What are some great 80's songs?

Question

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!

Answer 1

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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

Answer 2

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

Source(s): My iPod I'm also a DJ :)

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

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