The ultimate music of the 80s

[Belike]

Another hit in Denmark was Nina - 99 luftbaloons

And she had the same hairdresser as everybody else!!!

Yeah, maybe these guys had the same hairdresser.

[2-mad]

Does anybody remember this guys ??
They won the Record-Contract in a paper like c't in the 80th . With an Amiga 500 !!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG64_zfBFis

[2-mad]

And one of my favorite ... PunkRockCaveman ... do you remember ??

The Band : "NICHTS" .. I liked them in 82 !



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOUcZa3UxCE

[Brry71]

The 80's.... The era of free radio... I was listening every weekend to RAFF 102 (Radio als flitsend fenomeen), so my taste is a bit different. Hard to choose just one, so here are a few:

Stacy Lattisaw - Nail It To The Wall (12 Inch Mix) http://youtu.be/0y_Nl52F1io
Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love (Extended Version) http://youtu.be/DDywRDwiVYU
The Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head http://youtu.be/tCf1ZCZZ6GE
Cameo - Word Up http://youtu.be/MZjAantupsA
The Brothers Johnson - Stomp! http://youtu.be/tPBDMihPRJA

[zapposh]

I agree with all that it is very hard, maybe impossible, to chose just one. But fun to try and make that choice. 
The result is a very nice list of great classics, practically all of which I was watching on youtube Saturday night when the question came up. 

Except for the more alternative things in the recent posts which I did not know but I'm happy to discover.
One of the only other Germany songs that made it over the boarder besides Nena's 99 Luftballons was "Geier Sturzflug - Bruttosozialprodukt 1983":

Don't miss it out, the tunes in it are cult   

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

[level42]

Now.....could that song be any more timely today ? Send it to Greece !

Nice sentence:

und der Gabelstaplerführer mit der Stapelgabel prahlt

I guess only the Germans themselves can sing that in that tempo without messing up

[Blanka]

Duran Duran - Girls on Film. Most extreme video clip ever! Even to the standard of current LA rappers with all their booty shake.

[2-mad]

I prefer still "Rob Hubbard" .. The "SID-Chip-God-Himself" ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5ts_Nslpo

[2-mad]

I found something better !!!

PLEASE LOOK AT THIS !!! .. READ AND LISTEN !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5_ZiNXsA5c&feature=related

[Etienne MacGyver]

I found something better !!!

PLEASE LOOK AT THIS !!! .. READ AND LISTEN !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5_ZiNXsA5c&feature=related

+1 ! 

[level42]

Guys, keep focus....one REAL 80's song, no remixed S(H)ID stuff !!

Barry:The Brothers Johnson - Stomp! http://youtu.be/tPBDMihPRJA

EXCELLENT choice (like most of the others on that list !)

Look at what is in the back of that place where they shot the video, it's a freaking arcade !!! Loads of pinballs but I can't make out any video games...

Also notice the bass-slapping solo (WAY too short) and the Prohet 5 and Rhodes keyboard (Exactly the same combo Mike Lindup from Level 42 used and USES !) ...yeah Level 42 got some inspiration from them

Late 70's-early 80's soul & disco.....my music !
The funny thing is they L42 picked up (and evolved) this kind of music when it had been pronounced dead because of the Punk shit happening...

[2-mad]

Guys, keep focus....one REAL 80's song, no remixed S(H)ID stuff !!

You are too serious .. grmpf 

[zapposh]

I found something better !!!

PLEASE LOOK AT THIS !!! .. READ AND LISTEN !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5_ZiNXsA5c&feature=related

This reminds me that I badly need a Commando cab.  

And now that this post has gone from Rick Astley over to C64 music, here is one I like.
I actually player the C64 version before ever playing the arcade version, and remember being so disappointed that the arcade version didn't have that funky tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5hEupBZP8c

[Etienne MacGyver]

Barry:The Brothers Johnson - Stomp! http://youtu.be/tPBDMihPRJA

Motown music , i love it !

[zapposh]

Late 70's-early 80's soul & disco.....my music !
The funny thing is they L42 picked up (and evolved) this kind of music when it had been pronounced dead because of the Punk shit happening...

Absolutely! The funny thing is when making the first list, all of the best disco hits of that period were in 1979, so could not be added to the list for the 80s...