Comments on: Your favorite 80s music http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/ Ramblings from a geek, a code monkey, a gamer, and a dad. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mark http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-32214 Mark Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:02:05 +0000 http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-32214 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 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

]]> By: Alan http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-18901 Alan Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:18:37 +0000 http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-18901 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 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

]]> By: The Wiz http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-18698 The Wiz Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:59:48 +0000 http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-18698 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 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

]]> By: TorquePoint http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-8338 TorquePoint Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:43:30 +0000 http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-8338 How about some Ultravox I Won't Play Your Game Love's Great Adventure I Want To Be A Machine How about some Ultravox
I Won’t Play Your Game
Love’s Great Adventure
I Want To Be A Machine

]]> By: Jay http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-2520 Jay Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:37:07 +0000 http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-2520 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 <strong>RESPONSE:</strong> I only have "Only The Lonely " and "Hazy Shade Of Winter" :( --Brian 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

]]> By: Travis http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-2519 Travis Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:13:25 +0000 http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-2519 Kevin's got some good ones, and I'm sure I've forgotten a lot that I loved but here are some ideas: <ul> <li>Anything by Men at Work is great: Overkill or Land Down Under <strong>(got it already)</strong></li> <li>Who did Jungle Boy? That was a pretty funny song for the time <strong>(You mean the Tarzan song form the Listerine commercial? Got it already)</strong></li> <li>Phil Collins and Phil Whatshisname: Easy Lover <strong>(got it already)</strong></li> <li>If you want to go heavy: Appetite for Destruction or Van Halen 1984 or I&II(those were 70's I think though) <strong>(I've got the big hits from AfD)</strong></li> <li>The Police: Anything off of Synchronicity Album <strong>(got it already)</strong></li> <li>Huey Lewis: Heart and Soul <strong>(got it already)</strong></li> <li>Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right, No Sleep Til Brooklyn, Girls, Rhymin & Stealin', Paul Revere (Basically that whole album!) <strong>(got it already - I have Beasties out the Yin-Yang)</strong></li> <li>Kool Moe Dee: Wild, Wild, West <strong>(got it already - I love 80s rap)</strong></li> <li>Flock of Seagulls: I Ran <strong>(got it already)</strong></li> <li>Escape Club: Wild Wild West <strong>(got it already)</strong></li> <li>LL Cool J: Going back to Cali <strong>(got it already)</strong></li> </ul> <strong>REPSONSE:</strong> Looks like I have you covered for music :) --Brian Kevin’s got some good ones, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten a lot that I loved but here are some ideas:

  • Anything by Men at Work is great: Overkill or Land Down Under (got it already)
  • Who did Jungle Boy? That was a pretty funny song for the time (You mean the Tarzan song form the Listerine commercial? Got it already)
  • Phil Collins and Phil Whatshisname: Easy Lover (got it already)
  • If you want to go heavy: Appetite for Destruction or Van Halen 1984 or I&II(those were 70’s I think though) (I’ve got the big hits from AfD)
  • The Police: Anything off of Synchronicity Album (got it already)
  • Huey Lewis: Heart and Soul (got it already)
  • Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right, No Sleep Til Brooklyn, Girls, Rhymin & Stealin’, Paul Revere (Basically that whole album!) (got it already - I have Beasties out the Yin-Yang)
  • Kool Moe Dee: Wild, Wild, West (got it already - I love 80s rap)
  • Flock of Seagulls: I Ran (got it already)
  • Escape Club: Wild Wild West (got it already)
  • LL Cool J: Going back to Cali (got it already)

REPSONSE: Looks like I have you covered for music :) –Brian

]]> By: Kevin Corbett http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-2517 Kevin Corbett Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:30:25 +0000 http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2006/06/09/your-favorite-80s-music/#comment-2517 <ul> <li>Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel</li> <li>Cantina Theme - Star Wars: A New Hope (if 70's allowed; if not, then Imperial March - Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back)</li> <li>Under The Milky Way - The Church</li> <li>Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant</li> <li>It's A Mistake - Men at Work</li> <li>Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper</li> <li>Fields of Fire - Big Country</li> <li>Just Like Heaven - The Cure</li> </ul> <strong>RESPONSE:</strong> 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
  • Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
  • Cantina Theme - Star Wars: A New Hope (if 70’s allowed; if not, then Imperial March - Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back)
  • Under The Milky Way - The Church
  • Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
  • It’s A Mistake - Men at Work
  • Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
  • Fields of Fire - Big Country
  • Just Like Heaven - The Cure

    • 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

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