Best song from the 80s that I REFUSE to be ashamed of liking

[Pale Blue Dot]

Poll question: Best song from the 80s that I REFUSE to be ashamed of liking

OK, get your flamethrowers ready, but I'm tired of all the 80's bashing! I like these songs, I don't care how cheesy they are! Maybe for some of you, this will bring back memories (wanted or not).

[mitchum]

1. "Just The Two of Us"....

I will defend just about anything Bill Withers worked on. And it's a good song.

[blondeatlast]

10. Why should we be ashamed of theis one? Sexy melody, great lyrics,

where's my husband? I want him NOW!

[chiburb]

26. Amen to that! Withers was one of my...

Alltime favorites. Ain't No Sunshine, Grandma's Hands...
Went a long way from installing (or cleaning?) toilets on airplanes...

[wellstone_democrat]

2. that song by Simply Red

whose name is lost to me at the moment

Oh and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" which I think was an 80s song...

[Red_Storm]

5. Holding Back The Years .....or

If You Don't Know Me By Now ........Those were their two big hits.......both songs are hot, even now, ......definitely not 80's cheese......

[Sal316]

20. Total Eclipse of the Heart...

Have you seen "Old School"? That song will NEVER be the same after that!

[otohara]

3. Milli Vanilli

Girl You Know and Blame It On The Rain

too bad the boys were exploited

[Kamika]

6. yes

"Girl im gonna miss you" is a really nice song

[Kenneth ken]

4. dude/dudette

your musical taste is non-existant!

I couldn't vote for any of this crap!

[Kellanved]

7. Nena

"99 Luftballons"
Scorpions "Wind of Change"
Tina Turner "Private Dancer"
Status Quo "In The Army Now"
...

[NicoleM]

8. Those are from the 80s?

I've never heard of any of them. What about Debbie Gibson and Tiffany and NKOTB? New Kids were huge when I was in the seventh grade, and I'm proud to say that I was the only girl in my class who openly hated them. However, I only recently got over my fondness for "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany.

Edit: Kellanved, I prefer "Rock You Like A Hurricane" to "Winds of Change." Maybe it's because I can't whistle.

[kmla]

9. Safety Dance. Men w/o Hats.

Loved that song.

And A Flock of Seagulls. Saw them in concert. Great show.

[mbartko]

13. That's good guilty pleasure n/t

[liberalhistorian]

11. Yeah, but let's be honest, after

1985, most 80's music SUCKED! Most of the good songs were from 1980-85.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

12. Goody Two Shoes

by Adam Ant. (1982)

I LOVE that song!

http://www.vinylsingles.co.uk/goodytwoshoes.htm

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GOODY TWO SHOES
Adam Ant

With the heartbreak open
So much you can't hide
Put on a little makeup makeup
Make sure they get your good side good side

If the words unspoken
Get stuck in your throat
Send a treasure token token
Write it on a pound note pound note

CHORUS:
Don't drink don't smoke - what do you do?
Don't drink don't smoke - what do you do?
Subtle innuendos follow
There must be something he's hiding

We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

When they saw you kneeling
Crying words that you mean
Opening their eyeballs eyeballs
Pretending that you're Al Green Al Green

No one's gonna tell me
What's wrong or what's right
Or tell me who to eat with sleep with
Or that I've won the big fight big fight

Look out or they'll tell you
You're a "Superstar"
Two weeks and you're an all time legend
I think the games have gone much too far

If the words unspoken
Get stuck in your throat
Send a treasure token token
Write it on a pound note pound note

Don't drink don't smoke - what do you do?
Don't drink don't smoke - what do you do?
(repeat)
Subtle innuendos follow, must be something inside

[mbartko]

14. No shame in that one at all! n/t

[VelmaD]

15. "Basketball"...

by Curtis Blow and "Too Shy" by Kalagoogoo.

Anything by Dokken. *blushes*

[Red_Storm]

22. to the hoop !!!!!!!!!!!

[geniph]

16. I actually have never heard a single one of these

not ever. None are even vaguely familiar.

My pick for the one I refused to be ashamed of is Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time, or Culture Club's Karma Chameleon. I love both of those songs.

[donotpassgo]

17. Total Eclipse of the Heart and any Rick Astley Song...

n/t

[sistersofmercy]

18. Words by Missing Persons but on your poll "just the two of us."

[mlawson]

19. Okay, I voted for one of them...

:-)

[VOX]

21. "Down Under" by Men at Work

Silly lyrics, but the tune sticks.

:kick:

[NightTrain]

23. About half the songs you listed are quite good in my book!

n/t

[GalleryGod]

24. Saw Fogelberg sing it in concert on June 2nd

:yourock:

[Blue_Roses]

25. I love the '80's

some of the best times of my life were in the in the '80's. When I hear any '80's music it takes me back to a time when life was free and easy. "Easy like Sunday morning,"...I know, cheese, cheese, cheese.

But who cares? I don't! The '80's rocked...for me anyway.

[Red_Storm]

27. Not everything in music sucked in the 80's .........

100% Cheese Free

R.E.M.
U2
The Replacements
Metallica
RUN-DMC
Public Enemy
Stevie Ray Vaughan

and what about all the old school artists that made great albums in the 80's ?

[Blue_Roses]

28. I don't think they sucked

at all. I loved Earth, Wind, and Fire, Brick, Gap Band (you dropped a bomb on me...all time favorite), the Cars, and the list goes on...

[HEyHEY]

29. Proud to say I deeply feel they all suck