I have PERFECTED my "I Love The 80s" Mix CD to the point of PERFECTION. I've posted VIDEOS for each.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

It's not EVERY emblematic tune from the era (we're talking ONE CD), but for me, it captures the essence. Enjoy:

01). THE ALARM / Rain In The Summertime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D6pPgwafq0&ob=av2e
02). THE CALL / Everywhere I Go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi-CfLsgLyk
03). THE POWER STATION / Get It On (Bang A Gong): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUc629OcQPo
04). KING'S X / It's Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9sO3bcWdpM&feature=related
05). BILLY IDOL / Rebel Yell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I&ob=av2e
06). THE FIXX / Red Skies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCM4_5uB1ww&ob=av2e
07). MARTIKA / Toy Soldiers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvdLovAaYzM&ob=av2e
09). THE BANGLES / September Gurls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL67lMDNzp0
10). RICK ASTLEY / Never Gonna Give You Up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av2e
11). R.E.M. / Sitting Still: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKepduhmEcM
12). SCANDAL / The Warrior: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDaBF8LILk
13). FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD / Welcome To The Pleasuredome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZUzJoiS7sA
14). A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS / Wishing (I Had A Photograph Of You): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3KJ8fqXoKk
15). TEARS FOR FEARS / Everybody Wants To Rule The World: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST86JM1RPl0
16). XTC / King For A Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ELxYWgXmQ

:toast:

[taterguy]

1. What video shows up if I click on Track 10?

[Shagbark Hickory]

2. I have MP3s for 8 of the artists but none of those tracks that you listed.

That's funny eh? Half the artists there but not a single track?

[7wo7rees]

3. Looks perfect from here. Nice mix!

I especially liked your inclusion of FGTH, even moreso b/c you didn't use "Relax."
That link for #13 is HQ, and the track holds up 26 years later.

I've never seen someone rickroll themselves, but hey, if that does it for you, cool.
It could have been replaced with:
THE CURE / Fascination Street http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n2t7on6MR8
THOMAS DOLBY / Europa and the Pirate Twins http://youtu.be/VO2CUCeDdxc

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. I love "Fascination Street," but...

...it's not something I'd put on an 80s mix CD because it was released in April 1989, sort of outside of the realm of the mood on the rest of the CD.

I do have it on another mix CD, specifically the extended remix from teh CD single.

:toast:

[bluesbassman]

4. That's a lot of work for a rickroll.

:P

Nice mix.

[blogslut]

5. n the 80's I worked at a video bar

Crappy little dive with one bigass video screen. We played all the shiznit amazeballs stuff.

But the best part was when the veejays would do live video mixing. There were two Beta decks plus a reel-to-reel. One of the best mixes was when they would take the final shoot-out scene from Scarface and mix it while spinning Welcome to the Pleasuredome. They timed it so that Pacino's face would fall into the cocaine just as Holly Johnson would say "The world is my oyster...Muahahahahaha!" Then for the rest of the song, it was all bang! bang!, back it up, bang! bang! - raising the volume on the "Fuck you's!" - having Tony Montana, die, come back to life, shoot some more, die again...

God, it was sweet.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

7. Sorry but you can't have a 80s mix without

Duran Frickin Duran

[Amerigo Vespucci]

10. Well, I do have Power Station, so Duran Duran is "sort of" represented.

:-)

[Tikki]

8. I have 4 in my rotation...

other songs by 3 more of the bands...
Grand list...


Tikki

[gratuitous]

9. If you want to call that music

But where's Peter Gabriel?

Epic, massive fail of apocalyptic proportions. Thanks for playing.

[Swede]

11. Why would you diss someone else's picks?

Music is such a personal choice.