the clash- rock the casbah
abc- the look of love
tears for fears- shout
level 42- something about you
madonna- into the groove
alisha--too turned on/stargazing/all night passion
shannon--let the music play
prince-erotic city/pop life/hot thing
janet jackson- alright/miss you much

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 (all versions!)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?
Culture CLub - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? (Dub version)
Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
Public Image Ltd – Rise
Prince - U Got The Look
Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)

and the grandaddy of them all:

You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band
She Talks To Me With Her Body - The Barkays
Atomic Dog - George Clinton
Let's Work - Prince
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
Ms. Got The Body - Con-Funk-Shun
Candy Girl - New Edition
Candy Man - The Mary Jane Girls
Super Freak - Rick James
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Earth To Mickey - Chaka Khan
Word Up - Cameo
Sex-O-Matic - The Barkays
Electric Lady - Con-Funk-Shun
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Oh Sheila - Ready For The World
Crack Killed Applejack - General Kane
Freak-A-Holic - Egyptian Lover
That's It, Don't Stop - The Bronner Brothers

Still, in my opinion, the best decade in music! You had dance mixes from the gay clubs, a lot of soul/RnB, remnants of the disco era, English new wave bands, and a planted seed for dance music of the '90s (like C & C Music Factory, Black Box, Deee-Lite, etc.) From the 80's, here are my picks in no particular order...

Vanessa Williams "The Right Stuff"
Jody Watley "Looking for a New Love"
Jody Watley "Real Love"
Mel & Kim "That's the Way It Is"
Bobby Brown "My Perrogative"
Roxette: "She's Got the Look"
Patrick Cowley "Megatron Man"
The Cure "Why Can't I Be You?"
Janet Jackson "Escapade"
Dead or Alive "Misty Circles/You Spin Me Round"
Carol Jiani "Hit 'n' Run Lover"
Patrice Rushen "Forget Me Nots"
Stephanie Mills "The Medicine Song"
Karen Young "Hot Shot"
Pointer Sisters "Automatic"
Pointer Sisters "Twist My Arm"
The Jacksons "State of Shock"
Chic "Good Times"
Thelma Houston "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Liza Minnelli w/ Pet Shop Boys "Losing My Mind"
Eartha Kitt w/ Bronski Beat "Cha Cha Heels"
Erasure "A Little Respect"
Depeche Mode "Strangelove"
Depeche Mode "Behind the Wheel"
Shannon "Let the Music Play"
Tina Turner "We Don't Need Another Hero"
Grace Jones "Slave to the Rhythm"
Arcadia "Election Day"
Laid Back "White Horse"
Madonna "Express Yourself"
Paul Parker "Right On Target"
Miguel Brown "So Many Men"
Hazell Dean "Searchin'"
Viola Willis "Stormy Weather"
Claudja Barry "Work Me Over"
Donna Summer "She Works Hard For the Money"
Patrick Hernandez "Born to Be Alive"
Thompson Twins "Lie Lie Lies"
Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science"
Kajagoogoo "Too Shy"
Georgio "Sex Appeal"
Bananarama "Venus"
Bananarama "Cruel Summer"

Kraftwerk anything from their "Computer World" release
Eurythmics "Touch Dance"

and ALL THINGS 12" by PRINCE!

purpleunderground said:

A lot of great tips, good going
I have one, it`s not quite 80s, but almost. The 12 inch remix of Diana Ross` "The Boss" from 1979 is a good example of the great 12" remixes.

BananaCologne said:

co-

PRINCE!!!

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