80s music trivia

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Originally Posted by Conor74

Oh God no. I think we've had this thrashed out before.

I like Goth, the Mission, The Sisters of Mercy etc. But not that poppy middle of the road harmless goth of the Cure, though 17 Seconds was a fine album and Play for Today a great song. But after that there was a lot of mushy rubbish like Friday I'm in Love and LoveCats.

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As do I, as you know. SoM, the Fields of the Nephilim, Bauhaus, James Rays Gangwar, I loved 'em all. Imagine my shock then about two months ago when my new boss started (I work in local government) and it turned out that he was the bass player of the last-named band all those years ago. Priceless. :eek: I got him to sign the covers of all the albums and singles of theirs that I (still sadly) own. :D

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Originally Posted by green goblin

If we're fishing for the for the champions of the Euro-pop musical nuclear accident genre, then I much prefer the vastly superior 99 Red Balloons by Nena.

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I think I led a very sheltered life as a kid. Nena singing on ToTP was the first time I really remember seeing a woman with hairy armpits. :eek: ;)

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

I think I led a very sheltered life as a kid. Nena was the first time I really remember seeing a woman with hairy armpits. :eek: ;)

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Hertfordshire does indeed have a human shield defending a young man from this kind of thing.
Showing me age here, but first single I remember buying was "Because the Night" by Patti Smith. Again, a lady who looks like she's got a stoat nestling under each arm. Brrr...

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

...I think I led a very sheltered life as a kid. Nena singing on ToTP was the first time I really remember seeing a woman with hairy armpits.

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Very de rigeur in Germany in the eighties and Austria as far as 1995 when I was there for the 3-1 game. My brother-in-law mentioned M(??) and 'Pop Musik' the other day (New York, London, Peckham...erm sorry, Paris, Munich/Everybody's talking about...Pop Musik), from circa 1979. That and Amadeus by Falcao (??) are my candidates for crap Euro-pap. Far worst than that jail-bait now married to Johnny Depp singing about her taxi, or Nena, who despite her armpits was (and still is if you watched 'I love 1983' a couple of years ago) babe-a-licious.

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Originally Posted by patsh

The Smiths were the best band of the eighties

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80s? Surely ever. This isn't up for debate it is a fact.

Anyway think that these are all eighties but;

3 Feet high and Rising - De La Soul
Psychocandy - The Jesus and Mary Chain
Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine
The Queen is Dead & Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths
Red Roses & If I should Fall from Grace with God - The Pouges
It takes a Nation of Million to Hold Us Back -Public Enemy No1
The Stone Roses - tThe Stone Roses

are prob the top albums of the eighties, I know that I've missed a couple of obvious ones out along the line.

Best of the eighties and nobody has mentioned the Go-Betweens, most unrated band ever..a few others.

Swansway - Soul Train
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
China Crisis
The smiths
The Bunnymen
Stranglers (strange little girl one of the best singles of the 80s)
Old Heaven 17
Simple minds - pre don'y u forget about me (glitterign prize, american etc)


Compare all that to the ****e out now.. Weren' the 80's wonderful!

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Originally Posted by Pat O' Banton

80s? Surely ever. This isn't up for debate it is a fact.
Anyway think that these are all eighties but;
3 Feet high and Rising - De La Soul
Psychocandy - The Jesus and Mary Chain
Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine
The Queen is Dead & Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths
Red Roses & If I should Fall from Grace with God - The Pouges
It takes a Nation of Million to Hold Us Back -Public Enemy No1
The Stone Roses - tThe Stone Roses
are prob the top albums of the eighties, I know that I've missed a couple of
obvious ones out along the line.

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Oh, well played. :D Any of these albums stand up now as good as anything from any decade before or since.

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Originally Posted by PaulB

Best of the eighties and nobody has mentioned the Go-Betweens, most unrated band ever..a few others.
Swansway - Soul Train
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
China Crisis
The smiths
The Bunnymen
Stranglers (strange little girl one of the best singles of the 80s)
Old Heaven 17
Simple minds - pre don'y u forget about me (glitterign prize, american etc)
Compare all that to the ****e out now.. Weren' the 80's wonderful!

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Go-Betweens- saw them loads from Postcard era through to later on. Still great. Good call for Heaven 17 too, Facist Groove Thing still gets a play in our house. Simple Minds are a mystery- loved The American, Sweat and Bullet, and then they became dreadful.. :confused: :( .

HEaven 17s Penthouse and pavement was a great album at the time. have it on Vinyl, bought it on cd a coule of years back, boy did it sound dated.

XTC and undertones 2 i forgot to mention earlier, and Husker Du!, they're all coming back to me now. The vinyls will be dusted off tonight.

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Originally Posted by PaulB

Husker Du!... The vinyls will be dusted off tonight.

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Oh, the only platters that matter are getting a good seeing tonight and no mistake!

If Penthouse and Pavement sounds dated, Dare still sounds fresh as a daisy in places. Black Flag, anyone?

Totally agree on Dare, classic album.

If Penthouse and Pavement sounds dated, Dare still sounds fresh as a daisy in places. Black Flag, anyone?[/QUOTE]

As a side note, bought the cd version of Dare on the way to Switzerland in September. Anyone who was in Tony and Jerrys bar the Wednesday night would have heard it being blared out, and all the 80s disco kings on the dance floor, what a night!

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Originally Posted by Conor74

Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call are just about the best things ever committed to vinyl.

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Seconded. But then you knew I would.

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Originally Posted by Conor74

New Gold Dream, Life in a Day, Real to Real Cacophony, Sparkle in the Rain, Empires and Dance, New Gold Dream...all outstanding.

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Again, my thoughts entirely. Even down to NGD twice. :D

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Originally Posted by Conor74

Kinda went a bit pompous and U2-like alright,

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Indeed they did...

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Originally Posted by Conor74

but Street Fighting Years was still a great album IMHO.

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...ahh Conor, just when you were home and dry, you had to go and blow it. It was awful. Bombastic drivel at best.

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Originally Posted by Pat O' Banton

80s? Surely ever. This isn't up for debate it is a fact.

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Hmmmm,
Beatles - 60's
Clash - 70's (closely followed by Queen)
REM - 90's
so the winner is...........The Beatles....:D

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Originally Posted by Pat O' Banton

80s? Surely ever. This isn't up for debate it is a fact.

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The Smiths ? best bad ever ?
you betcha


The Queen is Dead & Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths
George Best/Tommy/Bizarro - The Wedding Present
Viva Hate - Morrissey
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - The Cure
Doolittle - The Pixies
Songs for the Tempted - 4 of us
Black Celebration / Music for the Masses/ 101 - Depeche Mode

I could go on all day

Gloria Estefan

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Originally Posted by Peadar

Gloria Estefan

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I'll see your Gloria Estefan and raise you a Belinda Carlisle.

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

I'll see your Gloria Estefan and raise you a Belinda Carlisle.

;) PP

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I'll see your Luscious Belinda and raise you The Bangles! ;)

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Originally Posted by Peadar

I'll see your Luscious Belinda and raise you The Bangles! ;)

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I think you may win this one. Susannah Hoffs (I think? Memory's not what it was...) was a fox. Mmm-mmm. :)

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

I think you may win this one. Susannah Hoffs (I think? Memory's not what it was...) was a fox. Mmm-mmm. :)

:D PP

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I'm folding. All I'm holding is Lorraine from 5 Star and a Clare Grogan.
But ... hey, Clare's a hoops fan, so she is, so I'm still in!

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Originally Posted by green goblin

But ... hey, Clare's a hoops fan, so she is, so I'm still in!

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You're playing cards with the wrong people.
That's worth nothing at this table.
Anything to do with Rovers is banned. ;)

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Originally Posted by green goblin

But ... hey, Clare's a hoops fan, so she is, so I'm still in!

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As luck would have it, I watched Gregory's Girl again last night. What a great show. I'd have had Clare Grogan over Dee Hepburn anytime. :eek: :D

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

As luck would have it, I watched Gregory's Girl again last night. What a great show. I'd have had Clare Grogan over Dee Hepburn anytime. :eek: :D

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I'd have Clare over anything too! :D

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

I'd have had Clare Grogan over Dee Hepburn anytime. :eek: :D

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Don't be greedy now, it's one or the other. ;)

The lads are probably fuming that we've hijacked their thread but this was originally on a Cork City thread about the St Pats game and had to be split.

Claire Grogan, sang Happy Birthday, appeared in Gregory's Girl and is a Celtic fan. She's virtually perfect (although, of course, not as perfect as Mrs O' B)

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Originally Posted by Conor74

You mean you never heard Italy's contribution to the genre, Spagna's 'Call Me' or Sabrina's 'Boys Boys Boys'? ;)

And wasn't Opus of 'Live is Life' fame from Austria?

I think Scooter might be the worst from the continent, or some of the trashier dance/techno crap from Holland too.

On the other hand, mainland Europe did spawn the excellent 'Captain of Her Heart' by Swiss duo Double, and 'Building a Bridge to Your Heart' by Wax, which is a great pop song. Oh, and Vanessa Paradis 'Joe le Taxi' and Desireless 'Voyage Voyage' were good ones too. And Yellow were good.

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A fine selection of European sh*te there mate. That 'there's no limits (shurely lyrics) of the Dutch techno durge and the remix of Madge's Holiday. Also 'shutuppayourface', Rene and Ronato (well he was Italian) and that Ryan Paris's Dolce Vita. Where did he get that name from?

Of the better stuff, Scorpions 'Wind of change' wasn't bad and Vangelis knocked out some good stuff. Oh, and Bjork. Speaking of Maddona, anyone mention her? Been around the block a bit but pure babe central in her earlier, yes, sleezier, days. :eek:

Stayed up way too late last night going through my vinyl and relaising I'd missed some obvious gems.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furous Five: The Message
Grandmaster ande Melle mel: White Lines
The Beastie Boys: Fight for your right to party
The Passions: I'm in love with a German Film Star
Dexys Midnight Runners: Geno
The Style Council: Long hot summer.
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper: Debbie Gibson is pregnant with my two headed love child.
The Fall: Lie dream a Casino soul scene.
The Men they couldn't hang: The Iron Masters
Pixies: Gigantic


Mrs GG inists I include the first record she ever bought: "Don't worry be happy" by Bobby McFerrin.

Motorhead- the Ace of spades
the Specials- Too much too young
The Beat- Mirror in the bathroom
the selector- too much pressure
Eddie grant- Electric Avenue
Dead Kennedys- to drink to f*ck
Frankie Goes to Hollywood- the Power of Love

And to sum up the decade in full:
Sean Brady- The Thatcher song.

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Originally Posted by Conor74

Another tangent, the first tape I ever got was a persent of Nik Kershaw's 'Human Racing' .

Your song titles were getting more and more bizarre, you surely have Half Man Half Biscuits 'All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Pragua Away Kit' somewhere!!

Grandmaster Flas/Furious Five/Melle Mel - the days when rap was good. Another great one is Afrika Bambaataa's reworking of Kraftwerk's 'Trans Europe Express' - think it was renamed 'The Power'

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I'd forgotten all about the Biscuits! I hate Nerys Hughes/99% of gargoyles look like Bob Todd/Dickie davies Eyes, all golden and good. Never heard the Kraftwerk remake, though. Sounds good. I'll try and track that one down, cheers. Big Black did a cracking version of The Model, if you ever find it.

best cover version ever, imhom, is still De Dannan's version of Hey Jude. Hysterically funny.

And I'm fairly sure that Goden Green by the Wonderstuff and Sit down by James just make in into the 80's too. Or was it 1990 by then?

here's a good one. what do steve strange and boy george have in common pre-releasing singles with culture club/dead or alive?

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Originally Posted by dynamo kerry

here's a good one. what do steve strange and boy george have in common pre-releasing singles with culture club/dead or alive?

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Er... Oh, is it the David Bowie video thing? they were both in Ashes to Ashes?(And do you mean Visage or DOA?)

boy george - culture club
ss- doa

both worked in the same nightclub in london prior to getting gigs

george on the cloaks
steve on the door

Never knew Steve Strange was in DOA. I mean, that whole Ultravox\Tubeway Army\Visage set were all the same people in the main, but I thought Pete Burns was from oop north, Liverpool or sommat, and not part of the Elektrow Diskow/Heroes crowd.

Never wore eyeliner myself, I'm glad to say.

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Originally Posted by Conor74

Who is DOA?

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Dead or Alive.
And yes, it was Burns, not Strange.



Gang of Four, anyone?
Housemartins.
Wedding Present (already mentioned)
Fine Young Cannibals
Second half of Jam/Style Council
and Madness of course (Biggest selling band of 80's, or some record like that)

Everyone knows (or should know) the biggest selling single of the 80's (in british charts). But what was the second biggest?

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Originally Posted by Conor74

I think Madness had the biggest singles sales, or else the most singles in the UK charts, in the 80s. Think Shakin' Stevens ran them close though.

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Something like that.

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Originally Posted by Conor74

As for the second biggest seller, I'm thinking Band Aid was the biggest and something like 'The Power of Love' (not the FGTH version, the one by that solo singer) was second.

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Bnd Aid, followed by FGTH Relax!!!

(Back when single sales meant something (about 2 million))

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Originally Posted by green goblin

I'd forgotten all about the Biscuits! I hate Nerys Hughes/99% of gargoyles look like Bob Todd/Dickie davies Eyes, all golden and good.

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Sorry I knew that I would miss something, the brilliant 'ACD' by Half Man Half Biscuit, with classics like Arthurs Farm, Sealclubbing and F*cking Hell its Fred Titmus. 'Back in the DHSS' is a cracker as well.
Incidently seen them at the LA2 this year (£3 a can of Red Stripe :mad: ) and their encore started with Holiday in Cambodia. I thought the old punks in the place were going to have a corinary they got so excited.

Oh yeah 'Sit down' by James had been released at least, possibly twice before it reached No.1 in 1991 so I think that this would make it into the 80s quite comfortably

What about UB40, the earth dies screaming, 1 in 10 super stuff. tyler..,, signing off was a great album.

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Originally Posted by Conor74

Then they all became millionaires too, and much quieter... ;)

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Typical...sing about life, hardship, how downtrodden they were and how tough they had it.....and then change and give their true fans the finger when they were comfortable... :D

One of the all time greats - Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music. Spanned fours decades but some of the 80's stuff was amazing - Jealous Guy, Slave to Love, Avalon..

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Originally Posted by Dotsy

One of the all time greats - Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music. Spanned fours decades but some of the 80's stuff was amazing - Jealous Guy, Slave to Love, Avalon..

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Never got into Roxy Music, always put me to sleep. Where is Ferry these days, haven't heard from him in years.