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| Stereogum's Top 5 Songs of the 1980s
god bless poptimism | | 5 |  | Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
"Livin' on a Prayer" - An anthem for the working class, "Livin' on a Prayer" crystallizes the decade's most disruptive features: the decline of union power, economic instability, and optimism in the face of apocalypse. Big hair aside, Bon Jovi seamlessly integrate arena rock with bubblegum pop in this timeless banger. | | 4 |  | Men at Work
Business as Usual
"Land Down Under" - Pop truly went global in the 1980s, and "Down Under" is the perfect example. What seems at first like a harmless novelty song in fact deconstructs the power of stereotypes and even touches on gender roles. Not bad for a dance floor-ready banger. | | 3 |  | Kool and The Gang
Celebrate!
"Celebration" - In a decade marked by the rise of Thatcherism, Reagan, and the Iran-Iraq war, it didn't always seem like there was a lot to celebrate. But Kool and the Gang persisted nonetheless, bringing the heat on an infectious barbecue-staple banger that could make even the most depressing day seem like exuberant championship parade. | | 2 |  | Wham!
Make It Big
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Decades from now, the enduring sound of the decade will be the synthesis of maximalist synthesizer bangers with vintage bubblegum sensibilities. The result: "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," a triumphant throwback to classic pop that cemented Wham! as one of the most essential acts of the 80s. | | 1 |  | The Weather Girls
Success
"It's Raining Men" - The AIDS crisis. The War on Drugs. Sexism. Racism. These apocalyptic challenges don't even stand a chance against this bulldozer of a banger. A shamelessly gay-friendly disco-inflected body-confident dancefloor celebration is exactly what this decade needed, and the Weather Girls delivered as only they could. | |
RadioSuicide
11.05.19 | ugh | Josh D.
11.05.19 | no | Point1
11.05.19 | you guys are just being rockist | Source
11.05.19 | he just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich | Josh D.
11.05.19 | I like 80's pop, I grew up hearing this stuff. These aren't the ones, though, chief. | Point1
11.05.19 | i don't think you get the joke | SlothcoreSam
11.05.19 | That Men At Work album is a classic Hard 5. | Josh D.
11.05.19 | I guess I don't. | Point1
11.05.19 | look at stereogums top 200 songs of the decade | Josh D.
11.05.19 | no | Point1
11.05.19 | well then you are lost | Josh D.
11.05.19 | says you | wham49
11.06.19 | I'm partial to 2 LOL
But more of a fan of Careless Whisper
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