In honor of my upcoming 30 year high school reunion next weekend I have made a playlist of some of my favorite songs from the ’80’s (in no particular order). My 13 year old son told me not too long ago that I grew up in “the best time ever” and when I asked him why, he said because the music then was so amazing. I love that he loves listening to old stuff as much as current R&B and rap but I really cannot stand it when he gets that Jitterbug, wake me up before you go-go song in my head by singing it to me. Grrrrrr.
NOTE: Each song is linked to youtube so you can click on it to hear it and in many cases watch the video as well.
A shout out to my friend Jon Frankel who loves music and requested songs from our class. Hope these don’t disappoint.
- Kyrie by Mr. Mister
- Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure
- Our Lips are Sealed by the Go-Go’s
- Radio Free Europe by R.E.M
- Blister In the Sun by Violent Femmes
- Venus by Bananrama
- Don’t Stop Believing by Journey
- Always Something There to Remind Me by Naked Eyes
- Freeze-Frame by The J. Geils Band
- I Feel for You by Chaka Khan
- 99 Luftballons by Nena
- Your Love by The Outfield
- Voices Carry by ‘Til Tuesday
- The Ghost In You by The Psychedelic Furs
- The Lovecats by The Cure
- Blue Monday by New Order
- And She Was by Talking Heads
- Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol
- Take On Me by Aha
- The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
- Africa by Toto
- Maneater by Hall & Oats
- Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard
- Come On Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners
- Working for the Weekend by Loverboy
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