your 80's top 10

[darren]

Re: your 80's top 10

Your right - you see straight away there are 2 groups I forgot - and what about the specials - Ghost Town, or Simple Minds - Dont you (forget about me)

aaaahhhh too many to think

Cheers

here are some.
http://youtu.be/lAZgLcK5LzI
http://youtu.be/JH3WvI_S6-k
http://youtu.be/7f_HsjpSVaI

[ncpcov]

Re: your 80's top 10

some great songs there mate.
i bet you could name fifty songs and you would think of more.

Fave decade of music for me as well.

ill try and do a top ten but i can name many more.

a lot of songs by the bangles and bananarama would be in there for sure.

Your right - you see straight away there are 2 groups I forgot - and what about the specials - Ghost Town, or Simple Minds - Dont you (forget about me)

aaaahhhh too many to think

Cheers

[darren]

Re: your 80's top 10

Just joined - stumbled on this site whilst looking up retro on google - this looks great..
the 80s are definitely my fave music era - and picking just 10 is tough but here we go...
1 - Yazoo - Only You - in fact writing this has just made me play this in you tube as I type :-)
2 - Human League - Dont you want me
3 - Giorgio Moroder - Electric Dreams
4 - Madonna - Borderline
5 - UB40 - Red Red Wine
6 - Genesis - In Too Deep
7 - Huey Lewis & the news - The power of love
8 - Fine Young Cannibals - She drives me crazy
9 - Pet Shop Boys - What have I done to deserve this
10 - OMD - Enola Gay

There are so many - it feels cheating to list 10, that list misses off some of my faves ever but that I dont really think off as "80s" songs, like U2 with or without you, Pink Floyd Another Brick in the wall etc - if you know what I mean...

Cheers

some great songs there mate.
i bet you could name fifty songs and you would think of more.

Fave decade of music for me as well.

ill try and do a top ten but i can name many more.

a lot of songs by the bangles and bananarama would be in there for sure.

[ncpcov]

Re: your 80's top 10

Just joined - stumbled on this site whilst looking up retro on google - this looks great..
the 80s are definitely my fave music era - and picking just 10 is tough but here we go...
1 - Yazoo - Only You - in fact writing this has just made me play this in you tube as I type :-)
2 - Human League - Dont you want me
3 - Giorgio Moroder - Electric Dreams
4 - Madonna - Borderline
5 - UB40 - Red Red Wine
6 - Genesis - In Too Deep
7 - Huey Lewis & the news - The power of love
8 - Fine Young Cannibals - She drives me crazy
9 - Pet Shop Boys - What have I done to deserve this
10 - OMD - Enola Gay

There are so many - it feels cheating to list 10, that list misses off some of my faves ever but that I dont really think off as "80s" songs, like U2 with or without you, Pink Floyd Another Brick in the wall etc - if you know what I mean...

Cheers

[contralto]

Re: your 80's top 10

80's top 10 are omd -enola gay, oh yeah on the radio -roxy music, new life-depeche mode,going underground- the jam, autobahn-kraftwerk,save a prayer-duran duran,chhristine-siouxsie and the banshees,what difference does it make-the smiths,waterfront-simple minds,finally rush hour-jane wiedlin.

[80sChav]

Re: your 80's top 10

Gosh where can I begin? ... I have too many (more than 10)!

1) Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky
2) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
3) Bangles - Eternal Flame
4) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is Place On Earth
5) Terrence Trent Darby- Sign Your Name
6) Berlin - Take My Breath Away
7) Lisa Stansfield - This Is The Right Time (admitt though it's prob just 1990)
8) Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes
9) T'pau- China In Your Hands
10) Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

[scotchmist]

Re: your 80's top 10

1. What Difference Does It Make- The Smiths
2. To Cut a Long Story Short- Spandau Ballet
3. West End Girls-Pet Shop Boys
4. Star-Kiki Dee
5. 19- Paul Hardcastle
6. Two Tribes- Frankie Goes To Hollywood
7. 1984- The Eurythmics
8. Dance Yourself Dizzy- Liquid Gold
9. Que Sera Mi Vida- Gibson Brothers
10. Doot Doot- Freur

[stuckinthe80's]

Re: 99 1/2 Carol lynn townes

'99 & a half ' wow thanks for that..not heard that in years, forgot about it completely.....I always thought that film was called 'Breakdance' didn't know it had an alternative title...I was 18 when it came out, and it seemed to be everywhere!

I'd ALSO forgotten how HOT that girl was..that look she gives at 18 secs here..HOT!!!!!!!
YouTube - Breakin' - 99 1/2

I'm sure that the title "Breakin' " is it's American title. I have Breakdance and Breakdance 2 - Electric Boogaloo on DVd and the opening titles say Breakin'. The girl kelly was HOT!
Another great song from Breakdance is Din Da Da by George Krantz and the classic Ain't Nobody by Chaka Kahn.

[zip55]

Re: your 80's top 10

Can't believe no-one's mentioned the biggest selling 12" single of all time ... Blue Monday by New Order

[rossobantam]

Re: 99 1/2 Carol lynn townes

My fave song from the 80's is 99 & 1/2 by Craol Lynn Townes. It's from the film 'Breakdance'. I have it on 7" and 12"! Its a great song.
My top ten is

1. 99 1/2 - Carol Lynn Townes
2. Catch me i'm falling - Pretty Poison
3. Each time you break my heart (dance mix) - Nick Kamen
4. Chain reaction (special dance mix) - Dianna Ross
5. People are People (12" mix) - Depeche Mode
6. Always on my mind (House mix) - Pet shop boys
7. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
8. Heaven is a place on Earth (12" mix) - Belinda Carlisle
9. Can't wait another minute (extended mix) - Five star
10. Automatic (extended remix) - Pointer Sisters.

'99 & a half ' wow thanks for that..not heard that in years, forgot about it completely.....I always thought that film was called 'Breakdance' didn't know it had an alternative title...I was 18 when it came out, and it seemed to be everywhere!

I'd ALSO forgotten how HOT that girl was..that look she gives at 18 secs here..HOT!!!!!!!
YouTube - Breakin' - 99 1/2

[stuckinthe80's]

99 1/2 Carol lynn townes

My fave song from the 80's is 99 & 1/2 by Craol Lynn Townes. It's from the film 'Breakdance'. I have it on 7" and 12"! Its a great song.
My top ten is

1. 99 1/2 - Carol Lynn Townes
2. Catch me i'm falling - Pretty Poison
3. Each time you break my heart (dance mix) - Nick Kamen
4. Chain reaction (special dance mix) - Dianna Ross
5. People are People (12" mix) - Depeche Mode
6. Always on my mind (House mix) - Pet shop boys
7. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
8. Heaven is a place on Earth (12" mix) - Belinda Carlisle
9. Can't wait another minute (extended mix) - Five star
10. Automatic (extended remix) - Pointer Sisters.

[Richard1978]

Re: your 80's top 10

I heard she got it after having an operation for throat nodes.

[britishbaby]

Re: your 80's top 10

Re: I need a hero song

Not Bonnie Tyler's Holding On For A Hero, which was once used by Channel 4 as a theme for the American Football show.

Thats the one!!! Love that song, makes me wanna drive really fast and shoot flames out of my fingers or something, plus i think she has cool voice!

[branny]

Re: your 80's top 10

What did Jan Hammer do on TOTP?

Mime very badly probably, in keeping with most other artists on the show.

[Derekflint]

Re: your 80's top 10

What did Jan Hammer do on TOTP?

When it got to the 'guitar' bit, Hammer stepped away from the four or more keyboards, slung another over his shoulder and started to move around like his mobile keyboard was a guitar - it was shameless!

Only the performance of Brother Louie (can't remember who that was now - keep thinking Pat Sharp, but sure that's wrong) is worse - when you could hear a guitar strumming, the one with the guitar was waving his hand in the air, when you couldn't hear it, he was so-called strumming. Yes, I know it's miming, but it's also incompetent.