I just finished watching VH1's 100 greatest 80's songs and just couldn't believe the number one song. It sucks. Come on I like Bon Jovi but "Livin on a Prayer is is certainly not the best song of the 80's not even in the top 100. Let's have have our own little vote. What's your favorite 80's song?
2006-11-02 15:50:07 · 11 answers · asked by 6bits 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I'd have to say
Maste of Puppets
Metallica
2006-11-02 15:54:35 · update #1
I was surprised it was Bon Jovi, but wasn't disappointed. I expected it to be Thriller or Like a Virgin...something more "pop". I was happy Def Leppard, Bon Jovi & GNR were near the top. I think the "hair bands" were the best part of the 80's and I guess I was just glad they were well represented.
2006-11-03 07:28:58 · answer #1 · answered by ROR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 80's pretty much sucked overall as a good music decade after the U.S. music artist strike forced the major record lables to promote "hot" U.K. bands that really tanked ( Dexy's Midnight Riders, Madhouse....etc). Of the scores of U.K. bands, we really liked works from INXS, Duran Duran and Men At Work.
What really soured with these "scab" bands are the TONS of one-hit wonders from bands like Big Country, Midnight Oil and Talk Talk.
And lets be point blank about it: the major lables were embarrassed too; had the strike never happened, Bon Jovi (one of the few American acts to defy the strike) wouldn't have been anywhere near as popular as they became.
So the U.K. idea was scrapped--and more focus on Heavy Metal was hoped to be the key fix. But that fizzed with the birth of the 90's--which wasn't any better.....and sadly the emergence of the "2k" era isn't ushering in any relief, either. Sorry, campers!
So I'll close with my suggestion for top 80s song: "Time (the Clock of my Heart)" by Boy George. This song was smooth, classy and savvy, for it to come from the U.K.
2006-11-03 00:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, remember "Jump" by Van Halen? That song was huge in the 80s.Maybe "Billie Jean" by Jackson.Not my favs but 2 big songs of the 80s.
2006-11-03 00:08:01 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Sinatra to you 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
those top 100's are always wrong about their order because when i watched top 100 sexiest women celebraties they put Kristin from laguna beach on the 40"s when HALLY BERRY was 80 something so ugly ppl on top and all mismatched
2006-11-03 00:05:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my fav 80's song is a little obscure. It's "Missing You" by John Waite, but I bet you'll never find it on a top anything countdown.
2006-11-02 23:52:29 · answer #5 · answered by troublefreak96 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say Earth A.D. by the Misfits. Bands today are still trying to copy the Misfits style.
2006-11-03 00:44:08 · answer #6 · answered by shell618 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have MANY, MANY(....) favorites from the 80's, but I'd say "I love Rock n Roll"
2006-11-02 23:54:47 · answer #7 · answered by Queen.Desiree.of.Blues 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole show was completely out of order,
some of them shouldnt have even been in it
2006-11-03 00:00:11 · answer #8 · answered by 4 strings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alone by Heart
Spreading the Disease by Queensryche is very good too.
2006-11-02 23:53:52 · answer #9 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't make me pick!
Too many to list....probably Heart -All I wanna do is make love to you, or anything by the Cure.
2006-11-02 23:53:10 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋