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

[MyArseIsbiggerThanYours]

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.

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Bad

Has anyone suggested the Birdie Song?

ooh yes and in the same vain as the birdie song you need to get that
#spray

superman

song

not a good description will need to go and find out what it is called

ah found it..
called Superman by black lace..

The chicken Song Spitting Image

Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Blondie - Rapture
Beastie Boys - Fight for your Right to Party
Run DMC - Walk this Way

Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

99 Red Balloons - Nena

Fantastic Day - Haircut 100

Sexual Healing - Marviin Gaye

Give It Up - KC and the Sunshine Band

Japanese Boy - Aneka

Fade To Grey - Visage

Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie

Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears

Don't You Want Me - Human League

Robert De Niro's Waiting - Bananarama

Like A Virgin - Madonna

I could go on

Oh and Superman - Laurie Anderson

Calling all the Heroes, It Bites
Footloose soundtrack
Summer of 69, Bryan Adams
Your my Favourite waste of Time, Owen Paul
Best years of our lives, Modern Romance
Glory of love, Peter Cetera

Sorry, love a good (!) 80s cheesy song.

"Electric Dreams" by George Moroder and Phil Oakey.

Hall and Oates
Mike and the Mechanics - The Living Years
Joe Jackson - Stepping Out
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Danny Wilson - Mary's prayer

Trapped - Colonel Abrams
Love Can't Turn Around - Farley Jackmaster Funk

You Spin Me Round - Dead Or Alive

Super Trouper - Abba (just sneaks in in 1980 thrillingly enough)

In addition to those mentioned:

Eye of the Tiger
Running up that hill - Kate Bush
Rock me Amadeus - Falco
Shattered dreams - Johnny hates Jazz
Hands to Heaven - Breathe
Wonderful life - Black
Somewhere in my heart - Aztec Camera

definitely Jazmaster funk with that amazing rift

falco Rock me Ammadeus

Are Friends' Electric - Tubeway Army ( Garys band) actually released in 79, I was 17. It was this that first got me interested in synth/new wave etc. Im playin his latest CD in car at mo. :)

Alphaville, Big in Japan
OMD
Ultravox
Yazz
Yazoo

Boys of summer
Missing you

jungle life

star trecking

save your love

shadupaya face

Nellie the Elephant

when you are all a bit tipsy and don't care what rubbish is on

Frankie - Sister Sledge

Went to a music quiz recently - was looking forward to it 'cos someone said it was all 80s music. I was bitterly disappointed - absolutely none of your fab choices. Wonder if it was because a bloke set it? Maybe I should do an alternative.....

T'pau - china in your hand.

All the others I can think of have been suggested.

hue and cry

Many that have been mentioned, but how could we leave out

Japan - Quiet Life
Echo and the Bunnymmen - Ocean Rain

Loving this thread!

Talk Talk - Today
Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign your Name
S'Express - Theme from S'Express (?)
Men At Work - Down Under
Falco - Rock me Amadeus
Dee C Lee - See the Day

...and last but not least -
Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (A wimoweh, a-wimoweh) xx

yes wimoweh and stars on 45 :)