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.

Loved House of Love

God i know so many of these and could almost sing all the lyrics, yet i cant tell you anything in the charts now

I'm pretty sure that was the early 90s, I'd left home before Nonsuch came out. Cracking album though.

‘She Sells Sanctuary’ by The Cult

’Spellbound’ by Siouxie and the Banshees.

@crumpet loved Strawberry Switchblade no one ive ever mentioned them too has heard of them!

Victims by Culture Club.

Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John and ELO (was a number 1 single but you never hear it these days).

Out Here on my Own by Irene Cara.

Everybody Hurts is 90s

Come Live With Me- Heaven 17

Somewhere in my heart - Aztec Camera
Labour of love - Hue and Cry
The word girl - Scritti Politti
Hunting high and low - Aha

My Favourite Waste of Time by Owen Paul.
Hold Me Now and Doctor Doctor by the Thompson Twins
Like to Get to Know you Well by Howard Jones

So many excellent songs on this thread!

I would add All Lined Up by Shriekback, Listen to the Radio by Tom Robinson, Black Cars by Gino Vanelli, Doot Doot by Freur (that one might be too obscure for some) and How Beautiful You Are by Peter Blegvad.

They don’t know - Kirsty McColl

The Alarm had some big hits but you never hear them on the radio, even the 80's stations.
Rain in the Summertime
Rescue Me

I love these songs so much!

Check out Dollar singing "Mirror Mirror" and "O L'amour" they were pretty cringe and we were all too cool for them at the time, but now, here we are 35 years later and they just embody 80's joy!

Anything by Transvision Vamp

Voice of the beehive - Don't call me baby

Climie Fisher Love changes everything

License to Kill (had to pronounce as Kilt though 😁) Gladys Knight Bond Theme. This song was the soundtrack to a MAJOR holiday crush i had on a Italian boy at the campsite we stayed at!

Oooh I loved O'Lamore

Down to earth Curiosity killed the cat

Uncertain smile. The The

Many of us must be of a similar age as so many songs here remind me of a couple of years in particular

Down to Earth by Curiosity

Excellent x post

I loved Red Box- the very first song I ever looked up on 'You Tube' was 'Lean on Me'
The second was 'San Damiano (Heart and Soul) by Sal Solo

Anything by Kirsty Maccoll, such a talent.

Martha's Harbour - All About Eve

Calling all the Heroes - It Bites
Ordinary Angel - Hue & Cry
How Men Are - Aztec Camera

So so many!!

”Perfect Skin” by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.
”Tantalise” by Jimmy the Hoover (what a band name too!)
”Cuyahoga” by REM.. I love almost anything by REM but their 80s stuff is all excellent.

Anything by Talking Heads.

Strawberry Switchblade - since yesterday

‘Heartland’ by The The.

Alone by Heart.