Rank your favorite 80s British Invasion acts

[vashti1999]

Pick your ten favorite 80s British acts from this list, and name your favorite song from each (from the 80s only)

Culture Club
Eurythmics
Wham/George Michael
Duran Duran
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Human League
Thompson Twins
Adam Ant
Paul Young
Go West
Erasure
Madness
Pet Shop Boys
Kajagoogoo
Naked Eyes
Musical Youth
Spandau Ballet
Tears For Fears
Howard Jones
The Outfield
Bananarama
UB40
O.M.D.
Bronski Beat
Soft Cell
Fine Young Cannibals
Dead Or Alive
ABC
Five Star
Rick Astley
Swing Out Sister
Haircut 100
Men Without Hats

[vashti1999]

1.WHAM/GEORGE MICHAEL - "I'm Your Man/Faith"
2.Culture Club - "Church of The Poison Mind"
3.Duran Duran - "Save a Prayer"
4.Eurythmics - "Who's That Girl"
5.Tears For Fears - "Head Over Heels"
6.UB40 - "Red Red Wine"
7.Human League - "Jam"
8.Go West - "Call Me"
9.ABC - "North"
10.Five Star - "Let Me Be The One"

Ten More Favorite Singles:
"What Is Love" - Howard Jones
"Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
"A Little Respect" - Erasure
"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
"Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo
"True" - Spandau Ballet
"Smalltown Boy" - Bronski Beat
"Twilight World" - Swing Out Sister
"Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats

[vashti1999]

Add Level 42 and Simply Red to that list. I can't believe I forgot two of my ultimate favorites: Something About You and Holding Back The Years

[Cashodeen]

Duran Duran - Save a Prayer
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
Tears For Fears - Shout
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing
Spandau Ballet - Gold
Erasure - Sometimes
Adam Ant - Desperate, But Not Serious
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up


My second and third favorite groups that became famous in the 80s, weren't on the list, but I just cannot avoid mentioning them :

Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease
Cure - Love Song

[Dean Winchester]

1. Culture Club (Time, White Boy, Mr. Man)
2. Eurythmics (Love Is A Stranger, Beethoven)
3. ABC (Poison Arrow, How To Be A Millionaire, King Without A Crown)
4. Human League (Mirror Man, Don't You Want Me, Love Action)
5. Duran Duran (Save A Prayer, Rio, My Own Way)
6. Erasure (A Little Respect, Who Needs Love Like That)
7. Wham (Careless Whisper, Father Figure, I Want Your Sex)
8. Bananarama (Shy Boy, I Heard A Rumour, Trick Of The Night)
9. Dead Or Alive (My Heart Goes Bang, Something In My House)
10. Pet Shop Boys (What Have I Done To Deserve This, I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing)

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by Cashodeen


My second and third favorite groups that became famous in the 80s, weren't on the list, but I just cannot avoid mentioning them :

Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease
Cure - Love Song

That's alright, I tried to remember as many artists as I could but I obviously forgot a few. Nice to see "Save A Prayer" picked 3 for 3 so far.

[Jrnygrl]

1. Culture Club - Time/Church of the Poison Mind
2. Wham - Club Tropicana/Different Corner
3. Madness - One Step Beyond
4. ABC - When Smokey Sings
5. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule The World
6. Duran Duran - Girls On Film/Save A Prayer
7. Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You
8. Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds/Johnny Come Home
9. Howard Jones - What is Love
10. Bronski Beat - Small Town Boy

I have to add English Beat favorite songs:

Mirror in the Bathroom
I Confess
Tears of a Clown
Can't Get used to Losing You

Great question Vashti1999.

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by Jrnygrl
1. Culture Club - Time/Church of the Poison Mind
2. Wham - Club Tropicana/Different Corner
7. Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You
9. Howard Jones - What is Love
10. Bronski Beat - Small Town Boy


Great question Vashti1999.

Thanks Jrnygrl. I was into all this stuff back then. Club Tropicana is a great pick, I love that song.

I forgot about "Would I Lie To You". I'm thinking I should have picked that as my fave over "Who's That Girl". That song has the same elements of why I picked Church of the Poison Mind and Wham's I'm Your Man as my faves: the Motown influence.

You ever have a song that you absolutely love and don't know why? What Is Love by Howard Jones is one of those types of songs for me. (Dating myself) it reminds me of high school everytime I hear it. Smalltown Boy, I like the moodiness of the music and Jimmy Sommerville's voice.

[Cashodeen]

Originally posted by vashti1999
That's alright, I tried to remember as many artists as I could but I obviously forgot a few.

You remembered a truck load, so it's totally understandable you couldn't list everybody. This is a great topic. Lots of fun to answer.

Nice to see "Save A Prayer" picked 3 for 3 so far.

Yeah, how about that. I'm surprised that it has been named so much... well not really "surprised" because it's an awesome song, but I didn't figure it would be listed this many times.

[Nighthawk76]

What about Def Leppard? They were from England. They were also one of the most popular and greatest bands of the 1980's. The Police were also English.

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by dukey
What about Def Leppard? They were from England. They were also one of the most popular and greatest bands of the 1980's. The Police were also English.

yes, Def Leppard would make my top 5 if you included them. The Police I probably wouldn't count tho because they were popular before MTV, and all of these bands were ones whose careers exploded with the advent of MTV in the early 1980's, The Police broke out in the late 70's.

[Mijada]

I remember liking the Human League when they became popular with Don't You Want Me. For some odd reason I had a crush on the lead singer.

[Jrnygrl]

Originally posted by vashti1999
Thanks Jrnygrl. I was into all this stuff back then. Club Tropicana is a great pick, I love that song.

I forgot about "Would I Lie To You". I'm thinking I should have picked that as my fave over "Who's That Girl". That song has the same elements of why I picked Church of the Poison Mind and Wham's I'm Your Man as my faves: the Motown influence.

You ever have a song that you absolutely love and don't know why? What Is Love by Howard Jones is one of those types of songs for me. (Dating myself) it reminds me of high school everytime I hear it. Smalltown Boy, I like the moodiness of the music and Jimmy Sommerville's voice.

That's why I said this was a great question. I had forgotten what great music there was from that time, and great bands. They do a Totally 80's weekend on one of the local stations here in L.A. and when I remember to listen it really brings back memories. I know what you mean when you talk about reminding you of high school.

Didn't Jimmy Sommerville do a version of Gloria Gaynor's "Don't Leave Me this Way?" And wasn't he with another band also??

P.S. How could you forget about my favorite band English Beat. Some of the memebers from that band, went on to form Fine Young Cannibals.

[ONJMagic]

Originally posted by vashti1999
Pick your ten favorite 80s British acts from this list, and name your favorite song from each (from the 80s only)

Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart)
Eurythmics - Missionary Man
Wham - I'm Your Man
George Michael - Monkey
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Human League - Human
Tears For Fears - Mother's Talk
Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame
Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour
Rick Astley - Together Forever

[AMackII]

1. Bananarama - Cruel Summer
2. Duran Duran - Rio
3. Everybody Wants to Rule The World - Tears For Fears
4. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
6. Careless Whisper - Wham
7. Steppin Out - Joe Jackson
8. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
9. True - Spandau Ballet
10. Bringing on the Heartbreak - Dep Leppard