To ask your favourite 80s song?

[Wildlady]

Mine is Red Red Wine. UB40

Mirage and Taboo!

I remember sending away for a free sample from the Radio Times.

I got 2 free samples in Tiffanys Nightclub in Newcastle
Can't see that happening these days either

Bryan Adams- Summer of 69
Bonnie Tyler- Total eclipse of the heart
Michael Jackson- Billie Jean
Queen- I want to break free
The Smiths- How soon is now
Wham! - Wake me up before you go-go
Tina Turner- Proud Mary

These were all on my top 100 songs playlist :)

Hounds of Love - Kate Bush (Whole album is amazing)
The Boy With the Thorn in his Side - Smiths
Inbetween Days - The Cure
Fall on Me - REM
What I Am - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
Silent all These Years - Tori Amos
Motorcrash - Sugarcubes

Love these threads..

Soul Kissing David Knopfler

Don Henley - the boys of summer.

"Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime", by Nena. Whenever I tell anyone, I get blank looks!

Allroads , I know that song but in german "Irgendwie ,Irgendwo , Irgendwann" better than 99Redballoons really.

People are strange by Echo and the bunnymen
And
Echo Beach by Martha and the muffins
Great memories of an German exchange trip

Different one every day ... 80s is "my" era so have hundreds.

Today it's the Cutter by Echo and the Bunnymen.

Bomber by Motörhead
The Trooper by Iron Maiden
Youth gone wild by skid row
Gypsy Road by Cinderella
And the bands played on Saxon.
I was only 19 by RedGum

12" Tainted Love, the but where it segues into 'Where did our love go'

You Can Call Me Al.

The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

Love that song!

Too many to list! Random selection below:

All the Shalimar singles
'I wear my sunglasses at night' by Corey Hart
The whole 'Rapture' album by Anita Baker
'Rumours of War' by Gregory Isaacs
'Telephone Love' by J.C. Lodge
Video Killed the Radio Star by Buggles
Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes
Dangerous by Lieutenant Stitchie (Nigel Benn's ringwalk music, and the best ringwalk music in history. Fact)

EnormousDormouse that bit imo is one of the finest moments in pop. Love it.

So many!
Tonight I’m going to say Electric Dreams Phil Oakley/Giorgio Moroder

Ask me again tomorrow

Too many!

I'm going to spend the rest of the night watching Youtube of the above ones.

This would have been created in the 80s but wasn't released until 1990 so missed by a whisker and one of my all time favourites...

808 State - The Only Rhyme That Bites

Hey Little Girl - Icehouse
Big in Japan - Alphaville

Duel by Propaganda. I saw them live a few weeks ago and it was amazing. Also Self Control by Laura Brannigan. And imagination by Belouis Some.

Impossible to pick just one! A few of my faves:
New Moon on Monday - Duran Duran
With or Without You - U2
Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
How Soon is Now - The Smiths
Sweet Dreams - The Eurythmics
Only You - Yazoo
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
I could keep on going just about forever!

Only you- Yahoo
The living years- Mike and the mechanics

Senses Working Overtime - XTC
1999 - Prince
Would I Lie to You? - Eurthythmics
Love All Day - Nick Heyward

Fascination - Human League
Together in Electric Dreams- Human League
Holiday- Madonna
Cherish-Madonna
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper