Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper (1983)ĩ8. Islands In The Stream – Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers (1983)ĩ5. Money For Nothing – Dire Straits (1985)ĩ4. Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car, Billy Ocean (1988)ĩ2. Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles (1985)Ĩ8. I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder (1984)Ĩ1. For many they are confined to the back of closets like so many embarrassing high school photos that can’t be parted with. Red, Red Wine – Neil Diamond (1968) and UB40 (1983 & 1988)ħ9. These musical Guilty Pleasures of the 80s have stood the test of time. Cult Of Personality – Living Colour (1988)ħ8. Another great 80s karaoke song is I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston, which has a chorus that everyone will be singing along with. You Spin Me Around (Like a Record) – Dead or Alive (1985)ħ7. Throw Your Arms Around Me – Hunters & Collectors (1984)ħ6. I Feel The Earth Move – Carole King (1971) and Martika (1988)ħ3. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me – Culture Club (1982)ħ2. Funky Town – Lipps Inc (1980) then again by Pseudo Echo (1987)Ħ4. Cant Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon (1984)Ħ0. Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen (1984)ĥ9. Every Breath You Take – The Police (1983)ĥ8. Who Can It Be Now – Men At Work (1981)ĥ7. Good Times – INXS and Jimmy Barnes (1987)ĥ4. Working Class Man – Jimmy Barnes (1985)ĥ3. Video Killed The Radio Star – The Buggles (1980)ĥ1. Burning Down The House – Talking Heads (1983)Ĥ9. What I like About You – The Romantics (1980)Ĥ8. The Only Way is Up – Yazz & The Plastic Population (1988)Ĥ7. We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twisted Sister (1984)Ĥ5. If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too – Mental As Anything (1981)Ĥ3. I’m Still Standing – Elton John (1983)Ĥ1. Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar (1980)ģ9. I Want To Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston (1987)ģ6. Dancing on the Ceiling – Lionel Ritchie (1986)ģ5. Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx (1989)ģ4. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi (1986) Where The Streets Have No Name – U2 (1987) We Didn’t Start The Fire – Billy Joel (1989)Ģ5. I Want Your Love – Transvision Vamp (1988) Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go Go’s (1981)ġ9. I love Rock n Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (1981)ġ8. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler (1982)ġ7. Down Under – Men At Work (B-side 1980, Single 1981)ġ5. Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer (1988)ĩ. Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners (1982) Hurts So Good – John Cougar Mellencamp (1982)ħ. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC (1980, re-released 1986) With its catchy, jing-jangle verses, kicker of a chorus and ever-appealing girl-power vibe, it. No doubt most of you can recall at least one line from each of these tunes below or lament ‘I remember when this song came out’. Enjoy the trip down memory lane. ‘Roar’ is proof that formulaic pop can truly be a beautiful thing. Where does one start when compiling a list? I tell you… you just start! They all come flooding back like old friends.
There are so many memorable tunes from the ’80s. After such a great response to the post Growing Up In The 1970s, now it’s time remember the soundtrack of our youth!