Hello everyone. I recently bought lots of 80's compilation CDs. With all compilations there are songs I like and Songs I don't. I already had lots of original 80s LPs from great artists, so I was thinking of making a CDR set of my faves. Here is a short list in no sort of order.

I was wondering if U could suggest any songs I've missed out on.

I only want 1 song per artist if you want to suggest a replacement.

ThanX everyone. Let's get nostalgic.

You spin me round (like a record) - Dead or Alive
Tainted love [Extended] - Soft Cell
Going underground - The Jam
Sign your name - Terence Trent D'Arby
Kids in America - Kim Wild
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
Stand and Deliver - Adam and the Ants
Music and lights - Imagination
Back to life - Soul II Soul
Heaven is a place on earth - Belinda Carlisle
The lady in red - Chris De Burgh
Don't turn around - Aswad
Walk like an Egyptian - Bangles
Making your mind up - Bucks Fizz
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
Candy girl - New Edition
99 Red balloons - Nena
The Lovecats - The Cure
Mama used to say - Junior
Word up - Cameo
Let's Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
Street tuff - Rebel MC
Tom's Diner - DNA
Babooshka - Kate Bush
U got the look - Prince
Like a prayer (Club mix) - Madonna
Smooth criminal - Michael Jackson
Me myself and I - De la soul
Electric Youth - Debbie Gibson
[This message was edited Sat Jan 11 7:09:15 PST 2003 by Partyboy]

Manic Monday instead of Walk Like An Egyptian? or even James instead of Walk Like An Egytian?

I am not too sure but I am so sure Kym Wilde was 79.

"Christine" The House of Love
"Come Back" The Mighty Wah!
"Rapture" Anita Baker
"Fake" Alexander O'Neil
"That's The Way Love Goes" Ten City
"Rock Da House" Cookie Crew
"Wired For Sound" Cliff Richard
"I Want Your Love" Transvision Vamp
"Crash" Primitives
"She Bangs The Drums" Stone Roses
"Loaded" Primal Scream
"Temptation" New Order

Cheers Losspig. Keep em comin peeps

Agree with u.. but you can't leave these out of the best 80's pop!..


Too shy - KajagooGoo
Neverending story - limahl
Wake me up before you go go - Wham!
I want your sex - George michael
Faith - george michael

Icehouse "electric blue"
mondo rock "come said the boy"
jackson browne "somebody's baby"
Richard Marx "endless summer nights"
foreigner "waiting for a girl like u"
loverboy "hot girl's in love"
Belinda Carlisle "summer rain"

& yeh other stuff . . . .

ThanX I'll bare all these in mind. Some good suggestions that I didn't consider.

Soft Cell not Tainted Love but Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Scritti Politti : album Cupid & Psyche 85 ( contains the hits The Word Girl + The Perfect Way) the song "Oh Patti"
Prefab Sprout Cars & Girls, The King of Rock'n Roll, When Love Breaks Down
New Order: Love Vigilente, Bizarre Love Triangle, Blue Monday,
Crowded House: Don't Dream It's Over
The Cars: at least the Hearbeat City album (with Drive)
Hall & Oates: the albums Voices, Private Eyes, H2O, Rock n Soul & Big Bam Boom
The Silencers (scottish band): their first 2 albums : A Letter to St Paul , A Blues for Buddah
ABC: The Lexicon Of Love (with The Look of Love)
some Level 42 stuff like Something About You
The Lotus Eaters: the song: The First Picture Of You
all the 80s Police album (no compilation)
Men At Work: It's a Mistake, Who Can It Be, Overkill
a best of The Smiths of course
Morrissey Everyday is Like Sunday, Suehead
The The album Soul Mining ( contains This is the Day & Uncertain Smile)
Hipsway ( scootish blue eyes soul, the musician of the future Texas) : The Honeythief
some Madness like Our House
The Fun Boy 3 ( I like this version better than the Go Go's one) : Our Lips are Sealed
a sad reggae: Radio Africa by Latin Quarter
Big decision by That Petrol Emotion
some Clash, INXS ( my favourite: Kiss The Dirt), B52s ( their 89 album + terrific songs like Songs for a future Generation, Ain't That A Shame)
some Blondie ( + Backfired by Debbie Harry)
The Passions "I'm in love with a german film star"
many XTC stuff: like the album Oranges & Lemons & the one with Senses Working Overtime
The Pretenders the album Learning To Crawl
The Pixies the album Doolitle
Heart: their album with These Dreams
Danny Wilson: Mary's Prayers
Joe Jackson: Steppin Out at least
The Waterboys: The Whole Of The Moon
Midnight Oil: Beds are burning, The Power and The Passion
Elvis Costello: Everyday I write a book
Club Nouveau: Lean On Me
Patrice Rushen : Forgets Me Not
Working Week: I thought Id never see you again
+ the song Wamos A La Playa!!!
[This message was edited Sat Jan 11 14:26:32 PST 2003 by jnoel]

Wow, someone really no's their collection.

Berlin- The metro, take my breath away, no more words

Pat Benetar- hit me with your best shot, heartbreaker, love is a battlefied, you better run, we belong

Culture Club- do you really want to hurt me, karma chamelion, church of the piosined mind, miss me blind

Madonna- Dress you up, like a virgin, holiday, borderline, material girl, lucky star, into the groove, crazy for you

Wham!- everything she wants

Bangles- hazy shade of winter, hero takes a fall, eternal flame

Go-Gos- our lips are sealed, we got the beat, head over heels, vacation

Cyndi Lauper- time after time, girls just wanna have fun, she bop

Duran Duran- hungry like the wolf

Ahha- take on me

David Bowie- let's dance, china girl

sheila E.- the glamourus life, a lovebizarre

Teena Marie- lovergirl, square biz

Rick James- superfreak

Mary Jane girls- my house

Tears for fears- shout, head over heels, everybody wants to rule the world

MJ- billie jean, thriller, rock with you, don't stop till you get enough

MJ & Paul Mcartny- say say say

Sheena Easton- morining train, telephone (long distance love affair), sugar walls, strut, lover in me

Kim Wilde- keep me hangin' on

Simple minds- don't you forget about me

Morris day- fishnet

the time- jungle love, the bird

Vanity- pretty mess

Wendy & Lisa- waterfall, honeymoon express sideshow

Eurithmics- sweet dreams (are made of this), would I lie to you

Queen- another one bites the dust

Quaterflash- harden my heart

"I can't wait", "puttin' on the ritz", "one nite in bangkok" (can't remember who sang these)

Gary newman- cars

Tina Turner- what's love got to do with it

Belinad carlile- mad about you

Debbie Gibson- shake your love, foolish beat

Tiffany- I think we're alone now

Rick Springfield- jessie's girl

I'll think of some more later
[This message was edited Sat Jan 11 13:44:52 PST 2003 by lovebizzare]

Partyboy said: "Hello everyone.I was wondering if U could suggest any songs ."

I don't find it particularly easy 2 2nd guess some1 else's taste in music & i want 2 watch the 2nd half of the steelers/titans game so (off the top of my head) i'll just have 2 recommend a few songs,most of which u r probably already well familiar with but nevertheless may still b worth ur consideration 4 inclusion in ur 80s compilation:

"Ask" The Smiths
"When Tomorrow Comes" Eurythmics
"Perfect Skin" Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
"Veronica" Elvis Costello
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" The Police
"Real Wild Child" Iggy Pop
"You Got It" Roy Orbison
"Higher Love" Stevie Winwood
"I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" Stevie Wonder
"The House Is Rockin'" Stevie Ray Vaughan
"Living In Another World" Talk Talk
"Let My Love Open The Door" Pete Townshend
"I Won't Back Down" Tom Petty
"Another Nail In My Heart" Squeeze
"Once In A Lifetime" Talking Heads
"Could You Be Loved" Bob Marley & The Wailers
"World Shut Your Mouth" Julian Cope
"The Mayor Of Simpleton" XTC
"Stand" REM
"Give Me The Night" George Benson
"Fools Gold" Stone Roses
"Theme From Starsky & Hutch" James Taylor Quartet
"Orpheus" David Sylvian
"Jump" Van Halen
"Only You" Yazoo
"Dancing In The Dark" Bruce Springsteen
"Papillon" Chaka Khan
"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" Sting
"Gigantic/Debaser" The Pixies
"Oblivious" Aztec Camera
"When Love Breaks Down" Prefab Sprout

Hopefully that list MAY b of some small help 2 u,though i'm no 80's expert & there r others here who will no doubt b able 2 suggest far more appropriate material.

Partyboy said:

Tune!

Too Shy--Kajagoogoo

She Blinded Me With Science--Thomas Dolby

Der Kommisar--After The Fire

Something So Strong--Crowded House

Somebody's Watching Me--Rockwell

Lies--Thompson Twins

She Bop--Cindi Lauper

Loverboy - Billy Ocean

Voices Carry - Til Tuesday

One More Night - Phil Collins

Pseusidio (SP??) - Phil Collins

Rapture - Blondie

Let the Music Play - Shannon

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Indeep

King for A Day - Thompson Twins

Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins

Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runner

Stand Back - Stevie Nicks

We Built this City - Starship

Broken Wings - Mister Mister

Rosanna - Toto

Africa - Toto

I really love the 81-86 years.

More Pop tunes that come to mind"

Sara - Starship

Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

The Rain - Oran Juice Jones

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

We Don't Have to take our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart

Dead Giveaway - Shalamar

Just thought of some more

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- Head to toe, lost in emotion

New edition- cool it now, mr.telephone man

Taylor Dayne- tell it to my heart, don't rush me

Heart- Never

Eddie Murphy- party all the time

Madonna- brning up

"Working For The Weekend"--Loverboy

"Voices Carry"--Til Tuesday (good one, Prettyman)

"It's My Life"--Talk Talk

"Burning Down The House"--Talking Heads

"Easy Lover"--Phil Collins & Philip Bailey

"Against All Odds"--Phil Collins

"Overkill"--Men At Work

Here's a list of some of my favorite 80s songs,which would make a cool compilation CD...


"Tempted" by Squeeze (1981)
"She Blinded Me With Science" Thomas Dolby (1983)
"Workin For The Weekend" (1981)
"The Reflex" Duran Duran (1984)
"Time (Clock Of The Heart)" Culture Club (1983)
"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson (1983)
"Give It To Me,Baby" Rick James (1981)
"I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" Cherelle (1984)
"You Give Good Love" Whitney Houston (1985)
"Word Up" Cameo (1986)
"The Rain" Oran "Juice" Jones (1986)
"Digital Display" Ready For The World (1985)
"Things Can Only Get Better" Howard Jones (1985)
"Love Is A Battlefield" Pat Benatar (1983)
"Just Got Lucky" Jo Boxers (1983)
"Love Plus One" Haircut One Hundred (1982)
"Shattered Dreams" Johnny Hates Jazz (1988)
"Do You Believe In Love" Huey Lewis and the News (1982)
"Eye In the Sky" Alan Parsons Project (1984)
"Live To Tell" Madonna (1986)
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" Hall & Oates (1981)
"Abracadabra" Steve Miller Band (1982)
"I Ran (So Far Away)" A Flock Of Seagulls (1982)
"867-5309/Jenny" Tommy Tutone (1982)
"Lost In Emotion" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (1987)
"Litte Red Corvette" Prince (1982)



Hell,if you burn a CD like this,burn me a copy too

wellbeyond said:

Although I love his song with Philip Bailey "Easy Lover",I just can't tolerate Phil Collin's voice.And his music was so "polished" and not very interesting imo.

hall & oates-maneater
the jacksons & mick jagger-state of shock
robbie nevill-ces't la vie
naked eyes-promises, promises
the gap band-early in the morning
madonna-holiday
toto-africa
inxs-need u 2night
level 42-something about u
paul young-everytime u go away
human league-human
robert palmer-didn't mean to turn u on
wang chun-to live and die in l.a.
howard jones-things can only get better

Sandra said:

too shy had a real funky bass line 2 be some 80's pop...

diamondpearl1 said:

yeah.. loved the bass in too shy, Nick Beggs is pretty good on bass.. even though I just love Limahl's voice

diamondpearl1 said:

I just love this song so much! It sounds sooo mid-80s,dosen't it? I love the chorus...


"whoa oh oh...oh oh oh oh (whoa oh oh oh...oh oh oh oh)

The whole S/A/W catalogue.

Besides Prince:

Madonna- Holiday, Lucky Star, Burning Up, Borderline, Like a Virgin, Material Girl, Dress You Up, Angel, Into the Groove, Crazy for You, Papa Don't Preach, Open Your Heart, Who's That Girl, Causin' a Commotion, Like a Prayer, Express Yourself, Cherish

Janet Jackson- What Have You Done for Me Lately, The Pleasure Principle, When I Think of You, Nasty, Miss You Much, Rhythm Nation, Escapade

The Cure- Let's Go to Bed, The Walk, The Lovecats, In Between Days, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Hot Hot Hot, Just Like Heaven

Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Love Is a Stranger, Here Comes the Rain Again, Who's That Girl, Sexcrime (1984), Would I Lie to You?, There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart), It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back), Missionary Man, I Need a Man

Blondie- Rapture, The Tide Is High, War Child, Island of Lost Souls

Depeche Mode- Just Can't Get Enough, New Life, Everything Counts, People Are People, Master and Servant, A Question of Lust, Strangelove, Never Let Me Down Again, Personal Jesus

David Bowie- Let's Dance, China Girl, Modern Love, Without You, Blue Jean, Absolute Beginners

New Order- Temptation (87), Blue Monday, Thieves Like Us, Bizarre Love Triangle, Shellshock, Subculture, State of the Nation, True Faith, 1963, VANISHING POINT

The Smiths- How Soon is Now?, William It Was Really Nothing, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Bigmouth Strikes Again, Ask, Panic

Those are just singles. Everybody else mentioned great ones.

Hall And Oates--Somethings Are Better Left Unsaid, One On One, Maneater, Say It Isnt So, I Can't Go For That, Out Of Touch, Wait For Me.

Gary Numan--His first 3 records. They are amazing, and they invented 1999, not the other way around.

Van Halen--, Woman And Children First, Fair Warning, 1984.

Bangles--Manic Monday.

Thompson Twins--Lies, Love On Your Side, Doctor, Doctor, Lay Your Hands On Me.

Public Enemy--It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back.

Big Country--In A Big Country.

The Waitresses--I know What Boys Like.

Level 42--Something About You.

The KingBees--My Mistake.

Ultravox--Vienna.

Split Enz--I Got You.

Human sexual Response--What Does Sex Mean To Me?

General Public--Tenderness

Til Tuesday--voices Carry.

The Colourfield--Can't Get Enuff Of You Baby.

Beluous Some--Imagination.

Adam Ant--Goodie 2 Shoes

Frankie And The Knockouts--Sweetheart.

Naked Eyes--Promises Promises.

Red Rockers--China

Plimsouls--Million Miles Away.

Wall Of Voodoo--Back In Flesh.

Steel Pulse--KKK

Oingo Boingo--Aint this The Life.

X--Jonny Hit N Run Pauline.

Black Flag--Damaged, My War, Tv Party.

Dead Kennedys--Police Truck, California Uber Alles, Kill The Poor.

XTC-Respectable Street.

Jools Holland--Foolish I know.

Klaus Nomi--Total Eclipse

Bauhaus--Bela Legosi's Dead.

Ready For The World, Oh Sheila.

Michael Jackson--Thriller, Off The Wall.

Police--All Albums..lol

Sting--Fragile.

Blondie--The Tide Is High, Rapture.

Kool and The Gang--Cherish.

Olivia Newton John--Hopelessly Devoted to You.

Toto--Rossana, Africa.

Alan Parsons Project--Time.

Rick Springfield--Don't Talk to Strangers.

Stray Cats--Stray Cat Strut.

Eddie Grant--Electric Avenue.

Greg Kihn Band--Jeopardy.

Spandau Ballet--True, Gold.

Culture Club--Greatest hits.

Men At Work--Down Under, It's a Mistake.

Yes--Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Changes.

Scorpions--Cant Live Without You, When The Smoke Is Going Down, Bad Boys Going Wild, Arizona, Blackout.

Tina Turner--Private Dancer.

Bruce Springsteen--I'm on Fire, Dancing In The Dark, Tunnel Of Love, Born In The USA.

TTD--Everything..lol

Prince--everything and all bootlegs..lol

Have Yet To Hear The Family. Weird huh?

U2--Sunday, Bloody Sunday,

So many more, but not enuff time. You all need to look a little better. There are lots of great songs you all missed.

Sandra - "In The Heat Of The Night"... oops, it said "best" in the title. Oh well...