Posted this in another thread the other day, but think it works here too…
6 Likes
Some of my favs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0voH4cU4ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv9cO4Uf40A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR-B4tHmaF8
(this was literally the end of a John Hughes movie, it doesn’t get more melancholic 80’s than that)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Wexh8obOo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ASpBpT8bRQ
(The Cure’s entire catalog almost fits into this category, but this is the one I love…)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWUNzNEJiE
This was the end of the Halston series on Netflix, brought a tear to my eye…
10 Likes
Goyjus
2 Likes
the OG
The winner of any thread
2 Likes
Roddy really can make grown men cry.
2 Likes
Too many car boot sales
6 Likes
Squeezing in with 1989
10 Likes
Love this thread. And apart from the music weren’t 80’s video’s brilliant
6 Likes
3 Likes
4 Likes
4 Likes
Not sure there was a video for the full version, but this works quite well
4 Likes
7 Likes
Of course we’ve all got inherent nostalgia and bias, but looking through the sheer breadth and depth of amazing songs here, the comparison to the charts today is shocking. Where have all the quirky pop stars and songwriters gone?
10 Likes
I’m absolutely making a playlist of all these. Some incredible songs in this thread.
A personal fave…
Classic…
Also very partial to this twist on a classic by Tears…
8 Likes
Too many great songs on this thread.
Here are a few additions -
A staple of 80’s synth melancholia from the heart of the mainstream:
Here’s one of my all time favourite 80’s tunes, a Wire side project:
Back in the charts, this tune was so ahead of its time
And since no one posted Vienna by Ultravox yet, I’ll post this amazing Midge Ure cover of Scott Walker:
4 Likes
