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Saturday, March 15, 2014
 
Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #5

Final exclusive playlist dedicated for the 80s -- 16 songs -- list dominated by English performers. Enjoy.

Access previous playlists from the following locations:

    Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #4 (80s)
    Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #3 (80s)
    Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #2 (80s)
    Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #1 (50s, 60s and 70s)

Audio-Visual material courtesy: YouTube. Other information: Wikipedia.

1. The Rave-Ups - Positively Lost Me (1985)

Featured in movie, Pretty in Pink.

2. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (1984)

#1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

3. Roxy Music - Avalon (1982)

Enjoy.

4. Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) (1984)

#1 on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

5. George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone (1982)

Featured in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

6. Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years (1989)

Nominated, but lost the Grammy Song of the Year to Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings.

7. Milli Vanilli - Blame It On The Rain (1989)

Lip-synch'd - but a cool song overall.

8. The Cult - Love Removal Machine (1987)

Named the 74th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. Skip to 0:45s

9. Echo & the Bunnymen - Cutter (1983)

Spare us the cutter.

10. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater (1982)

#1 on Billboard Hot 100 singles for 4 weeks.

11. Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (1989)

Grammy winner.

12. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (1986)

Promptly featured in the movie, Say Anything...

13. George Michael - Father Figure (1988)

Another #1 song, another English performer.

14. Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself (1986)

Missed #1 spot by a hair.

15. Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (1984)

Enjoy. Skip to 0:52s

16. Starship - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (1987)

#1 on on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Featured in movie, Mannequin.

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