A few weeks back a couple of us drove up to Daylesford for Chill Out's carnival day. One of the passengers kindly made a mix tape (ok, a mix on the i-pod) and accommodated another passengers specific request of some 80's music.. Well, I have to say that when the 80's tunes came on, there was lots of singing and toe tapping. This Easter weekend a mate and I are driving up through Western Victoria to take some landscape photos and she may do some sketches. In aid of this trip and in remembrance of the fun we had a few weeks back, an 80's mix was made up for the journey and as I am in an 80's kind of mood, I thought I'd share some of the tunes that will be playing loudly as we relive our childhoods and drive down country back roads tapping out toes and singing loudly (off-key of course)!. Yes, there could be a billion or more great tunes added to what is here (ok, slight exaggeration), but I have only posted a couple... Let me know your own 80's favourites and why!
Pat Benatar- 'Love is a battlefield'
Bruce Springsteen- 'Dancing in the dark'
Cyndi Lauper- 'Time after time'
Bananarama- 'Cruel Summer'
The Bangles- 'Walk like an Egyptian'
A-ha- 'Take on me'
The Dream Academy- 'Life in a Northern Town'
Big Country- 'In a Big Country'
I love 'Life in a Northern Town' Matthew. Do you know a-ha's 'October,' my favourite of theirs?
ReplyDeleteHi gardener, many thanks for checking out the blog and commenting! I must say that i owned and loved to bits the 'hunting high and low' Lp (I also loved the cover photograph), but really didn't know much else from A-ha. Thanks for sharing this song, it is nice and i dare say I'll give it a few more listens on recommendation!
DeleteAs an official Old Fart(e) who thought all music dipped into the bog following the Beatles' breakup AND who first appreciated MTV/Music Television pretty late- your most glaring omissions clearly were:
ReplyDeleteSimple Minds' 'Don't You Forget about Me'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A
Scritti Politti's 'Perfect Way'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs7Jy2y-33A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqgC3W9GUI
DeleteDear self proclaimed old fart, thanks for reading and sharing...
DeleteThanks for reminding us all that Simple Minds ARE the 80's!!!
I had not heard of Danny Wilson & 'Mary's Prayer'.. i guess it never made it across the sea to us... but I have to thank you for it and for it's gloriously 80's video clip!! Fan-80's-tastic!
As a baby in the 80's the following are drilled into my memory:
ReplyDeleteSimple Minds - Don't you forget about me
Madonna - Material Girl
INXS - By my side
Yazz and the Plastic population - The only way is up
and an honourable mention goes to the song of the year in my birth year - I'll let the link do the talking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
OMG you Rickrolled me!!!!!!
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Great list of tunes, but if I was to choose but one Madonna tune... It would probably be 'Borderline' or something from the 80's film 'Desperately seeking Susan'! (like: 'Into the groove')
Thanks for commenting and reading!!!