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re: What song is the "epitome of 1980s pop music", in your opinion?
Posted on 9/11/15 at 12:53 pm to TTownTiger
Posted on 9/11/15 at 12:53 pm to TTownTiger
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Posted on 9/11/15 at 7:54 pm to Oswald
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Don't You Forget About Me by Simple Minds
For me it's this. Maybe because Breakfast Club was the movie of the 80's but something about this song just captures that decade's pop.
Michael Jackson transcends the decade IMO. Madonna does as well although her sound was certainly initially the 80's sound.
Come on Eileen could've easily been from the 70's. Great song, but doesn't scream "80's Pop" to me. Lacks some of the distinct characteristics.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:15 pm to SEClint
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Flock of seagulls - I Ran
and Take On Me
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:29 pm to Carson123987
REO Speedwagon Take it on the run.
Seriously Human League "Don't You Want Me" had the worst femal vocal of all time!
Seriously Human League "Don't You Want Me" had the worst femal vocal of all time!
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:36 pm to SEClint
I think this could really be split into two sections. Pre and post 1985
Posted on 9/12/15 at 12:37 am to BigOrangeBri
Don Henley -the boys of summer, which, in my opinion, is the best pop song ever recorded
Posted on 9/12/15 at 8:19 am to SEClint
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Flock of seagulls - I Ran Modern English - I melt with you Peter Schilling - Major Tom
I'd swap out Major Tom (although I like the song) with Soft Cell's Tainted Love, but I like your other examples for the OP.
Major Tom was deliberately a spiritual sequel and homage to Bowie's "A Space Oddity".
I think "I ran" had a little more influence than the others, although it would be my least favorite of all these choices. I guess "I melt with you" would win over "Tainted love" for me.
Posted on 9/12/15 at 10:00 am to Ace Midnight
Save It For Later~ The Beat
Too Shy~ Kajagoogoo (
)
Girls on Film~ Durán Durán
Too Shy~ Kajagoogoo (
) Girls on Film~ Durán Durán
Posted on 9/12/15 at 4:59 pm to Dandy Lion
Joe Jackson - Steppin Out
Posted on 9/13/15 at 9:25 pm to SEClint
My top five, to encompass each really large genre of the 80's...
Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk this way for Rap
Whitesnake - In the still of the night for rock
When Doves Cry - Prince for R & B or I just called to say I love you - Stevie Wonder
Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fear for pop
Information Society - What you're thinking for New Wave, in case some have forgotten this one.. and the grandiose hairstyles.
eta - and is it just me, or could Jimmy Fallon be this guys son?
OR
Relax - Freddie Goes to Hollywood for New Wave.. the box lettered shirt messages .. oh my.
Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk this way for Rap
Whitesnake - In the still of the night for rock
When Doves Cry - Prince for R & B or I just called to say I love you - Stevie Wonder
Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fear for pop
Information Society - What you're thinking for New Wave, in case some have forgotten this one.. and the grandiose hairstyles.
eta - and is it just me, or could Jimmy Fallon be this guys son?
OR
Relax - Freddie Goes to Hollywood for New Wave.. the box lettered shirt messages .. oh my.
This post was edited on 9/13/15 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 9/15/15 at 8:19 am to Rhio
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Take On Me a-ha
So many good answers here. But this would get my vote.
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