Most influential songs of the 80s?

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I'm looking for your opinions on some of the topmost influential songs of the decade 1980-1989. I'm looking for the most influential music from that decade, not necessarily the most popular radio music of the time. I'd be interested in hearing a song or two and your reasoning behind your picks.

― Harrison Fjord (Harrison Fjord), Monday, 12 December 2005 21:02 (twenty years ago)

britney spears - baby one more time

― Stephen C (ihope), Monday, 12 December 2005 21:21 (twenty years ago)

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

― Mozak Operater, Monday, 12 December 2005 22:39 (twenty years ago)

Blondie, "Rapture" for introducing that rap stuff to crackas.

― novamax (novamax), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 02:18 (twenty years ago)

fade to grey ( = kelly osbourne, ladytron, misty dixon etc etc)

― jim p. irrelevant (electricsound), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 02:19 (twenty years ago)

blue monday - new order, obviously...

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)

Kraftwerk - Numbers/Computer World

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 10:32 (twenty years ago)

or run dmc-walk this way !

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 11:38 (twenty years ago)

"Radio Free Europe" and "This Charming Man" got the jangle thing rolling for the rest of to decade. Even if there were plenty of precursors, those were the singles that seemed to directly inspire the most bands.

Also,

"Star Power" by Sonic Youth. I'd say that was the first noisy, shoegazerish song to cut through US college radio.

― bendy (bendy), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Either Camper van Beethoven's "(I Was Born In A) Laundromat" or "Double Chocolate Malted" by Jonathan Richman.

― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Side 2 of Mekons Fear & Whiskey.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Starship, "We Built This City."

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

Cure - "plastic passion." It influenced the rest of the cure songs.

― Stephen C (ihope), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

another vote for blue monday

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

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