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Please share your forgotten 80's tracks with me....

65 replies

Whirliwig72 · 16/02/2012 16:17

What 80's or even late 70's tracks do you still love (or have a laugh over) that everyone else has forgotten about? I was trawling YouTube the other day and came across bands like Strawberry Switchblade, The Mission, China Crisis and Aztec Camera - music I have not heard for over 20 years that took me right back to my 'yoof' like t'was yesterday.
Please share your forgotten gems with me adding links if you can :)

OP posts:
suburbandream · 01/04/2012 10:35

Oh Nick Kamen! That Levis advert - it was always worth going to the cinema for that alone

seb1 · 04/04/2012 19:37

Remember dancing to at the student union many a night followed by

HandMadeTail · 04/04/2012 20:07

Echo Beach by Martha and the Muffins
We don't need that fascist groove thang by Heaven 17

HandMadeTail · 04/04/2012 20:15

Martha and the Muffins

HandMadeTail · 04/04/2012 20:26

Heaven 17

EightiesChick · 04/04/2012 20:26

Far too many to mention them all but here's just one:

GnomeDePlume · 04/04/2012 20:28

Specials, Madness, UB40 (early), Bob Marley, Alison Moyet, Depeche Mode, The Alarm, Big Country (one hit wonders), Nik Kershaw, Peter Gabriel (So), Kate Bush, Human League, Duran Duran, Undertones

GnomeDePlume · 04/04/2012 20:29

Housemartins - I was a student in Hull in the mid 80s

MrsBrownX · 04/04/2012 20:34

The Church - Under The Milky Way (Official Music Video 1080p)

Sparklingbrook · 04/04/2012 20:34

Lotus Eaters- First Picture of You
Propaganda-Duel
Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F1-11

I feel old. Sad

PercyFilth · 05/04/2012 15:47
WandaDoff · 05/04/2012 15:57

This one always makes me smile

WandaDoff · 05/04/2012 15:59

This one was just WTF.

ragged · 06/04/2012 16:07

Radio 2 is playing Rush!! I can't believe it. Never hear it in this country, I think I might just HEART Simon Mayo for a few minutes.

upahill · 06/04/2012 16:08

Rush are always being played on Planet Rock.

microcosmia · 06/04/2012 21:27

Spandau Ballet - Musclebound (remember the jumpers? I had one of those)

Altered Images - Pinky Blue

Toyah Wilcox - It's a mystery

There was a song (I can't remember the title) used be played in clubs where everyone sat on the floor and pretended to row or something - it'll come to me -next month probably

And who sang I wish I had a Photograph of You?

Then there was a guy on his own "Imagination" (?) he used be on TOTP (I miss that show) He was dressed in a something that looked like a nappy

SootySweepandSue · 06/04/2012 21:29

Lotus eaters = fabulous!

Joolyjoolyjoo · 06/04/2012 21:34

What about red box

or The The

PercyFilth · 06/04/2012 21:39

The rowing song was

And who sang I wish I had a Photograph of You?
That would be

microcosmia · 06/04/2012 21:43

The guy from Imagination sang Body Talk . I didn't like it but I remember my dad making very funny remarks at his apparel at the time and that's why it is memorable. My dad had a choice comment for every other act on TOTP. I would try to ignore but he always got the better of me in the end.

Funny what comes back to you - I hadn't thought of any of those in years. This is like reminiscence therapy (but we're all too young for that aren't we) thanks OP!

microcosmia · 06/04/2012 21:49

Percy you are so right !

Now that you say it I remember it very well. In fact I may need to start a thread abouth getting Oops Upside Your Head out of my head!

I will concentrate on remembering A Flock of seagulls instead. Which reminds me that my dad had a comment about them too and what a flock of seagulls would most likely do to you if you were very unlucky

PercyFilth · 06/04/2012 21:53

It was probably the hair ...... :o

The Imagination guy was Leeeeee :) John. He wasn't as good as Jeffrey Daniels of Shalamar though - remember him? He was the one who taught Michael Jackson the moonwalk.

Kbear · 06/04/2012 22:05
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qo · 06/04/2012 22:07

Swing out sister - breakout

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