Favorite 80s Bands

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What are your five favorite bands from 80s and favorite song they recorded in the decade?
So much great music From great rock. to great new wave, to great pop to great metal to early great rap artists

OMD - Tesla Girls
Simths - Please, Please, Please
Cure - The Catch
Elvis Costello - Te Greatest Thing
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
 
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All of them?

Kidding aside, my favorite 80's genre is the One Hit Wonder genre (which isn't a genre so much as a category, but work with me here). My favorite 80's songs are, by and large, by acts that only had one hit. "You Spin Me Right Round" by Soft Cell; "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder, and so on.
 
Right up my alley. Can't limit it to just five.

The Pretenders-My City Was Gone
The Human League-Keep Feeling Fascination
Spandau Ballet-Communication
The Cure-Pictures of You
The Motels-Suddenly Last Summer
Depeche Mode-Never Let Me Down Again
The B-52's-Legal Tender
Thompson Twins-Watching You (Watching Me)
Joan Jett-Bad Reputation
Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Welcome to the Pleasuredome
'Talking Heads-And She Was
Echo and the Bunnymen-Bring On The Dancing Horses
Duran Duran-New Moon on Monday
Siouxsie and the Banshees-Israel
A Flock of Seagulls-Wishing

Many more.
 
Simple Minds - Waterfront
ABC - Be Near Me
Loverboy - When It's Over
Duran Duran - Please, Please Tell Me Now
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
 


XTC - Dear God
Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror
Pink Floyd - On the Turning Away
U2 - God, Pt. 2
Midnight Oil - Dead Heart
 
All of them?

Kidding aside, my favorite 80's genre is the One Hit Wonder genre (which isn't a genre so much as a category, but work with me here). My favorite 80's songs are, by and large, by acts that only had one hit. "You Spin Me Right Round" by Soft Cell; "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder, and so on.

Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runner

The list is endless
 


All of them?

Kidding aside, my favorite 80's genre is the One Hit Wonder genre (which isn't a genre so much as a category, but work with me here). My favorite 80's songs are, by and large, by acts that only had one hit. "You Spin Me Right Round" by Soft Cell; "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder, and so on.

Agree with you on one hit wonders...but Dead or Alive did "You Spin Me". Soft Cell was best known for "Tainted Love"..one of my all time favorites!
 
What are your five favorite bands from 80s and favorite song they recorded in the decade?
So much great music From great rock. to great new wave, to great pop to great metal to early great rap artists

OMD - Tesla Girls
Simths - Please, Please, Please
Cure - The Catch
Elvis Costello - Te Greatest Thing
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough

Oiy, only 5????
That was my era.

Ok, um...
1. Def Leppard (Do I have to name one? Jeez) - Pour Some Sugar On Me, Photograph, Animal, Love Bites, Hysteria, Bringin' On The Heartbreak

2. Beastie Boys - No Sleep Til Brooklyn

3. Run D.M.C.-Aerosmith - Walk This Way

4. NWA - Straight Outta Compton

5. Journey - Separate Ways

and just because
6. Chicago - You're The Inspriation

7. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

8. Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock n Roll

9. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

10. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
 
Modern English - I'll Melt With You
Def Leppard - Armageddon It
REO Speedwagon - Tough Guys
The Cars - It's All I Can Do
U2 - With Or Without You
Split Enz - I Got You
 
Right up my alley. Can't limit it to just five.

The Pretenders-My City Was Gone
The Human League-Keep Feeling Fascination
Spandau Ballet-Communication
The Cure-Pictures of You
The Motels-Suddenly Last Summer
Depeche Mode-Never Let Me Down Again
The B-52's-Legal Tender
Thompson Twins-Watching You (Watching Me)
Joan Jett-Bad Reputation
Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Welcome to the Pleasuredome
'Talking Heads-And She Was
Echo and the Bunnymen-Bring On The Dancing Horses
Duran Duran-New Moon on Monday
Siouxsie and the Banshees-Israel
A Flock of Seagulls-Wishing

Many more.


Had I went over five b52s(is that you Modean, Thompson twins(you take me up), guns n roses(Sweet Child of Mine)and Rem(the one I love)

I agree with another poster I left of many favorite 80 songs off as they were one hit wonders or at least to me.
 
Some more

Psychedelic Furs-The Ghost In You
Pet Shop Boys-What Have I Done To Deserve This?
U2-Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Missing Persons-Walking in L.A.
OMD-If You Leave
Heart-Nothing At All
Go-Go's-Our Lips Are Sealed
REM-Orange Crush
INXS-Original Sin
Sisters of Mercy-Dominion
 
Off the top of my head....

Triumph - Say Goodbye
REO Speedwagon - Roll with the Changes
Rush - New World Man
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl

Far and away the best decade for music in my mind and it's gone steadily downhill ever since. I'm sure the above list would need multiple edits if I were to think on it longer.
 
Canadian version

Rush-Subdivisions
Loverboy-When It's Over
Honeymoon Suite-I Got A New Girl Now
SAGA-On The Loose
Martha and the Muffins-Black Stations/White Stations
Rough Trade-High School Confidential
 
Fun!

Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield
Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears
In your eyes - Peter Gabriel
Your love - the Outfield
Dancing in the dark - Bruce Springsteen

Edited - ah! Forgot the Police - Every little things she does is magic!
 
Most of my favorite 80's songs are from bands that carried over from the 70's or into the 90's. So, not true "80's" bands. But, I do still really like Loverboy. The previously mentioned When Its Over is one of my favorites, as is Jump. Turn Me Loose, and Lucky Ones.



As for non 80's bands with great 80's songs:

 

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