ONTD Original- The Best Songs of the 1980's

[ichabod_crake]

The 80's were kind of a mess- but, there were some really good songs out there.

My Mom vacuumed the house all the time playing lotsa good stuff and I just absorbed everything.

So, here we go!!!!!

Comments

[euraylie]

Basically almost all of Madonna’s 80s discography.
A lot of INXS’s

[yousaidlog]

Don't Change is perfect

[mangosmuggler]

Queen - Under Pressure

[dejatrue]

[champagnexdream]

1985 babies unite!

[ladyjj]

Why hello circa 1989 me! Where'd you find this old mixtape, I've been looking everwhere!

[anterrabre]

There was so much good music from that era! You had the British Invasion (with Duran Duran, Spandeau Ballet, Wham, Eurythimics, Culture Club, Paul Young, etc), Hair Metal Bands, great R&B, Madonna and Michael, Prince's Purple Reign, the birth of Hip Hop, The Industrial Revolution, House Music, etc. Lots of genre crossing, and people doing the unexpected with great results. Videos helped too because a lot of those acts had GREAT visuals.

Sad to say, that can never be replicated today because of gatekeeping, and I miss that type of innovation.

[alienclit]

ahh I forgot about the industrial that came out in the 80s! Pretty Hate Machine and UAIOE were bangers of albums.

[mathkills]

On mobile so I can't embed, but Blue Monday would like a word

https://youtu.be/c1GxjzHm5us

[alienclit]

Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears would be my favorite 80s song followed by a bunch of Italo disco like Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris or Faces by Clio.

I saw Tears for Fears a couple years back at Jones Beach. They're still incredibly good live!

[anterrabre]

"Head over Heels" is THAT song.

[bellwetherr]

it gets me every fucking time

[mangosmuggler]

🎶 THERE’S A ROOM WHERE THE LIGHT WON’T FIND YOU… HOLDING HANDS WHILE THE WALLS COME TUM-BLING DOWN, WHEN THEY DO, I’LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU… 🎶