Xenophon's Awesome 80s Ipod list

[Xenophon]

If you remember 'The Karate Kid' you will remember Bananarama..'Cruel Summer'

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGYNvx9lqDQ[/ame]

 

[Xenophon]

Biully Squire esentailly ruined his career doing a gay-like vid, but he was still cool here..'Stroke me'

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVymoIwKHjE[/ame]

 

[Modbert]

I just realized we got this far but no Billy Joel.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g[/ame]

 

[Dr.House]

Not a Rap fan, but I like this one (probably because of "Dude, Where's my Car"...lol)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4FXhkm6Nw"]Young MC - Bust A Move[/ame]

 

[Xenophon]

U2 has been around so long, one of the few bands still making music, from the early days...'Gloria'

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCxvbge1XjE[/ame]

 

[Modbert]

Can't help but still get a kick out of this song:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E[/ame]

 

[Dr.House]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkIyrX_qpuY"]Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep[/ame]

 

[Dr.House]

Shiny Toy Guns does an awesome cover of this and was used in a Cadillac commercial, I think...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12rh6yhBJ34"]Peter Schilling - Major Tom[/ame]

 

[elvis]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggvkz-bVhW0[/ame]

 

[Modbert]

Billy's homage to Doo-Wop.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ&feature=channel[/ame]

Trivia Note: This song took 14 background vocal tracks.

 

[elvis]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_0l14CzIos[/ame]

 

[Dr.House]

Let's not forget George.....

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osTa-A-ts9g[/ame]

 

[Modbert]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmJ-VWPDM4[/ame]

 

[Dr.House]

My fav INXS tune....

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsC2p3lya8A[/ame]

 

[elvis]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PsOj2NkJkg[/ame]

 

[Modbert]

To fix another error, I have not seen "The Boss" anywhere in this thread yet:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQpW9XRiyM[/ame]

 

[Modbert]

Ironically enough, Reagan used this for his reelection campaign song thinking it was nationalistic:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPudiBR15mk[/ame]

 

[Terry]

Since I love 80s music (and 70s, and 60s, but those are other threads) I want to hear what everyone thinks are the essentials 80s songs for an Ipod list, with youtube links to the songs natch, so i can clip them and add them to my pod.

I'll add songs to the opening posts as they appear, and I'll start with the first few songs.

List (so far)

1. I ran - Flock of Seagulls
2. Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
3. Sweet Dreams (are made of this) - Eurythmics
4. Rebell Yell - Billy Idol
5. Safety Dance - Men without Hats
6. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N Roses
7. Don't stop believen - Journey
8. Come on Eileen - Dexy's midnight Runners
9. In the air tonight - Phil Collins
10. I melt for you - Modern English
11. Start me up - Rolling Stones
12. Under Pressure - Queen/Bowie
13. Take on me - Aha
14. Jump Van Halen
15. She blinded me with Science - Thomas Dolby
16. Sweet Child of Mine - Guns N Roses
17. Pour some sugar on me - Def Leopard
18. How soon is now - The Smiths
19. Panama - Van halen
20. The sun shines on TV - Aha
21. Maneater - Hall & Oates
22. Billy jean - Micheal Jackson
23. Break up song - Greg Kihn Band
24. Sharp Dressed man - ZZ Top
25. Crazy Train - Ozzie Osbourne
26. Every Rose has its Thorn - Poison
27. Girls just wanna have fun - Cyndi Lauper
28. Hold me now - Thompson Twins

There are only 2 songs on your list that I would put on my ipod. lol

 

[JW Frogen]

Ironically enough, Reagan used this for his reelection campaign song thinking it was nationalistic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPudiBR15mk

True. He knew most voters could not get past the "I was born in the USA" lyric.

I must admit I did not vote for him in 1984, I was such a sober moron at the time, so I waited in the freezing cold to vote for Walter Mondale; now that is democracy comitment!

Hey I believed it at the time.

I was wrong.

Reagan was such a genius (by which I mean he had a viceral understanding of the American pulse, it's soul, and he could make you feel it, really believe in it again after the pessimism of the 70s) that he lured his opponents into thinking him dumb.

And then he won, and won.

Not just elections, but a Cold War too.

 

[xotoxi]

I was SURE that this song would be in your top 10

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A[/ame]