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Best Rock single from the 80's

Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:20 pm
Posted by Cole Beer
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:20 pm
"Take me home tonight" or "Hold on Loosely"?

Has to be one of those, am I right?
Posted by Sevendust912
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:24 pm to
Fade to Black


IMO
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 1:26 pm
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:25 pm to
Nothin But A Good Time
Posted by jimbeam
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:25 pm to
I don't think I could pick one
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:27 pm to
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:28 pm to
Sledgehammer

or

Little Red Corvette

or

Sweet Child of Mine
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
the Verde River
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:33 pm to
quote:

Sister Christian - Night Ranger


Posted by Cole Beer
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
4584 posts
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:36 pm to
quote:

Sister Christian - Night Ranger


Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:37 pm to
For me...

Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene

It was a great anthem of the times!

edit: or this one, another great anthem of our youth...

The Replacements - Unsatisfied

on second thought, I'd go with the 'mats...

quote:

Everything you dream of
Is right in front of you
Liberty is a lie
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 1:45 pm
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:39 pm to
Welcome to the Jungle.


And it's not close
Posted by Brosef Stalin
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:44 pm to
Don't Stop Believing
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:47 pm to
quote:

Sister Christian - Night Ranger


Can't hear this song without picturing this scene:


Thanks Boogie Nights
Posted by brgfather129
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 2:11 pm to
St. Elmo's Fire
Posted by dnm3305
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 2:34 pm to
Back In Black
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 3:00 pm to
The following aren't MY picks, but if you wanted to find the best in a public survey, the winner likely comes from this. If these songs were all on 3-4 CD's and you had an 80's themed party, you could rock out somewhat to this (tried Not to include strictly pop songs like those of Duran Duran, Madonna, Michael Jackson, etc.)

Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Def Leppard - Photograph
.38 Special - So Caught Up in You
Van Halen - Panama
Ratt - Round and Round
Poison - Nothing But a Good Time
Bon Jovi - Living on A Prayer
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Whitesnake - Here I go Again
The Cars - Drive
Motley Crue - Wildside
Living Colour - Cult of Personality
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noize
Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
The Scorpions - No one Like You
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight
REO Speedwagon - Take It On the Run
Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy
Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Train
Jane's Addiction - Jane Says
Loverboy - Workin for the Weekend
J Geils Band - Centerfold
The Go Go's - We Got the Beat
Judas Priest - After Midnight
INXS - Need You Tonight
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
Metallica - One
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
George Harrison - Set on You
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
The Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
Faster Pussycat - House of Pain
Cinderella - Don't Know What Ya Got (Til It's Gone)
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Aerosmith - Ragdoll
Tesla - Signs
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly
Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright
KISS - Lick It Up
Billy Squire - Lonely is the Night
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Europe - Final Contdown
Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World
Robert Plant - In the Mood
Zebra - Who's Behind the Door
Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
ACDC - Back in Black
The Clash - Rock the Cashbah
The Church - Under the Milkyway
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll
Dokken - Breaking the Chains
Kansas - Dust in the Wind
Queen - We Will Rock You
Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side
Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself
The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
Missing Persons - Words
Eddie Brickell and the New Bohemians - What I Am
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
Man in Motion - St. Elmo's Fire
Hoodoo Gurus - Bittersweet




This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 3:02 pm
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22284 posts
Posted on 5/29/14 at 3:11 pm to
just a small correction

quote:

Man in Motion - St. Elmo's Fire


It was a song by John Parr, Man in Motion was part of the song title in ()
Posted by dexy82
Madison, WI
Member since Sep 2004
1822 posts
Posted on 5/29/14 at 3:51 pm to
quote:

Queen - We Will Rock You
-1978



Til Tuesday - Voices Carry---ugh no


\edit-I know it's not your list, just sayin'
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 3:53 pm
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 5/29/14 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire


List is null and void with the inclusion of this awful song.
Posted by brgfather129
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Jul 2009
17101 posts
Posted on 5/29/14 at 3:56 pm to
Stan Bush - Fight to Survive
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
6871 posts
Posted on 5/29/14 at 4:28 pm to
Floyd : One Slip

The Fixx: One Thing Leads to Another

Gabriel: Shock the Monkey

This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 4:30 pm
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