Any 80's rock afficionados remember this group?
 

And more specifically, this tune in particular?






One of my favs from a way back.

The replacements I'll be you A great band and a great album.

Nailed it.

Yup, that song came out, everyone liked it, then it disappeared. It's one of those "forgotten" tunes that when I play it for people, they instantly remember it and love it.




What about this one...





I don't know if it got any airtime in the US, but it's one of my favorite tunes of all time.

Came out when I was in high school.

WOW this brings back some memories

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These were more my style back in middle school and high school.

Sticky, good song, but the Kinks still get regular airplay on a lot of radio stations.

I'm talking songs that are all but forgotten, that were terrific back in the day.



What about this guy's band for another example...





Was looking for the song "winter freeze" but that one is good too.

A few of my fellow Canuckistanis may remember these guys...

What about this for one hit 80's bands...'Til Tuesday with Aimee Mann on bass and lead vocals:



Of course the 80's (for those who were there), got kicked off with artists like Gary Numan - he had a few hits, but this was by far his biggest, "In Cars"...



On of my faves from the 80's was Dale Bozzio's band "Missing Persons" - they had a small string of hits, but came and went very quickly:



I was at the 83' US Festival, when Missing Persons played this medley (damn, hard to believe that was 25 years ago - I still remember it like yesterday):



Good times!!! :thumbsup

ADG

she was a hottie for sure, catchy tunes too

Aimee or Dale?

ADG

Nice. In fact I just heard that one played on BOB FM a few days ago.


That's high school for me. Yup, great song.

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You finally hit on one that I haven't heard before. And not bad as far as 80's songs go. Not bad at all.

Loved the '83 us fest. Wasn't there but have watched video of it many times.

Remember the lineup? What a killer show that was.

well both of course, but I was referring to Dale in my post

I love Aimee's look too, probably even more

Here's a really forgotten one, ha ha...




Anyone remember THAT? :D

Sorry I still don't remember it.

Maybe because... you've never heard it before?

Give it a few listens and see what you think.

Well I wasn't saying it was bad or anything. You asked "Any 80's rock afficionados remember this group? ". Well I graduated high school in 1987 so I think that qualifies me as being old enough to remember the 80's and this song. I don't. If it had airplay on the radio I'm 100% sure I would to have had to heard it at least once I just can't rememebr doing so.

I never claimed it had airplay everywhere. Maybe it didn't make it onto stations where you live, I don't know. Stranger things have happened.

It is very possible that a lot of the songs in this thread won't have been heard by quite a few people. Hell there's at least one that I haven't heard before.

Never gave much thought to the replacements until I heard their first record a few years ago...that threw me for a loop, ended up being one of the best punks records I've ever heard

I liked that song, but it was actually pre-New Wave, from the 70's...so for that, I give you Plastic Betrand - "Ca Plane Pour Moi":



Back to the 80's...

The Plimsouls doing, "A Million Miles Away":



Speaking of a million miles, in that same vein (if it hasn't been stabbed too many times), one of the Bay Area's local bands that enjoyed some fame in the early 90's, Cracker, doing "Low" (yes, that's Sarah Bernheardt):



Suzanne Vega is one of my all time favorite female performers - here is her famous "Tom's Diner" remix, again from the 80's:



Of course, that led to Suzanne Vega performing, "In A Lonely Place", with the Smithereens:



I saw the Smithereens (again) a few weeks ago, and it was magical - of course they performed, "Blood and Roses":



Which brings us to The Stranglers, performing "Golden Brown";



And finally (at least for now), The Stranglers, "Always The Sun":



Peace,

ADG

Early Replacements, fucking love "Customer" :

https://youtube.com/watch?v=H9aQ9u8Zy2k

For the life of me I still can't fucking figure out how to post youtube vids on here

'79 to be exact. Close enough to the 80's I think.

But thanks for the tune list, I'll check them out in the morning.

Just put [ youtube ] <embed code> [ /youtube ] around the embed code you find at the right of the vid.

Just hit "quote" of any vid post in this thread and you'll see it.

Nice, thanks!

Okay - so be sure to check out these rare 80's jems as well...starting with, The Church, "Under the Milky Way":



A nice follow-up...The Psychedlic Furs, "Love My Way":



And probably one of my favorite 80's tunes, from "The Smiths":



ADG

Okay I couldn't resist listening to the first few :D

I don't recognize that version, but the song itself rings a bell.

It's version of this one, no?...




You mean Sandra Bernhardt.

I love her, and I love that song.


I'll definitely get to the others tomorrow. :thumbsup

Plastic Bertrand's earlier stuff, one of my favorite all time bands, Hubble Bubble! Can't seem to find any youtube footage though.

But they do have a myspace page up, and a good friend of mine from NYC just re-released both of their records again on vinyl:

http://www.myspace.com/hubblebubbleband


Also, haha, my band Carbonas is in the top friends even though it is a fan site :)

Cool thread, here are a few more

Talk Talk - It's My Life



The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer


Tommy Tutone - Jenny (867-5309)



Berlin - No More Words

always got to argue a last word in, no matter how petty/irrelevent the convo... it's a bad character flaw you know

Nice thread about the 80's! :)

I was going to post some vids but since it seems youtube is the slowest site on the internet right now, i'll just have to go with names

Venom - Bloodlust

and for the canadians

Dayglo Abortions!

Long live the 80's!

I love that song, but this older Church tune I like ever more... (remember it?) (1981)





Yup, great song.


I wasn't much into them really, but I do know the song, and it's a good one.

Eye Eye - Out on a limb, anyone?





Remember the Aussie band Icehouse? Cross the border...




Here's a gem -- Wall of Voodoo "Mexican Radio"

Here's a rare one




Michael Breen: Rain.

The Replacements - "Bastards of Young" was always one of my favorites

Here you go man...

I was busy with the CRUE and GNR!

Another 1979'er but close enough, and it's a good tune...




Audio only.

Only those two? For a whole entire decade? Come on. I was into those two bands (and still am) but I also paid attention to a ton of other stuff that was coming out back then.

I crave the diversity.

Any non-Canadians ever hear of Streetheart?

How do I become cool enough to embed YouTube videos?

See post #25. :D

What a great thread but the most definate best song award so far goes to ADG for How Soon Is Now, one of my top 10 fave songs of all time without a doubt (plus I aways fancied the bird in the video).

80's rock 4-ever!!