Best 80's pop song

ICBM

Tone71 said:

Loved this and the album.

[The The]

Same here, and also the bitingly accurate 'Heartland' from Infected, which still rings true thirty years later.

xSkarloey

I want to mention Big Country here. Naysayers and mickey takers can say nay and take the mick, but they had some wonderful songs and 'Chance' is a really, really strong song.

equalsql

Just for @ICBM .. and cos I love it

:P

mudslide73

stratman3142;1073412" said:

Slave To The Rhythm. The groove and the rhythm guitar parts still give me goose bumps.

Oh yes @stratman3142 The 12" is basically an instrumental runthrough and the vocal version stitched together. It's absolutely stunning. It's on Spotify I think. .

xSkarloey

Put yer foot down


And if we're talking the 80's, Mr Roddy Frame deserves a big Ovation...literally.

richardhomer

^ Bloody marvellous. 'I used to be so careless, as if couldn't care less'.

Quality song writing. Genuinely one of my favourite singles of all time.

robinbowes

I started racking my brain to think of my faves from the 80s, but stopped when I remembered this:

R.

xSkarloey

I remember this mainly for the weird hook that goes "whee da doo doo doo doo doo doo doo".

Nunogilberto

Where does one start?

A-Ha - Take On Me
Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Black - Wonderful Life
Bruce Hornsby and The Range - The Way It Is
King - Love and Pride
UB40 - Red Red Wine
Lloyd Cole and The Commotions - Lost Weekend
Fuzzbox - Pink Sunshine
Midge Ure - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Human League - Human

There must be hundreds more...

viz

ICBM

I don't know how I forgot this either… some of the best lyrics ever.

historyisjunk

Surprised this brilliance hasn't come up (unless I missed a mention)


If Bauhaus & Iron Maiden are OK here then I'll nominate this (don't really think it's pop, but any excuse)-


This is pop though & they were excellent-

Dopesick

Either that or 'Thorn In My Side' by Eurythmics.

monofin