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.

Rock Lobster - B52's

Lily Was Here - Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer. Cuddly Toy - Roachford. Don't Turn Around - Aswad.

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Yes! Martha's Harbour!!!

Your Love by The Outfield.
Gone Forever by Cry Before Dawn.
Sarah by Jefferson Statship.

The River Detectives, Saturday night Sunday morning - I love this song so much.

The Undertones - My perfect cousin (better than Teenage Kicks!)

The night you murdered love - ABC
Visions of China - Japan
Same old scene - Roxy Music

Cheri cheri lady - Modern Talking
Love like blood - Killing Joke
Talking in your sleep - The Romantics
Reward - Teardrop Explodes
He's on the beach - Kirsty MacColl
Break up the family - Morrissey

Sledgehammer
Anything sung by Go West

'Mary's Prayer' Danny Wilson
'Room In Your Heart' Living In A Box
'Don't Try To Stop It' Roman Holiday
'I Got You' Split Enz
'The Word Girl' Scritti Politti
'Give It Up' Mental As Anything
'Hong Kong Garden' Siouxsie and the Banshees
'Calling Your Name' Marilyn
'Heartache' Pepsi and Shirley
'I Ran' Flock of Seagulls
'The Last Kiss' David Cassidy
'I Second That Emotion' Japan

Great , great memories xxx

Brand New Friend lloyd cole and the commotions
reminds me of the one that got away

Love and pride by King
Roam by B52s

Let's go all the way - sly fox
Twilight cafe - Susan Fassbender

Stop by Sam Brown. Love this thread - who's going to step up and create the playlist?

Hothouse Flowers and Voice of the Beehive were the first records I ever bought so this has been an excellent wander down memory lane.

Tangerine Dream - Loved By The Sun

CFNY 102.5 ?

Love Your Shoes by Furniture

Obsession - Animotion
Ghetto Heaven - Family Stand
Captain of Her Heart - The Double
Closest Thing to Heaven - The Kane Gang
Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners
The Honeytheif - Hipsway

So many great songs here!
agree with loads already mentioned, especially Voice of the Beehive, they played at my graduation ball in 1993!

Alone without you - King
Torture - King
History - Mai Tai
Say I’m your Number One - Princess
I’m not scared - Eighth Wonder
Only when you leave - Spandau Ballet
Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
Can’t give me love - Pepsi & Shirlie

bananarama - love in the 1st degree

Desert Moon from Styx

Soul Kissing David Knopfler

The Fiction Factory Feels Like Heaven
PhD I won't let you down
Culture Club Time (Clock of the Heart)

Today today, Talk talk
Never Trust a stranger, Kim Wilde.

Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites

Let my people go go - The Rainmakers