I think they've been mentioned but the Go-Go's were hot during the 80's. I loved them! "We got the beat!"
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Chorita -Originally Posted by Chorita KaBoom
Actually that was a band called Boys Don't Cry. Men Without Hats are better known for Safety Dance and Pop Goes the World, both worthy of being on your list!
I'd suggest some others:
Love and Rockets - Ball of Confusion, So Alive
Tones on Tail - Go! (Club Mix)
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi is Dead, Ziggy Stardust
Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection, Vision Thing, More, This Corrosion
The Mission (Mission U.K. in the U.S.) - Butterfly on a Wheel
Front 242 - Welcome to Paradise, Headhunter
Joy Division - She's Lost Control, Transmission, Love Will Tear Us Apart
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love
Siouxie & the Banshees - Dear Prudence, Cities in Dust, Spellbound
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go
Yazoo (Yaz in the U.S.) - Don't Go, Situation
Sorry if most of those are a little on the darkside, but that was the 80's for me.Excellent choices. You just brought back a lot of memories. Siouxie, Tones on Tail, Bauhaus...I need to go scour itunes. Time to download.
How did I never hear of these groups?? Were they U.S. bands? Is there a place to go to listen to snippets for free?Chorita -
They were U.K. bands (the 80's was the second British Music invasion). You would probably be familiar with the music if you heard it, even if not familiar with the band. They're all very MTV's 120 Minutes, modern/post modern/alternative pop.
U.S. bands I'd add to an 80's soundtrack would be:
Smithereens - Blood and Roses, A Girl Like You
Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away (Valley Girl Soundtrack)
REM - Can't Get There From Here, Gardening At Night, ETC
X - Burning House of Love
The Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
I grew up in S. California and listened to Rodney on the Rock from the late 70's on. He was often the first in the US to play a lot of UK bands as well as some small time punk bands. I have a cabinet full of records by bands that most people have never heard. Some of my favorite music to date. I just need to get a new record player...
GeektheGirl your party sounds like its gonna be a blast! Hope you take some pics to share with us all! The 80's was the best decade for music. Highschool years 83-87. Wheeeeeeee!
My friend sent this to me, and while I do well with song titles or band names, lyrics is not a strong point. Try this quiz and see how well you do. I got 59.5.
www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html
Here are my offerings:
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
Call Me - Blondie
White Hot - Red Rider
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
Love Stinks - J. Geils
Hold on Tight - E.L.O.
Goody Two Shoes - Adam & the Ants
Heat of the Moment - Asia
6 Months in a Leaky Boat - Split Enz
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Come Dancing - The Kinks
I Want a New Drug - Huey Lewis & the News
Legs - ZZ Top
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone - Glass Tiger
In Your Wildest Dreams - Moody Blues
I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead
Kokomo - Beach Boys
Devil Inside - INXS
We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
Diana - Bryan Adams
Stand - REM
Orange Crush - REM
It's the End of the World as We Know It - REM
Man, all these great songs really make me wish I could have really been around in the 80's. I was around, alright, but I spent the first part of the decade in diapers and the other in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles t-shirts. No leg warmers for me, certainly no parties. Ah well, that's what tomorrow night is for.
Awesome lists, Chorita KaBoom! I love alternative music from the 80's, both British and American. In fact, I have a Joy Division poster (the promo one for Love Will Tear Us Apart) right above my computer.Alternative music doesn't usually go down all that well at parties, though: just the other weekend, I was tackled by a 250 lbs guy when I put on Deanna by Nick Cave at a party. He wouldn't let me near the stereo again.
You bet! Sadly, I haven't been able to find any leg warmers, or even shoulder patches, but I've found an oversized bright pink sweater with poufy sleeves that just might do the trick. Add a mini skirt, some really big hair, a little (a lot) of pink lipstick, blush and tons of blue eye shadow and I'll feel (and look!) like I've been beamed straight from 1986. I've also been toying with the idea of going as a popculturally relevant person from the 80's: either as one of Robert Palmer's back-up singers in the Addicted to Love video (it's from the late 80's, right?) since that look (bright red lipstick, hair slicked back into a ponytail) is pretty easy to pull off with what I have at home, or as Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club (lots of black eyeliner, tousled, black hair - good thing my hair is already dyed! - and black clothes. The whole 80's Goth thing). Alexis from The Dynasty would be fun, too. What do you all think?
Will everyone be dressing 80's too? Leg warmers, big hair (boys and girls lol!), Members Only jackets, cordoroy (sp?) pants, designer jeans, mini skirts, lots of blush, eyeliner, and lipstick, punk rock hairdo's. Ahh, good times
Oooh, and the theme from Dallas! And Dirty Dancing! And Flashdance! And Fame!Don't forget to throw in the theme from Miami Vice and Beverly Hills Cop, as well as Ghostbusters and other popular songtracks from movies and tv shows during that time period.
Thanks so much for your input, everyone. Too bad you all can't come to the party!
That was fun, I got 60.3 but would have got more if I hadn't spelled a few things wrong! I had a brain freeze on some of them until I saw the answer and then was likeGeektheGirl your party sounds like its gonna be a blast! Hope you take some pics to share with us all! The 80's was the best decade for music. Highschool years 83-87. Wheeeeeeee!
My friend sent this to me, and while I do well with song titles or band names, lyrics is not a strong point. Try this quiz and see how well you do. I got 59.5.
www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html
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