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PrintableI don't understand Vh1's love affair with Bon Jovi? 
List was ok, but some definitely great songs missing If you will, so will I | |
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Thriller81 said: Whatever you do, don't take this show too seriously. It's all a joke, it's based of the votes of a few people, not the general public as they might want you to think.
That's all understood from the get-go, but even on that basis, the top tier of the list is a joke. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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True, True, the Top 10 of this list is a joke.
Just My Opinion, 1. Billie Jean Michael Jackson 2. Like A Virgin Madonna 3. When Doves Cry Prince 4. Every Breath You Take The Police 5. Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen 6. Walk This Way Run DMC ft Aerosmith 7. What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 8. 1999 Prince 9. Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield 10. Jump Van Halen But that's just my opinion | |
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Wow. That list is hideous. That's got to be the whitest view of the '80s ever. And I agree, what the hell is Whitesnake doing up that high? | |
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namepeace said: 1 "Livin’ on a Prayer" Bon Jovi -- WAAAY TOO HIGH. "Thriller" or "Billie Jean" should be No.1 regardless of what one thinks about Michael Jackson now.
2 "Pour Some Sugar On Me" Def Leppard -- Come on. I'd take "Sweet Child" over this one any time. 6 "I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)" Daryl Hall & John Oates -- Love Hall and Oates, but this is way too high. 17 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake Are you kidding me? [Edited 11/2/06 9:15am] Yeah i agree, though im a big Jovi fan im shocked it came in at Number 1 also, i would have placed Wanted Dead or ALive instead. I think this count down showed how big power-rock was in the 80's with fans. Hall and Oates, i was just surprised they had only one entry, they were one of the top artists of the 80's. Guns N Roses, well i think they are great and love the songs, but they are so overrated and over praised for their place in time. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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theVelvetRoper said: 12 "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston How will i know but no "I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me)" | |
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I canNOT believe that The Cover Girls OR Expose are nowhere to be found on THIS list.
In fact, I canNOT believe that THIS list has no artists from the Freestyle genre at all! IMO, the 80's are nothing without them. | |
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Can someone PLEASE tell me wtf is wrong with WhiteSnake?!?! Coverdale rules!  | |
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lastdecember said: Yeah i agree, though im a big Jovi fan im shocked it came in at Number 1 also, i would have placed Wanted Dead or Alive instead.
It's a better song. No 80's list would be complete without Bon Jovi but the pop icons of the 80's were MJ, Madonna, Prince, and Bruce. ANY one of them (or U2 or the Police) I could see at No. 1 but not BJ. think this count down showed how big power-rock was in the 80's with fans. Hall and Oates, i was just surprised they had only one entry,
No doubt, but that was too high even for them. they were one of the top artists of the 80's. Guns N Roses, well i think they are great and love the songs, but they are so overrated and over praised for their place in time.
'Sweet Child O'Mine" is iconic, but you're on point there. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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the list was made up of people's votes on vh1.com
it was great to see Livin on a Prayer and Pour Some Sugar On Me at #1 and #2 Check it out ...Shiny Toy Guns R gonna blowup VERY soon and bring melody back to music..you heard it here 1st! http://www.myspacecomment...theone.mp3 | |
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LightOfArt said: Can someone PLEASE tell me wtf is wrong with WhiteSnake?!?! Coverdale rules!
nothing at all that was a great song that made the list Check it out ...Shiny Toy Guns R gonna blowup VERY soon and bring melody back to music..you heard it here 1st! http://www.myspacecomment...theone.mp3 | |
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thekidsgirl said: I don't understand Vh1's love affair with Bon Jovi?
List was ok, but some definitely great songs missing Yeah...But keep in mind...V-H1 had little to do with the list, which was voted on by the viewers... But...My Top 10 would be... 1. "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson (And I'm a bigger Prince fan..But that's just the way it is..) 2. "When Doves Cry" Prince 3 "Walk This Way" Run DMC 4. "Every Breath You Take" The Police 5. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2 6. "Beat It" Michael Jackson 7. "Little Red Corvette" Prince 8. (Tie)---"Hungry Like A Wolf" Duran Duran/"Sweet Child O Mine"--Guns & Roses 9. "Like A Virgin" Madonna 10. "My Perrogative" Bobby Brown [Edited 11/2/06 18:42pm] | |
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Mazerati said: LightOfArt said: Can someone PLEASE tell me wtf is wrong with WhiteSnake?!?! Coverdale rules!
nothing at all that was a great song that made the list Dudes, it's an ok song, probably a classic of the hair metal genre...but top 20 of the 80s overall?? | |
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namepeace said: 1 "Livin’ on a Prayer" Bon Jovi -- WAAAY TOO HIGH. "Thriller" or "Billie Jean" should be No.1 regardless of what one thinks about Michael Jackson now.
We normally agree, but there is no way in hell "Thriller" should be atop any list that isn't about videos. "Thriller" and "Sledgehammer" are good songs with great videos. Neither song should be anywhere near the top 100 of the '80s... especially over better tracks like "Beat It" or "In Your Eyes." "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: namepeace said: 1 "Livin’ on a Prayer" Bon Jovi -- WAAAY TOO HIGH. "Thriller" or "Billie Jean" should be No.1 regardless of what one thinks about Michael Jackson now.
We normally agree, but there is no way in hell "Thriller" should be atop any list that isn't about videos. "Thriller" and "Sledgehammer" are good songs with great videos. Neither song should be anywhere near the top 100 of the '80s... especially over better tracks like "Beat It" or "In Your Eyes." Let me clarify. The list VH1 oompiled was 100 greatest pop songs of the 1980's. On that basis, I think the title track from the biggest album of the decade (which also spawned the biggest music video in the history of the medium) should be ranked ahead of "Prayer" which wasn't as popular as "Thriller." Now, 100 greatest songs of the decade is a different story. On that basis you have a point I can get with. [Edited 11/2/06 20:39pm] Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Human League's Dont You Want Me should have been much higher Check it out ...Shiny Toy Guns R gonna blowup VERY soon and bring melody back to music..you heard it here 1st! http://www.myspacecomment...theone.mp3 | |
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the 1980s was full of very unique melodies all for different reasons. so i think there are some absolute compilations that are just simply dangerous to make and i think this is specifically one of them.....it's like the impossible cube thing with the colors that's so hard to get... | |
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MendesCity said: Mazerati said: nothing at all that was a great song that made the list Dudes, it's an ok song, probably a classic of the hair metal genre...but top 20 of the 80s overall??  &I can think of few more WS tunes that could be on that list. WS is much more than hair metal band. It was just a stage of their career. THey were a blues/rock band in late 70s and ofcourse Coverdale has a Deep Purple background where he wrote lyrics and provided the lead vocals for one of their best albums (BURN). And over the years a lot of geat musicians played in that band Jon Lord, Ian Paice (of deep purple), Cozzy Powwel, John Sykes, Adrian Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell and Steve Vai.  | |
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That list is kinda...ehh...I love eighties music..but there are WAY cooler songs from that time than some of these. I don't wanna jump on the "this list sucks" bandwagon but some of those songs were not that great. I cringe whenever I hear "You shook me all night long". But at least they included Talking heads and I love that "Too shy" song. Hmm...and I didn't see Missing Persons on there...and yes what about Peter Gabriel??? So much wrong with this! | |
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theVelvetRoper said: Here's the whole list:
1 "Livin’ on a Prayer" Bon Jovi 2 "Pour Some Sugar On Me" Def Leppard 3 "Hungry Like The Wolf" Duran Duran 4 "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 5 "When Doves Cry" Prince 6 "I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)" Daryl Hall & John Oates 7 "Sweet Child O’ Mine " Guns N' Roses 8 "Like A Virgin" Madonna 9 "Walk This Way" Run-D.M.C. 10 "You Shook Me All Night Long" AC/DC 11 "Don’t Stop Believin'" Journey 12 "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston 13 "With Or Without You" U2 14 "Walk Like An Egyptian" The Bangles 15 "Jump" Van Halen 16 "Need You Tonight" INXS 17 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake 18 "Come On Eileen" Dexy's Midnight Runners 19 "Time After Time" Cyndi Lauper 20 "Jessie’s Girl" Rick Springfield 21 "Beat It" Michael Jackson 22 "Just Like Heaven" The Cure 23 "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper 24 "Take On Me" a-ha 25 "Our Lips Are Sealed" The Go-Go's 26 "Welcome To The Jungle" Guns N' Roses 27 "Too Shy" Kajagoogoo 28 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 29 "Burning Down The House " Talking Heads 30 "Love Is A Battlefield" Pat Benatar 31 "Under Pressure" Queen & David Bowie 32 "Sister Christian" Night Ranger 33 "Tainted Love" Soft Cell 34 "Every Rose Has It’s Thorn" Poison 35 "In The Air Tonight" Phil Collins 36 "867-5309 / Jenny" Tommy Tutone 37 "Janie’s Got A Gun" Aerosmith 38 "Pride (In the Name Of Love)" U2 39 "I Melt With You" Modern English 40 "Love Shack" The B-52's 41 "Dr. Feelgood" Motley Crüe 42 "London Calling" The Clash 43 "Look Of Love" ABC 44 "Cruel Summer" Bananarama 45 "Nasty" Janet Jackson 46 "Every Breath You Take" The Police 47 "We’re Not Gonna Take It" Twisted Sister 48 "Born In The U.S.A." Bruce Springsteen 49 "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" Beastie Boys 50 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eurythmics 51 "Round And Round" Ratt 52 "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" Dead Or Alive 53 "White Wedding" Billy Idol 54 "Push It" Salt-N-Pepa 55 "I Ran (So Far Away)" A Flock Of Seagulls 56 "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" Bonnie Tyler 57 "Mickey" Toni Basil 58 "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Culture Club 59 "Jack & Diane" John Mellencamp 60 "Bust A Move" Young M.C. 61 "Mr. Roboto" STYX 62 "Take My Breath Away" Berlin 63 "Whip It" Devo 64 "Straight Up" Paula Abdul 65 "I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner 66 "Just Can’t Get Enough" Depeche Mode 67 "Keep On Loving You" REO Speedwagon 68 "Fight The Power" Public Enemy 69 "It’s The End of the World As We Know It" R.E.M. 70 "I Love Rock N’ Roll" Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 71 "Super Freak" Rick James 72 "One Thing Leads To Another" The Fixx 73 "99 Luftbaloons" Nena 74 "Faith" George Michael 75 "Little Red Corvette" Prince 76 "She Blinded Me With Science" Thomas Dolby 77 "Candy Girl" New Edition 78 "Call Me" Blondie 79 "Don’t You Want Me?" Human League 80 "It Takes Two" Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock 81 "Word Up" Cameo 82 "Tempted" Squeeze 83 "Kiss" Prince 84 "All Night Long (All Night)" Lionel Richie 85 "Addicted To Love" Robert Palmer 86 "I Want Candy" Bow Wow Wow 87 "Rock Me Amadeus " Falco 88 "Ain’t Nobody" Rufus & Chaka Khan 89 "Brass In Pocket" The Pretenders 90 "Wild Thing" Tone-Loc 91 "Walking On Sunshine" Katrina & The Waves 92 "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" New Kids On The Block 93 "Cars" Gary Numan 94 "Start Me Up" Rolling Stones 95 "Only In My Dreams" Debbie Gibson 96 "Down Under" Men At Work 97 "What I Like About You" The Romantics 98 "My Prerogative" Bobby Brown 99 "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung 100 "Working For The Weekend" Loverboy I am tired as all shit 
but am I correct in saying Prince is the only one with 3 songs in their list? | |
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