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Like, Omigod! It's the '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)
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Like, Omigod! It's the '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)
 

There are two obvious troubles of compiling a collection for the 80s music. One is that the length of songs in this decade are significantly longer than the previous decades, which make it difficult to stuff them into the limited space. The other is that the eighties is the era that has too much for everything. Many music styles were at their peak, in both number and creativities, which make it even more difficult to pick samples form each gene.

A glance at this collection, you can see that the producers tried their best to cover everything in this decade and selected only the most outstanding tracks as representatives for each gene. There are many new wave hits here, including Devo's "Whip It", The Vapors's "Turning Japanese", and The Fixx's "One Thing Leads To Another". Many top-rated pop/rock songs are also presented, such as Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl", Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", and Daryl Hall & John Oates's "Maneater". There are some heavy metal tracks and power ballads here, such as Quiet Riot's " Cum On Feel The Noize", Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It", and Night Ranger's "Sister Christian". There are also tracks to represent the rise of post-disco club/dance trend, such as Laid Back's "White Horse", New Edition's "Cool It Now", and Timex Social Club's " Rumors". Other highlights are movie theme hits and some rock gems, including Joey Scarbury's "Theme From Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or Not)", John Parr's "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)", Afternoon Delights's "General Hospi-Tale", Bertie Higgins's "Key Largo", and Martin Briley's "The Salt In My Tears".

However, there are some critics about this collection. First is that many good artists were left out due to the limited space. Some outstanding bands such as A Flock of Seagulls, Autograph, Ratt, Spandau Ballet, and New Order aren't here. The producers also avoided long tracks and chose the shorter edited version instead, such as Bob & Doug McKenzie's "Take Off" has no conversation part, and The Art of Noise's "Paranoimia" is not a full 7-minute version. For some artists, the producer did not select their biggest hit but smaller one. For instance, they chose "What You Need" for INXS instead of "Need You Tonight", and "Since You've Been Gone" for The Outfield instead of "Your Love".

Nevertheless, this album can really respresent the changes in pop cultures during the eighties. Make it the perfect choice for anyone who want the good collection of every bit of the 80s.

 
Track Song
Disc 1  
1 Whip It - Devo
2 Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
3 Empire Strikes Back (Medley) - Meco
4 Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
5 Celebration - Kool & The Gang
6 The Breaks (Part 1) - Kurtis Blow
7 Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
8 Call Me - Blondie
9 Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
10 Turning Japanese - The Vapors
11 Lost In Love - Air Supply
12 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
13 I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbit
14 Sailing - Christopher Cross
15 Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. with Bill Withers
16 Cars - Gary Numan
17 Ah! Leah! - Donnie Iris
18 Sweetheart - Franke & the Knockouts
19 Shake It Up - The Cars
20 General Hospi-Tale - Afternoon Delights
21 The Stroke - Billy Squier
   
Disc 2  
1 Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
2 Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
3 Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
4 Genius Of Love - Tom Tom Club
5 Centerfold - J. Geils Band
6 At This Moment - Billy & the Beaters
7 Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
8 Hold On Loosely - .38 Special
9 Theme From Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury
10 Take Off - Bob & Doug McKenzie
11 Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
12 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
13 Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
14 Time - Alan Parsons Project
15 Gloria - Laura Branigan
16 Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
17 The Theme From "Hill Street Blues" - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
18 Valley Girl - Frank Zappa
19 Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha) - Trio
20 You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band
   
Disc 3  
1 Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
2 The Look Of Love (Part 1) - ABC
3 Tainted Love - Soft Cell
4 Rock This Town - Stray Cats
5 Lies - Thompson Twins
6 Words - Missing Persons
7 Don't You Want Me - Human League
8 Love Plus One - Haircut 100
9 Down Under - Men At Work
10 Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
11 I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
12 Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
13 Mickey - Toni Basil
14 Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
15 You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester
16 Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
17 Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
18 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
19 Africa - Toto
20 Goodbye To You - Scandal
21 Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco
   
Disc 4  
1 Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
2 She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
3 Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
4 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
5 Our House - Madness
6 The Salt In My Tears - Martin Briley
7 Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
8 Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
9 Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
10 Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
11 In A Big Country - Big Country
12 One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
13 Der Kommissar - After The Fire
14 Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
15 Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
16 Let's Go To Bed - The Cure
17 Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
18 Maniac - Michael Sembello
19 Sister Christian - Night Ranger
20 Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
   
Disc 5  
1 Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
2 Mr. Roboto - Styx
3 I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
4 Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5 I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
6 Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
7 Missing You - John Waite
8 99 Luftballoons - Nena
9 Tenderness - General Public
10 They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
11 Heaven - Bryan Adams
12 White Horse - Laid Back
13 Let The Music Play - Shannon
14 Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
15 Cool It Now - New Edition
16 Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
17 Footloose - Kenny Loggins
18 We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
19 Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
20 The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.
   
Disc 6  
1 Obsession - Animotion
2 Shout - Tears For Fears
3 Take On Me - A-Ha
4 Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
5 Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
6 Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday
7 Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
8 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive
9 Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
10 Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy
11 Kyrie - Mr. Mister
12 Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young
13 We Built This City - Starship
14 St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr
15 Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
16 Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
17 Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge
18 You Look Marvelous - Billy Crystal
19 Heartbeat - Don Jonhson
20 Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
   
Disc 7  
1 Venus - Bananarama
2 Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
3 Paranoimia - The Art of Noise with Max Headroom
4 If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
5 Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
6 What You Need - INXS
7 Walk This Way - Aerosmith & Run-D.M.C.
8 Rumors - Timex Social Club
9 Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
10 Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
11 I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block
12 Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
13 Since You've Been Gone - The Outfield
14 Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
15 Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
16 La Bamba - Los Lobos
17 Wild, Wild West - Escape Club
18 Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
19 Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
20 Roam - The B-52's
 
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