80s coverband suggestions?

[the yeti]

tubthumping is a good one.

 

[MoeTown1986]

tubthumping is a good one.

That was 1996

 

[gard0300]

I always wanted to do Frida's "I know there's something going on". Great Darkwave Rock song!!! Post a clip if you do please!!! Good luck.

 

[srxplayer]

King- Love and Pride ( very cool bass line)
Billy Idol- Dancing with Myself
Adam Ant - Goody Two shoes
The Vapors- Turning Japanese
Marys Danish-Don't Crash the Car Tonight (not dance but very cool)
The Romantics - What I Like About You (done to death but it fills a dance floor)
Huey Lewis & The News- Working For A Living( gets people dancing)
Echo & The Bunnymen-New Direction

Maybe throw in some Vandals & Black Flag to mess with them.

 

[srxplayer]

I was a teen in the 80's. Still love that stuff.
How about:

Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Split Enz
Pale Shelter / Change - Tears for Fears
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
I Melt With You - Modern English
Der Kommisar - Falco
Mirror in the Bathroom - English Beat
Cars - Gary Numan

I know plenty more, too. PM me if you want me to go on.
If you are going to do Devo, my recommendation is Gut Feeling and Whip It.

Possibility of a chick singer?

Walk like an Egyptian - the Bangles
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Walkin' in LA / Words - Missing Persons
We Got the Beat - Go Go's
99 Luft Ballons - Nena
Voices Carry - Til Tuesday
What I Am - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians

Nice list but Six Months in a Leaky Boat is awesome...Great Call. I haven't heard that song in at least 25 years. I'm going to Itunes and downloading some Split Enz tonight

 

[two fingers]

The Cars- Just What I Needed

It KILLED every time we played it no matter where we were.

It may be a bit out of your genre range, but "Something So Strong" by Crowded House was one that (surprisingly) got more response after shows than most songs we did. People would always come up and say "Man, I have always loved that song and NOBODY does it!"

Sounds like a cool project you're working on. Best of luck.

 

[zachoff]

Love & Rockets - No New Tale to Tell & So Alive.

Joy Division - Transmission & Love Will Tear Us Apart

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi

The Cure - Lullaby, Fascination Street

The Smiths - How Soon is Now

Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar

 

[Jimmy Stump]

Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order. Great tune. All '80s lovers seem to dig it and its got a great melodic bass part, played played up high. Synth bass does the low stuff.

 

[the yeti]

That was 1996

dammit! i'm always screwing up some mundane little detail!!!

 

[Baird6869]

Cars songs go over well IME.

Also,

Ah Leah by Donny Iris
.38 Special tunes surprisingly go over well
Billy Idol
The Cult

 

[kjpollo]

People Are People- Depeche Mode
Wild Wild West- Escape Club
Underground- Men at Work
Heat of the Moment- Asia (I know, not really New- or Darkwave but HUGE)
Anything by the Smithereens-
Crawling from the Wreckage- Dave Edmunds
Ah Leah or Love Is Like A Rock- Donnie Iris
Raised on Radio- The Ravyns (from Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
And We Danced or Day By Day- The Hooters
Escalator of Life- Robert Hazard

If you have a chick singer:
Anything by Berlin
Obsession- Animotion

If I duplicated other suggestions- Sorry!!

 

[Richland123]

The Cars- Just What I Needed

That is actually a late 70s song but still a good song to play.

Here are some 80s tunes my band plays

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier
Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen
Summer Of ‘69 - Bryan Adams
Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
Whip It - Devo
Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
The Breakup Song - The Greg Kihn Band
Devil Inside - INXS
The Authority Song - John Mellencamp
You Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
My Sharona - The Knack (1979 but still good for 80s)
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
Smokin’ In The Boys Room - Motley Crue 80s version/ Brownsville Station
Rockin’ In The Free World - Neil Young
Hard Times In The Land Of Plenty - Omar & The Howlers
Your Love - The Outfield
Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd (1979 but still good for 80s)
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers (this song came out in the 80s in the U.K. and became a big hit in the U.S. in the early 90s)
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield
What I Like About You - The Romantics
Behind The Wall Of Sleep - The Smithereens
Tainted Love - Soft Cell 80s version / Gloria Jones
Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
The House Is Rockin’ - Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3
Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty
867-5309 Jenny, Jenny - Tommy Tutone
Gimme All Your Lovin’ - ZZ Top
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
Tube Snake Boogie - ZZ Top

 

[MatticusMania]

That is actually a late 70s song but still a good song to play.

Here are some 80s tunes my band plays

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier
Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen
Summer Of ‘69 - Bryan Adams
Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
Whip It - Devo
Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
The Breakup Song - The Greg Kihn Band
Devil Inside - INXS
The Authority Song - John Mellencamp
You Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
My Sharona - The Knack (1979 but still good for 80s)
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
Smokin’ In The Boys Room - Motley Crue 80s version/ Brownsville Station
Rockin’ In The Free World - Neil Young
Hard Times In The Land Of Plenty - Omar & The Howlers
Your Love - The Outfield
Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd (1979 but still good for 80s)
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers (this song came out in the 80s in the U.K. and became a big hit in the U.S. in the early 90s)
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield
What I Like About You - The Romantics
Behind The Wall Of Sleep - The Smithereens
Tainted Love - Soft Cell 80s version / Gloria Jones
Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
The House Is Rockin’ - Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3
Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty
867-5309 Jenny, Jenny - Tommy Tutone
Gimme All Your Lovin’ - ZZ Top
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
Tube Snake Boogie - ZZ Top

I think you might have missed the "New Wave" qualifier. Most of these songs wouldnt work for the band Im putting together. But thanks, I appreciate the suggestions nonetheless!

 

[tbirdsp]

Also "Talkin' in your Sleep" by the Romantics.

 

[BayStateBass]

Has anyone mentioned "Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant?

Not exactly nu-wave but might work for you.

 

[Tituscrow]

How about some Half-Man, Half-Biscuit or The Fall?

 

[UncleFluffy]

"... unemployment's rising in the Chigley end of town ..."

 

[mellowinman]

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I wouldn't want to hear most of them. Here are some I can stand:

Tainted Love
Brass in Pocket
One Way or Another
I Don't Like Mondays
Watching the Detectives
She Blinded me with Science
She's So Popular/Shock the Monkey

 

[Tituscrow]

"... unemployment's rising in the Chigley end of town ..."

Haha yeah. I was going to post a lyric in a reply, but there's just too many good ones to choose from

 

[JumboJack]

Mental Hopscotch... Missing Persons.