Ok, compiling ultimate 80's playlist - what songs MUST be on it?

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So far some Belinda Carlisle, Madonna, Tiffany (oh yes) cyndi lauper, feargal sharkey, nik kershaw, starship, def leppard (eclectic tastes!)

What songs have I forgotten?

Btw no culture club or UB40 allowed.

The The -this is the day

Relax

Yes to Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling
The Wedding Present - Give My Love to Kevin
yes to Altered Images
The Primitives - Crash
Yes, yes, yes to Pretty In Pink.

OMD - If You Leave
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet - is that 80s?
Ultravox - Vienna
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
The Stone Roses

Rip it up and Start Again
REM - Orange Crush (is that late 80s or early 90s?) or The End of the World as we know it
Happy Mondays
Carter USM

Also

Billy Ocean
Billy Idol
Billy Joel
Madness

Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
Bananarama

Peter Gabriel -Sledgehammer.

Who could forget that music video?!

Catch , by The Cure

Love, 'Catch' - but it makes me cry.

OMG! fantastic! So many things I had forgotten - rick astley, the bangles, go west, Gloria Estefan, LOL!

Broken wings by mister mister - GENIUS!

Hammer time - how did I forget this?!

Have some Duran Duran, bon jovi and erasure already.

Going to have fun putting this together, thanks everyone

Sledgehammer
Money for nothing
The only way is up
Tainted love
Twisting by the pool
Rock Lobster
White Lines

so many more..... I'm thinkin

Freedom and Wake me up before you Gogo - George Michael
Take on me - Aha
Don't you want me - Human League

china girl - david bowie
Video killed the radio star - cant remember!!
Any Huey Lewis & the news.

Oh yes, Go West - just downloaded the king of wishful thinking.

Oh how I adored the 1980s

Kraftwerk - the model

Roxy music - More than this

Squeeze - cool for cats

Mike Oldfield - moonlight shadow

The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News

In a Big Country - Big Country

Time after Time
Boxer beat
The land of Make Believe
Caravan of love
Perfect
Dr Beat
Jump
SOLID

sorry for shouting.

Great! All of above and:

Who's gonna drive you home
Shout
She drives me crazy
Wonderful life
Footsteps on the dance floor
...

There are loads; I can think of these for starters:

What Difference Does It Make? - Smiths
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - Smiths
Keep Me Hanging On - Kim Wilde
Vienna - Ultravox
Are Friends Electric? - brain funk... was it Paul someone?
Lebanon - Human League
Party Fears Two - The Associates
Rapture - Blondie
Stand and Deliver or Antmusic - Adam and the Ants
Take Me I'm Yours - Squeeze
Paradise City - Guns and Roses
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
Rebel Yell or White Wedding - Billy Idol
Shout - Tears For Fears
Pride (In The Name of Love) - U2
Many or all by Duran Duran, esp Planet Earth for me
Bedsitter - Soft Cell
Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw
Fade To Grey - Visage
Echo Beach - Martha and the Muffins
The Edge of the Deep Green Sea - The Cure
Alive and Kicking - Simple Minds
The Look of Love - ABC
Welcome to the Pleasuredome or Relax - Frankie Goes

The Alarm - 68 Guns
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

JeanSeberg said all mine.

down under
99 red balloons
souvenir

Ashes to Ashes was set in the 80's and there is a double CD out it's on eBay look

MADNESS...

Oh gosh yes, eugenes, Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric and Cars.

Take on me,The Sun always Shines on TV a-ha
Relax Frankie goes to Hollywood
Rio Duran Duran
Dignity Deacon blue-
Happy Hour The House martians
Stand and Deliver Adam and the Ants
Karma Chameleon Culture Club
Paradise City - Guns and Roses
Livin on a prayer Bon Jovi
The Love Shack B52's
Careless Whisper George Micheal
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun cyndi lauper