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40 Songs From The 80s Songs You Absolutely MUST Know In Order To Be My Friend

"Talk to me, Goose." - Maverick

Sydney Black
Jan 20, 2018
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40 Songs From The 80s Songs You Absolutely MUST Know In Order To Be My Friend
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The 1980's was a decade with the BIG hair, arcade games, shoulder pads, huge hoop earrings, bandanas, neon everything, scrunchies, side ponies, penny loafers, leather bomber jackets, jelly bracelets and acid wash jeans. It never mattered how crazy the fashion because the music of the 80s was some of the best of all time. My fellow Ohio University Odyssey writer and best friend Olivia love the 80s. Even though we missed the whole decade, its hard not to love them. Which is why you need to love these 40 songs in order to be our best friend.

1. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds


2. "867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy Tutone


3. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These)" by Eurythmics


4. "Sunglasses at Night" by Cory Hart


5. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard


6. "Africa" by Toto


7. "Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners


8. "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club


9. "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel


10. "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls


11. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper


12. "Venus" by Bananarama


13. "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield


14. "Don’t Stop Believing" by Journey


15." Footloose" by Kenny Loggins


16. "I Love Rock N Roll" by Joan Jett & The Black Hearts


17. "Faithfully" by Journey

18. "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC


19. "Photograph" by Def Leppard


20. "Cum On Feel The Noise" by Quiet Riot


21. "Nothin But A Good Time" by Poison


22. "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister


23. "Dude (Look Like A Lady)" by Aerosmith


24. "I Hate Myself For Loving You" by Joan Jett & The Black Hearts


25. "Working For The Weekend" by Loverboy


26. "Thriller" by Micheal Jackson


27. "Rock and Roll All Nite" by KISS


28. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler


29. "Don't Stand So Close To Me" by The Police


30. "Uptown Girl" by Billie Joel


31. "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa


32. "Living On A Prayer" by Bon Jovi


33. "Jump" by Van Halen


34. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston


35."We Belong" by Pat Benatar


36. "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi


37. "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins


38. "Summer '69" by Bryan Adams


39. "Panama" by Van Halen


40. "Girls, Girls, Girls" by Mötley Crüe



Crank up the tones and crank out the Aqua Net hairspray and get to teasing, its time to go back to the 80s.

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