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Calling all self-dubbed "experts of the 1980s, we are going VH1 today:
What is the single most '80s song?
posted by adam at 10:36 AM
02 August 2005
What is the single most '80s song?
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Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode. Synthesizers on steroids, preachy lyrics, taking themselves too seriously. Melody sacrificed for techno-art.
Maybe, perhaps, even the beginnings of cultural relativism.
August 02, 2005 12:37 PM
ok being a HS graduate of 1981 I am not "just" a "self-dubbed" expert on this subject matter...but an Actual Expert.
Think commercials kiddies....think staying power...I give you two songs---Whip it by Mark Mothersburg (Rugrats music) of Devo. If Swifter Jet can use Devo in a 2005 commercial that looks like the lady using the Swifter is on speed then that is staying power. My personal favorite would have to be "That's What I Like About You" by the Romantics....I can dance at any wedding to that song with my wife--anytime-anywhere and I do mean dance. Dance, like no one is watching...if you have seen me cosmic bowl then just imagine me dancing.
enjoy the day!
August 02, 2005 12:43 PM
So here I was down to five or so potential bests, and then all of these wonderful answers return. They are all worthy of merit, but here I give you what I believe are the top two contenders and one amazing pretender.
First the pretender:
"Always Something There to Remind Me" by Naked Eyes.
This number was incredibly '80s and inspires me to this day. But its addictive sound is fooling you--this is not a Naked Eyes song...it is indeed a song written and first done by none other than the master Burt Bachrach!!! Really!
On to the Contenders:
"Your Wildest Dreams" by the Moody Blues. This hit from the album "The Other Side of Life" was released early in 1989, which is amazing as it sounds so mid eighties that it hurts. Does it hurt one or help one to be behind your times in the eighties music category?
"Take on Me" by A-HA. This is from "Hunting High and Low" (released 1985) and is perhaps the song most likely to get stuck in your head and drive you to contemplate horrible acts upon yourself and others around you. Who hasn't attempted the high notes in this one while in the shower?
I think I am on to something with these two.
August 02, 2005 1:43 PM
woah yeh!
I'm walking on sunshine , wooah
I'm walking on sunshine, woooah
I'm walking on sunshine, woooah
and don't it feel good!!
Hey , alright now
and don't it feel good!!
hey yeh ,oh yeh
and don't it feel good!!
walking on sunshine
walking on sunshine
I feel the love,I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I feel the love, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I'm on sunshine baby oh
I'm on sunshine baby oh
I'm walking on sunshine wooah
I'm walking on sunshine wooah
I'm walking on sunshine wooah
and don't it feel good!!
I'll say it again now
and don't it feel good!!
Katrina and the Waves...canadian eh?!
August 02, 2005 2:31 PM
another fine choice.
August 02, 2005 3:07 PM
C'mon people -- We Built this City on Rock and Roll!!
August 03, 2005 8:52 AM
very good!
August 03, 2005 8:55 AM
I was a teenager all through the 80's...and I was actually thinking "What I Like About You" by the Romantics. The Tater confirmed it, it must be so. I'll give "We Built This City" second place, and "Karma Cameleon" honorable mention. Consider this riddle solved :Þ
August 03, 2005 5:30 PM
And I Ran by Flock of Seagulls. There isn't a band that represents the decade from 1980-1989 more than Flock of Seagulls. The hair. The synth. The creepy video.
August 04, 2005 10:11 AM
...or what about My Sherona by The Knack?
August 08, 2005 5:07 PM
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