80's songs you didn't know when they came out but like now

Midas · 01-25-2007, 09:22 PM

I was thinking about this today...there were a few songs from the 80's that I either don't remember or totally forgot about (due to obscurity, less radio play or whatever) that I re-discovered in the past 5 or so years thanks to the internet. What are some of yours? Here's some of mine:

"The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)" - Peter Schilling
"Houseman" - Voyou (I think I may have heard this out at a club once back in '89)
"New York" - Micro Chip League (don't remember it when it came out, remember hearing it in a club in '94)
"Get Real" - Paul Rutherford
"It Must Be Love" - Madness
"Such A Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" - Talk Talk (I only ever knew "It's My Life" and "Talk Talk" until VH1 Classic. Good stuff!)
"Okay!" - O.K. (song I used to hear early on in the night at a club in '89 but had no clue what the title/artist was)
"Overpower" - Den Harrow (Heard on Hot Mix in 1986 and didn't know artist/title until about 2 years ago)
"Feel The Spin" - Debbie Harry (also heard on Hot Mix)
"What I Like" - Anthony And The Camp (also on Hot Mix)

whistledog · 01-26-2007, 03:26 AM

These are songs that I remember being very popular, but not until recent did I find out what they were and who sang them. Thanks to Canadian Chart listings, I've re-connected with so many songs that I loved when I was a kid

Another Man's Gun - Ray Lyell and the Storm
Anything For Love - Gordon Lightfoot and David Foster (This one actually brought tears of joy to my eye)
Before I Go - Starship
Boys of Autumn - David Roberts
Desire - Roni Griffith
Each Time You Break My Heart - Nick Kamen
Everything But My Pride - Cutting Crew (Another one that got me teary eyed. I never would have guessed it was Cutting Crew)
IBU - Roman Grey
It Doesn't Matter - Coleman Wilde
Land of 1,000 Dances - The WWF Wrestlers
Look Who's Crying Now - David Gibson
Mama Likes to Rock and Roll - Terry Kelly
Open Your Eyes - Lords of the New Church
Shooting From My Heart - Big Bam Boo
Stranger Than Paradise - Sass Jordan
Surfin' Bird - Pee Wee Herman (This one was actually depressing to hear again, but I thought it was worth a mention lol. It never charted in America or the UK, so youse consider yourself very lucky!)
Twist in My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram
Video Kids - Prototype
Waterline - Paradox

02-26-2008, 01:15 AM

One I stumbled across tonight on youtube

"World shut your mouth" by Teardrop Explodes (sorry, Wikipedia informs me it was a single from the lead singer of the band, Julian Cope)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpOZKjeAbe8

02-26-2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bookmistress4ever

One I stumbled across tonight on youtube

"World shut your mouth" by Teardrop Explodes (sorry, Wikipedia informs me it was a single from the lead singer of the band, Julian Cope)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpOZKjeAbe8

I just played this on Saturday! I knew you guys didn't really listen but SHEESH!

02-26-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NewRomantic

I just played this on Saturday! I knew you guys didn't really listen but SHEESH!

You know what? I was sitting there thinking..."this sounds familiar...I wonder what show I heard it on, and I was thinking some television show."

Geesh I'm a doofus.

So solly Mr. Ro. I really do listen, just I have like a really really bad short term memory and don't remember what... what was I talking about again?

02-27-2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookmistress4ever

You know what? I was sitting there thinking..."this sounds familiar...I wonder what show I heard it on, and I was thinking some television show."

Geesh I'm a doofus.

So solly Mr. Ro. I really do listen, just I have like a really really bad short term memory and don't remember what... what was I talking about again?

Huh? What? Did you say something? I'm sorry.

I WASN'T LISTENING.

I'll start shouting the song titles and artists' names if it'll help.