80s

how funny that this pops up now!

dh & i just got the laptop/broadband set up a few weeks ago & have been creating download setlists with near-religious ferfour.

i just threw together a list of 80s songs the other night. many have already been mentioned, but here's a few more anyway:

the reflex -- duran duran

time (clock of the heart) -- culture club

let's dance -- bowie

william, it was really nothing -- the smiths

every day is like sunday -- the smiths

cuts you up -- peter murphy

sweetest drop -- peter murphy

killing moon -- echo & the bunnymen

running up that hill -- kate bush

can you tell i was depressed as a teenager?!

I beat ya to the Killing Moon one!

OK, a couple more:

The Unguarded Moment - The Church

Golden Brown - The Stranglers

Love of the Common People - Paul Young

Desire - Gene Loves Jezebel

And my hair was beautifully huuuuuge that night!!

Ah, Aqua-Net.  How I miss thee.

Ah, Aqua-Net.  How I miss thee.

I was a White Rain girl! That stuff stuck like glue!! 

Ah, Aqua-Net.  How I miss thee.

I remember practically every morning the girl's bathroom in my school would always have an Aqua-Net cloud.  We would be coughing and almost choking to death, but we didn't care we would just keep on spraying.  Memories.

Remember the magical day they introduced mousse?  Good times.

My sister and I both subscribed to the "wave" fad. We had bangs/fringe that formed a 2-3 inch tall swoopy wave on top of our heads. In addition, we would wear these humongous ribbon bows that my grandma would always make us. We must have had 50-60 each because my grandma would buy ribbon to match our outfits, and eventually she started to just make different combos of the same colors. Pair that with our multiple pairs of socks to match the outfits (like wearing black socks with bright blue socks on top on one foot and bright blue with black on top on the other foot, so matching but different) and the tee shirt ties, and we were pretty stylin!

Remember the magical day they introduced mousse?  Good times.

I remember trying to get someone to explain it to me once! She'd tried it, but I never had. 

How could I have forgotten?

Hey Mickey by Toni Basil

OK. You did ask so here goes...

The Oils  (Midnight Oil) - Beds are Burning
The Jam - Going Underground
The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams, Here Comes the Rain Again, Jennifer.... etc etc
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Madness - House of Fun, It Must Be Love, Baggy Trousers
UB40 - Red Red Wine, Cherry Oh Baby
Fun Boy Three - Our Lips are Sealed
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
Blondie - The Tide is High and many many more
Belinda Carlisle - I feel Free,  I Get Weak
John Lenon - Just Like starting Over
The Rolling Stones - Start Me UP and many many others
J Geils - Centerfold
Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt ME
Pass the Duchie (don't know who)
Dexi's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Susie (sp?) & the Banshees - Dear Prudence
Prince - When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette
The Communards - Don't Leave me this Way
Eurasure - Sometime
Madonna - too many to list
Michael Jackson - Bad
Hue Lewis & the News - Hip to be Square
The Proclaimers - Letter from America, 500 Miles
Suzanne Vega - Luka
T'Pau - China in your Hand, Heart and Soul
The Bangles - Walk like an Egyptian
U2 - I still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Where the Streets have No Name
Bobby ? - Don't Worry, Be Happy
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child of Mine and many others
Tom Petty - Free Fallin', Learning to Fly and many more
B-52's - Love Shack
The Pogues - Fairytale in New York
Traveling Wilburys -  All their songs

  Kate Bush - Babooshka, Running Up the Hill
  ABBA - Super Trouper
  Shaddap your Face - Who?
  Kim Wilde - Kids in America
  Shakin Stevens - This Old House, Green Door
  Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round
  LaBamba (who?)
  Kylie Monogue - Locomotion

Wow that was kind of a good walk down memory lane, some of them may be the late 70's as the 70's and 80's was kinda blurry at times 

The Pogues - Fairytale in New York

I JUST discovered that song this past Christmas and I love it! I'm also a fan of "Irish Rover" too, also a new discovery for me. Seems like it wasn't as popular in the US? Not sure!

some more of my favs...

smokin in the boys room
wear sunglasses at night
summer of 69  (really awesome song!, I have to dance when I hear it! )



Did anyone else think Billy Idol was THE SEXIEST man alive in the 80s and early 90s?
My gawd, I looked back at his old music videos...and wow that bad boy thing gets me everytime

some more of my favs...

smokin in the boys room
wear sunglasses at night
summer of 69  (really awesome song!, I have to dance when I hear it! )



Did anyone else think Billy Idol was THE SEXIEST man alive in the 80s and early 90s?
My gawd, I looked back at his old music videos...and wow that bad boy thing gets me everytime

My friend and I were at the Taste of Chicago a few weeks ago and a radio station broadcasting there was playing "Rebel Yell".  We stood right next to the speakers and it was like we were at a concert.  That song still kicks ass.

Remember the magical day they introduced mousse?  Good times.

Ah yes..the day that changed my life. I STILL use it becasue I love big hair. lol

As for music goes I can't believe nobody has mentioned any David Lee Roth/Van Halen tunes...Panama or Jump were on the radio ever two minutes!

As for music goes I can't believe nobody has mentioned any David Lee Roth/Van Halen tunes...Panama or Jump were on the radio ever two minutes!

Cheesiest videos ever looking back now, but we used to watch them over and over again. Anybody remember the super tight pants all the guys in Van Halen wore?