Thorne's Top 200 of the 80s!!!!

[Sofie]

Thorney, have you heard Manyd Moore's cover of 'Senses Working Overtime'?

[TheThorne]

omg!! no I havent Mandy Moore's ok so hopefully she did a good version but I have a search for it

[Sofie]

Her version is excellent, but the original is better. ;D

[Hullboy]

Rio's an OK song but DD have done far better. Great to see 1927 in there. That song deserved better. John Mellancamp's only big UK hit was Jack and Diane but he's done some fine songs like Rock in the USA, Check it out and Smalltown.

[TheThorne]

Ok some huge songs in this next 10 79-70

79 Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love

ok another one of those songs you find on rock compliations and are we sick of that video??? no not really hehe

78 The Las- There She Goes

ok this could have been in a 90s list but I'm going by when I first heard it, I fell asleep with my radio on and walk on up to here this amazing song, I thought I was dreaming. Absolute classic, why did they have n9o more songs like this in them??

77 REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It

The 2nd song I ever heard by REM,this first is till to come but such a great Indie night singalong 'LEONARD BERNSTEIN!!!' hahaha

76 Prince - Raspberry Beret

Now my fave 80s Prince song, pure pop perfection and one of the best Wendy& Lisa backings on any Prince song.

75 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

Not much to say about this,loved it from the first moment I heard it one of the best songs of 1985.

74 A-ha - Take On Me

And here's another one,classic video classic song shame you couldnt admit to liking them at school hehe

73 Cyndi Lauper - True Colors

This song has had some diabolical cover versions, only listen to the orginial, Phil Collins version is one of the worst songs ever. THis version is sweet,delicate and sexy 3 words nobody would use for Phil Collins.

72 Ray Parker Jnr -Ghostbusters


Hurrah it's another movie theme, the hilarious and amazing Ghostbusters!! Who U gonna call??



71 Police - King Of Pain

oops I forgot I had another Police song to come hehe as brilliant as the last one.


70 Glass Tiger - Dont Forget Me (When Im Gone)

Now its my favourite band of 1986-1987, ok this track is a bit of Duran Duran rip off yep but their other stuff was totally different. I'd describe them as a cross between Big Country & Foreigner. Big soft rock ballads with a celtic feel. My fave Glass Tiger song is still to come tho. Oh and the singer was from Kilmarnock,Scotland the rest of the band were Canadian.

[Hullboy]

I love Glass Tiger- have all of their albums ( I think). Great songs like Diamond Sun, Rescued by the arms of love and Someday.

Dont forget me also has Bryan Adams on backing vocals.

[Admin]

Hullboy said:

Rio's an OK song but DD have done far better. Great to see 1927 in there. That song deserved better. John Mellancamp's only big UK hit was Jack and Diane but he's done some fine songs like Rock in the USA, Check it out and Smalltown.

Yeah, another John Cougar fan!
Also love that Police song Thorney! ;D

[Arcadia]

74 A-ha - Take On Me

And here's another one,classic video classic song shame you couldnt admit to liking them at school hehe


Ok ok, so I'm showing my age! Excellent 10.

[TheThorne]

Hullboy said:

I love Glass Tiger- have all of their albums ( I think). Great songs like Diamond Sun, Rescued by the arms of love and Someday.

Dont forget me also has Bryan Adams on backing vocals.

wow another Glass Tiger fan omg, I thought I was the only 1 in the UK apart from Gary Davies(ex radio 1 DJ if u dont know) funnily enuff he really championed them

[Admin]

Gary Davies liked Glass Tiger! Should have guessed with the poodle perm... ;D

[TheThorne]

69-60

My usual mix of alternative pop, rock ballads and film themes hehe kinda somes up my list well hehe


69 Propaganda - Duel

Ok first electro indie pop from a great singles band that never got the success they deserved in the UK really.


68 Patti Smith - Because The Night

Probably the grand mistress of modern rock women, before Chrissy Hynde, Courtney Love, P J Harvey they all cite this women as an influence and this is her best and most well known song.

67 John Waite - Missing You

Every 10 there's a big rock compilation ballad and this is one of the biggest, again has had some dodgy cover versions this is the orginial and the best. He formed a great band in the late 80s called Bad English that did some good stuff as well.

66 Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Scary haired new romantic that were somehow much bigger in US than their native UK, their other big single 'I Ran' just missed the list.

65 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

My favourite Depeche Mode song at the moment, just a great band thru and thru.

64 Def Leppard - Animal

I'd always heard of Def Leppard but this was the first song I heard by them anf I realised straight away wot I had been missing, one of the best Britsih rock bands ever ('Lets Get Rocked' excepted of coz lol)

63 Asia -Only Time Will Tell

2nd song for them in my list, just a great rock band with some great pop melodies.

62 Huey Lewis And The News - Stuck With You

The first 12" single I ever bought lol, yeh I know weirs record to buy on 12" but it had 3 past singles on it as well hehe, great nostalgia for me this song.

61 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

Here's the obligatory movie song, this one from the brilliant 'Breakfast Club', Oh if they kept up this standard oh well.

60 Teardrop Explodes - Reward

Indie band time now fronted by the great Julian Cope, who's 'World Shut Your Mouth' just missed by list, this was their biggest and most well known song.

[Sofie]

Really loved #66 & 6 last summer...

[Robin]

Thorney said:

69 Propaganda - Duel

Ok first electro indie pop from a great singles band that never got the success they deserved in the UK really.

Very underrated band! They released some great singles!

[Admin]

Dr Mabuse being another! I've got that on 7"

[TheThorne]

59 R.E.M. - To The One I Love


First REM single I ever heard and I still love it and love them, just recieved the new album today, ain't listened to it yet tho.

58 White Snake - Is This Love

Another big epic rock ballad.

57 Big Country - Chance

My favourite Big Country song from my fave Big Country album ,so atmospheric.

56 U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

And now my fave U2 song from the 80s anyway,not such a fan of the whole album but this is a great song.


55 Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight

And now the first single I bought with my own pocket money hehe, yep another rock ballad lol

54 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

Brilliant song saw them live in 1988 on eof the best gigs ever

53 Journey - Don't Stop Believing

Umm another rock ballad hehe

52 Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid

After 'Raintown' everyone was wondering what their new stuff would be like and they came back with a stormer, the 12" version of this was even better.

51 Talk Talk - It's My Life

Probably a bit higher up the list thanks to No Doubt but I had always liked this song

50 Ultravox - Vienna

And an epic for no 50 probably one of the most famous no2 singles ever, held of number 1 by 'Jolce Dolce' and his 'Shaddup Your Face' hehe

[Admin]

Are you my long lost twin?
Comments on the Rem and Big Country songs are unnerving!

[Arcadia]

Real Gone Kid is a fantastic track, near the top of my all time faves. ;D

[Hullboy]

No 80s countdown would be complete without A Flock of Seagulls and mention of THAT hair Wishing was a great song as was The more you live, the more you love.

Cant wait for the rest of the chart.

[TheThorne]

Here comes 50 thru to 40

AS we get higher up the list the songs get more personal and very few more so than the next song....

49 The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends

Gorgeous voice, brilliant band and on eof the best albums of the last 20 years. 'Reading,Writing & Arthmetic' only had one single release and this wasn't it!!! Why!!! It is brilliant, thankfully Tin Tin Out made it the hit it deserved with a none too shabby version.


48 Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

Now the highest Duran song in my list and it's pure early 80s everthing that's great about 80s music is iin this record, atmosphere,production & style.

47 Killing Joke - Love Like Blood

Now I be honest I heard of this band in the 80s but didnt know that I liked any of their songs, It wasn't till an indie club I frequented started playing this alongside Blur, Charlatans etc that I fell in love with it Scary band but this is an awesome single.

46 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes

After 'Relax' we all wondered 1 hit wonders??? no chance this track blew away just about everthing else in the charts at the time and still sounds great today.

45 The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

One of the most recognizable rock intros, you just built up ypurself ready to start moshing, fantastic record and the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' of its day.

44 The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Ok more cheating I didn't know this song until 1991 when I went thru a major Smiths phase and and its my fave song by them at the moment.

43 Soft Cell - Tainted Love

This song was always around but again I didn't get into them until the reissue of the above song in 1991 and an ex introduced me to them big style. 'Say Hello Wave Goodbye' just missed the cut.

42 Stranglers - Golden Brown

One of those songs that seems to have been around forever but nope its an 80s song. Sublime say no more.

41 Blue Nile - Tinseltown In The Rain

Another late song I got into The Blue Nile in 1989 when thier 2nd album was released and I tracked down their 1st album and this song jumped out and it's still my fave song of theirs.

thats all for now

[Hullboy]

Killing Joke. Top song!!