Songs that evoke 80's excess -- coke, glitz, neon lights, being larger than life

Message Bookmarked
Bookmark Removed

You Belong to the City -- Glen Frey

r0b /via/ orl (San Te), Sunday, 6 February 2011 19:49 (fourteen years ago)

Down at the Sunset Grill - Don Henley

Trip Maker, Sunday, 6 February 2011 19:53 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq-B5Ebd6Dk

Tuomas, Sunday, 6 February 2011 19:53 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfNluQ888g4

thistle supporter (mcoll), Sunday, 6 February 2011 19:53 (fourteen years ago)

Gotta love the way Dieter Meier pronounces the word "excess".

(x-post)

Tuomas, Sunday, 6 February 2011 19:54 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9mwELXPGbA

philippe is standing on it (MaresNest), Sunday, 6 February 2011 19:56 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ChjLMbXVrU

The indie rocker is the modern hippie, and the internet is his LSD (herb albert), Sunday, 6 February 2011 19:57 (fourteen years ago)

"Self Control" Laura Branigan

Ayo Scott (rip van wanko), Sunday, 6 February 2011 19:59 (fourteen years ago)

Perfect showcase for this gif

http://i55.tinypic.com/302q2qd.gif

Cunga, Sunday, 6 February 2011 20:01 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8j2ej5jqQw

Man, I didn't know there was a video to this tune! Pretty awesome, except that the video version censors the word "bitch".

Tuomas, Sunday, 6 February 2011 20:02 (fourteen years ago)

rock n roll lifestyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7YueVrn_u0

http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Sunday, 6 February 2011 20:29 (fourteen years ago)

Matmos: "Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan"

Kevin John Bozelka, Sunday, 6 February 2011 20:49 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk30a0qsVIk

Danzig, with tears in my eyes (DavidM), Sunday, 6 February 2011 21:05 (fourteen years ago)

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

piscesx, Sunday, 6 February 2011 21:49 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UmOY6ek_Y4&feature=related

Iago Galdston, Sunday, 6 February 2011 22:04 (fourteen years ago)

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

President Keyes, Sunday, 6 February 2011 23:07 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L0hhw8JvJY

surely this over Love Missile ?

mark e, Monday, 7 February 2011 10:28 (fourteen years ago)

Pick a habit, we got plenty to go around....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97wvwuHUMCw

kornrulez6969, Monday, 7 February 2011 15:35 (fourteen years ago)

i always remember "talk talk - talk talk" as being the song playing in the background in the club scene of "night shift" (henry winkler, michael keaton) where the two cops are like "i miss working vice - if we arrest one guy in here for coke we gotta arrest the whole club" as artificial white snowflakes fall over the perfectly coifed crowd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqjttpl3peI

the lyrics are a bit coke-y as well

messiahwannabe, Monday, 7 February 2011 16:12 (fourteen years ago)

the ultimate answer here really has to involve Duran.. prob this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3W6yf6c-FA&feature=related

Kim, Monday, 7 February 2011 18:20 (fourteen years ago)

There must be at least 1 video by Pat Benatar. Love Is A Battlefield is too obvious. My vote goes to Precious Time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-LaM-yS28A&playnext=1&list=PL278AE801C7945134

kornrulez6969, Monday, 7 February 2011 20:15 (fourteen years ago)

It's amazing there was any cocaine left in the world after this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8g__x6ExM8

I've been dancing since 9 and I'm tired and hungry (Dorianlynskey), Monday, 7 February 2011 21:45 (fourteen years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/QdDBW.jpg
Songs? Talk about the whole freakin' album. It just drips of 80s excess.

Has No Shame (MintIce), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:23 (fourteen years ago)

"In The Air Tonight" just cuz i associate it with Miami Vice

Ayo Scott (rip van wanko), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:29 (fourteen years ago)

can't believe I'm first with this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP2RUD_cL0

ban this sick stunt (anagram), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:33 (fourteen years ago)

"In The Air Tonight" just cuz i associate it with Miami Vice

It also plays in a memorable scene in "Risky Business", which is very much an "80s excess" movie.

Tuomas, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:35 (fourteen years ago)

this is probably the most coked-up song of that era, nothing about it is glitzy and neon though it just reminds you of 4 blokes being up all night sweating and agitated:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgYqIvnPvqQ

piscesx, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 18:56 (fourteen years ago)


You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.