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Crowded House - Hey Now
Watching that show on VH1, top 100 songs of the 80's, it got me to thinking, and i decided to post this...lets hear it folks...what was your fav jam in the 80's?
Top few for me...and yes i get to take the good ones cause i started it!
1. Queen / Bowie -- Under Pressure
2. Talking Heads -- Burning Down the House
3. Anything U2 did
Crowded House - Hey Now
corey hart - sunglasses at night.
Africa-Toto
Don't You-Simple Minds
We are not alone-Karla Devito
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rebel yell- billy idol
anything- drama rama
take on me- aha
its no good- depeche mode
rythem of the night -el debarge
Take on me is such a timeless song.
don't they still perform that, and tour overseas alot? AHA is still big in norway! haha...
Oh I am going to go to town with this one!
Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs
(Don't You) Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Melt With You - Modern English (don't know what would ever posses anyone to redo that song)
GnR -- Sweet Child o Mine
Foreigner -- Girl like you
Police -- umm...anything?
I forgot about Take on Me!! I have too many to list!
Actually the name of the song is "Don't Dream Its Over" and is one of my all time favorites.Crowded House - Hey Now
My top 10:
10. Foolin'
9. Sweet Child o' Mine
8. In a Big Country
7. Don't Dream its Over
6. I Ran
5. Vacation
4. Only the Lonely
3. Red Skies at night
2. Hazy Shade of Winter
1. Purple Rain
Phil Collins -- Take a look at me now!
man i loved that song...haha...
Here is the entire list:
http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm
Posts number 1-4, 6, 8 and 12
I'll add:
Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears (great lyrics, I didn't know half of them before I just looked them up: http://www.sing365.com/music/Lyric.n...2568B10010A32D
King of Pain - The Police
Don't You forget About Me - Simple Minds
How Soon is Now - The Smiths
A Forest - The Cure
Yes, I was a dark youth (but not a fricken Emo!
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out of my dreams and into my car
if this is it- huey lewis
I LOVE itunes! I just downloaded some 80's!
mind set on you
Against All Odds
The Fixx "One Thing Leads to Another"
Talking Heads "Burning Down the House"
Peter Gabriel "Big Time"
Video killed the radio star - The Buggles
In a big country - Big Country
The Metro - Berlin
Overkill - Men at Work
Planet Earth - Duran Duran
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Every Little thing she does is magic - The Police(pretty much all of their stuff)
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
those are some
Yeah, of course you'd pick Huey Lewis.
I read your screenplay. It burned really well.
That was a rockin Bangles cover, better than Walk Like An Egyptian. The Simon and Garfunkle original is great too.
How about Billy Joel and Elton John, and The Eagles? I loved that stuff...
It's "Don't Dream It's Over".
Rosanna - Toto
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
867-5309 (Jenny) - Tommy Two Tone
Don Henley "Boys of Summer"
Police "Spirits in a Material World"
Madonna "Borderline"
Spandau Ballet "True"--my wedding song!
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