I can't believe no one has mentioned "Your Love" by the Outfield ("...i just wanna use your love, toniiiiiggggghhhht...")! Also, anything by GNR or Stevie Ray Vaughn, and "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey.
Favorite 80s Tunes
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" land down under- the working men?? is that right..its somthing like that.."
Men at Work -they rocked!! "Down Under" , "Who Can it Be Now", and my favorite -- "Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive"!!
Also:
Toto's "Africa"
Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"
Hall & Oates -- anything by them
Phil Collins - "Take Me Home"
Journey - "Separate Ways"
Styx - "Don't Let it End"
Van Halen - "Panama"
Quiet Riot - "Bang Your Head"
Stray Cats - "Rock this Town"
and my personal FAVORITE: "Our House" by Madness
" land down under- the working men?? is that right..its somthing like that.."
Men at Work -they rocked!! "Down Under" , "Who Can it Be Now", and my favorite -- "Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive"!!
Also:
Toto's "Africa"
Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"
Hall & Oates -- anything by them
Phil Collins - "Take Me Home"
Journey - "Separate Ways"
Styx - "Don't Let it End"
Van Halen - "Panama"
Quiet Riot - "Bang Your Head"
Stray Cats - "Rock this Town"
and my personal FAVORITE: "Our House" by Madness
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=t_GUuSRez9Q"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=3BwrtWVMi6o"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
heres a couple of my favs!
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=3BwrtWVMi6o"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
heres a couple of my favs!
It was the Fables of The Reconstruction Tour. I skipped morning classes and waited outside C.Y. Stephens to buy tickets.
I remember getting drunk and seeing The Replacements in The Maintenance Shop. Paul Westerberg got angry and left the stage about 30 minutes into the show
This is the list from VH1's 100 greatest songs of the 80s:
1. Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer"
2. Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
3. Duran Duran / "Hungry Like the Wolf"
4. Michael Jackson / "Billie Jean"
5. Prince / "When Doves Cry"
6. Hall & Oates / "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
7. Guns N' Roses / "Sweet Child O' Mine"
8. Madonna / "Like a Virgin"
9. Run-D.M.C. / "Walk This Way"
10. AC/DC / "You Shook Me All Night Long"
11. Journey / "Don't Stop Believin'"
12. Whitney Houston / "How Will I Know"
13. U2 / "With Or Without You"
14. The Bangles / "Walk Like an Egyptian"
15. Van Halen / "Jump"
16. INXS / "Need You Tonight"
17. Whitesnake / "Here I Go Again"
18. Dexy's Midnight Runners / "Come On Eileen"
19. Cyndi Lauper / "Time after Time"
20. Rick Springfield / "Jessie's Girl"
21. Michael Jackson / "Beat It"
22. The Cure / "Just Like Heaven"
23. Cyndi Lauper / "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
24. A-Ha / "Take On Me"
25. Go-Go's / "Our Lips Are Sealed"
26. Guns N' Roses / "Welcome to the Jungle"
27. Kajagoogoo / "Too Shy"
28. Wham! / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
29. Talking Heads / "Burning Down the House"
30. Pat Benatar / "Love is a Battlefield"
31. Queen and David Bowie / "Under Pressure"
32. Night Ranger / "Sister Christian"
33. Soft Cell / "Tainted Love"
34. Poison / "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"
35. Phil Collins / "In the Air Tonight"
36. Tommy Tutone / "867-5309 / Jenny"
37. Aerosmith / "Janie's Got a Gun"
38. U2 / "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
39. Modern English / "I Melt With You"
40. The B-52's / "Love Shack"
41. Motley Crue / "Dr. Feelgood"
42. The Clash / "London Calling"
43. ABC / "Look of Love (Part One)"
44. Bananarama / "Cruel Summer"
45. Janet Jackson / "Nasty"
46. The Police / "Every Breath You Take"
47. Twisted Sister / "We're Not Gonna Take It"
48. Bruce Springsteen / "Born in the U.S.A."
49. Beastie Boys / "Fight For Your Right"
50. Eurythmics / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
51. Ratt / "Round and Round"
52. Dead or Alive / "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"
53. Billy Idol / "White Wedding"
54. Salt-N-Pepa / "Push It"
55. A Flock of Seagulls / "I Ran (So Far Away)"
56. Bonnie Tyler / "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
57. Toni Basil / "Mickey"
58. Culture Club / "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
59. John Mellencamp / "Jack & Diane"
60. Young M.C. / "Bust a Move"
61. Styx / "Mr. Roboto"
62. Berlin / "Take My Breath Away"
63. Devo / "Whip It"
64. Paula Abdul / "Straight Up"
65. Foreigner / "I Want to Know What Love Is"
66. Depeche Mode / "Just Can't Get Enough"
67. REO Speedwagon / "Keep On Loving You"
68. Public Enemy / "Fight the Power"
69. R.E.M / "It's The End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)"
70. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ "I Love Rock N' Roll"
71. Rick James / "Super Freak"
72. The Fixx / "One Thing Leads to Another"
73. Nena / "99 Luftbaloons"
74. George Michael / "Faith"
75. Prince / "Little Red Corvette"
76. Thomas Dolby / "She Blinded Me With Science"
77. New Edition / "Candy Girl"
78. Blondie / "Call Me"
79. Human League / "Don't You Want Me?"
80. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock / "It Takes Two"
81. Cameo / "Word Up!"
82. Squeeze / "Tempted"
83. Prince / "Kiss"
84. Lionel Richie / "All Night Long (All Night)"
85. Robert Palmer / "Addicted to Love"
86. Bow Wow Wow / "I Want Candy"
87. Falco / "Rock Me Amadeus"
88. Chaka Khan / "Ain't Nobody"
89. The Pretenders / "Brass in Pocket"
90. Tone-Loc / "Wild Thing"
91. Katrina and The Waves / "Walking On Sunshine"
92. New Kids on the Block / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
93. Gary Numan / "Cars"
94. The Rolling Stones / "Start Me Up"
95. Debbie Gibson / "Only in My Dreams"
96. Men at Work / "Down Under"
97. The Romantics / "What I Like About You"
98. Bobby Brown / "My Perogative"
99. Wang Chung / "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
100. Loverboy / "Working for the Weekend"
Sorry for the long cut/paste. :rolleyes5cz:
It's a pretty good list. The show was on a couple of weeks ago - fun to watch. I always enjoy the one-hit wonders! :biggrin9gp:
1. Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer"
2. Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
3. Duran Duran / "Hungry Like the Wolf"
4. Michael Jackson / "Billie Jean"
5. Prince / "When Doves Cry"
6. Hall & Oates / "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
7. Guns N' Roses / "Sweet Child O' Mine"
8. Madonna / "Like a Virgin"
9. Run-D.M.C. / "Walk This Way"
10. AC/DC / "You Shook Me All Night Long"
11. Journey / "Don't Stop Believin'"
12. Whitney Houston / "How Will I Know"
13. U2 / "With Or Without You"
14. The Bangles / "Walk Like an Egyptian"
15. Van Halen / "Jump"
16. INXS / "Need You Tonight"
17. Whitesnake / "Here I Go Again"
18. Dexy's Midnight Runners / "Come On Eileen"
19. Cyndi Lauper / "Time after Time"
20. Rick Springfield / "Jessie's Girl"
21. Michael Jackson / "Beat It"
22. The Cure / "Just Like Heaven"
23. Cyndi Lauper / "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
24. A-Ha / "Take On Me"
25. Go-Go's / "Our Lips Are Sealed"
26. Guns N' Roses / "Welcome to the Jungle"
27. Kajagoogoo / "Too Shy"
28. Wham! / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
29. Talking Heads / "Burning Down the House"
30. Pat Benatar / "Love is a Battlefield"
31. Queen and David Bowie / "Under Pressure"
32. Night Ranger / "Sister Christian"
33. Soft Cell / "Tainted Love"
34. Poison / "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"
35. Phil Collins / "In the Air Tonight"
36. Tommy Tutone / "867-5309 / Jenny"
37. Aerosmith / "Janie's Got a Gun"
38. U2 / "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
39. Modern English / "I Melt With You"
40. The B-52's / "Love Shack"
41. Motley Crue / "Dr. Feelgood"
42. The Clash / "London Calling"
43. ABC / "Look of Love (Part One)"
44. Bananarama / "Cruel Summer"
45. Janet Jackson / "Nasty"
46. The Police / "Every Breath You Take"
47. Twisted Sister / "We're Not Gonna Take It"
48. Bruce Springsteen / "Born in the U.S.A."
49. Beastie Boys / "Fight For Your Right"
50. Eurythmics / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
51. Ratt / "Round and Round"
52. Dead or Alive / "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"
53. Billy Idol / "White Wedding"
54. Salt-N-Pepa / "Push It"
55. A Flock of Seagulls / "I Ran (So Far Away)"
56. Bonnie Tyler / "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
57. Toni Basil / "Mickey"
58. Culture Club / "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
59. John Mellencamp / "Jack & Diane"
60. Young M.C. / "Bust a Move"
61. Styx / "Mr. Roboto"
62. Berlin / "Take My Breath Away"
63. Devo / "Whip It"
64. Paula Abdul / "Straight Up"
65. Foreigner / "I Want to Know What Love Is"
66. Depeche Mode / "Just Can't Get Enough"
67. REO Speedwagon / "Keep On Loving You"
68. Public Enemy / "Fight the Power"
69. R.E.M / "It's The End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)"
70. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ "I Love Rock N' Roll"
71. Rick James / "Super Freak"
72. The Fixx / "One Thing Leads to Another"
73. Nena / "99 Luftbaloons"
74. George Michael / "Faith"
75. Prince / "Little Red Corvette"
76. Thomas Dolby / "She Blinded Me With Science"
77. New Edition / "Candy Girl"
78. Blondie / "Call Me"
79. Human League / "Don't You Want Me?"
80. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock / "It Takes Two"
81. Cameo / "Word Up!"
82. Squeeze / "Tempted"
83. Prince / "Kiss"
84. Lionel Richie / "All Night Long (All Night)"
85. Robert Palmer / "Addicted to Love"
86. Bow Wow Wow / "I Want Candy"
87. Falco / "Rock Me Amadeus"
88. Chaka Khan / "Ain't Nobody"
89. The Pretenders / "Brass in Pocket"
90. Tone-Loc / "Wild Thing"
91. Katrina and The Waves / "Walking On Sunshine"
92. New Kids on the Block / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
93. Gary Numan / "Cars"
94. The Rolling Stones / "Start Me Up"
95. Debbie Gibson / "Only in My Dreams"
96. Men at Work / "Down Under"
97. The Romantics / "What I Like About You"
98. Bobby Brown / "My Perogative"
99. Wang Chung / "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
100. Loverboy / "Working for the Weekend"
Sorry for the long cut/paste. :rolleyes5cz:
It's a pretty good list. The show was on a couple of weeks ago - fun to watch. I always enjoy the one-hit wonders! :biggrin9gp:
Haha, the little pasty white boy with the voice of an attractive large man...fantastic stuff!
How about Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles, it was a bubbly, silly little song. Fun fact, it was the very first music video played by MTV in 1981, as well as the 1000th video played:laugh8kb:
How about Puttin' On the Ritz by Taco Oskerse? Quite possibly the gayest song ever, but funny....always makes me smile!
Always Something There to Remind Me by Naked Eyes is the definition of 80s as far as I'm concerned, gotta love that synthpop!
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I watched all of the episodes of this!! I had to disagree w/a few, but it was so good.
I did enjoy new wave/synthpop quite a bit, I'm almost ashamed to admit. "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell... Good stuff, when you are in the mood to sit through an 8-minute song.
Also - along the same lines as Rick Astley, I've got to admit that I love(d) Hall & Oates. "Maneater" = genius.
Great One! How about Tarzan Boy by Baltimora
Any Cyndi Lopper or the Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
Great Songs for Great Fans Album:
1. Guns and Roses Welcome to the Jungle (Welcome to JTS)
2. Nena one hit wonder 99 LuftaBalloons (EIU football squads)
3. A-ha not too many hits Take on Me (recruiting pitch)
4. Bonnie Tyler Total Exlipse of the heart (when Dan left)
5. Journey Don't stop believing (Us Now)
6. Right Said Fred On the Catwalk (Tate)
7. REO Speedwagon Keep on Luvin U (Cy fans towards Cyclones)
8. Berlin one hit wonder Take my breath away (still waiting)
9.Doors Light My Fire Break on thru to the other side (wait till next year)
10. Modern English mostly one hit Melt with You
(Clones and Hawks this year)
11. Duran Duran Hungry like a Wolf (our team next year)
12. Talking Heads Burning Down the house (EIU Stadium)
1. Guns and Roses Welcome to the Jungle (Welcome to JTS)
2. Nena one hit wonder 99 LuftaBalloons (EIU football squads)
3. A-ha not too many hits Take on Me (recruiting pitch)
4. Bonnie Tyler Total Exlipse of the heart (when Dan left)
5. Journey Don't stop believing (Us Now)
6. Right Said Fred On the Catwalk (Tate)
7. REO Speedwagon Keep on Luvin U (Cy fans towards Cyclones)
8. Berlin one hit wonder Take my breath away (still waiting)
9.Doors Light My Fire Break on thru to the other side (wait till next year)
10. Modern English mostly one hit Melt with You
(Clones and Hawks this year)
11. Duran Duran Hungry like a Wolf (our team next year)
12. Talking Heads Burning Down the house (EIU Stadium)
Ooh - "Sister Christian". "MOTORING!!"
I love Tom Petty!
Guilty pleasures - Journey and Styx. "Mr. Roboto" is genius...
I love Sister Christian, great choice Angie!
Flock of Seagulls I Ran so far away was wonderful. The MTV Reunion show had them on last year - too bad MTV does not reunite some of these bands again. It is very inbteresting what the people now do for a living. The only band that has been in perpetual motion has been Rolling Stones and their brown sugar shack. Wil they tour for 50 straight years?
I noticed no one mentioned Waylon Jennings or Alabama country music songs...ouer new staff is from the South so they might be inspired by some renditions before the game.
another few for the ages!
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=P9uAacgLBHw"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=anLfoy2XsFw"]YouTube - Hall and Oates - Private Eyes[/ame]
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=OsRNDaFvHTw"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
this is just plain funny!
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=VpSmnVNnfhU"]YouTube - I'm All Out of Love - Air Supply[/ame]
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=P9uAacgLBHw"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=anLfoy2XsFw"]YouTube - Hall and Oates - Private Eyes[/ame]
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=OsRNDaFvHTw"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
this is just plain funny!
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=VpSmnVNnfhU"]YouTube - I'm All Out of Love - Air Supply[/ame]
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