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greenback 
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 Topic: your top 20 hits of the 80’s
Posted: March 31 2006 at 23:51 |
the 80's was a VERY important decade for me: the fact that i passed from a teenager to an adult world in 1985 is partly a reason. what was your 10 most memorable hits during this decade, made of (if possible) non prog artists?
ME: (not in order)
- robert plant - big log
- tears for fears - advice for the young at heart
- phil collins - against all odds
- joe jackson - stepping out
- spandau ballet - true
- supertramp - it's raining again (exceptional)
- eurythmics - sweet dreams
- red rider - human race
- foreigner - i wanna know what love is
- human league - human
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 00:01 |
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In no order:
1. Take on Me-A-Ha
2. Open Your EYes-Asia
3. Twilight Zone-Golden Earring
4. Almost Paradise-the guy in Loverboy and the girl in Heart (don't know their names...)
5. If You Leave-OMD
6. New Order-State of the Nation Remix
7. Hard for to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away-Chicago
8. We Built This City-Starship
9. Oh Sherry-Steve Perry
10. Journey-Escape
This was hard, I used to listen to A LOT of 80's pop music.
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greenback
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 00:10 |
 Zac M wrote:
In no order:
1. Take on Me-A-Ha
2. Open Your EYes-Asia
3. Twilight Zone-Golden Earring
4. Almost Paradise-the guy in Loverboy and the girl in Heart (don't know their names...)
5. If You Leave-OMD
6. New Order-State of the Nation Remix
7. Hard for to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away-Chicago
8. We Built This City-Starship
9. Oh Sherry-Steve Perry
10. Journey-Escape
This was hard, I used to listen to A LOT of 80's pop music.
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oh sherry, by steve perry is quite memorable!
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Zac M
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 00:21 |
greenback wrote:
Zac M wrote:
In no order:
1. Take on Me-A-Ha
2. Open Your EYes-Asia
3. Twilight Zone-Golden Earring
4. Almost Paradise-the guy in Loverboy and the girl in Heart (don't know their names...)
5. If You Leave-OMD
6. New Order-State of the Nation Remix
7. Hard for to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away-Chicago
8. We Built This City-Starship
9. Oh Sherry-Steve Perry
10. Journey-Escape
This was hard, I used to listen to A LOT of 80's pop music.
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oh sherry, by steve perry is quite memorable! |
It is VERY catchy and addictive, gets stuck in your head very easily!
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 00:27 |
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Starship's other hits "Sara" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" are quite good as well.
Oh, I forgot Toto's "Africa," that's a great song. The 80s was definitely the best decade for Pop music!
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 00:31 |
Zac M wrote:
Starship's other hits "Sara" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" are quite good as well.
Oh, I forgot Toto's "Africa," that's a great song. The 80s was definitely the best decade for Pop music!
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oh yeah! there are TONS of excellent hits!
police's king of pain, every little thing she does, every breath you take are unforgettable!
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 00:35 |
greenback wrote:
Zac M wrote:
Starship's other hits "Sara" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" are quite good as well.
Oh, I forgot Toto's "Africa," that's a great song. The 80s was definitely the best decade for Pop music!
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oh yeah! there are TONS of excellent hits!
police's king of pain, every little thing she does, every breath you take are unforgettable! |
Totally agreed!!!!
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 01:03 |
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Gosh, I keep remembering more, Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" and "Back in the High Life." They remind me of my chlidhood.
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 16:51 |
Gosh, only ten?? (what about the headline of this topic?  ) Anyway, I may as well give this a try...
- Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
- The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger
- Toto - Africa
- A-Ha - Take On Me
- Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby
- Madonna - La Isla Bonita
- Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
- Billy Idol - White Wedding
- Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
- U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
And many many more... *sigh* Those were the times!
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 16:26 |
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Favourites of the eighties by artists not on this site:
L'adolescente (Yves Duteil et Jeanne Moreau)
Ashes to ashes (David Bowie)
Listening wind (Talking Heads)
Nightporter (Japan)
The winner takes it all (ABBA)
Tunnel of love (Dire Straits)
Ghosts (Japan)
Goodnight Saigon (Billy Joel)
Red skies over paradise (Fischer Z)
Under your thumb (Godley and Creme)
Vienna (Ultravox)
Visions of China (Japan)
Breaking us in two (Joe Jackson)
Hey little girl (Icehouse)
Kristallnaach (BAP)
Private investigations (Dire Straits)
Real men (Joe Jackson)
Steppin' out (Joe Jackson)
Telegraph road (Dire Straits)
New year's day (U2)
Uncertain smile (The The)
Not here not now (Joe Jackson)
Pride - In the name of love (U2)
Song to the siren (This Mortal Coil)
Brothers in arms (Dire Straits)
Marlene on the wall (Suzanne Vega)
That ole devil called love (Alison Moyet)
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (Paul Simon)
Homeless (Paul Simon)
Stimmen im Wind (Julian Werding)
Through the barricades (Spandau Ballet)
Under African skies (Paul Simon)
Fragile (Sting)
They dance alone (Sting)
With or without you (U2)
Belfast child (Simple Minds)
That's more than 20? Sue me....
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 14:32 |
In no order...
Ghosts - Japan
Head over Heels - Tears for Fears
Mad World - tears for Fears
Hymn - Ultravox
Souvinir - OMD
Save a Prayer - Duran Duran
Master and Servant - Depeche Mode
Pride - U2
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
Bithday - The Sugacubes
Big Log - Robert Plant
How soon is Now - The Smiths
This Corrosion - Sisters of Mercy
Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
Sychronicity II - The Police
The one I love - REM
Mama - Genesis
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie & the Banshees
Ghost Town - The Specials
Senses working Overtime - XTC
A few late additions.. 
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 15:18 |
In the 80's I was into heavy metal. I still listen to it from time to time, but not nearly as often. Anyway, here is my list -
10. Lick it Up - Kiss
9. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N Roses
8. Turbo - Judas Priest
7. Aces High - Iron Maiden
6. Crazy Train - Ozzy
5. Hells Bells - AC/DC
4. The Trooper - Iron Maiden
3. Looks that Kill - Motley Crue
2. Metal Health - Quiet Riot
1. You've Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 18:24 |
OK, I can't resist... I will continue my list in order to make it into a top twenty version 
- Y&T - This Time
- Prince - Purple Rain
- Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (how could I miss this one in my first post!)
- Wham! - Everything She Wants
- Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
- Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love
- Scorpions - There's No One Like You (from World Wide Live)
- Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
- Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease
- the theme song from Fame, definitely!
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 01:40 |
I wasn't so involved with the contemporary pop/rock of my teenage days. Some of these songs have become dear later. (I know I'm forgetting some)
Dire Straits: Telegraph Road, Private Investigations, Love Over Gold, Brothers in Arms
Police: Wrapped Around Your Finger, Message in a Bottle, etc...
Sting: I still like most songs on three first albums
Tears For Fears: Advice for the Young at Heart, Famous Last Words
David Bowie: China Girl, Ashes to Ashes, etc...
U2: New Year's Day, With Or Without You, etc...
Simple Minds: live double In the City of Light is very good
Suzanne Vega: Ironbound, Calypso, Language, and many others
Fleetwood Mac: Little Lies
Dream Academy's Different Kind of Weather is a fantastic 'baroque pop' album I found some years ago
Peter Gabriel: So was an important album at my early listening times
Jon Anderson's Animation was the first epic song I fell in love with,
and yes, albums like 90125 and Asia were there in the beginning!
Jane Siberry is my definitive favourite of the artists that made their most important
albums in the 80's - The Walking has a status as my all-time favourite album.
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 15:48 |
Good topic this. 
I used to listen to a lot of 80's stuff before I found prog, so I'm going to find this difficult, but here goes:
1) Europe - The Final Countdown
2) Toto - Africa
3) Housemartins - Caravan of Love
4) Men at Work - Down Under
5) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen, no, wait, make that Geno...
6) Phil Collins + Philip Bailey - Easy Lover
7) The Cars - Drive
8) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
9) Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
10) Kraftwerk - The Model
Probably missed out loads, and I'm not sure some of them might even be from the 80's, but meh...
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Posted: April 06 2006 at 21:21 |
okay, here is another top 10:
- madonna - cherish
- toto - africa
- headpins - breakin down
- a-ha - take on me
- men at work - overkill
- frankie goes to hollywood - 2 tribes
- honeymoon suite - feel it again
- cutting crew - just died in your arms tonight
- duran duran - save a prayer
- rita coolidge - all time high
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Posted: April 06 2006 at 22:08 |
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Urgh, I really despise the '80s, I like very few '80s tunes.
Guns 'n Roses - Welcome To The Jungle and Paradise City
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Alice Cooper - Poison
And too much Queen to list here...
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
B52s & R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus and Enjoy The Silence (really preferring these now, never liked them back then)
I'm struggling now, I really don't like '80s music.
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Posted: April 06 2006 at 22:17 |
Zac M wrote:
1. Take on Me-A-Ha
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Hell yes!! as for me, my vote goes to the entirety of Michael Jackson's Thriller album.
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Posted: April 07 2006 at 00:03 |
This is my childhood you're talking about ... in fact right now I'm listening to Dexy's Midnight Runners' Best Of ... If you hear Come On Eileen and see dungarees and feel old ... well join the club! 
Here's a list I just happened to have handy ... of 80s singles that are still logged in my memory (max 1 per artist!)
Bryan Adams - Run To You
Black - Wonderful Life
Cameo - Word Up
Tracy Chapman - Talking About A Revolution
The Christians - Hooverville
Cock Robin - When Your Heart Is Week
Christopher Cross - It's Alright
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Culture Club - Karma Charmeleon
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Terrence Trent D'Arby - If You Let Me Stay
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
The Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Harold Faltermayer - Axel F
Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard
Genesis - Land Of Confusion
Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Joanna
Hall & Oates - Maneater
Bruce Hornsby And The Range - The Way It Is
The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love
Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Level 42 - Lessons In Love
Marillion - Incommunicado
Men At Work - Down Under
Opus - Life is Life
Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark - If You Leave
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee
The Pogues - Young Ned Of The Hill
The Pretenders - 2000 Miles
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep
Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief
Labi Sifre - (Something Inside) So Strong
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
The Smiths - Panic
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Sting - Russians
Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
Ultravox - We Came To Dance
UB40 - Sing Our Own Song
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Suzanne Vega - Gypsy
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Yazoo - Only You
Paul Young - Love Of The Common People
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