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

Don’t Leave me this Way - The Communards just came on the radio.

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"Don’t Leave me this Way - The Communards just came on the radio.

What a tune! Slightly before my time but I do love it. I quite like the Smiths and the Cure as well.

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By *r.BlondeMan
over a year ago

Chester/Wirral

Too Shy- kajagoogoo

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By *unkym34Man
over a year ago

London

Freeez - IOU. Come on let’s get this party started people

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By *azthebuilderMan
over a year ago

loughborough

Gold Spandau Ballet

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

I think Were Alone Now - Tiffany

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By *rumph650Man
over a year ago

Cardiff

She sells sanctuary - the cult

Alive and kicking - simple minds

Money for nothing - dire straits

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

they will never take me alive by

spear of destiny

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By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago

liverpool wavertree picton clock

Human nature ....Michael Jackson

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

Love Like Blood - Killing Joke

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

"Human nature ....Michael Jackson "
CHuuuuuune!

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

Love cats - the Cure

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

All MJ stuff really

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

The 80's have 100's of fantastic songs, way too many to list but at the top of my head I'll go with Yazoo ~ Don't go, Eurythmics ~ here comes the rain again, New Order ~ Blue Monday, Frankie goes to Hollywood ~ Relax

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Anything by Madness, The Specials, The Beat or The Jam gets an immediate vote

Beyond that, so many tracks that helped forge my musical tastes:

Happy Hour - The Housemartins

Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners

The Story Of The Blues - The Mighty Wah!

E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite

When Love Breaks Down - Prefab Sprout

Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag

Poison Arrow - ABC

And tons more besides!!

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

Two tribes by frankie

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

Souvenir - OMD

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

Who wants to live forever - Queen

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Loved the extended remix of Tainted Love that morphed into Where Did Our Love Go.

Also loved Faith by George Michael and The Only Way Is Up by Yazz.

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

Careless whisper

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

criticize alexander o'neal

was it 80's? great tune

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Mary’s Prayer- Danny Wilson

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

Dont stop believing - journey

Living on a prayer - bon jovi

Pour some sugar on me - def leopard

So many great songs from the 80s

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

"Anything by Madness, The Specials, The Beat or The Jam gets an immediate vote

Beyond that, so many tracks that helped forge my musical tastes:

Happy Hour - The Housemartins

Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners

The Story Of The Blues - The Mighty Wah!

E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite

When Love Breaks Down - Prefab Sprout

Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag

Poison Arrow - ABC

And tons more besides!!"

Basically this

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

"Souvenir - OMD"

This I love!

Have so many songs I love most of which have been mentioned already, was and still am a fan of Duran Duran and the police. A song I heard a little while back think it was on pop master was I won’t let you down by PHD bought back lovely memories of my first boyfriend.

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

Sinful - Pete Wylie

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

From 1980...anything on Back in Black by AC/DC.

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

Omg too many to mention! First one that comes to mind is Tainted Love...

*goes off to listen to my 80s Spotify play list!!!

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By *emon DelightMan
over a year ago

South Wales

Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again

Poison - Nothting But A Good Time

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFGY2E4oH60

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

Howard Jones - New Song

Marillion - Kayleigh

Simple Minds - Don't you (Forget about me)

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

Grimly Fiendish - The Damned

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

Reap The Wild Wind - Ultravox

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By *ogNMuseCouple
over a year ago

Surrey

"Anything by Madness, The Specials, The Beat or The Jam gets an immediate vote

Beyond that, so many tracks that helped forge my musical tastes:

Happy Hour - The Housemartins

Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners

The Story Of The Blues - The Mighty Wah!

E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite

When Love Breaks Down - Prefab Sprout

Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag

Poison Arrow - ABC

And tons more besides!!"

We have very, very similar tastes, Baggy trousers was the first 'proper' single I bought, still got my Madness fan club members pack in the loft!

The whole Ska/2Tone/Mod Revival thing was a massive influence on me in my early teenage years, both musically and fashion wise, still does to this day one way or another, and led me to get into The Kinks, The Who, The Small Faces.

Still think Weller was, and still is a fantastic songwriter, but fuck me for a man whose had a career spanning 40 years with countless iconic songs, he is one miserable sod! - Definitely a case for never meeting one heroes.

Later got into The Cult & Simple Minds and got to see them on the city of lights tours - epic

A lot of 80s stuff I thought was for girls when it was contemporary, that I love nowadays. Duran Duran, Spandau, Haircut 100, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Level 42, etc.

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

"Love cats - the Cure"

Absolute fave

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

And pretty much anything by Bon Jovi, Deff Leppard, Aerosmith, Meat Loaf and poison by Alice Cooper

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"The 80's have 100's of fantastic songs, way too many to list but at the top of my head I'll go with Yazoo ~ Don't go, Eurythmics ~ here comes the rain again, New Order ~ Blue Monday, Frankie goes to Hollywood ~ Relax"

Did you see the “Resten” news in the paper today? P

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Thorn in My Side by the Eurythmics was on the radio earlier, I’d forgotten what a great song that is.

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

Whitesnake - is this love

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

True - Spandau Ballet

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Anything by Madness, The Specials, The Beat or The Jam gets an immediate vote

Beyond that, so many tracks that helped forge my musical tastes:

Happy Hour - The Housemartins

Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners

The Story Of The Blues - The Mighty Wah!

E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite

When Love Breaks Down - Prefab Sprout

Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag

Poison Arrow - ABC

And tons more besides!!

We have very, very similar tastes, Baggy trousers was the first 'proper' single I bought, still got my Madness fan club members pack in the loft!

Later got into The Cult & Simple Minds and got to see them on the city of lights tours - epic

A lot of 80s stuff I thought was for girls when it was contemporary, that I love nowadays. Duran Duran, Spandau, Haircut 100, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Level 42, etc."

Yep pretty much the same Two Tone and the mod revival sparked my musical interests and informed them as I grew older, and also lead me to look back and get into the likes of those you named, plus Tampa, Northern Soul, Ian Dury and lots more.

Likewise regarding the New Romantic stuff, hated it at the time, but features firmly on my playlists now.

Big year next year for Two Tone being the 40th anniversary, Specials (albeit only the remaining three) have announced a new album, Madness will be doing something (off to their annual House Of Fun Weekend at Butlins at the end of the month), Dave Wakeling will be bringing his version of The Beat back over at some point too

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

The Model - Kraftwerk

Golden Brown - The Stranglyers

Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"The Model - Kraftwerk

Golden Brown - The Stranglyers

Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles"

Balls! Buggles was '79

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Need You Tonight - INXS

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

I'm listening to 80s stuff constantly at the moment...

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

Food for thought UB40

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

On yesterday they have an 80’s TOTP right now!

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

Tainted Love by Soft Cell

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

Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys

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

Gary Numan Friends electric

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By *odestyB007Woman
over a year ago

Winchester

"Need You Tonight - INXS"

Oh yes!!!

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

Oh god so many, i loved... and still do love 80s music

Here I go again - whitesnake

Sweet Child of Mine -GnR

Need you tonight - INXS

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

Aint Nobody - Chaka Khan

Teardrops - Womack and Womack

And gazillions of others

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

Anything by Queen.

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

every breath you take -police

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

Yesterday Man - Madness

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

"Need You Tonight - INXS

Oh yes!!!"

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

"Gary Numan Friends electric"

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

Loads if not most of the above. Apologies if it's already been said but...

-The Cure, Close To You

-Prince, Purple Rain

-Robert Palmer, Addicted To Love

-Fine Young Cannibals, She Drives Me Crazy

...I could go on and on...

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

Golden Brown

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

Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion.

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

hands to heaven - breathe.

come on you guys! where is the love

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

"Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion."

Oh blast from the past

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

Great decade for music.

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By *uartz24Man
over a year ago

Barnsley

Forever Young - Alphaville

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By *istalloverCouple
over a year ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

"Anything by Madness, The Specials, The Beat or The Jam gets an immediate vote

Beyond that, so many tracks that helped forge my musical tastes:

Happy Hour - The Housemartins

Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners

The Story Of The Blues - The Mighty Wah!

E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite

When Love Breaks Down - Prefab Sprout

Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag

Poison Arrow - ABC

And tons more besides!!

used to dance to pig bag at clubs

Then they did a 12 inch version.

Basically this

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

"Golden Brown"

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

Everything by the smiths *

*except golden lights

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By *arold_n_maudeCouple
over a year ago

preston

I Hate Nerys Hughes

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