What Song Most Encapsulates the 1980s? (1 Viewer)

[livefromDC]

I miss the 80's

The 80's what?

 

[killerdescore]

I might be wrong ,i haven't lived in the 80's but can still be nostalgic about that time ,pretty sure there is a word for that
(is Anemoia a real word ? )

 

[antipop]

Some great ones in the thread.

This one always does it for me.

i still regularly think about Max Headroom

 

[Cage1]

i still regularly think about Max Headroom

He's the Roman Empire of Gen X.

 

[faceman]

Def Leppard became more mainstream as the 80's progressed. My personal favorites were their first
two albums. They had an edge to them.

 

[SaintRob]

 

[Sailorsaint]

I miss the 80's

I miss the first half....

 

[sfidc3]

Unlike Sting's mellow echoing of the now-popular phrase, I just don't have the immediate, needy urge to even want to know about or watch My MTV after watching, and absorbing Dire Straits music video here.

In fact, I don't even think its their best song, ever. "Sultans of Swing", " Tunnel of Love" were far better songs although "Money for Nothing" is very tongue-in-cheek, silly and humorous as it articulates a frustrated, middle-aged working-class NYC worker who gets angry at rock bands seemingly doing nothing in comparison to the hard work hes had to contend with for 10-15x more money.

Down to the Waterline, and Romeo and Juliet are better than those songs.....IMO....

 

[Saintman2884]

Def Leppard became more mainstream as the 80's progressed. My personal favorites were their first
two albums. They had an edge to them.

Their more mainstream, pop-like metal accessibility has to be ascribed to Mutt Lange and his omnipresent, control-freak work philosophy of producing albums. Ironically, the first producer of the follow-up to Pyromania, was actually Bat out of Hell's producer Jim Steinman, and he had more of a instinctive, "if it sounds raw, nasty, and loud" its a good rock record approach to producing albums, not Mutt Lange's cerebral, technical wizardry in the studio and perfectionism attitude.

I don't know if Leppard achieves the success they do in the 1980's and early 90's if Lange doesn't straighten up the ship, sharpens them musically, recommends they fire a misbehaving, perpetually drunk guitarist and hire a more reliable, gifted one. I think the final straw according to Joe Elliot that led to Pete's dismissal, was when he showed up late one night so drunk he couldn't even record the guitar intro to song Stage Fright and the next day, Lange laughed and ridiculed it because it was so bad that Elliot was terrified Lange would quit the project, so Elliot and the band fired him.

 

[antipop]

y'all need to stop...Def Leppard was terrible

 

[donato]

If we have to use your criteria, this one meets your movie requirement where most others don't:




Though you could also make a case for:




But then, how could it not be Duran Duran? They were THE sound of the early 80's. Which song? Probably not this one, but I like this one more:

 

[Cage1]

y'all need to stop...Def Leppard was terrible

Not the best 80s song, not the greatest 80s song.

And I didn't intend to restrict people with my criteria, although I can see where that was confusing. Use your own criteria, those factors were just the ones I personally weighted highly.

 

[DCSaints_Fan]

It came out in the 1977, but

 

[donato]

Getting away from the more common ones in the U.S. / English speaking, I really love these. Some of my favorite 80s songs that also have great 80s videos:

 

[Infoman]