[Music] Your Favourite 80s pop song ?

[marlowe]

This was one of the very few singles I ever bought. Bought it on 12". I remember being in the top rank suite on one of my rare forays there when I was getting on the DJ's nerves hassling him to play it to give me a break from the rest of the dross he was playing. He never did play it. I don't think he knew what I was talking about. I think it's being used for a tv ad now or something cos I keep hearing it on tv but I can't remember on what

https://youtu.be/ir1PBrUQYCw

 

[lawros left foot]

Hyperactive - Thomas Dolby

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

As it's pop

Ebola Gay-OMD
Tainted Love-Soft Cell late 70s perhaps?
Rio-Duran Duran
Rock me Amedus-Falco

As H said,stretching the term pop a bit

 

[BN9 BHA]

If you don't know what that is.....the band and track name are dsplayed ....

On some they are, others are not obvious without clicking on the video link.
See post #40

 

[lawros left foot]

As it's pop

Ebola Gay-OMD
Tainted Love-Soft Cell late 70s perhaps?
Rio-Duran Duran
Rock me Amedus-Falco

As H said,stretching the term pop a bit

The best ‘pure’ pop song of the 80s IMO is-

Don’t you want me , Baby - Human League

 

[BN9 BHA]

As it's pop

Ebola Gay-OMD

Typo or misheard lyric ?

 

[pearl]

Typo or misheard lyric ?

you beat me .... what a typo!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Typo or misheard lyric ?

At least he got the band name right - Ochestral Man Hoovers In The Dark

 

[pearl]

These three loom large in the reckoning:

Never Understand - The Jesus And Mary Chain
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
War Dance - Killing Joke

For some reason Attila wouldn't play that catchy pop tune War Dance at Withdean

 

[pearl]

At least he got the band name right - Ochestral Man Hoovers In The Dark

 

[studio150]

As it's pop


Tainted Love-Soft Cell late 70s perhaps?

81 I believe

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

This brings back some sweet memories, dancing on a Sunday afternoon at Camden Lock, one of the reasons I love London, for all its faults.The song is probably my all time favourite, happy times in the clubs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr55GidlL2A

 

[ManOfSussex]

 

[Gwylan]

My favourite Abba song - a pop masterpiece

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[happypig]

Rock-a-doodle-tastic pop pickers, the best song of the 1980s
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[Harry Wilson's tackle]

On some they are, others are not obvious without clicking on the video link.
See post #40

Apologies.

That one deffo was though. At least it was for me.

 

[Weststander]

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

This is pure wonderful 80s cheese. I worked with a bloke who decided to leave the unknown Payolas to pursue a PhD....and then they had this mega hit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HOzrrLc0yQ

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

While I'm on a Canadian roll, this is the frst single from the completely wonderful Moev, with English songbird Madeline Morris doing her Siouxie/Shirley Bassey mashup vocals. I saw them in downtown Vancouver in 84

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNEu_B9Bzac

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Here is another early 80s single from the wonderful Moev.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1CUoImkz9w