80's Music Meme

[rj_anderson]

From the music of the 80's, name...

5 popular songs that you still aren't tired of hearing yet:

"One Thing Leads To Another" by the Fixx

"Promises, Promises" by Naked Eyes

"True" by Spandau Ballet

"It's My Life" by Talk Talk

"Is There Something I Should Know?" by Duran Duran

5 popular songs you never want to hear again as long as you live:

"Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen

"Jack and Diane" by John Cougar Mellencamp

"The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston

"Like a Virgin" by Madonna

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper

5 songs that made you jump in front of the mirror and sing to your hairbrush:

"The Reflex" by Duran Duran

"Sweet Fire of Love" by Robbie Robertson and U2

"Reflected (on my side)" by Lone Justice

"Date Stamp" by ABC

"The Blood That Moves The Body" by a-ha

5 ballads that made you ache with their beauty:

"In a Lifetime" by Clannad (with Bono)

"Hunting High and Low" by a-ha

"I Will" by the Fixx

"The Promise" by Arcadia

"Is Your Love Strong Enough" by Bryan Ferry

5 bands you really miss:

Talk Talk

Crowded House

The Fixx

Cock Robin

Wild Swans

5 bands you don't miss even a teeny tiny bit:

REO Speedwagon (sorry, jerie!)

Journey

Honeymoon Suite

Loverboy

Chicago

5 songs that bring back vivid memories (and, if it's not too personal, which ones):

"Let's Tango" by Lisa Dal Bello and "Magic Dance" by David Bowie (goofing off with my best friend MJ)

"How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston (my first, painfully unrequited, crush)

"Hold The Heart" by Big Country (my second crush, also unrequited)

"The Chauffeur" by Duran Duran (sitting in the darkness with my brother's big padded headphones on, drowning in a wave of sound)

5 songs you're pretty sure nobody else remembers:

"Happy Now I Know" by Breeding Ground and Molly Johnson

"This Mourning" by Chalk Circle

"Voices in the Bush" by K

"Lie Down in the Grass" by Charlie Peacock

"Waterfall" by Wendy and Lisa

That was fun. Now we'll see how far it spreads...