Pop Songs You Loved that Disappeared and No Longer Hear

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The one that springs to mind for me is Daniel Merriweather, 'Painted it Red'[?]

[quote InFiveMins]@hiptobeasquare Cool is the most underrated song of all time. [/quote]
Agree. Love this song. It's a shame it isn't played more, it's definitely her best.

Remembered another one. Jem - They

A few mentions for Billy Ocean here, how wonderful! 'Red Light Spells Danger' and 'Love Really Hurts Without You' are both fantastic, and what a stunning voice!
I would never have admitted liking this to myself as a cool, indie youngster, but am now catching up with the soul/R&B/disco music I neglected in my youth.

The First Picture of You by The Lotus Eaters always made summer more summery back in the mid 80s.

Mama Used to Say by Junior. I sing this to my son’s when they wish the time away or wish they were grown up. Never hear it anywhere
Just An Illusion Imagination..absolute track of glory. Never hear it.

Gloria - Laura Branigan. Still sounds great after so long.

Some more from going down the Mixcloud retro charts rabbit hole. Loving this thread.

As the wonderful Japan have been mentioned -
David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
OMD - Joan of Arc AND Maid of Orleans
Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
Practically anything by the Cure

Loving this thread.

Red Light Billy Ocean
Howzat Sherbert
Over You Roxy Music
Same Old Scene Roxy Music
I'm Your Man Wham
Pure Shores All Saints
The Cutter Echo and The Bunnymen

Just about anything by Transvision Vamp with the glorious Wendy James, the object of many a teenage boys wet dream.

Lean on Me and For America by Red Box

Big in Japan by Alphaville
Party Fears Two by The Associates

The Second Summer of Love by Danny Wilson

The song I probably love most

The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats, absolutely brilliant but crazy video

Seventeen - Let Loose

Single Life - Cameo

Dirty Water - Made In London

Tarzan Boy - Baltimore

I listen to R2 and feel like I hear a lot of these on the regular!

Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in LA.
Faithless - Don't Leave.
Ms Dynamite - you know the song
Lasgo - Something
Aaliyah- Try Again
Cleopatra - er Cleopatra I think.

@knackeredcat

Some more from going down the Mixcloud retro charts rabbit hole. Loving this thread.

As the wonderful Japan have been mentioned -
David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
OMD - Joan of Arc AND Maid of Orleans
Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
Practically anything by the Cure

Definitely those particularly Pale Shelter and red light

Hayzee Fantazie - John Wayne

Eurasure especially the Circus

Also Seventeen by the Regents - 1980

Also there was a cover of Somebody To Love and the video had these parachuting babies that were landing on a giant ladies boobs. I first saw that when I was off my tits on gas and air so thought I was hallucinating.

For Amy fellow 90s kids, I can highly recommend sounds of the 90s on radio2. They play very obscure stuff like sleeping satellite, weird how when the song starts you remember all the words.
I have particularly enjoyed 'Bodyshakin' by 911 recently!

I can't hear your woman without thinking of Remember meeeeee, I'm the ooooooonnnnne who had ya babeeeeeee

‘Break my Stride’ became a TikTok meme during the first lockdown. Definitely not a forgotten hit!

No Memory - Scarlett Fantastic

I Love My Radio - Taffy

Peek A Boo - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now - Samantha Fox

System Addict - Five Star

Enya, Only time.

Heard it the other day, was a real blast from the past

Ah I’d forgottten about transfusion vamp and I love Roxy music!
Love Jealous Guy

Crying at the Discoteque Alcazar
Crucified by Army of Lovers fantastic song and video.

Naff songs like Dr Who and the Tardis - Timelords

@woodhill

Naff songs like Dr Who and the Tardis - Timelords

Oooh!! Yes! My kids used to love that song as Dr Who fans. I actually did my basic training where that was filmed.

Ah thank you, that the one