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Favourite song from the 80s

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dustarr73 · 12/05/2019 17:28

This is one of mine.

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LoisEinhorn · 12/05/2019 17:34

One of my favs is Johnny Hates Jazz Shattered Dreams

mimibunz · 12/05/2019 17:35

In The Name of Love, U2

reallyneedmoresleep · 12/05/2019 17:35

Video killed the radio star by The Buggles is my very favourite. I don’t know why, I just love it

HoppityChicken · 12/05/2019 17:36

Rosie Vela - Magic Smile

FiremanKing · 12/05/2019 17:41
NameChangeNugget · 12/05/2019 17:45

Stool Pigeon - Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Jojoanna · 12/05/2019 17:49

Favourite shirt haircut 100

rubberduckyyouretheone · 12/05/2019 17:53

Cant choose between two. Dire Straits Walk of Life and Flying Pickets Only You. Fantastic memories with both.

DonkeyHohtay · 12/05/2019 17:54

Either 99 Red Balloons by Nena or Together in Electric Dreams by... err... that bloke out of the Human League.

beaverbill · 12/05/2019 17:56

Easy...How will I know by the legend that is, Whitney Houston!

AzraiL · 12/05/2019 17:56

Only You by Yazoo

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dustarr73 · 12/05/2019 18:02

@HoppityChicken I always wondered who sang this.I love it

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xsquared · 12/05/2019 18:09

Lots....

Together in Electric Dreams - Phil Oakey and Giorgio Moroder
Maniac - Michael Sembello
Domino Dancing - The Pet Shop Boys, in fact anything by them
Wouldn't it be good - Nik Kershaw
What is love - Howard Jones
Alone - Heart
The Look of Love - ABC
Lullaby - The Cure
Is this love - Whitesnake
Space Age love song - Flock of Sea Gulls
Anything by Wham!, Duran Duran, Adam and the Ants

I can go on...

HoppityChicken · 12/05/2019 18:11

Dustarr73 - I spent years trying to find out! Chance conversation brought about the answer - happy to have passed it on!

DotOnTheHorizon · 12/05/2019 18:15

99 Red Balloons - Nena
True - Spandau Ballet
Young Guns - Wham (Any Wham really)
No rest for the wicked - New Model Army
Happy House -Siouxsie and the Banshees

So many to chose from, I could go on and on!

TheWoollybacksWife · 12/05/2019 18:15

The Story of the Blues - The Mighty Wah!

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dustarr73 · 12/05/2019 18:16
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Bunnylady53 · 12/05/2019 18:16

Loads to choose from but I always think of “ Get into the Groove” by Madonna. Brings back memories of some brilliant Saturday nights!

RedHatsDoNotSuitMe · 12/05/2019 18:17

I'm not going to fit into the thread....

How Soon Is Now, The Smiths.
9 to 5, Dolly Parton
Ain't Nobody, Chaka Khan
The Killing Moon, Echo and the Bunnymen
Grimly Fiendish, The Damned
Welcome to the Jungle, Guns n Roses

Bluestitch · 12/05/2019 18:19

Everything by Erasure, especially Oh L'Amour, Sometimes and A Little Respect.

Enola Gay by OMD

Africa by Toto

You're the Voice by John Farnham

I Should Have Known Better by Jim Diamond

Is This Love by Alison Moyet

UCOinanOCG · 12/05/2019 18:19

Heaven 17. Temptation.

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dustarr73 · 12/05/2019 18:20

@RedHatsDoNotSuitMe Everybody fits in here.

She sells sanctuary,The Cult
LoveCate The Cure

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xsquared · 12/05/2019 18:22

I want that man - Debbie Harry. The video has the late Brooke McCarter in it as Paul from The Lost Boys.

weebarra · 12/05/2019 18:26

Smalltown boy - bronski beat
A good heart - Feargal Sharkey
Sweet Dreams (are made of this) - Eurythmics

I could go on....

RedHatsDoNotSuitMe · 12/05/2019 18:29

Thank you, @dustarr73

I'd forgotten the Cult. Prefer Rain.
And yes, yes, yes to The Cure. Love Cats, Close to Me particular faves!