Lesser Known 80s Songs that You Like

[MuddledMadge]

Inspired by a recent discussion on Reddit.

I am interested in any brilliant 80s songs that you think should be better known.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

China Crisis - King in a Catholic Style
Scritti Politti - Absolute
The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom

Bloody Hell just realised Tony Rich project was 1996!! I'm old
Keeping the dream alive Freiheist(?)

One that I found on YouTube, that I hadn't heard before is: -

What About Me? by Moving Pictures

I really like it.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Hopefully this thread can continue over the weekend as I'm really enjoying it.

Thank You - The Pale Fountains

The Cutter - Echo and the Bunnymen

Fall On Me - REM

Love Thank You. I have it on my Spotify.

The Mood, a synth pop outfit from Leeds released three singles in the early 80s, none of which were big hits but should have been.

Is there a reason?

Passion in dark rooms

Paris is one day away

@DianaBarry5 - Uncertain smile. The The

My favourite single ever (got to be the one with the long sax solo). Thank you for also knowing this song 😊

My contribution to the thread:

Marianne
and
This Corrosion, both Sisters of Mercy.

Win - one of many great Scottish bands of the 80s, but they never got the success deserved.

Shampoo Tears

Super Popoid Groove

You've got the power

Oh and just one more if i may,

Bela Lugosi's Dead. Bauhaus

Concrete jungle... The specials.
Nite club... The specials.
Why.... The specials.

2 songs from the 80s, that show what mixed musical taste I had (amongst the good stuff I liked) achingly untrendy-

Alvin Stardust - Feels like Buddy Holly (1984 ?) Written by Mike Batt.

David Essex - Myfanwy (87)
This one not really a a hit at all, but I remember it vividly- music by Mike Read (the radio DJ- based on the poem by John Betjeman). Was a massive flop. But I remember David trying to promote it on breakfast tv.

I liked silver dream machine and me and my gal nightclubbing by David Essex too

Thanks

I'm currently building a play list based on this thread - not adding everything, just the things I like and also others that are springing to mind. It's going to be banging.

One of the songs I want most isn't on bloody Spotify - Day One by Comast Angels

Feels Like Heaven - Fiction Factory

Living Next Door to Alice - Smokey
There's a Fraction too much Friction - Split Enz
Under Pressure - John Farnham
How Can We Sleep when the Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
Lets Dance - David Bowie

Living Next Door to Alice - Smokey was 1970s

Certainly were but some of the other songs already mentioned are late 70s but great songs

@pointythings I used to know a guy whose cousin was in Comsat Angels. Apparently they were very big in Iceland. Well I'd settle for that !

@greengreengrass25 , it was early 1970s.

My apologies as to the not '80's fit!

Intuition by Lynx

1976 so over half way😀

Orange Crush - REM