5 favorite singles of the 80's

[studio150]

Bankrobber - The Clash
Midnight Summer Dream - The Stranglers
Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
My Ever Changing Moods- The Style Council
New Years Day-U2

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

London Calling - The Clash (US release)
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Up Around The Bend - Hanoi Rocks
Ride The Lightening - Metallica
Planet Earth - Duran Duran

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Kennedy- The Wedding Present
Up The Hill And Down The Slope- The Loft
Totally Wired-The Fall
Lion Rock- Culture
Jacobs Ladder-The Monochrome Set

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me Love
OMD - Messages
The Jam - Bitterest Pill
Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
Saxon - 747 Strangers in the Night

 

[tinycowboy]

What a great song Therese is. Quite a mix you have there Tiny. Going to take me ages to work out mine. Something to do whilst watching the football later I think.

That's my 'eclectic' mix. If I did another one, it would be my 'UK singles of the 80s less than two minutes long' mix. You're going to need more than that to get through the England match. I'm going to watch University Challenge and Only Connect instead.

 

[The Bun Elephant]

Girls on Film - Duran Duran
Your Love - Frankie Knuckles / Jamie Principle
Move Your Body - Marshall Jefferson
Chinese Way - Level 42
Maniac - Michael Sembello

 

[narly101]

The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
The The - Sweet Bird Of Truth
Tears for Fears - Mad World
OMD - Enola Gay

 

[brakespear]

Show Me - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Senses Working Overtime - XTC
Bring on the Dancing Horses - Echo and the Bunnymen
Aikea Guinea - Cocteau Twins

There are loads of others though...'Passionate Friend' by Teardrop Explodes just missed out for instance (because I didn't think of it at the time ).

 

[armchairclubber]

Without thinking too much

Joy Division ~ Love Will Tear Us Apart
Teardrop Explodes ~ Sleeping Gas
New Order ~ Procession
The Chameleons ~ In Shreds
The Night Writers ~ Let The Music Use You

 

[ozzygull]

Mama - Genesis
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Every body wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Off the top o me head

The The - Uncertain Smile
Scritti Pollitti - Asylums in Jerusalem /Jaques Derrida
Hey Elastica -Eat Your Heart Out
Martha - Echo Beach
The Questions - Tuesday Sunshine

 

[Beach Hut]

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Flock of Seagulls - Wishing I had a photograph of you
Madonnas - Crazy for you
Big Country - East of Eden
U2 - Where the Streets have no name

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Mrs Notthenino'clocknews wants to play

Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter
Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling
Suzanne Vega - Marlena on the Wall (sp?)
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Fade to Grey - Visage

 

[Se20]

Simple Minds - Promised you a miracle.
Big Country - In a big country
The Smiths - This charming man
China crisis - Black man Ray
Talk Talk - It's my life

 

[the wanderbus]

Christian - China Crisis
Souvenir - OMD
The Closest Thing to Heaven - The Kane Gang
Obsession - Animotion

And my favourite from the end of the evening erection section Move Closer - Philys Nelson

* As per plenty of other posters this selection is subject to change every five minutes

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Buggles - Radio Star
Mental as Anything - Live it Up
The The - Sweet Bird of Truth
Visage - Fade to Grey
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough

 

[Nitram]

True Faith - New Order
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
Visage - Fade to Grey
The Cult - She sells sanctuary
Bronski Beat - Smalltime boy

 

[jevs]

How on earth can i pick 5 from the 80's .

Save a prayer, Duran Duran

True, Spandau

Hide and seek, Howard Jones

Fade to grey, Visage

Vienna, Ultravox

Tomorrow, i'll have a different top 5

 

[8ace]

Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together in Electric Dreams
The Jam - Bitterest Pill
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Nena - 99 Luftballons

 

[Superphil]

Ashes to Ashes
Ace of Spades
Just Who is the 5 O'clock Hero? (Or a Town Called Malice if you don't count Hero as a UK single)
Ant Music
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me