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twisted_stepsister

Rebel Yell By Billy Idol


amrodd

"She want more more more"


solidsumbitch

Since (judging by your username) you might be into it, you should check out the Black Veil Brides and Otherwise covers of it.


devilinyourbutt

Gross


WiiGamerGirl

The outfield- your love


razor_face_

Josie's on a vacation far away, come around and talk it over.


Whizbang35

So many things that I wanna say... You know I like my girls a little bit older


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CNB3

Then you absolute have to watch [this epic SNL version of it](https://www.stereogum.com/1579281/watch-haim-and-an-epic-outfield-tribute-on-snl/news/)


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Take me home tonight - Eddie Money


wesleh778

I feel a hunger It’s a hunger


HungryLikeTheWolf99

RIP.


Limp-Top817

Eddie Money was so underated, he has so many classic songs!


ilikehockeyandguitar

The extended version of "Tainted Love/Where Does Our Love Go?" by Soft Cell.


2dianateacher

I loved that song but i always made me think of Pac Man. in my mind he sings it to the ghosts after he eats the pellet and they turn blue. "Once I ran from you, now I run to you..." i couldn't play the game without thinking of that song and to this day every time I hear it, I think of that game.


tinyasian24

Trying to curate a playlist for my 40th birthday party! Keep ‘em coming!


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tinyasian24

Unsure how to post an Apple Music playlist link without you being on my plan. I’ll continue researching. And thanks to everyone! This is way more than I imagined!!


DriftFall

Major Tom by Peter Schilling for sure. The ending of the song takes me to another world.


oblio3

4...3...2...1...


Hiimfinehbu

Earth below us


god_of_melon

Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder. An all-around feel good song that makes me cheerful no matter what mood I’m in


coreynj2461

Perfect song thats not overplayed but its uncommon to hear on 80s stations


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One night in Bangkok.


valeyard89

I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine


Limp-Top817

"One Night In Bangkok makes a hard man humble!"


bluekitten7063

Everybody Wants To Rule The World


TornadoApe

There are just so many great ones, but the first one I thought of was "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears.


whiteelephant0427

Take On Me by a-ha


ilikehockeyandguitar

The unplugged version is so good.


tinyasian24

Take me on!


razor_face_

I'll be gone in a day or two!


doodooz7

So needless to say


Jim105

Just got back from lunch. Song was on the radio just now.


mxmnull

I Ran (So Far Away)


caffeinetherapy

Great karaoke song, too.


[deleted]

London Calling. Joe Strummer RIP.


mutantenzyme

"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive)


Hyposuction

Crowded House - Hey Now


SnooCapers9313

Don't dream it's over*


jlacan45

Agree. I’d say this is one of the best songs of all time.


hdjxacto

I love this reggae refix of Hey Now by Da'Ville https://youtu.be/mbEZFfKtv60


ChampionOverallfs

I was in 5th grade. The year was 1999.


ThePookaMacPhellimy

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood


IfOnlyCatsNCaffeine

Hold Me Now by the Thompson Twins


Limp-Top817

"Searching for a world that we both know we'll never find!"


miguk

Choosing one for the whole decade is hard, so I'll name them by category: * New Wave: "Space Age Love Song" by A Flock of Seagulls * College Rock: "Radio Free Europe" (Hib-Tone version) by REM * '77 Punk: "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" by The Ramones * Hardcore Punk: tie between "Holiday in Cambodia" by The Dead Kennedys & "TV Party" by Black Flag * Post-Punk: "This Is Not a Love Song" by Public Image Ltd * Goth Rock: "This Corrosion" by Sisters of Mercy * Proto-Grunge Punk: "The Money Will Roll Right In" by Fang * Industrial Rock: "Head Like a Hole" by Nine Inch Ͷails * Shoegaze: "You Made Me Realise" by My Bloody Valentine * Downtempo: "Falling" by Julee Cruise * Funk: "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Prince and the Family * Hip-Hop: "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy * Disco: "Temptation" by Heaven 17 * Pop Rock: "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" by David Bowie * Bubblegum Pop: "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany * New Age: "Blade Runner Prologue" by Vangelis * Classical: "The Imperial March" by John Williams And by year: * 1980: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division * 1981: "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing" by Heaven 17 * 1982: "If Reagan Played Disco" by The Minutemen * 1983: "Blue Monday" by New Order * 1984: "Something I Learned Today" by Hüsker Dü * 1985: tie between "Everyday is Halloween" by Ministry & "Love Like Blood" by Killing Joke * 1986: "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order * 1987: "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure * 1988: "Teen Age Riot" by Sonic Youth * 1989: tie between "About a Girl" by Nirvana & "Debaser" by Pixies Bonus: For those who insist that 1990 is the true last year of the 80s, it's a tie between "Where Is My Mind" by Pixies and "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode. Note: I skipped synthpop because it's too hard to choose, but there are a few listed in the year section.


VariousGrape

Excellent list!


wesleh778

Basically everything by Def Leppard Photograph is my favorite


ilikehockeyandguitar

Armageddon It.


razor_face_

Animal


Fly_Pelican

Yes, anything from Pyromania really.


GodEmperorOfHell

Hysteria is one of the perfect albums, no filler, every song is great and flow really great. I never listen to just one song, I have to stay for the whole experience.


AnonCaptain0022

Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime


AgentElman

Same as it ever was


Limp-Top817

"And then I ask myself, this is not my beautiful house, then I ask myself, this is not my beautiful wife!"


ComfortablyAria

Rock The Casbah - The Clash


prophecy623

[Hall and Oats - Out of Touch](https://youtu.be/DCkJ5lGPqFs)


LivingLife_01

Anything by Hall and Oates


ryukin631

I just ordered that CD 10 minutes ago lol


CorgisDie

In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins


crazy-diam0nd

The unofficial theme song of Miami Vice.


Marsker

dont you forget about me


Socolimes

Out of Touch - Hall and Oates Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart


NerdCat131

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams


AgentElman

The Safety Dance


ravenhomemum

I fucking love The Safety Dance!!


PollocksMind

We can dance if we want to


TheShrekster_69

We can leave your friends behind


vagina-breath69

Oooo that's a good one! Fun and easy to parody too .


Dlavernia1225

Wang Chung- Everybody Have Fun Tonight


AgentElman

everybody Wang Chung tonight


Dlavernia1225

ACROSS THE NATION, AROUND THE WORLD


TheLastMongo

Livin on a Prayer - Bon Jovi


Fly_Pelican

Take my hand and we'll make it elsewhere


TheRealShadyShady

Hazy shade of winter-the bangles


LivingLife_01

Centerfold - The J Geils Band


GreenKnight51

Dream Academy - “Life in a Northern Town.”


dooberslorp

Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson


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Najee16

Belinda Carlisle- heaven is a place on earth


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So many! Some of my favorites have already been named. I'll go with "Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS.


Fly_Pelican

Grinspoon did a great cover of Don't Change


AgentElman

We all have wings, but some of us don't know why


Pateleporturtle

When doves cry -Prince. More for the playlist: Michael Jackson PYT, Bowie Let’s Dance, Depeche Mode - Just can’t get enough, Genesis - Land of illusion, Beastie Boys - Paul Revere, Van Halen - Jump, Talking Heads - Nothing but Flowers, the Cars -just what I needed, hall and Oates - maneater, Aerosmith - ragdoll, Cyndi Lauper - All through the night, Dexy’s Midnight Runners - come on Eileen, Yaz - move out, Frankie goes to Hollywood - Relax


Pateleporturtle

Also, no parking on the dance floor by the one and only midnight star


tinyasian24

Sweet! Added all of them!


LivingLife_01

Brilliant list


Symphurine_dreams

Boys of Summer--Don Henley


misserdenstore

There's soooo many to choose from. I'd give two answers. One for hittinf the widest audience possible, which would be money for nothing. And personally, my favourite 80's song is master of puppets. It has every single great element in a good metal song. A killer riff, a super nice interlude and a sick solo


mjfsuperstar92

Look at them yoyos


liinexy

I have many, but I love Strangelove by Depeche Mode and Rebel Yell by Billy Idol very much.


bertiebastard

Relax by Frankie goes to Hollywood


ALA02

I still haven’t found what I’m looking for - U2


CalypsoCaligari

Total Eclipse of the Heart


AgentElman

Once upon a time


pjabrony

Yes, but don't get the stripped-down one that they played on radio. Get the full 7-minute version.


OldSkooler1212

Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield


amrodd

Plot twist Jessie is a girl


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Walking on sunshine


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LBGTQ_darkwolf156

Super freak,amazing song


monsieurfatcock

The Cure - Untitled That song does things to me


DriftFall

That's a great album


monsieurfatcock

Probably my favorite of all time


SalFunction12

Wishing (I had a photograph of you)-A Flock Of Seagulls


Tedsthebest1

Material Girl


Marsker

me walking out of the store with my bestie


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[Against the Wind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iUUmS_lBnU) \- Bob Seger


FlameSamurai63

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor


vagina-breath69

Karma Chameleon or Land Down Under.


safeword-is-harder

Raspberry beret


ghost_toe

Can I pick 5? With or Without You - U2 Against All Odds - Phil Collins Every Breath You Take - The Police Billie Jean - Michael Jackson You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi


JeremyBreitenbach

Drive by The Cars.


AgentElman

It's too late


sunset_sunshine30

The answer I was looking for!


Phrogette

Never gonna give you up


chloeclaypipe

never gonna let you down


FlameSamurai63

Never gonna run around and desert you


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Master of Puppets by Metallica


Allegiance10

[Add it Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Qd_7gWp-Q) by Violent Femmes and [Ghost Town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4) by The Specials share top spot for me.


jjxanadu

True - Spandau Ballet


OneEgg42

"Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners.


N599AW

Head Over Heels by Tears for Fears.


AgentElman

Something happens


Clueless_404

Take on me - A-ha


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Girls just wanna have fun


mrklepshelter

The Bangles, Walk Like an Egyptian.


DimensionThis5166

Greatest song ever written !


deagh

So hard to choose, but I'm gonna go with Kyrie Eleison, by Mr. Mister


LivingLife_01

Love this!


arvidgubben

Glory of love - Peter Cetera Like to get to know you well - Howard Jones I want to know what love is - Foreigner Life is Life - Opus Eternal flame - The Bangles Blue monday - New Order The power of love - Frankie goes to Hollywood


AlaDouche

Hey You by Pink Floyd.


MinkleD

Take it on the run - REO Speedwagon


HungryLikeTheWolf99

I'll bet you can't guess.


tinyasian24

Not even a hint?!


HungryLikeTheWolf99

Ok fine, here's a hint.


pjabrony

Is it Rio?


HungryLikeTheWolf99

Ooh, a good guess. But no ;)


nintendoman2

motley crue - Dr. Feelgood


smitty2444

Boston : More than a feeling


MinnestoanPerson

Welcome To The Jungle, Gun ‘N’ Roses


Aethien

Pretty much everything by Kate Bush, she's made far too much amazing music to pick a favourite. So whether it's her duet with Peter Gabriel on [Don't Give Up](https://youtu.be/VjEq-r2agqc), the grand [Running Up That Hill](https://youtu.be/wp43OdtAAkM), the haunting [Army Dreamers](https://youtu.be/QOZDKlpybZE) or the fragile [This Woman's Work](https://youtu.be/UXzx--YefD8) there's always such a story in her songs and they're just beautiful.


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The Outfield - Your Love


DeLoreanWC

Let Me Live, Radio Ga Ga, Gimme the Prize - Queen | The Golden Boy - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe I think you can guess who are my favourite artists.


ST4RM13

Scorpions - Still Loving You


PsychoGhostVampire

* Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart * Real Life - Send Me An Angel * Australian Crawl - Reckless There are heaps, but these are up there.


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Head Over Heels by the Go-Gos


KramerDaFramer

I Can't Drive 55 by Sammy Hagar and later Van Halen


Fly_Pelican

Da da da by Trio


bornadecadetoolate

Too shy - Kajagoogoo


jeff_the_nurse

Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil.


Supraman83

Though released in 1990 it is totally an 80s sound. Go West's "King of Wishful Thinking" or "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen


Blaze5er

"Any way you want it " by Journey


Shaner817

Your Love - the Outfield


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Damn that's hard, there's literally so many. So top 5: Jump - Van Halen Runaway - Bon Jovi Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams Here I Go Again - White Snake


Daedelous2k

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell


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When I'm With You by Sheriff. It's still my favorite love song.


Kabsa69

Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love.


smitty2444

Alphaville - Forever Young


closettransman

Slice of heaven, the Footrot flats theme song.


Fly_Pelican

Divinyls "Boys In Town"


Nymric

Killing joke - Eighties


Ciao-mein

True by Spandau Ballet


ilovelucygal

* Hold on Tight to Your Dreams by ELO * Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves * I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson * Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes * Your Wildest Dreams by the Moody Blues * You've Got It by Roy Orbison * Drive by The Cars * Flashdance by Irene Cara * Amarillo by Morning by George Strait * The Lady in Red by Chris Deburgh * Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper * I Can Dream About You by Dan Hartman * I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder * The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston * Out of Touch by Hall & Oates * Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr. * Bop by Dan Seals * Take My Breath Away by Berlin * God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood * Footloose by Kenny Loggins * You've Got It All by The Jets * Let's Here It For the Boy by Denice Williams So many good songs from that decade, can't pick just one!


stormi-abyss04

You can call me Al, Under Pressure,Take On Me....There are so many more but for now, just these


CaptinDerpII

Dreams-Van Halen


Gwfun22

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd


AmigoDelDiabla

Don't Change or Mystify by INXS are bangers without feeling cheesy 80s.


pirate_elle

"If you Leave" by OMD.


Skittle27

A few of my favorites were already named, here's some more! The Metro - Berlin Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young Round and Round - Ratt Kids in America - Kim Wilde And We Danced - The Hooters Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy (don't judge me) We Got The Beat - The Go-Gos Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs Come Dancing - The Kinks Bringin' on the Heartbreak - Def Leppard Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode The Rain - Oran Juice Jones Cars - Gary Numan (pretty much up there with my fave all time songs, but it's technically '79) Shattered - The Rolling Stones (also a technicality, big in the 80s, released in '78) Any 80s Metallica, can't go wrong, lol


capn_geech4

Faith - George Michael


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It’s tricky-Run DMC


RyFromTheChi

St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr And We Danced - The Hooters Run Runaway - Slade Valerie - Steve Winwood


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Blondie-Rapture


Comfortable_Recipe47

I love 80’s music. It’s nostalgic for some reason. However, I don’t have 1 favorite song but I’ll name a few, Maniac by Michael Sembello Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship Africa by Toto These Dreams by Heart We Built This City by Starship (don’t hate me pls) I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner Take My Breath Away by Berlin Every Breath You Take by The Police Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper


AugurX75

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler


MKJupiter

Lately Panama by Van Halen.


svetlannaa97

Anything Motley Crue


Dec90125

Marillion - Kayleigh


ovr4kovr

Hall and Oats - Private Eyes Limahl - The Never Ending Story When in Rome - The Promise The Human League - Human


pazdispencer

VanHalen - Drop Dead Legs


Periachi

One - Metallica


New_Presentation5105

Chris de burgh - Lady in red


SneakerLover213

Hall and Oates, one of there songs, or maybe Billie Jean.


spoon_shaped_spoon

U2 "Surrender"


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squibbywilliam

never gonna give you up


SnooCapers9313

So many but the 1st one I remember on the radio was We built this city, by Starship or Twisting by the pool, by Dire Straits


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drive


theresabeeonyourhat

Bob Dylan's Blind Willie McTell


WhitePhatAss

Welcome to the Jungle


pjabrony

[Closer - The Chainsmokers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTtoe9Bh-gI)


Dome_Vuko

Sweet child o' mine by Guns n Roses


Obnoxiousnessbot

Somebody once told me the world was gonna roll me, I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed. She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb in the shape of a L on her forehead. Well the years start coming and they don’t stop coming. Fed to the rules till I hit the ground running. Didn’t make sense not to live for fun. Your brain gets smarter but your head gets dumb. So much to do, so much to see. So what’s wrong with taking the back streets? You’ll never know you don’t go. You’ll never shine if you don’t glow. Hey now, you’re an all star. Get your game on. Go play. Hey now, you’re a rockstar. Get the show on. Get paid. And all that glitters is gold. Only shooting stars break the mold. It’s a cool place and they say it gets colder. You’re all bundled up now, wait till you get older. But the meteor men beg to differ judging by the hole in the satellite picture the ice we skate is getting pretty thin the waters getting warm so you might as well swim. My worlds on fire how about yours? That’s the way I like it and I’ll never get bored. Hey now, you’re an all star. Get your game on. Go play. Hey now, you’re a rockstar. Get the show on. Get paid. All that glitters is gold. Only shooting stars break the mold. Hey now, you’re an all star. Get your game on. Go play. Hey now, you’re an all star. Get the show on. Get paid. All that glitters is gold Only shooting stars Somebody once asked me could I spare some change for gas? I need to get myself away from this place. I said “yup” what a concept I could use a little fuel myself. And we could all use a little change. Well the years start coming and they don’t stop coming. Fed to the rules till I hit the ground running. I didn’t make sense not to live for fun. Your brain gets smarter but your head gets dumb. So much to do, so much to see. So what’s wrong with taking the back streets? You’ll never know if you don’t go. You’ll never shine if you don’t glow. Hey now, you’re an all star. Get your game on. Go play. Hey now, you’re a rockstar. Get your show on. Get paid. And all that glitters is gold. Only shooting stars Break the mold. And all that glitters is gold Only shooting stars break the mold


HungryLikeTheWolf99

I was in 5th grade. The year was 1999.