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

[George 1978]

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

Yes same here, I remember it well because I was finishing at primary school.

Well we're both 1978 babies, so it's not surprising!

[Richard1978]

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

Doctor!, Doctor!, by The Thompson Twins is one I heard on Thursday and it bugged me for ages until establishing it was The Thompson Twins

Hearing this song really, really took me back a long, long time I freely admit to - no doubts!!

80sChav

The Thompson Twins don't seem to have had the kind of critical revaluation a few of the better 1980s groups have.

I like most of their material, but they seemed to lose their edge after Joe Leeway left.

[George 1978]

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

The Thompson Twins don't seem to have had the kind of critical revaluation a few of the better 1980s groups have.

I like most of their material, but they seemed to lose their edge after Joe Leeway left.

The Thompson Twins got their names from the characters in the Tintin cartoon series, which makes the name Stephen "Tintin" Duffy ironic as well.

[Richard1978]

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

The Thompson Twins got their names from the characters in the Tintin cartoon series, which makes the name Stephen "Tintin" Duffy ironic as well.

My brother used to think it was an odd name because they were 3 of them & too different to be twins.

[80sChav]

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

Well we're both 1978 babies, so it's not surprising!

Others I can recall not played are many by Simply Red - I never hear any of their stuff these day's and Jimmy Sommerville and The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way too!! Me I was a 1977 baby, so I am a-head of you two - George and Richard by a year sadly!

80sChav

[Richard1978]

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

Others I can recall not played are many by Simply Red - I never hear any of their stuff these day's and Jimmy Sommerville and The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way too!! Me I was a 1977 baby, so I am a-head of you two - George and Richard by a year sadly!

80sChav

Occasionally you can hear Simply Red & The Communards on oldies stations.

[George 1978]

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

My brother used to think it was an odd name because they were 3 of them & too different to be twins.

The Thompson Triplets?

[George 1978]

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

Others I can recall not played are many by Simply Red - I never hear any of their stuff these day's and Jimmy Sommerville and The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way too!! Me I was a 1977 baby, so I am a-head of you two - George and Richard by a year sadly!

80sChav

You were probably born in the same academic year as me and Richard if your birthday was between September and December in 1977.

[Clare]

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

The Thompson Twins got their names from the characters in the Tintin cartoon series, which makes the name Stephen "Tintin" Duffy ironic as well.

I was reading Stephen Tin Tin Duffy's wikipedia the other day. Apparently he was also known as Dr Calculus. He must have had quite a thing about Tin Tin!

[Clare]

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

Absolute '80s has a pretty good selection of songs.

[Richard1978]

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Last Saturday on Magic I head Live It Up by Mental as Anything, which I've no heard at all in the last 30 years.

It was recorded & released in Australia in 1985, but wasn't a hit here until it was featured on the Crocodile Dundee soundtrack.

[Clare]

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

They play "Live It Up" quite often on Absolute 80s.

[escorteclipse1990]

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

The Flying Pickets Only You, i don't hear that much on the radio. I love that song (xmas no1 1983)

[RetroTechRules]

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

Thinkman - "Best Adventures"
Peter Schilling - "The Different Story (World of Lust and Crime)" and "Major Tom (Coming Home)"
Sandra - (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena"
London Boys - "Requiem"

[RetroTechRules]

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

I don't think I've heard Pseudo Echo's cover of Lipps, Inc.'s "Funky Town" on the radio for at least a decade