Greatest 80's Songs


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One of the better power ballads of the 80s by Heart and the Wilson sisters. Love the big hair ....very popular video back in the day (for the....um,  visuals). :)

 

 

"Alone" 

I hear the ticking of the clockI'm lying here the room's pitch darkI wonder where you are tonightNo answer on the telephoneAnd the night goes by so very slowOh I hope that it won't end thoughAloneTill now I always got by on my ownI never really cared until I met youAnd now it chills me to the boneHow do I get you aloneHow do I get you aloneYou don't know how long I have wantedTo touch your lips and hold you tight, ohYou don't know how long I have waitedand I was going to tell you tonightBut the secret is still my ownand my love for you is still unknownAloneTill now I always got by on my ownI never really cared until I met youAnd now it chills me to the boneHow do I get you aloneHow do I get you aloneHow do I get you aloneHow do I get you aloneAlone, alone
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In the 80s I loved Stevie Nicks (and I still think she has a beautiful voice).  Her songs Stand Back and If Anyone Falls will always take me back to the best times of my life.  

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Also a fan of Stevie Nicks. Here's one from 1981 with her long time collaborator, Tom Petty.

 

 

 

"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"

 

Baby, you'll come knocking on my front door
Same old line you used to use before
I said ya, well
What am I supposed to do
I didn't know what I was getting into

So you've had a little trouble in town
Now you're keeping some demons down
Stop draggin' my
Stop draggin' my
Stop draggin' my heart around

It's hard to think about what you've wanted
It's hard to think about what you've lost
This doesn't have to be the big get even
This doesn't have to be anything at all

(I know you really want to tell me good-bye)
(I know you really want to be your own girl)

Baby, you could never look me in the eye
Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the words
Stop draggin' my
Stop draggin' my
Stop draggin' my heart around

[instrumental Interlude]

People running 'round loose in the world
Ain't got nothin' better to do
Than make a meal of some bright eyed kid
You need someone looking after you

(I know you really want to tell me goodbye)
(I know you really want to be your own girl)

Baby, you could never look me in the eye
Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the words
Stop draggin' my
Stop draggin' my
Stop draggin' my heart around

Stop draggin' my heart around

 

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Song heard on Magnum PI by Genesis. Very Vice-like, imo.

 

 

 

MAMA

 

can't see you mamaBut I can hardly waitOh to touch and to feel you mamaOh I just can't keep awayIn the heat and the steam of the cityOh its got me running and I just can't brakeSo say you'll help me mama'Cause its getting so hard - ohNow I can't keep you mamaBut I know you're always thereYou listen, you teach me mamaAnd I know inside you careSo get down, down here beside meOh you ain't going nowhereNo I won't hurt you mamaBut its getting so hard - ohHa ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, arghHa ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, arghCan't you see me here mamaMama mama mama pleaseCan't you feel my heartCan't you feel my heartCan't you feel my heart ohNow listen to me mamaMama mamaYou're taking away my last chanceDon't take it awayCan't you feel my heart?Ha ha, ha ha ha, ha, arghIt's hot, too hot for me mamaBut I can hardly waitMy eyes they're burning mamaAnd I can feel my body shakeDon't stop, don't stop me mamaOh make the pain, make it go away - heyNo I won't hurt you mamaBut its getting so hard - ohNow I can't see you mamaBut I know you're always thereYou taunt, you tease me mamaBut I never never can keep awayIt's the heat and the steam of the cityOh got me running and I just can't brakeSo stay don't leave me mama'Cause its getting so hard - ohDon't go no no, don't goNo no no, don't go...

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Song heard on Magnum PI by Genesis. Very Vice-like, imo.

 

 

 

MAMA

 

can't see you mamaBut I can hardly waitOh to touch and to feel you mamaOh I just can't keep awayIn the heat and the steam of the cityOh its got me running and I just can't brakeSo say you'll help me mama'Cause its getting so hard - ohNow I can't keep you mamaBut I know you're always thereYou listen, you teach me mamaAnd I know inside you careSo get down, down here beside meOh you ain't going nowhereNo I won't hurt you mamaBut its getting so hard - ohHa ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, arghHa ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, arghCan't you see me here mamaMama mama mama pleaseCan't you feel my heartCan't you feel my heartCan't you feel my heart ohNow listen to me mamaMama mamaYou're taking away my last chanceDon't take it awayCan't you feel my heart?Ha ha, ha ha ha, ha, arghIt's hot, too hot for me mamaBut I can hardly waitMy eyes they're burning mamaAnd I can feel my body shakeDon't stop, don't stop me mamaOh make the pain, make it go away - heyNo I won't hurt you mamaBut its getting so hard - ohNow I can't see you mamaBut I know you're always thereYou taunt, you tease me mamaBut I never never can keep awayIt's the heat and the steam of the cityOh got me running and I just can't brakeSo stay don't leave me mama'Cause its getting so hard - ohDon't go no no, don't goNo no no, don't go...

I first heard it on GTA IV.

 

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

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This one takes me back to my childhood... <3

 

...To 2002. GTA Vice City. :p

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Great song amazed never appeared in MV 

Yeah I agree. Whenever I hear it a right away think about Miami and Vice. It should have at least appeared in a nightclub scene.

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Story of my life... 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvC2LRTR8UI

 

I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it
You got it easy, you don't know when you've got it good
It's getting harder just keeping life and soul together
I'm sick of fighting, even though I know I should
 
The cold is biting through each and every nerve and fiber
My broken spirit is frozen to the core
I don't want to be here no more
 
Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes
Even if it was for just one day
Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away
 
Wouldn't it be good to be on your side
The grass is always greener over there
Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care
 
You must be joking, you don't know a thing about it
You've got no problem, I'd stay right there if I were you
I got it harder, you couldn't dream how hard I got it
Stay out of my shoes if you know what's good for you
 
The heat is stifling, burning me up from the inside
The sweat is coming through each and every pore
I don't want to be here no more
I don't want to be here no more
I don't want to be here no more
 
Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes
Even if it was for just one day
Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away, ooh
 
Wouldn't it be good to be on your side
The grass is always greener over there
And wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care
 
I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it
You got it easy, you don't know when you've got it good
It's getting harder just keeping life and soul together

I'm sick of fighting, even though I know I should

 

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Story of my life... 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvC2LRTR8UI

 

I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it
You got it easy, you don't know when you've got it good
It's getting harder just keeping life and soul together
I'm sick of fighting, even though I know I should
 
The cold is biting through each and every nerve and fiber
My broken spirit is frozen to the core
I don't want to be here no more
 
Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes
Even if it was for just one day
Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away
 
Wouldn't it be good to be on your side
The grass is always greener over there
Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care
 
You must be joking, you don't know a thing about it
You've got no problem, I'd stay right there if I were you
I got it harder, you couldn't dream how hard I got it
Stay out of my shoes if you know what's good for you
 
The heat is stifling, burning me up from the inside
The sweat is coming through each and every pore
I don't want to be here no more
I don't want to be here no more
I don't want to be here no more
 
Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes
Even if it was for just one day
Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away, ooh
 
Wouldn't it be good to be on your side
The grass is always greener over there
And wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care
 
I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it
You got it easy, you don't know when you've got it good
It's getting harder just keeping life and soul together

I'm sick of fighting, even though I know I should

 

 

 

 

love this one ! 

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