Choose three songs from the 80s

[Alex N]

Vanessa Paradis - Joe le taxi
DJ Pierre - Box Energy
Arthur Baker - Breaker’s Revenge

 

[BillT]

Talk Talk - Living In Another World

Prince - 1999

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 2 Tribes

 

[tpetsch]

1980:

1985:

1989:

Honorable mention 1983:

 

[Tony L]

Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Manuel Göttsching - E2:E4
The Fall - I Am Damo Suzuki

PS Note how I just hogged the whole evening with E2:E4. I do that sort of thing.

 

[Euan]

 

[steveinspain]

Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Manuel Göttsching - E2:E4
The Fall - I Am Damo Suzuki

PS Note how I just hogged the whole evening with E2:E4. I do that sort of thing.

But fair enough, it's a fantastic album..
Some amazing songs in this thread, I'll try to post my 3 when I've had time to think although most of the ones that come to my head right now have already been suggested.

 

[gavreid]

PS Note how I just hogged the whole evening with E2:E4. I do that sort of thing.

Is that the F**k off song

 

[steveinspain]

Is that the F**k off song

Well it doesn't quite conform to the usual pop song format timewise..!

 

[Seeker_UK]

Well it doesn't quite conform to the usual pop song format timewise..!

For starters, it's not a song.

 

[James Evans]

Jesus, how are you supposed to pick just three?

I would have said Ghost town and sweet dreams but they've already gone, so, something like:

Soft cell - tainted love
Depeche Mode - people are people
Yazoo - don't go

 

[James Evans]

Could just have easily been something like:

Sonic Youth - Tennage Riot
Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love
Pixies - Gouge Away

 

[gavreid]

Hard to leave out the first number one of the 80s (technically released at the end of 79 for the pedants but who cares)

 

[Tony L]

I actually dug the first Pretenders album out for a play a week or so ago, such a great album. Way more ‘live’ sounding than I remember.

 

[NigelP]

Bedsitter by Softcell
The Voice by Ultravox
Temple of Love by the Sisters of Mercy

all take me back to my school daze.

 

[vince rocker]

Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
R. E. M. - Fall On Me
The Specials AKA - Free Nelson Mandela
And because I had forgotten about it until I heard it on the radio yesterday and it's a great and important song
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

 

[steveinspain]

If these songs can be chosen in no small part due to the memories they bring back then the SOS Band and Just be good to me.

4 young guys living in Brentford, all with big motorbikes, bigger stereos, lots of money and somehow all able to persuade ladies to come round and party. Happy days.

 

[steveinspain]

Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
R. E. M. - Fall On Me
The Specials AKA - Free Nelson Mandela
And because I had forgotten about it until I heard it on the radio yesterday and it's a great and important song
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

That's part of why this is such a good thread, bringing back so many memories. Smalltown boy was indeed an important song for so many.

 

[venton]

Pocket Calculator Kraftwerk
Mad World TFF
Blinded me with science Thomas Dolby

 

[tuga]

Though one... today I'll choose:

"Gardening at Night" from Chronic Town
"Gigantic" from Surfer Rosa
“In Between Days” from The Head on the Door

 

[PhilofCas]

I missed one earlier…