Recently,we had a great discussion about music going downhill since the 80s.But let's not kid ourselves,there was some of crappy music during that decade too,lol.Remember these lousy tunes?



"Dancing On The Ceiling" by Lionel Richie (1986)
"Rhythm Of The Night" by DeBarge (1985)
"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats (1983)
"Get Outta My Dreams,Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean (1988)
"We Built This City" by Starship (1985)
"Lies" by The Thompson Twins (1983)


Any others?

btw,it's all a matter of taste and we're just having fun with this,lol.But I'd really like to see what songs from the 80s that you hated too.

No.

Ok, these were really bad:
"Get Outta My Dreams,Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean (1988)
"We Built This City" by Starship (1985)
"Dancing On The Ceiling" by Lionel Richie (1986)

Looking back, "Rhythm Of The Night" is lame, but I liked it at the time.

I still love Lies and Saftey Dance.

Shake Your Love by Debbie Gibson is pretty cheesy...

My signature a few days ago was:

The Worst Song Of The 1980s: "Don't Worry Be Happy"

"Say You,Say Me" by Lionel Richie (1985) ---I'm a huge fan of Lionel,but let's be honest,by the mid-80s,he was putting out tepid crap like this.Hard to believe that THIS is the same guy who once wrote classic songs like Kenny Roger's "Lady" and the hit duet with Diana Ross "Endless Love",both of which are top-notch songs.

"Missing You" by John Waite (1984) ---the 80s was filled with songs like these....catchy yet totally predictable midtempo rock tracks with nothing interesting going on at all.

"Rumours" by Timex Social Club (1986)

DavidEye said:

Shit, "We Built This City" was the very first to pop into my head, and you beat me to it.



But I just saw this HORRID video....someone named Feargul Sharkey or something?? I don't know if that's a band or a person, but it doesn't even matter.
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"Go West" by The Pet Shop Boys
...oh hell...
...anything by The Pet Shop Boys...

the song about wearing sunglasses at night...think it was recorded by an actor....speaking of songs recorded by actors, "Party All The Time" by eddie murphy was pretty damn bad

VinaBlue said:

Back in 1983 when it came out,I liked "Lies" too.But I heard it recently and i was like "Damn,this song totally sucks"..lol...many 80s songs just don't age all that well.

"Lies,lies,lies yeah...they're gonna get you...Lies,lies,lies,yeah....they won't forget you"




But "The Safety Dance" sucked in 1983 and it sucks today too

DavidEye said:

Ok, ok. Lies is the worst Thompson Twins single. I agree. Safety Dance is cool to me. Maybe it's nostalgia? The video is so goofy.


By the way, Missing You is a great track. I love it. It's really hard for me to think of songs I didn't like back then.

VinaBlue said:

Yeah, and can anyone honestly say that when they hear the intro to this song, that they don't chant along "S. A. F. E. T. Y. SAFETY DANCE!"

TheMadMonkey said:

1993 actually....

DavidEye said:

You've just lost the remaining credibility that you had left.... this is a classic!

MartyMcFly said:

I love that song. I was just listening to it yesterday.

The worst song of the 80s is Oh Sheila by Ready For The Curl.

"The Final Countdown" - Europa

"Africa" - Toto

"Wild Wild West" - Escape Club

"Electric Youth" - Debbie Gibson

"Kyrie" - Mr. Mister

TheMadMonkey said:

Bad Monkey

DavidEye said:

All of those songs you listed, I actually liked.

But the songs I absolutely HATED with a passion from the 80's included:

"Mickey" by Toni Basil (totally annoying cheerleader-sounding song).
"Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q (the part that annoys me is the "I-I-I-I need you" line).
Mr Roboto by Styx ("Secret, secret, I've got a secret").

I'm sure I'll think of some more.
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TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

Ready for the Curl A lot of people thought that was a song by Prince, since they totally copped his sound and image.

AsianConnection said:

Oh you need your ass whooped for those Those were my JAMS especially Sledgehammer... gonna put it on now in protest.

AsianConnection said:

What...I loved all those songs...especially Money For Nothing.
'we got to fix those microwave ovens
custom kitchen delivery
we've got to move these refrigerators
we've got to move these color tvs
...i want my, i want my, i want my mtv'

That Sheena Easton James Bond tune is awful...
'Solid' by Ashford & Simpson...the video is equally crap
'Nothings gonna change my love for u' by Glenn Medearos or something..

psykosoul said:

WHATEVER! FUCK THEM SONGS! , Peace & Love though!
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DavidEye said:

Saw this video on VH1 Classics last night. Man, it just made me realize that the 80s was a bad hair decade!!!

I've never been particularly fond of Ah-ha's "Take On Me." *shudde* I can't watch that video.

Just thought of another song: "Don't You Want Me", by the Human League. Get sick of the lead singer singing, "Don't you want me baby...don't you want me.....ooooohhhhh" like he's dying or something. Idiot.

psychodelicide said:

psykosoul said:

"Rock me Amadeus" was someone's "jam" at some point?

"Unskinny Bop" by Poison. Possibly the DUMBEST song ever written. What the hell is "unskinny" anyway?? Is he saying he's into sex with fat girls? Fine dude, whatever floats your boat, but don't write a piece of shit like this one.

For that matter, most of the Poison catalogue should be included.

"Love & Pride"-Kingcrap looking singer,song & voice.
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PurpleCharm said: