View Full Version : What Are Some Great Obscure 80's Songs?
hiccupleftovers
11-10-2005, 01:20 AM
I was just wondering of some great stuff to make a tracklisting and some other stuff. Anybody know of some? I'm a bit stumped at the moment.
To start off the thread though, I'll post three that I know of:
Golden Earing - Twilight Zone
The Cult - She Sell Sanctuary
The Cult - Fire Woman
Scorch
11-10-2005, 01:24 AM
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hiccupleftovers
11-10-2005, 01:26 AM
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Aha! Umm... Kind of...sort of....in a way...maybe....not really..........;)
Just kiddin... but gotha.
Saucy Jack
11-10-2005, 01:28 AM
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Someone had to do that, and I thought it would probably be you, Scorch. :lol:
Seriously, someone should make an Ultimate 80s Song Playlist.
dpatel
11-10-2005, 01:30 AM
Safety Dance!
jaykrue
11-10-2005, 01:33 AM
Candy by Cameo
Word Up also by Cameo
Calamityuponthee
11-10-2005, 01:42 AM
I have an endless supply.. PM me if you really want some good stuff. To name a few deepcuts:
Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe
Aldo Nova - Fantasy
Kix - Don't close your eyes
Firehouse - Reach for the Sky
Yes - Changes
Shooting Star - Last Chance (i'd be suprised if ANYONE on this forum has heard of this song)
terborx
11-10-2005, 01:44 AM
Ghostbusters Extended UK Dance Remix
1modernboy
11-10-2005, 09:18 AM
People Who Died by the Jim Carroll Band and Ant Music by Adam and the Ants are two faves of mine. I also love the original Generation X version of Dancing With Myself.
Anything by The Jam or The Specials is golden.
mykevermin
11-10-2005, 09:29 AM
Morrissey Rides a Cockhorse - The Warlock Pinchers
Everyday is Halloween - Ministry
Revenge - Ministry
It's My Life - Wendy O. Williams
Crippled Children Suck - The Meatmen
Endless Blockades for the Pussyfooter - GISM
Dominion - The Sisters of Mercy
It Must Be Love - Madness
EDIT: Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge (with respect to Berry Gordy's "The Last Dragon")
That's sort of my early morning pre-coffee stream of consciousness; they're "cultish" to me, but by no means pop chart hits. I'm trying to think of some of the playlists from when I'd go clubbing on 80's nights...failing miserably.
I'm trying to think of that fucking "boom boom boom/let's go back to my room" song...if I don't get it out of my head, I'm going to weep.
Maklershed
11-10-2005, 09:39 AM
Any 80s song in Donnie Darko is awesome. I dont feel like checking what they are right now but I remember one is Head Over Heels possibly by the Thompson Twins.
(http://www.torrentspy.com/directory.asp?mode=torrentdetails&id=269434&query=80s)
mykevermin
11-10-2005, 09:41 AM
Probably not a good idea.
neudog
11-10-2005, 09:41 AM
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
GuilewasNK
11-10-2005, 02:32 PM
C'est la Vie - Robbie Nevil
Not really that obscure, but all I can think of until I see my colection at home.
GuilewasNK
11-10-2005, 02:38 PM
Oh yeah...
Don't Wanna Fall in Love by Jane Child
I liked that song a lot for some reason.
megashock5
11-10-2005, 03:58 PM
Ahead - Wire
Heartache - Gene Loves Jezebel
Cities In Dust - Siouxsie & the Banshees
Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry
This Corrosion - Sisters Of Mercy
Murderous - Nitzer Ebb
Carolyn's Fingers - Cocteau Twins
Headhunter - Front 242
Def Con One - Pop Will Eat Itself
Standing In The Shower, Thinking - Jane's Addiction
Night of the Living Baseheads - Public Enemy
Debaser - Pixies
21st Century Boy - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Testure - Skinny Puppy
Like An Animal - The Glove
Mountains - Prince
I Have the Touch - Peter Gabriel
plus *every* New Order song
Javery
11-10-2005, 04:00 PM
Anything off of Journey's Greatest Hits.
It's not obscure, but I love:
When Doves Cry --- Prince
hiccupleftovers
11-10-2005, 04:05 PM
Anything off of Journey's Greatest Hits.
Umm...Journey isn't really obscure.
GuilewasNK
11-10-2005, 04:06 PM
It's not obscure, but I love:
When Doves Cry --- Prince
80's Prince > 90's Prince
mykevermin
11-10-2005, 06:23 PM
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
This group made me think that synthesizers should be outlawed.
New Order
This group convinced me otherwise.
woobacca
11-10-2005, 06:29 PM
Heh nice thread. First one that comes to mind is Together in Electric Dreams, by Human League. Not sure if that qualifies as obscure though.
mykevermin
11-10-2005, 06:32 PM
Human League only had two major hits I can think of (Don't You Want Me and (Keep Feeling) Fascination), so that sure works.
woobacca
11-10-2005, 06:44 PM
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Yep, that's a good one. Two more:
Land of Confusion, Phil Collins
Rock Me Amadeus, Falco