They don't make music like they used to

Speaking of Slade and Oasis - two great British singles bands - what about Madness?

Madness have had an amazing 25 UK Top 20 singles in their career. Their first 20 singles all went into the Top 20, which is quite a run. It also might surprise you to know that their last two Top 20 singles were as recently as 2009 and 2010.

Here's their very first single - The Prince and their most recent - Forever Young.

Rich pop stars make good socialsists

Gott im himmel!

this must have been one of the biggest european singles of the eighties

A-ha - Take on Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914

lol whn I was a kid this video was my Avatar

Teufel!  Die Englander Schweinhund. Junior822010-03-27 17:52:57

still love da da da

but prefer this Hagen  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_vKMDryqt4

& something diff
Lou Reed - turn out the lights  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N9LoANqE3A

Aber "Hermann sheisst aufs Leben"; das ist classic!

Don' t ist solch eine Pille

for all those earth hour grinches here is a track just for you

Belinda Carlise - leave a light on for me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEnbPy_ixb8

more earth hour grinchery

not the only one....put them on, says Carlos and Rob!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5a0OAtzrXE

 Santana with Rob Thomas- Put The Lights On


RedGed2010-03-28 01:56:26

go out and spot the earth day grinches say Simple Minds -

The Latin speaking world in a furore! Enrique knows something we don't...global conspiracies...mm....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AELqzML5kYg
Enrique Iglesias - Don't Turn Off The Lights

but Nelly Furtado is having none of it! She's for the Anti Grinch League.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnWZwhxuNZQ
Nelly Furtado - Turn Off The Light

well since this is my thread I think all earthhour grinches can go elsewhere

are prob leaving the eighties in both directions
Neil Young - light a candle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDV18aOri6M
Rent - Light my candle (I am a true Renthead) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urfB-_iX-gE

stealthkiwi2010-03-28 12:02:56

The Commitments - Dark End of the street  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65GfSt75MVc

Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_JxD0l2uPo

A power pop tribute to the great Alex Chilton of Big Star, who died this month...

Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

The Romantics - What I Like About You

Tommy Tutone - Jenny (8675309)

Big Star - September Gurls

Pursuit of Happiness - She's So Young

and finishing off with The Replacements tribute to the great man himself...

The Replacements - Alex Chilton

I'm running on 3hrs sleep and this is my kind of sunday arvo music
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9nv6x_rainbow-blues-beethoven-live-80s_people

am ending a very good day of an excellant weekend and off to get some much needed sleep (fingers crossed

totally adore this song but didn't realise till now it 80's through and through
Queen - Who wants to live forever... kind of makes me tear up these days whn i watch it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L8-FTvSVxs

and my all time fave Freddie song that made me snivle whn at the olympic games Monseratte Cabelle was too emotional to sing it after the loss of her great friend

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caball� - Barcelona... a bloody great song and on my mp3 player amongst the d&b



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTcNlcefAQ0

So hate Queen.

well neither were traditional queen songs and the last wasn't recorded as such but by him personally

but ok jst forthe haters (and lol there have been many people on the site this weekend who need chill pills)

mid 90's David Bowie - Heart's Filthy Lesson... insane video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_sjm2YiL6E  stealthkiwi2010-03-28 23:28:11

Talk Talk were a good 80s band that should have been bigger.

lol one of your talk talk links had a link to this

i kind of remember this song tho not sure when its from but man these lyrics are just.... questionable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFEfmbAeEDY&feature=related

Goth bands with sex in their name...

Alien Sex Fiend

Miranda Sex Garden

Sex Gang Children

in those cases they don't make music like they used to - THANK GOD

sorry Terminator but all 3 are bad enough that I'm rethinking my goth look and wondering if pastels are for me

completely in the now - these are my two current fave bits of music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is-HVxmUELQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc3f4xU_FfQ

hopefully you all realise one is a parody

In the late 80s there was the Electro Hippies. Riding the boom (lasted almost 6 months)of 'Britcore' (cf Heresy; early Napalm Death; Concrete Sox; Doom; Extreme Noise Terror; Ripcord; Dr & the Crippens... ), but steadfastly refusing to engage with the media. Except for one time, when a Mr John Peel (bless his cotton socks)invited them to Maida Vale...

Three short bursts can be found here, of which the 2nd, 'Sheep' is my all time fave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ENQiDgOxI&feature=related

Dead Kennedys

Any song.

Naked Raygun- Rat Patrol

Sweetwaters  84 survivor here.... (and most of the earlier ones too:-)

http://www.livevideo.com/video/45648E94479C4C1284A1123D70554980/pretenders-precious.aspx
Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders - Precious...... couldn't find any earlier version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsmq_OGDSE&feature=related
Simple Minds - Waterfront...this from around the same time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5xk1-KEgds
Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House

I was too young for Sweetwaters tho my cousins got to go and i was jealous as hell. God Annie Lennox is skinny in that clip.It still blows me away she evolved frm that to singing the Lord of the Rings song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4iZAXfRqI&feature=related


stealthkiwi2010-03-30 17:44:51

Yeah Stealthkiwi,
nice segue loop to Pretenders Precious there
 I missed the Sweetwaters that had Ultravox headlining, though saw them after in Auckland...was it Mainstreet?..so many gigs... so much alcohol.....muddled braincells!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGx00779f8
Ultravox - The Thin Wall

rofl at Alien Sex Fiend...I used to love them! 

i'd never heard of them and cd have coped without hearing that clip

lol it takes a brave man to admit he saw Ultravox live tho i do like that video

Elvis Costello - Accidents will happen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8JkB-OR7H4

Fair weather fans eh?

You think the hip hop community doesn't cringe a little bit watching this? Maybe, but do you see me trying to trade in my rap credentials? No way!

This is pretty f**king cool though.

actually i was never into goth music. i'm a happy type and got no emo in me. i jst get called goth cause i tend to dress that way plus have strange dyed scarlet hair. i love me my new rock boots & collar

and i love me some Graffiti rock - why is the hand spinning guy wearing what looks like a full footy sleepsuit. hehe and whats with the white leather boots on guys
stealthkiwi2010-03-30 20:09:34

^I was reminded of this.  I remember loving it way back when.  Not so sure now though.

Never heard of Graffiti Rock, but Beat Street was the sh*t. 

Also I see your rock steady crew and raise you some krump
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0efEID-uCtE&feature=PlayList&p=29332D6AB2C5BB2D&index=4

lol i might be a fair weather goth but I'm a white chick who practises her top rocking and krumping in the privacy of her own home

I actually like that apart frm the fashion.... is a little too prisony jumpsuit in colour for me

hip hop dancing has sure evolved. I love this guy who is a mega star overseas and sponsered in the millions by nike and coke.... even toured to oz last year but I cdn't get off work to go see him and his crew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8nLgEjNwlk