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Keikan
03-04-2004, 02:15 AM
A long time ago Crumbcat made post a 80's top lists, well anyone know any good 80's songs like the ones on Flash FM from Vice City? I already downloaded some from there.

and Crumbcat can you post your 80's top list again?

Nightwolf
03-04-2004, 03:11 AM
I graduated from high school in 1985, so a lot of songs from that era bring back good (and sometimes bad) memories for me. These are all the songs currently in my Vice City/mp3 folder:

Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
Adam Ant - Strip
Aha - Take On Me
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
David Lee Roth - I'm Easy
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Right Round
Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town
Frank Stallone - Far From Over
Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone
Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On
Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City
Glenn Frey- Smuggler's Blues
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
Huey Lewis & The News - I Want A New Drug
Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright (Theme From Caddyshack)
Mike & The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle
Morris Day & The Time - Jungle Love
Morris Day & The Time - The Bird
Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me
Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey
Phil Collins - Don't Lose My Number
Phil Collins - Sussudio
REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It
REM - Orange Crush
Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
Simple Minds - All The Things She Said
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself
Trooper - Raise a Little Hell

pusher
03-04-2004, 03:30 AM
Originally posted by Nightwolf@4 March 2004 - 03:11
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Right Round
(You should get the album Youthquake. All the songs on it are great.)
Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey
Phil Collins - Don't Lose My Number
Phil Collins - Sussudio
REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It
REM - Orange Crush
(Yes.)


You should also look into the following bands:

Depeche Mode
The Culture Club
Genesis
The Smiths
The Cure
Pat Benetar
Cyndi Lauper
Thompson Twins

Arm
03-04-2004, 06:03 AM
Originally posted by Nightwolf@3 March 2004 - 22:11
REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It
:huh: I thought that song was from the late 90s or early 00s?

hooked
03-04-2004, 12:14 PM
the pretenders - brass in pocket
wang chung - dance hall days
soft cell - tainted love
ub40 - madam medusa
joan armatrading - walk under ladders
ultravox - vienna
abc - the look of love
bronski beat - smalltown boy
the tompson twins - don't mess with dr dream



just a couple of nice tunes when i was in my twenties !

jetje
03-04-2004, 12:16 PM
Just fill in the quiz here and you will get 100 ideas (http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=102940) for good songs :P

Nightwolf
03-05-2004, 03:26 AM
Originally posted by Arm+4 March 2004 - 01:03--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Arm &#064; 4 March 2004 - 01:03)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-Nightwolf@3 March 2004 - 22:11
REM - It&#39;s The End Of The World As We Know It
:huh: I thought that song was from the late 90s or early 00s?[/b][/quote]
No Doubt did it on MTV&#39;s 1999/2000 New Years Eve Show. The original was from REM&#39;s Eponymous, which was released in 1988. Many consider it to be an anthem which summed up the &#39;80s. Another good one is...

Modern English - I Melt With You

blitz
03-05-2004, 07:18 AM
Bananarama and Tears For Fears are worth mentioning too.....

uNz[i]
03-06-2004, 08:04 PM
Can&#39;t believe nobody&#39;s mentioned Blondie or DEVO yet. :o

or...
KISS
Van Halen
Split Enz
Madness

Oh.. and just fer a laugh:
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
:lol: