That Weird and Wonderful Decade

I mean the 1980s. For some reason, years ago, I got a musical bug in my ear about the 1980s, which saw the conception of all three of my wonderful offspring. But you didn't come here to hear me brag about biological children ... just musical ones ...

MA-15 - It Escaped from the 1980s

01 - MTV Theme ''Man on the Moon'' - Jonathan Elias; John Petersen - 1981  (0:54)

02 - I Think I'm in Love - Eddie Money - 1982  (3:09)

03 - We Belong - Pat Benatar - 1984  (3:42)

04 - Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer - 1986  (4:05)

05 - Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel - 1987  (4:50)

06 - The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun - Julie Brown - 1984  (4:41)

07 - Turning Japanese - The Vapors - 1980  (3:47)

08 - Theme from “The Greatest American Hero” - Joey Scarbury - 1981  (3:15)

09 - Roll Over Beethoven (Long Version) - Electric Light Orchestra - 1973  (8:10)

10 - Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac - 1982  (3:46)

11 - Shakin' - Eddie Money - 1982  (3:10)

12 - The Warrior - Patty Smyth and Scandal - 1984  (3:58)

13 - Words - Missing Persons - 1983  (4:30)

14 - Shadows of the Night - Pat Benatar - 1982  (3:39)

15 - Mickey - Toni Basil - 1981  (3:38)

16 - Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo - 1982  (4:11)

17 - Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles - 1986  (3:24)

18 - Shock the Monkey - Peter Gabriel - 1982  (3:57)

MA-132 - It Was Extracted from the 1980s

01 - Dancing with You - PIC - 1985   (3:57)

02 - Fizz Pop (Modern Rock) - The Continentals - 1980   (2:51)

03 - Man of Time - Kas Product - 1982   (3:21)

04 - TV Song - Mortal Men - 1984   (4:15)

05 - Car Back - Big Jerks - 1981   (2:25)

06 - Trick of the Light - Shooting Party - 1985   (3:09)

07 - All You Zombies - The Hooters - 1982   (4:01)

08 - (I Gotta) Buy One - Jetz - 1981   (3:46)

09 - We Like It - The Visible Targets - 1982   (2:25)

10 - Goin' Thru the Motions - Nu Shooz - 1986   (3:56)

11 - Public Buildings - Puppies - 1981   (2:41)

12 - Where's Romeo? - CaVa CaVa - 1982   (3:05)

13 - Uptight World - Single Mary - 1987   (2:53)

14 - Waiting For Delmore - Algebra Suicide - 1988   (2:56)

15 - Song for America - Westside Lockers - 1980   (4:03)

16 - Infinite Roads - The Hawaiian Pups - 1983   (3:14)

17 - Naughty Miranda - Indians in Moscow - 1984   (3:34)

18 - Time - Pauline Murray - 1989   (4:38)

19 - No Control - Wendy & the Rocketts - 1983   (3:30)

20 - Pay My Bills - Barbi and the Kens - 1980   (2:25)

21 - Dead Pop Stars - Altered Images - 1981   (3:16)

22 - Under the Gun - Face to Face - 1984   (4:39)

23 - Sold Out - The Fools - 1980   (3:16)

MA-176 - Two Word 80s Too

01 - It's Hip - The Terraplanes - 1981(2:40)

02 - Moja Mama - Videosex - 1983  (3:47)

03 - Bubble Gum - The Chichlids - 1980  (1:53)

04 - Electric Shadows - The Silence - 1985  (4:08)

05 - Savoir Faire - Family Fodder - 1980  (3:15)

06 - Callous World - Ester Zoobes - 1981  (3:12)

07 - In Egypt - Dik Dik Dimorphic - 1985  (3:39)

08 - Private World - The Vels - 1983  (4:36)

09 - Western Laughter - The Fatal Charm - 1980  (3:28)

10 - Elaborate Dummy - Portray Heads - 1984  (3:51)

11 - After Today - Elisa Waut - 1988  (3:09)

12 - Fun Wars - Dead Katts - 1982  (2:22)

13 - Permanent Damage - Suzanne Fellini - 1980  (3:16)

14 - Snake Handler - L7 - 1988  (2:27)

15 - Paper Dolls - IQU - 1984  (4:34)

16 - So Hard - Personal Effects - 1982  (3:25)

17 - Zero Gravity - IQ Zero - 1981  (3:07)

18 - No Romance - The Whisper Mode - 1985  (3:26)

19 - Sixties Flix - Action Pact - 1984  (1:54)

20 - Shut Up - Graduate - 1980  (2:53)

21 - After All - Midnite Lunch - 1983  (2:19)

22 - Hello Hello - The Keys - 1981  (3:31)

23 - Once Over - Burning Rome - 1982  (3:24)

24 - Trash City - Transvision Vamp - 1988  (5:10)

I could rave on for a while about most of these songs, but listen for yourself and do your own rave!  See you on Friday for some of my atomic accumulations.