Big fan on Dead Man's Party-From Back to School, another great 80's movie soundtrack has to be Napoleon Dynamite. It is not only one of the funniest movies I have ever seen the music rocks through out it.

We shouldn't disregard the 80's Big Hair Bands- Sister Christian come on you know it rocks

'She Blinded Me With Science' of course :)

Oh, Tainted Love by Soft Cell :)

Tommy Tutone "Jenny (867-5309)"
Falco - Rock me Amadaeus
Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
Bow Wow Wow - I want Candy
Peter Schilling - Major Tom
Nena - 99 Luftballons
Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be a Cowboy

Cool video too.

It was the rare video that was uncool in those days ...

Wow, some great songs here! I love this thread.

Here's my top ten for today:

1. T'Pau - Heart and Soul
2. INXS - Your one of my kind
3. Madonna - Crazy for you
4. Pat Benetar - Heartbreaker
5. Duran Duran - Reflex
6. Depeche Mode - Strange Love
7. Billy Ocean - Carribean Queen
8. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
9. Mr. Mister - Kyrie
10. Whitesnake - Here I go again

Nice call, love that tune.

if you are talking about the sound of the 80's i agree... but the song that best represents the 80's is I Want To Be A Clone by The Descendents. IMO

Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw and The Cooked...

Paul Simon - Graceland

Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party

John Hiatt - Ridin' with the King


My four favorite albums from the 80's.

Here's a few more memorable songs off the top of my head...


B52's - Rock Lobster
Devo - The Girl You Want
Blonde - Call Me
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Murray Head - One Night in Bankok
Church - Under the Milky Way
Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Go Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
Bananarama - Venus
Prince - When Doves Cry
'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning

Radar--those are the BEST!*

(*except for When Doves Cry)

Okay, I'm going to confess something here. I'm usually pretty hard on pop music but I actually listened to and enjoyed... Men at Work's Business as Usual :o

it's ok griff, pop music becomes counter-cultural 20 years after it was pop culture. You're stance as a rebel against society is still intact.

Unfortunately, I was listening to it circa '82-'83. Thanks for throwing the life preserver, but I'm better off drowning.

Whoa I'd never tag him to even remotely like a Prince song (although last Sunday, I saw all kinds of people at the Prince show). And mmm that's my all time fav Prince song. O+(->

Yay 80s!! :thumbsup:

Case wrote:
DING DING DINGGGGG we have a winner! *melt, faint, swoon, sighs...*
:D

Can ya tell that that song just make me wanna....eh hem...anyway... ;)

Here's some flashbacking for ya:

The John Hughes Files:
http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/