# 1 song in the 80's .... according to you?

[Dragonbreathp9d]

Flock of Seagulls is pretty good, but "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight" has to be up there. I know there's beter, but damn its catchy

[ceile]

1. "Rio"

Or maybe "Rock the Casbah"

[kwassa]

2. "Once In A Lifetime" by Talking Heads

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful Wife

And you may ask yourself-well...how did I get here?

[Tikki]

3. "Urban Struggle".......The Vandals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmQVPYVhDo

This video with Urban Struggle playing has jack to do with the song...


Tikki

[flvegan]

4. "Shadrach"

Beastie Boys, "Paul's Boutique"

What? It's an addiction, I tells ya.

[wavesofeuphoria]

5. "With or Without You"

[applegrove]

25. Yup.

[bikebloke]

6. Cruel To Be Kind

by Nick Lowe

[terrya]

9. That's an excellent choice

I do very much like "Cruel To Be Kind"

[underpants]

14. Possibly the best POP song ever written

Great choice

[AllegroRondo]

7. "Jump", Van Halen

not a particularly GOOD song, but it really personified the time period.

[taterguy]

8. Let's Active's Every Word Means No

First of many that comes to mind

Besides, there's a nice Youtube clip of it

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1iraMvCFDhI

[KitchenWitch]

10. "Rebel Yell"

shoot me, I lurves that song.

[mainegreen]

11. Hmm. Hard choice, but instant gut reflex says: The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4244600245575791754&q=eurythmics&total=1826&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3

[Dragonbreathp9d]

17. mmmmmm yeah

[Whoa_Nelly]

12. Was always fun to dance to! Land Down Under--Men At Work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n577vbu_Gds

And their Who Can It Be Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQi4CAzmrA

[Orrex]

13. Bowie's Teenage Wildlife or Joy Divisions' Love Will Tear Us Apart

Neither one gets much airtime during "I love the 80's" weekends, though...

[underpants]

15. "How soon is now?" by The Smiths

That's right an REM fan giving out some props to the Brits

Although "Driver 8" and "Radio Free Europe" let us sleep at night knowing that the hairbands WOULD be over someday and pretty much established "alternative" as a genre-respectively.

[Orrex]

18. Oooh! Good one!

And that's another that doesn't make it to retro-80's weekends.

[Arugula Latte]

20. Yes, "How Soon Is Now" is my choice. Also "The Killing Moon" and "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

"Driver 8" is up there, as is "Fall on Me"

[Whoa_Nelly]

16. Gotta add 'cuz can't pick just one: Huey Lewis and The News--I Want A New Drug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJN8BIHgXTA

[blogslut]

19. Relax

Frankie Lives.

[Dulcinea]

21. Welcome to the Boomtown, David & David. eom

[SKKY]

22. "Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners would have to be my choice...

...although these others could easily be as well.

"Never let me down" by Depeche Mode
"Hungry like the wolf" by Duran Duran
"The One I Love" by R.E.M.
"Panama" by Van Halen
"What you need" by INXS

[MrScorpio]

23. Shout By Tears for Fears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1OduoZAUeM

[Left Is Write]

24. I don't know, but it ISN'T by Whitesnake!