'Forgotten' Songs of the 1980's

No idea why this isn't on youtube.. or anywhere else for that matter (another scrub job?) but it's a dark 80s ballad and very very cool!

Swans Way - Stay

it's on their Fugitive Kind album so easily available to buy. I expect we might see more from them on this thread... hope so anyway!
 
I suspect I will be frequenting this thread regularly!

It annoys me with 80s compilations/radio stations/video channels etc that they seem to all stick to the same core songs and acts. You would think at times there were only about 100 hit singles in the 80s.

For the purposes of this thread I will avoid my favourite flops and stick to Top 20 hits that you literally never, ever hear anymore anywhere, starting with this Top 10 gem



Warning: may contain puffball skirts.
 
I love Pepsi & Shirlie's debut album! I only discovered it in the mid 00s, but it's full of gems as good as, if not better than) Heartache.
It is a very strong set of mid 80s pop! The album tracks are far better than they have any right to be, Crime of Passion being a particular favourite.

I always thought it should have been called Heartache though, not All Right Now ie named after the only cover and worst song on the album!
 
You would think at times there were only about 100 hit singles in the 80s.

Yep.

True, Karma Chameleon, Don't You Want Me, Tainted Love, Never Gonna Give You Up, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), Everybody Wants To Rule the World, Heaven Is a Place On Earth, I Think We're Alone Now, I Should Be So Lucky, Take On Me, Relax, Do They Know It's Christmas?, We Are the World, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Like a Virgin, The Look of Love, Flashdance... What a Feeling, Gloria, Red Red Wine, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Venus, Walk Like an Egyptian, Eternal Flame, Africa, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Every Breath You Take, Billie Jean, Beat It, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Kids In America, You Keep Me Hangin' On, Just Can't Get Enough, 9 To 5 (Morning Train), Only You, Down Under, Our Lips Are Sealed, Come On Eileen, Mickey, Centerfold, Fade To Grey, The Tide Is High, In the Air Tonight, Bette Davis Eyes, Antmusic, Shaddap You Face, Physical, I Just Called To Say I Love You, Ashes To Ashes, Let's Dance, Brass In Pocket, Turning Japanese, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), The Lady In Red, You Can Call Me Al, Don't Leave Me This Way, We Built This City, Addicted To Love, A Good Heart, Take My Breath Away, When the Going Gets Tough, La Bamba, West End Girls, Faith, Alone, Got My Mind Set On You, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, (I've Had) The Time of My Life, Push It, Love Is a Battlefield, Don't Worry Be Happy, Like a Prayer, Teardrops, She Drives Me Crazy, If I Could Turn Back Time, We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome), Time After Time, I Want To Break Free, Jump, Hold Me Now, All Night Long (All Night), Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now), 99 Luftballons, When Doves Cry, Footloose, Careless Whisper, Ghostbusters, Don't You (Forget About Me), Together In Electric Dreams, Walking On Sunshine, Neutron Dance, I've Got You Babe, I Want To Know What Love Is, Into the Groove.

Did I miss anything?
 

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