80s Songs That Defined The Era

You may or may not remember the time when 80s songs were king. Perhaps the 80s are a blur to you. Or perhaps you didn’t care about the 80s because the 60s or 70s were your decade. Or perhaps, if you’re like me, you were too young to remember it. Whatever is your situation, there’s little doubt that you still love 80s music and crave for it almost every day.

Perhaps, in the morning, you want someone to wake you up before you go-go, so that you can dance like a maniac to the classic Wham song. Perhaps you still that iconic T-shirt with the words "Choose Life" on it in your wardrobe. Who can ever forget that song, let alone, the iconic video that represents all those crazy yet happy times in the 80s?

If you're a girl and had lived in the 80s, all you wanted to do was have fun. All girls just wanna have fun, right? Cyndi Lauper was able to capitalize on the success of that song to have a successful career and became an 80s icon in the process. When the DJ puts this song on, the girls are guaranteed to have heaps of fun.

On the other hand, the guys in the nightclub must be careful of those maneaters that lurk around. Yes, there are maneaters everywhere and Hall and Oates were right to sing about it in this classic 80s song. The fact that the song made it to number 1 in numerous countries justified their decision. There couldn't be a more appropriate song to play at a club!

Life today is even busier and more hectic than during the 80s. Many would agree that we are in need of a holiday more than ever before. Madonna made us crave one in the 80s and the song still does the same thing today, albeit to a greater extent. It wouldn't be a surprise to find people preferring a holiday back to the 80s rather than to another place on Earth.

Genuine music legends are extremely rare these days, but a lot of 80s songs were made by these legends. By simply telling us repeatedly that Billie Jean was not his lover, he cemented his spot as musical legend in the 80s. Michael Jackson eventually convinced us of that through a singing voice and dancing ability that so far remains unmatched. It's a pity that he has now left us.

The best thing about 80s songs is that we have a medium through which we can feel the vibes, happiness and passion of such a much loved and missed musical era.

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