The 80s Song Appreciation Thread

[Gamble Gamble]

What’s my favorite Ocean?

 

 

Billy Ocean.

 

 

Caribbean Queen, now we’re sharing the same dreeeeeaaam.

[Petethreeput]

Did this work? I had to change my profile pic, so I picked the Easter egg painted like boy George circa 2000

[Cwing]

Pretty much anything and everything from these guys.

High School graduating class of 1984 so these guys are king. 

Van Halen

 

also love most of the classic 80. Ac/Dc, Motley Crue, Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Def Leppard and on and on. 

[Cwing]

Ok, so how are you guys posting the actual video instead of the link?

[Drewmun]

 

 

[davep043]

I'll be seeing Nick Lowe live in a couple of weeks.  Here's a couple of Nick with Rockpile from right around 1980

 

 

[Darth Putter]

This one goes out to our forum upgrade

[Drewmun]

wow this isn’t a lot of fun adding a link...

[davep043]

Drewmun said:

wow this isn’t a lot of fun adding a link...

I used the SHARE button down below the video, and posted the EMBED code in the text box, and my video shows up the way I wanted it to.

[DrOldSchool]

 

[aloha b.]

 

 

[Drewmun]

 

Aha.... that one worked... loved PE growing up. Saw Prophets of Rage in Brooklyn in 2017. Chuck D can still sling it

[DrOldSchool]

Posted some Billy in the other thread... How about some more...

 

 

[DeNinny]

Some of my faves from the 80s:

How Soon Is Now by The Smiths

Blue Bell Knoll by the Cocteau Twins

Heaven or Las Vegas by the Cocteau Twins

Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos by Public Enemy

Not Enough Time by INXS

Need You Tonight by INXS

One by Metallica

[Petethreeput]

I did like the Smiths, they fit my desultory view of life as a teenager, and "Heaven knows I am miserable now/ I was looking for a job and then I found a job/ Oh Heavens know I am miserable now"

This one will not get a link simply because it is way too much, but fit into my Black Flag type persona which also enjoyed the Smiths... I know weird, right?

If you want to hear a necrophiliac love song, this one is for you! Google "TSOL Code Blue." Good golly what a statement about the teen life.

[DeNinny]

> @Petethreeput said:

> I did like the Smiths, they fit my desultory view of life as a teenager, and "Heaven knows I am miserable now/ I was looking for a job and then I found a job/ Oh Heavens know I am miserable now"

> This one will not get a link simply because it is way too much, but fit into my Black Flag type persona which also enjoyed the Smiths... I know weird, right?

> If you want to hear a necrophiliac love song, this one is for you! Google "TSOL Code Blue." Good golly what a statement about the teen life.

 

I couldn't get too into The Smiths because Morrissey just wallowed in misery way too much but How Soon Is Now is just so original and good that it is a timeless classic from that era.

 

And LOL TSOL? Nice! I remember the Beneath the Shadows album more. Wash Away is a great song by them.

 

If I have to choose some good 80s punk, I would pick

 

Teenagers from Mars and Where Eagles Dare by the Misfits

How Will I Live Tomorrow by Suicidal Tendencies

City Baby's Revenge, Womb with a View, and Pins and Needles by G.B.H.

Grimly Fiendish by the Damned

Salad Days by Minor Threat

[DeNinny]

Unforgettable Fire and Bad by U2

Cities in Dust, Kiss Them for Me, and Peek-a-boo by Siouxsie and the Banshees

[KevCarter]

You know you're old when songs from almost 40 years ago don't feel like oldies! :D

[BicknellCC]

Hope you don't mind me crashing your thread guys. Eddie Money tunes were good to get the ladies on the dance floor when I was finally old enoungh to be in the clubs

In particular this one

[DrOldSchool]

What ever happened to Kid Leo?

 

[DrOldSchool]

Over in the 60s/70s thread there was talk about songs that remind the participants of their HS sweethearts. Got one to add that belongs over here. To this day when I hear this song I think of her and how blue her eyes are. Can't think of anyone I've seen or dated or heck even any female students that came close to that shade of blue.

 

Weird coincidence, her husband (unknowingly to me at the time) joined a Fantasy Football league I'm in with friends from back on the east coast last year. I draft over FaceTime while most of them gather to meet/draft. Did one hell of a spit take when I saw her in the background with the wives as they were going out. The best man from my wedding is in that league and still makes fun of me over it, since he knew what could happen before I did.

 

 

 

 

[Steele47]

Wow. That Eric Carmen is some kind of dreamy..

[Bob Cat]

> @DeNinny said:

> Some of my faves from the 80s:

> How Soon Is Now by The Smiths

> Blue Bell Knoll by the Cocteau Twins

> Heaven or Las Vegas by the Cocteau Twins

> Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos by Public Enemy

> Not Enough Time by INXS

> Need You Tonight by INXS

> One by Metallica

 

Love this song, LOUD.

 

How Soon is Now - The Smiths (1985)

 

For those asking about posting vids...

Find your vid on the interweb, copy the address into this thread, remove the "s" from "https" in the address, post.

 

Also, if details of the song are not written in by the poster, click play once and the details will appear. Click play again and the song will begin playing.

 

Enjoy your Saturday, friends.

[DeNinny]

> @"Bob Cat" said:

> > @DeNinny said:

> > Some of my faves from the 80s:

> > How Soon Is Now by The Smiths

> > Blue Bell Knoll by the Cocteau Twins

> > Heaven or Las Vegas by the Cocteau Twins

> > Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos by Public Enemy

> > Not Enough Time by INXS

> > Need You Tonight by INXS

> > One by Metallica

>

> Love this song, LOUD.

>

> How Soon is Now - The Smiths (1985)

>...

>

> For those asking about posting vids...

> Find your vid on the interweb, copy the address into this thread, remove the "s" from "https" in the address, post.

>

> Also, if details of the song are not written in by the poster, click play once and the details will appear. Click play again and the song will begin playing.

>

> Enjoy your Saturday, friends.

Yeah I put that song high on my all time favorite songs list. But for my all time favorite bands I still place the Cocteau Twins higher than the Smiths and Morrissey. They are probably #1 on my list for best 80s band.

http://youtu.be/m_YT36TvpkEhtt

[DrOldSchool]

I'll admit I always liked the story told through these 2 music videos as they related to the songs. Not something I'd really expect out of the Moody Blues in the mid/late 80s.

 

 

[aloha b.]

[aloha b.]

[Bob Cat]

When I'm With You - Sheriff (1983)

[DrOldSchool]

Ballads, eh?

 

 

 

 

 

[Steele47]