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by **plagiarism** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:19 am

"Don't You Want Me" - Human League
"Rapture" - Blondie
"Roxanne" - Police
"You Might Think" - Cars
"People Are People" - DM

by **jumpshift** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:56 am

These songs appear on every single radio retro flashback 80's show that has ever aired.

Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Tommy Tutone - Jenny Don't Change Your Number
Toni Basil - Hey Mickey
Escape Club - Wild Wild West
UB400 - Red Red Wine
FYC - She Drives Me Crazy

Tune into your local Star 80's lunch hour thing today and it's guaranteed you'll hear one of these songs.

UGH. Why can't they play some Blow Monkeys, Go West, or Nik Kershaw.

by **Cadman68** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:18 am

I love this song dearly, but it is overplayed in the highest order!
Gary Numan - Cars

by **Barmy** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:35 am

"We Built This City"--Starship
"Pop Muzik"--M

And, needless to say, "I Melt With You" should be universally banned. It was "cool" for about...oh wait, it was never cool.

by **WolverineSyr** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:16 am

As much as I love Blondie, One Way or Another was never a favorite. Now that Swifter and Doritos got a hold of it - enough already!

I'm glad Deb's making money though!

by **British** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:14 am

Every single 80s song Jack FM plays.

by **Mechi** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:00 am

Bizarre love triangle... that doesn't mean that I don't like it.
Love is a shield
Don't you want me?
Enjoy the silence

And here in Argentina almost any hit that Erasure had gets played a lot in all radios as if Erasure was the only band that existed in the 80's... not that I hate them, I pretty much liked them but I see it as something unfair the fact that some bands have good representation in radios and others like OMD and even New Order are almost inexistent with the exception of one song that gets played a lot.

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by **Frank_Chickens** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:33 am

From a UK perspective:

Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Duran Duran - Girls on Film
Spandau Ballet - Gold, True
Human League - Being Boiled..only joking! Don't You Want Me
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Gary Numan - Cars
New Order - Blue Monday
Smiths - This Chraming Man, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Cure - Boys Don't Cry, Friday I'm in Love, Lovecats
Yazoo - Only You
Pigbag - Poppa's Got a Brand New Pigbag (love this track tho!)
Erasure - Sometimes
The Police (new wave?) - Every Breath You Take
Undertones - Teenage Kicks

..plus most of the British bands mentioned above

--

"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:46 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by empyrean[/i]

More To Lose - Seona Dancing

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Couldn't agree more. WAY overplayed. And I've only heard it once. [xx(]

by **Barmy** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:07 am

The entire "Wedding Singer" soundtrack:

1. Video Killed The Radio Star
2. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
3. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
4. How Soon Is Now
5. Love My Way
6. Hold Me Now
7. Everyday I Write The Book
8. White Wedding
9. China Girl
10. Blue Monday
11. Pass The Dutchie
12. More To Lose

by **Agent D** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:32 am

That Dixie Midnight Runners Eileen crap.

What is funny is I don't recall EVER listening to it in the 80's but I do remember it from the 90's and beyond... and I've never liked it.

On the other hand, one song I never hear anymore on radio is Eurogliders' Heaven (Must Be There). It's an underrated track, me thinks.

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by **club80** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:49 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Agent D[/i]
<br>That Dixie Midnight Runners Eileen crap.

What is funny is I don't recall EVER listening to it in the 80's but I do remember it from the 90's and beyond... and I've never liked it.

On the other hand, one song I never hear anymore on radio is Eurogliders' Heaven (Must Be There). It's an underrated track, me thinks.

www.storyboxmusic.com
www.myspace.com/storyboxmusic
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Obviously, the "Dixie" Midnight Runner's was the southern mix. LOL.

by **DJ Phoenix** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:12 pm

Many of the same you guys mentioned...here's a few more:

Howard Jones(Who I love): "Things can only get better"
THe Kinks: Come Dancin
Any Culture Club
Thompson Twins: Hold Me now
Berlin: The Metro/Take My Breath away

All great jams mind you....just way overplayed.

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by **empyrean** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:06 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by empyrean[/i]

More To Lose - Seona Dancing

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Couldn't agree more. WAY overplayed. And I've only heard it once. [xx(]

You have no idea how often it was played here. It will stick to your head and hear it in your dreams. [:D]

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by **mgmlion** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:09 pm

Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun. In fact, that whole first album I can't listen to as I lived in Wisconsin in the early 80's and it was played at literally every party I went to for 2 years.

I'd also add:
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (though not particularly new wave)
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

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