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What's your favourite track from the '80s?

I'm putting on an '80s night at a club round these parts and I need some new blood. I have all my favourites but I don't want to run out of tracks . Also thought you might like to get a track played in your honour...

Any style - pop, disco, electro, breakdance, hiphop...

Just one or two please, no discographies please (dog :wink: )
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Too many to chose from...

*thinks*

Madness - "Baggy Trousers" and Visage "Fade to Grey". both great
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cheers steve for getting the ball rolling and fine selections - they'll go on the list... :D
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Trom: Dude, there are so many great tracks to list.
But I'll say (knowing that i'm excluding The Smiths & Echo and the Bunnymen who are two of my absolute favourite bands):


The Clash: Rock the Casbah
Simple Minds: Dont you forget about me.


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Yeah The Smiths have to go on there. Can i pick three tracks Dan ;)
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laidback - Ride the white horse
that's a great one :D

uhm, blue monday.

You should check out the GTA vice city soundtrack :D lots of great tracks on there.

i read somewhere the 80's where a hoax...
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Thanks everyone but quit your moaning :wink:

...ok, 3 MAX!!!
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Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
Bon Jovin - Livin' on a Prayer
ABC - How to be a Millionaire

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Think I might have to rename the night 'HOAX" !
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trompurple wrote:Think I might have to rename the night 'HOAX" !
be sure to get the libertines then
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Acid - some dodgy choices there ;)

Dan - i will have a good think about the last track and HOAX is a great name for a night.
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Too late steve - it's mine.
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Ooh you gotta have some Hip Hop! I guess you'd already thought of some tracks (like the ones I played you that time LOL)

Here's a few pointers:

Let the music play - Shannon (to start?)
The Show - Doug E Fresh (god this reminds me of my last day at school!)
Bang Zoom - Roxanne Shante (for the comedy factor)
Planet Rock - Afrika Bambata
The message - Grandmaster Flash (always goes down well!)


For cheesy 80's girly pop, you can't beat Cyndi Lauper - Girls just wanna have fun, The Bangles - Manic Monday or even Madonna and Holiday 8)

I also really like Waves by Blancmange which might fit well in an electronica-leaning set...
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If we all choose three different Smiths tracks each, you'll have to change it to a Smiths night.

Here's my 3:

That Hoax isn't Funny Anymore
Hoax Soon is Now?
Heaven Hoax I'm Miserable Now


I'll get me coat...
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JANE! I SAID 3!

you'll start a mutiny in here...

thanks tho x :wink:
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