80s Prom Dance Music
Forgive the length of this post, but I'm supposed to DJ an 80s prom-themed New Year's Eve party tonight, and I thought I would share the master playlist I created this week and see if there were any songs I forgot. Here is the first half:
80s Dance Selections, Part I
1. Poison Arrow (ABC, GOLD: New Wave Disc II)
2. The Look Of Love (ABC, Modern Rock Dance Disc I)3. Back In Black (AC/DC, Back In Black)
4. You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC, Back In Black)
5. Goody Two Shoes (Adam Ant, GOLD: New Wave Disc II)
6. Der Kommissar (After The Fire, Modern Rock Dance Disc I)
7. I Could Be Happy (Altered Images, GOLD: New Wave Disc II)
8. Obsession (Animotion, GOLD: New Wave Disc II)
9. Peter Gunn Theme (Art of Noise, Peter Gunn Theme (single))
10. Love Shack (The B-52\'s, Modern Rock Dance Disc II)
11. Song for a Future Generation (The B-52\'s, Whammy!)
12. Cruel Summer (Bananarama, Bananarama)
13. Venus (Bananarama, True Confessions)
14. I Heard A Rumor (Bananarama, WOW!)
15. Walk Like An Egyptian (The Bangles, Walk Like An Egyptian (single))
16. She's Crafty (Beastie Boys, Licensed To Ill)
17. Egg Man (Beastie Boys, Paul\'s Boutique)
18. Shake Your Rump (Beastie Boys, The Sounds of Science Disc I)
19. Fight For Your Right (Beastie Boys, The Sounds of Science Disc I)
20. Shadrach (Beastie Boys, The Sounds of Science Disc II)
21. Brass Monkey (Beastie Boys, The Sounds of Science Disc II)
22. She's On It (Beastie Boys, The Sounds of Science Disc II)
23. Hey Ladies (Beastie Boys, The Sounds of Science Disc II)
24. Poison (Bell Biv Devoe, Living In The Nineties)
25. Do Me! (Bell Biv DeVoe, 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bel Biv DeVoe)
26. Sex (I'm A...) (Berlin, GOLD: New Wave Disc II)
27. The Metro (Berlin, The Metro (single))
28. Take My Breath Away (Berlin, Take My Breath Away (single))
29. Wonderland (12" Version) (Big Country, Greatest 12\" Hits)
30. Fields Of Fire (12" Version) (Big Country, Greatest 12\" Hits)
31. In A Big Country (12" Version) (Big Country, Greatest 12\" Hits)
32. One Way Or Another (Blondie, GOLD: New Wave Disc I)
33. Call Me (Blondie, Modern Rock Dance Disc I)
34. My Prerogative (Bobby Brown, Don\'t Be Cruel)
35. On Our Own (Bobby Brown, Ghostbusters II Soundtrack)
36. I Want Candy (Bow Wow Wow, GOLD: New Wave Disc II)
37. Money Changes Everything (The Brains, GOLD: New Wave Disc I)
38. Girl Of My Dreams (Bram Tchaikovsky, GOLD: New Wave Disc I)
39. Rigor Mortis (Original 12" Mix) (Cameo, The Best of Funk Essentials: Funky Stuff)
40. Word Up! (7" Vocal Version) (Cameo, Word Up!)
41. Drive (The Cars, Heartbeat City)
42. Hello Again (The Cars, Heartbeat City)
43. Magic (The Cars, Heartbeat City)
44. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (The Clash, Combat Rock)
45. Rock The Casbah (The Clash, Combat Rock)
46. The Magnificent Seven (The Clash, The Story Of The Clash, Vol. I)
47. (This Is) Radio Clash (The Clash, The Story Of The Clash, Vol. I)
48. Love Removal Machine (Peace Remix) (The Cult, The Best Of Rare Cult)
49. She Sells Sanctuary (Long Version) (The Cult, The Best Of Rare Cult)
50. Love Removal Machine (The Cult, Electric)
51. Close To Me (The Cure, The Head On The Door)
52. Why Can't I Be You? (The Cure, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
53. Just Like Heaven (The Cure, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
54. Hot Hot Hot!!! (The Cure, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
55. Let's Go To Bed (The Cure, Staring At The Sea: The Singles 1979-1985)
56. She Bop (Cyndi Lauper, Modern Rock Dance Disc II)
57. Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper, She\'s So Unusual)
58. Jenifa (Taught Me) (12 Inch Version) (De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising (Bonus Disk))
59. Transmitting Live From Mars / Eye Know (De La Soul, 3 Feet High And Rising)
60. Too Drunk to Fuck (Dead Kennedys, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death Side I)
61. I Fought the Law (Dead Kennedys, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death Side I)
62. You Spin Me Round (Dead Or Alive, Modern Rock Dance Disc II)
63. Pour Some Sugar On Me (Def Leppard, Hysteria)
64. Behind the Wheel/Route 66 (Depeche Mode, Just Say Yo Compilation)
65. Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode, Music For the Masses)
66. Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode, Just Can\'t Get Enough (single))
67. Whip It (Devo, Devo: Greatest Hits)
68. The Humpty Dance (Digital Underground, Sex Packets)
69. Freaks Of The Industry (Digital Underground, Sex Packets)
70. Doowutchyalike (Digital Underground, Sex Packets)
71. Girls Aint Nothing But Trouble (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, Girls Aint Nothing But Trouble (single))
72. Parents Just Don't Understand (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, Parents Just Don\'t Understand (single))
73. Girls on Film (Duran Duran, Duran Duran)
74. The Reflex (Duran Duran, Duran Duran: Greatest)
75. Rio (Duran Duran, Rio)
76. Hungry Like the Wolf (Duran Duran, Rio)
77. Union of the Snake (Duran Duran, Seven and the Ragged Tiger)
78. Lips Like Sugar (12" Mix) (Echo & The Bunnymen, Just Say Yes...)
79. Electric Avenue (Eddy Grant, Modern Rock Dance Disc I)
80. Mirror In The Bathroom (The English Beat, I Just Can\'t Stop It)
81. Hands Off... She's Mine (The English Beat, I Just Can\'t Stop It)
82. I Confess (The English Beat, Special Beat Service)
83. Jeanette (The English Beat, Special Beat Service)
84. Save It For Later (The English Beat, Special Beat Service)
85. Oh l'Amour (Erasure, Erasure: Pop! 20 Hits)
86. Chains of Love (Erasure, The Innocents)
87. A Little Respect (Erasure, A Little Respect (single))
88. Take A Chance On Me (Erasure, Take A Chance On Me (single))
89. Wild, Wild West (Escape Club, Wild, Wild West (single))
90. Would I Lie To You (Eurythmics, Be Yourself Tonight)
91. Rock Me Amadeus (Ihn Liebten Alle Frauen...) (Falco, Falco 3)
92. Ever Fallen In Love - Fine Young Cannibals (Fine Young Cannibals, Something Wild Soundtrack)
93. Party at Ground Zero (Fishbone, Fishbone)
94. One Thing Leads to Another (The Fixx, Reach the Beach (Expanded Edition) [Remastered])
95. I Ran (A Flock of Seagulls, Platinum & Gold Collection: A Flock of Seagulls)
96. Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (A Flock of Seagulls, Platinum & Gold Collection: A Flock of Seagulls)
97. Space Age Love Song (A Flock of Seagulls, Platinum & Gold Collection: A Flock of Seagulls)
98. Money (That's What I Want) (The Flying Lizards, GOLD: New Wave Disc I)
99. Two Tribes (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
100. Relax (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, GOLD: New Wave Disc II)
101. Two Tribes (Carnage Mix Version) (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Reload! Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches)
102. Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Pleasurefix Mix Version) (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Reload! Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches)
103. Let It Whip (The Gap Band, Let It Whip (single))
104. Party Train (The Gap Band, Party Train (single))
105. Tenderness (General Public, All the Rage)
106. Atomic Dog (George Clinton, Atomic Dog (single))
107. Our Lips Are Sealed (The Go-Go\'s, Beauty & the Beat)
108. We Got The Beat (The Go-Go\'s, Modern Rock Dance Disc I)
109. Head over Heels (The Go-Go\'s, Talk Show)
110. Vacation (The Go-Go\'s, Vacation)
111. Private Life (Grace Jones, GOLD: New Wave Disc I)
112. White Lines (Grandmaster Flash & DJ Melle Mel, White Lines single)
113. The Message (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Sugar Hill Records Story)
114. Save Your Love (Great White, Latest & Greatest)
115. Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns \'n\' Roses, Appetite For Destruction)
116. Let Me Go (Heaven 17, GOLD: New Wave Disc II)
117. Don't You Want Me Baby (Human League, Don\'t You Want Me Baby (single))
118. (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Human League, (Keep Feeling) Fascination (single))
119. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Ian Dury & The Blockheads, GOLD: New Wave Disc I)
120. What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Information Society, What\'s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (single))
121. Need You Tonight / Mediate (INXS, Kick)
122. What You Need (INXS, Listen Like Thieves)
123. The One Thing (INXS, Shabooh Shoobah)
124. Original Sin (INXS, The Swing)
125. Control (Janet Jackson, Control)
126. Nasty (Janet Jackson, Control)
127. What Have You Done For Me Lately (Janet Jackson, Control)
128. When I Think Of You (Janet Jackson, Control)
129. Rhythm Nation (Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson\'s Rhythm Nation 1814)
130. Miss You Much (Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson\'s Rhythm Nation 1814)
131. Love Will Never Do (Without You) (Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson\'s Rhythm Nation 1814)
132. Alright (Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson\'s Rhythm Nation 1814)
133. Escapade (Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson\'s Rhythm Nation 1814)
134. Supersonic (JJ Fad, Supersonic)
135. Steppin' Out (Joe Jackson, Steppin\' Out (single))
136. Is She Really Going Out With Him (Joe Jackson, Is She Really Going Out With Him (single))
137. Faithfully (Journey, The Essential Journey Disc I)
138. Open Arms (Journey, The Essential Journey Disc I)
139. Because I Got It Like That (Jungle Brothers, Straight Out the Jungle)
140. Walking On Sunshine (Katrina & the Waves, Walking On Sunshine (single))
141. You Keep Me Hangin' On (Kim Wilde, Modern Rock Dance Disc II)
142. New Toy (Lene Lovich, GOLD: New Wave Disc I)
143. Jack the Ripper (LL Cool J, B-Sides)
144. I'm Bad (LL Cool J, Bigger and Deffer)
145. I Need Love (LL Cool J, Bigger and Deffer)
146. Going Back To Cali (LL Cool J, Less Than Zero Soundtrack)
147. Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling) (LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out)
148. Rock The Bells (LL Cool J, Radio)
149. I'm That Type of Guy (LL Cool J, Walking With a Panther)
150. Big Ole Butt (LL Cool J, Walking With a Panther)
151. Ball Of Confusion (Love & Rockets, Express)
152. Pop Muzik (M, GOLD: New Wave Disc I)
Comments
I probably would have suggested "Push It" by Salt'n'Pepa, that beds are burning song by Midnight Oil, "Lies Lies Lies" by the Thompson Twins, "Down Under" by Men at Work, "Pretty in Pink" by the Psychedelic Furs, and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard -- if I'd read this post in time to comment before the event.