Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Music of Our Youth

We are getting everything set for Reunion -- the music will be decidedly '80s focused.  Here are some of the songs people have suggested.  What would you like to hear?


Little Red Corvette – Prince
1999 – Prince
Kiss – Prince
Let’s Go Crazy – Prince
Burning Down the House – Talking Heads
And She Was – Talking Heads
Good Lovin’ – the Young Rascals version
What I Like About You -- Romantics
Mystery Dance – Elvis Costello
Save it for Later – English Beat
Tears of a Clown – English Beat
Tenderness – General Public
Radio Free Europe – R.E.M.
Harborcoat – R.E.M.
Train in Vain – the Clash
Should I Stay or Should I Go – the Clash
Rock the Casbah – the Clash
Roam – B-52s
Rock Lobster – B-52s
Push It – Salt N Pepa
Dancing with Myself – Billy Idol
Mony, Mony – Billy Idol
Into the Groove -- Madonna
Open Your Heart – Madonna
Material Girl -- Madonna
Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes
Add it up – Violent Femmes
Goody Two Shoes – Adam Ant
(Free) Nelson Mandela – The Special A.K.A.
I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
We Got the Beat – GoGos
Our Lips Are Sealed -- GoGos
I Wanna Be Sedated – Ramones
Always Something There to Remind Me – Naked Eyes
Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure
Friday I’m in Love – The Cure
Modern Love – Bowie
Under Pressure – Queen and David Bowie
Whip It – Devo
Bang the Drum All Day – Todd Rungren
Don’t You Want Me – Human League
Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
Don’t Go – Yaz
Situation -- Yaz
Melt with You – Modern English
Word Up! -- Cameo
Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
Super Freak – Rick James
You Spin Me Around – Dead or Alive
Turning Japanese – The Vapors
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C&C Music Factory
It Takes Two – Rob Base and E Z Rock
Funky Cole Medina – Tone Loc
Wild Thing – Tone Loc
Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
P.Y.T. – Michael Jackson
I Want You Back – Jackson 5
ABC – Jackson 5
Hey Micky – Toni Basil
Call Me – Blondie
It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
Walk and Don’t Look Back – Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger
You Can Get it if you Really Want – Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
Let it Whip – Dazz Band
No Parking on the Dance Floor – Midnight Star
Sweet Dreams -- Eurythmics
Come on Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
YMCA – Village People
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Feel For You – Chakha Khan

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