Just sat down at your desk and popped in your IV caffeine drip, but can’t cope with the idea of doing actual work quite yet? Not to worry, my friends, PopWatch has got your back. (Or is it just part of my master plan to get you fired?) Either way, the ”I Heart 80s Music” Web site (thanks to Metafilter for the link) is exactly what’s necessary to get your brain in working order… or incur the wrath of your boss. (It’s similar to this site, except you don’t have to jump to YouTube.) Anyhoo, here’s my five-video plan for kicking off this sure-to-be-happy morning.
1. Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians’ ”What I Am” (pictured)
2. Liza Minnelli, ”Losing My Mind” (Yeah, it’s g-g-g-g-g…so what?)
3. Love and Rockets, ”So Alive”
4. Wall of Voodoo, ”Mexican Radio”
5. Young MC, ”Bust a Move”
Got a better playlist? Then let’s hear it, people! The morning’s not gonna last forever.
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Slezak, love the inclusion of Love and Rockets, but I think it’s too much of a slow burn for what’s to be a happy morning.
Here’s my top 5:
1. INXS, “What You Need”
2. Depeche Mode, “Just Can’t Get Enough”
3. The Other Ones, “Holiday”
4. Dead or Alive, “Brand New Lover”
5. Company B, “Fascinated”
-Brian.
1. UFO, “Little Fluffy Clouds”
2. Beautiful South, “Need a Little Time” (think that was 89)
3. Donna Summers, “Hard for the Money”
4. Erasure, “Blue Savannah”
5. Siouxie and the Banshees, “Peek-a-boo”
Props for the Liza Minelli choice….good tune!
Some great choices there but here’s mine:
1.Bananarama, “Venus”
2.The Bangles, “Walk Like An Egyptian”
3.LL Cool J, “Going Back to Cali”
4.Shannon, “Let the Music Play”
5.Donna Summer, “She Works Hard For the Money”
Some dance tunes, some cruisin’ in the car tunes and a song that gives the finger to your boss from hell. Can’t beat that.
Had more than this, but since I couldn;t write a book – narrowed it down to the top 6.
1) M – Pop Musik
2) Depeche Mode – Just Can’t get Enough
3) Sugarhill gang – Rappe’s delight
4) Quiet Riot – Cum on Feel the Noise
5) Bon Jovi – Living on a prayer
and finally the song that will bring you closer to getting ready to slave to the grind
6) Katrina and the Waves – Walking on Sunshine
1. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
2. Breakout – Swing Out Sister
3. Would I Lie to You? – Eurythmics
4. Big Time – Peter Gabriel
5. Miss You Much -Janet Jackson
Great site!!
I’m totally in love with Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson. (I completely forgot that even existed.)
I, too came up with six:
1) Madonna – Like A Virgin
2) Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
3) Euthrymics – Sweet Dreams
4) Smiths – How Soon Is Now
5) Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities
6) Erasure – Chains of Love
hello? Love is A Battlefield… let’s hear it for the legendary Pat!
So hard, too many. Complete flashback. Okay, top 7. Seriously, couldn’t narrow it to 5.
1. Blondie- Call Me
2. Dire Straits- Money for Nothing
3. Duran Duran- Wild Boys (because what is an 80’s list w/o D2?)
4. Kajagoogoo- Too Shy
5. Nena- 99 Luftballoons (this was the first song to pop into my mind before I even went to the link and started looking)
6. Peter Gabriel- Sledgehammer
7. Paul Simon- Call Me Al
1. Debbie Harry – Atomic
2. Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Relax
3. Squeeze- Tempted
4. The Cure- Pictures of You
5. Cutting Crew- (I Just) Died in Your Arms
Liza, hmm, scary. Anyway, my list…
Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire
Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
Kenny Logins – Footloose
Steve Winwood – Valerie
not surprisngly, too much new wave and not enuff rock on here – so…
1. Don’t Change That Song, Faster Pussycat
2. Nevermind, The Replacements
3. Ocean Size, Jane’s Addiction
4. Photograph, Def Leppard
5. Rocket Queen, Guns N’Roses
6. Coming Home, Cinderella
7. Hear About it Later, Van Halen
1. Addicted to Love-Robert Palmer
2. Your Wildest Dreams- The Moody Blues
3. Take it On the Run- REO Speedwagon
4. Dancing in the Dark-Bruce Springsteen
5. Power of LOve-Huey Lewis
6. Every Breath You Take- The Police
For all the latin 80’s fans:
Come Go With Me – Expose
Because Of You – Cover Girls
Look Out Weekend – Debbie Deb
They’re Playing Our Song – Trinere
Two to Make it Right – Seduction
u2 stories for boys
elvis costello watching the detectives
rem radio free europe
susie and the banchees kiss them for me
the bangles going down to liverpool
Woosh,
E.C’s “Watching the Detectives” was from 1978. “Everyday I write the Book” from his “Punch the Clock” album or “Veronica” from “Spike” would have been from the 80’s.
So my picks:
We Care A Lot- Faith No More
Poppa has a brand new pigbag- Pigbag
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (long version)- Dominatrix
Why Me- Planet P
Rudie- Can’t Fail (aka- the reply to “Rudy, a Message to You by the Specials)- The Clash
You won’t be Happy- Paul Collins and The Beat
Ana Ng- They Might Be Giants
Monster in my Pants (which was done as a parody and only aired on the radio a few times)- B 52’s
I Predict- Sparks
Gardening at Night- REM
Boy’s Don’t Cry- The Cure
Behind the Wheel or Master and Servant- Depeche Mode
any duran duran
My playlist (in this order):
1. Kids in America – Kim Wilde
2. Whip it – Devo
3. No more words – Berlin
4. Love Shack – B-52s
5. I’m Crucified – Army of Lovers
6. Material Girl – Madonna (YYAAAY!)
7. Groove is in the heart – Deee-Lite
8. Expression – Salt N Peppa
9. Gonna Make You Sweat – C&C
10. Good Vibrations – Marky Mark (LOL)
11. Justified and Ancient – The KLF
12. Let The music Play – Shannon
13. Let’s go Crazy – Prince
Love Liza. Love Sondheim. REALLY love the song. Hate the video AND the arrangement.
Ollie & Jerry: Breakin’ – this song is actually pretty bitchen’
Romeo Void: Never Say Never
Kool Moe Dee: I Go to Work
Animotion: Obsession
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock: It Takes Two (or jukebox selection B7 for “Earl” fans)
Fishbone: Party at Ground Zero
P.S.: Eddie Murphy’s “Party All The Time”? Make it stop! Make it stop! Gaaah..It’s wrong on so many levels!
1. 10,000 Maniacs, “Like the Weather”
2. Berlin, “The Metro”
3. Regina, “Baby Love”
4. Samantha Fox, “Hot for You”
5. New Order, “Ecstacy”
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