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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hi was wondering what are everyone's favourite 80s songs? x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It has got to be

'Club Tropicana' by Wham.

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

It can only be ....Fairytale Of New York

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. "

+ 1

Love Black Man Ray as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just can't get enough - depeche mode

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Got to love abit of bon jovi x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love so many from the 80's, but one tune we brought out of semi-retirement at a wedding a few weeks ago (me and my mate DJing) was tge Communards Don't leave me this way and we were saying just how good a tune it still is, especially compared to much of todays music. It just has a great arrangement and a great mix and just works

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tainted love, soft cell. So very true of my 80s life.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's no such thing!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heaven 17.. Temptation..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Romeo and Juliet...Dire Straits

Through the Barricades...Spandau Ballet

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Men without hats - Safety Dance

Falco - Rock me Amadeus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Way to many to choose but if I have to narrow it down to one it would be Simple Minds...Forget about Me. Love the Breakfast Club film.

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By *on1Man
over a year ago

spain

Abba lol really

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By *on1Man
over a year ago

spain

Gate bush lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Swing the Mood - Jive Bunny and the Matermixers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Falco - Rock me Amadeus

TUNE!!!!!!!!!!!

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By *mandaboundTV/TS
over a year ago

Newton Le Willows

Party fears two. The associates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Swing the Mood - Jive Bunny and the Matermixers"

*Mastermixers

Or something by The Smiths.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blue monday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too many but Whitneys "i wanna dance with somebody is up there and Madonnas "into the Groove"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" Madonnas "into the Groove""

I'm a Borderline man.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved lucky star

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By *hortieWoman
over a year ago

Northampton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Jb9aTSoSc

/end thread.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Baggy Trousers - Madness

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"There's no such thing! "

Absolutely, Tommy Shaw 1987

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsanV45Pfas

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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago

Derby

"Party fears two. The associates "

Look up You Tube.... Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17 singing Party Fears Two.

We saw him live doing it as a tribute to Billy MacKenzie. It brought the whole crowd to silence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just like Heaven - The Cure.

And

Purple Rain - Prince.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Teardrop explodes reward

opus life is live

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fade to Grey...Visage

Story of the blues ....Wah

Shout to the top...Style Council

Chance...Big Country

The bitterest pill...The Jam

She sells sanctuary... The Cult

Everything counts.....Depeche Mode

Fishermans Blues.. The Waterboys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Even though I wasn't born in the 80s I do love a lot of 80s music and 60s/70s some of my favs 80s music are

Danny Wilson - Mary's prayer

Billy Ocean - red light spell danger

House martins - happy hour

Madness

Wham

I could go on and on

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By *mokeynbubblyCouple
over a year ago

poole

Heaven 17.. Temptation..

You have very good taste, this is one of the greatest 80's tracks along with blue Monday

Played them both so much at the time I wore the vinyl out lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Trooper" Iron Maiden.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Baggy Trousers - Madness

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Teardrop explodes reward

Bless your cotton socks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To many to even think about. Loving the trooper awesome choice

pop wise

a-ha

Erasure

jimmy sommervile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

West end girls

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too Shy.......Kajagoogoo.

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By *abes in the woodWoman
over a year ago

wales

lionel richie hello but can name good few in 80

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Too many but Whitneys "i wanna dance with somebody is up there and Madonnas "into the Groove""

Love those songs x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Against all odds phil collins

Ghost busters theme tune

Berlin take my breath away

Im showing my age now

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By *taffs_hotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Small Town Boy - Bronski Beat. Amazing lyrics

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

King - Taste of ur tears

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So so many to choose from. Almost impossible for me to pick. I have tears for fears in my head right now singing everybody wants to rule the world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ghost town - The Specials

Arguably one of the best pop songs of all time.

Love song - public image

Mirror in the bathroom - the Beat

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

That girl is a slut - just ice

Party scene - Russell brothers

Play that beat - globe and whizz kid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gangster by the specials

Planet rock, afrika Bambaataa and the soul sonic force.

Wyldestyle, time zone.

Christmas in holis, run DMC

Kraftwerk, tour de France

Girls ain't nothing but trouble

Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince.

Too much too young

The specials

And.....

John part, St elmos fire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Parr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything from 86 or 87. My formative years. Ahhhh, soooo many memories!!

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By *IANnG1Couple
over a year ago

local

"Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh and

Run DMC.

You be illin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Inxs, I need you tonight.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ghost town - The Specials

Arguably one of the best pop songs of all time.

Love song - public image

Mirror in the bathroom - the Beat"

Ghost town was one of my favourites when I was little x

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

"Oh and

Run DMC.

You be illin "
runs house

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

"Oh and

Run DMC.

You be illin runs house

"
pretty ricki and boo ski- it's mine

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By *eforfuncplCouple
over a year ago

Morecambe

God there's loads !

Frankie goes to Hollywood

The Jam !! Awesome

UB40

) xxx red red wine

xxx just like wine wine wine

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

Keymatic-breakin in space

Itchiban scratch-Chris the glove Taylor

Word of mouth, feat dj cheese-king kut

Mantronix-king of the beats

Mantronix-needle to the groove

Twilight 22-kingdom

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

The birdie song-black lace

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By *aeBabeWoman
over a year ago

London

Ride on time - black box

Danced to this as a toddler

Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Jb9aTSoSc

/end thread. "

LOL

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy

Black Box - Ride On Time

Toto - Africa

Laura Branigan - Self Control

Frankie Knuckles - Your Love

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tears for fears - shout

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The birdie song-black lace

"
birdy song was a cover by the tweets, the original was by electronica

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gangster by the specials

Planet rock, afrika Bambaataa and the soul sonic force.

Wyldestyle, time zone.

Christmas in holis, run DMC

Kraftwerk, tour de France

Girls ain't nothing but trouble

Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince.

Too much too young

The specials

And.....

John part, St elmos fire

Agreed about planet rock

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By *rabMan
over a year ago

Hanwell

girls of film - Duran Duran

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By *rank EinsteinMan
over a year ago

Burton upon stather

The Smiths - how soon is now.

Damn, I wish I was a teenager in the 80s

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy

'Heart - Alone'

Needs mentioning too, arguably the greatest power ballad of all.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Tears for fears - shout

Everbody Wants to Rule the World. That's was my 80's club anthem, it always played as soon as I walked in a club, and when I revisited my 80's winebar haunt over Easter, blow me down it came on again!!

Spoookeh!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rakim - Paid In Full

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Oh My - just listening to the utube 80's mix = Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love - how evocative of an era is that track and video!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pulling mussels from a shell- squeeze

Going underground -jam

Toto- africa

Big area, incommunicado (cant remember who did them

Something inside so strong labi sifri (think thats his name)

...and anything by joan armitrading.

(Him)

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy

"Oh My - just listening to the utube 80's mix = Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love - how evocative of an era is that track and video!!

'Cocktail' - springs to mind!

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy

"Rakim - Paid In Full"

Great tune. The Coldcut remix made it even better.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rakim - Paid In Full"

Used to have that on vynl.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rakim - Paid In Full

Used to have that on vynl.....

I wanna start collecting them when I have my own house and job

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rakim - Paid In Full

Used to have that on vynl.....

What other ones you got

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

Two Tribes, Frankie.

Fade to Grey, Visage.

Blue Monday, New Order.

Underpass, John Foxx.

Open your heart, The League.

Don't you want me, The League.

Enola Gay. OMD

Messages, OMD,

Joan of Arc, OMD

Look of love ABC

Big in Japan, Alphaville,

Words, FR David.

And lots more.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rakim - Paid In Full

Used to have that on vynl.....

What other ones you got"

Nothing on vynl any more.....I picked that up in a bargain bin before I had any real appreciation for good tunes

wish I kept it.....can't remember what happened to it....swapped no doubt...

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Pulling mussels from a shell- squeeze

Going underground -jam

Toto- africa

Ooh love Toto, I think of them as more late 70's with Hold The Line, and the wonderfully funky Gorgy Porgy!! Ah those were the days...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Up The Junction - Squeeze.

Sheer poetry. They dont write songs like that anymore. The youth of today.... blah, blah.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking

GnR - Paradise City

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By *eovilcouple76Couple
over a year ago

yeovil

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By *eovilcouple76Couple
over a year ago

yeovil

"Keymatic-breakin in space

Itchiban scratch-Chris the glove Taylor

Word of mouth, feat dj cheese-king kut

Mantronix-king of the beats

Mantronix-needle to the groove

Twilight 22-kingdom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love so many from the 80's, but one tune we brought out of semi-retirement at a wedding a few weeks ago (me and my mate DJing) was tge Communards Don't leave me this way and we were saying just how good a tune it still is, especially compared to much of todays music. It just has a great arrangement and a great mix and just works"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So long has it's not karma chameleon I'm ok

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

O what an atmosphere - Russ Abbot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Romeo and Juliet...Dire Straits

Through the Barricades...Spandau Ballet"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Orange juice - rip it up

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By *ugar1andspice2Couple
over a year ago

Leicester

You can't beat the 80's for music the best decade if you ask me

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By *nfinity1Man
over a year ago

Near Bournemouth

Straight outta Compton by n.w.a

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

"Up The Junction - Squeeze.

Sheer poetry. They dont write songs like that anymore. The youth of today.... blah, blah."

The didn't write songs like that in the 80s either....it was released in 1979.

I know, I'm being pedantic - it's a great song.

I'm not a huge 80s fan, but love:

The Kane Gang - Closest Thing to Heaven

The Lotus Eaters - First Picture of You

Orange Juice - Rip It Up

New Order - True Faith

the Stone Roses - Made of Stone/Fools Gold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Up The Junction - Squeeze.

Sheer poetry. They dont write songs like that anymore. The youth of today.... blah, blah.

The didn't write songs like that in the 80s either....it was released in 1979.

I know, I'm being pedantic - it's a great song.

I'm not a huge 80s fan, but love:

The Kane Gang - Closest Thing to Heaven

The Lotus Eaters - First Picture of You

Orange Juice - Rip It Up

New Order - True Faith

the Stone Roses - Made of Stone/Fools Gold"

The lotus eaters?

Never heard of them but Robert e Howard regularly refered to 'lotus eaters' in his Conan stories...they're painted as drug users...

Even in the film Conan the barbarian (the first one, not the Jason mamoa crap) Conan and suboti buy some off the market seller that advised them on the towers of set....suboti even advises Conan 'chew slowly....it's good stuff'

Wonder if the band name a reference to Robert e Howard's writings?

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Dunno

It's a lovely slice of pure melodic pop though!

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