The GREATEST 80's tracks of all time...

[Driver8]

I don't know how to post links so this may fail dismally but New Order - Blue Monday always seemed to be on the radio in the 80's.

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[NMH]

In the late 1970's there were some brilliant tracks that paved the way for the electronic movement in music.
OMD - Messages
Fad Gadget - Back to Nature
and Ultravox - Slow Motion;
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Ultravox morphed somewhat, with the departure of John Foxx (who it has to be said did little else of note), but Vienna was a tremendous record - featuring one of the greatest instrumentals ever, too;
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The Simple Minds were the finest band in that decade for me, starting from the Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call album, through New Gold Dream to Once Upon a Time. They created another great instrumental track of the era;
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Later-to-be a subject of some ridicule, The Human League were no slouches during the decade, and issued a sterling best-seller;
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[Beach Hut]

Wishing - Flock of Seagulls

 

[NMH]

This though, took the music World by the scruff, somewhat - and paved the way for the 'biggest' band since The Beatles;
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[NMH]

And then there were some brilliant 'underground' band of the electro era;
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[Gwylan]

I thought I might find some inspiring tracks but this thread has reminded me what a grim decade for music the 80s was.

 

[NMH]

Apologies in advance for infecting this thread with anything other than 1980's bands, but how much of that decade can be heard in this more recent band?;
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[NMH]

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[Barrow Boy]

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[Jamon Jamon]

Uncertain Smile - The The


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[Race]

YouTube - Hey You - The Rock Steady Crew








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[Taybha]

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[Ernest]

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[strings]

I'm dissappointed to see that the 1880s and 1780s have been entirely ommitted. This is the thread for the greatest 80s track EVER!

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

now you know you're spreading misinformation there, thatcher spent her early years cleaning up the mess wilson, calaghan and " tax the rich until the pips squeak" healey had left behind , most of the eighties wasnt anything like this.

Were you living in a different universe to the rest of us ? Life under Thatcher was

 

[Ernest]

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[siclean]

anyone remember hi-tension by hi-tension...used to play it a lot at the top rank suite..

 

[Marc]

my all time fave Karaoke song, with lyrics such as this:

"I've had enough of you, and your super-bad crew
I don't need your, I don't need your
Pseudo-satisfaction baby"


Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love

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