Your Favorite 80's Songs/Bands/Solo Artists

[Killer Joe]

First of all, I should warn you that I, in fact, DID have a mullet hair cut back in the early to mid-80's.

Some of my favorite bands were:
~DuranDuran
~Men At Work
~U2
~Van Halen

Some of my Favorite Solo Artists were:
~Billy Idol
~Cyndi Lauper
~Howard Jones

Some of my favorite songs were:
~Forever Young by Alphaville
~I Melt with You by Modern English
~Our House by Madness

 

[Ransac]

*Ransac imagines Killer Joe with a mullet....*


So.... you looked like Joe Dirt?


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Spiderman]

Man, how many people are gonna do this from our current user group?

Some favorite bands/groups:

• Cars
• Huey Lewis and the News
• Erasure
• Dead or Alive
• Bananarama
• Run DMC

Some favorite solos:

• Madonna
• Billy Idol
• Billy Joel
• Belinda Carlisle

I'm sure there's tons more, but I can't remember my tape library anymore

Some favorite songs:

• Video Killed the Radio Star
• Jesse's Girl
• Everybody (Wants to Rule the World)
• Centerfold
• Ain't Nothing Gonna (Break My Stride)
• Take On Me

Honestly, mostly any of the songs that are out on any 80's compilations, although there is a lot fo overlap...

 

[DarthFerret]

Wow, too many of us here may not be old enough to do this...<snicker>

Mine were:

Aerosmith
Metallica
Guns & Roses
Def Leppard
Megadeath
Slayer

I also listened to a variety of Country music, but not as often as the above bands. As for Solo Artists, the only one that comes to mind is Springstein.

 

[Mooseman]

Ok, here are mine
The Clash
Def Leppard
AC/DC
U2
Van Halen
The Ramones


Songs
B-52s/Love Shack
Big Country/In a Big Country
David Bowie/Modern Love
Devo/Whip It
Eurythmics/Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
JJ. Geils Band/Centerfold
Jeff Healey Band/Angel Eyes
Huey Lewis & the News/The Heart of Rock & Roll
Pretenders/Back on the Chain Gang
Stray Cats/Rock This Town
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/I Love Rock `N Roll

 

[EricBess]

Sorry guys, I didn't really listen to much music in the 80s...There's a decent amount of stuff from that era that I like, but as for choosing favorites, not much really stands out. I'll give what I can think of...Some of these might be older or younger, I'm really not sure

Groups
The Police
REO Speedwagon
The Eagles

Solo Artists
Billie Joel
Richard Marx
Elton John

Songs
Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
Never Die Young (James Taylor)
Read 'em and Weep (Barry Manilow)

 

[Spiderman]

OOo, I forgot Billy Joel. I'm adding him to my list...

 

[Killer Joe]

Sorry guys, I didn't really listen to much music in the 80s...There's a decent amount of stuff from that era that I like, but as for choosing favorites, not much really stands out. I'll give what I can think of...Some of these might be older or younger, I'm really not sure

Groups
The Police
REO Speedwagon
The Eagles

Solo Artists
Billie Joel
Richard Marx
Elton John

Songs
Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
Never Die Young (James Taylor)
Read 'em and Weep (Barry Manilow)

Add:
~Mandy by Barry Manilow!!!!!

C'mon you guys, you all know the words to this tune...

 

[Spiderman]

Uhhh... not me

 

[Mooseman]

I know the words to Brandy.... is that good enough?

 

[Oversoul]

Well, I was born in 1985. The only 1980's artist I particularly remember listening to in the actual 1980's was Joe Scruggs. I am going to kill you guys...

Anyway, my real favorite 80's artists are, well--let's overcompensate for this being before my time...

The Alan Parsons Project
Pink Floyd
Genesis
Billy Joel
Elton John
Van Halen
The Police
Styx
Queen
David Bowie
The Eagles
Don Henley
Eddie Money
Duran Duran
Heart
REO Speedwagon
Asia
Golden Earring
Belinda Carlisle
Steve Winwood
The J. Geils Band
Meat Loaf
Bonnie Tyler
Blondie
Electric Light Orchestra
Huey Lewis and the News
Yes
Rush
Tom Petty
Tears for Fears

Songs...

Ah-Ha - Take on Me
Belle Stars - Iko Iko
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
Blondie - Atomic
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
Duran Duran - Rio
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight
Eddie Money - Walk on Water
Genesis - Abacab
Genesis - Invisible Touch
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone
J. Geils Band - Centerfold
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok
Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream
Prince - Purple Rain
Queen - Dragon Attack
Queen - Hammer to Fall
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
Steve Winwood - Valerie
Styx - The Best of Times
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue
The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
The Alan Parsons Project - Limelight
The Alan Parsons Project - Stereotomy

 

[Spiderman]

Ooo, I'm adding Belinda Carlisle and Take On Me to my list

 

[Mooseman]

Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

Didn't know this was done in the 80's, it's the best of the bunch....

 

[TomB]

Well, I was around back then, and I listened to a LOT of hard rock and heavy metal music...Not sure I can name exact favorites though, as there were quite a few but I guess a short list of bands might look like this:

• UFO
• Iron Maiden
• Scorpions
• Van Halen
• Metallica
• Tesla
• Judas Priest
• Dokken
• Def Leppard
• Ozzie/Black Sabbath
• Rush
• Aerosmith
• Fastway

I didn't really listen to solo artists per se, and I was more into whole albums than I was into particular songs, but a few songs that come to mind are:

• Main Street/Van Halen
• Rock Bottom/UFO
• Hallowed be thy Name/Iron Maiden
• Animal Magnetism/Scorpions
• Tyrant/Judas Priest
• I Can't Drive 55/Sammy Hagar
• Dreams/Van Halen (after Sammy joined the band)
• Freewill/Rush
• You Can't Kill Rock and Roll/Ozzie Osbourne
• Seasons of Wither/Aerosmith
• Telephone/Fastway
• Changes/Tesla
• Animation-Valley of the Kings-Giza/HSAS

The last one is technically more than one song, but the 3 songs just kinda flow into one another...