Essential 80’s Playlist Songs

[1HuskerDad]

I’ll start with a couple…..
“She Blinded Me With Science” Thomas Dolby
“I Melt With You” Modern English
“Your Love” The Outfield
“Jesse’s Girl” Rick Springfield
“Photograph” Def Lepard

 

[Huskers633]

I'll go with the song that I feel is the 80s.

"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung

So many more but if I have to pick one, that's it.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Everybody Wants to Rule the World -Tears for Fears

 

[Ext. 55]

Talk Dirty to Me - Poison
Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue
Fantasy - Aldo Nova
8675309 Jenny - Tommy TuTone
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

 

[Tezzer]

"Every Breath You Take"- Police

 

[dsbigred1]

Anything Duran Duran

 

[God is a Husker]

Roll the windows down and turn the volume up boyz

 

[1HuskerDad]

Talk Dirty to Me - Poison
Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue
Fantasy - Aldo Nova
8675309 Jenny - Tommy TuTone
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

Going to see Tommy TuTone, The Hooters and Rick Springfield in 2 weeks in Ralston!

 

[Ext. 55]

Going to see Tommy TuTone, The Hooters and Rick Springfield in 2 weeks in Ralston!

Nice!!! I hear Rick still puts on a great show

 

[1HuskerDad]

Nice!!! I hear Rick still puts on a great show

He does. Saw him in Lincoln with Pat Benatar a couple of years ago and he put on a better show than she did IMO.

 

[1HuskerDad]

Can’t forget this one…!

“Purple Rain” Prince

 

[straightoutta308]

New Sensation - INXS
Invisible Touch - Genesis
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Heat of the Moment - Asia
Take Me Home - Phil Collins

 

[thE kErnEl]

 

[David Webb]

Livin’ on a Prayer
Don’t Stop Believin’

 

[Tell_Sackett]

I’ll start with a couple…..
“She Blinded Me With Science” Thomas Dolby
“I Melt With You” Modern English
“Your Love” The Outfield
“Jesse’s Girl” Rick Springfield
“Photograph” Def Lepard

There are a lot that come to mind....

The Reflex - Duran Duran
Shout - Tears for Fears
Sweet Child O' Mine - GNR
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits

But my personal favorite which always gets cranked up when it comes on....

Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Jim14510]

 

[BIGSTICK67]

Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr.
Love Walks In - Van Halen
Superman - R.E.M.
Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones
Crazy - Icehouse
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones
Your Love - Outfield

That said, I like the 90's and 70's better overall.

 

[dsbigred1]

New Sensation - INXS
Invisible Touch - Genesis
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Heat of the Moment - Asia
Take Me Home - Phil Collins

Great list! I also love Valerie by Steve Winwood, and am a big fan of Robert Palmer

And what would the 80s be without Huey…

 

[Irv]