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Post by MIKEB on Oct 1, 2015 22:39:33 GMT -5
So, it actually took me 11 months to complete my Top 100 of the 90s countdown that commenced back in June. Holy shit it was longer than I thought.
It won't happen this time because I'm going to just post the songs, maybe the videos if I can find them, and little to no commentary because no one reads it anyway.
I admit I'm not a huge fan of 80s music but when going through some songs earlier this year I realized that there are a handful of songs from the 80s that I absolutely love and wanted to recognize in some way. When I actually sat down to try to come up with a countdown of 100 songs, it was both easy and hard. Easy because there were more than a hundred songs from the decade I liked/loved enough and hard because there are actually a lot of songs I really really love so placing them in a proper order was a bit more challenging than I expected. So I'm excited to share this latest countdown. A few things: my idea of the 80s probably doesn't coincide with most people's. There's not a lot of synth-pop or standard 80s songs (like Sunglasses at Night, for example. That's not there). Other than a few exceptions, the songs on this list are all favs in hindsight. Unlike most of my 90s and all of my 2000s decade-end lists, because I was born in 1984, I didn't get into music until after the end of the decade so most of the songs on this list are songs I discovered years later and loved after the fact. In a lot of cases, I heard and liked cover versions of some of these songs first.
I'll start this as soon as I remember it.
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Oct 1, 2015 23:29:15 GMT -5
Can't wait for this I love a lot of 80's music myself.
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Post by MIKEB on Oct 31, 2015 0:21:02 GMT -5
100. Phil Collins — Against All Odds (1984) I’ve always remembered liking Phil Collins’ voice, but I think it’s the affects that are always on his vocals that I like. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_All_Odds_(Take_a_Look_at_Me_Now)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_qgSs65-mYHot 100: #1 99. Wham — Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (1984) One of the more quintessentials 80s songs to appear on this list. It’s extremely cheesy from the get-go, like embarrassingly cheesy, but the chorus is too catchy. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Me_Up_Before_You_Go-GoVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7AHot 100: #1 98. Juice Newton — Queen Of Hearts (1981) This is admittedly a strange choice for this list but it’s one of the few songs I remember actually hearing back in the 80s when my dad used to have the AM station on in the kitchen during the day. I remember hearing this one a lot and a year or two ago I was reminded of it so I downloaded it. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Hearts_(Hank_DeVito_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0DK-0fIKCwHot 100: #2 97. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians — What I Am (1988) I still can’t get over the fact that this is an 80s songs. It screams 1990s. It sounds like it could have come out at any point from 1992’s 4 Non Blondes/Sophie B. Hawkins sound right into the late 90s Lilith Fair domination. Instead, it was a hit in early 1989. It still feels odd having this song on an 80s list. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_I_AmVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDl3bdE3YQAHot 100: #7 96. Bangles — Walk Like An Egyption (1986) Katy got nothing on this song. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_Like_an_EgyptianVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tuzHUuukHot 100: #1 95. Alannah Myles — Black Velvet (1989) Before there was Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Fefe Dobson, and whatever other female rocker from Canada you can think of, there was Alannah Myles. This bluesy rock bop was released in December 1989 (still counts as an 80s song!) and is as bad ass as they come. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Velvet_(song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT4d1LQy4esHot 100: #1 94. Starship — Sara (1985) This song is as far from being badass as you can get. It’s almost strange how We Built This City gets such a bad rep compared to this song that it almost evokes a ‘how the mighty have fallen’ sentiment, but I guess this one is so forgettable. Still a nice song all the same. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_(Starship_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ScTb6_KHgHot 100: #1 93. Madonna — Open Your Heart (1985) She dominated my best of the 90s chart being the only artist to place three songs on it, and she dominates my 80s one as well, also having the most. This one placed at #23 on my Best of Madonna countdown from a few years back as well. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Your_Heart_(Madonna_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=snsTmi9N9GsHot 100: #1 92. U2 — Where The Streets Have No Name (1987) What I love about the singles from the Joshua Tree is how each of them have that epic build up in the introduction. This one does it best and the video also helps emphasize the epicness of this era. Love it. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Streets_Have_No_NameVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZWSrr5wFIHot 100: #13 91. Bruce Springsteen — Glory Days (1984) Born In The USA is one of the albums from the 80s I listened to a lot back in the 80s. It was pretty much stuck in the tape deck in the car so that, along with Reckless by Bryan Adams and CCR’s Chronicle, was the soundtrack to my first 5 years of life. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory_Days_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQpW9XRiyMHot 100: #5
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Oct 31, 2015 0:24:35 GMT -5
Love every single song there I have most of them on either CD or vinyl record. Tagging Bebe Reptar for Phil and JessieLou for Grace. (and for outranking George Michael.) Juice, go to your room!
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Post by billcs on Oct 31, 2015 12:14:00 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing the rest of the list
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Post by JessieLou on Oct 31, 2015 20:24:45 GMT -5
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Post by MIKEB on Nov 2, 2015 0:15:44 GMT -5
90. Elton John — Sacrifice (1989) Most people associate Elton John with his campy 70s rock but I always thought of him in relation to his soft pop hits of the 80s and 90s, this being a prime example. I first heard this, from what I remember, as a Request & Dedication on Casey’s Top 40 and it always stuck with me. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice_(Elton_John_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrLkTZrPZA4Hot 100: #18 89. Human League — Don’t You Want Me (1981) This is classic 80s and is as stereotypically 80s as I like. Can’t go wrong with Human League. My favourite from them will always be Tell Me When though. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_You_Want_MeVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0Hot 100: #1 88. Blondie — The Tide Is High (1980) This song always reminded me of Christmas because it reminds me of Boney M. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tide_Is_High#Blondie_versionVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppYgrdJ0pWkHot 100: #1 87. Heart — What About Love (1985) I didn’t officially claim love for Heart until getting their Greatest Hits album on CD in like 1997 and realizing just how many songs on there I remembered and loved. So despite that, they’re probably one of the earliest bands to catch my attention with various songs over the years, like this one. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_About_LoveVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE5GGMhmo-MHot 100: #10 86. Prince — When Doves Cry (1984) I’m not too up on Prince tbh, other than his staples from Purple Rain and pop hits from the mid 90s so with that said, this is his only appearance on this chart. When Doves Cry has such an undeniable hook and melody that you just can’t say no. If someone called this the greatest song of the 80s, I don’t think I could argue it. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Doves_CryVideo: n/a Hot 100: #1 85. Journey — Don’t Stop Believing (1981) It could be said that Glee ruined this song - like they did so many times after it, but I’d say one of the few good things to come out of that dreadful show was bringing this song back to popularity and probably actually cementing its status in pop music history more than it ever was before. It’s kind of its own entity at this point. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_Believin%27Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBEXSiFzOfUHot 100: #9 84. Beach Boys — Kokomo (1988) This song is so interesting because it was my introduction to the Beach Boys, who I always just assumed were a fluff band from the 60s who got popular again in the 80s doing more of the same. This song is the prime example of my interpretation of the Beach Boys. It wasn’t until much much later (like 10 years ago) that I realized how influential they were on mainstream music as a whole. Either way, this song catered to their image of easy breezy pop fluff and it was perfect for their late 80s comeback. I also remember it being everywhere the summer it was out and my sister went to see them perform with our now-estranged aunt. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokomo_(song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNZVzIfJlY4Hot 100: #1 83. Paula Abdul — Straight Up (1988) The horns in this always remind me of Wishing Well by Terence Trent D’arby, which didn’t make this countdown. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Up_(Paula_Abdul_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXJ6qm9Ia-QHot 100: #1 82. Pat Benetar — Love Is A Battlefield (1983) There was a time I thought Pat Benetar was Canadian and I remember being proud that she was a star. That’s not relevant at all but there’s nothing else I can say about this song that would matter. She also now kind of reminds me of a younger Blanche Devereaux. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_a_BattlefieldVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPoHot 100: #5 81. Eurythmics — Here Comes The Rain Again (1984) Everyone needs more Annie Lennox in their lives. Just listen to this and do yourself a favour. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Rain_AgainVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFnYcIqj6IHot 100: #4
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Nov 2, 2015 0:25:02 GMT -5
So many great songs there Elton John has had so many great songs and even in the 80's he kept up with his top-notch quality, "Sacrifice" being a prime example. "Don't You Want Me" is one of the ultimate synthpop classics, who knew that guitars were antique a song about working as a waitress in a cocktail bar would be so huge? That Blondie song is one of my favourites of theirs, really showed their diversity doing reggae! That Heart song is classic, one of their best! Tagging JessieLou as she loves Heart. Prince had many great songs, and that, his biggest hit, has to be one of my favourites! The bass line is so irresistible. Who can resist that Journey song? Even before it permeated pop culture like it has, it's been one of my favourites of theirs. Even though I've always known the Beach Boys for their 60's surf hits, "Kokomo" is one of those songs that proved their timelessness, and has always been one of my favourites. "Straight Up" is classic, a great example of why late 80's pop music was so great. "Love Is A Battlefield" is excellent as well! Tagging JessieLou here too as we know she loves Pat. The Eurythmics had a lot of great 80's tunes, and you chose one of their best!
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Post by MIKEB on Nov 10, 2015 0:37:41 GMT -5
80. David Bowie — China Girl (1983) I had two roommates who were both obsessed with David Bowie so for a year about ten years ago, I heard a lot of his music. China Girl is one of my favourites of his 80s material. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Girl_(song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_8IXx4tsusHot 100: #10 79. Dionne & Friends — That’s What Friends Are For (1985) This song was made to be used every other week as a Request & Dedication/Long Distance Dedication on Casey’s Top 40/American Top 40. That’s literally the only place I’ve ever heard this song. In long form, the song is by Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_What_Friends_Are_ForVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyTpu6BmE88Hot 100: #1 78. Talk Talk — It’s My Life (1984) Ok, I admit it. I was introduced to this song because of the No Doubt cover. And another admission, I do prefer their cover to the original. But I do like the original - otherwise it wouldn’t be here now would it. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_(Talk_Talk_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixRWvrkUHoHot 100: #31 77. Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror (1987) The 80s hits by Michael Jackson most people gravitate toward are always Billie Jean, Thriller, or Beat It. One of my favourite MJ songs has always been Man In The Mirror, which often gets buried among his bigger hits. It pops up on the radio occasionally though and still sounds so great. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_MirrorVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5psHot 100: #1 76. Traveling Wilburys — End Of The Line (1989) There’s a few bands from the 80s that I realized a decade or two later I remembered really liking when I was a child of the 80s. The Traveling Wilburys were one of those, so when their two albums were released as a box set some years back I had to get it. As an aside, I think the Traveling Wilburys were probably one of the biggest moments in rock music history. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_the_Line_(Traveling_Wilburys_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqhdRs4jyAHot 100: #63 75. The Police — King of Pain (1983) This is another song I attribute to knowing from a cover version. Alanis Morissette covered it for MTV Unplugged CD in 1999 and it was instantly one of my favourites from it. It’s also probably my favourite Police song. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_PainVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFN5DveQH0oHot 100: #3 74. Roxy Music — More Than This (1982) Another cover: 10,000 Maniacs introduced me to it. But unlike the others so far, I think I probably like the original best. I’ve heard other covers over the years, including Missy Higgins and Norah Jones, but this one just does it right. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_than_This_(Roxy_Music_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOnde5c7OG8Hot 100: #102 ! 73. Roy Orbison — You Got It (1989) And another cover: this one I first heard done by Bonnie Raitt who killed it. But Roy Orbison has one of the best voices in music history so really, how can this song not be on this list? When it reached the Top 10 in 1989, it was his first time there in 25 years. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Got_ItVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDjnDAwmigHot 100: #9 72. Elton John — Sad Songs (1984) Something I’m always reminded me of when I hear this song was when the video was on Pop Up Video and it said that Elton John admitted he was gay in an interview with Barbra Walters and she made him cry. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Songs_(Say_So_Much)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X23v5_K7cXkHot 100: #5 71. Huey Lewis & the News — If This Is It (1984) I don’t know what it is but this song is so calming. I’ll say maybe it’s because I remember hearing it as a child back when everything was calm but it reminds me of summer. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_This_Is_It_(Huey_Lewis_and_the_News_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTQAaJWW54Hot 100: #6 EXTRA Buggles — Video Killed The Radio Star (1981) The sucky part of this list is that I don’t actually confirm whether songs are from the 80s until doing these write-ups and I see now that this one was released in September 1979. Because it was the first video MTV played in 1981 so its impact on the 80s is cemented anyway, this is where the song would have ended up had it remained in this countdown so I figured I’d include it here. Consider it an extra. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Killed_the_Radio_StarVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwuy4hHO3YQHot 100: #40
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Nov 10, 2015 0:48:33 GMT -5
"China Girl" is one of my favourite David Bowie songs, my favourites from them are split between 70's and 80's. "That's What Friends Are For" was alright, and a good charity effort, but I feel that Dionne Warwicke (as she was called in the 70's) and the others have had better. I prefer No Doubt's "It's My Life" but Talk Talk's (which I knew after) is good too. "Man In The Mirror", while not quite at the "iconic" status of some of his other 80's hits, is one of my favourites as well. It's hard to argue the Traveling Wilburys being one of the great supergroups given the degree of legendary talent, and "End Of The Line" showed it off very well. "King Of Pain" is a definite Police classic, their run of singles was rock solid due to songs like that. I actually knew the original "More Than This" before 10,000 Maniacs covered it. I'm not overly familiar with a lot of Roxy Music stuff but I do like that one. Roy Orbison was truly legendary, and songs like "You Got It" show it well, proof that even after his death, he was well-liked. Elton had a lot of great 80's hits, and around that 1984 period was among his strongest. "If This Is It" shows a great production that Huey Lewis & the News had perfected, they had so many great songs and that is one of their best. And of course, how can you forget "Video Killed The Radio Star", even if it was technically 1979? MTV really changed the course of popular music in the 80's and defined the sound.
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Post by ziggy on Nov 10, 2015 9:12:59 GMT -5
89. Human League — Don’t You Want Me (1981)
scoring pretty low, for me it's one of the quintessential new wave hits
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Post by MIKEB on Nov 23, 2015 20:47:37 GMT -5
70. Aretha Franklin & George Michael — I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (1987) This has such an awesomely epic chorus. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDxzQJaA228Hot 100: #1 69. Fleetwood Mac — Everywhere (1987) This song is probably my most recent “discovery”, in that I’ve been vaguely familiar with it for years, or decades even, but I had no idea it was Fleetwood Mac until I was cruising through their Greatest Hits on my computer that I ripped from my parents’ CD collection. What a treat! Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everywhere_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCP7p5VNSVwHot 100: #14 68. Toto — Africa (1982) This is just a nice song. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_(Toto_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaYHot 100: #1 67. Roxette — Dressed For Success (1989) Without confirming it by looking at the rest of my chart, I’d say Roxette are my favourite group of the 80s. This song is one of their hits from Look Sharp! following The Look. Marie Fredriksson is fierce. This song is one of their best examples of that. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressed_for_SuccessVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkxj5xVLyj0Hot 100: #14 66. U2 — With Or Without You (1987) I knew this song before that episode of Friends with Rachel looking out the rainy window after her and Ross broke up or whatever but whenever I hear it now, I always think of that scene. It highlighted the song for me. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_or_Without_YouVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSdTa9kaiQHot 100: #1 65. John Mellencamp — Jack And Diane (1982) A little ditty. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_%26_DianeVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpIHot 100: #1 64. John Waite — Missing You (1984) I feel like this song has so many covers. The versions that stand out to me is the Tina Turner one and the original. I also vaguely remember the Brooks n Dunn cover too. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_You_(John_Waite_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9e157Ner90Hot 100: #1 63. Madonna — Crazy For You (1985) One of Madonna’s signature 80s ballads and probably the first song from Madonna’s chronological discography that I really love. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_for_You_(Madonna_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn5OJGucvegHot 100: #1 62. Jefferson Starship — We Built This City (1985) There was this kids show that used to come on in the 80s that I remember nothing about except it was a bunch of kids who lived on a spaceship. I don’t even know if they were in space or just happened to have a messy living room inside a grounded ship, or if that was even the show at all. Anyway, whenever I hear this song, it reminds me of that show. Very futuristic sounding but in a past way, like “this is what people in the 80s imagine the future will sound like.” Anyway, this song is consistent with its presence on worst songs ever lists and while I guess it’s quite cheesy, it’s not that bad - is it? I think it’s pretty awesome anyway and I do love Grace’s vocals on this. I don’t know what the effect is but it sounds so awesome. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Built_This_CityVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQHot 100: #1 61. Prince — 1999 (1982) Another classic that shouldn’t be left out of any 80s list. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_(song)Video: n/a Hot 100: #12
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Nov 24, 2015 0:13:20 GMT -5
Considering how many hits Aretha Franklin has had, I'm surprised it took her 20 years after "Respect" to get her second #1! But it was with a great song, she and George Michael made a great pairing there! "Everywhere" is one of many great Fleetwood Mac songs, and while I do prefer the "Rumours" era, "Tango In The Night" had some great stuff too. "Africa" is one of those songs that puts me in a certain mood, excellent song! Roxette had some great stuff, "Dressed For Success" being every bit as catchy as their songs should be. Can't argue with U2 there, for a band that has had such deep songs, just a simple love song like that goes down as possibly their greatest song! "Jack And Diane" just tells a great story and even with as many hits as John Mellencamp has had, it still stands as one of his best. My favourite covers of "Missing You" are Tina Turner and Tyler Hilton, but for me, the original still stands as the best. "Crazy For You" proved Madonna wasn't a shallow pop princess as it was her first big ballad, really set the stage for many more! Still love it. "We Built This City" is excellent, I don't care what the critics think, I've always enjoyed it! I know our resident Grace Slick fan JessieLou loves it even more though. And "1999" seemed so far away at one time, but even though the year has come and gone, I still enjoy listening to that Prince song.
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Post by MIKEB on Dec 1, 2015 0:11:59 GMT -5
60. David Bowie — Modern Love (1983) So poppy and catchy for a Bowie song but if it makes us get to church on time, why not?! Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Love_(song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hDbpF4MvkwHot 100: #14 59. Michael Jackson — The Way You Make Me Feel (1987) Another single from Bad. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_You_Make_Me_FeelVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4AsHot 100: #1 58. Whitney Houston — I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1987) Such a jam! Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Dance_with_Somebody_(Who_Loves_Me)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3giaIzONAHot 100: #1 57. Bette Midler — The Rose (1980) I think I heard this once as a Long Distance Dedication and it kind of stuck with me. This is probably one of songs I’ve listened to the least on this chart but it’s kind of a showstopper. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_(song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXXqDWsCzukHot 100: #3 56. Fine Young Cannibals — Suspicious Minds (1986) This is one of those songs with a lot of versions out there. Of course there’s the Elvis one, but over the years it has also become a hit for Dwight Yoakum and a cover for Michael Buble, among others. This version is probably my favourite although I do acknowledge that it might very well be the worst version, I just like how dramatic it all is. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_MindsVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibx5-nTLInsCanada: #21 55. Jane Child — Don’t Wanna Fall In Love (1989) This might be one of the most random Canadian one-hit-wonders ever. Jane Child is from Toronto and probably helped usher in 90s style with her pierced nose-to-ear chain and crazy hair. This song was a hit in early 1990 but the album came out in 89 so I’m counting it here. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_(song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWd__w5UWVcHot 100: #2 54. Dire Straits — Walk Of Life (1985) The synth organ melody of this song was probably one of the first melodies I ever became familiar with as this was one of my dad’s favourite songs back in the 80s. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_of_Life_(Dire_Straits_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTHn_sxrN0Hot 100: #7 53. Boy Meets Girl — Waiting For A Star To Fall (1988) Oh, just classic 80s pop. This is a true bop. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_a_Star_to_FallVideo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhxF9Qg5mOUHot 100: #5 52. Bruce Springsteen — Dancing In The Dark (1984) An epic Springsteen song from his iconic Born In The USA album. In the 90s, this song was known for Courteney Cox’s appearance in the video - I wonder how she got that gig? I also wonder now, when listening to the song and the album with its heavy synths and big beats, how Springsteen fans reacted to the album and its huge success. It’s highly regarded now but was it always that way? Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_in_the_Dark_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHsHot 100: #2 51. Gino Vannelli — Wild Horses (1987) For months, probably even years, the melody of the chorus to this song would randomly get stuck in my head and I had no idea what it was, who sang it, or anything else about the song. Because the only lyrics I could remember are also the same ones from the Rolling Stones’ Wild Horses, “wild horses couldn’t drag me away” (well, “could not”, to be precise), I wondered if maybe this was a cover that went completely in a different direction. So eventually through some searching online (probably before Google was a thing), I stumbled upon this song and downloaded it. When I heard it, it was a eureka moment! Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GVannelli Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD77kyQYifcHot 100: #55
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Dec 2, 2015 13:26:54 GMT -5
I think David Bowie had some of his best stuff in the 80's, "Modern Love" being a prime example. Can't go wrong with Michael Jackson in the 80's, "The Way You Make Me Feel" has a great groove that I still enjoy. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" is classic, just a fun pop song! It's no wonder she had 7 straight #1's with music like that. "The Rose" is a nice tune, one of her best! Kinda odd as a lot of early 80's AC goes lost on me but that is one I like. Don't remember the Fine Young Cannibals song, I only know the Elvis version that I'm sure of. The Jane Child song is classic, one of the great Canadian one hit wonders. The Dire Straits song really shows off their fun side, good song! I like the Boy Meets Girl song for the same reasons as the Whitney song, no surprise considering they also wrote/produced it. That Bruce Springsteen song really was the peak of his popularity, just a fun song! Very catchy stuff. I like the Gino Vannelli song too, I know JessieLou was talking about all his songs supposedly sounding depressing - this is proof that it's not the case as it's very upbeat, so clearly she didn't know this song!
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