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I was watching the old top of the pops programmes shown on bbc4 a while back, and this Depeche Mode song popped up, one I never heard before and I couldn't believe it, so good.
Here it is, enjoy....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfiISFiozg8
Here it is, enjoy....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfiISFiozg8
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I've given it some serious thought in recent weeks and have decided for humanity's behalf that the below is the greatest pop song of the 80s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsHiG-43Fzg Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels |
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Depeche Mode are easily my favourite band of all time, I've seen them live more times that I care to remember. I was waiting at Bedford train station earlier today to get back to Dulwich. I popped into the local pub and had a livener and lobbed a fiver in the jukebox and played all Depeche Mode songs for half an hour and I was singing away like a goodun!
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB2MQvt1Wzo - Blasphemous Rumours live, it really doesn't get much better than this. |
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PP, I do also really like Tears For Fears as well but their best song, for me anyway and I play it very often is "Woman In Chains" an absolute masterpiece of a song and I love it hugely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-c79LQ3aM |
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OMD did a few good ones
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Tears For Fears were excellent, I have been listening to this one a lot lately. Shannon - Let The Music Play.
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-0sUuGufmw |
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Right, if I get a chance I'll use my self-imposed position as auditor of good taste and come up with an 80's Pop Top 10 later. Did a spotify playlist for crimbo eve which was along those lines and frankly it was a belter.
Stay tuned kids! |
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stand down margaret by the beat was a corker
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PP - be sure to include Deacon Blue!!
 Plenty to mention but Real Gone kid is good.. https://youtu.be/5SD4lI9GKUE Just made it into the 80s is C. Cross's 'Sailing'....too good, just too good.. https://youtu.be/7khQNR7s1Ho |
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Prefab Sprout were wonderful as well, don't you forget about them P.P. Their album "Steve McQueen" is a complete and utter 10/10 job.
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Prefab Sprout are a good shout. Though my fave song of theirs is Bonny which inexplicably was never released.
Deacon Blue are ok. Just a bit beige for me. Right here goes. Got my minions on it and this is the definitive list. All were Top 40 hits and I tried to keep them as "pop". There was plenty of good metal for instance, and I also resisted the good shouts from the likes of The Cure, The Fall and REM. Couple of mainstream rock artists here but they were big charting ones so I think they're valid. Any complaints speak to the manager. |
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10. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
9. Prince - Raspberry Beret 8. Lionel Richie - All Night Long 7. Madonna - Like a Prayer 6. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 5. The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 4. Lloyd Cole - Lost Weekend 3. A-ha - I've Been Losing You 2. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes 1. Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels |
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Uncertain Smile = The The
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surprised tinseltown in the rain by the blue nile not mentioned- a masterpiece.
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10. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
9. Prince - Raspberry Beret 8. Lionel Richie - All Night Long 7. Madonna - Like a Prayer 6. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 5. The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 4. Lloyd Cole - Lost Weekend 3. A-ha - I've Been Losing You 2. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes 1. Tears for Fears - Head Over Heel Well, I have to be honest with you P.P. That is a very disappointing top 10 from you from such a wonderful decade of music that was the 80's  None of those songs apart from Lloyd Cole and Kate Bush would make in my in top 100 let alone my top 10. |
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See what they make of this beaut when I type that it's by **** Robin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pk3A_QSINI |
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Head Over Heels is a belter , features in the wonderful Donnie Dark film.
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virginia plane.... roxy music was it 80s or late 70s?
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tears for fears.....shout shout let it all out these are things i can do with out....come on im talking to you come on
top song |
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nothing compares to you......sinead o'connor
classic |
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It's all a very subjective and a personal thing as to what songs are important and mean a lot to you. I'll do my top 10 80's songs tomorrow when I have a good think about it.
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very true Slippers
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If we're just going best songs then I'll probably have a completely different 10 to be fair. Tried to keep them "pop" and had to have been singles that cracked the top 40.
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It is indeed Coachbuster, I already know what my number 1 song is from the 80.'s and it isn't a Depeche Mode track!
Brilliant Mind by Furniture, I'll have to think about the others. I must have listened to that song a thousand times mate. "You must be out of your brilliant mind" ! Yes I probably am  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JeEXP717T0 |
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10 Grandmaster Funk - Whitelines
9 808 state - Pacific Stae 8 Salt N Pepper - Push It 7 Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 6 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 5 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 4 The Specials - Ghost Town 3 New Order - Blue Monday 2 Shannon - Let The Music Play 1 Prince - When Doves Cry Its all subjective but my list is better. |
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1. You gotta fight for your right to party - Beastie Boys
2. Two Tribes - FGTH 3. I've been losing you - Aha 4. Love will save the day - Whitney Houston 5. Caribbean Queen (now we're sharing the same dream) - Billy Ocean 6. History - Mai Tai 7. Head over heals -Tears for fears 8. Self Control - Laura Brannigan 9. Living after midnight - Judas Priest 10.Shake the disease - Depeche Mode pretty difficult to do only 10 from this era  |
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Self Control's a good shout.
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Just reminded of Hazy Shade of Winter and World Shut Your Mouth too.
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No mention of talk talk or ABC, just shows you how much quality there was during the 80s.
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temptation...heaven 17
tainted love... soft cell |
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seedy city...... soft cell
sex dwarf........soft cell tainted love......soft cell album non stop erotica |
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MC Roller, be in no doubt that "Talk Talk" will feature in my top 10 tomorrow.
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Spirit Of Radio - Rush
Fine Time - New Order War Baby - Tom Robinson Just Like Starting Over - John Lennon White Lines - Grandmaster Flash There Is A Light - The Smiths Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears Torch - Soft Cell Eloise - The Damned Poison Arrow - ABC |
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Eighties, I'm living in the eighties
Eighties, I have to push, I have to struggle Eighties, get out of my way, I'm not for sale no more Eighties, let's kamikaze till we get there And we sang You do it this way Eighties, by day we run by night we dance, we do Eighties, I'm in love with the coming race Eighties, I've got the best, I'll take all I can get Eighties, I'm living for the eighties Eighties, I'm living in the eighties, I push Eighties, I'm living Eighties, I'm living in the eighties, I struggle Eighties, I'm living Eighties, I'm living Eighties, I'm living in the eighties Eighties, I'm living in the eighties, I push Eighties, push, push, struggle Eighties, I'm living Eighties, eighties, I'm living Eighties, I'm living in the eighties, I push Eighties, push, push, struggle |
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Mrs T & Ronnie in the vid as well.
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just looking at 80s charts on retrocharts and fook me, there are 1000s of great tracks ...Stranglers ,Smiths, Human League ,Talk Talk ,Iron Maiden ...not to mention all the dance/soul classics to add ...
what happened ? |
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Some cracking tunes in there lads!
I'll have a wee think ... |
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food for thought....ub40
love action....human league planet earth...duran duran hyperactive.....thomas dolby small town boy....communards come on eileen......dexys romeo and juliet ....dire straits belfast child ....simple minds new years day...u2 i ran ..afos ten simply not enough, some great selections before my post too |
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Slippy i used to run the Qball snooker hall in Basildon in the late eighties
and attached to it was a night club called Triangles Depeche Mode Xmas party was always here with Allison Moyet and a few others The invite was nicked from the Sex Pistols Never mind the Boll ocks here's the party. |
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Ace Of Spades - Motörhead
I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Money For Nothing - Dire Straits Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top 747 Strangers In The Night - Saxon Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple Runaway - Bon Jovi Call Me - Blondie |