FAVORITE SONGS FROM 1980S

Inspired by a post in Girish Shambu’s blog, I would like to make a list of some pop songs in the 1980’s. I got to know most of these songs by reading Artit Promprasit’s column in a now-defunct Thai magazine called Generation Terrorist.

1.BEAT THE BEAT (1982) – MARI WILSON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnp_sQ71pVc

2.BEEN TEEN (1982) – DOLLY MIXTURE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXcWDv5elk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Mixture

3.CAROLYN’S FINGERS (1988) – COCTEAU TWINS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh83z5vIP0w

4.I COULD BE HAPPY (1981) – ALTERED IMAGES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWQE4NmOPwY

5.LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS (1988) – TAJA SEVELLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJNO6KphQOg

6.ONE DAY (1985) – VINCE CLARK & PAUL QUINN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMjYzzZ5owY

7.ORPHEUS (1988) – DAVID SYLVIAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2dgMNm64Mg

8.PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT (1985) – THE DREAM ACADEMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-8ZJN1dSHI

9.SINCE YESTERDAY (1984) – STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7QPBzAJ_io

10.SONG TO THE SIREN (1984) – THIS MORTAL COIL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFAHVIyhtb0

11.SOUNDS LIKE A MELODY (1984) – ALPHAVILLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxmBD904pVU


I also would like to add some songs from the 1990’s

1.AND BEFORE THE FIRST KISS (1991) – THE FIELD MICE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMqF0Ok04VQ

2.HIJACK – MARDEN HILL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEGPV9SYark