The quintessential 80s pop song?

[Multicore]

"Stop Making Sense" - The Talking Heads.

That's Bernie Worrell up there with them, right? I just mentioned him in a different thread. I saw this at the cinema a couple of times when it was new. Awesome.

 

[Puddingbuks]

The eighties had also some nice quirky house / italo

 

[Puddingbuks]

And this is another category, but also very very 80s:

 

[GeorgeWalk]

That's Bernie Worrell up there with them, right? I just mentioned him in a different thread. I saw this at the cinema a couple of times when it was new. Awesome.

Yes, that is Bernie. I saw the film when came out and I saw them do it live Lowell, MA. Awesome band with a great sound. I think Tina Weymouth is a vastly under rated bass player. When I watch the concert, I find myself watching her playing.

 

[Karu]

 

[Multicore]

Yes, that is Bernie. I saw the film when came out and I saw them do it live Lowell, MA. Awesome band with a great sound. I think Tina Weymouth is a vastly under rated bass player. When I watch the concert, I find myself watching her playing.

Yes. TH became famous for elaborate polyrhythm, fun to listen to and even more fun to watch.

Recently in this thread we had Japan. Another interesting bass player. My friend Gav plays bassoon for a living and he said that he could tell from listening to Japan that Mick Karn must have played bassoon at some point. Gav told me he confirmed this to be the case. The instruments have similar range and, if you're good on bassoon, you can get around in range quickly. Most bass players in pop music don't bother to do that.

 

[Robin L]

XTC: Senses Working Overtime

Robert Palmer: Simply Irresistible

George Clinton: Atomic Dog:

OMD: If You Leave:

 

[JaMaSt]

Everyone can quit posting now. Mic drop.

 

[Multicore]

Everyone can quit posting now. Mic drop.

o m g ... that is ....

 

[Multicore]

Divine - Walk Like A Man​

 

[Timcognito]

Spoiler: No One Posted This

 

[SKBubba]

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned, so...

(Is somebody going to make a playlist?)

 

[SKBubba]

Also, did I miss this one?

 

[Eulipian]

OK, I'll raise you--movie tie-in.

 

[Dismayed]

 

[ryanosaur]

Has anybody... yet?

Wang Chung
Beastie Boys

 

[pablolie]

To me, it has to be Spandau Ballet (True) or Wham (Careless Whisper)... they are my primary 80s anthemes but there are many more, still those stand out.

 

[Multicore]

(Is somebody going to make a playlist?)

The difficulty with playlists is sequencing. I did an 80s pop music playlist a couple of years ago and sequencing was hard enough when I was also choosing the tunes.

 

[Multicore]

Also, did I miss this one?

Is that the same train that's in Tracy Ulman's Move Over video?

Tracey Ullman - Move Over Darling​

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[eddantes]

After that Divine video... I think some of us may need some