To ask for your favourite song/singer from the late 80’s?

[TimeToCloseTheDoor]

I need a playlist

Prince.

Independent Love Song - Scarlet.

Was listening to this recently on repeat .

Sorry that was 90's .

Blue Monday - New Order
Kiss - Prince
Labour of Love - Hue and Cry
Perfect - Fairground Attraction
Halleluiah Man - Love and Money

Guns n' Roses

@Doingtheboxerbeat It's needs to be listed to loud. Bloody Brilliant song.

Hipsway - honey thief
Deacon blue- dignity
Ultravox- Vienna
Orange juice- rip it up
Danny Wilson- Davy
Paul young
Heaven 17
Human league
Depeche mode
Wham
Duran Duran
Spandau Ballet
Adam and the Ants
Eurythmics
The cure
Blondie
New Order
Aha
Talking heads
Soft Cell
Gary Numan
OMD
Tears for Fears
Thompson Twins
Yazoo
Simple Minds
Flock of Seagulls

ERASURE! All time favourite group ever!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

@userxx - without a shadow of doubt, I listen to it on my headphones .so not to wake the dead

The Smiths
Strawberry Switchblade
Style Council
Billy Bragg
The Jesus and Marychain
The Housemartins
The Wedding Present
The Pogues

@Dontsayyouloveme

Kyrie by Mister Mr!!!! Bloody love it 💕

Me too ❤

Erasure
Kylie
George Michael
The eurythmics
Fine Young Cannibals

George Michael - the whole of the Faith album is fab. Also, the Pet Shop Boys - Discography is one of my favourite albums of all time.
The soundtracks to Dirty Dancing and Pretty Woman were played constantly in the late 80s on my ghetto blaster (well, I say ghetto blaster - it was a red radio/tape player, but calling it that seemed way cooler!). Also, loved Requiem by The London Boys, Shakin' Stevens (I'm not even going to feel embarrassed by that) and a lot of the PWL stuff! Oh, I miss the 80s so much :)

Deacon Blue .. all of the Raintown album but especially Chocolate girl
Roddy Frame / Aztec camera
Del Amitri : Nothing ever happens...

Just remembered, I also loved T'Pau and Belinda Carlisle - T'Pau's Bridge of Spies was a favourite LP back in the day!

"You Must Be Out Of Your Brilliant Mind" by Furniture

Party fears two. The associates. Best song ever

The anonymity of Mumsnet makes me so suspicious - like right now I'm thinking the op is actually a one hit wonder from the eighties and they're desperately hoping to see their name appear in someone's list.

So come on OP who are you?
Nena? - 99 Red Balloons,
Bobby McFerrin? - 'Don't Worry Be Happy
One of The Weather Girls? - 'It's Raining Men'

In answer to your questions, one of my favourite songs to warble along to from the eighties is Love is Contagious by Taja Seville

I second the poster who said Taylor Dayne - my favourite singer, with a massively underrated voice. Everyone remembers ‘Tell it to My Heart’, but tracks like ‘Prove Your Love’ and ‘I’ll Be Your Shelter’ are also awesome.

For uplifting tracks, you can’t help smiling at anything by Voice of the Beehive. ‘Don’t Call Me Baby’ is one of the most perfect pop records ever.

For something a bit more calming/heartfelt, I’d always recommend Julia Fordham. ‘Where Does the Time Go?’ is a classic.

Should’ve been hits but weren’t:

Swimming With Sharks - Careless Love
Darling Buds - Burst
Blue Mercedes - Love is the Gun
Tiffany - All This Time
Bangles - Following
Kirsty McColl - Free World

Well-known artists, but lesser-known songs:

Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
Black - Paradise
Then Jericho - Sugar Box
Swing Out Sister - You on my Mind

That last one is particularly special to me, as it’s essentially the story of the biggest relationship in my life ❤️

Ooh, I forgot ‘Lucy’ by Habit.

Kate Bush!

Oh yes. Aztec Camera!
And just remembered prefab sprout!

All the New Romantic bands. Fab!

Never trust a stranger, Kim Wilde, also You Came.

Lloyd Cole and the commotions