# The 80s Prom Soundtrack **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 21, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214 "2008-12-21T20:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/21 "2008-12-22T01:00:16Z")
Nena-Falco-Schilling The German Invasion. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/22 "2008-12-22T01:51:18Z")
I’m a little surprised no one’s said “Never say Goodbye” by Bon Jovi. I got the impression that it was THE prom song of 1987. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/23 "2008-12-22T02:03:49Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > You gotta put something by Michael Jackson in there too, if you want it to be authentic. _Billie Jean_ ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/24 "2008-12-22T02:15:48Z")
Eddie Money should be essential listening. If I Could Walk on Water Baby Hold on to Me Take me Home Tonight Two Tickets to Paradise All great, and they totally capture the 80’s! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/25 "2008-12-22T03:31:11Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > You listed these two but left out “Faithfully”? Heh. Or “Any Way You Want It.” ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/26 "2008-12-22T04:30:40Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > You gotta put something by Michael Jackson in there too, if you want it to be authentic. I did, I did…in post 2, but there should definitely be more. ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/27 "2008-12-22T04:34:20Z")
Okay…adding some additional songs… _Love is a Battlefield_ by Pat Benatar _Crazy for You_ by Madonna \*Like a Virgin \*by Madonna \*99 Luftballons \*by Nena _Take My Breath Away_ by Berlin (from Top Gun) _Mickey_ by Toni Basil _Gloria_ by Laura Branigan \*What’s Love Got to do With It \*by Tina Turner _Voices Carry_ by Til Tuesday _Straight Up_ by Paula Abdul \*Walk Like an Egyptian \*by The Bangles _Heaven is a Place on Earth_ by Belinda Carlisle ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/28 "2008-12-22T04:46:53Z")
Trying to narrow down my 1200 song 80s list to a few that I’d like to hear at a prom thingie is tough but here goes. I’m trying to stick mostly with stuff other people may not have considered but that I still think is definitively 80s (at least for me it is)… The Look Of Love - ABC You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC Goodie Two Shoes - Adam & The Ants Lost In Love - Air Supply You’re the Only Woman - Ambrosia Obsession - Animotion Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin Always - Atlantic Starr Love Shack - B-52s Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle Take My Breath Away - Berlin In A Big Country - Big Country Uptown Girl - Billy Joel Suddenly - Billy Ocean My Prerogative - Bobby Brown Don’t Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin Total Eclipse of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen Heaven - Bryan Adams Word Up - Cameo Beats So Lonely - Charlie Sexton You’re The Inspiration - Chicago Wicked Game - Chris Isaak Sailing - Christopher Cross Rock the Casbah - The Clash Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club I Just Died in Your Arms - Cutting Crew Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman Let’s Dance - David Bowie You Spin Me Right Round - Dead Or Alive Just Can’t Get Enough - Depeche Mode Whip It - Devo Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners Rio - Duran Duran I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt Mirror In The Bathroom - English Beat Wild Wild West - Escape Club Wrap It Up - The Fabulous Thunderbirds Rock Me Amadeus - Falco She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood Tenderness - General Public Give Me The Night - George Benson Careless Whisper - George Michael (Wham!) Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Sattelites We Got The Beat - Go Gos The Breakup Song - Greg Kihn Band Method Of Modern Love - Hall & Oates What About Love? - Heart Sea Of Love - Honeydrippers New Song - Howard Jones (She’s) Heart And Soul - Huey Lewis & the News Human - Human League What You Need - INXS Flashdance…What A Feeling - Irene Cara Centerfold - J. Geils Band Nasty - Janet Jackson Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey Band I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley Is She Really Going Out With Him -Joe Jackson Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves Footloose - Kenny Loggins We’ve Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes Cherish - Kool and the Gang Gloria - Laura Branigan Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham Hello Lionel - Richie Head to Toe - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Take It Easy On Me - Little River Band The Kid Is Hot Tonite - Loverboy Pump Up the Volume - M_A_R_R_S La Isla Bonita - Madonna Shining Star - The Manhattans Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work Safety Dance - Men Without Hats Conga - Miami Sound Machine Billie Jean - Michael Jackson Girl You Know It’s True - Milli Vanilli Jungle Love - Morris Day & The Time Suddenly Last Summer - Motels Broken Wings - Mr. Mister Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order Wouldn’t It Be Good - Nick Kershaw Sister Christian - Night Ranger Forever Live And Die - OMD Live Is Life - Opus Ooh Ooh Song - Pat Benatar Boom Boom (Lets Go Back To My Room) - Paul Lekakis Straight Up - Paula Abdul Eyes Of A Stranger - Payolas In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel Sussudio - Phil Collins Neutron Dance - The Pointer Sisters Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police Get It On (Bang A Gong) - Power Station Brass In Pocket - Pretenders Kiss - Prince I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers Funkytown - Pseudo Echo Heaven - Psychedelic Furs Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen Ghostbusters Theme - Ray Parker Jr. Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers Stand - REM Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell Talking In Your Sleep - Romantics The Look - Roxette More Than This - Roxy Music Smooth Operator - Sade Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox The Warrior - Scandal Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton When I’m With You - Sheriff Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds Holding Back The Years - Simply Red Let’s Go All The Way - Sly Fox Back to Life - Soul II Soul I Got You - Split Enz Oh Sherry - Steve Perry Stop Dragging My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty Couldn’t Stand The Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Rock This Town - Stray Cats Mr. Roboto - Styx Heart And Soul - T’pau It’s My Life - Talk Talk Burning Down The House - Talking Heads Sukiyaki - Taste of Honey Wishing Well - Terence Trent D’Arby Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuck 3 What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Wild Thing - Tone Loc Mickey - Toni Basil Africa - Toto We’re Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2 Red Red Wine - UB40 Pretty Woman - Van Halen Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! Is This Love - Whitesnake I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston Don’t Go - Yazoo Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes Legs - ZZ Top Okay, so my list is 160 songs long. But it was a helluva lot longer before I enlisted my wife to help cull the herd. So there! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214/29 "2008-12-22T05:24:32Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > _Mony Mony_ by Billy Idol > > {Get Laid Get Fucked} HA! VINDICATED! They played “Mony Mony” at our Christmas party a week ago Friday, and I joked about everyone yelling this line to **Dread Pirate Jimbo** , and he didn’t know what I was talking about. I thought EVERYONE who was a teenager/young adult in the 80’s knew about yelling “Get laid get fucked” during “Mony Mony.” (Ahhh, I love the smell of vindication in the morning. 🙂 ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-80s-prom-soundtrack/478214.md?page=1)