80's Music for a Sunny Weekend

[Pav]

Another great thread. I saw the stones on the Steal wheels tour in 89 at the silverdome. Everyone kept saying to go see them now because this might be the last time they tour.

Here's a few more.

Tempest rocked.

YouTube - Subdivisions - Rush

The first video ever shown on MTV

YouTube - The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

My fave 80s song

YouTube - The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town (In Stereo. Use &fmt=18 at end of URL)

From the movie Rumblefish

YouTube - "Don't Box Me In" Stewart Copeland and Stan Ridgway

 

[Whistle_Pig]

Still an 80's tune, though this cover is more recent.
YouTube - Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus

 

[BradSmith]

1989 Bad Radio. Yep Eddie Vedder before Pearl Jam.

YouTube - Eddie Vedder (Bad Radio) - Better Man live in 1989

 

[BradSmith]

YouTube - Soundgarden "Fopp" Live - 1988

 

[Elendil]

Loads of talent, gone way too soon:

YouTube - Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

 

[JustKryssi]

These two songs, along with the already mentioned "Melt With You" by Modern English, are the quintessential early 80's songs to me:

YouTube - A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

YouTube - The Psychedelic Furs - Love my Way

 

[PTJD]

YouTube - A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

Ah, was on a flight with the flock of seagulls in the late 90's out of Naha, Okinawa headed for Haneda.

 

[Elendil]

I don't think these guys have been mentioned yet:

YouTube - Journey - Any Way You Want It

 

[Elendil]

OK, let's turn to the dark side.........

What is your nomination for the worst song of the 80's?

I'll start with:

YouTube - [HD] We Built This City - Starship [ 720p Up Scaling + HQ Audio ]


Honest Abe is spinning in his grave..............

 

[JustKryssi]

Can't pick just one. Each one of these songs makes my skin crawl:

YouTube - Herbie Hancock - Rockit

YouTube - Rock Me Amadeus - Falco HQ

YouTube - Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (1985)

 

[Elendil]

Aw Man, I liked One Night in Bangkok..............

Uh oh, now I've been outed.........

 

[Elendil]

I mean, who can't like a music video about chess??

 

[JustKryssi]

I don't know why...I just remember totally turning off MTV when those videos were on. I pretty much wanted all Adam Ant and Psychedelic Furs videos all day and night!

 

[Elendil]

And of course we have the Dennis DeYoung "I think I'm God" phase:

YouTube - STYX - Mr. Roboto (music video) HQ

 

[Elendil]

Back to the good stuff:

YouTube - Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

 

[JustKryssi]

YouTube - The Outfield - Your Love

YouTube - The Church - Under The Milky Way

 

[JustKryssi]

YouTube - Split Enz - I Got You

YouTube - The Alarm - Strength

 

[Elendil]

And the plagiarism award for the 80's goes to:

YouTube - Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

Probably the only documented appearance of Peter Falk in a music video and a really fun movie (not the 2nd one though).

 

[JustKryssi]

YouTube - Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (2003 Digital Remaster)

YouTube - Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy

 

[Elendil]

Speaking of creepy, how about this one hit wonder:

YouTube - Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me