Best of the 80s

ok well what i consider then Sorry for not being as old as you

Was enjoy the silence 1993 then or when was it ( not going to google )?!

Primal scream and stone roses i always just "thought of" as early 90s, maybe because of their sound i spose and the scene ( happy mondays etc ). Though when I think about it, new order weren't far removed from that either...

so does that clear it up for you. The above list would be what I consider to be the 80s ( sound etc )

By the way is Peter anything to Ed?

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Was enjoy the silence 1993 then or when was it ( not going to google )?!

I repeat:
"Enjoy the Silence missed the eighties by a month or so."

You do the maths.

And yes, Stone Roses, Primal Scream etc. get lumped into that early 90s 'Baggy' genre, but a lot of their output was in the eighties.

Paul, I'd much rather go to Bohspartisans party than yours,
Last Christmas
Phil Collins
Culture Club Do you really want to hurt me ................................................

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Chesney was '90's surely?

From Wikipedia - "Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1971), is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for his one and only British chart-topping Single "The One and Only", which was released in March 1991".

It was 90's alright. Still a pile of crap, obviously.

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Still a pile of crap, obviously.

It should qualify for Paul's list so. <smilie>

A few more.....
Stand And Deliver - Adam And The Ants
Venus - Bananarama
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Lean on Me - Club Nouveau
You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive
Chain Reaction - Diana Ross
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
Rio - Duran Duran
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
Don't Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan
Jack and Diane - John Couger
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Hello - Lionel Ritchie
All Night Long - Lionel Ritchie
House of Fun - Madness
Like a Virgin - Madonna
The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Physical - Olivia Newton-John
Purple Rain - Prince
Kiss - Prince
Radio Ga Ga - Queen
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
Together Forever - Rick Astley
Baby Jane - Rod Stewart
Listen to your Heart - Roxette
This Ole House - Shakin' Stevens
Going Underground - Tha Jam
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Whats Love Got to Do with It? - Tina Turner
Jump - Van Halen
How Will I Know? - Whitney Houston

ya well i wouldn't put in van halen or any of that stuff in that list, id have another one as i said before.

but 99 red baloons that should be there alright. maybe even Da Da Da by that german band could go there!

Noby, are you american or something?! And is noby your fullname, but people generally shorten it?!

Ya, bohs party would prolly be more listenable than mine too

Very clever, Paul. No I'm not American, why?

I like cheesy 80s as much as yourself (well, maybe not that much), but I also have no trouble in calling the majority of it crap. Throw-away, cheesy, fun crap. In the right context it's great.

Oh and Trio is the group you're looking for. Another good song.
Also 'In the kitchen at parties'.
Bananarama went too much under the thumb of SAW and became awful, but I like their earlier stuff as well as some of their SAW stuff.

In my opinion a party isn't a party without Goodbye Horses by Q Lazzarus...if only for the opportunity to tuck the pork torpedo between your legs and dance around asking people if they'd fcuk you

My list would comprise mainly of Prince, Zapp, New Order........eh.....some Bowie...there wasn't really that much from the Eighties I like actually.

Although two of my favourite songs ever are Come On Eileen and King Of Rock 'N' Roll.

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Cars - Paul Newman

I know Paul was quite fond of motor racing, but as far as I know he never went as far as recording an ode to the sport...

(I think Gary is the name you were looking for)

Most of your list would send me running for some cotton wool to stuff my ears with tbh Paul. (exceptions are Talking Heads, though not their best work listed by you, and Crowded House).

No REM or Elvis Costello, Lloyd Cole, Billy Bragg, Aztec Camera, whats with that ? OK not party music maybe, but some of the best music of that decade made by those acts.

Originally Posted by noby

Very clever, Paul. No I'm not American, why?

I like cheesy 80s as much as yourself (well, maybe not that much), but I also have no trouble in calling the majority of it crap. Throw-away, cheesy, fun crap. In the right context it's great.

Oh and Trio is the group you're looking for. Another good song.
Also 'In the kitchen at parties'.
Bananarama went too much under the thumb of SAW and became awful, but I like their earlier stuff as well as some of their SAW stuff.

I started the post cos I was just wondering for myself what others would be, it wasn't a, this is my list and thats it, my knowledge of 80s music is limited to be honest cos I didnt grow up around then. So I expected there to be lots of missing songs and also errors....

The reference to the american part was about the way you said "ill let you do the maths" even with the s it still sounds american...

Trio, thats the band, awful catchy song, though id say after listening to it about 10 times in a row you would get bored. Its so simple its genius.

Originally Posted by TonyD

I know Paul was quite fond of motor racing, but as far as I know he never went as far as recording an ode to the sport...

(I think Gary is the name you were looking for)

Most of your list would send me running for some cotton wool to stuff my ears with tbh Paul. (exceptions are Talking Heads, though not their best work listed by you, and Crowded House).

No REM or Elvis Costello, Lloyd Cole, Billy Bragg, Aztec Camera, whats with that ? OK not party music maybe, but some of the best music of that decade made by those acts.

I think people are mistaking what I meant by party music. It is definitely not my favourite music, but its definitely party style if you ask me....

I also mentioned Tony, that I was putting in bands that went through the 80s and 90s - the 90s being their bigger music era- ( bar u2 really ) or that were rock such as REM or Elvis Costello above. But to be honest I don't know any Lloyd Cole or maybe I do but don't realise?!

I know, Paul; just light-hearted nit-picking.

Add this one to your list Paul....

King - The Taste of Your Tears
Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang Bang Bang
Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Icing on the Cake
Furniture - Brilliant Mind
Doctor & The Medics -Burn
Stan Ridgeway -Camouflage
Hollywood Beyond -What's The Colour of Money
The Pogues -Haunted (nb NOT the Sinead O'Connor mid 90's massacre)
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy
Strawberry Switchblade -Since Yesterday
The Cult -Love Removal Machine
Laid Back -Sunshine Reggae
Hayzi Fantayzee - John Wayne is Big Leggy
The Rainmakers -Let My People Go Go
Hipsway - Honey Thief
Bourgeois Tag - I Don't Mind At All
Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Prime Mover
Voice of the Beehive - I Say Nothing

...more details as they emerge as they say on Sky

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Lets say you were having a party and you wanted to put on some 80s classics, what would make your list?! heres mine:

Wheres Club Tropicana by Wham?

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

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Express Yourself - NWA

The only clean NWA song ever

no wedding present????

Great aul tune, though F the police, or straight outta compton, just for raw agression alone. up there with tupacs part time and hit em up.

actually can someone tell me the song, its by a fella called john something i think, where all these bikers are in a cafe/restaurant and they are singing to the song, and he is in front of them plus two women are semi-naked in suspenders i think, and walking along the counter and dancing on it?! whats the song again?!

hurt so good.