re: Great but forgotten 80's songs - post them!

She was hot back in the day...

Missing Persons

A Flock of Seagulls - Wishing

Joboxers - Just got lucky

The Smithereens - Behind the wall of sleep

XTC - Mayor of Simpleton

Jefferson Starship - Stranger

Scandal - Love's got a line on you

The Tubes - Talk to you later

Lone Justice - Ways to be wicked

Because it wouldn't be a true 80's flashback post without a little cheese:
The Flirts - Jukebox

Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart

Hunters and Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me

Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon

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Dandy Lion

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The Sound - Heartland (1980)

I'm bored, I'm going to do an ABC list for this.

A Flock Of Seagulls - The Story Of A Young Heart
Certainly less remembered than I Ran.

Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Who knew this group had 10 studio albums?

Chaz Jankel - Number One
If you don't remember Real Genius, you probably don't remember this track.

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Who knows what is or isn't remembered from Depeche Mode.

Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
Everyone remembers Sweet Dreams, how about this one?

Fiction Factory - All Or Nothing
The lyrics to this one are great.

GWAR - Americanized
Certainly not remembered or known by many, but what a great song.

Hall & Oates - Out of Touch
This song was completely overplayed on the radio, but who remembers it now (outside of GTA)?

Information Society - Walking Away
Certainly less remembered than What's On Your Mind.

Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
Less remembered than some of their other singles?

Kim Wilde - Kids In America
You'd figure this song would be known by each subsequent generation of kids, but it's still great.

Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly
Perhaps not well remembered, but it's still a fun song.

Missing Persons - Walking In L.A.
Certainly a less known track than Words, love the buildup to the end.

Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises
Didn't chart as high as Always Something There To Remind Me, but this is the better song of the two.

Olivia Newton John - Physical
Is this really forgotten? Who can say?

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Some people might recognize this today because it was in GTA V.

Pretty Poison - Catch Me I'm Falling
Which is more forgotten, Pretty Poison or Hiding Out (the Jon Cryer movie with clips in the video)?

The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
Might not be as forgotten as some of these others since it was in The Wedding Singer and GTA: Vice City.

Queen - Hammer To Fall
Less remembered than other tracks, but are any Queen songs really forgotten? Perhaps the best song about the Cold War.

R.E.M. - Orange Crush
Certainly less remembered than It's The End Of The World As We Know It.

Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
Does anyone really remember any of their songs other than True?

Tears For Fears - Mad World
Less remembered than their other songs like Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Shout, but even forgotten that this is one of their songs (and covered by Gary Jules).

Ulpio Manucci - Robotech Theme
Who didn't love Robotech in the 80's, but who remembers the composers of the scores for the show?

Violent Femmes - Add It Up
Perhaps more remembered for other songs and maybe more in the 90's than the 80's, but this was from 1983.

When In Rome - Heaven Knows
People may remember The Promise, but probably not this track.

XTC - King For A Day
I wasn't ever huge into XTC, but I had friends who were and this song reminds me of times with them.

Young MC - Bust A Move
Everybody knew this song, but who remembers that Young MC released it?

Zebra - Tell Me What You Want
Probably forgotten in most places, but perhaps not this board.

The Members - Working Girl

The Call -The Walls Came Down

Romeo Void - Never Say Never

Let's Active - Every Word Means No

Game Theory - Erica's Word

Don Dixon - Praying Mantis

Dave Edmunds -Almost Saturday Night

The DB's - Molly Says

Lloyd Cole - Perfect Skin

David and David - Welcome to the Boomtown

Donnie Iris - Ah Leah
The Feelies - Away

Soul Asylum - Cartoon

Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric?

INXS - Don't Change

JESSE JAMES - Shake It Like A White Girl. One of the first white rappers out there. If he would have had good management he could have made a lot more cash. Video is horrible but sound quality is good.
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