5 favorite singles of the 80's

[The Large One]

Incidentally, I have no idea how I left 'You On My Mind' by Swing Out Sister off my list.

 

[PFJ]

Having spent most of the Eighties surrounded by Mohicans and Skins in Xtreems and the like , my top 5 won't necessarally have been on poptastic Radio 1 .

Alternative/Attack-The Exploited
Warhead -UK Subs
Give Me Fire -GBH
Bad Man -Cockney Rejects
One Law For Them -4 Skins

 

[Mr Icicle Boots]

When It All Comes Down - The Icicle Works
December - The Waterboys
Primitive Painters - Felt
Superlovexperience - Thee Amazing Colossal Men
Jesus On The Payroll - Thrashing Doves

Just for a kick off............

Well if we're playing that game...........
Pictures Of You - The Cure
Worlds Apart - Cactus World News
This Is The Day - The The
Sugar Hiccup - Cocteau Twins
Love Like Blood - Killing Joke

 

[Guinness Boy]

A while ago I made a playlist on Spotify for every decade. My 80s one is huge and picking 5 off it was almost impossible. If I had to then:

Town Called Malice - The Jam
Absolute - Scritti Politti
Acid Trax - Phuture
WFL - Happy Mondays
Geno - Dexys

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

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

This is my favourite 'someone else's' choice

 

[tinycowboy]

Acid Trax - Phuture

I wouldn't listen to that - it's gonna put you in a trance. My 80s track of the day today is No Way Back by Adonis.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

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)

May well not have been a UK single, but I bought my copy in a UK branch of Our Price, played it til it was unplayable in my UK house and watched It get to Number 8 (I stand to be corrected on that one) on a UK version of Top Of The Pops, so I'm sure we'll let you have that one, and congratulate you on your choice

 

[Guinness Boy]

I wouldn't listen to that - it's gonna put you in a trance. My 80s track of the day today is No Way Back by Adonis.

Such an important piece of music. Not many records have changed my life but that really did. Anyway I've now slapped on the Spotify list and done the first five songs, none of which were on the list, so my selection has changed to the first five

Spasticus Austiticus - Ian Dury
This Charming Man - The Smiths
This is The Day - The The (was this a single? Don't care, I'm already cheating)
Teardrop Explodes - Reward
I am the Resurrection - Stone Roses

 

[upthealbion1970]

Good life - inner city

Theme from S'express - S'express

Voodoo Ray - a guy called Gerald

White Lines - grandmaster melle mel

Can you party? - royal house

 

[tinycowboy]

Such an important piece of music. Not many records have changed my life but that really did.

I find the acid noise in any acid track bizarrely fascinating - the way it morphs from almost inaudible to squelchy over a period of 30 seconds. I love listening to that noise and its busy, industrial qualities - like watching a procession of ants at work.

 

[pishhead]

How soon is now - the smiths
China girl - David Bowie
Made of stone - stone roses
People are people - depeche mode
Sowing the seeds of love - tears for fears

 

[SK1NT]

This is the hardest list i could think of compiling:

Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
Bronski Beat - Small Town Boy
Simple Minds- Don't you
New Order - Faith
Tears for fears - Everyone wants to rule the world

Other favs... too tough to pick just 5

Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it be good
Alphaville - Big in Japan
INXS - Need you tonight
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean/Beat It
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
The Smiths - Charming Man

 

[SK1NT]

Good life - inner city

Theme from S'express - S'express

Voodoo Ray - a guy called Gerald

White Lines - grandmaster melle mel

Can you party? - royal house

Love the old skool stuff too...

Theme from S'express - S'express for
Inner City - Big Love

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The Lotus Eaters - The first picture of you
OMD - Souvenir
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it be good
A-Ha - The Sun always shines on tv
The Korgi's - Everybody's gotta learn sometime

 

[Weststander]

The Flirts - Passion
Silver Pozzoli - Dream Around
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Associates - Party Fears Two


But could have added so many more. Possibly typical for most, adoring their music from their late teens/early twenties?

 

[Weststander]

The Lotus Eaters - The first picture of you
OMD - Souvenir
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it be good
A-Ha - The Sun always shines on tv
The Korgi's - Everybody's gotta learn sometime

I like your choices of The Lotus Eaters, OMD and A-Ha.

 

[The Modfather]

The Flirts - Passion
Silver Pozzoli - Dream Around
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Associates - Party Fears Two

But could have added so many more. Possibly typical for most, adoring their music from their late teens/early twenties?

What a tune, and what a voice

 

[Weststander]

What a tune, and what a voice

Yep, we had Radio2 a few weeks back during some car journey, and they played it in its entirety, every brilliant second. Surprisingly for Steve Wright on music not of his liking, he didn't interrupt once or cut it short!

Adored it in the early 1980's and bought the 12" single, and remember it on TOTP. Youtube is great for reliving it.

 

[The Modfather]

Yep, we had Radio2 a few weeks back during some car journey, and they played it in its entirety, every brilliant second. Surprisingly for Steve Wright on music not of his liking, he didn't interrupt once or cut it short!

Adored it in the early 1980's and bought the 12" single, and remember it on TOTP. Youtube is great for reliving it.

Club country, 18 carat love affair & those first impressions are cracking tunes as well

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Faith Brothers - Stranger on Home Ground
Billy Bragg - Greetings to the New Brunette
Secret Affair - Lost in the Night
Graham Parker - Temporary Beauty
Michelle Shocked - Anchorage