Working on an 80s Dance Party MP3 disc

[highway1pch]

There is some influential 70s stuff here, but this is meant to be an 80s Party disc. There is a lot of non-New Wave stuff here to be a little more representative of 80s. I've tried to stay clear of the mainstream dreck I hated then. You'll find some early Hip Hop and Freestyle mixed in for dancability and funk.

Comments? Criticism?
I think I need to cut out about a minute to fit this on an MP3 disc, so If you've got a suggesstion on what to cut, let me know.

(Megamix) 80's Megamix 0:13:32
1985 ABC How To Be A Millionaire 0:03:34 Look of Love (The Very Best of ABC)
1982 ABC The Look Of Love 0:03:29 Look of Love (The Very Best of ABC)
1980 Adam Ant Antmusic 0:03:37 Antics In The Forbidden Zone
1982 Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes 0:03:35 Antics In The Forbidden Zone
1981 Adam Ant Physical (You're So) 0:04:28 B-Side Babies
1981 Adam Ant Stand And Deliver 0:03:33 Antics In The Forbidden Zone
1982 Afrika Bambaataa Planet Rock 0:05:18 Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 1
1985 A-Ha Take On Me 0:03:49 Millennium '80s New Wave Party
1985 Arcadia Election Day 0:04:34 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 15
1980 Bad Manners Wooly Bully 0:03:07 Ska'n'B
1983 Bananarama Shy Boy (Don't It Make You Feel Good) 0:03:17 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 10
1986 Bananarama Venus 0:03:17 The Very Best Of Bananarama [Collector's Edition] [CD1]
1986 Beastie Boys Brass Monkey 0:02:37 The Sounds Of Science [Disc 2]
1986 Beastie Boys She's Crafty 0:03:35 Licensed To Ill
1982 Berlin Masquerade 0:04:06 Best Of (1979-1988)
1984 Berlin No More Words 0:03:53 Best Of (1979-1988)
1988 Big Audio Dynamite Just Play Music! 0:04:12 Planet BAD - Greatest Hits
1985 Big Audio Dynamite The Bottom Line 0:03:46 Planet BAD - Greatest Hits
1982 Billy Idol Dancing With Myself 0:04:50 Greatest Hits
1983 Billy Idol Rebel Yell 0:04:46 Greatest Hits
1978 Blondie Heart Of Glass 0:04:35 The Best of Blondie
1980 Blondie Rapture 0:04:54 Old School Rap Party
1980 Blondie The Tide Is High 0:04:42 The Best of Blondie
1980 Bob Marley Could You Be Loved 0:03:35 Legend
1977 Bob Marley One Love / People Get Ready 0:03:37 Legend
1982 Bow Wow Wow Baby, Oh No 0:03:18 The Best Of Bow Wow Wow
1982 Bow Wow Wow I Want Candy 0:02:47 The Best Of Bow Wow Wow
1986 Boys Don't Cry I Wanna Be A Cowboy 0:03:41 Living in Oblivion- The 80's Greatest Hits Vol 5
1986 Cameo Word Up 0:04:22 The Best Of Cameo
1986 Crowded House Don't Dream It's Over 0:03:55 The Very Best of Crowded House
1983 David Bowie China Girl 0:04:17 Changesbowie
1980 David Bowie Fashion 0:04:49 Changesbowie
1985 Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round 0:03:15 Evolution: The Hits
Debbie Deb When I Hear Music 0:06:25 Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 2
1981 Depeche Mode Just Can't Get Enough 0:03:44 The Singles 81>85
1984 Depeche Mode Master And Servant 0:03:47 The Singles 81>85
1984 Depeche Mode People Are People 0:03:46 The Singles 81>85
1986 Depeche Mode Question Of Lust 0:04:30 The Singles 86-98 [disc 1]
1980 DEVO Girl U Want 0:02:56 Pioneers Who Got Scalped [Disc 1]
1982 DEVO That's Good 0:03:26 Pioneers Who Got Scalped [Disc 2]
1981 DEVO Through Being Cool 0:03:13 Pioneers Who Got Scalped [Disc 2]
DEVO We're All DEVO 0:01:04 Pioneers Who Got Scalped [Disc 1]
1980 DEVO Whip It 0:02:40 Pioneers Who Got Scalped [Disc 1]
1982 Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen 0:04:13 Millennium '80s New Wave Party
1985 Duran Duran A View To A Kill (Single Version) 0:03:37 The Singles 81-85 [13 of 13]
1981 Duran Duran Girls On Film (Single Version) 0:03:30 The Singles 81-85 [03 of 13]
1981 Duran Duran Hungry Like The Wolf (Single Version) 0:03:30 The Singles 81-85 [05 of 13]
1981 Duran Duran Planet Earth (Single Version) 0:04:03 The Singles 81-85 [01 of 13]
1982 Duran Duran Rio (Part 1) 0:05:15 The Singles 81-85 [07 of 13]
1982 Duran Duran Save A Prayer 0:05:28 The Singles 81-85 [06 of 13]
1983 Duran Duran The Reflex (7" Version) 0:04:26 The Singles 81-85 [11 of 13]
1983 Duran Duran Union Of The Snake 0:04:20 Seven And The Ragged Tiger
1983 EBN-OZN AEIOU Sometimes Y 0:06:32 Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Vol 3
1983 Eddy Grant Electric Avenue 0:03:45 The Greatest Hits
1977 Elvis Costello Alison 0:03:22 The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions
1978 Elvis Costello Pump It Up 0:03:17 The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions
1987 Eurythmics I Need A Man 0:04:23 Greatest Hits
1983 Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 0:03:37 Greatest Hits
1983 Eurythmics Who's That Girl? 0:03:49 Greatest Hits
1985 Eurythmics Would I Lie To You? 0:04:26 Greatest Hits
1982 Falco Der Kommissar 0:03:50 Greatest Hits
1985 Falco Macho Macho 0:04:58 Greatest Hits
1985 Falco Rock Me Amadeus (US Salieri Version) 0:08:24 Greatest 12" of The 80's - Vol 1
1985 Falco Vienna Calling 0:04:02 Greatest Hits
1985 Fishbone Party At Ground Zero 0:04:51 Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Vol 1
1985 Freestyle Party Has Begun 0:06:30 Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 3
1984 General Public Hot You're Cool 0:03:46 All the Rage
1984 General Public Tenderness 0:03:38 All the Rage
1983 Grandmaster Flash White Lines 0:07:25 Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Vol 2
1982 Haircut 100 Favourite Shirt 0:03:05 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 07
1983 Haysi Fantayzee Shiny Shiny 0:03:46 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 11
1983 Heaven 17 Let Me Go 0:04:16 The Best Of Heaven 17
1983 Herbie Hancock Rockit 0:05:21 Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 1
1988 Information Society What's On Your Mind 0:04:30 American Psycho Soundtrack
1987 INXS Kick 0:03:14 Kick
1987 INXS Need You Tonight 0:03:01 The Greatest Hits
1987 INXS Never Tear Us Apart 0:03:02 The Greatest Hits
1987 INXS New Sensation 0:03:42 The Greatest Hits
1985 INXS What You Need 0:03:35 The Greatest Hits
1988 J.J. Fad Supersonic 0:03:55 Ruthless Tenth Anniversary: Decade of Game [2 of 2]
1985 King Love And Pride 0:06:15 Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Vol 1
1983 Laid Back White Horse 0:05:43 Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 4
1978 Lene Lovich Lucky Number 0:02:51 Stateless...Plus
1981 Lene Lovich New Toy 0:03:18 Flex...Plus
1988 L'Trimm Cars With The Boom 0:03:57 Diggin' The Crates (Vol 5): For Miami Bass
M Pop Muzic 0:03:20 Just Say Yesterday (Volume VI of Just Say Yes)
1987 M/A/R/R/S Pump Up The Volume 0:04:08 American Psycho Soundtrack
1979 Madness (They Call It) Madness 0:02:38 One Step Beyond…
1983 Malcolm McLaren Buffalo Gals 0:04:22 Duck Rock
1982 Men At Work Down Under 0:03:41 Contraband: The Best Of Men At Work
1989 N.W.A. Express Yourself 0:04:25 Yo! MTV Raps: A Journey Back In Time
1983 Naked Eyes Promises, Promises 0:03:48 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 10
1988 New Order Blue Monday 88 (12 Inch) 0:07:09 Blue Monday 1988
1984 Newcleus Jam On It 0:06:25 Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 2
1985 Oingo Boingo Dead Man's Party 0:06:21 Dead Man's Party
1985 Oingo Boingo Weird Science 0:03:52 Hang the DJ - Modern Rock 1986
1980 OMD Electricity 0:03:32 The Best Of OMD
1984 OMD Tesla Girls 0:03:33 The Best Of OMD
1983 Oxo Whirly Girl 0:03:00 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 08
1985 Pet Shop Boys Opportunities 0:03:38 Discography
1984 Pet Shop Boys West End Girls 0:03:59 Discography
1986 Peter Gabriel Big Time 0:04:25 Shaking The Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
1989 Pop Will Eat Itself Def Con. One 0:03:59 This Is the Day... This Is the Hour... This Is This!
1982 Prince "1999" 0:03:37 The Hits - The B-Sides [Disc 1]
1981 Prince Controversy 0:03:35 The Hits - The B-Sides [Disc 2]
1986 Prince Kiss 0:03:46 The Hits - The B-Sides [Disc 2]
1984 Prince Let's Go Crazy 0:03:49 The Hits - The B-Sides [Disc 1]
1984 Prince Purple Rain 0:08:40 The Hits - The B-Sides [Disc 2]
1985 Prince Raspberry Beret 0:03:32 The Hits - The B-Sides [Disc 2]
1987 Prince U Got The Look 0:03:47 The Hits - The B-Sides [Disc 2]
1985 Prince When Doves Cry 0:03:48 The Hits - The B-Sides [Disc 1]
1987 Public Image Ltd. The Body 0:03:11 Happy?
1982 Q-Feel Dancing In Heaven 0:03:08 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 09
1988 Run-DMC Beats To The Rhyme 0:02:42 Greatest Hits
1986 Run-DMC It's Tricky 0:03:08 Greatest Hits
1988 Run-DMC Mary, Mary 0:03:14 Greatest Hits
1986 Run-DMC Peter Piper 0:03:23 Greatest Hits
1987 Salt-N-Pepa Push It 0:04:30 Yo! MTV Raps: A Journey Back In Time
1977 Sex Pistols Anarchy In The UK 0:03:32 Never Mind The Bollocks
1986 Sigue Sigue Sputnik Love Missile F1-11 0:03:47 21st Century Boys: The Best of
1985 Simple Minds Don't You (Forget About Me) 0:04:20 Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92
1981 Siouxsie & The Banshees Arabian Knights 0:03:09 Once Upon A Time
1985 Siouxsie & The Banshees Cities In Dust 0:03:57 Hang the DJ - Modern Rock 1986
1981 Soft Cell Tainted Love 0:02:42 The Very Best Of
1983 Spandau Ballet "True" 0:05:40 Gold: The Best Of
1981 Spandau Ballet To Cut A Long Story Short 0:03:22 Gold: The Best Of
1982 Sparks Angst In My Pants 0:03:33 Profile - The Ultimate Sparks Collection (2. Keep Right)
1983 Sparks Cool Places 0:03:25 More Music From The Soundtrack - Valley Girl
1981 Stray Cats Rock This Town 0:02:40 Millennium '80s New Wave Party
1983 Talking Heads Burning Down The House 0:04:02 Speaking In Tongues
1986 Talking Heads Wild Wild Life 0:03:39 True Stories
1980 The (English) Beat Mirror In The Bathroom 0:03:09 I Just Can't Stop It
1980 The (English) Beat Twist And Crawl 0:02:35 I Just Can't Stop It
1986 The Art Of Noise Peter Gunn 0:03:59 Hang the DJ - Modern Rock 1986
1982 The B-52's 52 Girls (party Mix) 0:03:04 Party Mix - Mesopotamia
1982 The B-52's Dance This Mess Around (Party Mix) 0:02:56 Party Mix - Mesopotamia
1982 The B-52's Mesopotamia 0:03:51 Party Mix - Mesopotamia
1980 The B-52's Party Out Of Bounds 0:03:21 Wild Planet
1979 The B-52's Rock Lobster 0:04:54 Millennium '80s New Wave Party
1986 The Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian 0:03:24 Greatest Hits
1986 The Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene 0:04:08 Hang the DJ - Modern Rock 1986
1984 The Cars Drive 0:03:57 Complete Greatest Hits
1984 The Cars Hello Again 0:03:48 Complete Greatest Hits
1981 The Cars Shake It Up 0:03:35 Complete Greatest Hits
1984 The Cars You Might Think I'm Crazy 0:03:08 Complete Greatest Hits
1980 The Clash London Calling 0:03:21 The Singles
1980 The Clash Magnificent Seven 0:04:29 The Singles
1982 The Clash Rock The Casbah 0:03:34 The Singles
1982 The Clash Should I Stay Or Should I Go? 0:03:07 The Singles
1983 The Cure The Love Cats 0:03:39 Staring At the Sea - The Singles
1988 The Dead Milkmen Punk Rock Girl 0:02:38 Cream Of The Crop: The Best Of The Dead Milkmen
1983 The Fixx One Thing Leads To Another 0:03:20 Greatest Hits - One Thing Leads To Another
1984 The Go-Go's Head Over Heals 0:03:37 Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's [Disc 2 of 2]
1981 The Go-Go's Our Lips Are Sealed 0:02:45 Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's [Disc 1 of 2]
1981 The Go-Go's We Got The Beat 0:02:31 Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's [Disc 1 of 2]
1983 The Human League (Keep Feeling) Fascination 0:03:46 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 10
1981 The Human League Don't You Want Me? 0:03:58 Dare
1981 The Human League Love Action (I Believe In Love) 0:05:02 Dare
1981 The Human League Sound Of The Crowd 0:04:07 Dare
1981 The J. Geils Band Centerfold 0:03:37 Flashback - The Best Of
1981 The J. Geils Band Freeze Frame 0:03:57 Flashback - The Best Of
1982 The Jam Town Called Malice 0:02:54 The Sound Of The Jam
1983 The Polecats Make A Circuit With Me 0:02:43 Living in Oblivion- The 80's Greatest Hits Vol 3
1980 The Police Don't Stand So Close To Me 0:04:04 Zenyatta Mondatta
1985 The Power Station Get It On (Bang A Gong) 0:03:45 Living In Oblivion- The 80's Greatest Hits Vol 2
1976 The Ramones Blitzkreig Bop 0:02:11 Ramones Mania
1979 The Ramones I Wanna Be Sedated 0:02:29 Ramones Mania
1980 The Ramones Rock 'N' Roll High School 0:02:22 New Wave Hits of the '80s - Vol 01
1977 The Ramones Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 0:02:46 Ramones Mania
1983 The Romantics Talking In Your Sleep 0:03:54 What I Like About You (And Other Romantic Hits)
1980 The Romantics What I Like About You 0:02:57 What I Like About You (And Other Romantic Hits)
1979 The Selecter On My Radio 0:03:07 Too Much Pressure
1980 The Selecter Too Much Pressure 0:03:50 Too Much Pressure
1986 The Smiths Ask 0:03:18 Louder Than Bombs
1979 The Specials Nite Klub 0:03:24 The Specials
1984 The Vandals Ladykiller 0:03:43 Peace Thru Vandalism / When In Rome Do As The Vandals
1982 The Vandals Urban Struggle 0:03:49 Peace Thru Vandalism / When In Rome Do As The Vandals
1980 The Vapors Turning Japanese 0:03:44 Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Vol 4
1982 The Waitresses I Know What Boys Like 0:03:13 The Best of the Waitresses
1982 Thomas Dolby She Blinded Me With Science 0:03:41 The Best Of Thomas Dolby Retrospectacle
1983 Thompson Twins Lies 0:03:15 The Greatest Hits
1984 Time Zone (Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon World Destruction 0:05:33 Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Vol 1
1981 Tom Tom Club Genius Of Love 0:05:34 Tom Tom Club
1989 Tone Loc Funky Cold Medina 0:04:07 Old School Rap Party
1989 Tone Loc Wild Thing 0:04:23 Loc-ed After Dark
1985 Trans-X Living On Video 0:05:55 Living On Video
1983 UB40 Red Red Wine 0:03:03 The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000
1988 Voice Of The Beehive Beat Of Love 0:04:08 Let It Bee
1986 Wang Chung Everybody Have Fun Tonight 0:04:47 Millennium '80s New Wave Party
1982 Yazoo Only You 0:03:12 The Best Of Yaz
1982 Yazoo Situation 0:05:46 The Best Of Yaz
1989 Young MC Bust A Move 0:04:00 Old School Rap Party


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[Cadman68]

would love to hear this when you're done!

Cut a minute off, that would ruin it, but I would say Young MC-Bust a move.

[highway1pch]

I think I found a way to cut it the playlist down to size. There are so many great Cure songs to choose from, I looked to see which choice cuts were shorter than [i]Lovecats[/i] so that I could switch it out for the perfect fit.

The finalists are:
[i]In-Between Days
Boys Don't Cry
The Walk
Let's Go To Bed[/i]


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[highway1pch]

I think I may have to go with [i]Let's Go To Bed[/i] since that tune brought out the sexiest dancing at a local tribute band's (<a href="http://www.thecured.net/">The Cured</a>)set.

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[club80]

Don't remove Let's Go To Bed under any circumstances!

Obviously, everyone has their own preferences (for instance---I hate Prince) but if I were to vote for just one throw away, it would be Word Up by Cameo.

[Max Murdoc]

M/A/R/R/S has to go. Always hated that stuff.

The music you listen to is the soundtrack of your life.