Forgotten 80's tunes...

[CessnaDriver]

Not forgotten, but in an alternate universe.
If Blondie had been chosen over Sheena Easton for Bond.........

YouTube - ‪For Your Eyes Only Opening w/ Blondie‬‏

 

[Nwerke]

Seriously. "Cruel Summer"? "Smuggler's Blues," forgotten?

Yeah, and Split Enz, obscure?!?

Couldn't believe Mental as Anything made Dave's list, though. I thought they were strictly local.

This was fun:

YouTube - ‪Dream Warriors - Wash Your Face In My Sink‬‏

And these are timeless faves:

YouTube - ‪The Triffids - Wide Open Road‬‏
YouTube - ‪THE TRIFFIDS - Bury Me Deep In Love (1987)‬‏
YouTube - ‪A Trick of the Light - The Triffids‬‏

 

[defstartrooper]

........

 

[Cmdr.Kerner]

YouTube - ‪The End ~ Angelfish acoustic guitar cover‬‏

As far as I know the original song is from the Scottish Band "Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie", but since then I found only cover versions.

Dietrich

 

[Larry Young]

I had this compilation tape I got with an issue of DEADLINE in '84 or so called "Tape Fear" that was full of the most obscure (in the States, anyhow) but awesome stuff. I literally wore that thing out.

Holy crap; I just googled this:

Various - Tape Fear (Cassette) at Discogs

It's from '92. My memory is shot.

 

[Cmdr.Kerner]

YouTube - ‪The End ~ Angelfish acoustic guitar cover‬‏

As far as I know the original song is from the Scottish Band "Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie", but since then I found only cover versions.

Dietrich

 

[dropshipbob]

Pretty much anything by Genesis.

 

[CessnaDriver]

Sorry digressing again

Another alternate universe.
Billy Idol could have been the performer for one of the biggest generational anthems of the eighties, but he turned it down. Later did a cover.

YouTube - ‪Billy Idol - Don't You Forget About Me‬‏

 

[DarkHelmet]

Cockrobin Just Around the Corner
YouTube - ‪Cock Robin

 

[robstyle]

most of what you cats are posting is bubble gum 80's that well known.

Raheem, the Vigilante:
YouTube - ‪Raheem - Shotgun‬‏

Captain Sensible, Wot: (always makes me laugh when he pushes Adam Ant aside)
YouTube - ‪Captain Sensible - Wot -‬‏

Spacemen 3, Mary Ann:
YouTube - ‪Spacemen 3 And Strange Animation Part 4‬‏

Happy Mondays, Wrote for Luck:
YouTube - ‪Happy Mondays: WFL‬‏

Happy Mondays, Loose Fit remix:
YouTube - ‪Happy Mondays Loose Fit (Fix) Perfecto Mix‬‏

and because you never hear them on the radio anymore but have influenced everyone from Kurt Cobain to Pink, even the Pixies dd a cover of one of their songs when it was new,
the ***** and Mary Chain, Gimme Hell (live):
YouTube - ‪The ***** And Mary Chain 'Gimme Hell' 1989‬‏



bonus if you really remember the 80's:
YouTube - ‪Cars That Go Boom‬‏

 

[franz bolo]

For all the skaters and punkers out there! 80's hair bands sucked!! :lol

Bad Brains (79 but set the tone for the 80's)
YouTube - ‪Bad Brains - Pay To ***‬‏

Leonard Nimoy Remix Version!
YouTube - ‪Bad Brains with Leonard Nimoy - Pay To C*m‬‏

Black Flag - Tv Party
YouTube - ‪Black Flag - Tv Party‬‏

Bad Religion-Suffer
YouTube - ‪Bad Religion-Suffer‬‏

Hüsker Dü - Makes No Sense At All
YouTube - ‪Hüsker Dü - Makes No Sense At All‬‏

Bad Brains-Banned In DC
YouTube - ‪Bad Brains-Banned In DC(The s/t album version)‬‏

Circle Jerks - Don't Care/Live Fast, Die Young
YouTube - ‪Circle Jerks - Don't Care/Live Fast, Die Young (Subtitulado)‬‏

Minor Threat - Steppin' Stone
YouTube - ‪Minor Threat - Steppin' Stone‬‏

and don't forget Pat Benatar
YouTube - ‪Pat Benatar - Promises In The Dark‬‏

FB

 

[KevVader]

^Now you're talkin'!

YouTube - ‪Husker Du - Divide and Conquer‬‏ - husker du divide and conquer

YouTube - ‪Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster‬‏ - stiff little fingers alternative ulster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA - The Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7TWLxCIgwE&feature=related - Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk to ****

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I8mWG6HlmU - The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary


....and pretty much every tune from the movie "Suburbia"!

 

[El Duderino]

Here's some good ones!

‪Kiss - Heaven's On Fire‬‏ - YouTube

‪Kiss - Lick It Up‬‏ - YouTube

 

[El Duderino]

‪Twisted Sister - Come Out And Play - Leader Of The Pack‬‏ - YouTube

‪Twisted Sister - Be Cruel To Your School (with Alice Cooper)‬‏ - YouTube

 

[Larry Young]

‪The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (Official Music Video) + Lyrics (HQ)‬‏ - YouTube - The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

Anything Max Headroom introduced on The Original Max Talking Headroom Show is neither obscure nor forgotten if you were in your twenties in the Eighties.

 

[CessnaDriver]

bonus if you really remember the 80's:
YouTube - ‪Cars That Go Boom‬‏

I remember that clearly as I absolutely loathed such cars (still do) and my friend and I got a laugh out of that video being musclecar nuts.

Those girls look very young now though. :lol

Don't be too hard on the bubblegum memories, they can be forgotten too.

 

[NoTsOsErIoUs]

One of the best bands of the 80's

‪Killing Joke - Eighties‬‏ - YouTube (to hell with Nirvana )

 

[franz bolo]

^Now you're talkin'!
YouTube - ‪Husker Du - Divide and Conquer‬‏ - husker du divide and conquer

Nice!

I raise you a Subhuman and a Big Boy! :lol

Who didn't like Annabella?
http://youtu.be/aMICD3aMZpw

I didn't know but that was Adam Ants original band minus the singer.


FB

 

[Jet Beetle]

Okay- seems people are missing some greats - here's my whole romantic gambit of the 84-89 -- God how I miss those lovely ladies --

‪Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind‬‏ - YouTube

‪Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now (480p)‬‏ - YouTube

‪J. Geils Band - Love Stinks‬‏ - YouTube

Just to name a few

 

[PHArchivist]

The book-end to my opening offering...

Blood & Roses - The Smithereens

‪The Smithereens - Blood & Roses‬‏ - YouTube