80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

[darren]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Im very shocked by those first 4 mate.
As well as take my breath away.

agreed richard - though i'm not a great radio listener unless in a car or in a cafe' etc (which is a great bonus too if magic if is on)

a few more i can think of;

bonnie tyler - total eclipse of the heart
t'pau - china in your hand
tiffany - i think we're alone now (though i guess girls alouds' version does run it close and gains more coverage as a result)
culture club - carma carmelon
westside - sonic boom boy ( a great song no doubts)
take my breath away - berlin
ice ice baby (original version - though i can't recall who sang it first)

80schav

[Littlelen]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Jungle life by Tarzan boy. I've never managed to own it so it still sounds really good on the rare times I hear it. Such a feel good song.

[havasack]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

You know, there may be a valid reason why many of these songs don't make it on to radio much these days.

[mazzer]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Sad Cafe - I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You (or whatever it was called)

Kim Wilde - Cambodia (my favourite KW song, still listen to it)

Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat

Kate Bush - Cloudbusting

[Richard1978]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Agreed Richard - though I'm not a great Radio listener unless in a Car or in a Cafe' etc (which is a great Bonus too if Magic if is on)

A few more I can think of;

Bonnie Tyler - Total eclipse Of The Heart
T'Pau - China In Your Hand
Tiffany - I think We're Alone Now (though I guess Girls Alouds' version does run it close and gains more coverage as a result)
Culture Club - Carma Carmelon
Westside - Sonic Boom Boy ( a great song no doubts)
Take my Breath Away - Berlin
Ice Ice Baby (original version - though I can't recall who sang it first)

80sChav

I've got a few of those in my collection.

Just last week I was looking & found Brother Louie by Modern Talking on Youtube after it popped into my mind that it was a song I hadn't heard for 25+ years.

Sonic Boom Boy was a similar song suggeted by YT, I remember it being used on an episode of Howard's Way.

Ice Ice Baby was by Vanilla Ice, though it samples Queen & David Bowie's Under Pressure.

[80sChav]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Every now & again I hear something one the radio that I've not heard for years away from my or my Dad's CD collection.

I have a few mentioned above on CD.

Agreed Richard - though I'm not a great Radio listener unless in a Car or in a Cafe' etc (which is a great Bonus too if Magic if is on)

A few more I can think of;

Bonnie Tyler - Total eclipse Of The Heart
T'Pau - China In Your Hand
Tiffany - I think We're Alone Now (though I guess Girls Alouds' version does run it close and gains more coverage as a result)
Culture Club - Carma Carmelon
Westside - Sonic Boom Boy ( a great song no doubts)
Take my Breath Away - Berlin
Ice Ice Baby (original version - though I can't recall who sang it first)

80sChav

[amethyst]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Havent heard this one for ages Dont Wanna Dance-Eddie Grant 1983 but was on radio today

[akb48fan]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

The Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town

[Twocky61]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

"Electrica Salsa" Off 1986

Your signature Twinny Swapshops phone number: update 01 811 8055 to the format it would be now: 0207 811 8055 & it IS obtainable lol see who the number is assigned to now

[Chris-T]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Aztec Camera - How Men Are
Belouis Some - Some People
Suzanne Vega - Marlena On The Wall
The Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin
Trans X - Living On Video
ZZ Top - Rough Boy
Marillion - Incommunicado
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
Feargal Sharkey - Listen To Your Father
David Christie - Saddle Up


A few I quite liked back in the day :-)

[amethyst]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Ruby-Donald Fagan

[Austin Maxi]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

One which was all over the radio and the telly in 1983 was 'La Serenissima' by Rondo Veneziano - this was the tune with the animated video of a classical orchestra with featureless chrome faces and Venice being rescued from the sea by a spacecraft. It didn't do great business in the charts at the time though, despite all of the publicity.

[Richard1978]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Brother Louie - Modern Talking

This had lots of airplay when it was out but very little afterwards.

I'm still wondering what "sem-alem-achu-mi" actually was.

[Fabunova]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

Good choices on this thread! I'd like to add:

"Camouflage" Stan Ridgeway
"Driving away from home" It's Immaterial
"Lean on me" Red Box
"Sign of the Times" Belle Stars
"Party Fears Two" The Associates
"The closest thing to Heaven" The Kane Gang
"Obsession" Animotion
"Broken Land" The Adventures
"Magic Smile" Rosie Vela
"The promise you made" **** Robin

[80sChav]

Re: 80's songs you never hear on the radio these days

I guess there are many really unless you listen to a dedicated 1980s Station. Heart Radio is good for this I find, but has 1970s songs too. A few I can recall not hearing on the Radio recently are

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Tears For fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Ultravox - Vienna
A lot by Bannarama including Nathan Jones, Venus, Love In The First Degree
Dusty Springfield Featuring the Pet Shop Boys - In Private
Sa Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You


This is very much a pitty I think. Thankfully the 1980s had all this with artists recording lesser known songs being instantly remembered I when heard (even if they never managed the top 5/10 in the Charts) I feel/think

80sChav