Great eighties songs
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Great song, which Nirvana totally ripped off for "Come As You Are"
Great song, which Nirvana totally ripped off for "Come As You Are"
This song is pure 80's gold
[sub]HURHUR SEE WHUT I DID THAT...>_>[/sub]
My official drinking song.
...Fresh till death...
[sub]HURHUR SEE WHUT I DID THAT...>_>[/sub]
My official drinking song.
...Fresh till death...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyx3KHOFXw
FUUUUUUUUUUUCK YEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!
One of the most songs ever!!!
FUUUUUUUUUUUCK YEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!
One of the most songs ever!!!
Pantera- cowboys from hell. The entire album is great and hugely influential to metal music as a whole. Yes it was late eighties but it still qualifies 
Not sure what genres you like but I'd recommend some of my favourites from the 80s
I also would recommend listening anything from these bands;
The Smiths
House of Love
The Cure
Campervan Beethoven
Sonic Youth
I also would recommend listening anything from these bands;
The Smiths
House of Love
The Cure
Campervan Beethoven
Sonic Youth
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However i was born in the nineties, were like every generation,w e had our good and our bad music, but I like to say we were probably the most... transistional? generation (EDIT at least musically.
And of course the 80s gav us this wonderful piece of... music? yea, we'll go with that:
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Seriously, it was made in 1987, and from what my mom says, it was pretty much THE song for a while.
However i was born in the nineties, were like every generation,w e had our good and our bad music, but I like to say we were probably the most... transistional? generation (EDIT
at least musically.And of course the 80s gav us this wonderful piece of... music? yea, we'll go with that:
<youtube=dQw4w9WgXcQ>
Seriously, it was made in 1987, and from what my mom says, it was pretty much THE song for a while.
I'm not linking to Youtube, because it will take hours. Feel free to search yourself.
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin' On A Prayer, Wanted Dead or Alive
Genesis - Invisible Touch
Journey - Don't Stop Believin', Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Queen - All of it. Seriously, just start listening to Queen.
Europe - Final Countdown
Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Cher and Peter Cetera - After All
Heart - Alone
Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
Bertie Higgins - Key Largo
REM - The One I Love
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane, No One Like You
Ratt - Round and Round
Scandal - The Warrior
Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield, We Belong
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (honestly, just look up anything written by Jim Stienman. Other options include Making Love Out of Nothing At All (Air Supply), I'd Do Anything For Love... But I Won't Do That (Meatloaf), or "It's All Coming Back to Me Now (Celine Dion, but that's well out of the 80s now).)
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
David Bowie - Under Pressure (WITH QUEEN!)
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
I imagine I could easily keep going, but I'm going to stop here and have dinner.
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin' On A Prayer, Wanted Dead or Alive
Genesis - Invisible Touch
Journey - Don't Stop Believin', Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Queen - All of it. Seriously, just start listening to Queen.
Europe - Final Countdown
Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Cher and Peter Cetera - After All
Heart - Alone
Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
Bertie Higgins - Key Largo
REM - The One I Love
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane, No One Like You
Ratt - Round and Round
Scandal - The Warrior
Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield, We Belong
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (honestly, just look up anything written by Jim Stienman. Other options include Making Love Out of Nothing At All (Air Supply), I'd Do Anything For Love... But I Won't Do That (Meatloaf), or "It's All Coming Back to Me Now (Celine Dion, but that's well out of the 80s now).)
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
David Bowie - Under Pressure (WITH QUEEN!)
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
I imagine I could easily keep going, but I'm going to stop here and have dinner.
So much good music came out of the eighties, it makes up about 40% of what I listen to, the band that started all this was the Clash so Id recommend starting there- whilst they began as another punk outfit they rapidly evolved into a phenomenally eclectic, marrying funk ska and folk into something beautiful.
The Stranglers are another example of an 80's punk band maturing, their later stuff is best described as techno scandivian inspired rock, as well their songs being played all over the place, search for Golden Brown and tell me you havent heard it before.
Pop music was also still breathing back then too- try the Cure (early stuff only, they went all emo later on) and Blondie whilst technically 70's did some of the best work before they broke up early 80's.
Oh and another good one is the Jam, Paul Weller maybe a grumpy prick but he aint half fucking talented.
Wow tl;dr much?
The Stranglers are another example of an 80's punk band maturing, their later stuff is best described as techno scandivian inspired rock, as well their songs being played all over the place, search for Golden Brown and tell me you havent heard it before.
Pop music was also still breathing back then too- try the Cure (early stuff only, they went all emo later on) and Blondie whilst technically 70's did some of the best work before they broke up early 80's.
Oh and another good one is the Jam, Paul Weller maybe a grumpy prick but he aint half fucking talented.
Wow tl;dr much?
Motley Crue:
Home Sweet Home
Kickstart My Heart
Looks That Kill
The Cult:
She Sells Sanctuary
Fire Woman
Van Halen:
Panama
Jump
Hang 'Em High
Ice Cream Man
way too many more lol
Electric Light Orchestra, (ELO)
Don't Bring Me Down
Four Little Diamonds
Do Ya
Evil Woman
Home Sweet Home
Kickstart My Heart
Looks That Kill
The Cult:
She Sells Sanctuary
Fire Woman
Van Halen:
Panama
Jump
Hang 'Em High
Ice Cream Man
way too many more lol
Electric Light Orchestra, (ELO)
Don't Bring Me Down
Four Little Diamonds
Do Ya
Evil Woman
Jack always recommends Queen. Jack also recommends the album from Transformers: The Movie. (You know, the original one with Unicron in it? Yeah.)