I met the lead singer of information society a couple years ago at the burning man festival. Their newer stuff is pretty good, more industrial. That's the problem with a lot of 80's bands, they still make music, but no one listens to them anymore. Granted, some of it is crap, but a lot of it is very good. Gary Numan's newer stuff, for instance is beautiful. A lot of these people are still making music, much to the fake ass recording industry of today, which wants them to fade away, so new prettier faces can come in. Who would have thought 30 years ago that a pretty face was a prerequisite to getting a record contract? Just think. Black sabbath may have never made it under those conditions. Nor Pink floyd, or numerous other bands. If they'd been starting out today, that is.
Favourite 80's song.....EVER!!
by ScoobySnax 180 Replies latest jw friends
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nilfun
Can't pick just one.
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
Manic Monday - Bangles
Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
In a Big Country - Big Country
Sweet Dreams Are Made of This - Eurythmics
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Panic - The Smiths
Motorcrash - The Sugarcubes
...and many many more....
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caspian
Anything by The Smiths.
Hang the DJ
Anything downbeat and depressing
Alice by the Sisters of Mercy.
Cas is one weird bloke
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sens
New Years Day or Pride
U2
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Brummie
Anita Baker - Rapture
Freddie Jackson - Have you ever loved somebody/Call me
Pointer Sisters - Automatic
Cheri - Murphys law
Odyssey - Inside out
Gladys Knight - When your far away.
SOS Band - The Finest
Total Contrast - hit & run
Jacksons - Heart Break Hotel.
Change - A lovers Holiday
Howard Hewitt/Stanly Clark - Heaven Sent.
Curtis Hairston - I want you all tonight - Shining Star
Mtume - Juicy Fruit
Kashif - Lover turn me on, Just got to have you
Lillo Thomas - Sexy Girl/Settle down
Dang dont even get me started on the 80s, I get the overwhelming urg to party
Brummie
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xjw_b12
Ok, no one answered my question. Anyone wear lace ankle socks and pumps? xjw? surrep?
LOL Only my hairdresser knows for sure
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Fe2O3Girl
in no particular order
The more you live the more you love/Flock of Seagulls
Save a Prayer/Duran Duran
Safety Dance/Men without Hats
Souvenir/Orchestral Maneuvres in the Dark
Marlene on the Wall/Suzanne Vega
Heaven knows I'm miserable now/Smiths
Edge of Heaven/Wham
Hounds of Love/Kate Bush
Drive/Cars - its a bit twee, but remarkably evocative of the era to me.
Propaganda/P-Machinery
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xjw_b12
And who can forget "Girl You Know It's True" and "Blame It On The Rain" by Milli Vanilli.
Oh that's right, they didn't sing those songs LOL !
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tazmaniac
Domo moni gotto Mister Roboto.............. STYXX
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franklin J
I love the 80s, came of age during that decade and alot of good things came my way.
All the music posted above was great, and my car radio was tuned to stations that played it all....
However, I was living in NYC in that decade and some of the hottest spots played some very different music...
THE RAINBOW ROOM at the RCA tower---played rediscovered swing music with a 25 piece orchestra
BEMELMANS BAR at the CARLYLE Hotel ---Bobby Short singing Cole Porter
I guess New York was in a nostalgic mode that decade.