Favourite underrated/overlooked 80s songs

[Floogal]

Love these songs, even though you can't find them on 80s compilation CDs or they get very rarely played on radio. Mine are:
'chocolate girl ' and 'ship called dignity' by Deacon Blue. I still dont entirely get what they're about though.
'beds are burning ' by midnight oil.
'sign of the times' by Belle stars. Prince version is great too
Sowing the seeds of love

I'm sure I'll remember more 😂

'ship called dignity' by Deacon Blue

Don't know where you live, but I hear it all the bloody time on the radio.

Yay! And I Got Your Message by the same band.

Also Walk Out To Winter.

Thank You by the Pale Fountains

First Picture of You - Lotus Eaters

Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen

I bought the single and it jumped all over the place 😭

Imagination by Belouis Some

Only You by Yazoo

Intuition by Lynx
Cheers Then - Bananarama

Young At Heart - Bluebells

I love this song

Domino Dancing - Pet Shop Boys

I'm not scared - Eighth Wonder (Patsy Kensit)

Instinction - Spandau Ballet

View from a Bridge - Kim Wilde

I could go on for ages! 😆

Love this as well. I might make a playlist of all these songs

This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren

Towing the line - Rocky Burnette .

Glittering prize by simple minds

Something About You by Level 42

Duel - Propaganda. Love it!

i love the China Crisis and Prefab Sprout mentions, inspired a new playlist :)

Breathe - Hands to Heaven
Halo - Could Have Told You So
Icehouse - Hey Little Girl

Shipbuilding by Robert Wyatt (prefer it to the Elvis Costello version).
Together We Are Beautiful - Fern Kinney
SYSLJFM - The Q Tips
Every Day I Write The Book - Elvis Costello
Straight to Hell - The Clash
Thorn in My Side - The Eurythmics

So, so many.

U2, the War album, all of it, especially love New Years Day.

Big Country, In a big Country.

Can't see this one on here yet... Voyage Voyage by Desireless.