creating an 80s compliation cd..

[bigc]

as a present for my friends bday on tuesday.

I've thought of loads of tracks for it(40 something), what would be your killer selection...(say...17 or so)

 

[Stevie Boy]

best 80's tune for me is Aha - Take on me, the other 16, cant think of hand

 

[Beach Hut]

Flock of Seagulls - Wishing
Living in a Box
Jo Boxers - Just Got Lucky

For starters

 

[bigc]

best 80's tune for me is Aha - Take on me, the other 16, cant think of hand

already had that one down as a dead cert.

didnt used to be much of a fan.but it got played at an 80s night i went to once,everyone got into a big dance circle and sang along,since then its grown on me

 

[Pevenseagull]

Inbetween Days - The Cure
Temptation - New Order
Lets dance - David Bowie

 

[Beach Hut]

Ashes 2 Ashes - Bowie
Shout to the Top - Style Council
Slave to Love - Roxy Music

 

[Bwian]

Soft Cell-Say Hello, Wave Goodbye-the 12" version

Howard DeVoto-Rainy Season

 

[bigc]

I had "Long Hot Summer" By Style Council, and "Perfect Kiss", By New Order.

I hadnt thought of Ashes to Ashes but Lets Dance had crossed my mind

these were the first 17 that sprang to mind

1.Tainted Love-Soft Cell
2.Dont you want me?-Human League
3.Planet Earth-Duran Duran
4.You Spin Me Right Round-Dead or Alive
5.Take on Me-A-Ha
6.Karma Chameleon-Culture Club
7.Two Tribes-Frankie Goes To Hollywood
8.Jump-Van Halen
9.Living on a Prayer-Bon Jovi
10.Call Me-Blondie
11.Perfect Kiss-New Order
12.Love Town-Booker Newberry 3
13.White Lines-Grandmaster Flash
14.Word Up-Cameo
15.Digging Your Scene-Blow Monkeys
16.Scandal-Queen
17.Crazy Nights-KISS

but then I realised I'd left off alot of songs I liked...but I am quite keen on most of the selection there

 

[Theatre of Trees]

This changes virtually everyday but if I were to choose five today:

Peter Shelley - Homosapian
Grandmaster Flash - The message
Associates - Party fears too
Echo & the Bunnymen - Killing moon
Jesus & Mary Chain - Never understand

 

[Beach Hut]

If I was doing a Blondie track it would be Union City Blues

 

[Bwian]

Jane Siberry-Map of The World Part 2

Generation X-Dancing With Myself

OMD-Enola Gay

Cutting Crew-I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight

Fiat Lux- Blue Emotion

Yazoo- Only You

Devo- Jocko Homo

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

I'd add:

Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love

into that list, a very 80's track

 

[Theatre of Trees]

I had "Long Hot Summer" By Style Council, and "Perfect Kiss", By New Order.

I hadnt thought of Ashes to Ashes but Lets Dance had crossed my mind

these were the first 17 that sprang to mind

1.Tainted Love-Soft Cell
2.Dont you want me?-Human League
3.Planet Earth-Duran Duran
4.You Spin Me Right Round-Dead or Alive
5.Take on Me-A-Ha
6.Karma Chameleon-Culture Club
7.Two Tribes-Frankie Goes To Hollywood
8.Jump-Van Halen
9.Living on a Prayer-Bon Jovi
10.Call Me-Blondie
11.Perfect Kiss-New Order
12.Love Town-Booker Newberry 3
13.White Lines-Grandmaster Flash
14.Word Up-Cameo
15.Digging Your Scene-Blow Monkeys
16.Scandal-Queen
17.Crazy Nights-KISS

but then I realised I'd left off alot of songs I liked...but I am quite keen on most of the selection there

I'd swap Atomic for Call Me, a far better song. Personal taste would dictate that Say Hello Wave Goodbye replaces Tainted Love and all the rock tracks replaced by Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia but that's just my taste.

 

[Beach Hut]

Cutting Crew-I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight

Prefered "Been in love before".

What about Kool and the Gang ?

 

[Theatre of Trees]

If I was doing a Blondie track it would be Union City Blues

Good track but from 1979.

 

[The Large One]

Geno - Dexy's Midnight Runners
There There My Dear - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Ghost Town - The Specials
That's Entertainment - The Jam
Boxer Beat - JoBoxers
The Sun & The Rain - Madness
A New England - Billy Bragg
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
Riding On A Train - The Pasadenas

 

[Curious Orange]

We Care A Lot - Faith No More (just to continue my tradition of ALWAYS putting a Faith No More track on a thread like this)

 

[Beach Hut]

Good track but from 1979.

I thought so but couldn't be bothered to search

Ghost Town should be there and a Smiths track as well.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Was My Sharona 80's?

 

[Theatre of Trees]

This Charming Man being said track.

Shreikback - My Spine is the Bassline