FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite 80s music

By *hubaysi OP Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

Fabsteroos

This thread is inspired by me listening to some 80s tunes on the radio whilst driving to work this morning.

For those of you around my age who enjoyed the 80s, what was your favourite artists/music?

Mine was Culture Club, Bananarama and many more.

Bhubaysi x

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

The communards- dont leave me this way

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By *NTLovers2Couple
over a year ago

Warrington

Indie ..for me , The Cure, The Smiths, New Order etc

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By *edmark07Man
over a year ago

liverpool

Lloyd Cole and the commotions

Style council

Tears for fears

To name 3

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

"Indie ..for me , The Cure, The Smiths, New Order etc "

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By *hubaysi OP Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

"Lloyd Cole and the commotions

Style council

Tears for fears

To name 3

Good choice

Nick Kershaw

Rick Ashley

Fun Boy Three

The Jam

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

Lots of rock bands in the 80s

Iron Maiden

Ozzy after Sabbath

Marilion

and many more

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

It's where my musical tastes were forged - initially with the likes of Madness, The Specials, The Beat and the whole Two Tone thing, as well as The Jam, Secret Affair etc - moved on from that to the likes of ABC and The Style Council - then on to stuff like Prefab Sprout, The Housemartins, Lloyd Cole & The Commmotions and The Beautiful South - then you have the likes of U2, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cure and The Farm and many many more

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By *inxy777Woman
over a year ago

essex

Duran Duran

Thompson twins

Depeche mode

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

Tears for fears

Howard Jones

King

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

"Duran Duran

Thompson twins

Depeche mode "

Was about to say same I love 80s music all of it to be honest used to attend the 80s rewind festival where my love for the music in reased

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

"Duran Duran

Thompson twins

Depeche mode

Was about to say same I love 80s music all of it to be honest used to attend the 80s rewind festival where my love for the music in reased "

Increased*

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By *inxy777Woman
over a year ago

essex

"Duran Duran

Thompson twins

Depeche mode

Was about to say same I love 80s music all of it to be honest used to attend the 80s rewind festival where my love for the music in reased "

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By *wenyMan
over a year ago

rufford

Thompson

Twins hold me now

David bowie ashes to ashes

Young Americans

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By *wenyMan
over a year ago

rufford

Thompson

Twins hold me now

David bowie ashes to ashes

Young Americans

Grand master flash white lines

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By *astyEricMan
over a year ago

Hull

Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Testament etc..

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By *inxy777Woman
over a year ago

essex

"Thompson

Twins hold me now

David bowie ashes to ashes

Young Americans

Grand master flash white lines "

Oh white lines that’s a great song, hold me now

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By *nnocentimesMan
over a year ago

over there by that tree

Micheal Jackson’s stuff was brilliant, the Thriller album is immense -

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

Ooooh now then.

Bronski beat - small town boy

Visage - fade to grey

New order - blue monday

Phil oakley - together in electic dreams

Just afew off my playlist

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

Del Amitri!

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By *aven RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

All the Stock, Aitken and Waterman cheesy pop x

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I (Luke) liked a lit of American stuff:

Huey Lewis and the News

Bruce Hornsby and the Range

Don Henley

But I liked some British stuff too:

Steve Winwood

Erasure

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

AC/DC became one of the biggest bands in the world when they released Back in Back in 1980.

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

Ultravox Madness Heaven 17

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

"AC/DC became one of the biggest bands in the world when they released Back in Back in 1980."

Saw that tour live excellent band and a great replacement for Bon Scott in Brian Johnson

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

Big country

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By *igJandTheBlondeCouple
over a year ago

Kings Hill

Depeche Mode, ABC and Go West are some of my favourites! X

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By *irth.Minge.FireMan
over a year ago

Seen in far off places

The Smiths are quite possibly the greatest band ever

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

Pet shop boys

West end girls

Heart

Domino dancing

Love comes quickly etc etc

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

Adam and the Ants, massive fan

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

culture club

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

"The Smiths are quite possibly the greatest band ever"

Lots of people would argue on that point

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

"The Smiths are quite possibly the greatest band ever"

I don't think even a Smiths convention would vote for that.

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over a year ago

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By *eesside lingerie wearerMan
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

The Jesus and Mary chain and the gun club are my cuppa

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Just switch on most radio stations today and you will no doubt hear remixes of them.

The 80's and 90's had the best tunes.

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

Kajagoogoo

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"The Smiths are quite possibly the greatest band ever

I don't think even a Smiths convention would vote for that."

Wouldn't imagine the Samaritans would have it as their on hold music.

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

Simple minds

OMD

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

Simple minds

Level 42

Erasure

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

I think, the lunatics have taken over the asylum by the specials and TRUMPton riots by 1/2 man 1/2 biscuit.

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Yazoo

Epic and sounds just as good today

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

Fantastic group upstairs at Eric’s fantastic album

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By *NTLovers2Couple
over a year ago

Warrington

Found indie music and the die was cast

New Order

Joy Division

The Smith's

Love will tear us apart ....my all time favourite

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

Early 80s

The Jam

Secret Affair

The Chords

Purple Hearts

Undertones

Late 80s

Accceeed house

Garage

Ibiza sounds

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

SOM

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

Prince for me so much good music in the eighties but Purple Rain what an album

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Early 80s

Secret Affair

Glory Boys is one of the most underrated albums of that era

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

Sabrina in the pool with the see through shirt shwing

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By *ocusMan
over a year ago

Cambridge

The Sisters of Mercy.

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

"Early 80s

Secret Affair

Glory Boys is one of the most underrated albums of that era"

Very true...so scared of getting old....look at us now

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By *9 kisses.Man
over a year ago

clacton on sea

I love all 80's music,

Fond memories of being a child,

I listen to 80's radio station in the car and the vans at work,

The one that sticks out the most is Men At Work,

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By *hloevtTV/TS
over a year ago

norwich

Culture club, and boy George was / is lush x

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

Erasure

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

"Erasure

The Macc Lads surely?

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

"Erasure

The Macc Lads surely?"

I am fond of a Fluffy Pup sing a long

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

"Erasure

The Macc Lads surely?"

The macc lads was awesome

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

Erasure, London boys, Adam ant, t'pau, Michael Jackson and seen them all live which is a bonus

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

No mention of Japan,whats wrong with you all.

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By *sotypeMan
over a year ago

Preston

Omd...still making new music and were bang on form at Manchester in November!

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

"Erasure

The Macc Lads surely?

I am fond of a Fluffy Pup sing a long"

That's totally the Macc Lads sing a long, the singer Muttley is a fluffy pup always with a bone.

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

Has to be Frankie

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

All killer no filler albums..

ABC Lexicon of Love.

Human League Dare.

Just ordered re issue of Sigue Sigue Sputnik first album...

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Def Leppard

Guns n' Roses

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

"Def Leppard

Guns n' Roses"

Gerard Mcmann “Cry little sister” I love From the 80’s

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

To me ,the 80's Rocked ,so many brilliant classic rock bands ,new wave bands ,solo artists ,there was just such a wide varied of brilliant music , AC/DC kicked of the 80's with Back in Black all the way through to Guns n Roses Appetite for destruction...Iron Maidens the Number of the Beast was an outstanding album ,The Police were top of the tree with Synchronicity , Michael Jackson's Triller was unreal ..Prince was just mindblowing..and leave it all to LIVE AID .. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT... .as l said the 80's ROCKED !!!.so so many brilliant songs from brilliant artists...my two favs being AC/DC & THE POLICE..

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By *at69Couple
over a year ago

Cheshire

For me it's alphaville Forever Young.

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By *mber99TV/TS
over a year ago

reading

Japan - all of them

Depeche mode

Simple Minds - (Sparkle in the rain / NGD)

U2 - Unforgettable Fire

Icehouse - hey little girl

Men without hats - we can dance

Spandau Ballet - Journeys to Glory / Diamond

Echo & the Bunnymen

The mighty Wha!

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By *m389Man
over a year ago

Bromley

Asia - only time will tell

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

Queen

Billy ocean

The jam

David Bowie

Ac/dc

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By *rotic-TouchTV/TS
over a year ago

doncaster

Toyah

China crisis

Alison moyet

Human League

Gary Newman

Cindy lauper

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

Tears for fears

Guns and roses

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

The 80's ROCKED !!..just so many brilliant bands ..love the classic rock sound of the 80's ..the band's that really ticked the 80's for me were ...

AC/DC

WHITESNAKE

RAINBOW

JOURNEY

REO SPEEDWAGON

ZZ TOP

IRON MAIDEN

SAXON

THE POLICE

THIN LIZZY

QUEEN

TOM PETTY

GUNS N ROSES

....but l just love music and the 80's also held THE GREATEST CONCERT OF ALL TIME......LIVE AID ..

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

bon jovi

Aha

Vengaboys lol

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

Bronski beat - small town boy

Visage - fade to grey

New order - blue monday

Erasure - a little respect

Erasure - sometimes

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By *unkym34Man
over a year ago

London

I love colonel Abraham’s - Trapped

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Ironically I was listening to these yesterday and got goose bumps on many occasions. Don't know why I don't listen more often.

Jon and Vangelis - find my way home

https://youtu.be/2oANV6SQhwI

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

Video Killed The Radio Store

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By *rotic-TouchTV/TS
over a year ago

doncaster

Spandau ballet

Kate Bush

Bronski beat

Ian dury and the blockheads

Shalamar

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Oh lots. I used to look forward to Belinda Carlisle coming onto my "best of flashbacks" radio station.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Don't remember the 80s though, sorry

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

Ub40

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By *rotic-TouchTV/TS
over a year ago

doncaster

Madness

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By *ance1502Man
over a year ago

London

I love rare grooves like sos band and hi 5, Betty Wright, Anita Baker etc but Spandau ballet and Duran Duran hold a special place in my heart

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By *reamblueMan
over a year ago

London

Top 40 countdown with Mark Goodier. Recording on a cassette

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

So many great 80's albums...

My bloody valentine-isn't anything

Stone roses-stone roses

REM-green

U2-unforgettable fire

Cocteau Twins-treasure

Sisters of mercy-first and last and always

Cult-love

New order-lowlife

Joy division-closer

Psychedelic furs-forever now

Cure-pornography

House of love-house of love

Kitchens-love is hell

Wonderstuff-8 legged groove machine

The the-soul mining

The jam-sound affects

Kate bush-hounds of love

Banshees-tinderbox

Roxy music-Avalon

Chameleons-strange times

Mary chain-psychocandy

Pogues-rum sodomy and the lash

Pixies-surfer rosa

Japan-gentlemen take Polaroids

Duran Duran-Rio

Bowie-scary monsters

Talk talk-spirit of Eden

Simple minds-new gold dream

Bunnymen-ocean rain

Orange juice-you can't hide your love forever

Marillion-misplaced childhood

David Sylvian-brilliant trees

New model army-vengeance

Julian cope-st Julian

Kirsty MacColl-kite

Mission-gods own medicine

Husker du-new day rising

Butthole surfers-_ocust abortion technician

Peter Gabriel-so

De la soul-3 feet high n rising

Tears for fears-the hurting

Clash-combat rock

Elvis costello-imperial bedroom

Half man half biscuit-back in the dhss

Blue Nile-walk on the rooftops

INXS-kick

Pink Floyd-the final cut

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over a year ago

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over a year ago

Oops Forgot...

Prince-sign of the times

Smiths-hatful of hollow

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