At the beginning of March I was asked to provide back ground music for a school reunion, of which the attendees had left Thomas Cowley, Donington, a whole 40 years ago...
The event was held at the local community centre in Donington, a couple of corners away from the school itself.
I was asked to provide a playlist mainly based around 80s music, but with some classic late 70's and early 90's songs from the legendary 80's artists if needed. A lot of artists who released music had bigger hits in the early 90's or late 70's so I based this around whether or not the 80's songs went down well from the specific artist. Being a music nerd I have quite a good knowledge of when songs were released and how popular they were via the official stats.
Here are a few of the songs I played throughout the evening.
Africa - TOTO
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA
Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean
I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
Down Under - Men At Work
We Built This City - Starship
Funkytown - Lipps Inc
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
Need You Tonight - INXS
Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
Jump - Van Halen
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
Easy Lover - Phil Collins
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
Do You Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
December - Frankie Valli
One Way Or Another - Blondie
Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Aint Nobody - Chaka Khan
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Kiss - Prince
Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Chain Reaction - Dianna Ross
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Take On Me - A-Ha
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
I'm Still Standing - Elton John
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Maniac - Michael Sembello
Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams
Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
Under Pressure - Queen
Rockin All Over The World - Status Quo
You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
The Best - Tina Turner
You Spin Me Round - Dead Or Alive
Like A Virgin - Madonna
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham!
Our House - Madness
Blue Monday - New Order
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
I'm Gonna Be - The Proclaimers
Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Don't You Want Me - The Human League
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Like A Prayer - Madonna
Walk This Way - Run DMC
She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Hungry Like The World - Duran Duran
Kids In America - Kim Wilde
Word Up - Cameo
Love Shack - The B-52s
The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
Super Trooper - ABBA
Teardrops - Womack & Womack
Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis & The News
Invisible Touch - Genesis
Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
9 To 5 -Dolly Parton
Respectable - Mel & Kim
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