Favorite 80s song (post video and lyrics)

stevieraveon

Colin Hay "Overkill"

Him doing it solo acoustic on Scrubs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ45xrtNnzk

I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know I'll be alright
Perhaps it's just imagination

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away

Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation

At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night from overkill

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Come back another day

I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know I'll be alright
It's just overkill

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away

disconnected

Damn, this is a tough one.... I just can't choose.... I posted three clips incl lyrics (sorry!!!!).....

Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=1ph7p7DT53Y

You with the sad eyes
don't be discouraged
oh I realize
it's hard to take courage
in a world full of people
you can lose sight of it all
and the darkness inside you
can make you fell so small

But I see your true colors
shining through
I see your true colors
and that's why I love you
so don't be afraid to let them show
your true colors
true colors are beautiful
like a rainbow

Show me a smile then
don't be unhappy, can't remember
when I last saw you laughing
if this world makes you crazy
and you've taken all you can bear
you call me up
because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors
shining through
I see your true colors
and that's why I love you
so don't be afraid to let them show
your true colors
true colors are beautiful
like a rainbow

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Genesis - Land of confusion
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=3MzShg7yXik

I mustve dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
Theyre moving into the street.

Now did you read the news today
They say the dangers gone away
But I can see the fires still alight
There burning into the night.

Theres too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.

Ooh superman where are you now
When everythings gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour.

This is the time
This is the place
So we look for the future
But theres not much love to go round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion.

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.

I remember long ago -
Ooh when the sun was shining
Yes and the stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago -

I wont be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
Were not just making promises
That we know, well never keep.

Too many men
Theres too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.

Now this is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for.

This is the world we live in
And these are the names were given
Stand up and lets start showing
Just where our lives are going to

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John Lennon - Imagine
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

xtremehardy388

I think Imagine is one of the most overrated songs. I know it's a sin to say something bad about Lennon on a PJ forum but I never could get into Lennon or The Beatles, for that matter.


On another note, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is a good 80's song

lucylespian

Pj_Gurl wrote:

So you got into them around the no code/yield era? What an awesome time to discover them! I'm 25 and been into Pearl Jam hardcore since i was 12. When i've gone to PJ concerts over the years (first one i was 15) and looked around and seen so many people so much older than me rocking out to them, i think it's just testament to how awesome they are and how cool it is that there is such a range in the age of their fans. Not that i'm calling you old, noooo way, but it's just such a wicked cool feeling. People all ages love this band.

Yes, it was Yield. I had heard Spin the Black Circle on the radio, but I didn't like it. Someone at work was griping taht theie husband had bought this PJ crap on an overseas trip. I said, hey get out of your groove, let me have a listen. So they loaned it to me, and I loved it.
I love One too, but I did not get into Metallica until Load, so I can't claim them as 80's music.
I never lsiten to the radio so I'm always decades behind everyone else with new music.
And I am oldish, 44. Same age as Ed and James Hetfield, pretty much.

who's_pearljam?

stevieraveon wrote:

Colin Hay "Overkill"

Him doing it solo acoustic on Scrubs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ45xrtNnzk

After seeing your name up there I gotta put this up! :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWLw7nozO_U&feature=related

I hope everyone's ok down that way after Gustav!

Well theres floodin down in texas....all of the telephone lines are down
Well theres floodin down in texas....all of the telephone lines are down
And Ive been tryin to call my baby....lord and I cant get a single sound

Well dark clouds are rollin in....man Im standin out in the rain
Well dark clouds are rollin in....man Im standin out in the rain
Yeah flood water keep a rollin....man its about to drive poor me insane

Well Im leavin you baby....lord and Im goin back home to stay
Well Im leavin you baby....lord and Im goin back home to stay
Well back home I know floods and tornadoes....baby the sun shines every day