i need a list of about 20 to 30 nice 80s songs...i couldnt do it on google or yahoo...i dont know any songs...and i need the song and the singer of course and dosent really matter how many u give...10 points to whoever's list gets used during my party!! oh yeah its for a party my bad :)
2007-10-19 07:50:33 · 11 answers · asked by armenzardaryan 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ R&B & Soul
Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram
Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
The Look - Roxette
Father Figure - George Michael
Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
True Blue - Madonna
Take Me Home - Phil Collins
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Circles in the Sand - Belinda Carlisle
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
Rush Hour - Jane Wieldlin
Vacation - Go-Go's
Keeping the Faith - Billy Joel
Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
Hold On - Wilson Phillips
Release Me - Wilson Phillips
These Dreams - Heart
Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Do You Know What the Night Can Do - Steve Winwood
Invisible Touch - Genesis
Cherish - Madonna
Sara - Starship
A word of advice: Avoid anything that "Weird Al" Yankovic has done, especially in this era that you speak of. Depending on how conservative your partygoers may be, one of HIS tunes will be enough to drive them all INSANE!!!
2007-10-19 08:18:22 · answer #1 · answered by Sharon Newman (YR) Must Die 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Footloose ~ Kenny Loggins
Sweet Dreams ~ Eurythmics
Simply Irresistable ~ Robert Palmer
Rio ~ Duran Duran
Chant No.1{I Don't Need This Pressure On} ~ Spandau Ballet
I Can't Wait ~ Stevie Nicks
Big Love ~ Fleetwood Mac
Heaven Is A Place on Earth ~ Belinda Carlise
Sign Your Name ~ Terence Trent D'Arby
Ghost Town ~ The Specials
House of Fun ~ Madness
Down Under ~ Men At Work
Kiss ~ Prince
You Give Love A Bad Name ~ Bon Jovi
She Sells Sanctuary ~ The Cult
Sweet Child O Mine ~ Guns N' Roses
Love In An Elevator ~ Aerosmith
Modern Girl ~ Meat Loaf
Money for Nothing ~ Dire Straits
Nowhere Fast ~ Fire Inc.
Family Man ~ Mike Oldfield
A Kind of Magic ~ Queen
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ~ Cyndi Lauper
Easy Lover ~ Phil Collins
Rebel Yell ~ Billy Idol
Dancing in the Dark ~ Bruce Springsteen
Maniac ~ Michael Sembello
Holding Out for A Hero ~ Bonnie Tyler
Don't You {Forget About Me} ~ Simple Minds
Summer of 69 ~ Bryan Adams
All Fired Up ~ Pat Benatar
Call Me ~ Blondie
Take My Breath Away ~ Berlin
Stand & Deliver ~ Adam and The Ants
Poison ~ Alice Cooper
Rock the Kasbah ~ The Clash
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic ~ The Police
Big Country ~ Big Country
Could You Be Loved ~ Bob Marley
One In Ten ~ UB40
2007-10-19 15:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Silver Rose * Wolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've listed mostly KROQ music. If you want a list of rock I can send it to you. If you want pop: try Madonna, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, New Edition Freestyle: Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Sweet Sensation, Five Star, Cynthia. Breakdance Music: email me. Try watching movies like Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, and The Wedding Singer.
SONG ---- ARTIST
The Metro -- Berlin
Rock the Casbah -- The Clash
Should I stay or Should I go --The Clash
Just like heaven -- The Cure
Boys don't cry -- The cure
Marry Me -- Dramarama
Tenderness -- General Public
Valerie Loves me -- Material Issue
Melt with you -- Modern English
Sing Your life -- Morissy/The smiths
I'm so sorry " "
There is a light that never goes out --- " "
This charming man --- " "
Tainted love --- Soft cell
Cruel Summer -- Bananarama
Walk like an Egyptian -- The Bangles
Heart of Glass -- Blondie
One way or another -- Blondie
China Girl -- David Bowie
Under Pressure -- David Bowie
Mirror in the Bathroom -- The Specials
Just Can't get enough -- Depeche Mode
Girls on film -- Duran duran
please please tell me now -- " "
Relax -- " "
Our lips are sealed -- The go-gos
Vacation --- "
Open Arms --- Journey
Blue Monday -- New order
Dreams never end -- "
True Faith -- " "
Electricity -- OMD
If you leave -- OMD
Rock this town -- The stray cats
Stray cat strut " "
Dancing with myself -- Billy Idol
Rebel Yell Billy Idol
Brass Monkey Beastie Boys
Breakers Revenge Afrika Bambaata
Planet Rock " "
2007-10-19 15:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by Ac sp2006 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
We Built this City - Starship
Mr Roboto - Styx
Total Eclipse of the Heat - Bonnie Tyler
Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
1999 - Prince
Photograph - Def Leppard
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Need You Tonight - INXS
Red, Red Wine - UB40
Wild, Wild West - Escape Club
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
The Flame - Cheap Trick
Touch of Grey - Greatful Dead
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
With or Without You - U2
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
I Love Rock n Roll - Joan Jet and the Blackhearts
Maneater - Hall and Oats
Freeze Frame - J Geils Band
2007-10-19 15:06:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try checking out some artists: The Motels, Haircut One Hundred or 100-not sure, Blondie, Prince, Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, Whitney Houston
Good Luck
2007-10-22 12:07:19 · answer #5 · answered by a_redhead1979 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go onto vh1.com and look up the 100 greatest songs of the 80s (it's listed under TV shows).
2007-10-19 14:57:56 · answer #6 · answered by Ararodiel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"livin on a prayer" bon jovi
pour some sugar on me" def leppard
"hungry like the wolf" duran duran
billie jean, michael jackson
when doves cry, prince
i can't go for that, daryll hall &john oates
sweet child o'mine, guns n' roses
like a virgin, madonna
"walk this way" run-d.m.c
you shook me all night long AC/DC
Don's stop believin' Journey
How will i know, whitney houston
with or whitout you, U2
walk like and egyptian, The Bangles
Jump, Van Halen
2007-10-19 15:04:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow you got some great answers!
You should take the BEST songs that each of us provide. Ok, I grew up in the 80's, so here are some classics too;
"I Feel For You"--Chaka Khan
"I Wanna Be Your Lover"--Prince
"When Doves Cry"--Prince
"Rasberry Beret"--Prince
"Wake Me up before you Go-Go"--Wham
"All Night Long"--Lionel Ritchie
"Dancing on the Cieling"--Lionel Ritchie
"Karma-Kameleon"--Boy George
"Jump"--Van Halen
"Sweet Dreams"--Eurythmics
"Let's Dance"--David Bowie
"Wild Boys"--Duran Duran
"Hungry Like a Wolf"--Duran Duran
"We Got the Beat" Go-Go's
"What Have you Done for Me Lately"--Janet Jacskon
"Nasty Boys"--Janet Jackson
"Rhythym of the Night"--Debarge
"Somebody's Watching Me"--Micheal Jackson
"Billie Jean, Thriller, The Girl is Mine, Bad, Beat It"--Micheal Jackson
"Fat" & "Eat It"--Weird Al Yankovich (you gotta have Weird Al!)
some classic rap songs:
"You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party"-Bestie Boys
"I Need Love"--LL Cool J
"I'm Bad"--LL Cool J
"You Got What I Need/Say he's Just a Friend"--Biz Markie
"King of Rock"--Run DMC
"Rock the Bells"--Run DMC
"Shake Your Thang"--Salt N Pepa
"Roxanne Roxanne"--UTFO
"The Freaks Come out at Night"--Whoodini
(make sure you do the "cabbage patch" dance &
the wop" to all those songs--if you remember how to do them.)
Classic Rock songs
"Dr Feel Good"--Motley Crue
"Girls, Girls, Girls"--Motley Crue
"Hot for Teacher"--Van Halen
"Sweet Child o Mine"--Guns N Roses
"Welcome to the Jungle"--Motley Crue
"Pour Some Sugar on Me"--Def Leopard
"Livin on a Prayer"--Bon Jovi
Cheesy but good songs ones you can wig-out to:
"I Think We're Alone Now"--Tiffany (make sure you do that Tiffany hand dance when it comes on)
"Shake Your Love"--Debbie Gibson
"Candy Girl"--New Edition
"My Secret"--New Edition
"Pocorn Love"--New Edition
"Footloose"--Kenny Rogers
Slow songs:
"Time After Time"--Cindy Lauper
"Everybody Wants to Rule The World"--Tears for Fears
"Hello"--Lionel Ritchie (make sure you close your eyes and feel someone's face like the blind girl did in the music video)
"Careless Whisper"--Wham
"Lets Wait a While"--Janet Jackson
"Lost in Love"--New Edition (cheesy but good)
"Is this The End"--New Edition (cheesy but good)
"Islands in the Stream"--Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
"Whats Love got to Do With It"--Tina Turner
"Sexual Healing"--Marvin Gaye
Ok--you should have a GREAT party--and tell everyone to dress like the 80's :) Oh, I wish I could come! I'd wear my big hair, leggings with big socks, and oversized sweater and look absoluley ridiculus and have so much fun :)
Have a blast, and remember--no dancing on the cieling!!
2007-10-19 20:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
rock ?
Takin care of business ..... bachman turner overdrive
allready gone ................ the eagles
blow them all away .......... biker joe warren
rocky mountian way ...... joe walsh
born to be wild.......... steppinwolf
lights ................. journey
dust in the wind ......... kansas
lynin eyes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, eagles
love stinks ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, j geils band
brickyard road ......... johnny van zant
some might be late 70's but there still classics and will probibly work unless you are looking for disco
2007-10-19 15:11:13 · answer #9 · answered by toad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to amazon.com search in music: 80's hits. Anything you need will come up!
2007-10-19 14:55:54 · answer #10 · answered by Muschi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋