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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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EastMidsGPs · 13/05/2019 09:34

Long Hot Summer Style Council

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dustarr73 · 13/05/2019 15:31

See The Day - Dee C Lee

She should have been huge,fantastic voice.

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EastMidsGPs · 13/05/2019 15:55

Agreed dustarr73
Got lost completely in the shadow of Mr Weller

feelingverylazytoday · 13/05/2019 17:22

Shipbuilding by Robert Wyatt
Say hello, wave goodbye - Soft cell
Whats love got to do with it - Tina Turner
Don't leave me this way - The communards
Forbidden colours - David Sylvain and Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ashes to ashes - David Bowie
Your love is king - Sade
A good year for the roses - Elvis Costello

EastMidsGPs · 13/05/2019 17:38

Party Fears Two - The Associates
Fields of Fire - Big Country

Sad to think both lead singers are no longer with us 😞

Belfast Child Simple Minds

MockerstheFeManist · 13/05/2019 18:06

Cars & Girls - Prefab Sprout

HoppityChicken · 13/05/2019 20:13

Ghost Town - The Specials

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 13/05/2019 23:17

I'm another 'Propaganda' by Duel fan. The 80s was quite amazing for great songs and I'm going to go through this thread to see what I don't have on my playlist.

FrenchBoule · 14/05/2019 00:02

Cock Robin- When Your Heart is Weak
Billy Joel-Matter of Trust
Glen Frey-You Belong to the City
Sade, Erasure- a few nice tunes

JustBeingJobless · 14/05/2019 00:57

Anything by Queen, Bon Jovi or Guns n Roses. Mike and the Mechanics “The Living Years”, Dire Straits “Money for Nothing”, Phil Collins “In the air tonight”, The Cult “She sells sanctuary”... there’s just too many to choose just one!

Crazyladee · 15/05/2019 11:04

Anyone else searched for some of these songs on Spotify since reading this thread? I've played deacon blue non stop since the other day. The lead singers voice is so sexy!

CabbageHippy · 15/05/2019 11:07

Are Friends Electric - Gary Numan

BlueMerchant · 15/05/2019 11:09

All night long - Lionel Richie

MockerstheFeManist · 15/05/2019 11:09

Are Friends Electric - Gary Numan

...was 1979

KaliforniaDreamz · 15/05/2019 11:13

So many, but one i still regularly listen to is -
Say Hello Wave Goodbye - Marc Almond (Soft cell)

HoppityChicken · 15/05/2019 11:14

Whistle Down The Wind - Nick Heywood

Pinkarsedfly · 15/05/2019 11:17

I Would Die 4U - Prince
Cars - Gary Numan
Wishing - A Flock Of Seagulls
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Thorn In My Side - Eurythmics
Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Borderline - Madonna

Pinkarsedfly · 15/05/2019 11:18

Time for a MN Spotify playlist...

MockerstheFeManist · 15/05/2019 11:20

Got to have some Cure to dance to:

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dustarr73 · 15/05/2019 11:27

I have had some great memories from re listening to these songs.

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Pinkarsedfly · 15/05/2019 11:28

Peekaboo - Siouxsie and the Banshees.
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult.

EastMidsGPs · 15/05/2019 11:30

Oh this thread 😍
When I met DH he modelled himself on Jim Reid of the Jesus and Mary Chain and Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen
(hair, big shirts, tight black jeans). I've looked over at him this morning, little hair, scruffy tee shirt and shorts garden wear and wonder where it all went wrong 😂😂

RickOShay · 15/05/2019 11:40

Also loved Vienna by Ultravox.
Very moody video too.
And Roxanne by The Police.

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 15/05/2019 18:30

Propaganda - Dr Mabuse
Soft Cell - Memorabilia
The Associates - Club Country
Adam and the Ants - Antmusic
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
John Foxx - Underpass
Haysi Fantaysee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy
Yazoo - Don’t Go
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Arabian Knights

IndigoSpritz · 15/05/2019 18:58

They Don't Know by Tracey Ullman is a very good record. Yes, Kirsty Macoll wrote the song and provided backing vocals but TU made it her own. Top production (Peter Collins) and musicianship also helped.