Best 80s songs

[Greg J]

I am making a folder full of 80s songs. Like most of you I play music during poker, and have a folder dedicated to musicians and bands I like. I also have an 80s theme folder, with these songs:

Agent Orange - Living in Darkness
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
C.W. McCall - Convoy
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Clash - Rock the Casbah
Clash - Tommy Gun
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Europe - The Final Countdown
Jerry Reed - Eastbound and Down (Smokey & the Bandit)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat
Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira
Public Enemy - Fight The Power
Rick Springfield - 867-5309 Jenny
Run DMC - King of Rock
Styx - Mr. Roboto


What essential 80s classics do I need to add to this list? Obviously, I like pretty much all genres of music.

What do you think is the best 80s song?

[sexdrugsmoney]

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Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun


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DESTROY .... DESTROY ... EXTERMINATE THE DOCTOR!

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Here's a couple of my faves:

True Faith - New Order
Love My Way - The Psychadelic Furs

[BradleyT]

Turn around bitch I got a use for you.

Every song off the album.

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[-Skeme-]

I'm the King of ROCK
There is none HIGHER
Sucka MCs should call me SIRE
To burn my kingdom you must use FIRE
And I won't stop rocking til I retire!

[slamdunkpro]

Um.. better check your timetable...

C.W. McCall - Convoy - 70's
Jerry Reed - Eastbound and Down (Smokey & the Bandit) - 70's
Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira - 70's
Rick Springfield - 867-5309 Jenny - Tommy Tutone

[Greg J]

oops. Oh well

[Dynasty]

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Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun


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DESTROY .... DESTROY ... EXTERMINATE THE DOCTOR!



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She-Bop is better.

[JMP300z]

ah ha take on me.

[LargeCents]

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Baltimora - Tarzan Boy

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Wasn't this early 90's? Didn't they make a Listerine commercial out of this song?

My favs from the 80's:
Rockit--Herbie Hancock
White Horse--Laid Back

Break dancing needs to make a comeback!

[Pocket Trips]

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Rick Springfield - 867-5309 Jenny

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This song is not Rick Springfield it is Tommy Tu-Tone ( yes i know how sad it is that I know this)

[Pocket Trips]

A-ha "take on me"

Nina "99 luft balloons"

Dexy's Midnight Runner "Come on Eileen"

"White lines"

Blondie "Rapture"

anything by duran duran

Brian Adams "Summer of 69"

Eddie Money "Shakin"

Greg Khn band " I lost on Jeopardy"

B52's "Rock Lobster"

The Buggles " Video Killed the Radio Star"

Kaja Goo Goo " Too shy"


J. Geils band "Centerfold"
those are the cheesy 80's songs I can think of off the top of my head
That should get you started

[M2d]

Blackman Redemption BMW

[Hal 2000]

Eddy Grant- Electric Avenue

[Olof]

Pixies - Wave of Mutilation, Debaser

Alphaville - Big in Japan

The Smiths - This Charming Man, Bigmouth Strikes Again

Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia, Rent

Also, if you're really determined about only including 80's songs, I believe Tommy Gun was released in 1978.

[ChipWrecked]

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Greg Khn band " I lost on Jeopardy"



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'I Lost on Jeopardy' is the Weird Al version, but maybe that's the one you mean?

[BradleyT]

Our Loves in Jeopardy is the original version.

[shakingspear]

Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot

[mmbt0ne]

While we're talking about him

Rick Springfield - Jesse's Girl
The Outfield - Your Love

[ChipWrecked]

Chris Isaak: Wicked Game

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Suck My Kiss

[Hal 2000]

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Suck My Kiss

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I believe that album came out in '91 or '92..

[Shilly]

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The Outfield - Your Love

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This song rules.

Also, Loverboy - Workin' For the Weekend

[ChipWrecked]

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Suck My Kiss

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I believe that album came out in '91 or '92..

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D'oh! Ni han.

[Nottom]

I'll add a few to the list:

Africa - Toto
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Down Under - Men at Work
Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Morning Train - Sheena Easton
She Blinded Me With With Science - Thomas Dolby
I Ran - Flock of Seagulls

... and pretty much anything by Prince.

[jgorham]

Hard to pick a song, but the Pixies really need to be mentioned in this thread. Debaser maybe? Or Where is my Mind?

[Kirg]

Siouxie and the Banshees - Israel (live)
Anne Clark - Our Darkness
Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love
Sisters of Mercy - Alice
Sisters of Mercy - This corrosion
Human League - Being Boiled
The Pixies - Debaser
The Pixies - Where is my mind
The Pixies - Monkey gone to heaven
The Smiths - How soon is now
The Smiths - Bigmouth strikes again
The Smiths - Girlfriend in a coma
Front 242 - Headhunter
Front 242 - Der verfluchte engel
Front 242 - Welcome to paradise
Neon Judgement - TV Treated
New Order - Blue Monday
Joy Division - Love will tear us apart

Quite a bit of this is New Wave.
Front 242 are basically one of the pioneers of industrial dance and is probably going to be tricky to find on torrents etc.
Smiths and Pixies are classics.

[redrooski24]

Van Halen, to many to list. Also throw some Metallica in there.

[Hamish McBagpipe]

Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo/ Call of the West
Limelight - Rush/Moving Pictures
E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite/This is BAD
I Melt With You - Modern English/After the Snow
Just Play Music-BAD/Tighten Up Vol. 88 <---that's a good poker handle.
Secret Journey - Police/Ghost in the Machine
Epic - Faith No More/The Real Thing
Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen/Ocean Rain
Dear God - XTC/Skylarking
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus/Single
All in My Mind - Love and Rockets/Express
Show Me - The Pretenders/Single

Couple there maybe.

[Talk2BigSteve]

People are people--Depeche Mode

Steve

[Turning Stone Pro]

The list begins and ends with One, by Metallica.

TSP