simply put i luv this song.

i don't know why i like this song.

was this in the 80's?ah well...

yall know which one i speak of it was even used in Shrek.

Great Dance song

MY jam from teh classic movie better off dead.

Yall gotta admit this is a great slow jam.

I like to jam to this song for some reason and isn't phil collins teh guy who did the tarzan soundtrack.

I like princes songs the way i like mike jackson's.

Great dance song one of my favorites by mike jackson.

OOh shiverly timbers, this song rocks, haunting beats, melody, and lyrics this song is lushious and still sounds great today.

The concept is beautiful, the song is beautiful, unbelievable pain and pleasure, this song is.

What a genius to come up with this song, music, lyrics, who is that dark, well after Morrissey?

Third Chapter. Can still make me tear up.

One of the best break-out songs ever made and the video, nothing else to say.

Chapter Two in the story of my life.

Album/CD should include warning and prophylactics.

Story of my life.

Sensually sexy. Need I say more? Avalon is like warm chocolate on a cold day.

I still have goosebumps when I hear this song at the right time on the right day.

I was shocked to hear it played throughout the "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" movie. Very cool choice.

The whole album Treasure is one worth giving a listening to as it is very mellow and relaxing.

From Cupid and Pysche '85. Very cool song.

First heard them on the movie soundtrack for Pretty in Pink and then liked their other music as well.

We call it an excellent song!

Sing along song in high school. Just add beer!

Another hard to find song but one that I heard played by a cover band in Edinburgh, Scotland of all places.

Hallelujah!

How could you not smile when you listen to this song! Especially Fred's over the top lyrics!

One of the hardest songs to find because it only came out on vinyl (for about $25 a pop no less).

4...3...2...1! hehe...great song.

very cool song!

just one of their terrific songs...

how can anyone forget it? ;)

just one of a whole load of great alphaville tracks in the 80s check out www.alphaville.de

upbeat, catchy song...andy's vocals a perfect. "...how can i explain, when there are few words i can choose..." check out www.erasureinfo.com

perfect song. "...when i was a very small boy, very small boys talked to me, now that we've grown up together they're afraid of what they see..." check out www.neworderonline.com

TFF are getting back together again! good things are sure to come. "...and i find it kind of funny, i find it kind of sad the dreams in which i'm dying are the best i've ever had..." check out www.curtsmithzerodisc.com

Sad, beautiful, everything I love about PSB summed up in one song. "...look at my hopes look at my dreams, the currency we've spent, i love you you pay my rent..." check out www.petshopboys.co.uk

Brilliant song, by the most brilliant band! (i'm limiting myself to only one song per band)"...here is a plea, from my heart to you, nobody knows me as well as you do you know how hard it is for me to shake the disease that takes over my toungue in situations like these..." check out www.depechemode.com

sweet, seductive, she stole my heart.

Art and music, more duran duran than duran duran

Great 80's aussie band, sean kelly you should never had let James freud sing.

ok so they werent duran duran, but they had the synth power to take the fight right up to them, pity they discovered guitars but plugged away with synth bass's could never work that out.

law and order after the police

out of the ashes rises the phenix

after taking over the world with "take on me" the boys form norway showed they could also rock out with some guitars. another great voice from the 80, take a bow Mort.

The nemisis of duran duran, Tony hadley the man with the golden voice.

The original Gender bender, great vocals, reggae mixing with pop, hey he was a great singer.

Rio, duran duran's best album, great grooves, evil bass lines and of course Nick Rhodes spooky syth in total contrast to Simon LeBons edgy vocals, This Album is the 80's

A great hit that made Jimmy famous enough to leave and start "The Communards" (bit of a shame as Bronski Beat never recovered). Lyrics are quite sad, when you realise, it is about oppression of homo sexuals "...for the love that you seek will never be found at home. Pushed around and kicked around always a lonely boy. You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down...". Not gay myself, but you have to respect their courage at standing up during a period, where those who did, where victimised.

Fantastic group (although, I doubt they would have progressed very far, without Midge Ure). This song has a nice musical score.

Great band ("See The Lights" would be my favourite, but that was released in '91, so hasn't been listed). Belfast Child is my second favourite from this band and is a story about the troubles in Northern Ireland. It's a good tune and builds up quite nicely.

Very similar in style and genre, to Sailing by Christopher Cross. It's another relaxing song, that is best heard out on the water.

This man was brilliant on the piano (just look at some of his other classics, like "Ride Like The Wind" and "Best That You Can Do", which is more commonly known as "Arthur's Theme"). Sailing is a nice relaxing ballard. It's just a shame that 'N Tranc' decided to kill it.

Catchy tune, interesting lyrics. Does quite well, to tell a story of someone's life, in a song (even if it is about running moonshine and drugs).

Again, the piano in this song, is quite fantastic (but along with Christopher Cross, this man is a magician on the piano. Just listen to this song and "Mandolin Range"). The Way It Is, has has a very poignant story in the lyrics.

Great melody, great lyrics. Unfortunately, this song was not as popular as you would have expected.

Again, it's the piano score that makes this song. It's just a pity, that the lyrics of assault and battery, don't support the music.

Another great Jim Steinman song, pulled off magnificently by the guys from Air Supply. I'm a huge fan of piano accompaniments in songs. So needless to say, this is one of the better ones (the best, would have to be "I Don't Like Mondays" by "Boomtown Rats". Would have listed this song, but it was released in '79. Followed closely by "November Rain" by "Guns 'n' Roses", which was released in '92, so again, have not listed. Although, the raspy voice of Axle Rose did not do justice to what would have been one of the greatest songs ever, if someone with a smoother voice had sung it). Making Love, has a very simple, but very effective, piano score and the lyrics match. I especially love the build up, and the instrumental part, in the middle of the song.

"Does it feel the same, When she calls your name?"

"The light that you could never see, It shines inside, you can't take that from me"

"I dream at night I can only see your face, I look around but it's you I can't replace"

"Little things I should have said and done, I just never took the time"

"Let me bid you farewell, Every man has to die"

"Who's gonna drive you home tonight?"

"Can't make it all alone, I've built my dreams around you"

"everytime that I look at you, I can see the future"

"what else can I do...I'm so in love with you"

"brown skin shining in the sun...wayfarers on baby"

I'll have to agree with everyone else, Chess and pop music...the 80s

Wednesday night TV, Dynasty and America's Greates Hero

Hey, I played this most mornings in High School to get myself out of bed

Wasn't this THE 80s song

I have no idea why I like this song so much....

The ulitmate psych up song before high school basketball games....sure every high school athlete from the 80s played this song

Who didn't want the career Richard Gere had in that movie.....

Hey it still brings a tear to my eye....

What a love song, we even had it in our wedding in 87....that darn movie ended me up at West Point.

My all time favorite dance song, danced so many times to this with my now sister-in-law!!

The greatest bassline, lyrics, video ever ever ever!

Cool song

Great pipes

This was a local Minneapolis Band... really good stuff

Fntastic Ballad

You gotta love the Crue

Epitomy of 80's rock!

Little known Band... really good album

Couldn't go anywhere in 1986 without hearing this song

The single greatest song writer and performer... to this day!!

I remember hanging out with friends at the pool with this song...can't believe it was that long ago!!

What ever happened to these guys or this song??

Ah Morton (lead singer) was soooo cute :-)

A one hit wonder...but a good one!

Randy Rhode's guitar solo in this song kicks ass!

I still listen to this song!!

Part of the Pretty In Pink soundtrack - one of my all time favorite movies!!

This is actually just an album track (last track, first side of 'Don't Point Your Finger') but I do wonder if N.B.Z. would have had more success if they'd have released this as a single. The moment when Mark Feltham swings into his blues harp break is truly achingly piercing and is for me one of the greatest moments in recorded music history. It never fails to reduce me to jelly and the whole album is worth it just for that few seconds.

The most epic in scale of the 'New Mod Band' records of the late seventies/early eighties, captures a feeling of real foreboding about the truly crazeee decade then just in its first year, but doomwatching has never been as enjoyable as this!

Trevor Horn, early eighties Britain's very own Phil Spector, (although the less said about him the better at the moment!), at his most sumptuous - a truly beautifully romantic record that sounds like the 'silk and coffee lace' alluded to in the lyrics. It all wouldn't be complete without the soulful vocals of Martin Fry, though.

What's a Mod like me doing with this in? I have my excuses. One of the song-writers, Roy Alfred, is half of the team behind one of my fave Northern Soul records, 'Come On Down Baby Baby', by The Orlons. If you're going to do a cover of an oldie do it like this. It thunders along and the high energy Doo Wop-style backing vocals are a dream. For two minutes I'm happy to say I'm a Rocker.

Once again we are in b/w territory - this time the c/w being 'Iko Iko'. Not only was Natasha a real looker, (dig the picture sleeve), at whom the singer of 'Too Nice To Talk To' is probably staring, but on this 'Killer B' she doesn't half lay down some low-down, mean Blues - WOW! Once again I think I play this more often than 'Iko Iko'. Who can blame me?

More scenes from a typical early eighties (or any other period, for that matter) night out. This time we think our luck might be better - but once again, who cares what happens as long as there's this to dance to - Power Brit Pop of the highest order driven along by figures from the guitars that come down with a mighty big wallop.

More great 'skanking' and tells a story with which many a young man would be all too familiar on a night out at the club - but who cares when you've got this to dance to anyway?

Slight change of image from Mari (!!!) Great music to 'skank' to and all-round huge, big, massive fun, fun, fun. The sax break towards the end ups the intensity at just the right moment while the organ keeps bubbling away.

This is the b/w to 'Baby It's True' but since I discovered it I play it more than the c/w. The choruses are magnificent exclamation marks. It's just about the perfect example of a 'Killer B'.

Just about the smoothest Brit Motown that was ever laid down - with wonderfully swooping backing vocals. The lead vocalist, Lol Mason, had been in City Boy previously - shame nothing much happened with him or The Maisonettes after this release, (as far as I know)

The only GOOD girl singer

The Best movie in the world and Judd Nelson is so hott

Awsome Song and Axl Rose is so hott

Awsome song by the best band in the world

Sweet!

Sweet!

Sweet!!

The best.

Awesome song!

Good song!

Awesome tune.

So good!

The song rules!

great song!

My favorite of this band.

This is the only song I remember from them.

A very underrated song.

Fast beat, sing along and I'll guarantee you'll feel better.

Another beaty song. Their best IMHO.

Love it. Hardly ever see it mentioned anywhere. A very feel good song.

Such an 80s song. This is the 80s all in one song.

Very upbeat. Love this song.

I can't believe this is not already here. The drums are amazing, awesome beat.

Play it loud, in your car. I dare you to not tap along.