Essay-Length Post On 80's Music.
DO NOT FORGET
ANEKA- JAPANESE BOY!!!!!!
Or Olivia for that matter.. Apart from 'Physical' try 'Xanadu' and 'Twist Of Fate'.
Deborah Harry is an absolute must.
'I Want That Man' 'Sweet and Low' or from 'Blondie' try 'Heart Of Glass', 'Hanging On The Telephone', 'Atomic', 'Union City Blue', 'Rapture', 'Call Me'....
Prince- Pretty much anything from 'Purple Rain' most probably 'Let's Go Crazy' or 'Computer Blue'.
DIVINYLS! 'Boys in Town' and 'Science Fiction'. Chrissy Amphlett's voice is fabulous!
Classic 80's:
Bonnie Tyler- 'Holding Out For A Hero', 'Total Eclipse..'
Pet Shop Boys- 'Always On My Mind', 'It's A Sin', 'Heart'
Pat Bentar- 'Love Is A Battlefield'
Thompson Twins- 'Hold Me Now'
Psychedelic Furs- 'Love My Way'
Billy Idol - 'Flesh For Fanatsy', 'Rebel Yell', 'White Wedding'
Bros. - 'When Will I Be Famous?'
Carly Simon- 'Why'
David Bowie- 'China Girl', 'Fame', Fashion'
Dead Or Alive- 'Something In My House', 'Love Come Back To Me', 'You Spin Me 'Round'
Divine- 'You Think You're A Man' (I love this song to bits)
Duran Duran- 'Rio' and 'Planet Earth' <---- another MUST
Billy Ocean- 'Carribean Queen'
Steve Winwood- 'Valerie' (the song the sound byte was taken from to create 'Call On Me' by Eric Prydz)
Icehouse- 'Electric Blue' (a little more 'drepressing' than 'disco'..)
INXS- 'Original Sin'
Kim Wilde- 'Keep Me Hanging On', 'Cambodia', 'Kids In America'
Don't forget Kylie's 'Locomotion', 'I Shouls Be So Lucky', 'Turn It Into Love' possibly 'Better The Devil You Know' (although that's moving into early 90's..)
Madge- 'Material Girl', 'Like A Prayer', 'Holiday'
Men Without Hats- 'The Safety Dance'!!!!! (Craptastic!)
New Order- 'Bizarre Love Triangle', 'True Faith', 'Blue Monday'
Paul Lekakis- 'Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room') (Gay disco- quite good)
Sam Fox- 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now',
'Touch Me (I want to feel your body) <--- I really, really recommend this one.
Black Lace- Agadoo
Tears For Fears- 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World'
George Michael- 'Careless Whisper'
As for Kate Bush... I'm not entirely sure you'd want to hear her at a party. I love her, but from what I gather she's a bit of an 'acquired taste'. But if you're at all curious 'Wuthering Heights',
'Running Up That Hill', 'Hounds Of Love'...
I heart the 80's.