Best song of the 80's?

hrd2imgn
hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,949
edited April 2007 in Other Music
I ma curious for those of you who lived it with me, what do you think the best "80's" song there is? I am thinking more of the lines of top 40, so don't throw out some band we never heard. The 80's gets a bad rep, there was a lot of outstanding music (songs you just love listening to, or singing to). I don't think I could pick one as the best

my nominees (there are tons more):
Flock of Seagulls- I Ran
Men at Work- Land Down Under
Toto- Africa or Rosanna
Pat Benetar- Love is a Battlefield
Falco- Rock Me amadeus
Tear For Fears- Shout or Everybody wants to rule the world
The Knack- My Sharona
The Fixx- one thing leads to another
Men Without Hats- Safety Dance
MJ- beat it or Billie Jean
MAdonna- Like A Virgin
Duran Duran- Hungry like the wolf or Rio
Ah Ha- Take on Me
Simple Minds- Don't you forget about me
Wang Chung- Dance Hall Days or Wang Chung
Soft Cell- Tainted Love
Echo ANd The Bunnyman- Lips LIke sugar
INXS- devil inside or what you need, Never Tear Us Apart , Need you tonight
Chris Issac- Wicked Game
Eurythimcs- Sweet Dreams
Robert Palmer Addicted To Love or simply irresistable
Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax -
Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen
Madness Our House -
Thompson Twins Hold Me Now or Doctor Doctor
cutting crew- I just died in your arms tonight
Cyndi Lauper- Girls just want to have fun
Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is
Berlin -take my breath away
Hall and Oates- Maneater
Night Ranger- sister Christian
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Run DMC- Mary Mary or walk this way
Fine Young Cannibals- She dirves me crazy
zztop- legs
Dire straits- money is for nothing or walk of life
Prince- half of purple rain

forgot U2, Guns and Roses, the scorpions, Ratt, crowded House , the Police and REM.... add thier stuff too
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  • Pearls&Stones
    Pearls&Stones Posts: 585
    I vote for INXS , most notably "Never Tear Us Apart" and a hell of a lot of U2 and R.E.M.




    As a side note, there are a lot of songs from the 1980's that I now associate with the video game "Grand Theft Auto--Vice City" though remember those songs from when they were out, they are now forever linked with a video game I wasted hours of my life playing (mainly Flock Of Seagulls "I Ran," Night Ranger "Sister Christian," Nena "99 Luftbalons," Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart," and Wang Chung "Dance Hall Days")
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    From your list, I think 'Everybody wants to rule the world' is the best. I'd also say U2 'With or Without you/Running to stand Still'. The Police 'Every breath you take'. 'Spirit in the sky' by whoever sang that one. Culture Club 'karma kameleon' :D Guns n' Roses Sweet Child o' mine. John Lennon 'Woman'. Julian Lennon 'Too late For Goodbyes'. Aerosmith 'Angel'. Madonna 'Cherish/Express yourself :D. I feel silly listing some of these songs, but I think they're good 80's songs. But that's about all I can come up with.
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  • deadnote
    deadnote Posts: 1,678
    im sure a girl made the best song of the eighties but im not sure which one
    maybe sinnead o conner, pretenders

    im thinking the cure had somethin round the best too
    set your laughter free

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  • mrwalkerb
    mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    Prince- half of purple rain


    probably this
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  • culot4
    culot4 Posts: 775
    I agree with a lot of the ones already listed. I'll add a few though that just scream 80's.

    Dream Academy- Life in a Northern Town
    Bananarama- Cruel Summer
    Howard Jones-No One Is To Blame
    Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Of this list, my vote would go to Pat Benatar. Love her. Also love Tears for Fears though, and Echo and the Bunnymen. :)
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Oh and don't forget Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA. :)
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  • moeaholic
    moeaholic Posts: 535
    jack & diane by john cougar. love the line "hold onto 16 as long as you can, changes come around real soon make us women and men."
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I'm not sure I'd call much of that as outstanding music, but a lot of it was fun - on your list probably I'd pick Tainted Love, Wicked Game, or Sweet Dreams. I love Dire Straits, but techically Sultans of Swing is a 70's album - came out in 78 I believe.
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    I ma curious for those of you who lived it with me, what do you think the best "80's" song there is? I am thinking more of the lines of top 40, so don't throw out some band we never heard. The 80's gets a bad rep, there was a lot of outstanding music. I don't thinik I could pick one as the best

    my nominees (there are tons more):
    Flock of Seagulls- I Ran
    Men at Work- Land Down Under
    Toto- Africa or Rosanna
    Pat Benetar- Love is a Battlefield
    Falco- Rock Me amadeus
    Tear For Fears- Shout or Everybody wants to rule the world
    The Knack- My Sharona
    The Fixx- one thing leads to another
    Men Without Hats- Safety Dance
    MJ- beat it or Billie Jean
    MAdonna- Like A Virgin
    Duran Duran- Hungry like the wolf or Rio
    Ah Ha- Take on Me
    Simple Minds- Don't you forget about me
    Wang Chung- Dance Hall Days or Wang Chung
    Soft Cell- Tainted Love
    Echo ANd The Bunnyman- Lips LIke sugar
    INXS- devil inside or what you need, Never Tear Us Apart , Need you tonight
    Chris Issac- Wicked Game
    Eurythimcs- Sweet Dreams
    Robert Palmer Addicted To Love or simply irresistable
    Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax -
    Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen
    Madness Our House -
    Thompson Twins Hold Me Now or Doctor Doctor
    cutting crew- I just died in your arms tonight
    Cyndi Lauper- Girls just want to have fun
    Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is
    Berlin -take my breath away
    Hall and Oates- Maneater
    Night Ranger- sister Christian
    Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
    Run DMC- Mary Mary or walk this way
    Fine Young Cannibals- She dirves me crazy
    zztop- legs
    Dire straits- Sultans of swing or money is for nothing or walk of life
    Prince- half of purple rain


    ok here's the thing.........i love that list.......:o.........anyone of those songs is the best for it's own reason......:)
  • holtz
    holtz Posts: 509
    Guns N' Roses- Rocket Queen
  • somebodyelsessky2020
    somebodyelsessky2020 Posts: 1,177
    the trooper IRON MAIDEN
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    Can you see me now
    I am myself
    Like you somehow
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    Where it takes me
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  • gleemonex
    gleemonex Posts: 848
    My favourite song out of the 80s is probably Jane Says by Jane's Addiction.
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    girls on film - duran duran
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    Why don't you just ask me what my favorite Pearl Jam song is? These type of questions are so difficult. At this second, I'd say my favorite song from the 80's is Bad by U2. I heard it today and remembered how unbelievably good it is, especially when I hear it live. But I also just realized a song today that summarizes the 80's, a song that captures it's essence: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears. I don't know why but when I hear that song I get all wrapped up in the nostalgia of my youth like no other. Plus, the song so fits the 80's. And it happens to be very good.
  • i like matt.c
    i like matt.c Posts: 1,124
    Out of the nominees, i pick Sultans of Swing or Come On Eileen.
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    I tried to read the original list....not sure if there will be many repeats here - but this is a cheesy 80's mix I made many years back:

    Joe Jackson - Stepping Out
    A-ha - Take On Me
    Alphaville - Forever Young
    the Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
    Concrete Blonde - Joey
    Crowded House - Dont Dream Its Over
    Echo and the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar
    Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
    Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
    Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
    Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight
    Icicle Works - A Whisper To A Scream
    Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
    Modern English - Melt With You
    Nena - 99 Red Balloons
    New Order - Blue Monday
    Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
    Soft Cell - Tainted Love
    David Bowie - Space Oddity
    Suzanne Vega - Toms Diner
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  • Herbo
    Herbo Posts: 63
    Ozark Mountain daredevils : Chicken Train.

    or was that the 70s ?

    I cant quite remember, twas all such a blur.
    Take a bottle drink it down..... pass it around !
  • MJSB74
    MJSB74 Posts: 75
    In pop terms it was Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer. Pure pop perfection.
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    I think I just found the best song of the 80's. I totally forgot about this one:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxwJjJq2GZk
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    Another habit says its long overdue
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    I'm so happy with my righteous self

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