Definitive 80's Songs

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  1. Unleashed

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    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?
     
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  2. Tsunulia

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    The Land Down Under - Men at Work
     
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    Here's all of them:

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

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

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

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    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.
     
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    Tainted Love

    Billie Jean

    Sweet Dreams
     
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  8. Cyclops

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    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
     
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  9. Unleashed

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    i meant the website
     
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    Oh, I ****ing HATE "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". That is one of the most awful songs ever recorded.
     
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    but thats all they really want
     
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    [​IMG]:up: :up: :up:
     
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    What?! I'm not the only person to hate that song?! THANK YOU CY!!!
     
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    My all-time fave is Billie Jean & I liked all of Madonna's 80's hits.
     
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    No, girls just wanna have luu-huunch, oh girls just wanna have lunch...
     
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    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.
     
    #17 Jager X, May 7, 2006
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    white wedding.
     
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  19. Tsunulia

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    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 :confused: I remember it being good though.
     
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    take on me by A-ha:(:up:
     
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  21. Unleashed

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    i made ur avvy :D
     
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    I don't like most of the mainstream stuff in the 80's it seems..but I like 80's music.
     
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  23. Tsunulia

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    :p Now I got that Corky Ramano bit in my head :p
     
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    i love all those songs.
     
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    Wait, wait... you're telling me some people actually like that "music?"
     
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