The Music Of The 80s - Favorites, Classics And Rarities

[hitman531ph]

80s MUST HAVES for your collection

 

1988

 

Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard

I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne

Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns N Roses

Paradise - Sade

Kokomo - Beach Boys

Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson

Red Red Wine - UB40 (originally released in 1983)

Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N Roses

Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S

One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston

Roll With It - Steve Winwood

Push It - Salt N Pepa

The Flame - Cheap Trick

Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird (Medley) - Will To Power

1 2 3 - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

Power Of Love - Laura Branigan

Need You Tonight - INXS

One More Try - George Michael

Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

Hot Hot Hot!!! - The Cure

The Promise - When In Rome

Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown

Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison

Chains Of Love - Erasure

Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi

Honestly - Stryper

The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson

Strangelove - Depeche Mode

Candle In The Wind - Elton John

Forever Young - Alphaville (originally released in 1985)

Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole

Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil

In God's Country - U2

What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) - Information Society

Just Like Heaven - The Cure

Wild Wild West - The Escape Club

So Emotional - Whitney Houston

Wishing Well - Terence Trent D"Arby

It's The End Of The World As We Know It - R.E.M.

Under The Milky Way - The Church

Like The Weather - 10,000 Maniacs

Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

Never Can Say Goodbye - Communards

What's The Matter Here? - 10,000 Maniacs

Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins

Fat - Weird Al Yankovic

Monkey - George Michael

Rocket 2 U - Jets

Hazy Shade of Winter - the Bangles

Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell

Tell That Girl To Shut Up - Transvision Vamp

Spotlight - Madonna

Englishman In New York - Sting

[hitman531ph]

80s MUST HAVES for your collection

 

1989

 

Love Shack - B-52's

Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc

Bust A Move - Young MC

Like A Prayer - Madonna

All I Want Is You - U2

Patience - Guns N Roses

She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals

Kiss - Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones

Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi

Angel of Harlem - U2

Get On Your Feet - Gloria Estefan

My Prerogative - Bobby Brown

The Best - Tina Turner

Paradise City - Guns N Roses

Wild Thing - Tone Loc

Every Little Step - Bobby Brown

I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins

Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith

Keep On Movin' - Soul II Soul

Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

Eternal Flame - the Bangles

Express Yourself - Madonna

Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

After All - Cher and Peter Cetera

Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry

Love Song - the Cure

Back To Life - Soul II Soul

Listen To Her Heart - Roxette

Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya

When I See You Smile - Bad English

Heaven Help Me - Deon Estus and George Michael

The Look - Roxette

Baby, Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli

Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crew

Heaven - Warrant

She Wants To Dance With Me - Rick Astley

Me, Myself and I - De la Soul

Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)

Once Bitten Twice Shy - Great White

On Our Own - Bobby Brown

A Little Respect - Erasure

You Got It (The Right Stuff) - New Kids On The Block

Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew

Soldier Of Love - Donny Osmond

We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel

The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

Stand - R.E.M.

Miss You Like Crazy - Natalie Cole

18 and Life - Skid Row

Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul

Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli

Two Hearts - Phil Collins

Don't Wanna To Lose You - Gloria Estefan

Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx

Straight Up - Paula Abdul

I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block

Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block

Dear God - Midge Ure

[arnoldtan]

meron ba nakakaalam nito, he was a black singer, meron siyang kantang love songs noong 80's, he was disabled person(yata) naka wheel chair siya sa video niya, siguro mga year 83 to 85 yata, ang alam kong title ay IN MY TIME............meron ganitong lyrics, in my time, giving love so much, u with high and low,.......i never love like this, in my time.....etc...hindi ako sure eh....baka naman may nakakalam nito kung sino ang singer at title nang songs....love song ito..thanks

[Qui-Gon Jinn]

meron ba nakakaalam nito, he was a black singer, meron siyang kantang love songs noong 80's, he was disabled person(yata) naka wheel chair siya sa video niya, siguro mga year 83 to 85 yata, ang alam kong title ay IN MY TIME............meron ganitong lyrics, in my time, giving love so much, u with high and low,.......i never love like this, in my time.....etc...hindi ako sure eh....baka naman may nakakalam nito kung sino ang singer at title nang songs....love song ito..thanks

 

Teddy Pendergrass?

[Qui-Gon Jinn]

One of the best dance tunes from the early 1980s....

 

"Let It Whip" - Dazz Band (1982)

Redone by Boyz II Men (2004)

 

 

Wanna see you with it

Sho' could treat you right

Give me just a minute

Of your time tonight

 

We both are here to have the fun

So let it whip

 

We'll get into groovin'

Love your body language

Baby, let me know

You've got me sort of anxious

 

We both are here to have the fun

So let it whip

 

So let it whip

(let's whip it baby)

Child

(let's whip it right)

Get a grip

(let's whip it baby, work it all night)

Well, what's your trip

(oh no)

Child

C'mon let it whip

Oww-hoo

 

Now that you can see

How you groove with me

What else can I do

To get closer to you

 

We both are here to have the fun

So let it whip

 

We have the natural feeling

Obviously revealing

Let me be your paper man

I'd love to be your joker man

 

We both are here to have the fun

So let it whip

 

So let it whip

(let's whip it baby)

Child

(let's whip it right)

Get a grip

(let's whip it baby, whip it all night)

Well, what's your trip

(oh no)

Child

C'mon let it whip

(C'mon whip)

(C'mon whip)

 

So let it whip

(let's whip it baby)

Child

(let's whip it right)

Get a grip

(let's whip it baby, whip it all night)

Well, what's your trip

(oh no)

Child

C'mon let it whip

(C'mon whip)

Ohhh

(C'mon whip)

 

(There's no time to lose)

There is no time to lose

(You're the one I choose, it's alright)

You're the one I choose,

I only wanna be with you

You're the one for me

Can't you see that I

(I won't waste your time)

I won't waste your time

(I sense something divine in you)

Something divine in you

(yes I do)

Oooh-hoo-hoo

 

So let it whip

(let's whip it baby)

Child

(let's whip it right)

Get a grip

(let's whip it baby, whip it all night)

Well, what's your trip

(oh no)

Child

C'mon let it whip

(C'mon whip)

(C'mon whip)

 

(let's whip it baby)

(let's whip it right)

(let's whip it baby, whip it all night)

 

(C'mon whip)

(C'mon whip)

 

(There's no time to lose)

There is no time to lose

(You're the one I choose, it's alright)

Hey, you're the one I choose,

I only wanna be with you

You're the one for me

Can't you see that I

(I won't waste your time)

I won't waste your time

(I sense something divine in you)

Something divine in you

(yes I do)

Oooh-hoo-hoo

 

So let it whip

(let's whip it baby)

Child

(let's whip it right)

Get a grip

(let's whip it baby, whip it all night)

Well, what's your trip

(oh no)

Child

C'mon let it whip

(C'mon whip)

(C'mon whip)

 

So let it whip

(let's whip it baby)

Child

{fade}

 

Note: This tune could also serve as the theme song for one of the topics in the Behind Closed Doors thread. :upside:

 

Dude try mo Matt Bianco version dun sa album nila "Samba in your Casa"

[JP2332]

Dude try mo Matt Bianco version dun sa album nila "Samba in your Casa"

 

ok rin ang version. tried listening to the snippets thru http://www.ongen.net/search_detail_album/a...d/al0000010104/

 

mas ok pa rin yung 12" version ng dazz band. reminds me of my high school days disco clubs.

[BreakAndInsert6977]

To quote Bryan of Family Guy, "Here's a song by a gay guy."

 

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley.

[arnoldtan]

Teddy Pendergrass?

 

 

siya nga pre.......maraming salamat sa iyo........gusto gusto ko ito love song na ito pero hindi ko alam kung sino kumanta......thanks ulit......pre.....

[hitman531ph]

Overplayed and/or Noontime Show Dance Contest songs of the 80s:

 

Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton

Tarzan Boy - Baltimora

Body Dancer - Magic Fire

My Male Curiosity - Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Stars on 45 - Stars on 45

 

 

The 80s group you are now ashamed of people telling you, "Weren't you that group's No. 1 fan back then?"

 

Menudo

[arnoldtan]

Overplayed and/or Noontime Show Dance Contest songs of the 80s:

 

Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton

Tarzan Boy - Baltimora

Body Dancer - Magic Fire

My Male Curiosity - Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Stars on 45 - Stars on 45

The 80s group you are now ashamed of people telling you, "Weren't you that group's No. 1 fan back then?"

 

Menudo

 

pero kung sa kanta ngayon, mas gugustuhin ko na yung mga ibang love songs nang menudo........

 

ps: hitman can yuo please put up list of great love songs, mellow, soul on the 80's.....

[hitman531ph]

As requested... This is not just ballads or soul. It also includes some light rock songs of the 80s. Alphabetically arranged.

 

Against All Odds - Phil Collins

All This Love - DeBarge

Almost Over You - Sheena Easton

Almost Paradise - Mike Reno and Ann Wilson

Always - Atlantic Starr

Always - Firefall

Always Something Breaking Us In Two - Joe Jackson

Angelia - Richard Marx

Baby Come To Me - Patti Austin and James Ingram

Baby Says No - Christopher Cross

Babylon Sisters - Steely Dan

Be My Number Two - Joe Jackson

Being With You - Smokey Robinson

Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon

Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine

Careless Whisper - Wham! featuring George Michael

Caught Up In The Rapture - Anita Baker

Crazy For You - Madonna

Desert Moon - Dennis DeYoung

Don't Make Wait For Love - Kenny G featuring Lenny Williams

Easier Said Than Done - Shakatak

Every Now And Then - Earth Wind & Fire

Everyday - James Taylor

Father Figure - George Michael

Finding Out The Hard Way - Cynthia Rhodes

Fly Away - Peter Allen

Foolish Heart - Steve Perry

For Just A Moment - David Foster

For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton

Give A Little More This Time - Sergio Mendes

Hard Habit To Break - Chicago

Heart Of Mine - Boz Scaggs

Heart To Heart - Kenny Loggins

Heaven - Bryan Adams

Hello - Lionel Richie

Her Town Too - James Taylor

Hold On To Love - Jon Anderson

Holding Back The Years - Simply Red

How Do You Keep The Music Playing - James Ingram and Patti Austin

How Much I Feel - Ambrosia

I Don't Have The Heart - James Ingram

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John

I Keep Forgettin' - Michael McDonald

I Like It - DeBarge

I Miss You - Klymaxx

I Need You - Maurice White

I Wanna Go Back - Eddie Money

I Won't Hold You Back - Toto

I'd Still Be Loving You - Restless Heart

If Ever You're In My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson

If I Believed - Patti Austin

If You Asked Me To - Patti Labelle

If You Don't Know Me - Simply Red

I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne

I'll Be Alright Without You - Journey

I'll Fly For You - Spandau Ballet

I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Expose'

In My Dreams - REO Speedwagon

In Too Deep - Genesis

Inspector Mills - America

Into The Night - Benny Mardones

Is This Love - Whitesnake

It Ain't Enough - Corey Hart

It's Over - Lever 42

It's You - Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick

Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram

Just To See Her - Smokey Robinson

Just You And I - Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle

Kissing A Fool - George Michael

Lately - Stevie Wonder

Lea - Toto

Leave A Tender Moment Alone - Billy Joel

Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson

Live To Tell - Madonna

Love Is Love - Culture Club

Love Will Find A Way - Lionel Richie

Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby & The Range

Miracles - Earth Wind & Fire

Missing You - Diana Ross

Moment By Moment - Yvonne Elliman

Moody's Mood - George Benson

My Love's Leaving - Steve Winwood

Never Gonna Give You Up - Frank Stallone and Cynthia Rhodes

Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes

Never Surrender - Corey Hart

Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera and Amy Grant

Nightshift - The Commodores

No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney [ballad version]

On My Own - Michael McDonald and Patti Labelle

On The Wings Of Love - Jeffrey Osborne

One Hello - Randy Crawford

One More Night - Phil Collins

One On One - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Our Love - Michael McDonald

Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder

Parked Cars - Stephen Bishop

Penny Lover - Lionel Richie

Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx

Rock Wit'cha - Bobby Brown

Round And Round - Spandau Ballet

Sailing - Christopher Cross

Sara - Starship

Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston

Sea Of Love - The Honeydrippers

Seasons Change - Expose'

Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr

Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder

Separate Lives - Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin

Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye

She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze

Shoo-Be-Do - Madonna

Smile Again - Manhattan Transfer

Somebody - Depeche Mode

Someday - Glass Tiger

Someone Belonging To Someone - Bee Gees

Stay Awake - Ronnie Laws

Steal Away - Robbie Dupree

Stormy - Santana

Sweet Baby - Stanley Clarke and George Duke

Sweet Love - Anita Baker

Take A Chance - Olivia Newton John and John Travolta

Take A Look Inside My Heart - David Benoit featuring Arnold McCuller

Take My Breath Away - Berlin

Taken In - Mike & The Mechanics

Taking It All Too Hard - Genesis

Taxi Dancing - Rick Springfield and Randy Crawford

That Girl Is Gone - David Pack

That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends

That's Why I'm Here - James Taylor

The Best Of Me - David Foster

The Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia

The Key To You - David Benoit featuring David Pack

The Lady In My Life - Michael Jackson

The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics

There's No Easy Way - James Ingram

These Dreams - Heart

Think Of Laura - Christopher Cross

This Is The Time - Billy Joel

Through The Fire - Chaka Khan

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

Time Will Reveal - DeBarge

Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson

True - Spandau Ballet

Truly - Lionel Richie

Try Again - Champaigne [correctly spelled]

Two Solitudes - Level 42

Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

Upside Down - Two Minds Crack

Very Special - Debra Laws

Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner

We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau

What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner

Who's Holding Donna Now - DeBarge

Will You Still Love Me - Chicago

Without Your Love - Toto

Woman - John Lennon

Woman In Chains - Tears For Fears

Words Get In The Way - Miami Sound Machine

You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston

Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

You're The Inspiration - Chicago

You're The Only Woman - Ambrosia

[arnoldtan]

thanks hitman.............

[hitman531ph]

Pretty In Pink was performed by The Psychedelic Furs.

 

Echo & The Bunnymen performed Bring On The Dancing Horses.

 

Both songs in the same soundtrack of Pretty In Pink

[i_skittles]

OMG just what I was looking for... trying to get a compilation of most loved 80's songs for my iPod... haha... now to start looking for them....

 

Thanks guys

[hitman531ph]

You're welcome. If you're looking for 80s songs you're not sure of the title or artist, you may post them here. We sometimes do a "name that tune" here. Heheheheh