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20 CommentsToday is 80s day in the Scrivs's iTunes player so I figured I would provide you with the day's top 10 80s songs accompanied with YouTube clips. If you know me you know that I'm not big on going outside of hip-hop, R&B and classical, but that doesn't mean I don't like other genres and eras. Keep in mind these are my top 10 80s songs for the day, not a definitive list that I am trying to start a debate over so just sit back and enjoy.
- Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
- A-Ha - Take On Me
- Blondie - Call Me
- The J. Giles Band - Centerfold
- Michael Jackson - Beat It
- Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
- Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
- Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
- Hall & Oates - Maneater
- Prince - When Doves Cry (Universal removed the real video)
shadeofgray
Written Jun. 13, 2007 / Report /
a-ha possibly the greatest video ever!!!
Scrivs
Written Jun. 13, 2007 / Report /
And since someone is bound to post the Family Guy version of it, let me beat you to the punch.
shadeofgray
Written Jun. 13, 2007 / Report /
ha I forgot about that! Great show great video, too much fun for today
dook
Written Jun. 13, 2007 / Report /
You mentioned not going outside the hip-hop genre, but hey, Tom Sawyer is a classic 80's hit.
estarla
Written Jun. 13, 2007 / Report /
Haha, I love it.
publicenergy
Written Jun. 13, 2007 / Report /
Nice choices - here's a few of my favourites...
Soft Cell - Bedsitter...
The Specials - Ghost Town
Eurythmics - Beethoven
And finally a bit of comic relief! ;)
Aneka - Japanese Boy
Rich
Written Jun. 13, 2007 / Report /
The 80s produced some wonderful music, most of which has already been mentioned. But the 80s were also the decade of the one hit wonder. (I'm too lazy to find Youtube videos; my mouse batteries just ran out, so I'm trackpaddin'.)
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Indeep - Last Night a DJ Saved my Life
EMF - Unbelievable
Not to mention people like the Weather Girls, Right Said Fred, Haddaway, Paul Lekakis, the list goes on.
cooper
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
I prefer
When Doves Fly is the only on that original list I would choose. Yea for <EM>Ghost Town.
seanrox
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
Alphaville - Big In Japan:
Visage - Fade To Grey:
B movie - Nowhere girl:
Scrivs
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
I'll throw out some more to make this the epic 80s Note thread.
jmathias
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
Not to be a wanker, Rich, but Rapper's Delight is from 1979, close but not yet the eighties.
Rich
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
jmathias: Damn it you're right! I stand corrected.
AndrewIngram
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
Europe - The Final Countdown
publicenergy
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
Another small set of ones I should have included the first time...
Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit)
Act - Snobbery & Decay
Depeche Mode - Behind the Wheel
Buggles - Living in the Plastic Age
OMD - Messages
karmatosed
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
Here is my top 10
Tony Basil: Hey Mickey
Adam and the Ants: Stand and delivery
Culture Club: Karma Chameleon
Dexys Midnight Runners: Come on Eileen
Madness: Our House
REM: It's the end of the world as we know it
Talking Heads: Road to Nowhere
Midnight Oil: Beds are Burning
Pop will eat itself: Can you Dig It?
Dr and the medics: Spirit in the sky
jensized
Written Jun. 14, 2007 / Report /
Sledgehammer has my heart. Great song and video..
MangoFalls
Written Jun. 15, 2007 / Report /
Dig if you will, the picture...
I'll restrict mine to bands that I actually saw live...yeah, I'm feeling a little old right now.
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Modern English - Melt With You
REM - Radio Free Europe
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Clash - Rock the Casbah
Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right
GnR - Sweet Child o Mine
Scrivs
Written Apr. 21, 2008 / Report /
Thinking about moving REO Speedwagon into the top:
Tyme
Written Apr. 21, 2008 / Report /
Wow, I forgot all about that song. Nice choice.
joshawesome
Written Apr. 27, 2008 / Report /
Yea...I broke this one...damn it all. :)
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (I'm not a Whitney fan but there's something about this song.)