Your "Best of the 80s" mix-tape...

[irocfan]

Reading the one hit wonders thread somehow got me to thinking about 80s music.

If you wanted to put together a mix-tape of the 80s what/who would be on it? It doesn't have to be significant, or even good, all that matters is that (for whatever reason) you like the songs and they make you smile nostalgically.

[Heathwood]

They are many and varied, but here’s a few to start the ball rolling:

Two Tribes - FGTH
Wild Boys - Duran Duran
I Ran - A Flock of Seagulls
Eye of the tiger - Survivor
Walk this way - Run DMC / Aerosmith
Take on me - Aha
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

[ReverendCounter]

C90 or C60?

(I'm not doing a 120!)

[Colonel Cupcake]

Side 1

Spandau Ballet - Chant No1 (I don't need this pressure on)
Black - Wonderful life
ABC - All of my heart
Tracey Ullman - They don't know
Carly Simon - Coming around again
Jam - Going Underground
Kylie Minogue - Got to be certain
Echo and The Bunnymen - Seven seas
A-Ha - The sun always shines on TV
Neneh Cherry - Manchild

Side 2

Human League - Love action (I believe in love)
Madonna - Angel
Tears for Fears - Mad world
Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
Depeche Mode - New life
Kiss - Crazy crazy nights
Wham - Wham rap
Primitives - Crash
Bronski Beat - Smalltown boy
Transvision Vamp - Baby I don't care

Two songs from each year (I think), no artists repeated and all songs are subject to change if I have to do this again.

[irocfan]

ReverendCounter said:

C90 or C60?

(I'm not doing a 120!)

ahhh the good old mangled tape special C120


I was thinking maybe 10 songs a side, so pretty much a C60 (C90 for flexibility)

Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Don Henley - Boys of Summer
Bryan Adams - Run To You
Pat Benetar - Invincible
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Asia - Heat of the Moment
Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning
The Outfield - For Your Love
Ultravox - Lament

Marillion - Assassing
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
Michael Jackson - Beat It
The Police - Invisible Sun
Genesis - Home By The Sea (1&2)
Special AKA - Ghost Town
Blondie - Union City Blue
James - Sit Down
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin



As always I'll see someone else's list and think "Oh!"

[ReverendCounter]

This deserves a fresh CR02 TDK:

MC Terminator - Kid Frost
Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop) - Man Parrish
Poetry - Boogie Down Productions
Freeez - Southern Freez
Izit - Stories
Runaway - Roy Ayres
Ace Spectrum - Don’t Send Nobody Else
Life On Mars - Dexter Wansell
Nights Over Egypt - Jones Girls
Don’t Stop The Music - Yarborough And The Peoples

I Specialise In Love - Sharon Brown
Saturday Love - Cherelle feat. Luther Vandross
Love Come Down - Evelyn Champagne King
Round And Around - Jaki Graham
Hanging On A String - Loose Ends
I’ll Be Good - Rene & Angela
You’re In My System - The System
Candy - Cameo
I Can’t Wait - Nu Shooz
Sueno Latino - Sueno Latino

[Turn7]

ReverendCounter said:

C90 or C60?

(I'm not doing a 120!)

TDK D90 all day long.....

[ReverendCounter]

Turn7 said:

TDK D90 all day long.....

Preach it, oxide lover

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Never used C120's because they chewed up in the player more...... apparently..!

[PomBstard]

OK, here's a D90 - ten songs each side, hopefully not repeating any suggestions so far...

Bon Jovi – Livin on a Prayer
Salt’n’Pepa – Push It
The Jam – That’s Entertainment
Blondie – Atomic
The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
OMD – Enola Gay
Van Halen - Jump
New Order – Blue Monday
Soul 2 Soul – Back To Life
Men At Work – Down Under

Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me
Duran Duran – Girls On Film
Queen/David Bowie – Under Pressure
The Bangles – Manic Monday
Michael Jackson – Thriller
U2 – Still Haven’t Found…
Madness – Our House
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
Candi Staton – You Got The Love
Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger

Edited by PomBstard on Tuesday 12th January 04:59

[The Hypno-Toad]

Now you've done it, you've let The Toad find this thread.

(Not proper mixtape has haven't put them in the precise order.)

Side One:

Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Kiss - Prince
The Boy With A Thorn In His Side - The Smiths
Hey Little Girl - Icehouse
Clues - Robert Palmer
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get I Want [Instrumental] - The Dream Academy
The First Picture Of You - The Lotus Eaters
Betty Davies Eyes - Kim Carnes
Quiet Life - Japan


Side Two:

I'm In Love With A German Film Star - The Passions
Blue Monday - New Order
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Together In Electric Dreams - Oakey & Moroder
Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
The Chauffeur - Duran Duran
Oblivious - Aztec Camera
Souvenir - OMD
Live It Up - Mental As Anything
Fade To Grey - Visage

[Dave.]

DJ Yoda - How to Cut n Paste - 80's Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvTbidtqxlc

[ReallyReallyGood]

My current 80s iPhone playlist:

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Prefab Sprout - Cars And Girls
Scritti Politti - Wood Beez
The Cure - Lullaby
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
Godley & Creme - Cry
OMD - Souvenir

Edited by ReallyReallyGood on Tuesday 12th January 12:53

[irocfan]

The Hypno-Toad said:

Now you've done it, you've let The Toad find this thread.

(Not proper mixtape has haven't put them in the precise order.)

Side One:

Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Kiss - Prince
The Boy With A Thorn In His Side - The Smiths
Hey Little Girl - Icehouse
Clues - Robert Palmer
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get I Want [Instrumental] - The Dream Academy
The First Picture Of You - The Lotus Eaters
Betty Davies Eyes - Kim Carnes
Quiet Life - Japan


Side Two:

I'm In Love With A German Film Star - The Passions
Blue Monday - New Order
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Together In Electric Dreams - Oakey & Moroder
Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
The Chauffeur - Duran Duran
Oblivious - Aztec Camera
Souvenir - OMD
Live It Up - Mental As Anything
Fade To Grey - Visage

Seriously considered Oakey and Moroder, great tune (ditto Icehouse)

[P5BNij]

Best and favourite aren't necessarily the same thing but here goes....

Side 1 :

The Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
Kraftwerk - The Model
Human League - Don't You Want Me
It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
Under Your Thumb - Godley & Creme
Cry - Godley & Creme

Side 2 :

Some Candy Talking - The Jesus & Mary Chain
Feel So Good - Spacemen 3
Transparent Radiation - Spacemen 3
Peekaboo - Souxsie & The Banshees
The Sprawl - Sonic Youth (about eight minutes long)

[CypSIdders]

SIDE 1

Simple Minds - New Gold Dream, (81-82-83-84).
Killing Joke - Love like blood.
Japan - Quiet Life.
The Smiths - How soon is now.
The Clash - Rock the Casbah.
Talk Talk - It’s my Life.
Icicle Works - Love is a Wonderful Colour.
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran.
The Teardrop Explodes - Reward.
Propaganda - Duel.

SIDE 2

Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling.
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls.
Associates - Party Fears Two.
David Bowie, Ashes to Ashes.
The Jam - That’s Entertainment.
FGTH - Two Tribes.
Faith No More - We care a lot.
Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion.
The Cure - A Forest.
The Stranglers - Golden Brown.

[irocfan]

P5BNij said:

Best and favourite aren't necessarily the same thing but here goes....

Side 1 :

The Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
Kraftwerk - The Model
Human League - Don't You Want Me
It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
Under Your Thumb - Godley & Creme
Cry - Godley & Creme

Side 2 :

Some Candy Talking - The Jesus & Mary Chain
Feel So Good - Spacemen 3
Transparent Radiation - Spacemen 3
Peekaboo - Souxsie & The Banshees
The Sprawl - Sonic Youth (about eight minutes long)

Dreadlock Holiday was '78 (but it is an excellent tune!)

[The Hypno-Toad]

Volume 2!

Side One
Stool Pigeon - Kid Creole & Coconuts
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell
Hyperactive - Thomas Dolby
Take On Me - Aha
Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
Since You're Gone - The Cars
Voices Carry - Til Tuesday
Goodie Two Shoes - Adam Ant
Party Fears Two - The Associates

Side Two
Working In A Goldmine - Aztec Camera
Beat The Clock - Sparks
Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz
(I Can't Stop) Thinking 'bout You - Skipworth & Turner
(I Just) Can't Stop Dancing - Wally Jump Junior
I Say Nothing - The Voice Of The Beehive
Best Friend - The Beat
Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of Seagulls
Tempted - Squeeze

[entropy]

I've noticed there's a distinct lack of guilty pleasures by contributors.

Loved watching TOTP replayed on BBC4 on Friday nights. It gives me a warm glowing feeling inside and takes me back to my childhood. It's gotten to the point that I've started liking Michael Bolton!

[shih tzu faced]

entropy said:

I've noticed there's a distinct lack of guilty pleasures by contributors.

Ahem...

SIDE 1: Full of foreign muck

Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer
Europe - The Final Countdown
Cher - Just Like Jesse James
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Van Halen - Jump
Bryan Adams - Run To You
Don Henley - Boys Of Summer
Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (Guilty Peasure Awards: Highly Commended)
The Cars - Magic
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (Guilty Pleasure Awards: Nice Try Mate)


SIDE 2: Proper British musical fish & chips except Prince who couldn't fit on side 1:

The Alarm - 68 Guns
Big Country - Fields Of Fire
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (Guilty Pleasure Awards: Overall Winner)
Duran Duran - Rio
Spandau Ballet - True
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
Prince - Purple Rain
Mark Knopfler - Going Home