# Your top five 80's songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548 "2003-01-09T17:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/41 "2003-01-11T02:05:11Z")
In no particular order… “Public Enemy No. 1” by **Public Enemy** “Paid in Full” by **Eric B & Rakim** “Disintegration” by **the Cure** “My Philosophy” by **Boogie Down Productions** “Running to Stand Still” by **U2** Yes, rap existed in the 80’s. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/42 "2003-01-11T02:30:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*Don’t forget Der Kommisar from Falco. \*\* Except it was done by After the Fire, of which Falco was a member. 🙂 My picks: Wait. I can’t restrict myself to just five. So I’m not even gonna try. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/43 "2003-01-11T02:38:58Z")
**"Take on Me" by A-ha** … My very first single (ah, those days of vinyl) **"Carrie" by Europe** … My very first party (slow dancing and everything!) **"Reality" by Richard Sanderson** … My very first trip abroad (Vive la France - Vive those eyes of Pierre Cosso) **"Suck My Kiss" by the Chili Peppers** … My very first make out session (Yes, I know it was 1991, but close enough) and…_drumroll_ **"I’ve been looking for freedom"** by none other than **David Hasselhoff** himself. Yes, I am from Germany. Yes, I know the song sucks. But it instantly transports me to the 80s because it was never ever played again under any circumstances. Plus, it reminds me of Knight Rider (see thread _Ever discover something you loved really sucks?_) ---
**Author:** ![Race\_Bannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/44 "2003-01-11T04:16:12Z")
I was beyond teens (not by much) but can I play too? Promises in the Dark (Pat Benatar) In The Dark (Billy Squier) Pour Some Sugar on Me (Def Lepard) You Shook me All Night Long (AC/DC) What A Fool Believes (Doobie Bros.) ---
**Author:** ![NoeSchittMann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c0e974/32.png) [@NoeSchittMann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoeSchittMann)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/45 "2003-01-11T04:42:56Z")
1. Flock of Seagulls - I Ran! 2. Kim Wilde - Kids in America!! 3. Gary Numan - Cars!!! 4. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters!!! 5. Amy Holland - She’s on Fire!!! 6. Paul Engemann - Push it to the Limit!!! ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/46 "2003-01-11T04:54:53Z")
Pop songs: Men at Work - “Down Under” The Police - “King of Pain” Peter Gabriel - “Shock the Monkey” Cyndi Lauper - “She Bop” Euthrymics - “Who’s that Girl” And some songs that I still listen to on the way to work: Skinny Puppy - “Assimilate” Ministry - “Stigmata” Front 242 - “Headhunter” Sisters of Mercy - “Temple of Love” Public Image Limited - “Rise” ---
**Author:** ![Flowerchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Flowerchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flowerchild)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/47 "2003-01-11T05:27:16Z")
I have way more than 5, can I list like my top 11 ? Girls Just Wanna HaveFun- Cyndi Lauper Tainted love - Soft cell Jessies girl- ? I run-Flock of Seagulls Pour some sugar on me- Def Lepard Take on me - Aha We got the beat - The gogo’s Anythng by Bon Jovi The Amadeus song Whip it- Devo Love Shack - B52’s I could go on forever. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/48 "2003-01-11T06:06:48Z")
Some of my Brit favorites (favourites) from the eighties: “In Your Eyes” - Peter Gabriel “Modern Love” - David Bowie “Why Worry” - Dire Straits “The Ghost In You” - Psychedelic Furs “How Soon Is Now” The Smiths “Fascination Street” - The Cure “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph)” Flock of Seagulls “Sweetwater Pools” - Screaming Blue Messiahs Some of my American favorites: “Voices Carry” - Til Tuesday “Let’s Go Crazy” - Prince “Whip It” - Devo “Word Up” - Cameo “Heartbeat City” - The Cars “You Dropped a Bomb On Me” - The Gap Band I could go on, but I’ve went past the original “pick 5” a little bit… ---
**Author:** ![Nightime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Nightime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightime)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/49 "2003-01-11T06:07:37Z")
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia Pixies - Where is my Mind? Richard & Linda Thompson - Wall of Death Nick Cave - The Mercy Seat Joy Division - Isolation ---
**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:** [January 11, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/50 "2003-01-11T06:29:39Z")
1. Standing In The Dark - Platinum Blonde 2. Billy Jean - Michael Jackson 3. I Would Die 4 U - Prince and the Revolution 4. Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds 5. Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton I could have included Duran Duran, Madonna, Sheila E, Huey Lewis and the News, Eric Clapton, Rush, The Pursuit Of Happiness, etc… but this is only a top 5 list unfortunately. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/51 "2003-01-11T06:38:57Z")
Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night Terence Trent D’Arby - Sign Your Name Kiss - I Was Made for Loving You (a 1979 release, I believe, but I bought the 45 in the 80’s, so there :p) Underworld - Underneath the Radar (from before they were an electronica band) U2 - Unforgettable Fire Pat Benatar - We Belong (that’s 6, but I can’t drop any one - they’re all equally favourites that I still play to this day) ---
**Author:** ![Mith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mith)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/52 "2003-01-11T08:38:39Z")
Land Down Under - Men at Work We Run - Strange Advance Roxanne - The Police And the Days Go By - Talking Heads Push it - Salt’n Pepper not top 5… but worth mentioning ---
**Author:** ![Tblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tblue)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/53 "2003-01-11T09:04:40Z")
The Sun Always Shines on TV - A-ha Rain - Dragon Sierra Leone - Coconut Rough Nightshift - Commodores Red Red Wine - UB40 This is way way way too hard!! ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/54 "2003-01-11T09:26:16Z")
Belly Of The Whale - Burning Sensations It Must Be Love - Madness (Birds Fly)Whisper To A Scream - Icicle Works Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode To the previous poster who’s UN I didn’t note, Jessie’s Girl was done by Rick Springfield. This was hard, but that’s my list, in no particular order, and I’m sticking to it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/55 "2003-01-11T11:34:38Z")
Very difficult choice. Mary’s Prayer - Danny Wilson Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police P-Machinery - Propaganda Chance - Big Country All Stood Still - Ultravox I couldn’t vouch for the quality of all of them now, 🙂 but they probably have the most memories attached. ---
**Author:** ![publickman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19b73/32.png) [@publickman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/publickman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/56 "2003-01-11T16:50:19Z")
Der Plan - “Gummi Twist” DAF - “Ich Will” Nina Hagen - “TV Glotzer” Die Doraus und die Marinas - “Fred vom Jupiter” KFc - “Wer hat Lilli umgebracht?” ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548/57 "2003-01-11T17:18:12Z")
And just where were you lot when the 80’s was going on? Hiding behind the door? \ Welcome to the Pleasuredome - FGTH Rent - Pet Shop Boys Blue Monday - New Order A New England - Kirsty MacColl Somewhere In My Heart - Aztec Camera Right, that’s _you_ lot told… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-80s-songs/147548.md?page=2)