VH1: The Big 80's

VH1: The Big 80's Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio Cassette


UPC: 081227227142
EAN: 0081227227142
ASIN: B0000033QB


Release Date: 1996-04-09

VH1: The Big 80's


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Tracks:

  1. We Got the Beat - The Go-Go's
  2. Take On Me - a-ha
  3. Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
  4. Cars - Gary Numan
  5. 99 Red Balloons - Nena
  6. Time (Clock of the Heart) - Culture Club
  7. Tempted - Squeeze
  8. I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
  9. You Might Think - The Cars
  10. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
  11. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
  12. Brand New Lover - Dead or Alive
  13. Rapture - Blondie
  14. Abracadabra - Steve Miller, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band
  15. Sister Christian - Night Ranger

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Solid Sampler of 1980's Pop Music.......2006-11-30

I went to high school from 1982-1985, and I used to despise this music as empty and shallow. I preferred the raw rock and roll of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and especially Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.

But music tastes change, and now, the music from this era sounds amazingly better than I remember it. This nostalgic 80's cd contains 15 well known hits of the decade, including "We've Got the Beat" by the Go-Gos, "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats, "Cars," by Gar Numan, "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone, "99 Red Balloons" by Nena, and more. The cd definitely emphasizes the new wave pop of the 1980s over other parts of the decade, and some will find this frustrating.

But this was a fascinating part of the decade and so I don't mind at all. A great cd and worth getting if you don't already have these songs.

Rev. Marc Axelrod

5 out of 5 stars Good Selection of Songs.......2004-12-16

VH-1 The Big 80's has a good selection of songs on this CD which includes Blondie's "6:31 Rapture" The sound quality is high. I would recommend this CD for partys.

5 out of 5 stars DOWN TO MEMORY LANE.......2003-11-17

this disc is wonderful, just pop it in & sit back listen to memories fly thru your head as you listen to this disc, mj & prince & madonna are overated alittle. besides their's always another disc for that to come down the road anyway .

4 out of 5 stars a cool 80's set.......2002-02-14

this is a cool 80's set.Culture Club"Time Clock of the Heart" is still Slammin then of course Gary Neuman's "Cars" that was the Jam.some cool tracks here.a good compilation overall.

5 out of 5 stars A trip down the "One Hit Wonder" Lane..........2001-11-27

I was in junior high and high school throughout the 80's, and can remember hearing the songs on this album umpteen times. For the most part, the songs that appear here are mostly one hit wonders or the biggest hits from some of the acts that appear, like The Go-Go's and Night Ranger.
Some selections are a bit obscure, and aren't as big hits as others. That is what makes the album so great. You'll find a few songs here that you may not have heard in a long time.
Put it on and take a stroll down memory lane. You will have a wicked awesome time!
This is good background music for an 80's theme party too..I have yet to do it myself, but I have thought about it. There are some good dance songs, "Safety Dance" is probably the best.

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