Guilty 80's song pleasures?

[SarahB]

Dancing on my bed to "Wake Me Up Beore You Go Go" by Wham. I also love "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard. Totally cheesy, but they make me happy. :bounce:

[Beware the Beast Man]

1. "Don't you Want Me" by the Human League

[terrya]

2. "Love Plus One" by Haircut 100. "The Look of Love" by ABC...

Plus "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"

[Pale Blue Dot]

5. "Love Plus One" is a great song.

As for me, are you really going to make me pull out my Loverboy albums?

[terrya]

7. Yes, Finn. Pull those Loverboy albums out now!! :-)

Loverboy was an intrigal part of the special music from the 80's!

[GOPisEvil]

8. OMG!!! Haircut 100!

Was that a group of frat boys that put out an album or what? That cheesy video!!!

Ay yah yah yah yah...

[terrya]

15. The video was cheesy...but to see lead singer Nick Heyward...

in the cheesy looking Tarzan suit was well worth it. :-)

[fudge stripe cookays]

39. "Whistle Down the Wind"- Nick Heyward

The POST Tarzan suit incarnation.

There. That's my guilty pleasure.

[flamingyouth]

28. I loved that video!

There, that's my guilty pleasure! :D

[Screaming Lord Byron]

41. ABC were great. Particularly 'Poison Arrow' and 'The Look of Love'

[Pale Blue Dot]

49. Hip Hip Hoorey-yay

Yippie-yi, yippie-yi yay-yay!

Sigh. I miss the eighties.

[Lavender Brown]

3. Living on a Prayer

Whenever someone uses the expression "halfway there," I find it difficult not to sing "Whoa-oh, living on a prayer!" under my breath. :shrug:

[wtmusic]

4. "Jump" -- Van Halen

Banal lyrics + great track = guilty pleasure

[BigMcLargehuge]

6. Guilty by Classix Nouveau

guilty guilty you found me!

Love Missile X-111 by Sigue Sigue Sputnik

[Commendatori]

9. There are a few Ozzy tunes that I like, even though

I thought Ozzy was Black Sabbath's worst singer (blasphemy, yes, I know) - "Shot in the Dark" being one of them (but NOT "Crazy Train").

[flamingyouth]

10. Kids at my school mocked me for loving the Go-Go's

So I'm going to say they are my guilty pleasure, even though the people who teased me are all miserable and I'm fabulous, and there's no reason why anyone shouldn't love the Go-Go's! Especially "We Got The Beat"! :D

[tigereye]

14. never apologize for loving the Go-Gos!

they were and are a great band!

[Pale Blue Dot]

16. I was very fond of "Our Lips Are Sealed"

The Go-Go's were a good band. :thumbsup:

[sundog]

11. "Cruel Summer"

--

[Amaya]

12. My totally cheesy pleasures include:

I Melt with You ... Modern English
Too Shy ... Kajagoogoo (not sure about that spelling)
Goody Two Shoes... Adam Ant
:)

[Pale Blue Dot]

22. "Don't drink, don't smoke. Why do you do?

Subtle innuendos follow, must be something inside."

:D

[terrya]

60. Another one which is REALLY guilty" "A Flock of Seagulls"...

Particularly their song "Space Age Love Song". :-)

[Rainbowreflect]

67. I bought this silly '80s CD just to get "Melt with You".

I love that song. The CD also has "Wild Wild West" and "Love Shack".

[arwalden]

13. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight! Everybody WANG CHUNG Tonight!!"

[tigereye]

17. Don't You Forget About Me

I think that is the title.

The song at the end of the Breakfast Club. I forget who it is by.

[GOPisEvil]

21. Simple Minds.

[Amaya]

25. Don't You (Forget About Me)

By Simple Minds I forgot about that one :)

[flamingyouth]

42. That was our senior prom theme

Ah, I'm a true child of the '80s! :D

[terrya]

23. The song was great. The video was disturbing, to put it mildly.

All of those quick cuts...

[meti57b]

18. "Sweet Child of Mine" ..... GNR

[GOPisEvil]

19. Early Madonna. The Bangles. Bananarama. The Go-Gos.

What can I say? They all helped me through puberty and early adolescence. ;-)

[terrya]

26. The supreme irony of Madonna singing "Like a Virgin" was to be savored.

:-)

[Philostopher]

20. Mr. Nownow laughs at me,

but I'm a great King apologist -- "Love And Pride" is a great song.

Also Go West's "We Close Our Eyes."

And the whole Honeymoon Suite album, 'The Big Prize.'

All synth-pop bombast, but I usually liked the stuff that either had great lyrics or good singers.

[Pale Blue Dot]

24. Go West's first album was great

:thumbsup:

[terrya]

29. "Go West". Wow! "Call Me" was another favorite.

[Philostopher]

52. Oh, yeah --

also "King of Wishful Thinking" -- almost forgot about that one!

[terrya]

57. "King of Wishful Thinking" was also on the "Pretty Woman" soundtrack.

Another great Go West song! :-)

[fudge stripe cookays]

44. I loved that blue Go West album.

[Tom_Foolery]

27. SALT IN MY TEARS by Martin Briley...

was my number one '80s song. A close second is MARY'S PRAYER by Danny Wilson. I loved ALL the music in the '80s...even country. It was fun!!!

[Pale Blue Dot]

30. DANNY WILSON! That's still one of my all-time favorite songs.

"Mary's Prayer". I think I have to listen to that right now. :thumbsup:

[flamingyouth]

35. I love that song too!

I hadn't thought about that in a long time. :thumbsup:

[Tom_Foolery]

78. I have their MEET DANNY WILSON album...

on VINYL!! I play it on my turntable, but I need to burn it to cd so that I can listen to it in the car.

[fudge stripe cookays]

45. Now THERE'S one I haven't heard in a long time.

I liked it too.

[TlalocW]

31. Anything by the Bangles

But that's mainly because Susanna Hoffs makes me "tingly."

Greatest American Hero theme song.
Queen of Hearts (or was that 70s?)
Eddie Grant's, "Electric Avenue."

TlalocW

[flamingyouth]

38. Their first EP is my fave, especially "Want You"

Hell, all of it is great. That was from when they had Annette on bass. Ah, memories.

[GOPisEvil]

32. More: A-ha - Take On Me, Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf

Def Leppard - Anything from the Pyromania album
Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus

[GOPisEvil]

33. Oh, Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good

[fudge stripe cookays]

97. I made out for the first time

with my 1st college boyfriend to that Nik Kershaw album.

Memories.........

[Pale Blue Dot]

36. "Life in a Northern Town" - you want to hear something pathetic?

I STILL get choked up every time I hear that song. To me it's a beautiful song about nostalgia, and I get nostalgic for the 80's every time I hear it.

Hi, I'm Finnfan and I'm an Eighties-o-holic.

[GOPisEvil]

37. I think it's a beautiful song, too.

Always makes me wistful.

[flamingyouth]

40. I get choked up during that song too

But I get choked up during certain TV commercials, so I'm probably not the best example of rationality right now. :D

FWIW, my stupid soon-to-be ex-husband always hated that song. So now I officially love it even more! I loved the way they looked on the cover in their Nehru jackets! :D

[Screaming Lord Byron]

43. It's a tribute to Nick Drake, is it not?

[Pale Blue Dot]

48. I'd never heard that before.

Interesting... :-)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

54. I found a link. Here you go.

http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/feature/42drake.html

Nick Drake's legend continues to fascinate a growing number of musicians. In 1985, the British progressive pop group Dream Academy had a hit single with "Life in a Northern Town," a tune dedicated to Nick. Back in 1979, Island released a three-LP box set called Fruit Tree, which included all the previous Drake albums with new cover art and a lavishly produced booklet with photos and a well-researched biography by Arthur Lubow. The four tracks from Nick's last recording session were tacked onto the end of Pink Moon. In spite of being a fairly good seller, Island deleted it in 1983.

[flamingyouth]

55. Wow, I did not know that

Thanks! :hi:

[Name removed]

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[Screaming Lord Byron]

73. How the hell could you get a deleted message in response to that?

That's a hell of an achievement.

[GOPisEvil]

74. I believe Mr. Finnfan removed them himself.

Seeing as he has the little gray ghost fellow next to his name. :-)

[terrya]

77. One of the perks to being a mod. I used to do that myself. :-)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

81. Ah. I thought some mad freeper had it in for the Dream Academy.

Now that would've been funny.

[Pale Blue Dot]

82. I posted in the wrong spot.

I didn't want Ms. Flamingyouth to think I was following her around like a puppy dog!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

86. Oh, I thought we had a Freeper attack.

[flamingyouth]

88. Damn! I can't get anyone to stalk me!

What is it about me? :cry:

[GOPisEvil]

90. Do you prefer morning or afternoon stalkings?

I have a 24-hour plan, but that can get quite pricey. :D

[flamingyouth]

91. Oh, either would work

I'm sure you can fit me into your busy schedule, because I have no life! :evilfrown:

[GOPisEvil]

92. Join the club.

:evilfrown:

I get to move in today - finally. After that excitement, it's back to dullsville for me.

[flamingyouth]

93. I'm just trying to keep up this house by myself

Now that I'm getting divorced. <sigh>

[GOPisEvil]

94. Sigh...that sucks for you. You just bought that place.

I will add that your soon-to-be-ex is a moran. He has to be! I'm sure he'll kick himself at some point.

:hug:

[flamingyouth]

95. Yeah, it does suck

But the house is great, even if the ex isn't! Oh well. Thanks for the support - much appreciated! :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

96. I'll think happy thoughts!

I hope you get to keep the place.

Hey - the sun! It's the SUN!!! I might not get rained on while I move today after all! Whee!!!

[terrya]

64. Besides the song, I really liked the video from "Take on Me"...

I thought it was so cool!

[jpgray]

34. First four Police albums--I consider all of them to be '80s' (nt)

[Pale Blue Dot]

46. "Tenderness" by General Public

"Words like conviction can turn into a sentence". Great song.

[flamingyouth]

50. That's good

But they were somewhat of a letdown afte the (English) Beat, whom I loved so much.

[Pale Blue Dot]

56. "I Confess"

Great song. Hmmm... I think I need to hear that one right now...

[flamingyouth]

59. So, what is your confession?

:evilgrin:

[Name removed]

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[flamingyouth]

LOL - now I'm really intrigued

:D

[Pale Blue Dot]

89. All right, all right, I confess in front of the whole world!

I posted in the wrong spot. :evilgrin:

[Delano]

47. The Reflex by Duran Duran

The recent film "Corky Romano" ridiculed a clueless dweeb who rock out to this song in his Miata. I'm just as pathetic when tthis song comes on. It's simply irresistable.

[flamingyouth]

53. Oh, that IS a guilty one!

Why-y-y-y-y-y-y-y .... AUUUGGGHHHH!

[GOPisEvil]

51. Tarzan Boy by Baltimora!

Power Station - Some Like It Hot (damn you for not touring Robert Palmer!)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
The Smithereens - Blood and Roses.

[flamingyouth]

62. Tainted Love is great!

Now, as for "Tarzan Boy," ... :evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

66. It's a guilty pleasure!!!

:P

I have to thank NSMA for reminding me of it though. I saw her response to one of these threads a while back, and it triggered that memory.

[terrya]

79. Tarzan Boy!!! "Whoa, oah oah oah oah oah"! :-)

I loved that song. :-)

[DinahMoeHum]

58. Anything by Depeche Mode or INXS. Madness, too.

n/t

:evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

61. INXS!!! Especially Shabooh Shoobah!

A great album I have on (ahem) vinyl.

[flamingyouth]

65. Madness "One Step Beyond"

INXS "Don't Change"
Depeche Mode "People Are People"
- those are my personal faves (just because I know you care so much). :evilgrin:

[fudge stripe cookays]

98. "HEY YOU! Don't watch that! Watch this!"

:-)

[BlackVelvetElvis]

68. Lena Lovich's "Lucky Number".

[flamingyouth]

70. I also love "Blue Hotel" by her

:thumbsup:

[mede8er]

71. Any R.E.M.........

Everytime Iam driving along and hear Superman I find my speedometer up around 90mph......:o

[Pale Blue Dot]

72. "When Your Heart is Weak" - Cock Robin

"Dignity" - Deacon Blue
"I Believe" - Chilliwack

[Screaming Lord Byron]

75. That shit called Dignity?

Well, that's what I thought he was singing, anyway. :D

[Pale Blue Dot]

84. Congrats. You are probably the only person in this thread

that's heard that song. I figured that you wouldn't think too highly of it... :D

[Screaming Lord Byron]

87. Oh, it was an OK song, I just can't resist a cheap shot.

[fudge stripe cookays]

99. I remember the Cock Robin.

Hadn't thought about it in a long time!

But I worked in a record store. If I hadn't I would never have heard the song.

FSC

[Screaming Lord Byron]

76. Oblivious and Walk Out to Winter by Aztec Camera.

[flamingyouth]

80. Aztec Camera is not a guilty pleasure!

I love that album.

"It's like a mystery that never ends/I see you crying and I want to kill your friends." I also like "We Could Send Letters."

[Screaming Lord Byron]

83. True. Nothing guilty about it.

[Pale Blue Dot]

85. One of my favorites

I could have just as easily named myself Framefan.

[fudge stripe cookays]

100. " A E I O U and sometimes Y" by Ebn-Ozn

reprehensor can't stand this song, and it drives him crazy when I talk with it (can't really call it singing)

[Tom_Foolery]

101. I finally have a day off...

and I'm sitting in the air conditioning listening to the '80s audio channel on Dish Network. I'm in heaven!!!