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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
decade defining songs of the 1980s for
this list we’ve looked at a combination
of the decades most commercially
successful songs as well as the most
influential records and the tracks that
best reflect the period
number ten welcome to the jungle Guns
and Roses
released as the band’s second single
from their debut album welcome to the
jungle is a depiction of the los angeles
lifestyle and the temptations that are
found there
all in all it was a chart success for
the band and has a lasting legacy
right
it’s a firm favorite with all
generations of metalheads
Axl Rose’s snarling lyrics hit hard and
some have become immortal lines
the origins of his you’re gonna die
screech are unconfirmed but it’s
certainly unforgettable
number nine hungry like the wolf Duran
Duran
much of this entries massive success has
been attributed to the coinciding rise
of MTV
yeah
hungry like the wolf was placed on heavy
rotation and as a result Duran Duran was
able to promote their style as well as
their sounds
you
and yeah
clean cut and polished their vibe was
reflective of the changing technology at
the time drum machines and synthesizers
were matched to Simon Laban’s vocals
leaving them hungry and us very happy
number eight born in the USA Bruce
Springsteen
first
springsteen didn’t get nicknamed the
boss for nothing he’s a huge figure in
the music business and this is probably
his signature track
despite a patriotic sounding title born
in the USA is not a tribute to all
things Americans
the song was actually written in support
of the badly treated returning Vietnam
soldiers the widespread misunderstanding
is proof that we hear what we want to
hear but with a course as fist-pumping
as this who can blame us
number seven where the streets have no
name you too
perhaps Ireland’s greatest musical
export you two had clearly conquered
America or at least a small part of it
during the filming of the video for our
next song
where
a live performance of where the streets
have no name brought in the crowds and
thrust the record into the limelight
produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
it was said that the composition was so
complex it had to be written on a
blackboard like a math equation
we’re glad they managed to work it out
number six walk this way
Run DMC featuring Steven Tyler and Joe
Perry of Aerosmith
next we have an unexpected collaboration
that’s signaled for many the
breakthrough moment for hip-hop and the
mainstream charts
in 1986 Run DMC was looking for a way
into music and Aerosmith was
experiencing a drug Laden down point
when they got together and mixed it up
they found an answer to everyone’s
problems
the rat majority of the record is
somehow perfectly complemented by Steven
Tyler’s high-pitched hook
we’re not sure why but it just works
number five livin on a prayer bon jovi
little shack
Tommy and Gina’s is a simple story that
quickly turned into a stadium filler
bon jovi’s ii chart-topping hit from
their slippery when wet album it struck
a chord with the teenage population as
it portrays the trials and tribulations
of the working classes
John Bongiovi himself had been dubious
that the song was good enough history
clearly states how wrong he was to worry
living on a prayer is sing-along rock
music at its very very best
by
Hey
number four girls just want to have fun
Cyndi Lauper an empowered female
musician and an eternal dance floor
favorite with this record Cyndi Lauper
paved the way for the likes of Kylie
Minogue Britney Spears and many other
solo female artists that followed
if the girls of its title are not the
unattainable falsified females the pop
culture was parading across our screens
and into our consciousness but real
people
loppers video accompaniment was as
honest a portrayal as her music
she had fun and shook the 80s wide away
you
dip inside Wow
number three pour some sugar on me Def
Leppard
pour some sugar on me merges an almost
rap style verse with an inherently 80s
booming chorus
the record was so packed full of
innuendo that it covered itself up
despite the peaches and cream it was
deemed to be clean and became a hands in
the air anthem
Def Leppard’s lasting legacy it’s a song
that captured the decades big hair
electronic and hard rocks and
number two like a virgin
Madonna
as the first single offers sophomore
effort this was the record that really
propelled Madonna into the public eye
lyrically it was especially racy but
musically it stood out as well as
Madonna favored actual musicians to the
synthesizer sound of her first album
she famously sang the tune at the first
MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 and based
on the performance she was clearly as
excited by the song as the rest of us
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one beat it Michael Jackson
appropriately beat it has beaten
everything else to the top of our tree
Michael Jackson was the first black
artist to get regular airplay on MTV and
the songs choreography field video was
one of the most played with an unpaid
eddie van halen on guitar
and MJ’s signature vocal style the song
carried unrivaled charisma and attitude
she danced its way to the top of music
charts worldwide and collected two
Grammys he’s the king of pop and this is
his fanfare
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite 80s song
for more tuned in top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
some highlights in and then tease it
till the cows come home
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
decade defining songs of the 1980s for
this list we’ve looked at a combination
of the decades most commercially
successful songs as well as the most
influential records and the tracks that
best reflect the period
number ten welcome to the jungle Guns
and Roses
released as the band’s second single
from their debut album welcome to the
jungle is a depiction of the los angeles
lifestyle and the temptations that are
found there
all in all it was a chart success for
the band and has a lasting legacy
right
it’s a firm favorite with all
generations of metalheads
Axl Rose’s snarling lyrics hit hard and
some have become immortal lines
the origins of his you’re gonna die
screech are unconfirmed but it’s
certainly unforgettable
number nine hungry like the wolf Duran
Duran
much of this entries massive success has
been attributed to the coinciding rise
of MTV
yeah
hungry like the wolf was placed on heavy
rotation and as a result Duran Duran was
able to promote their style as well as
their sounds
you
and yeah
clean cut and polished their vibe was
reflective of the changing technology at
the time drum machines and synthesizers
were matched to Simon Laban’s vocals
leaving them hungry and us very happy
number eight born in the USA Bruce
Springsteen
first
springsteen didn’t get nicknamed the
boss for nothing he’s a huge figure in
the music business and this is probably
his signature track
despite a patriotic sounding title born
in the USA is not a tribute to all
things Americans
the song was actually written in support
of the badly treated returning Vietnam
soldiers the widespread misunderstanding
is proof that we hear what we want to
hear but with a course as fist-pumping
as this who can blame us
number seven where the streets have no
name you too
perhaps Ireland’s greatest musical
export you two had clearly conquered
America or at least a small part of it
during the filming of the video for our
next song
where
a live performance of where the streets
have no name brought in the crowds and
thrust the record into the limelight
produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
it was said that the composition was so
complex it had to be written on a
blackboard like a math equation
we’re glad they managed to work it out
number six walk this way
Run DMC featuring Steven Tyler and Joe
Perry of Aerosmith
next we have an unexpected collaboration
that’s signaled for many the
breakthrough moment for hip-hop and the
mainstream charts
in 1986 Run DMC was looking for a way
into music and Aerosmith was
experiencing a drug Laden down point
when they got together and mixed it up
they found an answer to everyone’s
problems
the rat majority of the record is
somehow perfectly complemented by Steven
Tyler’s high-pitched hook
we’re not sure why but it just works
number five livin on a prayer bon jovi
little shack
Tommy and Gina’s is a simple story that
quickly turned into a stadium filler
bon jovi’s ii chart-topping hit from
their slippery when wet album it struck
a chord with the teenage population as
it portrays the trials and tribulations
of the working classes
John Bongiovi himself had been dubious
that the song was good enough history
clearly states how wrong he was to worry
living on a prayer is sing-along rock
music at its very very best
by
Hey
number four girls just want to have fun
Cyndi Lauper an empowered female
musician and an eternal dance floor
favorite with this record Cyndi Lauper
paved the way for the likes of Kylie
Minogue Britney Spears and many other
solo female artists that followed
if the girls of its title are not the
unattainable falsified females the pop
culture was parading across our screens
and into our consciousness but real
people
loppers video accompaniment was as
honest a portrayal as her music
she had fun and shook the 80s wide away
you
dip inside Wow
number three pour some sugar on me Def
Leppard
pour some sugar on me merges an almost
rap style verse with an inherently 80s
booming chorus
the record was so packed full of
innuendo that it covered itself up
despite the peaches and cream it was
deemed to be clean and became a hands in
the air anthem
Def Leppard’s lasting legacy it’s a song
that captured the decades big hair
electronic and hard rocks and
number two like a virgin
Madonna
as the first single offers sophomore
effort this was the record that really
propelled Madonna into the public eye
lyrically it was especially racy but
musically it stood out as well as
Madonna favored actual musicians to the
synthesizer sound of her first album
she famously sang the tune at the first
MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 and based
on the performance she was clearly as
excited by the song as the rest of us
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one beat it Michael Jackson
appropriately beat it has beaten
everything else to the top of our tree
Michael Jackson was the first black
artist to get regular airplay on MTV and
the songs choreography field video was
one of the most played with an unpaid
eddie van halen on guitar
and MJ’s signature vocal style the song
carried unrivaled charisma and attitude
she danced its way to the top of music
charts worldwide and collected two
Grammys he’s the king of pop and this is
his fanfare
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite 80s song
for more tuned in top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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