. Run-D.M.C. -- It's Like That
5. Sugar Hill Gang -- Rapper's Delight
6. L.L. Cool J -- I'm Bad
7. Kool Moe Dee -- How Ya Like Me Now
8. Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force -- Planet Rock
9. Newcleus -- Jam On It
10. Whodini -- Freaks Come Out At Night
11. Fat Boys (feat. the Beach Boys) -- Wipeout
12. Run-D.M.C. -- Can You Rock It Like This
It Came From the 80s! VII: Power Ballads
1. Cinderella -- Don't Know What You've Got (Till It's Gone)
2. Damn Yankees -- High Enough
3. Def Leppard -- Love Bites
4. Europe -- Carrie
5. Kix -- Don't Close Your Eyes
6. Stryper -- I Believe In You
7. Dokken -- Walk Away
8. Motley Crue -- Home Sweet Home
9. Slaughter -- Fly to the Angels
10. Poison -- Every Rose Has Its Thorn
11. Great White -- The Angel Song
12. Skid Row -- I Remember You
13. White Lion -- When the Children Cry
14. Winger -- Headed for a Heartbreak
15. Extreme -- Hole Hearted
So post a comment with your favorite 80s tracks, as many as you like. C'mon, I know there are more of you out there who are children of the 80s. :)
-- END OF LINE --
Currently playing: the fifth of the collections listed above -- "More Pop Metal".
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Also, a song from that's technically from the '90s but has a great '80s sound, is "Your Woman" by Whitetown.
-The Gneech
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Date: 2004-02-09 02:31 pm (UTC)cheers,
Phil
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Date: 2004-02-09 08:39 am (UTC)Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
Duran2 (not sure if you're limiting to one per band though) - New Moon on Monday
U2 -
Sunday Bloody SundayWith or Without YouWell ... ok anything!Re:
Date: 2004-02-09 02:32 pm (UTC)cheers,
Phil
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Date: 2004-02-09 08:42 am (UTC)Anything Box - Living in Oblivion
Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
Moving Pictures - What About Me?
When In Rome - The Promise
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Date: 2004-02-09 04:32 pm (UTC)cheers,
Phil
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Date: 2004-02-09 05:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-09 09:25 am (UTC)Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever
Kansas - Dust in the wind OR Wayward Son
B52s - Planet Claire or Rock Lobster
Peter Schilling - Major Tom
I'm sure there's more, but those are now clogging my brain.
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Date: 2004-02-09 09:26 am (UTC)I knew a different song would get caught in my mind.
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Date: 2004-02-09 11:44 am (UTC)Y&T - Summertime Girls
Styx - Snowblind
Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy
Asia - Heat of the Moment
Ratt - Round and Round
Loverboy - Working for the Weekend
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
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Date: 2004-02-09 02:33 pm (UTC)cheers,
Phil
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Date: 2004-02-09 11:45 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-09 02:35 pm (UTC)cheers,
Phil
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Date: 2004-02-09 12:12 pm (UTC)Toto - Africa
The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
Cutting Crew - I Just Died in your Arms
Quarterflash - Harden My Heart
John Waite - Missing You
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
The Power Station - Some Like it Hot
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
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Date: 2004-02-09 02:36 pm (UTC)I have several Eddie Money and Pat Benatar tracks ready to go, and Cutting Crew also. The others, once again, I had forgotten. Thanks for the great ideas!
cheers,
Phil
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Date: 2004-02-09 07:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-09 04:35 pm (UTC)(Oh, and you don't have Digital Cable and can't leave it on the 80's Hits station, can you?)
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Date: 2004-02-10 07:53 am (UTC)No cable, but I hear that's a cool channel, all right.
cheers,
Phil
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Date: 2004-02-09 07:50 pm (UTC)INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
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Date: 2005-03-04 12:10 am (UTC)frida--i know there's something going on
romantics--talking in your sleep
glass tiger--don't forget me when i'm gone
beastie boys--fight for your right to party
rundmc--peter piper, my adidas
cyndi lauper--time after time
digital underground--humpty dance
wham--careless whisper
human league--fascination
the waitresses--i know what boys like
adam ant--goody two shoes
missing persons--destination unknown
psychadelic furs--pretty in pink
alphaville--forever young
murray head--one night in bangkok
taco--puttin on the ritz
talking heads--and she was
peter gabriel--big time
the clash--rock the casbah
warrant--cherry pie
police--every breath you take
john waite--missing you
i could go on all night ... somebody stop me ...
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Date: 2005-03-04 12:24 am (UTC)nena--99 luftballoons
tracy chapman--fast car
suzanne vega--luka
salt 'n' pepa--push it
bangles--manic monday
world party--ship of fools
icicle works--whisper to a scream
MARRS--pump up the volume
and any cure or smiths goes without saying.
HAHAHA OMG YOU HAVE HELLOWEEN!!!
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Date: 2005-03-04 12:45 am (UTC)echo and the bunnymen--lips like sugar
peter murphy--cuts you up
def leppard--photograph
the nails--88 lines about 44 women
paul simon--you can call me al
katrina and the waves--walking on sunshine
modern english--i melt with you
the church--under the milky way
zztop--legs
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Date: 2005-03-04 03:37 pm (UTC)cheers,
Phil