I'm probably too old for the 80's, but I remember one song in particular that I thought kicked major ass, and I haven't seen it anywhere since (it never makes it into the "80's representative compilations").

Martin Briley (WHO???) and "You Ain't Worth the Salt in My Tears."

Didn't Dolly Parton cover that? When I worked at a movie theatre, it was on one of our CDs, so I'm assuming it was in a movie of some sort...hmmm... *goes off to Google*

I enjoy the GTA: Vice City soundtrack quite a bit.

B-52's - Rock Lobster
GNR - Welcome to the Jungle
Faith No More (although I don't really think of them as 80's)
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House

So many to list :P

Yeah, the GTA VC sound track was awesome.

I like:
the pretenders- i would walk 500 miles
flock of seagulls- i ran
aneka - japanese boy

Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to rule the world.


Best song ever

Anything By U2

Melt With You... Modern English

I loved Vice City's soundtrack.

Eumir Deodato - Latin Flute
Eumir Deodato - Super Strut
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
Kool & the Gang - Summer Madness

and this one i'm kinda embarassed to admit but:

Paul Engemann - Push it to the Limit
(that's right that song from Scarface, it's so bad it's good!)

Billy Squier - Don't Say No, the stroke, My Kinda lover
BLondie - Call Me, The Tide is High, Rapture
MAdonna - Like a Virgin, La Isla Bonita, Crazy for you,
Little River band - Help is On the Way
Mister Mister - Broken WIngs
Pat Benetar - -Hit me with your best shot, promises in the dark,
The POlice - Wrapped around your finger, King of Pain, Every Breath you take,
Queen - radio Gaga, Under Pressure
The Pretenders - The Learning to Crawl Album

Anything by XTC. I also love the Cure, the Clash, the Police. I wasn't in high school then. I think I would have turned out differently if I had been.

Naked Eyes: Promises, Promises

Flock of Seagulls - I ran, such a cheesy song for cheesy times.

the 80's sucked so hard that it actually made bands like Ratt and Poison and Cinderella Pop Icons of that Era.... thank God for the Police, The Cure...

My favorite song was one the was re-made by Marylin Manson

That would be Tainted Love... by Soft Cell