ok, we all know the 80s had GREAT pop. black and white alike, but these are some gems by some groups that don't get the hype of your typical 80s giants. any others you all want to add?

Something About You - Level 42
My Heart Needs a 2nd Chance - 38 Special
Heart - These Dreams (could include a few others from them)
She's a Beauty - The Tubes
Promises, Promises - Naked Eyes
Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes

Miss Sun by Boz Scaggs

Biggest Part Of Me-Ambrosia
Living Inside Myself-Gino Vanelli
The Living Years-Mike & The Mechanics
Look Away Hard Habit To Break Will You Still Love Me?-Chicago
All Or Nothing At All-Bobby Caldwell
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Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go for That" and "One on One".
Dan Hartman's "I Can Dream About You"
The Human League's "Human"
Nu Shooz - "I Can't Wait"
"C'est La Vie" - Robbie Nevil
Most of the Faith album by George of course lol

"Tempted" by Squeeze
"Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" by Huey Lewis and the News

wow, forgot about some of those. good additions. they helped me remember these
Broken Wings - Mister Mister
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Don't Dream Its Over - Crowded House
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
For Your Mind - Robbie Nevell
Love Will Bring You Back - Taylor Dayne

i FORGOT about that King of Wishful thinking song! yall are helping me compile the third volume in my 80s Mega Mix Cd! good stuff

datdude said:

speaking of Go West, there's this gem, too...






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All of you have provided some very good white-soul songs.

Some others not mentioned:

What you won't do for love-bobby c.
Been around the world-lisa s.
Drive-
Sister Christian-
Oh Sherry-
This is it-Kenny Loggins
Minute by Minute and What a Fool Believes-Doobie Brothers
Baby Come Back-Player
I just wanna stop-Gino V
Honeymoon Express and Are you my baby?-Lisa and Wendy
Head over Heels-Tears for Fear
Live to Tell and Love don't live here anymore-Madonna
No one to blame-Howard J.

Todd Rundgren's "Lost Horizon" was a very good '80s soul gem. (The video was taken off by evil ass WMG of course )

paligap said:

Man,I love this song! Takes me right back to the spring of '85! High school days.This one got alot of airplay on R&B stations.

Greg Kihn Band-Jeopardy. I loooove this song!

The Voice - Moody Blues
Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
Who's Crying Now - Journey
I've Been Waiting - Foreigner
Mistake Number Three - Culture Club

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Kenny Loggins - Love Will Follow ( Live, featuring Shanice)







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dseann said:

4got about that one. great soulful power ballad
(of course phil collins and culture don't fit into the "lesser known" category, good choices nonetheless)

Passion - Rod Stewart

If Leaving Me is Easy - Phil Collins

datdude said:

Glad to know someone else who appreciates good old fashioned music.

Hipsway - The Honeythief


Hipsway - Ask The Lord (1986) (New Extended Version)

These post-1970s Rundgren albums had some great '80s "white boy" soul too:


("Compassion" is probably the one that showcases it better, "Healing" coming in a distant second)


(Of course his version of "Mighty Love" and "Lost Horizon")


(Thanks to theAudience for hooking me to this one, I loved that he had Bobby Womack in "Want of a Nail", and then the final track, oh my goodness, great gospel in that one!)

datdude said:

HELL YEAH!

Timmy84 said:

HELL YEAH!

Robert Palmer, "Pressure Drop" is a very underrated album. Down right funky.