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Started 1 year ago by SIXX-Again
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I tried this thread out under the glam rock forum and it's doing pretty good. So let's try this...

THE AWESOME 80s! So MUCH GREAT MUSIC! To me, the last decade of GREAT music. Some of the younger souls here may only remember the overplayed classics like Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran" or Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Come On Eileen"...But there was SOOOOOOOO much more. Even from the mainstream acts.

So let's try it. I'll recommend a forgotten, little-known, should've-been-bigger, B-side, or favorite song from the 80s...And you return the favor. I'm sure there are some I missed in my own youth...

Post the videos or samples.

I'm kicking it off with two bands known for their radio hits "I'm Alive"(Love & Rockets) and "Need You Tonight"(INXS) -- But try out these lesser known tunes:

LOVE & ROCKETS

INXS

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Cheers SIXX Again. Try these:

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Cheers to you too, Retroman. Couldn't check out the first vid here 'cause Sony Music blocked it.

Let me know who it was. Heard the Lisa & Wendy tune before - very good! Tears for Fears is one of my favorite bands! Check out my favorite from them:

TEARS FOR FEARS - "PALE SHELTER"

Here's another great one:

PETER SCHILLING - "THE DIFFERENT STORY"

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I see now: It was Trance Dance...

For some reason the title didn't show up. Now it's there...

Now I tried it on YouTube...

And now I thank you for the recommendation. Very cool!

GOD I MISS THE 80s!

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I miss the 80s too but as I've spent many years collecting media I still get to live it any day I wish

Here's another classic from the 80s:

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More 80s:

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Remember these?

CAMOUFLAGE

THE SMITHS

THE SMITHEREENS

DEPECHE MODE

LOVERBOY

Hard to believe we're only scratching the surface here...

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Half of 'em! Yeah man there are so many 80s:

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BRONSKI BEAT

PSEUDO ECHO

THE EURYTHMICS(better song than "Sweet Dreams)

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OOOPS

Let me try that again:

ADAM ANT

PET SHOP BOYS(better song than "West End Girls")

Posted 1 year ago #
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more 80's memories-perfect!
here's what was always playing at first avenue(local club) when i first started hanging out there

this first one and pet shop boys would play 2 or 3 times a nite

loved the love and rockets vid you started with, saw them as well as peter murphy, did some bauhaus, thought the l & r show was hot til they came out in bumblebee costumes! WTF!

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remembered some more heavily played vids from 1st ave.

love and rockets ball of confusion

if you don't know these next two, this may surprise you, the singer in the 1st, johnny lydon, came from the sex pistols!

pil's(public image limited) rise

iggy pop's real wild child

heres some more popular stuff

dead or alives you spin me round

orchestral manoeuvres in the dark's if you leave

and of course depeche mode, could go on forever about them

here's never let me down again

and just can't get enough

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Here's some more great tunes from the 80s:

**The Divinyls -- always remembered for the song "I Touch Myself" They have older songs that blow that one away! For example:

**Love and Rockets -- I posted one from them before. FelicityClarity posted their cover of "Ball of Confusion"(great cover!)...Glad to see I'm not the only one that remembers them! Here's my second favorite from them:

**Peter Murphy -- former lead singer of 80s goth band Bauhaus(with the members of Love & Rockets). His solo stuff was great too! Here's one that was released in '89.

And speaking of Bauhaus and great covers...Here's their awesome cover of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust":

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Ive been into this Synthpop band SSQ recently and as well as Stacey Q when she broke from the band and went solo, heres a few videos

SSQ

Stacey Q

i love it how Glam led me to love synthpop songs and more 80's girly pop haha, all good stuff

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A-HA: Everybody remembers the band A-ha because of their iconic 80's hit "Take On Me". Classic, definitely...But the title track from the album that featured "Take On Me" was a million times better! Here's "Hunting High and Low" from Hunting High and Low.

ALPHAVILLE: This band recently had one of their classic tunes, "Forever Young", raped by rapper Jay Z! They were an amazing synth-band! Try these, starting with the aforementiond rape victim:

RED ROCKERS: Not to be confused with the 'Red Rocker'/Sammy Hagar! These guys were a one-hit wonder, but it was a great hit!

SPLIT ENZ: They were basically another one-hit wonder. The members went off to form other bands, including Crowded House. Here's their big hit:

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