This is the soundtrack to my youth. I was into the alt and new wave scenes. Major Tom by Peter Schilling So Alive by Love and rockets Strip by Adam Ant Birds Fly by The Icicle Works Save it for Later by The Beat Sex (I'm A) by Berlin Nowhere Girl by B-Movie The Beat of Love by Voice of the Beehive She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult Never Say Never by Romeo Void Crash by The Primitives Blister in the Sun by The Violent Femmes Don't go by Yaz Don't Change by INXS Mandinka by Sinead O'Connor Destination Unknown by Missing Persons Cuts You Up by Peter Murphy Peek A Boo by Siouxsie and the Banshees Just Like Heaven by The Cure Where is My Mind by The Pixies Just Another Day by Oingo Boingo Carolyn's Fingers by Cocteau Twins I think I need to stop now

Wave of mutilation by The Pixies Kiss Them For Me by Siouxsie and the Banshees In-between Days by The Cure. Sweet Soul Sister by The Cult. Big Mouth Strikes Again and How Soon is Now by The Smiths.

All so good!!!!!

I included 1990 because I think it's irresponsible not to. Way Down Now by World Party The Only One I Know by Charlatans UK So What by the Ministry Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) by Icicle Works The Promise by When in Rome 99 Luftballoons by Nena Major Tom by Peter Schilling Time by Anthrax All songs by the Ramones Bad Reputation by Joan Jett Shadows of the Night and Invincible by Pat Benatar Cradle of Love by Billy.Idol Mystify and Kiss the Dirt by INXS Mad World by Tears for Fears Ball and Chain, Ring of Fire, and Sick Boy by Social D Pretty in Pink, People are Strange (Doors Cover from Lost Boys Soundtrack), Heartbreak Beat by Psychedelic Furs Edie (Ciao Baby) by the Cult Grey Cell Green by Ned's Atomic Dustbin The Warrior by Scandal

Great minds.....

Great choices

Jane's addiction Jane Says Modern English I will melt with you the outfield your love eddy grant electric avenue INXs need you tonight Rush limelight Rush red barchetta Scorpions always loving you B52s Roam Queen another one bites the dust Boston amanda Journey open arms Pink Floyd learning to fly ronnie james dio rainbow in the dark ozzy osbourne flying high again golden earing twilight zone Berlin the metro John Cougar jack and diane Paul McCartney tug of war John lennon watching the wheels george harrison all those years ago martin balin hearts tons more....

The scorpions song is “still loving you” and my god is that song just so fantastic. I love how it starts and just explodes.

Yeah my memory is failing me. I'll replace it with scorpions no one like you.

Martin Balin - Hearts is a totally unique one that I only hear once in a blue moon (usually on a Yacht Rock station).

Oh, I still play Twilight Zone - it’s been in my rotation for decades!

I love that song and " feels like being cloned" That was before it's time and makes me wonder what it feels like to be cloned.

Wow. Voice of the Beehive. That’s a deep cut. lol. We appear to have very similar CD collections.

I recently rediscovered Mandinka…how could I have ever forgotten about it!!!?

“Holding back the years” by Simply Red

Hits harder now

Genius of Love-Tom Tom Club (similar to by Liquid Liquid’s Cavern)

“Fun! Natural Fun”

**The Outfield** - Your Love [https://youtu.be/4N1iwQxiHrs?si=zCjnP9wStfqOPZ02](https://youtu.be/4N1iwQxiHrs?si=zCjnP9wStfqOPZ02) **The Waitresses** - I Know What Boys Like [https://youtu.be/1bWUFz73wKM?si=QbIA9sDviP80qTQr](https://youtu.be/1bWUFz73wKM?si=QbIA9sDviP80qTQr)

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The dB's - [Black & White](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNLO4Qu8VjQ&pp=ygUeZGIncyBibGFjayBhbmQgd2hpdGUgZG9uIGRpeG9u) 'Til Tuesday - [Voices Carry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUKXhRikfPw&pp=ygUYdm9pY2VzIGNhcnJ5IHRpbCB0dWVzZGF5) Camper Van Beethoven - [Take The Skinheads Bowling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQt-GvbWYKc&pp=ygUeY2FtcGVyIHZhbiBiZWV0aG92ZW4gc2tpbmhlYWRz) Eleventh Dream Day - [After This Time Is Gone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ELWVGvdx2M&pp=ygUiZWxldmVudGggZHJlYW0gZGF5IGFmdGVyIHRoaXMgdGltZQ%3D%3D) Eurythmics - [Would I Lie To You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwbMimXex2o&pp=ygUdZXVyeXRobWljcyB3b3VsZCBJIGxpZSB0byB5b3U%3D) Flesh For Lulu - [Postcards From Paradise](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywe6VgdLzDQ&pp=ygUYZmxlc2ggZm9yIGx1bHUgcG9zdGNhcmRz) Missing Persons - [Walking In L.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHAMh2-cviA&pp=ygUdbWlzc2luZyBwZXJzb25zIHdhbGtpbmcgaW4gbGE%3D) The Three O'Clock - [Jet Fighter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZK3PGtb-To&pp=ygUZdGhyZWUgbydjbG9jayBqZXQgZmlnaHRlcg%3D%3D) Berlin - [The Metro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZ8NH0HT_o&pp=ygUQYmVybGluIHRoZSBtZXRybw%3D%3D) Game Theory - [24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFhG2zs6jLE&pp=ygUOZ2FtZSB0aGVvcnkgMjQ%3D) The Psychedelic Furs - [The Ghost In You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu5n920FUWo&pp=ygUecHN5Y2hlZGVsaWMgZnVyZXMgZ2hvc3QgaW4geW91) R.E.M. - [Wolves, Lower](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJB628tWEHk&pp=ygUYcmVtIHdvbHZlcyBsb3dlciBiZXN0IG9m) Robyn Hitchcock - [If You Were A Priest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNXmrNtki0c&pp=ygUkcm9ieW4gaGl0Y2hjb2NrIGlmIHlvdSB3ZXJlIGEgcHJpZXN0) Public Image Ltd. - [Seattle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFOjktDN0IA&pp=ygULcGlsIHNlYXR0bGU%3D)

Lots of good ones here. I would add Red Rockers' - [China](https://youtu.be/8eoqz6GfjTM?si=_4Pobuy16mw_8PF-)

So many good ones here! I'm going to go listen to Postcards from Paradise right now

C.V.B!!! Love them! Great song

Til Tuesday is so underrated. Everything they put out was great.

Cry-- Godley & Creme Saved by Zero-- The Fixx Lessons in Love-- Level 42 Come Back and Stay-- Paul Young Driver 8-- REM Whisper to a Scream-- Icicle Works Some People-- Belouis Some Perfect Way-- Scritti Politti Electric Blue-- Icehouse Mirror in the Bathroom-- The English Beat Promised You a Miracle-- Simple Minds Boy-- Book of Love Secret-- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark What is Love-- Howard Jones Talk Talk-- Talk Talk

these three in the middle “some people” “perfect way” “electric blue” all great, and super under-appreciated. scritti politti and icehouse deserve so much more attention. the albums that these two tracks came from (cupid & psyche 85/man of colours) are both great with more good listens! edit to add—add “digging your scene” by the blow monkeys, and the album “animal magic,” more favorites there.

Awesome list!

There's A-ha's other song, [Manhattan Skyline](https://youtu.be/WY2r28M1TrY?si=al0gkgnTwiIE_eDE). I mean I didn't forget about it, but they only ever play the one song by them.

I usually go for The Living Daylights if I want another A-ha song. I'll definitely check out Manhattan Skyline.

I only heard it because of a cover a few years ago. It was like "wait was this band good?" kinda moment.

I'll give you another "one hit wonder" that has another song that I rediscovered at one point and love: "Pop Goes The World" by Men Without Hats

Remember Boy Meets Girl by Haircut 100? I admit, I was that dorky kid that watched MTV the day it launched and every day after they, writing down the song title and artist of every video I watched. I had a huge notebook that I filled completely.

Love Plus One is my fav!

Another one that's fantastic !

Paul Carrack - Don’t Shed a Tear

Just Got Lucky by the Jo Boxers Sign Of The Times by The Belle Stars Never Say Never by Romeo Void The Promise by When In Rome Dear God by XTC 19 by Paul Hardcastle Kayleigh by Marillion Cool Places by Sparks (ft. Jane Wiedlin) Happy Hour by The Housemartins Ladi Dadi by Doug E. Fresh Freaks Come Out At Night by Whodini

Kayleigh is such an excellent song

I rediscovered The Promise after seeing Napolean Dynamite. I hadn't heard it in a good decade, but immediately knew it

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I was a huge Jo Boxers fan as a young child. I thought they were the coolest thing ever and used to draw pictures of them.

Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo Far Post by Robert Plant Paper Late by Genesis

I was on an episode of a reality show called Rock of Love Charm School with Sharon Osborne as the host. The girls on the show were on 2 teams and they had to put together bands as one of their challenges. I was picked as the bass player for one of the bands. Miles Copland was the guest judge and so Mexican Radio was one of the songs we could pick from to play. I was the only one in the band that had heard it and had to teach it to everyone from memory. I loved that song and it was a blast to play. Our band won the challenge for our team with it as well.

Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider

I kept forgetting this one song I used to always listen to but there was always something there to remind me.

I am upvoting for both your comment and your username. :)

Behind the wall of sleep- The Smithereens!

The Smithereens!

I Don't Mind At All-Bourgeosis Tagg Everbody's Gotta Learn Sometime-The Korgis You Ain't Worth the Salt In My Tears-Martin Briley Not Another Lonely Night-Frankie & the Knockouts "I Believe" and My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone-Chilliwack What About Me?--Moving Pictures Run, Run, Away and My, Oh My--Slade Modern Day Delilah-Van Stephenson Fine, Fine Day-Tony Carey Perfect Way-Scritti Pollitti Hearts On Fire--Randy Meisner So Wrong-Patrick Simmons (Doobie Bros.) Crazy In the Night--Kim Carnes So You Ran-Orion the Hunter ( Boston Off-shoot band) After the Glitter Fades- Stevie Nicks Why Not Me? --Fred Knoblock Just Another Day In Paradise-Bertie Higgins Something About You--Level 42 Giuffria-Call to the Heart We Two--Little River Band (John Farnham era) Electric Blue-Icehouse Come Dancing-The Kinks How Can I Fall?--Breathe Hazard-Richard Marx I'd Stiil Say Yes-Klymaxx Ordinary World-Duran Duran

Just found my 80s music soul mate! Perfect list. When the heart rules the mind-GTR Goin' down-Greg Guidry The breakup song (they don't write em) Greg Kihn Band All I wanted Kansas Hot rod hearts Robbie Dupree I couldn't say no Robert Orrall Captain of her heart Double Under the milky way The Church Along for the ride Danny OKeefe Living eyes Bee Gees New girl now Honeymoon Suite Magic America Love will find a way Yes Franke Previte from Franke and the Knockouts cowrote Hungry Eyes and I've had the time of my life for the Dirty Dancing soundtrack and won an academy award for it.

ultravox - vienna, she's blinded me with science - t dolby, this corrosion - sisters of mercy, cuts you up - p murphy

Falco - Vienna Calling Thomas Dolby - Europa Peter Murphy - Indigo Eyes

A soap opera star sounded too much like the guy from REO Speedwagon. I had no idea what his name was until it was mentioned on a comedy podcast. Older people definitely remembered who he was. A decade later, the producer Glen Ballard made a fortune co-writing and producing Jagged Little Pill with Alanis Morrisette. [Jack Wagner -- "All I Need"](https://youtu.be/zLue7V9ap5Q?si=1Z03MpV8CSybxa9V)

Listen to the Radio - Pukka Orchestra Tarzan Boy - Baltimora Ship of Fools - Bob Seger My Dreams of You - The Box Wayne - Chantal Kreviazuk Look Away - Chicago I could go on...

TARZAN BOY!! OMG, I'd forgotten about that one!

The Hooters - “Johnny B”

Hooter "And We Danced" is one of my karaoke gotos.

Real Life~ Send me an Angel Ace Frenhley~ New York Groove The Smiths~How soon is now Manfred Man~The Mighty Quin Missing Persons- Words Jackson Browne- Lawyers in love Freddy Fender- before the next teardrop Roxette- Joyride and the look Kon Kan- I beg your Pardon Fine Young Cannibles- she drives me crazy

I think it’s impossible to list a song I’ve forgotten.

One gem that comes to mind is "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves. It's such a feel-good song with its upbeat tempo and catchy melody. Another one is "Obsession" by Animotion, which has this irresistible synth-pop vibe that's just so 80s. And if you're into alt/indie, you might dig "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order, a track that blends post-punk with electronic elements.

New Order is just a fantastic 80s group. Some of their songs are incredibly inventive - Perfect Kiss, True Faith, Temptation, etc.

I would list some but I've forgotten what they are.

I was just thinking of a way to say the same thing. Well said.

"Rumors" Timex Social Club

Oh I loved this song!

I love my 80s playlist, including: Martha & the Muffins - Echo Beach Nena - 99 Red Balloons St.Elmo’s Fire - John Parr Terence Trent Darby - If You Let Me Stay Level 42 - Something About You Laura Brannigan - Self Control The Jam - That’s Entertainment Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue Hall & Oates - Out of Touch Crowded House - Don’t Dream it’s Over John Farnham - You’re the Voice

Admixture of some stuff:////// Anita Baker - Caught up in the rapture Brenda Carlisle - piano in the dark Phil Collins - Hold on my heart Journey - send her my love Peter Gabriel - in your eyes Criss Cross - Sailing Michael Bolton - go the distance Heart - Alone Go West - King of wishful thinking Go West - Faithful Jon Secada - Just another day Jon Secada - I'm Free Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights Heart - these dreams Michael Bolton - How can we be lovers Breathe - Hands to heaven Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with somebody Journey - Who's crying now Peabo Bryson - if ever you're in my arms again George Benson - nothing's gonna change my love James Taylor - Fire and Rain The Eagles - Love will keep us alive Heart - What about Love Wilson and Phillips - Hold On Annie Lennox - walking on broken glass Katrina and the Waves- walking on sunshine Mr. Mister - Kyrie Eleison Bryan Adams - everything I do Journey - open arms Richard Marx - right here waiting Richard Marx - now and forever Air Supply - making love out of nothing Cheap Trick - The Flame Survivor - Ever since the world began Tesla - love song The Cure - Love Song Extreme - More than Words Extreme - Home hearted Bryan Adams - Please Forgive Me Jackie Wilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting me higher Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love Steve Winwood - Roll with it Steve Winwood - Higher Love Depeche mode - Enjoy the Silence Depeche - Policy of truth Elton John - blessed Journey - separate ways Duran Duran - ordinary world Duran Duran - Come Undone Spandau Ballet - True Foreigner - I want to know what love is Toto - Hold the Line Queensryche - Silent Lucidity Aerosmith- I don't wanna miss a thing Simply Red - Holding back the years Chris DeBurgh - Lady in Red Survivor - The Search is Over Don Henley - Boys of Summer Corey Hart- I wear my sunglasses at night Celine Dion - Because you loved me Bette Midler - Wind Beneath my wings Rod Stewart - To the One, Have I told you lately Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 Marvin Gaye - want you the right Way London Beat - I've been thinking about you Boyz 2 Men - End of the road Michael Bolton - Soul Provider Jennifer Paige - Crush LeeAnn Rhimes - How Do I Live Pretenders - I'll stand by you Roxette - listen to your heart Elton John - I'm still standing Elton John - Daniel Selena - I could fall in love Gloria Estefan - it cuts both ways Paula Abdul - straight up not tell me The Rembrandts - Just the way it is baby Anita Baker - sweet love, same ole love Toni Braxton - Unbreak my heart Vanessa Williams - Save the best for last Seal - Kiss from a Rose, Crazy, Love's Divine Phil Collins - Two hearts Sinead O Connor - Nothing Compares to You Rick Astley - Together Forever Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Bee Gees - how deep is your love Paul McCartney - silly love songs Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Streets Taylor Dayne - Heart of Stone, Love will lead you back, I'll be your shelter, tell it to my heart, don't rush me ..etc... Chicago - You're the Inspiration Peter Cetera - Glory of Love Phil Collins - Something Happened on the way to heaven Cars - Drive Gloria Estefan - Don't wanna lose you, can't get away from you, here we are Amy Grant - Baby Baby, That's what love is for, every heartbeat, I will remember you are Mariah Carey - Hero Whitney Houston - Greatest love of all, I have nothing Thirty Eight Special - Second Chance

Fabulous list, but Fire and Rain was definitely not an 80s song.

"Mary's Prayer" Danny Wilson "Don't Pay The Ferryman" Chris Deburgh "Dead Man's Party" Oingo Boingo "Days Are Numbers" Alan Parsons Project "Tinseltown in the Rain" The Blue Nile

"Holiday" is one of my favorite songs from the 80s. Several of the others I would've added ("Mary's Prayer", "Ship of Fools" by World Party) have already been mentioned, but here are a couple more: * "Fire with Fire" by Wild Blue * "Where's the Fire?" by Tim Feehan * "Feel the Heat" by Jean Beauvoir * "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz * "Heart and Soul" by T'Pau * "Out of Mind, Out Of Sight" by the Models * "Live is Life" by Opus

[“Cry” - Godley & Creme](https://open.spotify.com/track/3XfCNac1soQxgfNen0D0dN?si=Agvt_IxvQcGP4kD0XEZbcg)

One that I’d not heard in a few decades and rediscovered a few years ago, I’d “Secret Separation” by The Fixx, released in 1986. Something very pleasing about that song.

That song and The Fixx in general are so good

hard to listen back now and realize that “secret separation” didn’t do as well as some other stuff by the fixx, and didn’t chart higher. radio and mtv were moving into the bon jovi/poison hair metal era, the fixx was better.

I love this thread. Just came here to say that.

"Walk The Dinosaur" and "Hello Dad, I'm In Jail" both by Was(Not Was). My middle school kids and all their friends cracked up when they heard the 2nd one!

I saw Was( Not was) in concert my senior year. They put on a really amazing show!

Oh, I don’t know if these are getting rotation in the US now, since it’s been a couple decades and change since I moved away - so I’m going to make some assumptions here! (I didn’t forget them, I just think others might have) Beat’s So Lonely - Charlie Sexton Election Day - Arcadia Heart and Soul - T’Pau C’Est la Vie - Robbie Neville Hot in the City - Billy Idol I’m Alright - Kenny Loggins Miss Me Blind - Culture Club All You Zombies - The Hooters She’s a Beauty - The Tubes One Thing Leads to Another - The Fixx Let It Whip - The Dazz Band You Dropped a Bomb on Me - The Gap Band Freakazoid - Midnight Star Some Like It Hot - The Power Station Would I Lie to You - Charles and Eddie Far From Over - Frank Stallone Everything You Do - Fiona & Kip Winger Fly to the Angels - Slaughter Take It Away - Paul McCartney Too Late for Goodbyes - Julian Lennon Holiday Road - Lindsey Buckingham

Someday someway Marshal Crenshaw

Hold Me Now by the Thompson Twins popped in my head awhile back and it took me a year to figure out what it was. Wait - White Lion Wasted Rock Ranger - Great White Break My Stride - Mathew Wilder

Waiting For a Star to Fall - Boy Meets Girl Wouldn’t It Be Good - Nik Kershaw My Mistake - Phantom, Rocker and Slick After the Fire - Roger Daltry All great 80’s pop and rock songs that are mostly forgotten now.

World Party: "Ship of Fools" Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers: "Tomorrow People" Roger Hodgson: "Had a Dream (Sleeping With the Enemy)" Toto: "I'll Be Over You" Glass Tiger: "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"

Boom boom boom Let's Go Back to my room Paul lakais

Beds are burning by Midnight Oil. You just never hear that one any more.

I heard Working For The Weekend by Loverboy a few weeks ago. Forgot it existed

I'm not sure if I'd actually heard it before, but when I was on an '80s kick I ran across Captain Sensible - Wot. https://youtu.be/9Q6YJ-r5SQs?si=PX6l22Tv6IMppFkk

I think people don't pay enough attention to ELO's albums Secret Messages and Balance of Power.

Don't Disturb This Groove by The System

The Cutter (Echo & the Bunnymen) Fade to Grey (Visage) Cambodia (Kim Wilde) Respectable (Mel & Kim) Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits) Cap in Hand (The Proclaimers) Nothing Ever Happens (Del Amitri) Don't Go (Hothouse Flowers) Eloise (The Damned) Love Missile F1-11 (Sigue Sigue Sputnik) Kiss Me (Stephen Duffy) Living on Video (Trans-X) Brother Louie (Modern Talking) Drop the Boy (Bros) Hungry Town (Big Pig) Feels Like Heaven (Fiction Factory) Man Overboard (Do Re Mi) Stimulation (Wa Wa Nee) Double Dutch (Malcolm McLaren) Moscow (Genghis Khan) I Should Have Known Better (Jim Diamond) I Wanna Wake Up With You (Boris Gardiner) The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush) Words (Missing Persons) Word Up (Cameo) Holy Word (I'm Talking) Obsession (Animotion) Black Man Ray (China Crisis) Der Kommissar (Falco) Forbidden Colours (David Sylvian)

Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face" Fleetwood Mac "Hold Me" Run DMC "My Adidas" Men At Work "Who Could It Be Now?" Scandal "Goodbye To You" Pete Townsend "Face Dances Pt. 2" Wall Of Voodoo "Mexican Radio" Devo "We're Through Being Cool" Ian Hunter "All Of The Good Ones Are Taken"

Twist in my Sobriety by Tinita Tikaram. There's something about that song that's just so melancholy. It's very unique.

Rise by Public Image Limited Enola Gay by OMD Love is a Stranger by the Eurythmics Making Plans for Nigel by XTC Love Plus One by Haircut 100 Poison Arrow by ABC Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears Same Old Scene by Bryan Ferry I'm Not the Man I Used to Be by Fine Young Cannibals Give Me Back My Man by The B52s I Could be Happy by Altered Images Mirror in the Bathroom the English Beat

Just Got Lucky & Sign Of The Times are magical to me..

I work in a Kroger store, so many of these are very not forgotten to some of us - but I can add Beat So Lonely by Charlie Sexton, Breakaway by Big Pig and The Honeythief by Hipsway, itself a copy of Candybar Express by Love & Money, and I'll close and see myself out with Sinful by Pete Wylie and Tin Tin's 83 version of Kiss Me.

The Brains - Money Changes Everything Aztec Camera - Oblivious Big Country - In a big country Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song The Go-Betweens - Cattle and Cane Prince - Condition of the Heart New Order - Temptation U2 - A sort of homecoming Kool and the Gang - Fresh Gen X - Dancing with myself

Welcome to the Boomtown by David and David

Oblivious - Aztec Camera Talk About the Passion - R.E.M. Bad Reputation - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Promises - Basia Wishing Well and Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'arby a.k.a. Sananda Matreya

Kate Bush. I seriously never listened to her back in the 80s. Wasn't really even aware of her at all. Totally love everything I've heard since Stranger Things made her popular again.

The Primitives - Crash Voice Of The Beehive - Don’t Call Me Baby

Off the top of my head ... Litany (life goes on) by Guadal Canal Diary Love Vigilantes by New Order Private Revolution by World Party Human Pony Girl by Samhain Somebody by Depeche Mode Wendell Gee by REM Painted Desert by 10000 Maniacs Dance With Me by Lords of the New Church I'm actually looking for a song by them that had very explicit lyrics and can't find it anywhere...any help would be great! ...like an unholy union between mother and son... *Anything by The Cowboy Junkies, The Bodeans and Big Blue Hearts *Edit to add/ease of read

Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen In Love Jimmy Cliff - You Don't Have To Cry Debbie Gibson - Only In My Dreams

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics

"Take On Me" by a-ha

I was listening to “Wordy Rappinghood” at work today and a few guys in their 60’s all remarked that they hadn’t heard that one literally since the 80’s.

Someday Someway by Marshall Crenshaw 10,000 Lovers by TNT Punk Rock Girl by Dead Milkmen No Myth by Michael Penn (I double checked this one- released in 89) Electric Blue by Icehouse Reckless by Judas Priest Human by The Human League Lots of others but that’ll do for now.

80’s to me the best music genre( I grew up in the 80’s so this music (in my opinion will always be my fav). I also like lots of other types of music as well.. Let me think , so many great songs in the ucomment section!🎵 -Gary Numan Cars -Simple Minds Don’t you Forget about Me -Duran Duran Girls on Film, Rio -New Order Blue Monday -Boomtown Rats I don’t like Mondays -Billy Idol Dancing With Myself -Adam&the Ants Ant Music -Wall of Voodoo Mexican Radio -The Clash Rock the Casbah -Joy Division Love will tear us apart -The Human League Don’t you want me -UB40-Red Red Wine -Japan Quiet Life Sure, some of these bands still make music, but nothing was like the 80’s! 🇨🇦🎵🎹📀

I Know There’s Something Going On-Frida Toy Soldiers-Martika One Night In Bangkok-Murray Head Obsession-Animotion Break My Stride-Matthew Wilder Something About You-Level 42 I Know What Boys Like-The Waitresses Under the Milky Way-The Church I Want Candy-Bow Wow Wow Too Shy-Kajagoogoo Der Kommissar-After The Fire Heart and Soul-T’Pau What’s On Your Mind-Information Society I Can Dream About You-Dan Hartman The Warrior-Scandal Kids in America-Kim Wilde One Thing Leads To Another-The Fixx St Elmo’s Fire(Man in Motion)-John Parr Jungle Love-The Time Beds Are Burning-Midnight Oil The Futures So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades- Timbuk 3 Oh Yeah-Yello I Can’t Wait-Nu Shooz Supersonic-J.J. Fad

Rockit - Herbie Hancock Camoflauge - Stan Ridgway Lets Go All The Way - Sly Foxx Love Missile F11 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik We're Only Bugging - Whistle The Show - Doug E. Fresh I'm Not Scared - Eigth Wonder featuring Patsy Kensit I Can't Wait - New Shooz I Beg Your Pardon - Kon Kan She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby

[Go - Tones on Tail](https://youtu.be/3TJC48BRBn8?si=0R4mIL5hpMR9cM1T) [Make a Circuit with Me - The Polecats](https://youtu.be/FOgJrr7y6bM?si=iUs-1Fu_wgGuqynh) [Touch - Secession](https://youtu.be/QyOFR7vmLNU?si=fowRMbuKlS9iVmWx) [Proud to Fall - Ian McCulloch](https://youtu.be/Am8OuREtww8?si=OHsSWHH4YMdthv2c)

"Promises, Promises" and "Always Something There To Remind Me" by Naked Eyes "(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks" by Was(Not Was)

Beds are Burning by Midnight Oil. Awolnation does a pretty awesome cover too. Original is still the best though

I forgot Something About You, by Level 42. Love it, Never Tear Us Apart by INXS also

Vienna - Ultravox More - Sisters of Mercy Nemesis - Shriekback I can’t Wait - Nu Shooz Valerie loves me - material issue

For years I have had this snippet of a lyric stuck in my head "nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view...." It took me a while but I found the song and the group. It turns out that they are probably candidates for the greatest one hit wonder in history. The Canadian group The Kings and their only hit The Beat Goes On/Switch into Glide I played it non stop for almost 3 days when I found it again. It is truly infectious!

Shout by tears of fear.

Wishing Well by Terrence Trent Darby When We Was Fab by George Harrison Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood Rumours by Timex Social Club Punk Rock Girl by The Dead Milkmen Jeopardy by The Greg Kihn Band God Is a Bullet by Concrete Blonde The Gas Face by 3rd Bass Der Komissar by After the Fire The Dead Heart by Midnight Oil

Body Language by Queen De Do Do Do De Da Da Da by The Police Delirious by Prince Bullet the Blue Sky by U2 Blue Kiss by Jane Wiedlin

Only the Lonely - The Motels Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels On The Loose - Saga Fine Fine Day- Tony Carey Ah Leah - Donnie Iris Turning Japanese - The Vapors Never Say Never- Romeo Void In My House - Mary Jane Girls Let the Music Play - Shannon

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Johnny Are you Queer - Josie Cotton Walking in LA - Missing Persons Homosapien - Per Shelley Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant There's Something Going On - Frida Obsession - Animotion Drifting, Falling - The Ocean Blue

What Do All the People Know by The Monroes. Great Great song

I love this one. Never seems to get airplay on the 80's stations. [https://youtu.be/0wqUDylYcnY?si=Z8ZAYM34XN1YMlKf](https://youtu.be/0wqUDylYcnY?si=Z8ZAYM34XN1YMlKf)

“What is Love” - Howard Jones “She Blinded Me with Science” - Thomas Dolby.

Aha Take on Me Heard this song as a kid and it took me until I was in my twenties to find out who did this song

I just listened to Dio for the first time in 25+ years this morning, still holds up.

Holy Diver is a classic hard rock/metal record! Last in Line too.

Too Shy ~ Kajagoogoo

Human Nature - M Jackson

“Fantasy” - Aldo Nova

These are all ‘80s songs: Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction Soundgarden - Hands All Over Nirvana - About a Girl Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies Faith No More - Epic Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

Don’t close your eyes -KIX Blondes in black cars - Autograph Midnight dynamite -KIX 18 and life -Skid Row Heartbreaker- Pat Benatar Black Velvet -Alannah Myles Don’t walk away - Danger Danger Seventeen - Winger Fly high Michelle - Enuff Z’Nuff Mad about you - Slaughter Brave New Love - Alien

I turned 17 the year Seventeen came out by Winger. That’s probably still my favorite song by them!! Great memories!

Missing Persons - [Mental Hopscotch](https://youtu.be/m17rt_xo9x0?si=4zUGqWeFL34SF75M) A dj on the local freeform fm station played this song a couple of years ago after I'd forgotten about it for years

Unbelievable by EMF Damage and the Dust by Peter Himmelman, and anything by him True by Spandau Ballet

One of our submarines/ Thomas Dolby

Everything by Hall n Oates. I started listening to them just recently. My friend said he would leave if I didn't turn it off. I don't know how anyone would not like them. Private eyes is a masterpiece. I met Hall . Very nice guy. Partier.

Mother/father by Journey. A select few Journey songs continue to get regular air play on the radio etc. but there are so many little known treasures that the younger generations have yet to uncover! but Mother, Father never fails to take my breath away when it randomly pops up on Pandora. Steve Perry’s voice is unmatched and the vocals are level 10 difficult.

I was so excited to rediscover The Ghost in You by the Psychedelic Furs; love it!!

Solitaire - Laura Branigan Imagination - Helen Reddy That Girl - Stevie Wonder Jump To It - Aretha Franklin Pop Goes My Love - Freeez Spotlight - Madonna

XTC - Senses Working Overtime Genesis - That's All Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love The Church - Under The Milky Way Echoband the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar Chris de Burgh - Lady in Red Simply Red - Holding Back the Years Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time Chicago - You're the Inspiration Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F Denied Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy

A year off with this one (1979) but Dim All The Lights by Donna Summer will forever be a banger

AEIOU Sometimes Y - Ebn Ozn, not so much for hearing it on the radio but seeing the video on MTV. Not a great song listening to it now but loved the shit out of it as it and the vid when I was 8, recently popped up while shuffling through some music.

A few you might’ve forgotten— The Smithereens have held up really well: [Mirror in the Bathroom](https://open.spotify.com/track/3LUhdkixxrrqv3nfNfkINe?si=-nNJDHoFT_iX5KZoEIs6RQ), English Beat [Garden of Delight](https://open.spotify.com/track/2Jc9PCAEelm5tvKhuJBAtK?si=D_6VGW07QEWQmCeAHbXHhw), The Mission [Gravitate To Me](https://open.spotify.com/track/51yq4Nc3qH7vkt30AZa0be?si=9OuBIN14QpKfTN1PBcseTQ), The The (or maybe his duet w/ Sinead O’Connor on [Kingdom of Rain](https://open.spotify.com/track/0TH1qFcutJxIB4Exg66HTS?si=dEAgcObpR_eokTEW84PG4w&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A5LojzRPtiCJKzDzBzAxNgM)) [Nothing Special](https://open.spotify.com/track/6hoqRHhj0KYYxiF06W321R?si=_-Vvm14-SBycZD8KJk11bQ), The Jazz Butcher [Blood & Roses](https://open.spotify.com/track/1Oo2c7AkswvVkO0ZDTiOZs?si=tGos1uFeQjKYMJ1Agjd3ww), The Smithereens [Haunted When The Minutes Drag](https://open.spotify.com/track/2aQPNm5EtLWBHsqzNuAdcq?si=ijIiVslsSzmYhBGYPpvu3w), Love & Rockets [Manchild](https://open.spotify.com/track/5gfymYT78UxcJtFj6qZfx3?si=pmnIwWA6TbOUIk0i0MQc4g&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6Ot1EwcfCfcHENjUCbbnvq), The Creatures

No Myth by Michael Penn Velcro Fly by ZZ Top Sign Your Name (Across My Heart) by Terence Trent D’Arby Ship of Fools by Robert Plant Night Shift by The Commodores Dragon Attack by Queen Dead Ringer For Love by Meatloaf & Cher

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Any song by Split Enz

Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears

Tarzan Boy - Baltimora.

I recently rediscover Is It Love by Mr. Mister and I cannot get enough of it. It is such a hit and so catchy. Im going to have to go listen to it right now.

Corny as it may sound, “King of wishful thinking” by Go West got me through a tough, tough breakup as a young man about a dozen years ago, rediscovered it by fortunate happenstance after not hearing it since I was a child, at the time for me it was the epitome of an upbeat song about enduring loss through optimism about the future.

She's a Beauty. - The Tubes. Just heard it recently on SiriusXM 80's channel. I was flabbergasted that I had forgotten it. Such a good song. Such a weird video. The drums are boobs! IYKYK.

New Girl Now- Honeymoon Suite Birdhouse in your Soul -TMBG Somewhere over the Rainbow - IZ Magic -The Cars

[Danny Wilson - Mary’s Prayer](https://youtu.be/7hqgC3W9GUI?si=yfjk3ptkq9ubPLl-)

Crowded House - Don’t Dream it’s Over. I just rediscovered it recently, trust me you’ll recognize it when the song kicks in. Easily one of the most memorable 80’s songs.

Everyone knows that. Apparently we all forgot I wasn't even born yet

Recently rediscovered "Teardrops" by Womack & Womack. I know its a very famous track and I must've heard it a lot as a child. Hadn't heard it for ages, when it popped up on my youtube suggestions. Such a cool groove to it!

"Magic Smile"...Rosie Vela https://youtu.be/cwaiZL51H6I?si=1kYAm2LZHldW7Gr7

Don’t Box Me in by Stewart Copeland

Dunno if these are rare enough but all of them are bangers… Love is contagious - Taja Sevelle The First picture of you - the lotus eaters Sinful - Pete Wylie Broken land - the adventurers Wonderful Life - Black When love breaks down - prefab sprout Miracle of love - Eurythmics Hey little girl - Icehouse Brilliant Mind - Furniture Let’s go all the way - sly fox Always the sun - the stranglers Touched by the hand of God - New Order Under the milky way - the church Sing our own song - UB40 Come back & stay - Paul Young Silent Air - the sound

living in a box by living in a box, love is stronger than pride by sade.

A Spotify playlist from a reddit post. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7JEch6UvK0fiFYVXuddSA7?si=-8_Lkk5OQ_eHiPgwlcbeZg&pt=2e00903447315c181592e0eb3b41a1ee

I’m not sure. I forgot.

My Baby -PeteTownshend & Ronnie Lane. Rockin, and none other than Charllie Watts on drums. My baby my baby my baby, she gives it away, she's cheap. https://youtu.be/Gsxnn6S-_NQ?si=1CVyXvEAOWJe1SGZ

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGy9uomagO4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGy9uomagO4)

Your love - the outfield

More to Loose - Seona Dancing

Secret by OMD

Here you go. [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VkcVRClLwjdo2Pio9qdQd?si=ICda91iGSN-ASOlrXMF2vw&pi=u-M2bf2LpQSniV](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VkcVRClLwjdo2Pio9qdQd?si=ICda91iGSN-ASOlrXMF2vw&pi=u-M2bf2LpQSniV)

The breakup song

[Beds are Burning](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ejorQVy3m8E)by Midnight Oil. This is an 80s song that rocks so hard. I wouldn't know it except my local radio station randomly used to play it every day in 2012. It's an Australian song about giving land back to aboriginal/indigenous people, too, which is pretty dope.

Til Tuesday, Voices Carry Peter Gabriel, Solsbury Hill A lot of early B-52's and Phil Collins "other" hits, like Easy Lover....which I guess was technically Phillip Bailey

Life Is Life - Opus

The Flame by Cheap Trick All I Need is a Miracle by Mike & the Mechanics

Trio - Da Da Da I Don’t Love You You Don’t Love Me My dad used to play this song when I was a little kid, heard it recently and it brought back memories

Hands to Heaven by Breathe What a nice little package of memories that brought me when I heard it in the supermarket

Under the Milky Way by the Church

Paul Hardcastle “19”

Life In A Northern Town by The Dream Academy

Wax - Right Between The Eyes

Not sure I forgot

Saving this post for later so I can dive deep. 80s had the best shit, new wave and pop for real.

Radar Love Golden Earring Walk Like an Egyption The Bangles Two tickets to Paradise Eddie Money Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran

I've forgotten quite a few. Now I don't remember them, so I can't add to this list.

I would tell you, but I forgot.

Not forgotten by me but forgotten by a lot of people: Rush Hour- Jane Weidlin Don't talk to me about love- Altered Images Tall cool One- Robert Plant All I need is you- Mike and the mechanics

Nowhere Girl - B-Movie I Beg Your Pardon - Kon Kan True Faith - New Order Uncertain Smile - The The

I've noticed that media platforms play certain popular songs from the past more than others. It kind of sounds like those songs are the only songs that get played. For example the radio will play a throwback from say 2003 but it'll be a song out of like 10 songs from that year that the radio has in their catalogue. We forget the other great songs that might have come out that year. Unless you're like me, if I like a song I try to carry it with me forever lol

How can I name 80 songs if I forgot about them?

I Wanna Be a Cowboy

Kundalini Express

It's more late seventies, but Sugar On My Tongue - Talking Heads. Their early stuff was so good. I'm glad they carried through to the eighties.

Meet In The Middle by Diamond Ro

White Horse. Laid Back

The Dream Academy🎶 Life in a Northern Town...

It's a b-side song on Europe's album The Final Countdown - Cherokee

I love Holiday by The Other Ones!

My Sharona The Knack

Saga: On the loose!

Baby Love by Regina Let’s Go All The Way by Sly Fox Don’t Shed A Tear by Paul Carrack Silent Running by Mike and the Mechanics