Definitive 80's Songs

[Unleashed]

I'm looking for the songs that defined the eighties. All the number one hits by all the old great bands.

So for the older members here, can you think of any?

 

[Tsunulia]

The Land Down Under - Men at Work

 

[Iceman]

I'm looking for the songs that defined the eighties. All the number one hits by all the old great bands.

So for the older members here, can you think of any?

Here's all of them:

http://www.eighties.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

 

[Cyclops]

Men at Work PERIOD defined the 80s. Them and Duran Duran.

 

[Unleashed]

They dont have many good ones, and I want the ones posters here loved.

 

[The Chairman]

Not all of these songs were number one hits, but here are the ones that make vividly recall the eighties

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Mr. Roboto - Styx
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard*
Paradise City - Guns 'N' Roses*
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Material Girl - Madonna*
Jump - Van Halen*
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
*** On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
White Wedding - Billy Idol
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC / DC
We Got The Beat - The Go - Go's
I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey*
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran*
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Whip It - Devo
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Cars - Gary Numan
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Don't You Want Me - The Human League
Mickey - Toni Basil
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club*
I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
"Miami Vice" Theme - Jan Hammer
We Built This City - Starship
Heartbeat - Don Jonhson
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C. And Aerosmith
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

* just citing examples. Anything from those artists would work.

 

[blind_fury]

Tainted Love

Billie Jean

Sweet Dreams

 

[Cyclops]

They had plenty good ones.

Who Can it Be Now?
Land Down Under
Overkill
Be Good Johnny
It's a Mistake
Dr. Heckel and Mr. Jive

 

[Unleashed]

i meant the website

 

[Cyclops]

Oh, I ****ing HATE "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". That is one of the most awful songs ever recorded.

 

[Unleashed]

but thats all they really want

 

[The Chairman]

Rhino has a great boxed set of 80s' tunes:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000068ZVP/qid=1146982721/sr=8-1/ref=__1/102-2342836-6989755?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

 

[BBT]

 

[Tsunulia]

Oh, I ****ing HATE "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". That is one of the most awful songs ever recorded.

What?! I'm not the only person to hate that song?! THANK YOU CY!!!

 

[Iceman]

They dont have many good ones, and I want the ones posters here loved.

My all-time fave is Billie Jean & I liked all of Madonna's 80's hits.

 

[Cyclops]

but thats all they really want

No, girls just wanna have luu-huunch, oh girls just wanna have lunch...

 

[Jager X]

well the never-ending story theme defined my childhood. as for songs that defined the 80s,alot of them has been posted but there are more and i wish i could remember the title of some of them.

 

[Motown Marvel]

white wedding.

 

[Tsunulia]

What was that one song by the Talking Heads? It was one of the songs on the 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' soundtrack..........I think I remember it being good though.

 

[Corinthian™]

take on me by A-ha

 

[Unleashed]

i made ur avvy

 

[8Ball2/JanG5]

I don't like most of the mainstream stuff in the 80's it seems..but I like 80's music.

 

[Tsunulia]

take on me by A-ha

Now I got that Corky Ramano bit in my head

 

[Jager X]

Not all of these songs were number one hits, but here are the ones that make vividly recall the eighties

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Mr. Roboto - Styx
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard*
Paradise City - Guns 'N' Roses*
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Material Girl - Madonna*
Jump - Van Halen*
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
*** On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
White Wedding - Billy Idol
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC / DC
We Got The Beat - The Go - Go's
I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey*
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran*
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Whip It - Devo
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Cars - Gary Numan
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Don't You Want Me - The Human League
Mickey - Toni Basil
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club*
I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
"Miami Vice" Theme - Jan Hammer
We Built This City - Starship
Heartbeat - Don Jonhson
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C. And Aerosmith
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

* just citing examples. Anything from those artists would work.

i love all those songs.

 

[Flexo]

What?! I'm not the only person to hate that song?! THANK YOU CY!!!

Wait, wait... you're telling me some people actually like that "music?"