Thursday, September 30, 2010

Favorite Songs of the 1980s Part Four (49-1)

And we now reach the top of my favorite songs of the 1980s. The top ten didn't surprise me as much as I thought it would, seeing as I probably play those songs once a week if not more. They are just such a part of the formulation of my musical taste that I cannot imagine not having them in my life.

49. Bryan Ferry - "Slave To Love"



48. Red Box - "Chenko (Tenka-Io)"



47. Joy Division - "Decades"



46. The Pixies - "Where Is My Mind?"



45. Roxy Music - "The Main Thing"



44. Men At Work - "Overkill"



43. Neneh Cherry - "Buffalo Stance"



42. The B-52s - "Give Me Back My Man"



41. The Chameleons UK - "Soul In Isolation"



40. Sinead O'Connor - "Troy"



39. Sade - "You're Not The Man"



38. Ministry - "Just Like You"



37. Skinny Puppy - "Deep Down Trauma Hounds"



36. Nine Inch Nails - "That's What I Get"



35. Siouxsie and the Banshees - "92 Degrees"



34. U2 - "The Unforgettable Fire"



33. Sonic Youth - "Teenage Riot"



32. Talking Heads - "The Listening Wind"



31. Jesus and Mary Chain - "Blues From A Gun"



30. David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes"



29. Depeche Mode - "Stripped"



28. Scritti Politti - "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)"



27. David Sylvian - "Before The Bullfight"



26. The Church - "Under The Milky Way"



25. Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill"



24. Naked Eyes - "Promises, Promises"



23. Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"



22. Wolfgang Press - "Cut The Tree"



21. Cocteau Twins - "Hitherto"



20. Japan - "Ghosts"



19. Soul II Soul - "Back To Life"



18. Sisters Of Mercy - "Flood II"



17. Prefab Sprout - "When Love Breaks Down"



16. Kitchens of Distinction - "Time To Groan"



15. Thomas Dolby - "Screen Kiss"



14. Prince - "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker"



13. Go-Betweens - "Streets Of Your Town"



12. Eurythmics - "Here Comes The Rain Again"



11. ABC - "All Of My Heart"



10. Echo and the Bunnymen - "The Killing Moon"



9. R.E.M. - "Driver 8"



8. Duran Duran - "Save A Prayer"



7. New Order - "Blue Monday"



6. Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls"



5. Shriekback - "This Big Hush"



4. The Smiths - "There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out"



3. The Cure - "Disintegration"



2. The Stone Roses - "I Wanna Be Adored"



1. Talk Talk - "I Believe In You"

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