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Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Holly on May 20, 2003, 10:09:58 am: for my history project i need to name musicians who were big in the 80's! please name some for me! i was like barely 5 in 89... so i dont remember
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: rosieposy87 on May 20, 2003, 10:15:38 am: I have no idea about the U.S but here (i was born in '87! lol) there was: The Smiths, Madness (hahaha), Duran Duran, The Cure, Culture Club, Nick Kershaw, Echo and the Bunnymen, INXS, Depeche Mode.... ahh thank Matt for a lot of these...
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: superscientific on May 20, 2003, 10:17:55 am: umm

Information Society
Sheena Easton
Prince
The Go Go's
Human League
Debo
Culture Club
Duran Duran
the Cars
Eurythmics

There are a few so many more though
Title: more
Post by: superscientific on May 20, 2003, 10:21:09 am: Debbie Gibson
Cyndi Lauper
Lisa Lisa & cult Jam
Madonna of course!
New Order
Men at Work
U2
THe Police
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: rosieposy87 on May 20, 2003, 10:21:46 am: Matt's Ideas: The Police, Steve Harley, Elastica, Echobelly...ooh he is brimming with them!
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: nicole on May 20, 2003, 10:21:58 am: we are missing big ones

Micheal Jackson
Guns N Roses
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: superscientific on May 20, 2003, 10:26:40 am: ha Yes nikkee!

the Bangles
Beastie Boys
Run DMC
Grandmaster flash and the furious five
A tribe Called Quest =)

danny
Title: Re: music of the 80's
Post by: rosieposy87 on May 20, 2003, 10:28:34 am: Quote from: "kiisnsync"
for my history project

u have to do this for history!? maaaaaaadness i tell you, bwhaha like my pun?
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 20, 2003, 10:33:02 am: CHAZ AND DAVE!!! WOOT!
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: nicole on May 20, 2003, 10:36:35 am: Tribe? I consider them early 90's! The Low End Theory was popular in the early 90's....
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: superscientific on May 20, 2003, 10:41:23 am: the first album was pressed in 89....Low End Theory was the 2nd Album
Peoples Instinctive Travel was the first one
I think they were even out earlier than that

danny

but I can see your point

more like Eric B and Rakim
Chubb Rock
Rob Base etc...
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: nicole on May 20, 2003, 10:46:09 am: yea I guess they are technically they are 80s but then again so would be Marilyn Manson and No Doubt... They both started in the late 80s.
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 20, 2003, 10:46:56 am: Chaz and Dave!! =/
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Grakthis on May 20, 2003, 11:04:12 am: Quote from: "rosieposy87"
I have no idea about the U.S but here (i was born in '87! lol) there was: The Smiths, Madness (hahaha), Duran Duran, The Cure, Culture Club, Nick Kershaw, Echo and the Bunnymen, INXS, Depeche Mode.... ahh thank Matt for a lot of these...

LOL! For a 15 year old you sure do know a LOT of 80's bands!

Dont forget the hair bands!

White snake
winger
Poison
etc

---Andrew
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Jamielee on May 20, 2003, 03:14:27 pm: BON JOVI!
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: High On Lullabies on May 20, 2003, 03:16:43 pm: Wham!
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Holly on May 20, 2003, 04:34:52 pm: thanx everyone! :)

yeah... my group is doing a project on the 1980's and most of it is like political things... but the stuff i have to research is music and the solidarity movement in poland... so i decided to come her for help on the music!!!
Title: umm
Post by: MeechNess on May 20, 2003, 07:01:23 pm: something Estephan... a singer chick....
Phil Collins
the BeeGees?
Steve Winwood
Aerosmith
Motley Crue(because of Steavis, I know about them, hehe)
Gordon Lightfoot(I saw him in concert when I was 11 and he played a song for me.. directly to me)..
that's all I can think of for now..
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: joann on May 22, 2003, 01:01:23 pm: Lionel Richie
Stephanie Mills
The Sugar Hill Gang
Kool and the Gang
those kids that sang Pass the Dutchie (LOL)
Sister Sledge
The Pointer Sisters
Chaka Khan
Stevie Wonder
Earth Wind and Fire
Quincy Jones
Hall and Oates
The Gpa Band
Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Jeffrey Osborne (not related to OZZY)
James Ingram
Flashdance music
The Eurythmics
Culture Club
Duran Duran
Prince
The Pretenders
Thomas Dolby
Men Without Hats (remember the safety dance!!)
Phil Collins
Van Halen
Cyndi Lauper
THE ROMANTICS!
Tears for Fears
WHAM!
Debarge (ha)
Huey Lewis and the News
Billy Idol
Chicago
Anita Baker
Billy Ocean
Tony! Toni! Tone!
Salt 'n Pepa

aaaaaaaa, the good old days
:D
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: joann on May 22, 2003, 01:08:52 pm: and remember the songs

Double Dutch Bus
and
Funky Town

oh, and Squeeze!
and The Clash

okay I'll stop now

:?
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: joann on May 22, 2003, 01:14:24 pm: aaaaaaaaaaaaa

The Bangles and
The Go Go's
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: neos on May 22, 2003, 01:23:12 pm: How about A-Ha? Dunno if they were big in the US but they sure were in Europe... and well I could give you some Spanish bands but I don't think they'll be too useful lol
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 25, 2003, 09:13:22 am: The Levellers!

Just remembered them cos .. well I'm listening to them now lol .. they were 80's weren't they?
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 25, 2003, 09:19:37 am: OMG .. Nerea listened to Republica .. cool! Were they 80's or 90's? I've got the album somewhere lol .. classic stuff! haha .. I used to quite like Safron, lol =)
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Laura on May 25, 2003, 11:08:28 am: You guys forgot Paula Abdul! I've been having this recent obsession with her music, I know scary isn't it? haha
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 25, 2003, 11:09:33 am: Wow. That so takes me back!

Hee hee .. *points* .. I made them!! =D
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Laura on May 25, 2003, 11:11:56 am: Quote from: "Zebrakorn"

Hee hee .. *points* .. I made them!! =D

:wink:
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 25, 2003, 11:12:21 am: =)
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Holly on May 25, 2003, 01:30:38 pm: i finished that project! lol, i think it went well, i put up some pictures of the artists i chose to mention and brought in some of my dads old albums from the 80's...

for memorial day weekend kiis fm is playing the greatest party songs ever played on kiis and most of them are 80's songs... lol, too much 80's!! but it's interesting... and fun to listen to! i was in the studio with jojo on friday (jessica simpson's dad was there too) and this girl called in and was like "can you play "wake me up when you go go" (i think thats the name)?" and jojo said "i'm going to have to give you a beating for that one!" and she said "what about the macarena?!" and he said "ok... now i'm really going to have to give you a beating" lol
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 25, 2003, 01:31:35 pm: lol .. hope we were of some help =)
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Holly on May 25, 2003, 01:32:42 pm: yep! you were! thanx!! :D
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 25, 2003, 01:34:03 pm: Noooo problemo. Nice to look back at the 80's now and then .. back to when I were a lad! =)
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Laura on May 25, 2003, 01:34:12 pm: Quote from: "kiisnsync"
i finished that project! lol, i think it went well, i put up some pictures of the artists i chose to mention and brought in some of my dads old albums from the 80's...

for memorial day weekend kiis fm is playing the greatest party songs ever played on kiis and most of them are 80's songs... lol, too much 80's!! but it's interesting... and fun to listen to! i was in the studio with jojo on friday (jessica simpson's dad was there too) and this girl called in and was like "can you play "wake me up when you go go" (i think thats the name)?" and jojo said "i'm going to have to give you a beating for that one!" and she said "what about the macarena?!" and he said "ok... now i'm really going to have to give you a beating" lol

OMG it's happening again! ahh right when I start getting into Paula Abduls music, and 80's music, everyone else is to! lol dang, that is pretty funny tho that kiis is even playing it, haha.

I just got Paula Abduls greatest hits the other day, dang lol
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Zebrakorn on May 25, 2003, 01:34:49 pm: lol .. haven't heard Paula in aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages!
Title: music of the 80's
Post by: Holly on May 25, 2003, 01:38:25 pm: lol, yeah... it's weird that kiis is doing it!
i turned on the radio and heard the beach boys... and i had to double check to make sure it was kiis, and when i saw it was i was like "wtf is going on?!?!" lol, but then my friend explained to me!

at my prom they even played "girls just wanna have fun"! lmao, all my friends were like "omg, we have to dance to this" and our dates were like "why?"
but it's an all girl school... what can i say?