Your favorite Eighties top ten

[Blazer]

well let's all just have a trip down memory lane

Here's my top ten (but not in order of preferrence that would be too difficult)

1. Talking in your sleep - The Romantics.
2. Overkill - men at work
3. Such a shame - Talk talk
4. Slippery People - Talking heads
5. Run to you - Bryan Adams
6. Shout to the top - Style Council
7. Good Thing - The Fine young cannibals
8. New Frontier - Donald Fagan
9. Much too late for goodbye's - Julian Lennon
10. You can call me Al - Paul Simon

[JimK]

I like your list; I probably played or tried to play all those in a couple different '80s bands(never had the chance to play "You Can Call Me Al" in a band. Thank God...besides one of the 'rival' bands back then had Oteil & he ripped it up. I have played "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes" in a '90s cover band. Fun).

As far as a Talking Heads' tune, I will add "Girlfriend Is Better".
"Overkill" had a nice little intro; "It's A Mistake" was also cool & fun to play.
I like how the line on "Too Late For Goodbyes" stayed off the "1".

As usual, I will add the '80s stuff I always add in this kinda "poll"-
"Give"-Missing Persons
"Promises, Promises"-Naked Eyes
"Things Can Only Get Better"-Howard Jones
"Flamethrower"-J. Geils Band
"Rio" & "Save A Prayer"-Duran Duran
"Talk To You Later", "She's A Beauty", & "Tip Of My Tongue"-The Tubes
"Certain Kind Of Girl" & "Operation"-The Producers
"Mission Of Mercy"-The Motels
"Goodbye To You"-Scandal
...playing "Jungle Love" was always a blast.
And then there's The Police/Sting stuff.

[James Hart]

no order... just digging through my collection and hittin' what still stirs.

1.) South Central Rain -REM
2.) Marlene On The Wall -Suzanne Vega
3.) Midnight Moonlight -the Firm
4.) Spirits in the Material World -The Police
5.) Right and Wrong -Joe Jackson
6.) That Voice Again -Peter Gabriel
7.) Air of December -Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
8.) No Myth - Michael Penn
9.) Pawns -The Connells
10.) Relatin' Dudes to Jazz -fIREHOSE

no way I could narrow it to a top 10 Thanks for the memory trip!

[Woodchuck]

In no particular order:

"Breakout" - Swing Out Sister
"Something About You" - Level 42
"Radio Silence" - Thomas Dolby
"Wonderful World" - Devo
"Tenderness" - General Public
"Look of Love" - ABC
"Photograph" - Def Leppard (Flame away! I LOVE that song!)
"Move Away" - Culture Club
"Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo
"The Power and the Passion" - Midnight Oil

There are about 100 Honorable Mentions!

[JimK]

Woods-
I love "Breakout" by Swing Out Sister.
I like Culture Club's "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"...quasi-Reggae.
"Look Of Love" is cool, too.
No comment on "Photograph".
(nice backing vocals, I guess).

Josh-
Huey Lewis/News' stuff was always a blast to play live, too.
I used to stand by the horn players back then; it was my thing to try & screw them up during "I Want A New Drug".