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Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
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At risk of sounding like Alan Partridge... got to have some A-Ha on your 80s mix tape.
Also Pet Shop Boys, Simply Red, Fairground Attraction, Erasure, Kim Wilde (one of my first crushes - her and strangely enough Sue Lawley) haha...
Memories |
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"Everything by Bon Jovi, I grew up to his songs and managed to see him live at St Mary's Southampton "
I saw them at Wembley in June. Always loved them  and now my daughter does too |
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By *ady23Woman
over a year ago
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"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
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The possibilities are endless. Got those lyrics in my head now.. Your too shy shy hush hush etc. Earworm hs ha ha can't remember the artist |
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"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
The possibilities are endless. Got those lyrics in my head now.. Your too shy shy hush hush etc. Earworm hs ha ha can't remember the artist"
Kajagoogoo  |
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"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
The possibilities are endless. Got those lyrics in my head now.. Your too shy shy hush hush etc. Earworm hs ha ha can't remember the artist"
Kajagoogoo  |
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By *ady23Woman
over a year ago
Coventry |
"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
The possibilities are endless. Got those lyrics in my head now.. Your too shy shy hush hush etc. Earworm hs ha ha can't remember the artist
Kajagoogoo "
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By *modDMan
over a year ago
Lichfield |
"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
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Candyskin by the fire engines. It’s the best song you’ve never heard and one of the best singles ever.
Please YouTube it right now and share the love with all your friends and even the people you hate. |
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"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
Candyskin by the fire engines. It’s the best song you’ve never heard and one of the best singles ever.
Please YouTube it right now and share the love with all your friends and even the people you hate."
Will do directly.
Lene Lovitch now.. |
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By *modDMan
over a year ago
Lichfield |
"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
Candyskin by the fire engines. It’s the best song you’ve never heard and one of the best singles ever.
Please YouTube it right now and share the love with all your friends and even the people you hate.
Will do directly.
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She doesn’t like it, does she...I’ve sold her a pup. Or maybe she loves it and can’t stop playing it.
What’s it to be Minxy baby, the music world is waiting? |
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"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
Candyskin by the fire engines. It’s the best song you’ve never heard and one of the best singles ever.
Please YouTube it right now and share the love with all your friends and even the people you hate.
Will do directly.
She doesn’t like it, does she...I’ve sold her a pup. Or maybe she loves it and can’t stop playing it.
What’s it to be Minxy baby, the music world is waiting?"
Liked it, bit jangly,but they weren't on Postcard, interesting |
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"Depeche mode, just can't get enough or new life
I'm off to the cinema on Thursday night to see Depeche Mode's Spirits In The Forest concert."
love Deeche Mode, none popped up on thus tape as yet tho..
Bit of Associates now... Billy Mackenzie was a glorious man |
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By *modDMan
over a year ago
Lichfield |
"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
Candyskin by the fire engines. It’s the best song you’ve never heard and one of the best singles ever.
Please YouTube it right now and share the love with all your friends and even the people you hate.
Will do directly.
She doesn’t like it, does she...I’ve sold her a pup. Or maybe she loves it and can’t stop playing it.
What’s it to be Minxy baby, the music world is waiting?
Liked it, bit jangly,but they weren't on Postcard, interesting "
On Postcard??
Hmm bit mixed 7 out of 10ish then?
Ok but more mainstream, Malcy Mac’s Double Dutch - still sounds ace and a brilliant video too, proper feel good |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Night Boat To Cairo - Madness
Mirror In The Bathroom - The Beat
Too Much Too Young - The Specials
Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners
A Town Called Malice - The Jam
Swords Of A Thouand Men - Tenpole Tudor
Reward - Teardrop Explodes
New Years Day - U2
Love Cats - The Cure
Happy Hour - The Housemartins
Story Of The Blues - The Mighty Wah!
Temptation - New Order
Temptation - Heaven 17
Hyperactive - Thomas Dolby
Rock It - Herbie Hancock
High Energy - Evelyn Thomas
Feel So Real - Steve Arrington
The Crown - Gary Byrd & The GB Experience
Word Up - Cameo
It's Like That - Run DMC & Jason Nevins
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"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
Candyskin by the fire engines. It’s the best song you’ve never heard and one of the best singles ever.
Please YouTube it right now and share the love with all your friends and even the people you hate."
Oh, well some of us know this song very well , big fan of that old Postcard era Scottish scene |
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"The cure
The cult
Sisters of mercy
Dead Kennedys
Butthole surfers
Killdozer
Bauhaus
Pop will eat itself
Beastie boys"
Thats my sort of 80's
Just add some Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Jesus & Mary Chain, The Mission, Jesus Jones, Wonder Stuff & maybe some Grandmaster Flash from the early 80's and i'm a happy man |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Back for more...
Don't Go - Yazoo
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
Planet Earth - Duran Duran
Chant No. 1 (Pressure On) - Spandau Ballet
Money Go Round - The Style Council
Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys
Favourite Shirt - Haircut 100
Sign Of The Times - Belle Stars
Just Got Lucky - JoBoxers
I Could Be Happy - Altered Images
Rip It Up - Orange Juice
Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards
Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Johnny Come Home - Fine Young Cannibals
White Lines - Grandmaster Flash & Mellie Mel
Walk This Way - Run DMC/Aerosmith
Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson Said - Dexys Midnight Runners
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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Depeche Mode
OMD
Tears For Fears
Yazoo
Soft Cell
Alphaville
Camouflage
Nitzer Ebb
Devo
Ultravox
Der Komissar
Front 242
Clock DVA
Das Ich
Propaganda
Sisters of Mercy
The Mission
Siouxsie & The Banshees
The Cult
The Damned
The Dead Kennedys
Sex Pistols
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I think I best stop...I DJ 80’s/Goth |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've still got Now 2 double cassette in a box  ...young at heart by the blue bells, and an 80s stalwart...break free by Queen. Oh dont miss fiction factory and Heaven!!! |
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What a great list so far,
I'm adding The model by Kraftwerk.
Winter kills by Yazoo
Brand new day Erythmics
Adam and the ants kings of the wild frontier.
I've actually still got all my singles |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Those of us who grew up in the 80s can honestly say we had the best music of our generation, how it influenced music moving forward and the fact some groups and musicians we grew up with are still performing. |
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George Michael, Foreigner, Tears for Fears and even Erasure has to play a part...
(Almost forgot Billie Ocean)
When in Rome - The Promise
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer
Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
Journey - Don’t Stop Believing
Way too many to keep adding
Brings back so many memories |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm an 80s girl so its just everything for me, but I have T'pau Heart and Soul cranked in the bakery right now that I found on a vinyl. That song was and is still amazing. |
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"Frankie goes to Hollywood, Relax,
New Order - Blue Monday
King - Love and pride
And local legends, Level 42 - In hot water. "
Leaving Me Now.... Now there is a flawless pop ballad. I've always loved that song. |
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"ABC - The Look of Love
One of my fave songs. Play it loud 
Love ABC, some on this tape.
Followed by some Scritti Politti "
Thing that's always bothered me about ABC is Martin Fry's dodgy grasp of logic.
If you judge a book by the cover
Then you judge the look by the lover.
Lover by the look, surely?
I may be overthinking...  |
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"ABC - The Look of Love
One of my fave songs. Play it loud
Love ABC, some on this tape.
Followed by some Scritti Politti
Thing that's always bothered me about ABC is Martin Fry's dodgy grasp of logic.
If you judge a book by the cover
Then you judge the look by the lover.
Lover by the look, surely?
I may be overthinking... "
I've had this problem, primarily with the song If I Had a Hammer. I'm willing to bet pretty much everyone who's ever sung that song did actually have a hammer. Plus there's nothing about what to do between the morning and evening hammering. I don't think they thought it through... |
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"I'd add to the mix:
Will You - Hazel O'connor
Driving Away From Home - It's Immaterial
Chance - Big Country
I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls
Borderline - Madonna "
Flock of Bloody Seagulls! Classic tunes, classic hair |
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"ABC - The Look of Love
One of my fave songs. Play it loud
Love ABC, some on this tape.
Followed by some Scritti Politti
Thing that's always bothered me about ABC is Martin Fry's dodgy grasp of logic.
If you judge a book by the cover
Then you judge the look by the lover.
Lover by the look, surely?
I may be overthinking... "
That wouldn't rhyme....and Martin rocks a great sparkly jacket so step away from the ABC |
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"John Parr: St Elmo's Fire"
Oh yes... a huge slice of 80s cheese.. huge mullet and 80s bratpack... love that song!
Can I throw a bit of John Farnham in there too...
Some Roxy Music and a dab of Hugh and Cry |
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"John Parr: St Elmo's Fire
Oh yes... a huge slice of 80s cheese.. huge mullet and 80s bratpack... love that song!
Can I throw a bit of John Farnham in there too...
Some Roxy Music and a dab of Hugh and Cry"
Hue and Cry, Looking For Linda, ah |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"ABC - The Look of Love
One of my fave songs. Play it loud
Love ABC, some on this tape.
Followed by some Scritti Politti
Thing that's always bothered me about ABC is Martin Fry's dodgy grasp of logic.
If you judge a book by the cover
Then you judge the look by the lover.
Lover by the look, surely?
I may be overthinking... "
That's reminded me of a classic Never Mind The Buzzcocks moment where the late and great Sean Hughes questioned Haircut 100's "Love Plus One" and the line "Where do we go from here, is it down the lake I fear" and asked how you could be frightened of a specific lake |
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Visage. Fade to grey.
Duran Duran. My own way.
Thompson Twins. Hold me now.
Frankie goes to Hollywood. Welcome to the pleasure dome.
Book of love. Book of love.
Howard jones. Look mama.
Blondie. Fade away and radiate.
Arcadia. The Promise.
Japan. Quiet life.
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By *modDMan
over a year ago
Lichfield |
Perfect Skin by Lloyd Cole is one of my favourite songs of all time.
He used to change the last line to "we need another government" when singing it live, when I was young, radical and anti-Thatch. |
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"Perfect Skin by Lloyd Cole is one of my favourite songs of all time.
He used to change the last line to "we need another government" when singing it live, when I was young, radical and anti-Thatch. "
Yes, thatched roofs are hard to insure and are a fire risk, I can see why Mr Cole took against them |
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By *modDMan
over a year ago
Lichfield |
"Perfect Skin by Lloyd Cole is one of my favourite songs of all time.
He used to change the last line to "we need another government" when singing it live, when I was young, radical and anti-Thatch.
Yes, thatched roofs are hard to insure and are a fire risk, I can see why Mr Cole took against them "
His next single after Perfect Skin was Forest Fire, so you may be onto something.
I was so impressed too, I thought he was anti-Tory. I feel robbed. |
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"oh I loved Malcolm McClaren, Talk Talk and Propaganda (German band)
Both albums by Propaganda are fantastic and they're still touring. Looking to see them next year "
Duel by Propaganda is pretty much the most perfect pop song ever |
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"Camper Van Beethoven - Take the Skinheads Bowling
I'm not hep to that one , daddio "
How ‘bout this one...
Minutemen - Corona
(this should be familiar of you watch MTV)  |
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"Only just an 80's track (1989 release), and if you like house/dance music it's a must have in any collection.
Lil' Louis - French Kiss
Hell yes
Got that on a 12 inch somewhere "
I sold ally vinyl many years ago, oh how I regret that now, silly tighty.
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"My personal favourite from my all time favourite band...
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
https://youtu.be/LDmzfVMVr8k"
Love em.They sounded so discordant and jangly at the time, with the feedback and all, now they nearly sound sedate |
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Blancmange - The Day Before You Came / All Things Are Nice
Howard Jones - Pearl In The Shell /Love Song
Yazoo - Only You / Situation
Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat / Small Town Boy
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
Yazz - The Only Way Is Up
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle / Blue Monday
Human League - Fascination
Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch
Public Image Limited - Rise
And finally ...
The B52's - Rock Lobster
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"Found a load of 80s/90s mix tapes recently when I was having a clear out.
Now working my way through them.
Bit of Thomas Dolby on at the min...class tuneage!
What tunes would you put on the Fab 80s mix tape?
Kajagoogoo
The possibilities are endless. Got those lyrics in my head now.. Your too shy shy hush hush etc. Earworm hs ha ha can't remember the artist"
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"My personal favourite from my all time favourite band...
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
https://youtu.be/LDmzfVMVr8k
Love em.They sounded so discordant and jangly at the time, with the feedback and all, now they nearly sound sedate "
The middle age spread |
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"Blancmange - The Day Before You Came / All Things Are Nice
Howard Jones - Pearl In The Shell /Love Song
Yazoo - Only You / Situation
Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat / Small Town Boy
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
Yazz - The Only Way Is Up
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle / Blue Monday
Human League - Fascination
Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch
Public Image Limited - Rise
And finally ...
The B52's - Rock Lobster
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I’d buy that album???????? |
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"Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - Sheriff Fatman
We have a winner
Hold on, was that '80s?
Think it was 1990
Nope! December 1989 it’s in!"
Skin of its teeth - awesomely supported by....
Senseless Things - Too Much Kissing
https://youtu.be/cKdj2Np8awA |
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I love it how diving back into your past brings up so many memories of when you were young and hadn’t a care in the world! Strangely this next one reminds me of a girlfriend I once had who was tragically killed in a road traffic accident in 1990 and at the same time my most enjoyable Fab meet to date..!
The Wedding Present - Kennedy
https://youtu.be/PuNYyNqCSSg
Sorry Minx  |
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