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Recommend very dated, synth-heavy, sunny-sounding 80s pop songs :::
Steve Winwood :: Valerie (1982) I'M THE SAME BOY I USED TO BE. I'm looking for some more 80s (or even late 70s) songs that have that slick, Moroder-esque/Solid Gold/heavily produced, electronic pop feel. The more synths the better[!]. Also it doesn't have to be a hit. I love rare album tracks, stuff that people think is "beyond cheese" -- all that... Please don't be shy! ... [Edited 12/1/06 17:48pm] | |
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Here's another example...
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Matthew Wilder :: Break My Stride (1983) or Go West :: Call Me (1985) Men Without Hats :: The Safety Dance ...more stuff like that. I'm looking for stuff that's very poppy, even obscure, underappreciated album tracks. | |
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Mara said: Here's another example...
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Matthew Wilder :: Break My Stride (1983) or Go West :: Call Me (1985) Men Without Hats :: The Safety Dance ...more stuff like that. I'm looking for stuff that's very poppy, even obscure, underappreciated album tracks. Phil Oakey-Electric Dreams 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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This might be stretching it but I would suggest digging into Thomas Dolby's back catalog...
   
If you'd prefer a comp... 
...this one's a goodie. Very synthy and most of it very Euro-sounding. Not everything's up and happy like Blinded Me With Science but it's all very good music. The Aliens Ate My Buick album is more organic and the funkiest as he uses a full American band. I'm sure you'd get into tunes like... Radio Silence Europa and The Pirate Twins Commercial Breakup One of Our Submarines White City Hyperactive! Airhead Hot Sauce Budapest by Blimp I Love You Goodbye I Live in a Suitcase That's Why People Fall in Love Urges tA  Tribal Disorder
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Tainted Love by Soft Cell
Cars by Gary Numan Whip It by Devo Shake It Up by The Cars Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles Take On Me by a-ha We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I don't know about sunny-sounding but at least these are uptempo
"Maniac" Michael Sembello "Steppin' Out" Joe Jackson | |
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 "He's So Shy" Pointer Sisters | |
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CinisterCee said: "He's So Shy" Pointer Sisters
dont b cee  | |
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Dave Lee Roth - Just like Paradise - a guilty pleasure if ever there was one  | |
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Rowdy said: Dave Lee Roth - Just like Paradise - a guilty pleasure if ever there was one
That's synth-heavy? | |
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The first song that came to my mind was Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It For The Boy". Bleh. | |
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sextonseven said: Rowdy said: Dave Lee Roth - Just like Paradise - a guilty pleasure if ever there was one
That's synth-heavy? It's got abysmal-sounding synths all over it, notably the wretched synth-bass. It rawks 
It's as synthy as Valerie, which I took to be the level of synth-dom we were looking for. | |
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You can check out Heaven 17's debut album Penthouse & Pavement. It's full of the types of synth-heavy songs that you're looking for.  | |
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The Human League. "Don't You Want Me Baby" and "Fascination". | |
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Serious by Donna Allen Space for sale... | |
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Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
before they got all deep, dark, and serious 
Also, Gloria - Laura Branigan LOADS of great, chipper, cheesy synths in that one. And she sang her tushie off, as well. Great song, one of my first singles that I bought w/ I was a kid. | |
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a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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NorthernLad said: Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
"The Meaning of Love" is another Depeche song in that vein. Berlin - The Metro The B-52's - Legal Tender Psychadelic Furs - Love My Way Thompson Twins - In the Name of Love Yaz - Situation I'm the first mammal to wear pants. | |
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"Oh Sheila" Ready for the World.
For some reason, this song gives me a naughty feeling inside. Hee hee. (probably because it reminds me of Prince) Wanna hear me sing?  www.ChampagneHoneybee.com | |
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Axchi696 said: NorthernLad said: Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
"The Meaning of Love" is another Depeche song in that vein. Berlin - The Metro I always thought that song sounded a bit sinister. | |
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Speaking of Berlin, how about "No More Words"? Can't get more Moroder-esque than a song produced by Giorgio Moroder. | |
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Thanks everybody so far.
These are some great recommendations! Keep 'em coming. I'm compiling a list of stuff to buy/download/check out, so any suggestion helps. | |
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NorthernLad said: Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
before they got all deep, dark, and serious
Also, Gloria - Laura Branigan LOADS of great, chipper, cheesy synths in that one. And she sang her tushie off, as well. Great song, one of my first singles that I bought w/ I was a kid.  Definitely.
Actually have that song in my collection. But you're right on with what I'm looking for. | |
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sextonseven said: The first song that came to my mind was Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It For The Boy". Bleh.
Surprisingly, that song I've never been too keen on. I'd take the Pointer Sister's "Automatic" and the entire "Break Out" album over the Footloose soundtrack. But, moviewise, I wish the FAST FORWARD (1985) soundtrack was available on CD. Schitt, I'd buy a bootleg. | |
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Christopher said: CinisterCee said: "He's So Shy" Pointer Sisters
dont b cee
She's too DARKSIDED!!!  | |
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Central Line - Walking into Sunshine
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart Come as You Are (Superstar) - The System | |
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Mara said: Here's another example...
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Matthew Wilder :: Break My Stride (1983)  ain't nothing gonna break my stride...nobody gonna slow me down...oh no....I got to keep on moving
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Mara said: Here's another example...
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Matthew Wilder :: Break My Stride (1983) or Go West :: Call Me (1985) Men Without Hats :: The Safety Dance ...more stuff like that. I'm looking for stuff that's very poppy, even obscure, underappreciated album tracks. Men w/out Hats - Antarctica A happy face, A Thumpin Bass, For A Lovin' Race. PEACE. | |
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J. Geils Band - Flamethrower
THe Cars - Shake it Up [Edited 12/4/06 6:31am] A happy face, A Thumpin Bass, For A Lovin' Race. PEACE. | |
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