Songs that sum up the '80's?
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goldenecitrone
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Don't you want me? Human League
Rio - Duran Duran
Club Tropicana - Wham
Rio - Duran Duran
Club Tropicana - Wham
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
"Hey you the rock steady crew"
The greatest song ever I think. I never get bored of it.
The greatest song ever I think. I never get bored of it.
vauxhallmum
had to scrap the cheap car
Party Fears II- The Associates
Hate it but that song is sooooo 80's.
Hate it but that song is sooooo 80's.
vauxhallmum
had to scrap the cheap car
Or Ghosts by Japan
It's got that distinctive male baritone-y way of singing that screams '80's' to me
It's got that distinctive male baritone-y way of singing that screams '80's' to me
Andy the Don
Wise men say only fools..
teecher said:
[pendant]sorry that was 1991..[/pendant]
Fuchs66
Ring a ding
EMF were 1990 with Unbelievable in the charts and wasnt so keen on Grandmaster Flash but apart from that good list. I'd maybe addteecher said:
Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love
Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes again
The Fall - Popcorn Double Feature
The Jam - Going Underground
New Order - Blue Monday
and bloody hell could go on forever here
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
Can I be positive? Another side of the 80s (though I agree about "Ghost Town" etc.);
The Band Aid single, "Feed The World."
The Band Aid single, "Feed The World."
david dissadent
New Member
Duran Duran Rio is about as 80s as a rubiks cube.
fredfelt
Mostly unknown member
Nightmares On Wax - 70s 80s
Thatcher was in power
Times were tight and sour
The letter A was sprayed in a circle everywhere
And everybody s head was gettin shaved or spiked
My sister stitched her flares and made em into drainpipes
She was into Adam Ant and Wuthering Heights
I was getting into Madness and grifter bikes
Mom had to work late I had no complaints
Used to get away with murder when Grandad babysat
Used to play fox and hound til the sun came down
singin Lip Up Fatty running wild through the ghost town
And all I wanted was Doc boots and braces
My ear pierced So mum what s a racist
She didn t explain that we weren t quite Caucasian
as we could see black children on some future occasion
And she d keep that shtum
All my friends are gettin brainwashed
NF and swastikas they re scratchin on the desktops
Riots and violence on the TV
broken down on Newsround while eatin Toast Toppers watchin coppers get beat down
Church discos and trips with the play scheme
Dancin to ska kissing the girl of my dreams
My tenth birthday and those two tones stay pressed
Money in my card I bought One Step Beyond yes
Lent it to a friend never got it back
Dear Jim could you fix it for me
Remember that
Just a 70s baby early 80s child
Reminiscin bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby early 80s child
Reminscin bout the days and you think times are hard
Oh let me tell you now woo oh a wicked witch was in power
And oh my god she did devour
Cast a spell called depression made a living hell
Turned man against man forgot the boys and girls
We had no future home computer
Had to make do with what we had
Knock a door run and the hand me down gowns
Current beat upbeat Cracker Jack of Underground synthpop Muppet Show electro on the radio
Mum turn it up it s a new thing yeah
Now all I want is high tech s with fat bass
He s got the next best friend started scratchin and breakin
Snatch your racks and battery by the stack to keep the boom box from going flat
Didn t cope and went in over the store with a performance kid this place has never been so packed
Street light for a spot light cardboard box for a stage
And if you had a score to settle you resolved it with your breakin
Not like now they re using guns and bats
Robbin old folk we don t need no more of that
Just a 70s baby early 80s child
Reminiscin bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby early 80s child
Reminscin bout the days and you think times are hard
Every brick and every stone thrown
Was for you and me
They stood firm
Truly revolutionary
Gave back as good as what they go
Thatcher was in power
Times were tight and sour
The letter A was sprayed in a circle everywhere
And everybody s head was gettin shaved or spiked
My sister stitched her flares and made em into drainpipes
She was into Adam Ant and Wuthering Heights
I was getting into Madness and grifter bikes
Mom had to work late I had no complaints
Used to get away with murder when Grandad babysat
Used to play fox and hound til the sun came down
singin Lip Up Fatty running wild through the ghost town
And all I wanted was Doc boots and braces
My ear pierced So mum what s a racist
She didn t explain that we weren t quite Caucasian
as we could see black children on some future occasion
And she d keep that shtum
All my friends are gettin brainwashed
NF and swastikas they re scratchin on the desktops
Riots and violence on the TV
broken down on Newsround while eatin Toast Toppers watchin coppers get beat down
Church discos and trips with the play scheme
Dancin to ska kissing the girl of my dreams
My tenth birthday and those two tones stay pressed
Money in my card I bought One Step Beyond yes
Lent it to a friend never got it back
Dear Jim could you fix it for me
Remember that
Just a 70s baby early 80s child
Reminiscin bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby early 80s child
Reminscin bout the days and you think times are hard
Oh let me tell you now woo oh a wicked witch was in power
And oh my god she did devour
Cast a spell called depression made a living hell
Turned man against man forgot the boys and girls
We had no future home computer
Had to make do with what we had
Knock a door run and the hand me down gowns
Current beat upbeat Cracker Jack of Underground synthpop Muppet Show electro on the radio
Mum turn it up it s a new thing yeah
Now all I want is high tech s with fat bass
He s got the next best friend started scratchin and breakin
Snatch your racks and battery by the stack to keep the boom box from going flat
Didn t cope and went in over the store with a performance kid this place has never been so packed
Street light for a spot light cardboard box for a stage
And if you had a score to settle you resolved it with your breakin
Not like now they re using guns and bats
Robbin old folk we don t need no more of that
Just a 70s baby early 80s child
Reminiscin bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby early 80s child
Reminscin bout the days and you think times are hard
Every brick and every stone thrown
Was for you and me
They stood firm
Truly revolutionary
Gave back as good as what they go
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck
Inner City - Good Life
Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck
Inner City - Good Life
Chester Copperpot
Triple stones
Acceptable in the 80s - Calvin Harris 2007.
DJ Squelch
King Of Insides
Most of whats on "Now thats what I call music Vol 1"
A1 Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love (2:53)
A2 Duran Duran Is There Something I Should Know (4:06)
A3 UB40 Red Red Wine (3:01)
A4 Limahl Only For Love (3:37)
A5 Heaven 17 Temptation (3:08)
A6 KC & The Sunshine Band Give It Up (4:10)
A7 Malcolm McLaren Double Dutch (3:40)
A8 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse Of The Heart (5:29)
B1 Culture Club Karma Chameleon (3:59)
B2 Men Without Hats Safety Dance (2:45)
B3 Kajagoogoo Too Shy (3:40)
B4 Mike Oldfield Moonlight Shadow
B5 Men At Work Down Under (3:38)
B6 Rock Steady Crew, The Hey You (Rock Steady Crew) (4:43)
B7 Rod Stewart Baby Jane (4:37)
B8 Paul Young Wherever I Lay My Hat (4:52)
C1 New Edition Candy Girl (3:35)
C2 Kajagoogoo Big Apple (3:32)
C3 Tina Turner Let's Stay Together
C4 Human League, The Fascination (3:43)
C5 Howard Jones New Song (4:11)
C6 UB40 Please Don't Make Me Cry (3:32)
C7 Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack Tonight I Celebrate My Love
D1 Tracey Ullman They Don't Know (2:57)
D2 Will Powers Kissing With Confidence (3:54)
D3 Genesis That's All (4:19)
D4 Cure, The Love Cats (3:37)
D5 Simple Minds Waterfront (4:43)
D6 Madness The Sun And The Rain (3:24)
D7 Culture Club Victims (4:36)
plus Relax & 2 Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
A1 Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love (2:53)
A2 Duran Duran Is There Something I Should Know (4:06)
A3 UB40 Red Red Wine (3:01)
A4 Limahl Only For Love (3:37)
A5 Heaven 17 Temptation (3:08)
A6 KC & The Sunshine Band Give It Up (4:10)
A7 Malcolm McLaren Double Dutch (3:40)
A8 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse Of The Heart (5:29)
B1 Culture Club Karma Chameleon (3:59)
B2 Men Without Hats Safety Dance (2:45)
B3 Kajagoogoo Too Shy (3:40)
B4 Mike Oldfield Moonlight Shadow
B5 Men At Work Down Under (3:38)
B6 Rock Steady Crew, The Hey You (Rock Steady Crew) (4:43)
B7 Rod Stewart Baby Jane (4:37)
B8 Paul Young Wherever I Lay My Hat (4:52)
C1 New Edition Candy Girl (3:35)
C2 Kajagoogoo Big Apple (3:32)
C3 Tina Turner Let's Stay Together
C4 Human League, The Fascination (3:43)
C5 Howard Jones New Song (4:11)
C6 UB40 Please Don't Make Me Cry (3:32)
C7 Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack Tonight I Celebrate My Love
D1 Tracey Ullman They Don't Know (2:57)
D2 Will Powers Kissing With Confidence (3:54)
D3 Genesis That's All (4:19)
D4 Cure, The Love Cats (3:37)
D5 Simple Minds Waterfront (4:43)
D6 Madness The Sun And The Rain (3:24)
D7 Culture Club Victims (4:36)
plus Relax & 2 Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
DJ Squelch said:
Jesus Christ. I had most of those. No wonder I turned out to be a complete twat.
david dissadent
New Member
Living in the Love of the Common People by Paul Young. Cutting edge social comentary of the Luton Polytechnique variety.Mallard said:
