Thursday, June 24, 2010

80s Jams Reflection

Close calls...

Bobby Brown "My Prerogative"
Cameo "Word Up"
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
Def Leppard "Hysteria"
Devo "Whip It"
Dinosaur Jr "Forget The Swan"
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five "White Lines"
Jackson Browne "Somebody’s Baby"
Jim Carroll Band "People Who Died"
Johnny Hates Jazz "Shattered Dreams"
Joy Division "Atmosphere"
Joy Division "Dead Souls"
Kim Wilde "Kids In America"
Love & Rockets "So Alive"
Metallica "Fade To Black"
Nirvana "Beeswax"
Prince & The Revolution "Take Me With U"
The Pixies "Tame"
The Police "Driven To Tears"
The Replacements "Left Of The Dial"
The Replacements "Unsatisfied"
Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me"
The Smiths "The Queen Is Dead"
Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down"
U2 "With Or Without You"
Wham! "The Edge Of Heaven"
The Wipers "Return Of The Rat"

Runners-up...
80's (+3) Jams: Ministry "Stigmata" (1988)
80's (+3) Jams: After The Fire "Der Kommissar" (1982)
80's (+3) Jams: Def Leppard "Love Bites" (1988)

80-41...
80. Camper Van Beethoven "Take The Skinheads Bowling" (1985)
79. Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out" (1982)
78. Daryl Hall & John Oates "Say It Isn't So" (1983)
77. Cheap Trick "I Can't Take It" (1983)
76. Public Enemy "Fight The Power" (1989)
75. Suicidal Tendancies "Institutionalized" (1983)
74. My Bloody Valentine "Nothing Much To Lose" (1988)
73. The Replacements "Alex Chilton" (1987)
72. Don Henley "The Boys Of Summer" (1984)
71. Duran Duran "Planet Earth" (1981)
70. Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy" (1984)
69. Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (1985)
68. Eric B & Rakim "Lyrics Of Fury" (1988)
67. R.E.M. "Radio Free Europe" (1983)
66. Prince "Controversy" (1981)
65. Tears For Fears "Head Over Heels" (1985)
64. Berlin "The Metro" (1982)
63. Fugazi "Waiting Room" (1988)
62. Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" (1984)
61. Pixies "Monkey Gone To Heaven" (1989)
60. Guns N' Roses "It's So Easy" (1987)
59. The Bangles "Eternal Flame" (1988)
58. The Human League "Human" (1986)
57. The English Beat "Mirror In The Bathroom" (1980)
56. Hüsker Dü "Celebrated Summer" (1985)
55. Daniel Johnston "Casper The Friendly Ghost" (1983)
54. Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over" (1986)
53. Musical Youth "Pass The Dutchie" (1982)
52. The Replacements "Kiss Me On The Bus" (1985)
51. Nirvana "About A Girl" (1989)
50. David Bowie "Modern Love" (1983)
49. Modern English "I Melt With You" (1982)
48. Madonna "Lucky Star" (1984)
47. The Church "Under The Milky Way" (1988)
46. Mudhoney "Touch Me I'm Sick" (1988)
45. Def Leppard "Photograph" (1983)
44. The Replacements "Bastards Of Young" (1985)
43. Fleetwood Mac "Little Lies" (1987)
42. The Soft Boys "I Wanna Destroy You" (1980)
41. The Primitives "Crash" (1988)

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