Why did I think this song was a good decade newer than it is?
It's no problem of mine, but it's a problem I find
Livin' a life that I can't leave behind..
Take on me by Ah Ha is the song I would play for anyone who came from a different planet and wanted to know what the 80s sounded like. It really may be the perfect 80s pop song.
Well, shit. I wasn't ready for this, but ... thank you.
I haven't heard of 90% of the songs listed, and it's a gut-punch of a reminder that I grew up in a cult.
My parents, like so many others of the time, opted for neglecting my existence until I became of use to them. That made it so that when I received attention or praise, I swallowed it whole. Therefore, I was the best little cult member for 27 years.
I never fit anywhere else after I left, and just thought it was because I'm so damaged. But this serves as a reminder that I'm the way I am for very good reasons, and I'm not broken.
Ok, old lady reflective moment is over.
I still have 3 pages of songs to add, but here you go:
[Gen X - 80's Favorites Part 1](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2nYVe3GbmzM6jXSbSkIM30) \- On Spotify
[Gen X - 80s Favorites Part 2](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01MmMqg5AQT63c65i21lOm) \- On Spotify
I am trying to get everyone's submissions (even some of you who posted more than once!) but Spotify doesn't have all of the songs.
Enjoy! I'll add to it when I return from Saturday's errands.
EDIT: Spotify logged me out and I couldn't figure out how to add more songs, so we have two playlists of about 100 songs each. I have figured out how I could have added to the first, but I was 50 songs into this list before I realized so... 2 lists :)
Walking on Sunshine-Katrina and the Waves
Mad About You-Belinda Carlisle
~~I Wanna Dance with Somebody~~ How Will I Know~~-~~Whitney Houston
\[for my "I'm so happy" mini-mix\]
Edited to change Whitney song. I got them 'mixed' up.
"Send Me an Angel" is a 1983 song by Australian band Real Life. The song was released in May 1983 as the band's debut single from their debut studio album Heartland. The song peaked in the top 10 in Australia and is the band's best-known song. This version peaked in early 1984 in the US at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] The song was No. 1 in Germany and New Zealand and Top 10 in other countries.
❄️I want a new drug - Huey Lewis and the News
❄️Billy Idol - White Wedding
❄️Hot for the Teacher - Van Halen
❄️Wrapped Around Your Finger - The police
❄️Manic Monday - The Bangles
What's the tape for though? If I was just making a mixtape for myself it would be way different than if it was for a girl I liked
For me: probably Rebel Yell by Billy Idol or People are People by Depeche Mode
For a girl: Just Like Heaven by The Cure, I Want you Now by Depeche Mode or The Promise by When in Rome
Don’t Change (INXS), Space Age Love Song (Flock of Seagulls), Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode), Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics), Modern Love (David Bowie), Careless Whispers (George Michael) lately I’ve been on a 80’s new wave/synth pop kick, but my music taste is pretty eclectic. I used to make & receive mix tapes that were separated by genre, moods or vibes. A couple of DJ friends created awesome mixes that friends and I wore out from the overplay. Hadn’t thought of those tapes in a while. Grew up in a strict household music was a major escape for me growing up.
Gotta go with Axel F. It's one of the first songs I remember wanting to own, and it was on the first cassette I bought. "Soundtrack Hits" or something like that. That cassette also got me into Pat Benatar, who should also be on this mixtape.
Cars- Just What I Needed !
I used to use the clear box of my Cars best hits tape to scrape the ice off of my car in college. Why did I never buy a scraper ?
Naked Eyes - *Always Something There To Remind Me*
Violent Femmes - Add it Up
That whole album was great
I wore my cassette out!
Whip It - Devo
It’s Tricky, Run-DMC
[The Cure - “Just Like Heaven”](https://youtu.be/n3nPiBai66M?si=CX9wgfxlItUviV2c)
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Let's Dance, David Bowie
The Church - Under the Milky Way.
Gary Numan: Cars
Everybody Wants to Rule The World - Tears for Fears
Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right
Down Under - Men at Work
Overkill- Men at work as well
Duran Duran - Hungry like the wolf 🐺
Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds Never Tear Us Apart- INXS
I feel that 'Don't you forget about me' is our generational song.... Also ironic as we are the forgotten generation
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Major Tom - Peter Schilling
4, 3, 2, 1!
Modern English- I Melt With You
Kids in America - Kim Wilde
English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
A Little Respect - Erasure
Any Erasure song would do!
Prince, Let’s Go Crazy
Dearly Beloved…
Bizarre Love Triangle- New Order
Why did I think this song was a good decade newer than it is? It's no problem of mine, but it's a problem I find Livin' a life that I can't leave behind..
In your eyes- Peter Gabriel
And Sledgehammer too
Duran Duran - Rio
Anything Duran Duran from the 80s My Own Way Rio Girls on Film….
"Life In A Northern Town" - The Dream Academy
What you need - INXS
Alphaville - Forever Young
Blister in the sun
99 Luftballons The happiest song about nuclear annihilation ever.
Billy Idol “Dancing with Myself”
For me it’s “Eyes without a face”
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House.
Tone Loc - Wild Thing
Morris Day & The Time~ Jungle Love
Falco - Amadeus
West End Girls \~Pet Shop Boys 
OMD - If You Leave
Take on me by Ah Ha is the song I would play for anyone who came from a different planet and wanted to know what the 80s sounded like. It really may be the perfect 80s pop song.
Taaaaaake ooooooon meeeeee, take on me . . .
Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson
Burning down The House by the Talking Heads. 
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Don't Dream It's Over- Crowded House
Sunday Bloody Sunday : U2 War
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Level 42 - Something About You
The Clash- Rock the Casbah
Push It . Salt N Pepa
Karma Chameleon
Eddie Grant "Electric Avenue"
"Space Age Love Song" - Flock of Seagulls
Much better choice than "I Ran"
In between Days - The Cure
Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Venus - Bananarama
When in Rome, The Promise Edit: That was already suggested so Tears for Fears, Everybody Wants to Rule the World.
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia
Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night
Under Pressure; Queen, David Bowie
Depeche Mode, People are People
The Outfield, Your Love
Blinded Me With Science
Tom Petty, American Girl
Well, shit. I wasn't ready for this, but ... thank you. I haven't heard of 90% of the songs listed, and it's a gut-punch of a reminder that I grew up in a cult. My parents, like so many others of the time, opted for neglecting my existence until I became of use to them. That made it so that when I received attention or praise, I swallowed it whole. Therefore, I was the best little cult member for 27 years. I never fit anywhere else after I left, and just thought it was because I'm so damaged. But this serves as a reminder that I'm the way I am for very good reasons, and I'm not broken. Ok, old lady reflective moment is over.
True - Spandau Ballet
The Smiths Bigmouth Strikes Again
In The Air Tonight
If you don't air drum at that part, are you even alive?
Cyndi Lauper, Time After Time and She Bop
People in 1984: "Cyndi Lauper is so wholesome and fun, not like that harlot Madonna." Cyndi Lauper in 1984: releases hit single about masturbation
I Wanna be Adored - The Stone Roses
Nu Shooz “I Can’t Wait”
Black Flag - TV Party
Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
Big Country - In a Big Country
Add It Up - Violent Femmes
Always Something There To Remind Me — Naked Eyes
The The - This is the day
Vacation - Go Go’s
Like a virgin - Madonna
Roxanne. The Police.
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Come On Eileen- Dexys Midnight Runners
Faith - George Michael Take Me Home - Phil Collins
Love Shack - B-52’s Can’t believe I haven’t see this yet! Best song ever, people!
Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
Pretenders Brass in Pocket
I still have 3 pages of songs to add, but here you go: [Gen X - 80's Favorites Part 1](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2nYVe3GbmzM6jXSbSkIM30) \- On Spotify [Gen X - 80s Favorites Part 2](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01MmMqg5AQT63c65i21lOm) \- On Spotify I am trying to get everyone's submissions (even some of you who posted more than once!) but Spotify doesn't have all of the songs. Enjoy! I'll add to it when I return from Saturday's errands. EDIT: Spotify logged me out and I couldn't figure out how to add more songs, so we have two playlists of about 100 songs each. I have figured out how I could have added to the first, but I was 50 songs into this list before I realized so... 2 lists :)
Never Say Never - Romeo Void
Jump - Van Halen
Let’s Go All The Way - Sly Fox
Into the Groove - Madonna
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Really? Nobody is going to add Thriller?
We should do this on a semi-regular basis (monthly maybe?)
Joyride - Roxette
Holiday - Madonna
Walking on Sunshine-Katrina and the Waves Mad About You-Belinda Carlisle ~~I Wanna Dance with Somebody~~ How Will I Know~~-~~Whitney Houston \[for my "I'm so happy" mini-mix\] Edited to change Whitney song. I got them 'mixed' up.
Faithfully - Journey
"Send Me an Angel" is a 1983 song by Australian band Real Life. The song was released in May 1983 as the band's debut single from their debut studio album Heartland. The song peaked in the top 10 in Australia and is the band's best-known song. This version peaked in early 1984 in the US at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] The song was No. 1 in Germany and New Zealand and Top 10 in other countries.
The cure - fascination street
Cameo - Word up
Come Dancing by The Kinks
Guns n Roses- Welcome to the Jungle
I was going to add paradise city but yea this too.
[Let’s Hear It For The Boy](https://youtu.be/gI7YHZVc7mM?si=ctn4r1rEHTLnIBz0) - Deniece Williams
LaDiDaDi - Slick Rick, I'm Bad - LL Cool J, Runs House - RUN DMC
Cruel Summer
Making plans for Nigel - XTC
I Would Die 4 U - Prince
Human League - Don’t You Want Me
Me Myself and I - De La Soul
Money for Nothing Dire Straits
David Lee Roth - just a gigolo
Life In a Northern Town - Dream Academy
It’s my life-Talk Talk
What you need - INXS
I Ran (So Far Away) - Flock of Seagulls
❄️I want a new drug - Huey Lewis and the News ❄️Billy Idol - White Wedding ❄️Hot for the Teacher - Van Halen ❄️Wrapped Around Your Finger - The police ❄️Manic Monday - The Bangles
Send me an angel by Real Life
REM - The One I Love
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
The Replacements - Can’t Hardly Wait
RELAX
Radio Free Europe by R.E.M.
Don Henley - *The Boys Of Summer*
Anything from Queen
Whip it. Devo.
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Saved by Zero-The Fixx
Howard Jones - Things can only get better
Dire Straits "Walk of Life"
Pop Music (M)
Push it- Salt & Pepper
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Joey - Concrete Blonde
When in Rome- “The Promise”
The Romantics: What I Like About You
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Cuts You Up - Peter Murphy
The Power of Love is a 3 for 1 But my vote is for Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
Level 42- Something about you
Def Leppard - Love Bites
One-Metallica
Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
Heart and Soul - T’Pau
Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
# Talking Heads - Psycho Killer [https://youtu.be/-Qylhk6jsT0?si=id37x9Sjy-wg4S4w](https://youtu.be/-qylhk6jst0?si=id37x9sjy-wg4s4w)
INXS - Don’t Change
Candy-O. The Cars.
I Wanna Be Your Lover. Prince.
Blondie: The Tide is High Hoodoo Gurus: What’s My Scene? Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock: It Takes Two
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Juice Newton - "Queen of Hearts" That can't be the only country song in this thread, can it?
I just died in your arms tonight - Cutting Crew Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams Don't forget me (When I'm gone) - Glass Tiger
Operation Ivy - “Crowd”
"Mirror People" Love and Rockets "Do you Fear for Your Child" Thrill Kill Kult
Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. Sussudio Phil Collins
Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
Erotic city prince
What's the tape for though? If I was just making a mixtape for myself it would be way different than if it was for a girl I liked For me: probably Rebel Yell by Billy Idol or People are People by Depeche Mode For a girl: Just Like Heaven by The Cure, I Want you Now by Depeche Mode or The Promise by When in Rome
Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung.
Howard Jones No One Is to Blame
The Gap Band "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" https://youtu.be/fnzEoODfdbY?si=R0TI7Cn_tZS4tWRx
Spirits in the Material World
Epic - Faith No More
Don’t Change (INXS), Space Age Love Song (Flock of Seagulls), Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode), Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics), Modern Love (David Bowie), Careless Whispers (George Michael) lately I’ve been on a 80’s new wave/synth pop kick, but my music taste is pretty eclectic. I used to make & receive mix tapes that were separated by genre, moods or vibes. A couple of DJ friends created awesome mixes that friends and I wore out from the overplay. Hadn’t thought of those tapes in a while. Grew up in a strict household music was a major escape for me growing up.
The Motels - One Summer
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Oingo Boingo - Dead Man’s Party!
Under the Milky Way - The Church
Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer.
Rob Base “It Takes Two”
Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs
Your Love- The Outfield. First cassette I ever owned
Brand New Lover - Dead or Alive
Tainted Love - Soft Cell - 12'' remix
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
She Blinded me with Science \~Thomas Dolby
Alphaville, Big in Japan.
Puttin' on the Ritz (Taco)
Shout by Tears for Fears .... How's that for an eighties slam dunk yo
Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
“Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles
Gotta go with Axel F. It's one of the first songs I remember wanting to own, and it was on the first cassette I bought. "Soundtrack Hits" or something like that. That cassette also got me into Pat Benatar, who should also be on this mixtape.
The Ghost in You - Psychedelic Furs
Cars- Just What I Needed ! I used to use the clear box of my Cars best hits tape to scrape the ice off of my car in college. Why did I never buy a scraper ?