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A-ha, Erasure, Eurythmics, Pet Shop Boys. All big in the 1980s. What is your favourite song or songs from each ?

102 replies

WildRosie · 18/07/2021 18:43

A-ha: Hunting High And Low
Erasure: Stop!
Eurythmics: Thorn In My Side
Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls

PSB in particular have been inventive and prolific and made many great records but in my opinion, they peaked very early with West End Girls.

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tothesea · 18/07/2021 18:53

Ooh I’ll play! Although two of mine are the same as you!

A-Ha - Hunting High and Low
Erasure - When I Needed you
Eurythmics- Thorn In My side
Pet Shop Boys - Rent

RicherThanYew · 18/07/2021 18:57

My dad loved Erasure and I heard them loads growing up, especially when we drove the 45 minute journey to get the shopping in Grin I played Oh L'amour at his funeral, along with Footloose and Stand and Deliver.

SpindleWhorl · 18/07/2021 19:03

Erasure - Sometimes and Respect are both club classics for me

PSB - Its a Sin

A-Ha - Hunting High and Low

Eurythmics - Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

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gardeninggirl68 · 18/07/2021 19:06

erasures 'sometimes' came on at work today, really enjoyed hearing it again

i LOVED the mighty way 'comeback' and 'the story of the blues'

DramaAlpaca · 18/07/2021 19:08

Oh gosh, how to choose?

Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
Aha - Take on Me
Eurythmics - Thorn in My Side today, but that might change tomorrow
Erasure - I can't narrow it down, too many that I love.

Quickchangeartiste · 18/07/2021 19:08

As @SpindleWhorl, other than Eurythmics, has to be There Must Be An Angel, …or maybe Sweet Dreams🤷🏻‍♀️

emmaliz · 18/07/2021 19:12

Aha sun always shines on tv
Eurythmics There must be an angel
Erasure - love to hate you
PSB - Opportunities

HerBigChance · 18/07/2021 19:12

A-ha: Sun Always Shines on TV
Erasure: Stop!
Eurythmics: Love is a Stranger
Pet Shop Boys: Love Comes Quickly

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 18/07/2021 19:17

I never liked the Pet shop Boys

Erasure: Give a little Respect.
Eurythmics Love is a Stranger.

Never got Aha either.

Zandathepanda · 18/07/2021 19:18

A-ha - Manhattan Skyline
Erasure - I love to hate you
Eurythmics - (everything) but Sweet Dreams is iconic
Pets Shop Boys - Its a Sin

Hen2018 · 18/07/2021 19:20

A-ha: Memorial Beach
Erasure: Respect
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
Pet Shop Boys: Paninaro

IBuyPestoAndThatsOK · 18/07/2021 19:20

A-Ha - Take On Me, obvious I know, but such a mood lifter
Erasure: A Little Respect, takes me back to school days
Eurythmics: There Must Be An Angel, used to sing this with my kids, we had our own lyrics Grin
PSB: It's A Sin, an old colleague was one of their backing dancers for a while and this performance really sticks in my mind

CrouchEndTiger12 · 18/07/2021 19:22

Erasure - Breath of Life

Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing

Wasn't into the others

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2021 19:22

A-ha - Hunting High and Low
Eurythmics - Who's That Girl
Erasure - Ship of Fools
Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This

MaMelon · 18/07/2021 19:24

A-ha: Take on Me
Erasure: Respect
Eurythmics: When Tomorrow Comes
Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls

SheldonesqueTheBstard · 18/07/2021 19:27

A-ha - scoundrel days
Erasure - Breath of life
Eurythmics - thorn In my side
Pet Shop Boys - it’s a sin

Lovaduck74 · 18/07/2021 19:28

Oh, I'll have a go
Aha- Hunting High and low/ East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Erasure Always
PSB Se aveda eh ( sorry for dreadful spelling)
Eurythmics- There must be an angel

fairlygoodmother · 18/07/2021 19:31

Eurythmics - Walking on Broken Glass
Erasure - Circus
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin
Aha - Take on Me

CatNamedEaster · 18/07/2021 19:34

Hard to choose only one for each Smile.
A-ha - Take on Me
Eurythmics - Who'se That Girl
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (never really liked them after the first single Grin)
Erasure - Blue Savannah Song

Aaahh, great memories coming back thinking about all these nowSmile.

Redcrayons · 18/07/2021 19:36

Aha take on me
Pet shop boys - go west (although there’s not many I don’t like)
Eurythmics - not a massive fan, but I like all the ones mentioned so far
Erasure - Sometimes, A little Respect, Blue Savannah, oh Lamour. I loved Erasure.

TSSDNCOP · 18/07/2021 19:37

Aha: Take on me
Erasure: too hard, Love to Hate You
Eurythmics: There Must Be Angel
PSB: not a fan, Rent

WildRosie · 18/07/2021 19:41

Song or songs. Have as many or as few as you like. Hunting High And Low - the album - has many good songs on it. Living A Boy's Adventure Tale and The Blue Sky, for example.

Chains of Love by Erasure, What Have I Done To Deserve This by PSB and Love Is A Stranger by Eurythmics are also good, but I still have my four favourites.

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MyFartWillGoOn · 18/07/2021 19:46

A-ha: the living daylights (my all time fav bond song)
Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls (I know all the words to the 'rap'
Erasure: Respect
Eurythmics: there must be an angel is just beautiful and perfect in every way

LizzieVereker · 18/07/2021 19:48

AHA - The Sun Always Shines on TV
PSB - It’s A Sin or Rent
Eurythmics- Love is Stranger
Erasure - Respect

TheQueef · 18/07/2021 19:50

Blue Savannah song was my favourite.
PSB West End. Eurythmics Sweet Dreams.
Morton always gave me the hebies so can we introduce The Communards?