What are some great 80's songs?

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I'm sixteen and adore 40's, 50's, 60's and 80's music! Any suggestions for good songs or bands?
I love Barry Manilow, Ella Fitzgerald, Tears for Fears, Elvis, and Michael Jackson and the Righteous Brothers...have any songs? Singers? Thanks in advance!

just me · Accepted Answer

Alright I named your question---'A Blast From The Past'  I Love It
Along with Elvis try some of Buddy Holly's hits like--That'll Be The Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6YDzmqZ0I
also try hits by Rick Nelson like---Poor Little Fool or Garden Party, Travelin Man, It's Up To You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euhQqqQJp0s
along with Tears For Fear try The Archies  Sugar Sugar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JywK_5bT8z0
Or The Beach Boys---Good Vibrations   also The Association's--Cherish Is The Word
And The Lovin Spoonful's---Do You Believe In Magic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDYNuD4CwlI
and The Young Rascals---Groovin  Or  The Foundation's--Build Me Up Buttercup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iol0B-clFFM
Michael Jackson---try Jackie Wilson---Lonely Teardropes or Higher & Highter, Baby Work Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nEfuE8Pw4U
also any thing by Sam Cooke  OR  Jerry Butler & Marvin Gaye
and James Brown's  Try Me, Prisoner Of Love Or Please Please Please
Ella Fitzgerald---try Billie Holiday---The Very Thought Of You, One For My Baby, All Of Me
and Della Reese--And That Remines Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdbepiZDvX8
Dinah Washington--Cry Me A River OR What A Difference A Day Makes, All Of Me
Dusty Springfield--You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Eartha Kitt---Where Is My Man, Love For Sell & Ain't Misbehavin
Righteous Brothers---try The Four Seasons---Walk Like A Man, Working My Way Back To You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMYZBVbifh8
also Three Dog Night's---Joy To The World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMsZGwf6o_w
Barry Manilow--try Engelbert Humperdinck--Release Me, Spanish Eyes Love Is A Many Splendored Thing Or My Way--  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xzTw_k9jbs
Have Fun

sydney · Answer

MY SPECIALTY!

40's:
Al Bowlly - Midnight, the Stars and You
Al Bowlly - It's All Forgotten Now
Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing
Bunny Berigan - I Can't Get Started
Doris Day - Sentimental Journey
Frankie Carle - Oh! What It Seemed To Be

50's:
The Cascades - Rhythm of Rain
Dean Martin - I Will
Dean Martin - You're Nobody Until Somebody Loves You
Frank Sinatra - Makin' Whoopee
Frank Sintra - You Make Me Feel So Young
Nat King Cole - Almost Like Being In Love
Nat King Cole - Walkin' My Baby Back Home
Petula Clark - Downtown
Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So
Ray Charles - It Should Have Been Me

60's is a no brainer lol

80's:
Alessi Brothers - Savin' The Day
Asia - Only Time Will Tell
Big Audio Dynamite - The Globe
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode - Meaning of Love
Depeche Mode - People Are People
Depeche Mode - Stange Love
Diana Ross - EATEN ALIVE <---highly recommended :D
The Dream Academy - Live In A Northern Town
Heart - Crazy On You
Janet Jackson - Alright
Janet Jackson - Black Cat
Janet Jackson - Escapade
Janet Jackson - If
Janet Jackson - What'll I Do
Jermaine Jackson - When The Rain Begins To Fall
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Joan Jett - Do You Wanna Touch Me
Joan Jett - I Love Rock N' Roll
Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly
Madonna - Ray Of Light
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healin'
EVERYTHING MICHAEL JACKSON!!!!!!!
Nenah Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Queen - Breakthru
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen - I Want To Break Free
Queen - One Vision
Queen - Under Pressure
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Thomson Twins - If You Were Here

Pepere Eldridge · Answer

Most of these are dance hits from the 1980s....sorry:

Summertime, summertime - Nocera
A girl in trouble - Romeo Void
Love is like a rock - Donnie Iris
A day in my life - Lisette Melendez
Inside outside - The Cover Girls
All that glitters isn't gold - The Cover Girls
Baby love - Regina
Victim of love - Sweet Sensation 
January February - Tina B
Endless nights - Cynthia
Let the music play - Shannon
Arabian nights - The Latin Rascals
Yo No Se - Pajama Party 
American heartbeat - Survivor
There's the girl - Heart
Como tu te llama - Sly Fox
First true love - Tiana
Color my love - Fun Fun
Naughty, naughty - John Parr
Black cars - Gino Vanelli
When I think of you - Janet Jackson
The pleasure principle - Janet Jackson
Centipede - Rebbie Jackson
Forget-me-nots - Patrice Rushen
Double Dutch bus - Frankie Smith 
Club Michelle - Eddie Money
The one thing - INXS
Sharp dressed man - ZZ Top
Dancin' in the streets - Van Halen
Fresh - Kool & the Gang
Wild & crazy love - The Mary Jane Girls
Burn rubber on me, Charlene - The Gap Band
We don't need to take our clothes off - Jermaine Stewart
What have I done to deserve this? - The Pet Shop Boys
Cherish - Madonna
True blue - Madonna
Words - Missing Person
The Metro - Berlin
Masquerade - Berlin
Flamethrower - The J. Geils Band
Crazy little thing called love - Queen
Cars - Gary Numan
Rush hour - Jane Wiedlin
Yes or no - The Go Gos
Tenderness - General Public
We close our eyes - Go West
I can't live without you - Angelique
When I hear music - Debbie Deb
Nightshift - Quarterflash
Good life - Inner City

Deborah · Answer

Tears for Fears! Yes! Okay, done goin' all fangirl on ya.
Talk Talk - Only recently began to appreciate the genius that is Mark Hollis.
Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry - Avalon, Slave to Love, More Than This
Talking Heads - And She Was, Once In a Lifetime, Take Me to the River
Peter Gabriel - Game Without Frontiers, Solsbury Hill, In Your Eyes, Mercy Street, Big Time

Anonymous · Answer

Prince and the Revolution: Listen to the Purple Rain album and watch the film of the same name.
Michael Jackson: Just good friends, The way you make me feel, P.Y.T, someone in the dark.
Lil' Richard watch his performances.
Sly and the family stone a funky funky band.
A-HA: Take on me
Rockwell: Somebody's watching me
Elvis Presley: Blue Hawaii, Jailhouse Rock, blue suede shoes
Bee Gees: Saturday Night fever soundtrack and the song Jive Talkin'
Tears 4 fears: shout, everybody wants to rule the world, head over heals.

dbm77 · Answer

Simple Minds is for me one of the quintessential 80s bands.   'Don't You Forget About Me' and 'Alive and Kicking' are a couple of their bigger hits.  

An 80s group I've learned to appreciate only recently is the B-52s.  They had a retro 60s look and distinctive music impossible to describe in one sentence.  80s music often spoofs the 50s and 60s so it's good that you are interested in those decades, too.

Tony · Answer

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