Okay, I'll need some help here. I don't do this kinda thing very well! But here goes the beginning of a list:

Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer)
Sucker for Love
Heart of Rock 'n Roll (Huey Lewis and the News)
I Want a New Drug (HL&tN)
The Power of Love (HL&tN)
If This Is It (HL&tN)
Jump (Van Halen)
Panama (Van Halen)
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits)
You Might Think (The Cars)

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The loneliness just fades away
thoughts of you just memories
no cryin now for what we're missin
time won't forget what you meant to me

Walk Like an Egyptian(Bangles), In a Big Country(Big Country), Rock Me Amadeus(Falco), Centerfold(J. Geils Band), Jessie's Girl(Rick Springfield), 867-5309(Tommy Tutone), Take on Me(A-Ha), Talking in Your Sleep(The Romantics), We Belong(Pat Benetar), Like a Prayer(Madonna).

I think you mean Dire Straits up there, Sal. http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif

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"Owner Of A Lonely Heart"-Yes
"Big City Nights"-Scorpions
"Shadows Of The Night"-Pat Benatar
"Wrapped Around Your Finger"-The Police
Any track from Prince's "Purple Rain" (Rock and dance together!)

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

Oops. Type. I fixed it. Thank you!

Wow, this thread is going to make me visit Napster a few times... I will have to make a CD out of what we create in here. http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif Nice picks!

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The loneliness just fades away
thoughts of you just memories
no cryin now for what we're missin
time won't forget what you meant to me

What, no Michael Jackson? Anything off of Thriller would qualify as a hit. Also, Poison, Def Leppard, Quiet Riot, Bon Jovi even Ozzy had a hit with Lita Ford.

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<FONT COLOR="#6699cc" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">This message has been edited by annual_mayhem on 01-22-2001 at 07:40 PM</font>

My Hotest Pop Rock picks of the 80's are:
Here are just a few of my fave 80's ROCK. I tried to keep the pop outta it, cuz these are my rock hits rather than pop-rock like Paula Abdul. Let's do a list for best pop too. http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif
"Money for Nothing" - Dire Straits
"Living on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
"You Might Think" - The Cars
"Love Bites"- Def Leppard
"Who Can it Be Now"- Men at Work
"New Drug"- Huey Lewis and the News
"Van Halen"- Hot for Teacher
"Addicted to Love"- Robert Palmer
"Sunglasses at Night" Corey Hart

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"Who you are is God's gift to you, and what you become is your gift to God". deborah-gibson

Great picks so far! CDs WILL be made in time... http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif

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The loneliness just fades away
thoughts of you just memories
no cryin now for what we're missin
time won't forget what you meant to me

Hottest Pop Songs....good topic!!!!
"Nasty Boys"-Janet Jackson
"Raspberry Beret"-Prince
"Kiss on My List"-Hall + Oates
"Our Lips are Sealed"-Go Go's
"Rock the Casbah"-Clash
"In a Big Country"-Big Country
"Don't you want me"-Human League
"Heart and Soul"-Huey Lewis +the news
"Out of Touch"-Hall + Oates
"Get Into the Groove"-Madonna

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Check ya later-I'm outta here!*Nikki*

Okay I'm kinda lost, but I imagine you're saying rock songs that were great pop tunes as well:

The Cars - Since You're Gone
Billy Squier - Everybody Wants You/Rock Me Tonite
Pete Townsend - Let My Love Open The Door
Rush - New World Man/The Body Electric
Scorpions - Still Loving You/Passion Rules The Game
Golden earring - Twilight Zone
J Geils Band - Fright Night/Freeze Frame
Loverboy - Turn Me Loose/Queen Of The Broken hearts
Saga - On The Loose/The Flyer/Don't Be Late
Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now/Bad Attitude
Asia - The Smile Has Left Your Eyes/Wildest Dreams
Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square (sorry I was only a pretty boy from junior year on)
Def Leppard - Foolin'/Me & My Wine (a great b-side actually)
Chris DebUrgh - High On Emotion/Don't Pay The Ferryman
Judas Priest - You Got Another Thing Comin'
Iron maiden - The Trooper
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades (Best guitar riff ever!!)
Foreigner - Urgent/Break It Up
Journey - Chain Reaction/After The Fall
Bon Jovi - She Dont Know Me
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk

Just to name a few....


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....threw you the obvious, and you flew with it on your back, a name in your recollection, down among a million same, difficult not to feel, a little, disappointed, and passed over, when i've looked right, through to see you, naked and oblivious, and you don't see me, but i threw you the obvious, just to see if, there's more behind, the eyes of a fallen angel, eyes of a tragedy...

Let's continue to roll!:

*Warning*-*Warning*-Some of these songs may have already been mentioned!

-"The Reflex"-Duran Duran
-"Dr. Feelgood"-Motley Crue
-"Sweet Freedom"-Michael McDonald
-"Forever Your Girl"-Paula Abdul (The entire album, I should say!)
-"Give It To Me Baby" and "Super Freak"-Rick James
-"Hit Me With Your Best Shot"-Pat Benatar
-"Ruthless People"-Mick Jagger
-"Cool It Now"-New Edition
-"Walk Like An Egyptian" and "Manic Monday"-The Bangles
-"Need You Tonight/Mediate", "What You Need" and "New Sensation"-INXS
-"Every Little Step"-Bobby Brown
-"Cherry Pie"-Warrant (Yeah, yeah, it came out in '90...can we make an exception?)
-"Stepping Out"-Joe Jackson
-"Tainted Love"-Soft Cell
-"Love Plus One"-Haircut 100
-"Never Surrender" and "Sunglasses At Night"-Corey Hart
-Any track from Martika's debut album
-Any track from the following Huey Lewis & The News albums: "Picture This", "Sports" and "Fore!"
-"Power Of Love" and "Back In Time" by Huey Lewis & The News
-Any track from the Eric Clapton albums "August" and "Journeyman"
-"Axel F"-Harold Faltermeyer
-"Miami Vice Theme"-Jan Hammer
-The heck with it...any track from the soundtracks to "Miami Vice", "Beverly Hills Cop", "Running Scared" and "Back To The Future"
-"Jump", "1984", "Panama", "Hot For Teacher" & "When It's Love"-Van Halen
-"Addicted To Love", "Simply Irresistible", "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" and "Looking For Clues"-Robert Palmer
-"Jessie's Girl" and "Don't Talk To Strangers"-Rick Springfield
-"Ride Like The Wind", "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"-Christopher Cross
-Anything Madonna recorded up to "Vogue"

That was an awesome lot of songs for one post, if I do say so myself!

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

I just forgot these songs:

-"In The Air Tonight"-Phil Collins
-"Centerfold"-J. Geils Band
-"Rhythm Of The Night", "You Wear It Well", "Love Always", "Time Will Reveal", "All This Love" and "Who's Holding Donna Now?"-DeBarge
-"Who's Johnny?"-El DeBarge
-"Sara"-Starship
-"Rebel Yell" and "Dancing With Myself"-Billy Idol
-"Living In America", "Gravity" and "Let's Get Personal"-James Brown
-"Time Slips Away" and "Callin' Your Heart"-Julie Brown
-"Invisible Touch" and "Land Of Confusion"-Genesis
-"She Works Hard For The Money"-Donna Summer
-"Me So Horny"-2 Live Crew (Sorry, it came out in '90. It has an 80s vibe, but 90s vulgarity. I like it, anyway!)
-"Time After Time" and "All Through The Night"-Cyndi Lauper
-"Big Time", "Red Rain" and "Don't Give Up" by Peter Gabriel

I'm on overload!

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

So many songs, so little brainspace http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//laugh.gif

Let's continue, shall we?:

-"(Keep Feeling) Fascination" and "Don't You Want Me?"-The Human League
-"Dancing In The Dark"-Bruce Springsteen
-"You're A Friend Of Mine"-Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
-"Boys Of Summer"-Don Henley
-"Tuff Enuff"-Fabulous Thunderbirds
-"We're Not Gonna Take It"-Twisted Sister
-"Oh Yeah"-Yello
-"No One Is To Blame"-Howard Jones
-"Breakout"-Swing Out Sister
-Any song from the soundtracks to "Flashdance" and "Footloose"
-"I've Had The Time Of My Life"-Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (note to self; put this song in the Best Ballads thread also)
-"Make Me Lose Control"-Eric Carmen (refer to note under "...Time Of My Life")
-Any song from Pretty Poison's album "Catch Me I'm Falling"

This probably won't be the last you hear from me on this subject http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//eek.gifhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//laugh.gif

Listing all these songs is so taxing on my brain that it could drive me http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//GOOFY.gifhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//OFFWALL.gifhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//PSYCHO.gifhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//spin.gifhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//wink.gif

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

and let's not forget....
Joan Jett-"I Love Rock'n Roll"
Tears for Fears-"Everybody wants to rule the World"
Ready for the World-"Oh Sheila"
Cars-"Just What I Needed"
Pat Benatar-"Invincible"
Cyndi Lauper-"Change of Heart"
After the Fire-"Der Kommissar"


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Check ya later-I'm outta here!*Nikki*