10 - "Love Kills" - Circle Jerks
One of two completely different songs with this title on the Sid and Nancy soundtrack. And why not? It is a great title.
9 - "Radio Gaga" - Queen
A song with added relevance in the era of sattelite radio. Never forgave Queen for playing Sun City while South Africa was under cultural boycott, but I still love this song.
8 - "Heaven is a Place on Earth" - Belinda Carlisle
Lifts me up on a wave of "good golly those are great vocals".
7 - "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
One of my favorite jokes on The Young Ones has Ric start singing this at a funeral. Until Viviyn hits him up side the head.
6 - "Fight to Unite" - Youth Brigade
It's really just a function of how much hardcore I listened to in the 80s, but I have an incredible number of songs about unity.
5 - "Ball of Confusion" - Love and Rockets
Hey hey. I don't think we were any less confused when this cover came out than we were when the original was released.
4 - "Holiday in Cambodia" - Dead Kennedys
Not my favorite DK song (that would be "Nazi Punks F--- Off"), but the first I heard from them at a critical juncture in my development as a music fan.
3 - "Power and the Passion" - Midnight Oil
A guy tried to start a fight with me at a Midnight Oil concert in the late 80s. Apparently he didn't pay to get in to see my butt. Or something.
2 - "Mysteries of Love" - Julee Cruise
Ever havea song that means so much to you on a personal level that you can't even begin to think of a quip to use in describing it?
1 - "Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)" - The Flirts
I honestly can't believe this didn't pop to mind for previous '30 songs from the 80s'. Well,at least it gets to be #1 here.
That's it.
Or is it?...........................
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you forgot Killing Joke!
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