80's euro/new wave bangers - your recs please!

[LazyMareofEastown]

Am obsessed with 80s music in general anyway but have recently seen a theme emerging in my current favourites and would love some tips on other songs I might like.

Links to my most listened
to below.

Fancy a bit of a YouTube sesh as kids at their dads and it's just me, ddog and a few glasses of Christmas cheer 🎅.

Anyone got any other suggestions in a similar vein to any of the above?

🍷 and 🍫 to all.

Camel by Camel by Sandy Marton
France Gall - Ella, elle l'a (Love this)
Big in Japan by Alphaville
Laura Branigan- Self control
Falco - Jeanny

How funny, my DD (11) asked Alexa for Camel by Camel as a random joke, and now listens to it all the time. I'd never, ever heard of it before.

Someone made a rude Animal Crossing video using Camel by Camel and it was all over Tiktok

Thanks Hotel! How have I not heard Camel by Camel before? 🤣 If it had lyrics I think I might genuinely love it.

LOVE Big in Japan. A bona-fide banger.

Like the France Gall one but it's a bit more just pop and less synth/electro than I'm after.

Self Control is a classic bop.

Don't care for the Falco one. Too slow and talky for me 🙃.

Oh Camel by Camel does have lyrics!

Do you know Obsession by Animotion?

the classic

I include the latter because the 2017 cover was a big hit in Germany! The classics never die!

Hotel 😍🤩😍🤩

Sticking this here cos Kelly Osbourne does a fab-u-lous job of channelling Visage

So, Obsession by Animotion I do know but I've never known it's name! It's gone straight on the playlist! The video is just 🤌 as well 🤣

weekend a Rome Etienne Daho

He's on the phone

Vanessa Paradis - Joe le taxi
Falco - Rock me Amadeus
Sabrina - Boys Boys Boys
Nena - 99 Luftballons
Midnight Oil - Beds are burning
Aha - Take on me

raf self control

Laura Brannigan version

I LOVE “I’m so beautiful” by Divine (who was allegedly the inspiration for Ursula the sea witch in the Little Mermaid). It’s loud and mad and makes me very happy! m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwh_yOzJ6AY

Sequins you've just given me serious nostalgia with Brother Louie! Haven't heard that since the days it was released 😲. Love it. And their hair in the video 😍

No disrespect to Kelly but I'm only here for the original 80's stuff!

Last time I read one of these threads I ended up with all kinds of weird stuff playing in my car

Not sure if this is quite what you want but I loved this back in the day.

Synthpop from Kon Kan I beg your pardon

@ISpyCobraKai

Last time I read one of these threads I ended up with all kinds of weird stuff playing in my car

You should see my Amazon/apple/whatever recommendations…

See this screams europop to me but wasn't 80s
(ATC around the world)

Rofo's theme is a choon!

Thanks Lola - Sadly I'm too old and too feminist now to be able to think Divine/drag is anything other than 🤮.

Sequins Kon Kan has gone right on the playlist - I do remember it it but only vaguely. What a tune!! I'm also now warbling along to the original Rose Garden while I wait for more suggestions 🤣.

CobraKai yep, same! It makes my commute so much more fun though!

Trans X - Living on Video

These two are some of my favorites as it reminds me of a fun trip to visit relatives in Hell's Kitchen in NYC in the summer of '87.

My cousin was a DJ and he held a dance night and the singer, Noel, performed his song live. It was very cool.

Lisa Lisa was a school friend of my cousin's so her songs were played extensively that summer too. She ended up teaming up with Janet Jackson's producers and had several huge US hits. One song was sampled by the Black Eyed Peas in the 2000's. That one was a favorite.

Noel "Silent Morning"
Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam "I Wonder if I Take You Home"

Hotel I love that Trans-X one! Have never heard that before.