What's an 80s song you never can skip?

Simslover92

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For me, it's Self Control by Laura Branigan

https://youtu.be/Ucmo6hDZRSY?si=B3Yiisb-5ROm-C_8

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Probably a few...
The extended club mix of "The Safety Dance" by "Men Without Hats".
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3GUP6Ef3r5k
The extended mix of "Genius of Love" by The Tom Tom Club.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/-MK_o5KzGm0
"How Soon Is Now" by The Smiths.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/OCAdHBrVD2E
The extended mix of "I Love A Man In A Uniform" by Gang of Four.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TzPbQY1Mi1I
"Going Under" by Devo
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6B702b-8_gA
"Blue Monday" by New Order.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/c1GxjzHm5us
And, of course, the LAST SONG THAT I HEARD IN THE 1980s...
"Eighties" by Killing Joke
https://www.youtube.com/embed/x1U1Ue_5kq8

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MrChinaski Follow
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In the Air Tonight.
I'm not willing to commit, but it at least needs to be a contender for best drum solo of all time. From 3:15, or just follow the Youtube most viewed guide. When the 1980s solo for some reason was all about the sax, Collins just wanted to hit things, hard.
Feel free to suggest others.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/YkADj0TPrJA

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- MrChinaski
  
  5 mo
  Actually that version has had the life squeezed out of it. Try this:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec3GTMZBXqM
  
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- Simslover92
  
  5 mo
  I love that one!
  
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- Bricealan
  
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  Phil Collings and "in the air tonight' is a GREAT Pick
  
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- MrChinaski
  
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  Ohhh... and I have to fly the Australian flag on this gem
  
  INXS - Never tear us apart
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIBv2GEnXlc
  
  For a decade that''s casually maligned as a cultural dessert, this thread has reminded me there was actually a lot of amazing music.
  
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- 7Phoenix7
  
  5 mo
  I agree on Phil Collin’s- feel it in the air as well lol
  
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RandomGirl42 Follow
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Sorry. Here comes a country girl to ruin the whole rock vibe everyone else has been posting, with "A country boy can survive" by Hank Williams Jr. Released 1981. Long before my days here on the planet but that song is still an anthem for my little rural, redneck part of the world and I always crank it when I can. 😊
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3cQNkIrg-Tk

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4ngelic Follow
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this
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yem_iEHiyJ0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/n3nPiBai66M

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- MrChinaski
  
  5 mo
  Nice. Lovesong would be high on my list.
  
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I totally get why you can't skip "Self Control" by Laura Branigan! It's such a catchy tune. For me, it's "Take On Me" by a-ha. The iconic synths and upbeat tempo always lift my spirits, and the music video is a masterpiece of animation and live-action. It never gets old! 🎶✨

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Bricealan Follow
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@Simslover92 Laura Branigan died and left us away too soon! My favorite was from her would either be Solitaire, or Gloria. She died, in her sleep at age 52 of a brain aneurysm. Both songs are very powerful and never for me to forget

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- Simslover92
  
  5 mo
  Yes it's truly sad she died so young.
  
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- Bricealan
  
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  @Simslover92 Hopefully, she was not in pain. She had lost her husband to death some time before that.
  
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- Simslover92
  
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  Yes hopefully not.
  
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Jersey2 Follow
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So many of them. But one that comes to mind is surprisingly one of his top 5 requested in concert, says the man himself in an interview.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3jL4S4X97sQ

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- Simslover92
  
  5 mo
  One of my favorites!!!
  
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- Jersey2
  
  5 mo
  Ah, it is 1977. Try this:
  
  https://youtu.be/pAgnJDJN4VA?si=Qvi5I_Wdlnh2k-lm
  
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- Simslover92
  
  5 mo
  Nice!
  
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Billie Jean the beat is the best! lol
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zi_XLOBDo_Y
I started dancing to it with my dad and then everyone finally got up and started dancing at my sisters wedding it was funny lol

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- MrChinaski
  
  5 mo
  Exceptionally good.
  
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Phoenix98 Follow
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I can't hold Back by Survivor
Love this song I always sing whenever it comes on the radio or when I'm listening to it on my playlist.
But Jimi Jamison era Survivor is peak 80s in my opinion. so many good songs.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/GaMcsKtBDwE

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Chayce Follow
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/L1N0iOP8J7Q https://www.youtube.com/embed/rkpG4XApJ28
Some other ones like Head over Heels by TFF and a lot of PSB songs too

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- abc3643
  
  5 mo
  "Nightmares", I forgot about that one. That was a great song...
  
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- Chayce
  
  5 mo
  @abc3643 it's my favourite AFOS song by far.
  
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- abc3643
  
  5 mo
  You know, Limahl, the singer in Kajagoogoo is gay. He left the band shortly after that song became a big hit; he was a legend in his own mind. Interestingly, "Limahl" is an anagram of his real surname: Hamill.
  
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This one...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6VwbyBGbqPY

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- KostasKouvalis
  
  5 mo
  Yours isn't bad either
  
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- Simslover92
  
  5 mo
  Thanks! Yours isn't either.
  
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- KostasKouvalis
  
  5 mo
  "Not bad"? It's one of the greatest songs ever recorded!
  
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https://youtu.be/3mbvWn1EY6g?si=C_SF5x6idFSvjgLo

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/uCb3E24dlks
Black Sabbath - Falling off the Edge of the World.

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/gEPmA3USJdI
It's my destination. XD

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BobbieBoy666 Follow
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Whitesnake - Here I Go Again '87 (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/WyF8RHM1OCg

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https://youtu.be/OMD8hBsA-RI?si=LXqH_6hMCq8Sb009

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- ohsheeT
  
  5 mo
  https://youtu.be/fnwZeLdLPdQ?si=3y7JQ0mjixC0kPV0
  
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- Nikki1989
  
  5 mo
  La Grange is from 1973.
  
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- ohsheeT
  
  5 mo
  Lol yes but still a great song
  
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- Jersey2
  
  5 mo
  I saw ZZ TOP in concert this past year. They explained that this song is about local favorite whorehouse in Texas.
  
  I also read up on them and found that they named their band to mimic BB King who they really liked but they thought it would be good to mimic his name so it would brush off on them in a good way.
  
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- ohsheeT
  
  5 mo
  Yes I seen them along time ago. I love the sound that they have and they just rock song yah the lead on that song or the taller of the 2 guitar players used to play with Jimi Hendrix. I forget his name off the top of my head
  
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- Jersey2
  
  5 mo
  Indidn’t know. Thanks
  
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16 weeks at #1 in 1988 believe it or not. This week it's The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jv1YwsbIxDw

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- Opinion Owner
  
  5 mo
  that was about 40 years ago, and if you think that's shocking, here's the #1 song from 40 years before that
  
  https://youtu.be/GpcSbqAihXk
  
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FunkyMonkee Follow
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There's probably dozens of them. The new wave era is my second fave, next to the psychedelic era!!

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- MrChinaski
  
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  Take on me? Love will tear us apart? Call me?
  
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- FunkyMonkee
  
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  @bddddd Don't recognize the 2nd one. Blondie for the third?
  Groups like: Men At Work, The Fixx, Rupert Hine, Frankie Goes To Hollywood., Art Of Noise, Laurie Anderson, Kissing The Pink, Devo, Oingo Boingo, Madness, Bad Manners, Fishbone, Yello, Wall Of Voodoo, Lena Lovich, `Til Tuesday, Romeo Void, Elvis Costello, The Police, Prince, Culture Club, Cheap Trick, Bow Wow Wow, Gary Numan, XTC, Big Country, Split Enz...
  I've been away from my collection for 6 years or I'd be able to rattle off a few more.
  
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1981
https://www.youtube.com/embed/oE7hHhxYC9k

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goaded Follow
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Most of them. They're so old, it would have been like my father listening to wartime songs back then. A lot of them were pretty good, too.
Excellent choice, though.

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/vzBOG-QW3_E
I gotta get up and dance when this comes on !!

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/dRHetRTOD1Q
Just so you know, my parents were very religious.

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Laura Branigan... not that's a name I haven't heard in years.

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https://youtu.be/H55KgeOaanY?si=esoDFPZQ2L2C26Cy

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Kokomo by The Beach Boys is actually the only song that I can sing every lyric word for word perfectly to.

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This song always puts me right back in the 80's. Many Memories of the time.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/I8yuTqvyFbY

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"Heaven and Hell" by Black Sabbath with RJD.

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You Got It!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/QNAVrQ96mpA

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White Wedding Billy Idol.

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I can dream about you by Dan Hartman ❤️

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Shiprex Follow
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Flashdance, Irene Cara or anything by ABBA

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I think of this

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- exitseven
  
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  www.youtube.com/watch
  
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- Staximus
  
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  Are you Canadian or something
  
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- exitseven
  
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  @Staximus No, not that there is anything wrong with Canadians. The lyrics just resonate with me.
  
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Tainted Love by Soft Cell

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can't help falling in love

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anything by MJ or Phil Collins.

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Nerdvana Follow
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Chris de Burgh - Lady in Red

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My high school. days. there are too many to list.

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Can't hurry love by Phil collins

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Kate bush running up that hill

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