Give unto me your 80s music!

[hazliya]

So, I acquired a bunch of 80s music for Better off Dead. Here is a printout of my list so far. Warning: it's a PDF. I don't know how to get iTunes to export my playlist as a text document. And the music isn't organized in any way.

Basically: What's not on there that you'd expect to hear at an 80s prom?

Comments

[mariaklob.livejournal.com]

I don't know how promworthy these are, but you might consider Video Killed the Radio Star and Take On Me?

[offside7.livejournal.com]

Michael Jackson? Prince?

[crash-mccormick.livejournal.com]

Something from Asia,
Something from Meatloaf.

All your 80s are belong to me.

[rigel.livejournal.com]

Here you go! I may give this another shot at some point, but here are my initial thoughts. Boldfaced songs are songs I strongly recommend or like a lot. (holy crap this is LONG. Oops.)

Alphaville - Forever Young (this song will have huge impact with CTY attendees)
Animotion - Obsession***
Bananarama - Venus*
Belinda Carslile - Heaven Is A Place On Earth**
Belinda Carslile - I Get Weak**
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero*,***
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
The Cars - Just What I Needed
Concrete Blonde - Everybody Knows
The Cure - Just Like Heaven*,**
Devo - Whip It
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen*
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf*,***
Echo and the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar**
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)***
Faith No More - We Care A Lot
Firehouse - Love Of A Lifetime**
The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax*
J. Geils Band - Centerfold
The Go-Gos - Our Lips Are Sealed*
The Go-Gos - We Got The Beat*
Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame (another very pretty slow song)
Labyrinth soundtrack/David Bowie - As The World Falls Down**,***
Level 42- Something About You**
The Outfield - Your Love
Madness - Our House
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance*
Modern English - I Melt With You*,**
Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party*,***
Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me*
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science*,***
Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door**
Paula Abdul - Rush Rush**
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger (not romantic but a slow song!)
REO Speedwagon - I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore**
Rick Springfield - Jesse's Girl
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting**
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart**,***
Slade - Run Runaway*
Stray Cats - Rock This Town*
Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World***
The Village People - YMCA (not 80s but played at lots of 80s proms)
Toni Basil - Mickey*
Toto - Africa
Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun*

* - As a plus, very danceable/song people will have fun dancing to.
** - Romantic.
*** - May be canonically appropriate.

[captainecchi.livejournal.com]

Tears for Fears. Definitely need more Tears of Fears. I second the suggestion of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World."

[spiritseeker.livejournal.com]

Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party

Of course.