Sweet ass songs from the 80's

[EricW]

I was playing some GTA Vice City and I realized the 80's had some pretty sweet ass music.

I was still a little toddler in the 80's but the songs I've heard and loved are as follows:

Foreigner - Waiting for a Girl Like You
John Waite - Missing You
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (still gets played at clubs all the time)
Grandmaster Flash - The Message

[kidcolin]

The Joe Jackson song in Vice City is so, so awesome.

I think the best 80s song ever is Split Endz "I Got You". I actually rank that pretty high as far as all time songs go. Just an amazing pop tune.

[niss]

Trying not to throw out the obvious ...

Y&T -- Summertime Girls (since it's summer)
ABC -- Look of Love
Anything by Asia
Thomas Dolby -- I Scare Myself
Frankie Goes to Hollywood -- Power of Love (at least not obvious in the US)
Fairground Attraction -- Perfect
Icicle Works -- Whisper to a Scream
Nik Kershaw -- Wouldn't It Be Good
Marillion -- Kayleigh (again non-US-obvious)
Monroes -- What Do All the People Know

and ... of course ... The Rain by Oran Juice Jones

[CallMeIshmael]

Im really digging this right now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE49S...itives%20crash

[kidcolin]

Hey niss,

Whisper to a Scream - Is that the same as the Elvis Costello tune?

[briankosydar]

Peter Schilling- Major Tom (Coming Home)

[niss]

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Hey niss,

Whisper to a Scream - Is that the same as the Elvis Costello tune?

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No, different song

[Gib]

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The Joe Jackson song in Vice City is so, so awesome.

I think the best 80s song ever is Split Endz "I Got You". I actually rank that pretty high as far as all time songs go. Just an amazing pop tune.

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"I Got You" is one of the all time greats! Great beat to it.

Though "Billie Jean" would have to come close to being the ultimate 80's song

[dtemp]

Duran Duran- Wild Boys
Huey Lewis and the News- The Heart of Rock and Roll
The Police- Message in a bottle
The Pretenders- Middle of the Road

[kemystery]

'The Reflex' Duran Duran
'Little Red Corvette' Prince
"The Glamourous Life' Sheila E
'Come on Eileen' Dexy's Midnight Runners
'Roam', 'Love Shack' B-52s
'Amadeus' Falco
'Dancing with Myself' Billy Idol
'Rock the Cashbah' The Clash
'Billie Jean' Micheal Jackson
'Heart of Glass' Blondie
'Tainted Love' Soft Cell
'Cruel Summer' Banarama
'Take on me' Aha
'What a feeling' Irene Cara
'Feel for you' Chaka Khan
'Get into the Groove' Madonna
'To the point of no return' Expose
'Tell it to my heart' Taylor Dayne
'I wonder if I take you home' Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam