I need some popular 80s new wave music, the kind that got a lot of air play, thanks.
2007-07-15 09:10:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Answerers #1 and #3 plus:
Thompson Twins
Squeeze
Howard Jones
Kajagoogoo
Yazoo
Devo
Missing Persons
Berlin
ABC
OMD
Sparks
Stray Cats
B-52's
XTC
Big Country
The Alarm
The Church
X
Romeo Void
Waitresses
Talking Heads
English Beat
UB40
Fine Young Cannibals
These were all in heavy rotation on KYYX "The Wave" in the early-mid 80's. I'm not saying they ALL were good, I'm just saying.. Plus, some I personally wouldn't call New Wave, but radio stations (KYYX, KJET) played them and it might be what you're looking for.
2007-07-15 09:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by blas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
80s music was only popular in the 80s mainly because there was nothing else to listen to. While there were some tremendously good acts in the 80s like Prince, The Police and U2 most 80s pop music was watered down imitations of 70s hard rock, punk and disco recorded with poppy new keyboard sounds. The most interesting development in 80s pop music was the reggae influence although cool people had been listening to real reggae for over ten years.
2016-05-18 03:34:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the first answer looksmore like a list of post-punk to me. Elvis Costello is the New Wave man for me, personally prefer his 70's work though. And I saw a lot of surprising answers, I'd always considered X punk, and were they ever popular? And New Order and Joy Division I thought were the archetypical post-punk bands, and didn't think had many famous songs excepting maybe "Love Will Tear Us Apart". But that's why genres are so hard and fun.
2007-07-15 09:36:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't around in the 80s so I don't know about radio play but these new wave bands are all pretty well known to me so they must've been popular then...
New Order
Gang of Four
A Flock of Seagulls
Blondie
Depeche Mode
Joy Division
Magazine
Talking Heads
and the Cure.
2007-07-15 09:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Duran Duran
Culture Club
Depeche Mode
Cindi Lauper
Wham!
Madness
2007-07-15 09:20:24 · answer #5 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
"I Ran" by A Flock of Seagulls, "Relax" by Frankie goes to Hollywood, "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde, "My Best Friend's Girl" by the Cars, "Rock this Town" by the Stray Cats, "Cars" by Gary Numan, "Glad to be Gay" by Tom Robinson, "2-4-6-8 Motorway" by the Tom Robinson Band, "Love Plus One" by Haircut 100, "Rock Lobster" by the B-52's, "Is She Really going Out With Him?" by Joe Jackson, "One Way or Another" by Blondie, "Homosapien" by Pete Shelley, "Big Country" by Big Country, "The Stand" by the Alarm, "Melt With You" by Bad English, ", I Just Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode, "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads, "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears This ought to get you started.
2007-07-15 09:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by for Da Ben Dan--Dennyhill 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she blinded me with science--thomas dolby
whip it--devo
i ran--flock of seagulls
too shy--kajagoogoo
relax--frankie goes to hollywood
let's dance--david bowie
karma chameleon--culture club
i melt with you--modern english
safety dance--men without hats
our house--madness
girls just wanna have fun--cyndi lauper
rio--duran duran
beds are burning--midnight oil
i want candy--bow wow wow
wake me up before you go go--wham!
i know what boys like--the waitresses
never say never--romeo void
tainted love--soft cell
don't you want me baby--human league
hold me now--thompson twins
metro --berlin
lucky star--madonna
video killed the radio star--the buggles
sweet dreams are made of these--Eurythmics
just like heaven--the cure
2007-07-15 11:42:53 · answer #7 · answered by Janett 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
JUST LISTEN HERE!
http://mixlr.com/wxb102/
The Cure, Bauhaus, Sisters Of Mercy, The Adventures, Elvis Costello, The Alarm, Cactus World News, The Clash, Berlin, Bob Marley, The Smiths, Kraftwerk, Care, The Go Betweens, Joy Division, Big Country, WHITE CHINA, and MORE.
New Wave, Synthpop, Gothic, Dark Wave, Punk, Reggae, Ska, Power Pop, Alternative Rock, Post Punk, obscure tracks, and others; WXB102 plays music that no radio station played during its time. This internet broadcast is intended for its old fans and for new listeners who just appreciate its unique brand of music.
2014-06-10 04:48:15 · answer #8 · answered by OKCRAVR 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Culture Club
Siouxsie and the Banshees (if they count)
2007-07-15 10:26:51 · answer #9 · answered by joplinfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what good vibartoins said plus the cars
2007-07-15 09:21:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋