Jun 09
I’m finally nearing the end of finishing up my gameroom (maybe by the end of the month?). My MP3 jukebox is almost done too! I want to make sure I have a good variety of 80s music for everyone to choose from to play in the arcade. I have the top 100 songs from every year from 1982-1988 already, but what songs would *you* make sure you had for an arcade? Leave your suggestions in the comments.
June 9th, 2006 at 9:30 am
RESPONSE: I don’t have most of those! I totally forgot about “Under the Milky Way” what a great song! And how could I forget the Star Wars cantina theme? I have Electric Avenue and Time After Time :)
–Brian
June 9th, 2006 at 10:13 am
Kevin’s got some good ones, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten a lot that I loved but here are some ideas:
REPSONSE: Looks like I have you covered for music :) –Brian
June 9th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
I haven’t had a chance to see what you’ve already got up there, but off the top of my work-muddled head, here are some that I like. I would guess that you probably have the first four up, and probably don’t have the last four.
Only The Lonely — The Motels
Anything, Anything — Dramarama
Hazy Shade Of Winter — The Bangles
Ashes To Ashes — David Bowie
All Of This And Nothing — Psychedelic Furs
Sex Beat — The Gun Club
Computer Love — Kraftwerk
All I Want — The Cure
RESPONSE: I only have “Only The Lonely ” and “Hazy Shade Of Winter” :( –Brian
November 16th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
How about some Ultravox
I Won’t Play Your Game
Love’s Great Adventure
I Want To Be A Machine
January 18th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Here’s a few from my iPod.
Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer (DJ Sammy Mix)
U2 - Anything from The Joshua Tree
Mark McGrath - Ghost In You (Psychedlic Furs Cover)
Modern English - I Melt With You
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round
February 25th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Don’t forget the music from all the John Hughes movies: Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, etc.
Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
Fire In The Twilight - Wang Chung
We Are Not Alone - Karla DeVito
If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Left of Center - Suzanne Vega w/ Joe Jackson
Do Wot You Do - INXS
Pretty In Pink - The Psychedelic Furs
Shell-Shock - New Order
Bring On The Dancing Horses - Echo & The Bunnymen
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths
August 28th, 2008 at 2:02 am
This is a random “quick pick” browsing through my directory. There really was a lot of good music out in the 80’s. Wonder how my tastes compare to what you have in mind. Geez, I could make a really long list… and not just for the 80’s! I was gonna just do songs but that would take too long plus most of the albums and artists I listed I consider good enough to listen to in entirety.
Artists:
Warren Zevon
Jane’s Addiction
Michael Hedges
REM
Pretenders
Van Morrison
Chili Peppers
Soundgarden
Husker Duu
Replacements
Elvis Costello
Albums:
Flaming Lips/Hear It Is
Bob Mould/Workbook
Drivin’ N Cryin’/Scarred But Smarter
U2/Boy -does that count, came out in 80 methinks.
Waterboys/Fisherman’s Blues
Love and Rockets/eponymous
David Olney/Deeper Well
Jim Carroll/Catholic Boy
Roy Buchanan/When A Guitar Plays The Blues
Saccharine Trust/Worldbroken
Leo Kottke/My Father’s Face
The Cult/Love
The Beastie Boys/Paul’s Boutique
Lone Justice/Shelter
Living Color/Vivid
Laurie Anderson/Mister Heartbreak
Peter Gabriel/Peter Gabriel
Songs:
Replacements/Tim/Here Comes A Regular -one of the best drunkards songs
Richard Thompson/Small Town Romance/ Down Where The Drunkards Roll
Joy Division/Love Will Tear Us Apart