FabSwingers.com forum: Best song of the 1980's

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

What is the greatest song of the Nineteen Eighties in your humble opinion?

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

too many to choose from arrggghhhhh

I loved ska/2tone......mirror in the bathroom one of my faves

senses working overtime - XTC

(feeling) Fascination - Human League

The Cutter - Echo and the Bunnymen

Centrefold - J Geils Band

Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel

Call Me - Spagna

this list could go on and on lol

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

Europe.... Final Countdown

Bon Jovi...Living on a Prayer

Bruce Springsteen...Born in the USA

If I had to pick just one of the three... ummmmmmm... dont think I can

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

pretty in pink .... The Psychedelic Furs

St Elmo's Fire....John Parr

Nothing's gonna stop us now....Starship

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By *onnie55Man
over a year ago

Port Talbot

So many!!! One I love and play time and time again is 'King of Rock and Roll' by Prefab Sprout.

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

Flame Trees by Cold Chisel. Check it out on YouTube. Crap video but awesome song.

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

Whole of the Moon - Waterboys

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

OMG some awful song choices. Im just trying to think of one song as I loved loads from the 80s.

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

Vienna Ultravox never got to number 1 travesty! and Blue Monday New Order was in Navy and it was played all over the world in 86!

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

Love like blood by Killing Joke

Fools gold by the Stone Roses

Ghost town by The Specials

Once in a lifetime by Talking Heads

How soon is now by The Smiths

Promised you a miracle By Simple Minds

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By *onny-n-clydeCouple
over a year ago

cwmbran,

Love this thread, invoking amazing memories. keep them coming

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

Madness baggy trousers

UB40 1 in 10

Tears for fears everybody wants to rule the world

Howard Jones like to get to know you well

Frankie goes to Hollywood. .relax

So many more I can choose but won't bore you .

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

Too many to choose from but the first single I bought was 99p in woolies and it was The Reflex by Duran Duran

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

Nina Simone - Fodder In Her Wings

LOVE this lady's music.. MUCH! xx

Amazing voice.. Absolutely amazing! X

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

Too much to young by The Specials

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By *ackInBlackMan
over a year ago

Caerphilly

Ten Toptastic Toons From the 1980s (Off the top my head - probs loads I have forgotten):

1/Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

2/Hanoi Rocks - Don't You Ever Leave Me

3/Waterboys - Pan Within

4/Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn

5/Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved

6/The Specials - Rat Race

7/Gregory Isaacs - Hush Darling

8/Aerosmith - F.I.N.E

9/Van Halen - Jump

10/AC/DC - Back In Black

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

Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Three that I don't think have been mentioned:

The Kane Gang - Closest Thing to Heaven

New Order - True Faith

The Lotus Eaters - The First a Picture of You

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

Morris and the Minors - Stutter Rap

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

Any madness tune ....

Save a prayer Duran Duran .

But loved 80s music so most tunes rock xx

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

Uncertain Smile by The The - awesome.

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

Talk Talk. Life's what you make it.

Joe Jackson. Stepping out.

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

Ultravox - vienna

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By *heeky400Man
over a year ago

vale of glam

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

Echo And The Bunnymen - The Cutter

Big Country - Fields Of Fire

Too many tunes that decade to choose from

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

Prince When Doves Cry

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

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game.

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

In the air tonight. Phil Collins

Quite a few others by Phil too

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

"Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun"

Don't think that was the eighties!

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By *onnie55Man
over a year ago

Port Talbot

"Talk Talk. Life's what you make it.

Joe Jackson. Stepping out. "

Love Joe Jackson! Has anyone mentioned Earth, Wind and Fire? Loved them too..

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

"So many!!! One I love and play time and time again is 'King of Rock and Roll' by Prefab Sprout."

That was one of my favourites along with 'love and pride' King

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

Building A Bridge To Your Heart - Wax

I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew

The Riddle - Nik Kershaw

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By *ecklerMan
over a year ago

Near the Sea

Agadoo, hey mickey and time warp. Easy

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

Visage ; fade to grey

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

Smiths , a light that never goes out

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By *ecklerMan
over a year ago

Near the Sea

Lil louis french kiss.

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

Some good songs so far! Did the cult make the greatest song of the eighties with she sells sanctuary? Or Duran Duran with save a prayer? Soft cells tainted love must be close!

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By *immyXXMan
over a year ago

Pontypridd

After reading the threads there are some good nominations!!!

Special mention to back in black with Hanoi Rocks!! God I thought I was the only one left!!!!

But the best song is ,,(although not my fav GnR song),,,,, sweet child of mine!! X

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

SAFETY DANCE

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By *onnie55Man
over a year ago

Port Talbot

"After reading the threads there are some good nominations!!!

Special mention to back in black with Hanoi Rocks!! God I thought I was the only one left!!!!

But the best song is ,,(although not my fav GnR song),,,,, sweet child of mine!! X

It's also the best head-turning ringtone ever!

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By *ackInBlackMan
over a year ago

Caerphilly

"Some good songs so far! Did the cult make the greatest song of the eighties with she sells sanctuary? Or Duran Duran with save a prayer? Soft cells tainted love must be close! "

As good as Soft Cells 'Tainted Love' is, it's not a patch on the original 1965 version by Gloria Jones. A Northern Soul, timeless, classic

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By *xyzptlk088Man
over a year ago

Galway

"Vienna Ultravox never got to number 1 travesty! and Blue Monday New Order was in Navy and it was played all over the world in 86!"
100% agree about vienna,joe bloody dolce has a lot to answer for methinks

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By *xyzptlk088Man
over a year ago

Galway

FGTH relax

New Order Blue Monday

Soft cell Tainted love

Anything by Madness

Master of puppets/One/Seek and destroy Metallica

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By *ackInBlackMan
over a year ago

Caerphilly

"After reading the threads there are some good nominations!!!

Special mention to back in black with Hanoi Rocks!! God I thought I was the only one left!!!!

But the best song is ,,(although not my fav GnR song),,,,, sweet child of mine!! X

Hanoi Rocks are possibly the most under-rated band of all time! They were the template for Guns N' Roses. Until I Get You & Don't You Ever Leave Me are equal to anything Guns N' Roses did. Bar, of course, Sweet Child....

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By *atcherofmyballsMan
over a year ago

hereford

Mad world Tears for fears

Town called malice/ start the jam

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By *immyXXMan
over a year ago

Pontypridd

Totally agree!! No mike Monroe no gnr,, can we settle on faster pussycat as a happy medium???

And why isn't House of pain in your top ten?? Every rose???

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By *onghMan
over a year ago

cardiff

Wow, two shout outs for the Waterboys!

Roll on Nov 25 at St David's Hall

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

The Jam

Inxs

Fun Boy Three

The Communards

Fine Young Cannibals

The Specials

The Blow Monkeys

Swing Out Sister

Blondie

The Police

The Undertones

Queen

Robert Palmer

Madonna

and loads more. The fashion was shit in the 80s but the music was amazing

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By *arried1999aCouple
over a year ago

Swansea

Teenage kicks - The Undertones, seems pretty appropriate!

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

I had more fun in my thirties and forties than when I was a teenager

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By *atty_loves_curvesMan
over a year ago

South Wales

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By *atty_loves_curvesMan
over a year ago

South Wales

"Love like blood by Killing Joke

Fools gold by the Stone Roses

Ghost town by The Specials

Once in a lifetime by Talking Heads

How soon is now by The Smiths

Promised you a miracle By Simple Minds"

I like your style, good choices!

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By *atty_loves_curvesMan
over a year ago

South Wales

"SAFETY DANCE "

Love this one, so quirky.

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By *alleycplCouple
over a year ago

gobblers knob

"Chris Isaak - Wicked Game.

been trying to remember this song for weeks.thankyou

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

The Smiths, What difference does it make ?

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By *r_bootneckMan
over a year ago

london

Totally agree with 99% of all that's been said... here's another that was a fave of mine...temptation by heaven 17

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

"Chris Isaak - Wicked Game.

been trying to remember this song for weeks.thankyou"

Corker!

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

tainted love

and do they know its christmas but i reckon the 80s was brill all of it

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By *ary_JosephCouple
over a year ago

South Shields

"Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun"

Wasn't that out in 1974?

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

As for any decade it is so difficult to pick out one song. But there are songs which represent the decade for me. Here are a few of my suggestions.

Relax

Blue Monday

Fairytale of New York

Ride on time

Come on Eileen

Don't you want me

Uptown Girl

I could go on lol.

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By *all Mid WalesMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

Jive bunny

John farnham - you're the voice

Mike and the mechanics - living years

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

What about Tantalise me by Jimmy the Hoover, whoa whoa eeee yeah yeah lol

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By *riveu2distractionMan
over a year ago

Nr Bridgend

True faith new order

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

The Pasadenas.

Sade.

Soul to Soul.

Billy Idol.

Elvis Costello.

The Cure.

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

U2 in the name of love. Amazing song .

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

The Cult . RAIN

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By *atty_loves_curvesMan
over a year ago

South Wales

"U2 in the name of love. Amazing song . "

I think that's called 'Pride', good song.

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

Billy ocean carribean queen

letter from america proclaimers

drop the pilot joan armatrading

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

border line madonna

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

"Love like blood by Killing Joke

Fools gold by the Stone Roses

Ghost town by The Specials

Once in a lifetime by Talking Heads

How soon is now by The Smiths

Promised you a miracle By Simple Minds"

Fools gold call only got in by the skin of its teeth Nov 1989 I believe

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

Two tribes -Frankie goes to Hollywood

Duel- Propaganda

Story of the blues - Wah!

Dignity - Deacon Blue

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

Visage- Fade to Grey

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By *lueBlueEyesMan
over a year ago

Swansea

Hard to pick a best song as so many good ones, but as a teenager in the early eighties Ghost Town sticks in my mind, it was at the time of inner city riots, that song seemed to capture the feeling of people at the time, awesome song

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

Romeo and Juliet dire straights

Fairytale of New York the pouges

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