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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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dustarr73 · 12/05/2019 18:30

this is one f my favourite covers

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FloraMcDougall · 12/05/2019 18:36

From out of Nowhere
Faith No More

Or anything by Iron Maiden from that decade

RoonilWazlibsQuill · 12/05/2019 18:45

My current 80’s Spotify playlist plays for 12 and a half hours Blush but my absolute fave song ever is For a Friend by The Communards. Loved Jimmy Somerville’s voice back in the day.

JaneEyre07 · 12/05/2019 18:51

The Boys of Summer by Don Henley.

Takes me right back to my teenage years and still makes me tingle. Such an atmospheric track.

IndigoSpritz · 12/05/2019 18:55

Video Killed The Radio Star was from 1979 but The Plastic Age was 1980. Sorry to be pedantic.

Church Of The Poison Mind by Culture Club is a fabulous, Northern Soul-influenced song. Their best.

ginghambox · 12/05/2019 19:31

Blue Monday
Dancing in the dark
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Take on me
Livin' On a Prayer
I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew
Gimme All Your Lovin- ZZ Top

dustarr73 · 12/05/2019 20:55
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BentBaastard · 12/05/2019 20:57

Nothing’s gonna stop us now......

From Mannequin

Floralnomad · 12/05/2019 21:08

I’ve got loads but at the moment two of my favourites are :
Taylor Dayne - tell it to my heart
Jermaine Stewart - we don’t have to take our clothes off .

EastMidsGPs · 12/05/2019 21:10

Oh where to start!

Love Is. wonderful Colour Icicle Works
Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division
Labelled With Love Squeeze
E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite.
Let's Go Crazy Prince
Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen
Dignity Deacon Blue
It's Friday I'm In Love The Cure
Never Can Say Goodbye Communards
Tainted Love Soft Cell

A great decade for music. I've not started on Stock, Atkin and Waterman hits yet.

Longlostperson · 12/05/2019 21:14

Teardrops - Womack And Womack
Girl you know it’s true - milli vanilli
Anything by Duran Duran
Anything by Gloria Estefan
And of course A-ha songs.

MissLadyM · 12/05/2019 21:24

Loads but 'Sweet Freedom' and 'Never Too Much' are constant faves. @Hoppitychicken I love Rosie Vela too x

CrinolineQueen · 12/05/2019 21:26

First one that came into my head (will change tomorrow) is The Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking

Teatimeted · 12/05/2019 21:28

Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode

Doilooklikeatourist · 12/05/2019 21:28
Still bloody love George Michael 💕
HoppityChicken · 12/05/2019 21:30

Slave to the Rhythm - Grace Jones

30not13 · 12/05/2019 21:31

Couldn't possibly narrow it down to even favourite 200 Blush

Can I offer up The Motive by Then Jericho though?

Shame the lead singer was a twat though

30not13 · 12/05/2019 21:34

m.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Nkkl6s4LU

Dyac any true fan knows it was deliberate misspelling Jerico

Twizzleegg · 12/05/2019 21:34

Sign of the times and U got the look by Prince

Doilooklikeatourist · 12/05/2019 21:35
Temptation by Heaven 17
Awks · 12/05/2019 21:40

Come live with me by Heaven 17

sleepyhead · 12/05/2019 21:43

Don Henley - Boys of Summer.

I plotted out a whole John Hughes style 80s film to that song on the way into work one morning. Happy 80s daydreams.

Kab30 · 12/05/2019 21:44

Mental as anything live it up ......xxxx

BettysLeftTentacle · 12/05/2019 21:48

Modern Love - Bowie

No idea why. It’s truly a shit song Grin

augustusglupe · 12/05/2019 21:55

Loads really, but if it’s got to be one then 12” Pale Shelter by Tears for Fears.