So 80's you just wanna rip your jeans!

Βλάσσης Μπονάτσος - Επιτυχία (1981)

Eighties music is brilliant. My favourite group came from the eighties, and so did many others. ASIA is the group in question, and I'm a huge fan But I also admire Robert Palmer's music from the decade; I love Jack Bruce's 'automatic', and Phenomena II had a great lineup when they recorded 'Did it all for love'. Personally I don't think it gets any better. The decade close is the 70's, but for me it must be the 80's all the way!

Rama D. Filofax on 80's music

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - (1988)

Marillion - The Web - (1983)

Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan



[edit on 9 Jan 2010 by schrodingers dog]

Frank Zappa - Chunga's Revenge - (Geneva, 1980-06-21)

Frank Zappa - lead guitar, lead vocals, band leader
Ike Willis - rhythm guitar, vocals
Ray White - rhythm guitar, vocals
Tommy Mars - keyboards
Arthur Barrow - bass, keyboards
David Logeman - drums

and for jax


[edit on 11-1-2010 by zazzafrazz]

One of the originators of Rap in my opinion....

What can I say about this song?
One of the greatest songs ever.

If you insist, although if you want me to rip my jeans I cannot oblige, as I don't have any. I'll have to rip someone else's.

Rush - Kid Gloves - (1984)



Rush - Afterimage - (1984)

next weekend, I'm going here:

www.awesome80sprom.com...

I need to dust my cure shirt off, find me some eg socks and start working the spiked hair again

Pink Floyd-One Slip-Live 88

Black Sabbath - Country Girl - (1981)

This song really emphasizes on some of the hardships that certain places around the world, especially the steel manufacturing areas in the northern United States and in certain places around the United Kingdom.

Here's the Dream Academy with "Life In A Northern Town."


The next song is about what goes on with love at first sight. You know, the Romeo & Juliet effect that occurs when someone meets a special someone for the first time. Well, Dire Straits put that into a song back in 1984 with their version of Romeo & Juliet. Please enjoy Chris White on the saxaphone towards the end.

Johnny Clegg & Savuka - I Call Your Name - (1988)

Juluka - Impi - (1981)

retells the story of the Battle of Isandlwana, won by the Zulu, and was banned from the radio in South Africa at the time, but gained underground popularity

Impi! wo 'nans' impi iyeza
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi? (x4)

All along the river chelmsford's army lay asleep
Come to crush the children of Mageba
Come to exact the realm's price for peace
And in the morning as they saddled up to ride
Their eyes shone with the fire and the steel
The general told them of the task that lay ahead
To bring the people of the sky to heel

Impi! wo 'nans' impi iyeza
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi? (x2)

Mud and sweat on polished leather
Warm rain seeping to the bone
They rode through the season's wet weather
Straining for a glimpse of the foe
Hopeless battalion destined to die
Broken by the benders of kings
Vainglorious general and victorian pride
Would cost him and eight hundred men their lives

Impi! wo 'nans' impi iyeza
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi? (x2)

They came to the side of the mountain
Scouts rode out to spy the land
Even as the realm's soldiers lay resting
Mageba's forces were soon at hand
And by the evening the vultures were wheeling
Above the ruins where the fallen lay
An ancient song as old as the ashes
Echoed as Mageba's warriors marched away

Impi! wo 'nans' impi iyeza
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi? (X3)

[edit on 6 Feb 2010 by Hellmutt]

reply to post by gimmefootball400


Holy CRAP!!!! For years I have remembered this song as McCartney and Michael Jackson.

Either that stuff about the timeline getting split - the dead celebrities thread and all that - is real or my mind is shot.

Did Macca and Wacko ever do a song together? Am I just getting it mixed up with another tune? I'm usually really good at the music thing. This has me a bit confuzzled.

Getting old sucks and I'm not even close to old, yet. Great, not only am I losing my hair now my mind is going. Thanks for that realization, GF400.