muskrat_john: Husker du?

muskrat_john (

muskrat_john) wrote,
@ 2009-02-17 11:22:00

Current location:	Studio Muskrat
Current mood:	busy
Current music:	"Swords of a Thousand Men" - Tenpole Tudor
Entry tags:	music hut

Husker du?
Today's playlist at the Studio Muskrat: the 80's mix. Every song had some meaning to me, between 20 and 30 years ago. Many still do.

The Ghost In You - Psychedelic Furs
Happy Birthday - Altered Images
Swords of a Thousand Men - Tenpole Tudor
Radio Free Europe - R.E.M.
Do You Have Fun - The Photos
This Charming Man - The Smiths
Our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three
Let's Make This Precious - Dexy's Midnight Runners
It's My Life - Talk Talk
Tenderness - General Public
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
E=Mc2 - Big Audio Dynamite
Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
Birthday - The SugarCubes
Headstart For Happiness - The Style Council
Temptation - New Order
The Love Cats - The Cure
I Will Dare - The Replacements
Golden Brown - Stranglers
Kayleigh - Marillion
Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
Borderline - Madonna
In A Big Country - Big Country
99 Luftballons - Nena
Just Got Lucky - Jo Boxers
One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
I Apologize - Husker Du
It Must Be Love - Madness
Oblivious - Aztec Camera
Only You - Yaz
Hero Takes A Fall - Bangles
Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) - Icycle Works
They Don't Know - Tracey Ulman
The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
Never Never - The Assembly
Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
Every Word Means No - Let's Active
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
Cath - The Bluebells
One of our Submarines - Thomas Dolby
Mexican Radio - Wall of Vodoo
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
Shy Boy (Don't It Make You Feel Good) - Bananarama
Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Superman - R.E.M.

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	zenfrodo 2009-02-17 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	99 Luftballons - Nena :sings quietly to self: "99 dead babboons, sitting in my living room..." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	st_evil 2009-02-17 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Everyone's a Captain Kirk..." I remember my mom spun that album endlessly. I used to be able to sing in German too (horribly, I'm sure). (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ebenbrooks 2009-02-17 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	I thought is was Hüsker Dü. ;-) And wow, I haven't thought about Big Audio Dynamite in a long time. I need to dig up some of their stuff on CD (I used to have a tape of one of their albums back in the late '80's). (Reply to this)

	smoemeth 2009-02-17 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, that's high school and college, right there. I need to make sure I have every single one of those tracks in my iTunes... (Reply to this)

	flawed_karma 2009-02-17 06:07 pm UTC (link)
	Oh wow. Not only do I know and love most of those songs, I can totally worship this playlist. (Reply to this)

	hurrigirl 2009-02-17 06:08 pm UTC (link)
	Wow! Someone else in the world listens to Marillion. I thought I was the only one. I love the song Kayleigh. My other favorite by them was Lavenders Blue. Whisper to a Scream.... man, you are taking me back. Edited at 2009-02-17 06:10 pm UTC (Reply to this) (Thread)

Another Marillion fan exists here

acroyear70
2009-02-17 06:14 pm UTC (link)

I'm (now) more an H-era fan (but only 'cause I've been hearing the Fish era stuff for 20 years, and i do still like Fish solo and catch 'em all when they come to the states).

but for the rest of that playlist? pick up a Sirius XM radio and tune it to "First Wave", 'cause they almost all are on their normal rotations.

granted, "One of our Submarines" is a bit rarer than Science or Hyperactive, but it's a GREAT song. on the same topic, my father really likes "Life in Dark Water" from Al Stewart.

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	Re: Another Marillion fan exists here muskrat_john 2009-02-17 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	HAH! "Time Passages" was the Al Stewart album that got me addicted. The 80s were a pretty dire time for Al, but the 90s saw some terrific releases... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Another Marillion fan exists here hurrigirl 2009-02-17 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	I will have to check that out! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	vahlkyree 2009-02-17 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	Marillion was one of my favorite bands, back in the day. I still have most of their albums in my CD collection. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	hurrigirl 2009-02-17 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	I am glad I am not alone in the world. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	w00hoo 2009-02-18 09:50 am UTC (link)
	Well, with an original name like (sil)marillion, how could they not be on anybodys list :-) Grendel would be on of my desert island discs every time! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	selinker 2009-02-17 06:25 pm UTC (link)
	You get Selinker Bonus Points for the subject line. Mike (Reply to this) (Thread)

	muskrat_john 2009-02-17 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	I was hoping someone would notice. I should have guessed who it'd be. :-) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	selinker 2009-02-17 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	Those bonus points can be redeemed for puzzle hints or board game rules insights. Cash value 1/20 cent. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	machka 2009-02-17 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	That is an amazing playlist, man. (Reply to this)

	dybbuk67 2009-02-17 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	Has the guitar intro to "Every word means no" bouncing around in my head now. Well, I suppose there are far worse things to have bouncing around up there! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	muskrat_john 2009-02-17 07:53 pm UTC (link)
	Like the guitar from "Cath," for example - a far lesser song, but one that brings back memories nevertheless... "Every Word Means No," to me, is one of the great lost songs of the 80s. Few people seem to know it. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dybbuk67 2009-02-17 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	Well, aside from REM and the B-52's, the entire little Athens scene is forgotten. Guadalcanal Diary has fallen by the wayside as well. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	muskrat_john 2009-02-17 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	LOVED me some Guadalcanal Diary... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dybbuk67 2009-02-17 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	Got to see them on the Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man tour. Hell, had the vinyl from the db pressing before they went up to (was it Electra?) May Watusi Rodeo make it onto your playlist, and Trail of Tears as well! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	muskrat_john 2009-02-17 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	Holy cow! Speaking of db...I can't believe I left the dBs off the list! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	The Last American Bands to Get Played on the Radio dybbuk67 2009-02-17 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, the only dB's song still in my collection is Spy in the House of Love Of course, what drives me nuts now is hearing the term "80's music.' It makes me want to quote X's I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts. I don't know who was listening to the songs that now fit that general category, but it certainly wasn't anybody I knew. Well, maybe a few of our parents... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jhghendriks 2009-02-17 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	I am, I am, I am Super Munchkin And I know what's happening. I am, I am, I am Super Munchkin And I can do anything. (Reply to this)

	polarisdib 2009-02-17 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	Husker don't. I'm kidding, Husker Du is pretty cool. --PolarisDiB (Reply to this)

	kyte 2009-02-17 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	Ooh, great playlist! I'm such a sucker for early 80's stuff. (Reply to this)

	richgreen01 2009-02-17 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	What a great list! I've got and still listen to quite a few of these - need to check the rest out on Spotify/last.fm! (Reply to this)

	agent_23 2009-02-19 08:12 am UTC (link)
	I LOVE your taste in music! (Reply to this)

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