Tell me your favourite female - sung records from the 1980s, whether or not they were singles or hits.

[WildRosie]

Mine, in no particular order, are:

Thorn In My Side - Eurythmics
They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
Super Trouper - ABBA
Only You - Yazoo
Sign Of The Times - Belle Stars
Hymn To Her - Pretenders
Is This Love ? - Alison Moyet
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston

Easy.

Should've Been You, Imelda May

You're Not Right For Me, Emilia Mitiku

Will You - Hazel O'Connor

Stop - Sam Brown
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
This Woman's Work - Kate Bush

Fast Car - Tracey Chapman

Gloria - Laura Brannigan

Julia Fordham Happy Ever After.
Laura Branigan Solitaire.

Laura Branigan I Wish We Could Be Alone (b side to Gloria)

Joan Armatrading Drop the Pilot.

Joan Armatrading The Weakness in Me and More than One Kind of Love.

Laura Branigan Sanctuary, Self Control, Close Enough.

Yas - The only way is up

Oh sorry! I don't know how I missed you specified 80s! Ignore me.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody Whitney Houston

Back to life Caron Wheeler/Soul ii Soul

I didn't think I recognised them, Chic!

I'd forgotten about Will You by Hazel O'Connor - terrific song. Thunder In The Mountains by Toyah is also great.

The Beat by The Go Gos

Don’t get me wrong - Chrissie Hynde
The tide is high - Blondie
Kiss me deadly - Lita Ford
Private dancer - Tina
Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatat

There must be an Angel - eurythmics
Sweet love
Caught up in the rapture - both Anita Baker

Madonna - Get into the Groove
Karen Wheeler - Rush Hour
TPau - China in your hands
Tracy Chapman - talkin about a revolution
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth
Chrissie Hydne - don't get me wrong

Will you by Hazel O’Connor is amazing.

I like They say it’s gonna rain by Kerry Delius but nobody else seems to know it.

Almost forgot one of my favourites!

There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis - Kirsty Maccoll

Alone - Heart
I love rock n roll - Joan Jett
If I could turn back time - Cher
Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar

@Chicchicchicchiclana

Easy.

Should've Been You, Imelda May

You're Not Right For Me, Emilia Mitiku

I don't think I've ever heard of those (had to YouTube them). Just curious if you're a little older than me? I thought we were about the same age (both name changed!!) I was born in '69.

Or feasibly you just had more sophisticated music taste 🤣

So many great songs here!

I'd add
Madonna - Borderline, Like a prayer
Air supply - i can wait forever ( not a classic but i have good memories
Transvision Vamp - Baby I don't care

I straightaway thought of Love is a Battlefield by Pat Bennatar. So good!

Love Hazel O’Connor Will You, especially with the extended sax solo!

My favourite is Cora by Latin Quarter, not a hit but absolutely beautiful.

Coming Around Again - Carly Simon
The Power of Love - Jennifer Rush
Like a Prayer - Madonna
Summer Rain - Belinda Carlisle
La Luna - Belinda Carlisle

Suzanne Vega's Luka

@Spuriously17windows

The Tide is High - Blondie

All. Summer. I was 10 & my friend Maria & I, sang it all day, every day. It's a wonder no one drowned us! 🤣

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
New England - Kirsty McColl
You and Me - The Flirts