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.

To the PP who mentioned House Of Love - Plastic. I heard a snippet of it once on Homes Under The Hammer, of all things.
Also Breakfast by the Associates. That voice.
Orange Crush by REM.

Hazard Richard Marx

Wonderful Life - Black
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield (needs a 2020s cover imo)
99 Red Balloons - Nena

And...bit of a guilty pleasure...
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco 😳

Ahh that Falco one is a corker. He was strangely hot too

Break my stride - Matthew Wilder
Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
Missing You - John Waite

I ran Flock of Seagulls

Nights in White Satin Moody Blues

One of my favourites ever, was the 90s though as I was in high school when it was released and I started it in 1990.

So many that have already been mentioned but I prefer Our Lips are Sealed by the Go-Go's.

I also love Wednesday Week by the Undertones

Perfect 🙌

Fantastic song!!

I've got this album

No record player though😀

Keeping the Dream Alive by Munchener Freiheit, the best non Christmas song ever.
I prefer the extended version (you can hear it on YT), which sounds as if ELO and Brian May had a rock baby, with vocals by a Paul McCartney sound a like.

An absolutely brilliant track!

Weirdly you never hear anything by The Style Council these days

Or the Jam that's not That's Entertainment.

Imagination by Belouis Some

Rock Lobster is a fantastically bonkers song! I'm sure B52s were on drugs at the time. Justified and Ancient by the KLF is a bit like it in that's its nonsensical but brilliant at the same time (although thats a 90s song).

Anyway I came to add Voice of the Beehive to the list but already mentioned. Also Calling Your Name by Marilyn and What by Soft Cell.

Some wonderful songs here!

Hanging around with the big boys - The Bloomsbury Set
Crystal Days - Echo and the Bunnymen (everything on Ocean Rain, tbh, but that's a particular fave)
You Disappear from View - The Teardrop Explodes
Dazzle - Siouxie and the Banshees
Heartbeat - Psychedelic Furs (especially the 12" remix)
Secret Oktober - Duran Duran
The Promise - Arcadia
The Anvil - Visage
Wall of God - China Crisis

I beg your pardon by Kon Kan.

Ordinary Angel Hue and Cry

Cruel Prefab Sprout

You're the best thing. Style Council

Your love is king. Sade

Each and Everyone. Everything but the girl

My one temptation. Mica Paris

I've recently discovered The The. I love Soul Mining and the wonderful 80s twangy guitar on Uncertain Smile.

The Cure-Just like Heaven
Cocteau Twins- Iceblink Luck & Carolyn's Fingers
China Crisis -Wishful Thinking
Donna Summer- Dinner with Gershwin
Robert Howard/ Kym Mazelle - Wait
The Smiths -Cemetry Gates
Bryan Ferry- Don't stop the Dance
Desireless- Voyage Voyage
The Fall - Hit the North
Kate Bush- Suspended in Gaffa
& abit of cheese- Taylor Dayne- Prove your Love!!!!😅

The Lodgers - Style Council
Saturday Love - Cherelle and Alexander O'Neill
Hey Matthew - Karel Fialka
My Heart Goes Bang - Dead or Alive

Brilliant song 🎵 👌

Dog eat Dog - Adam and the Ants

Voulez Vous Danser by Ricchi e Poveri. Had it on a tape as a kid and eventually found it again as an adult years ago. I recently came across a YouTube video of the band performing it on some TV show and honestly if I'm ever fed up, it makes me feel better straight away!

I'll be mightily impressed and surprised if anyone else knows it!!