Favorite 80's Songs

[Garrett]

In no particular order:

Nena - 99 Red Balloons
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14IRDDnEPR4"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

OMD - If You Leave
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJfKyHR5-1M"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Divinyls - I Touch Myself
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFEfmbAeEDY"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Heart - Alone
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxfdDrKO8uM"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeRoLRoCkBY"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

The Outfield - I Just Want to Lose Your Love Tonight
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7rmJY2XMyE"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

James - Laid (<--------AWESOME)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkqIHWAMSJ4"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pybSRca-cA"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Dio - Holy Diver
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj7UBgVVew8"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60p1LH3_LCo"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Duran Duran - Hungry Like a Wolf
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv6Cr5LZStE"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

A-Ha - Take on Me
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AXNBR2smPY"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Heart - What About Love
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBqU8FOE0uk"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Cutting Crew - I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua26qTEK25U"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Pete Townsend - Let My Love Open the Door
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF1sVrFCkrY"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Four Non Blondes - Whats Up
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXcQGsoDkDk"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

A Flock of Seaguls - And I Ran
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjIA3Rt7gk"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zvDmLnBgTs"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Concrete Blonde - Joey
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIIlUHBNkEc"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Berlin - Ridin on a Jet Train
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv2XvrQki_w"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Tears for Fears - Shout
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WLGMC9B6zw"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Van Halen - Jump
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjUXQt6YeG4"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Pat Benetar - Hit Me with Your Best Shot
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB1L7V28d4Y"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJE5cBGgTSU"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Berlin - Take My Breath Away
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEOem7U2LPE"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

The Vapors - Turning Japanese
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWAwrMFtSvM"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWtHEmVjVw8"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Billy Idol - Dancin' with Myself
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VNx78SAq8M"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Tiffany - I Think Were Alone Now
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826PTEuHKhE"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Brian Adams - Summer of 69
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f06QZCVUHg"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Sting and the Police - Every Breath You Take
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnejNGprm3I"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

The Cure - Just Like Heaven
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nkSGg0lk4"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4HX2gwiB34"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

General Public - Tenderness
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmoHQ2DC3zo"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Cheap Trick - Surrender (Not quite 80's, but just way too damn good)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1oDJJJ3Z1E"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Will we ever see such magic again?

 

[kingofsp]

Damn, you covered a lot of ground there. Including some of my favorites including "take on me" and "heaven is a place on earth". also:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbhXmSBlS_U"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

And by the by, "What's Up" by Four Non Blondes came out in 1993, son!

And this whole list could be replaced by Appetite For Destruction, front to back.

 

[erect]

And this whole list could be replaced by Appetite For Destruction, front to back.

either that or Polka Party

On a side note, the 80's pretty much sucked

 

[IronLogik]

it's all about the power ballads

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840B27zYfOk"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[LogicFlux]

How the fuck we supposed to post our favorite 80s song when you alread posted all of them?

 

[alexb]

Hey, maybe next time instead of posting 400 songs you should just kill yourself.

Also, you forgot:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[Janaic]

All of the above are great songs, but some of my favorites include:

Scorpions: Still Loving You
Phil Collins: In the Air Tonight
Patty Smyth: The Warrior
Journey: Don't Stop Believing
WhiteSnake: Here I go Again
STYX: Mr. Roboto
Foreigner: I Want to Know What Love is
Toto: Africa
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight
Def Leppard: Photograph
Def Leppard: Hysteria
Bryan Adams: Heaven

 

[bullet-ride]

Bill Withers - Ain't no sunshine
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdIqbv7SPo"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXCHa9BYfE"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[gerMAN]

"german rick roll'd"

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuLmFenm4C0"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[guysmy]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J5GVVz0gjA"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

XTC - Senses Working Overtime

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyMm4rJemtI"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9pWs_Fa5h0"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

The Police - Spirits In The Material World

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-qeJOo7cs"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRHA9W-zExQ"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Kate Bush - Cloudbusting

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dff0D-2XShs"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Air Supply - All Out Of Love

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPT_3PEjnsE"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Toto - Africa

 

[1nspire]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtztvaGN92A"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEQnzs8wl6E"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[kingofsp]

Toto: Africa

+rep!!!!

 

[1nspire]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KDO_yCYcuU"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[stockfire]

Asia - Heat of the Moment

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU2IetBZ93Y"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Ultravox - Vienna

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJeWySiuq1I"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[jstme]

motley crue smokin in the boys room
poison nothin but a good time

 

[LogicFlux]

Sopranos nod:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[AngryMac]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1gkWv3QHVQ"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame] ha

 

[kblessinggr]

Duran Duran - Girls on Film
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gudEttJlw3s"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

I can relate as being a photographer (it's sad when I can tell you what cameras, lens, film etc they use in the video, or TV commercials for that matter)

 

[ImagesAndWords]

No other 80's song kicks as much ass as this one:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZb3Xya7jQ8"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[kblessinggr]

No other 80's song kicks as much ass as this one:

I remember one of their rock ballads as a kid:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifRjyISMxZM"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]