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Printablepurplegypsy said: DavidEye- Pat Benatar new wave? Hmmm....I have to disagree.
Pat Benatar wasn't really New Wave,but I always considered "Love Is A Battlefield" to be a New Wave song.It's certainly a different sound than her other hits from the 80s,which were definitely more rock. [This message was edited Wed May 5 0:18:58 2004 by DavidEye] | |
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Rock Lobster - The B-52's
Walking on Thin Ice - Yoko Ono Rapture - Blondie | |
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Rio - Duran Duran
Get The Balance Right! - Depeche Mode Doctor! Doctor! - Thompson Twins Torture - Berlin Automatic - Prince It's My Life - Talk Talk Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs Hang On Now - Kajagoogoo Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics | |
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chrisslope9 said: duran duran was a corprate creation and never about a musical movement Plus, they arrived wayyyyy after New Wave. That is simply NOT true. Duran was all about the music. Corporate creation? Please! You obviously know NOTHING about Duran Duran. 5 guys who all played their instruments and wrote their parts. Creativity was most important to them. Duran formed in 78. http://www.durandurantime.../1978.html Not only is Duran Duran "New Wave", they are "New Romantic" as well: http://80music.about.com/...antics.htm | |
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VinaBlue said: chrisslope9 said: duran duran was a corprate creation and never about a musical movement Plus, they arrived wayyyyy after New Wave. That is simply NOT true. Duran was all about the music. Corporate creation? Please! You obviously know NOTHING about Duran Duran. 5 guys who all played their instruments and wrote their parts. Creativity was most important to them. Duran formed in 78. http://www.durandurantime.../1978.html Not only is Duran Duran "New Wave", they are "New Romantic" as well: http://80music.about.com/...antics.htm THANK YOU!!! Duran Duran was ANYTHING BUT the NKOTB's and BSB/N sync corporate creations! Let the rain come down...17 days.... | |
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purplegypsy said: VinaBlue said: That is simply NOT true. Duran was all about the music. Corporate creation? Please! You obviously know NOTHING about Duran Duran. 5 guys who all played their instruments and wrote their parts. Creativity was most important to them. Duran formed in 78. http://www.durandurantime.../1978.html Not only is Duran Duran "New Wave", they are "New Romantic" as well: http://80music.about.com/...antics.htm THANK YOU!!! Duran Duran was ANYTHING BUT the NKOTB's and BSB/N sync corporate creations! FINALLY....I was like what are you talking about? LOL damn... | |
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OH NO!!!!! HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED THIS THREAD????!!!!! NO ONE STARTS A NEW WAVE THREAD WITHOUT ME!!!!! 
Anyways, I'm gonna put an end to all these arguements: Duran Duran is New Wave/New Romantic, at least in the 80's. Now they're Alternative Pop/Rock. INXS began as a New Wave band in their native OZ. Don't believe me? go out and get their first few albums. They evolved into a Funk/Pop/Rock/Dance outfit in the late 80's, but they were still New Wave for all intents and purposes. I can't believe Chrisslope said New Wave died by the time of Falco's hit single. NEW WAVE IS FOREVER, MOTHERFRUCKER!!!! BELIEVE THAT!!!!! Anyways, off the top of my head, here's 10 New Wave songs that I love (in no particular order): 10) Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 9) Song For A Future Generation - The B-52's 8) Hang on Now - Kajagoogoo 7 It's My Life - Talk Talk 6) Just Got Lucky - JoBoxers 5) A Girl In Trouble(is a temporary thing) - Romeo Void 4) Promised You A Miracle -Simple Minds 3) Rainy Day - APB 2) Cars - Gary Numan 1) Poison Arrow - ABC I've got so many more tunes than that, which is why I didn't put those songs in order. I'll list some more later. Including some Duran Duran too, not to worry.  NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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as far as I am concerned, once you hit the mainstream you are no longer NEW WAVE. that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!! when 11 and 12 year old kids are running around junior high school paroting out the words to 'my name is rio, ' you ain't NEW WAVE anymore. you're mainstream. maybe Duran Duran was New Wave for like a minute but by the time 'hungry like the wolf' came out it was over. I MEAN REALLY, that song must have been played ten trillion times on top 40 radio stations like Z100 and WPLJ New York. These were NOT NEW WAVE staions . THEY WERE SUPER MAINSTREAM. You are not part of the NEW WAVE anymore when your record goes into the top ten and you're booked on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. YOUR MAINSTEAM POP. that doesn't mean that the music wasn't good (i have nothing against duran duran and was actually quite fond of Power Station) but they were a pop band. | |
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Don't hurt me if some of these songs aren't new wave. 
Gary Numan // Metal Adam Ant and the Ants // Prince Charming Cyndi Lauper // Money Changes Everything Robert Palmer // Johnny and Mary The Cure // A Forest Missing Persons // Nobody Walks In L.A. Blondie // One Way Or Another [i] Duran Duran // [i]Save A Prayer Devo // Freedom Of Choice Scritti Politti // Word Girl (Flesh and Blood) | |
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chrisslope9 said: as far as I am concerned, once you hit the mainstream you are no longer NEW WAVE. that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!! when 11 and 12 year old kids are running around junior high school paroting out the words to 'my name is rio, ' you ain't NEW WAVE anymore. you're mainstream. maybe Duran Duran was New Wave for like a minute but by the time 'hungry like the wolf' came out it was over. I MEAN REALLY, that song must have been played ten trillion times on top 40 radio stations like Z100 and WPLJ New York. These were NOT NEW WAVE staions . THEY WERE SUPER MAINSTREAM. You are not part of the NEW WAVE anymore when your record goes into the top ten and you're booked on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. YOUR MAINSTEAM POP. that doesn't mean that the music wasn't good (i have nothing against duran duran and was actually quite fond of Power Station) but they were a pop band.
Yes, Duran Duran might've been pop when they were popular, but for all intents and purposes, they're still New Wave. No matter how you look at it, they were and still are New Wave. And that goes for any other New Wave band who was popular or had hits. Because they had hits on the pop charts doesn't make them any less New Wave. Hell, if Hip-Hop groups have hits, they're still Hip-hop even if they're mainstream. They just happen to be popular. And the same goes for any other non-pop genre. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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well , maybe because i lived through it, i never considered 'New Wave' to be a genre. i considered it to be a 'movement' .like the bands who started it were saying 'stand back! get out of the way because we are coming in with a new style and a new attitude towards music. once you become the mainstream then there is a new NEW WAVE waiting to take your place . anyway , i never thought duran duran to be new wave . to me they were just another big 80's band . high on style and THE LOOK. was the music good ? sure. but not new wave. [This message was edited Wed May 5 22:35:34 2004 by chrisslope9] | |
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A Flock of Seagulls- I Ran (So Far Away)
Dead or Alive- You Spin Me Round Talk Talk- It's My Life Blondie- Call Me Kajagoogoo- Too Shy Berlin- Metro Soft Cell- Tainted Love The Clash- Rock The Casbah David Bowie- Let's Dance Missing Persons- What Are Words For? "You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, "That's the bad guy." "
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NWF 9) Song For A Future Generation - The B-52's this is a wonderful joyful song get it by all means necessary + the song Ain't That A Shame , a beautiful ballad | |
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This thread is making me nostalgic for the early 80s.Remember the early days of MTV (1982-84)? Man,I miss that era.I'm seeing alot of great songs on your lists.
"Something About You" by Level 42  Oh god,I love that song!!!! | |
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Something About You" by Level 42 great song but not New Wave one!!!
edit well it doesn't matter 80s rule! [This message was edited Thu May 6 2:28:19 2004 by jn2] | |
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jn2 said: Something About You" by Level 42 great song but not New Wave one!!!
 yeah,it's not always easy to determine exactly what a "new wave" song is.Many songs from this period get lumped into the new wave category.I have a New Wave compilation CD that has Johnny Hates Jazz's 1988 hit "Shattered Dreams" on it! | |
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Blancmange - Blind Vision Joy Division - Love will tear us apart New Order - Blue Monday Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria Soft Cell - Tainted Love Human League - Dont you want me ABC - The Look of Love Duran Duran - Rio Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter OMD - Anolas Gay Here I am, you lucky people!
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jn2 said: NWF 9) Song For A Future Generation - The B-52's this is a wonderful joyful song get it by all means necessary + the song Ain't That A Shame , a beautiful ballad
Yes! I love that song, and The B-52's. Also, Level 42 was New Wave too. Yeah, they were also Jazz/Funk/Pop, but still very much New Wave. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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By they way, DavidEye and EvilWhiteMale picked some awesome choices. 
I've got about 20 more songs that I loved from my favorite era of music: 1) Wham! - Everything She Wants 2) Siouxie & The Banshees - Spellbound 3) The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels 4) Lene Lovich - New Toy 5) Squeeze - Hourglass 6) Adam & The Ants - Stand & Deliver 7) XTC - Great Fire 8) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes 9) Aztec Camera - Oblivious 10) Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers How about some from the 2-Tone Ska era (a very underrated subgenre I might add)? 1) The Specials - It's Up To You 2) Madness - My Girl 3) The English Beat - Best Friend 4) The Selecter - Three Minute Hero 5) The Bodysnatchers - Easy Life 6) Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty 7) The Special AKA - Housebound 8) The Swinging Cats - Away 9) Rico Rodriguez - Jungle Music 10) The Friday Club - Window Shopping NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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1) Wham! - Everything She Wants  | |
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jn2 said: 1) Wham! - Everything She Wants
Are you confused because you don't think this is a New Wave tune or because you've never heard this tune before? NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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NWF said: jn2 said: 1) Wham! - Everything She Wants
Are you confused because you don't think this is a New Wave tune or because you've never heard this tune before? uh...this song is SO not new wave. but if anyone is confused - well it was george michael when he wrote this song.
Miss early MTV days! They should have the remaining 4 original VJ's VJ on VH-1 Classic. Let the rain come down...17 days.... | |
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purplegypsy said: NWF said: Are you confused because you don't think this is a New Wave tune or because you've never heard this tune before? uh...this song is SO not new wave. but if anyone is confused - well it was george michael when he wrote this song.
Miss early MTV days! They should have the remaining 4 original VJ's VJ on VH-1 Classic. Of course it was New Wave. Wham! themselves were New Wave too. Yeah, it was bubblegum, pre-boy band, soul/pop/rap, but it was also very much New Wave. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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jn2 said: 1) Wham! - Everything She Wants
I love that song,but I don't think it's New Wave.It's more pop/R&B,if you ask me. | |
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I'd have to agree with David Eye and Purplegypsy, Wham wasn't even on the fringe of being New Wave. They were pretty much bubblegum pop/soul, and I loved Wham back in the day. You could easily distinguish their style from Psychedelic Furs, Duran Duran, and Modern English. Wham never had a sound close to that. Here I go jumping in after saying that it doesn't matter. "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
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Since everyone else is being so picky...
TheRealFiness said: Bela Lugosi's dead-Bauhaus Does gothic rock equal new wave too? Also this song was 1978 and the original post asked for 80s hits. | |
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OK, I have some more now (in no particular order):
1) Paul Hardcastle - 19 2) Eurogliders - Heaven (Must Be There) 3) Heaven 17 - Penthouse & Pavement 4) Billy Idol - Hot In The City 5) David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes 6) Pylon - Crazy (pretty much anything by them is great!) 7) The Cure - Fascination Street 8) Japan - Quiet Life 9) Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down 10) Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well Not good enough? How 'bout 10 more: 1) Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 2) Style Council - Long Hot Summer 3) Public Image Ltd. - Seattle 4) Scritti Politti - Absolute 5) The Smiths - Ask 6) Split Enz - I Got You 7) Culture Club - White Boy (remix) 8) Comateens - The Late Mistake 9) Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of 10) Yaz - Don't Go NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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10.Romeo Void, Never Say Never
9.Big Country, In A Big Country 8.Fixx, Saved By Zero 7.Wall Of Voodoo, Back In Flesh 6.Oingo Boingo, Dead Man's Party 5.Romeo Void, A Girl In Trouble 4.Gary Numan, Cars 3.Flock Of Seagulls, Nightmares 2.B-52's, Rock Lobster 1.Prince, Something In The Water. Yes, Prince did new wave songs. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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Not in order:
Don't you want me - Human League Keep Feeling (fasination) - Human League Reflex - Duran Duran Rio - Duran Duran One way or another - Blondie It's Still Rock & Roll to Me - Billy Joel Stand Back - Stevie Nicks Our House - Madness Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners Time - Culture Club |
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