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mizurPRO InfinityMember since 2003
A playlist request post on the "general discussion" forum made me wanna open this thread.

Let's all post our 5 favorite eighties (80's) DANCE tracks.

If this thread has enough participants after a few days i will review the posts and come up with the best 5 mentioned by most people, this could be useful to include in any set played for the over 30's crowd.

Useful too is to mention if your opinion comes from listening/dancin/dj'ing this music in the actaul eighties or if you are a younger fan/listener/dj, this way we can (if possible) have two different sets, one of real rememberance tunes and one of classics with appeal to young fans or newer dj's.

Doesnt matter if the tunes can or can't be played together as a set, and please don't trash previous responses, everyone it's entitled to their opinion and taste, so give some respect, just post your top 5.

Also only 80's please, i to love I WIll Survive but that is not eighties.

My top 5, i was an 80's dj in Mexico City:

(I was recently called obscure so please be kind)

Erasure - A Little Respect
Rick Astley - Together Forever
A-Ha - TAke On Me
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
AL Corley - Square Rooms

Sure to make your feet move.
 

Posted Fri 28 Aug 09 @ 11:54 am
Tear Em 'UpPRO InfinitySenior ModeratorMember since 2006
Here in Chicago it was

Busta Move - Young MC

Push It - Salt-n-Peppa

Wild Thing - Tone Loc

Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc

Situation - Yaz
 

Posted Fri 28 Aug 09 @ 1:12 pm
Well here in L.A....pretty same thing. Freestyle was very popular over here too, like Stacy Q, Lime, Stevie B, TKA, Cover Girls, Expose, Trinere, Johnny O, SaFire, Sweet Sensations, Nocera, Connie, Noel, Trans X, Nu Shooz, etc. This was wildly popular in clubs and the mini-trucking/lowrider scene.


DJ RuDe
 

Posted Fri 28 Aug 09 @ 3:07 pm
Here's my list

Berlin – The Metro

Trans X – Living on a video

New Order – Blue Monday

New Order – Bizarre love triangle

Corey Hart – Sunglasses at night
 

Posted Fri 28 Aug 09 @ 3:09 pm
Depends on the crowd but I would say these would be amongst the most popular here overall for mobile gigs...

Proclaimers - 500 Miles
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer
Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69
pretty much anything from Michael Jackson at the moment ;)
 

Posted Fri 28 Aug 09 @ 3:13 pm
mizurPRO InfinityMember since 2003
DJRudeDoGG wrote :
Well here in L.A....pretty same thing. Freestyle was very popular over here too, like Stacy Q, Lime, Stevie B, TKA, Cover Girls, Expose, Trinere, Johnny O, SaFire, Sweet Sensations, Nocera, Connie, Noel, Trans X, Nu Shooz, etc. This was wildly popular in clubs and the mini-trucking/lowrider scene.


DJ RuDe


Loved freestyle, Cover Girls and Noel were my favorites, just got in the mood for some Show Me/Silent Morning mix.
 

Posted Fri 28 Aug 09 @ 6:10 pm
Tear Em 'UpPRO InfinitySenior ModeratorMember since 2006
You freestyle fans should head over to http://freestyle.fm My good friends Ted, and Raf's, web site dedicated to nothing but freestyle. It is the number one freestyle site on the planet, hands down.

Sorry not trying to thread jack here....back to the countdown...
 

Posted Fri 28 Aug 09 @ 6:14 pm
My top 5s:

Cheesy 80s Party Top 5:

Whitney Houston- I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Michael Jackson- The Way You Make Me Feel
Tiffany- I Think We're Alone Now
Wham- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Katrina & The Waves- Walking On Sunshine


HipHop 80s Top 5:

Run DMC & Aerosmith- Walk This Way
Sugarhill Gang: Apache
Run DMC- It's Tricky
Salt 'n' Pepper- Push It
Tone Loc- Wild Thing


"Cool" 80s Top 5:

Human League- Don't You Want Me
Depeche Mode- Just Can't Get Enough
David Bowie- Let's Dance
Blondie- Atomic
The Jam- A Town Called Malace


Rocky 80s Top 5:

Bryan Adams- Summer of '69
Joan Jett- I Love Rock n Roll
Survivor- Eye Of The Tiger
Europe- Final Countdown
Bon Jovi- Livin' On A Prayer

Special Mention: B52s- Love Shack


 

Posted Fri 28 Aug 09 @ 7:28 pm
mizurPRO InfinityMember since 2003
TearEmUp wrote :
You freestyle fans should head over to http://freestyle.fm My good friends Ted, and Raf's, web site dedicated to nothing but freestyle. It is the number one freestyle site on the planet, hands down.

Sorry not trying to thread jack here....back to the countdown...


Excellent suggestion, going right now.

With suggestions like this feel free to break topic anytime. Thanks so much!!!!
 

Posted Sat 29 Aug 09 @ 8:27 pm
mizurPRO InfinityMember since 2003
So far Ton Loc and Salt N Pepa seem to be strong contenders for the final list.

For obvious reasons these days to play anything from MJ is also a sure bet... will see how far along the fad lasts... having said that Billie Jean properly preceeded by a strong track is always a good combination.

Just yesterday i mixed it after Boom Boom Pow and oh my god people raised the roof.
 

Posted Sat 29 Aug 09 @ 11:22 pm
grugPRO InfinityMember since 2004
I couldnt really say a top 5 80s because where I live I get 80s requested so much the numbers 6-10 are just as worthy to be in the top 5! Here's my top 10 (in no order)...

Love Shack - B52's
Run to Paradise - Choirboys (Australian Band)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Push It - Salt N Pepa
Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc
Most 80s Michael Jackson

Persoanlly my own favourite is Bust A Move by Young MC but I if I play it the girls all leave the dancefloor and the guys get too crazy (myself included :-)

 

Posted Mon 07 Sep 09 @ 11:15 pm
TearEmUp wrote :
You freestyle fans should head over to http://freestyle.fm My good friends Ted, and Raf's, web site dedicated to nothing but freestyle. It is the number one freestyle site on the planet, hands down.

Sorry not trying to thread jack here....back to the countdown...


Question, can you download songs from the website as well? Sorry, I didn't want to hijack the thread either.

Syberman
 

Posted Thu 17 Sep 09 @ 5:52 am
Tear Em 'UpPRO InfinitySenior ModeratorMember since 2006
No Syber....the site is dedicated for fans of freestyle...not file sharing. It is completely on the up and up.
 

Posted Thu 17 Sep 09 @ 8:00 am
Thanks Tear. What is a god site for dl freestyle music?

Syberman
 

Posted Thu 17 Sep 09 @ 3:41 pm
Kim Wilde - You Came

The Farm - All Together Now.

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle.

Xymox - Imagination

Times Two - Cecilia.
 

Posted Tue 27 Apr 10 @ 7:33 pm
Tears For Fears - Shout

Visage - Fade To Grey

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

The Mission - Wasteland

Sisters Of Mercy - Temple Of Love
 

Posted Fri 30 Apr 10 @ 3:11 pm
meadeHome userMember since 2009
My top 5 80's Old School,I played these so much I had to keep replacing the 12" ,East Coast (Maryland),USA
1-Funkbox Party Live-Master Don Commitee
2-Rockit-Herbie Hancock
3-King Of The Beat-Pumpkin And The All Stars
4-Smurphies Dance-Spyder D
5-Planet Rock-Afrika Bambaata
 

Posted Fri 07 May 10 @ 10:41 pm


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