Reply to: Favourite 80s pop song

[Gumbo Robot]

Oh, I couldn't resist - you can't just listen to this and not be happy (especially if you've seen Guardians of the Galaxy...):

[Gumbo Robot]

Have to be careful here because we're talking pop. If it were rock I'd probably nominate Bowie's Fashion.

Asnit happens Im going to go for either of these 2 largely forgotten gems, both from 11980:

Nu Musik - Living by Numbers

Nick Straker Band - A Walk in the Park

And this lot here went on to become Crowded House:

Split Enz - I Got You

On second thoughts, perhaps this was my favourite pop song:

Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go

[minestrone]

Couldn't resist...

Heaven 17 - Temptation. At 17 seconds, remember green screen monitors?

Still listen to Penthouse and Pavement quite a bit.

Only let down by that drone that is fascist groove thing.

[Archangel]

A couple from me would be
sinead o'conner - nothing compares to you.
Klf - 3am eternal

[original PM]

listening to the radio today

caught the top 9 at 9 which was from 1988

Visage - Fade to Grey

followed by

Enola Gay by OMD


then some crap which was also around in the 80's!

[Sausage Surprise]

Talk Talk - It's My Life

(as later covered by No Doubt)

Was just about to post this one

[SantaClaus]

Couldn't resist...

Heaven 17 - Temptation. At 17 seconds, remember green screen monitors?

[Whorty]

Not your typical 80's song .... but great never-the-less

https://youtu.be/bpx7uM-5Y3Q

[xoggoth]

Found an old CD in attic with Flash written on it and bunged it in PC thinking It was Adobe Flash. Boom, boom, boom... Flash ah, ah, Saviour of the universe. Freddy was brill.

[pjclarke]

Way, way, way too many to mention.

Good summary here:

100 Best Songs Of The 1980s | NME.COM

Aside from the Smiths ones, can't really argue with any of them, and can remember most of them.

Holy Cow. Paul Simon's Graceland will be 30 years old next year

[Coalman]

Way, way, way too many to mention.

Good summary here:

100 Best Songs Of The 1980s | NME.COM

Aside from the Smiths ones, can't really argue with any of them, and can remember most of them.

Sound track to my youth!

[original PM]

Way, way, way too many to mention.

Good summary here:

100 Best Songs Of The 1980s | NME.COM

Aside from the Smiths ones, can't really argue with any of them, and can remember most of them.

Burn him goddam heretic.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Aye DA

I take it you are still in good old Darmstadt ?

Did you know that the Jesus and Mary Chain gang are from my home town - East Kilbride and would you believe I am writing this in the fabled library of East Kilbride ???

Coincidence - I think not ....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jopk17QzUDI

[Eirikur]

Gary Numan - Are 'friends' electric?
OK strictly 1979 but it kind of kicked off the 80's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Z4Tv1zn-s

[DaveB]

Way, way, way too many to mention.

Good summary here:

100 Best Songs Of The 1980s | NME.COM

Aside from the Smiths ones, can't really argue with any of them, and can remember most of them.