I’ve been taking an informal IM poll today: What is your favorite 80’s dance song?
Some answers:
- It Takes Two – Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
- Blue Monday – New Order
- Don’t You Want Me? – The Human League
- Mony Mony – Billy Idol
Some backup choices (because who can pick just one):
- You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
- Fight The Power – Public Enemy
- Push It – Salt-N-Pepa
No Soft Cell? No Prince? What about Vanilla Ice?
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SO many great dance songs in the 80s:
Our Lips Are Sealed – Go-Go’s
Don’t You Want Me – Human League
What I Like ABout You – Romantics
Call Me – Blondie
You Spin Me Round – Dead or Alive
Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Kiss – Prince
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Chains Of Love – Erasure
West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
Rock Casbah – Clash
One Thing Leads To Another – Fixx
Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
I Melt With You – Modern English
Jump – Van Halen
Situation – Yaz
Take On me – A-Ha!
Rock Lobster – B-52’s
Rio – Duran Duran
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Venus – Bangles
Sweet Dreams -Eurythmics
Radio-Free Europe – R.E.M.
The Breakup Song – Greg Kihn Band
The One Thing – INXS
Fame – Irene Cara
Like A Prayer – Madonna
Need more?
OK OK I get your point. But this is pretty pop heavy. How about metal? Wasn’t the 80’s the metal decade? Was none of it danceable?
I had a couple of those, but if you want more Metal dance stuff:
AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Aerosmith – Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
Def Leppard – Photograph, Rock Of Ages, Pour Some Sugar On Me
Guns N Roses – Welcome To The Jungle, Sweet Child ‘O Mine
Motley Crue – Girls Girls Girls
Quiet Riot – We’re Not Gonna Take It
…and, yes, I’m a “pop”-kinda guy
also, I had an error above:
Venus was done by Bananarama
Bangles did “Walk Like An Eqyptian”
typed the list too fast!
The eighties and early nineties blend together in a haze for me alas… I confess that Madonna’s, um, ouvre, songbopok, etc, is what stands out. “Material Girl” “Vogue” etc etc.
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