BigHans
03.08.10 | List rules. Random Order. |
Brokenjewel
03.08.10 | I love the bit in 48 when he sings: "he just made me a vegamite sandwich". Classic. |
porch
03.08.10 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World |
porch
03.08.10 | not a guilty pleasure btw |
bloc
03.08.10 | Great great list, I love most of these. |
Brokenjewel
03.08.10 | 27 was on the radio when I left school in '96. Was it out in the eighties then? |
porch
03.08.10 | yeah it's from the late 80's i think |
Brokenjewel
03.08.10 | Crazy. Do you think Eric Carmen was the inspiration for Eric Cartman?
I love 34. |
alachlahol
03.08.10 | you don't have four serious essentials dude:
Europe - The Final Countdown
Alphaville - Forever Young
Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square
Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69
and I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight is probably my favorite |
BigHans
03.08.10 | Fast Car came out in 88 I believe.
My favorite all time job was DJ'ing at an 80's radio station in the late 90's in high school. Sit in a chair, blast 80's music, and occasionally talk. Can't believe I got paid for it. |
Titan50
03.08.10 | List doesn't have Total Eclipse of the Heart, I Want To Know What Love Is, The Final Countdown, Like A Prayer, The Killing Moon, Land of Confusion, Gold or Mad World.
And 17 was the 90s, Just Like Heaven should be here instead
That said, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 20, 38 and 41 are all great |
BigHans
03.08.10 | You're right about Friday Im in Love Titan. Omission on my part. Song rules though.
All the ones you mentioned are great, list was very tough to make. |
BigHans
03.08.10 | And a few mentioned the Final Countdown. I thought about it but didn't include it as Europe is more of a hard rock band than pop. |
MUNGOLOID
03.08.10 | nice list but i'd replace "And She Was" with "Burning Down The House" and the simple fact that bon jovi isn't on here boggles my mind. |
thebhoy
03.08.10 | Having Talking Heads and not having Once in a Lifetime isn't right. |
Emim
03.08.10 | Don't
Stop
BELIEVINNNNNNNNNNNNNNG |
BigHans
03.08.10 | and the simple fact that bon jovi isn't on here boggles my mind
^Same as with Europe, Bon Jovi is Hard Rock/hair Metal instead of pop, at least in the 80's. |
alachlahol
03.08.10 | for real i've become completely numb to Don't Stop Believing, every bar you're in whether it be karaoke night or otherwise will be playing this 500 times over |
BigHans
03.08.10 | Yeah the song had a massive revival after the Sopranos finale. I had to include it though as its been one of my faves for about 20 years. |
alachlahol
03.08.10 | it's a classic no doubt, i'm just worn on it |
alachlahol
03.08.10 | this is another essential pop song you left off the list:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXG_zG2SEaw
The Touch - Stan Bush from the 1986 Transformers movie holy SHIT |
BigHans
03.08.10 | Clip is 3:40 of awesome. early Transformers movies FTW. |
Jethro42
03.08.10 | Superb list. I'll keep it with me. Some others
Thin Lizzy - Boys are back in town
Loverboy - The kid is hot tonite
Van Halen - Jump
Gowan - Criminal mind
The Knack - My Sharona
Toto - Hold the line
ELO - Don't bring me down
Boston - More than a feeling
Thomas Dolby - She blinded me with science
David Bowie - Let's dance
|
RobotFrank
03.08.10 | a lot of good stuff in here. a few omissions I think belong on an 80s list:
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
New Order - True Faith
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover
Huey Lewis & The News - Heart and Soul
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
David Bowie - Modern Love
Terrence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
Wham! - Careless Whisper
The Bangles - Eternal Flame (i know, i know.. but i like it)
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
Falco - Der Kommissar
The Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another
The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
I really like Naked Eye's version of "Always Something There To Remind Me". Song has grown a lot on me over the past few years and I keep going back to it..
Also, When Doves Cry > Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette
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BigHans
03.08.10 | List was almost impossible to make. I can't believe I left off Idol's Dancing with Myself or any Cars songs.
All the ones you mentioned are great, Voices Carry is fantastic. |
porch
03.08.10 | toto - africa
forgot that one. reminds me of GTA: Vice City |
tiesthatbind
03.08.10 | So many good songs here. |
Dylan620
03.08.10 | I love 2, 6, 10, 22, 34, and 38. |
BigHans
03.08.10 | Just realize list needs more Rick Astley. |
AggravatedYeti
03.08.10 | list is sweet. |
BigHans
03.09.10 | Should have made this a top 100. |
Crymsonblaze
03.10.10 | It is absolutely ridiculous that Take on Me is not on here. |
BigHans
03.10.10 | It was tough to leave off. I'LL BE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Love that high note. |
Jethro42
03.10.10 | It's hard to come to an end with such a list.
Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach
Nina Hagen - Africa
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
(Bangles?) Video Killed The Radio Star
And I'm forgetting some others of course. |
BigHans
03.10.10 | Video killed the Radio Star was The Buggles.
The Bangles Manic Monday was tough to leave off. |
lessthanderek123
03.11.10 | Come On Eileen is the best 80's pop song by far |
BigHans
09.08.10 | Bump |
Jethro42
09.08.10 | this one Hans? |
Jethro42
09.08.10 | One helluva list/thread |
BigHans
09.08.10 | Yep |
Jethro42
09.08.10 | This is a fucking TREASURE |
Athom
09.08.10 | yuck. i fucking hate don henley. nothing by The Smiths?! |
BigHans
09.08.10 | Don Henley rules |
AngelofDeath
09.08.10 | Good list bro, a lot of gems on here. |
Jethro42
09.08.10 | 'Summer time' isnt it |
bloc
09.08.10 | I'm just sad to see nothing from Depeche Mode or New Order! |
Athom
09.08.10 | well, as someone that hates most of the eagles output, i tend to disagree |
BigHans
09.08.10 | Redsky at least we can agree that Bob Seger is a legend. |
BigHans
09.08.10 | I'm just sad to see nothing from Depeche Mode or New Order!
^ Thats because Im not a homosexual Bloc.
JK.........................Or am I? |
TheAngstyVirgin
09.08.10 | DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince |
Jethro42
09.08.10 | Don Henley = ''Summer time'' or something like that |
TheAngstyVirgin
09.08.10 | Don Henley= Boys of Summer
Where's KMFDM |
BigHans
09.08.10 | Donnty Osmond - Sacred Emotion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwI8AEjmgjM |
bloc
09.08.10 | "Thats because Im not a homosexual Bloc."
LOL
WELL IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIKE THEM AND STILL NOT BE GAY |
BigHans
09.08.10 | I dont know |
Athom
09.08.10 | If i made this list it would be almost entirely made up of songs by Tom Petty, The Smiths, The Cure, and every song from Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album |
Jethro42
09.08.10 | Thx Angsty for the correction |
JWT155
09.08.10 | No Rick Astley = Fail. |
JWT155
09.08.10 | No Fine Young Cannibals either! HANS! |
BigHans
09.08.10 | I didnt have Astley on here? |
BigHans
09.08.10 | Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album
^ yes great album, although I ultimately prefer Born in the USA and Tunnel of Love as far as his 80's work goes. |
JWT155
09.08.10 | Nope, I'm gonna go listen to She Drives Me Crazy by the Fine Young Cannibals now too lol |
Athom
09.08.10 | nebraska is my favorite album from the boss |
BigHans
09.08.10 | well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night |
NeutralThunder12
09.08.10 | god this list sucks |
Athom
09.08.10 | @hans exactly |
BigHans
09.08.10 | God you're an idiot
^ at Thunder |
Jethro42
09.08.10 | God you're an idiot ^ at Thunder[12] |
JWT155
09.08.10 | This is such an epic list actually, I need to here the Top gun song now. |
NeutralThunder12
09.08.10 | 6 is 1 and 30 should be higher, get out of the 80's hans |
BigHans
09.08.10 | I could have easily made this a top 500 song list |
BigHans
09.08.10 | Its not really ranked ProgFag |
NeutralThunder12
09.08.10 | I aint a fag, Im just aware that it's 2010. The best pop was from the 60's and 70's, all pop after that was mostly retarded. Especially now. |
BigHans
09.08.10 | Thunder, you realize your argument is utterly moronic right? You're telling me to get out of the past (referencing the 80's), while you rep stuff that is even older? MORON. And yeah, there's great pop from every decade pre-2000 |
luci
09.08.10 | i can't stand 80's synth pop
other than the cure |
NeutralThunder12
09.08.10 | Forget get out of the past for a minute. I'll put it like this. Mainstream music from the 60's and 70's destroys mainstream music from any other time period. For example, when it came to the 60's commercially successful groups were ones like The Beatles, The Doors, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cream etc. Great bands, all ridiculously popular and mainstream. In the 70's bands like Zep, Priest, Sabbath, Boston etc were huge. After that, people became dumber by the minute and the 'popular' music, meaning the majority of what people listened too, became crap. Thats not to say we haven;t had any great mainstream artists in the last 30 years, but I'm simply saying that the 60s and 70s beat the shit out the 80s for pop. Just an opinion |
BigHans
09.08.10 | not saying the 80s are better than the 60s or 70s, just saying they ruled. |
NeutralThunder12
09.08.10 | yeah, for thrash, but most of this is just silly pop. But of course 6 is beast as is 30 |
NeutralThunder12
09.08.10 | lol i dont mean to be a dick or anything im just messing with you but I wanna see you do a 70's one, even though I know your main time period for remembering pop was prolly the 80's |
BigHans
09.08.10 | I could easily do a 70's one. Ill do it tomorrow. |
Jethro42
09.08.10 | cool that |
bloc
09.08.10 | Other than a few rock tunes here and there, all I love from the 80's is the pop haha |
Fuff24
09.08.10 | why the lack of new order? they were the cheesiest but bestest pop band of the era. |
BigHans
09.08.10 | theres about 900 songs I had to leave off this. |
Fuff24
09.08.10 | true. its still an awesome list. |
qwe3
10.26.10 | holy shit an 80s list i can actually get down to (well a lot of it. some is wack)
under the milky way is my jam |
BigHans
10.26.10 | The Church ftw |
KILL
10.26.10 | the police hell yes |
BigHans
10.26.10 | I enjoyed the fuck out of writing the Police Discog. STING ftmfw |
couldwinarabbit
12.08.10 | yes it does rock. |
Chrisjon89
12.08.10 | Suprised to see 21 and 40 here. I'd have some David Bowie stuff if I did an 80's pop list. |
Greggers
12.08.10 | List rules |
omnipanzer
12.22.10 | HAHA BUMP nice list. |
pissbore
03.15.13 | no safety dance??? |
BigHans
03.15.13 | youre bumping some tasty lists here pissbore |
Emim
03.15.13 | THERE'S NO EASY WAY OUT
THERE'S NO SHORTCUT HOOOMMMMEEEEEE
GIVING IN CAN'T BE WRONNNNGGGGGG |
BigHans
03.15.13 | dude I just got chills that song rules Rocky 4 fist hard |
Emim
03.15.13 | Love that song so freaking much |
BigHans
03.15.13 | rules so hard I just remembered I reviewed that soundtrack |
Emim
03.15.13 | Damnit now I need to watch some Rocky |
