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Favorite 80's Duos

PostPosted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:54 am
by InvisibleMan
there have been some mighty fine duos in the 80's. What are your favorites?

This thread is a tribute to all of them and the music they've brought [:D]

Roxette
Eurythmics
Modern Talking
Pet Shop Boys
Lili & Sussie
Erasure
Hall & Oates
Rene & Angela
Wham
Mel & Kim
Milli Vanilli ... heh heh yeah I know [;)]

PostPosted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:13 am
by TragicMagic
Would we maybe also put Yazoo in this category?

PostPosted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:49 pm
by coop41
I'm pretty sure Hall & Oates would kick Rene and Angela's ass

PostPosted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:02 pm
by Frau_Blucher
[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>I'm pretty sure Hall & Oates would kick Rene and Angela's ass
[/quote]
How 'bout Salt n Pepa holmes?

PostPosted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:18 pm
by InvisibleMan
[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>I'm pretty sure Hall & Oates would kick Rene and Angela's ass
[/quote]

maybe according to Mel Gibson [:D]

anyone remember One to One (Angel in my pocket)? The girl was very cute and some fine 80s pop music [8D]

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

also Humpe & Humpe (Careless Love), another wonderful duo

PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:05 am
by toyah
HAYZI FANTAZEE

PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:57 am
by schwenko
Sparks
Suicide

PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:23 am
by SonicBoom
Soft Cell
Blancmange
Nu Shooz
Yello
Ebn/Ozn

PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:25 am
by toyah
i'm right there with you on both, Sparks and especially Max's Kansas City faves Suicide.... I didn't list them cos I regard them both as 70s duos who carried over in the following decades...but both are superb and way ahead of their time

PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:00 pm
by Panorama
Naked Eyes

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:38 am
by InvisibleMan
Also Red Flag is another wonderful duo

PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:38 am
by eLeMeNOhPeaQ
How about Tears For Fears?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:24 am
by avcool4u
I have to go with
Erasure and
Blancmange
as my favorites.
Lots of other duos have great music too

Anyone mention Go West?


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:31 am
by Spectre General
[quote][i]Originally posted by InvisibleMan[/i]
<br>
anyone remember One to One (Angel in my pocket)? The girl was very cute and some fine 80s pop music [8D]

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


[/quote]

YES! One to One were awesome.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:40 pm
by oldnewwaver
here are some more

Slow Children
Rank and File
Arcadia
The Proclaimers