Penultimate 80s New Wave Tune?

[loaf]

so which song do you think the average person knows? Meaning which song could they name at least the artist or song title?

I wanted to add With or without you by U2 and Girls just wanna have fun but buddy says they have been used ad naseum in ad campaigns and movies and have lost their "eighties-ish" nuance...

[Chief Dick]

That list is not complete without

 

And I Ran, by Flock of Seagulls.

[loaf]

I'm sure I"m missing many but these are what I remembered after going out drinking after work, coming home, passing out and waking up about a half hour ago

[Chief Dick]

I'm sure I"m missing many but these are what I remembered after going out drinking after work, coming home, passing out and waking up about a half hour ago

 

[Azazello1313]

from allmusic.com...

1st Listen Now! Antmusic Adam Ant

1st Listen Now! Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes

1st Listen Now! Brass in Pocket The Pretenders

1st Listen Now! Cars Gary Numan

1st Listen Now! Come on Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners

1st Listen Now! Cruel to Be Kind Nick Lowe

1st Listen Now! De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da The Police

1st Listen Now! Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club

1st Listen Now! Don't You Want Me The Human League

1st Listen Now! Ghost Town The Specials

1st Listen Now! Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran

1st Listen Now! I Got You Split Enz

1st Listen Now! I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls

1st Listen Now! Just What I Needed The Cars

1st Listen Now! Making Plans for Nigel XTC

1st Listen Now! Oliver's Army Elvis Costello

1st Listen Now! Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads

1st Listen Now! One Way or Another Blondie

1st Listen Now! Our House Madness

1st Listen Now! Poison Arrow ABC

1st Listen Now! Pump It Up Elvis Costello

1st Listen Now! Rock Lobster The B-52's

1st Listen Now! Save It for Later The English Beat

1st Listen Now! So It Goes Nick Lowe

1st Listen Now! Someday, Someway Marshall Crenshaw

1st Listen Now! Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics

1st Listen Now! Tainted Love Soft Cell

1st Listen Now! True Spandau Ballet

1st Listen Now! Up the Junction Squeeze

1st Listen Now! We Got the Beat The Go-Go's

1st Listen Now! Whip It Devo

1st Listen Now! Who Can It Be Now? Men at Work

 

bold are the ones that would be some of my top choices for what you described.

[loaf]

ohh Whip It by Devo was one that was mentioned this afternoon too...

[Riffraff]

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

No one remembers the group, but the song is one of the biggest one-hit wonders of all time.

Edited May 24, 2008 by Riffraff

[budlitebrad]

Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

[peepinmofo]

Wake me up before you go go....

 

That George Michael is SOOOO dreamy! (pre whatever he is now)

 

ETA - Wham! I mean...

Edited May 24, 2008 by peepinmofo

[loaf]

regardless of what should be listed, I still think these are pretty indicative of the songs you'd hear on yer local station that likes to play the "70s to Today" style playlist

[Ursa Majoris]

Out of the ones listed, Rock the Casbah is easily the most recognizable for both song and band, IMO.

[SheikYerbuti]

Never thought of Midnight Oil as new wave.

 

 

How about Once In a Lifetime, Psycho Killer or Burning Down the House by Talking Heads?

[KevinL]

I thought of Modern English - Melt With You before I even opened the thread. But then I almost changed my vote to Midnight Oil.

 

Living in Cleveland, do you remember when G98 switched over to NCX and during the transition they played REM's End Of The World for like 3 days straight?

 

The Eurythmics had a huge hit in the early 80's also.

[loaf]

Kevin, I think that was 107.9 when it switched over to alternative that played R.E.M. all weekend long. but I'm not positive.

I also forgot to add Dexy's Midnight Runners with Come On Eileen

[Ursa Majoris]

The Eurythmics had a huge hit in the early 80's also.

Sweet Dreams?

[Pope Flick]

Echo and the Bunnymen, for the more refined 80's taste.

[Egret]

Melt with You. C'mon, it's on the Valley Girl soundtrack. That's got to count for something.

[KevinL]

Kevin, I think that was 107.9 when it switched over to alternative that played R.E.M. all weekend long. but I'm not positive.

I also forgot to add Dexy's Midnight Runners with Come On Eileen

 

You're probably right. Now that I think of it, G98 to NCX was like a week straight of Beetles. I was in college (87 or 88).

[KevinL]

Sweet Dreams?

 

Yep.

[Azazello1313]

how about that simple minds tune from breakfast club, "don't you forget about me"

[Savage Beatings]

how about that simple minds tune from breakfast club, "don't you forget about me"

 

That's got to be the one!

[Riffraff]

In the category of "fake 80's tunes that capture the New Wave genre," I nominate:

Pop Goes My Heart

 

From a funny little movie with Hugh Grant (in the video) and Drew Barrymore. Music and Lyrics.

Sort of a "what ever happened to Andrew Wrigley from Wham! ?" movie.

[Azazello1313]

here is your winner right here

[loaf]

here is your winner right here

you've been Azzed!