You are an 80s child if you can recognise these snippets of various songs:
- Guilty feet have got no rhythm
- Take a look at yourself and make that change
- I just can’t seem to get enough of
- ‘Cos I’m living in a material world
- It’s hot here at night, lonely, black and quiet
On a hot summer night - This year to save me from tears, I’m giving it to someone special
- East-end boys and West-end girls
- Oceans apart, day after day
- Take me on, I’ll be gone in a day or two
- I’m on the hunt I’m after you
- I’ve been walking these streets at night, just trying to get it right
- Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come On
Here are the answers for you non-80’ers. If you *are* a child of the 80s and you can’t figure them out, shame on you. 🙂
- Careless Whisper – George Michael
- Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson
- Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
- Material Girl – Madonna
- Summer in the City – Billy Idol
- Last Christmas – Wham
- West-End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
- Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
- Take On Me – A-Ha
- Hungry Like A Wolf – Duran Duran
- Patience – Guns & Roses
- Shout – Tears for Fears
I’ve been humming “Careless Whisper” this whole morning since hearing it on the radio on the way into work.
Heheheh Yep, I am definitely a child of the 80s… I recognised them all! 😛
i really dig george michael and wham…
how about…
“and now the sister’s older, i don’t know what the hell you want from me, baby”
“i love you, you paid my rent”
“got to leave that 9 to 5 upon the shelf, and just enjoy yourself”
1. george michael – everything she wants
2. pet shop boys – you paid my rent
3. micheal jackson – off the wall
tfp: Be proud! 😛
hiao auntie: woohoo, good additions! Spoilt for choice of songs by GM, PSB and MJ. 🙂
i was humming that song too ‘cuz i heard it last nite at mac… O_O! 😉
oh ya.. WHY no BIG IN Japan / Forever young by Alphavile?
spinnee: Cos I never heard of them loh. Hahahahh….erm, enlighten me??? Oh wait I go Google. 😛
spinnee
we are talking about songs that were very popular in the 80s…
you born yet or not? maybe you baby at that time
Actually I just googled, Big in Japan was first played in 1979(!) and I know Forever Young – liked the remixed dance version too. Heh. 🙂
I think we can safely agree that we can’t put *every* song onto a list. It’d be too long. 😛
I recognized all of em’.I feel old….
I remember promising myself that “Right here waiting” will be my favourite song forever and ever. I’m glad my musical tastes have evolved tenfold from then..:P
sourrain: Richard Marx rules! Hahahah..
“Hold on to the night …. hold on to the memories…” *sobs* 😛
This must be “DE SONG OF THE EIGHTIES” for me…
Against All Odds by Phil Collins (1984)
many of my frens said its their break up song… for me it evokes many feelings and emotions… i can hear until cry one 🙁
hiao auntie: of course hear until cry lah … so chee-cham one! I never liked this one but I constantly hear this in karoakes now – easy to sing and very emo. 🙂
hehe! if not for the popular retronites back in singapore, i prolly won’t have an impetus to know more about 80s songs.
What about ‘Dying Inside to Hold You’ by Timmy Thomas? I love that song. U reckon it’s one of the 80’s greatest hits?
Timmy thomas was in 1992. I remembered because I had to save up my allowance to buy his album
God, what a big waste of money..:P
Definately can relate to the those songs! Brought back a lot of memories from the good old school days!
goddess eneri: yes good old school days – hearing any of these songs now can trigger a memory of a specific time or place in those years. 🙂
Waah..Richard Marx’s right here waiting is playing over n over n over again in a vicious loop in my head.
yc: aren’t you glad that “oceans apart, day after day …” doesn’t apply to you anymore? 🙂
i born liao la but true la i baby.. i only heard these songs in 1993-1997 HAHAHA ;0
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