80's Motivational Song Playlist

tincanonastring

So, I was on my long run today (it's 10K and don't laugh - that's long for me) when I hit the wall around the 5 mile mark. I could feel my pace slowing and I was starting to struggle. I was suddenly aware of a twinge in my knee that, when I thought about it, had been there for the last mile or so and it's really not great to try to push through an injury so may I should just stop because 5 miles is still a pretty good distance and - SUDDENLY, musical inspiration!

I *kitten* you not, MFPers. Just as I was about to give up, Eye of the MotherTrucking Tiger comes up on my play all shuffle. Well, when the universe aligns the bytes of data on your smartphone to deliver you the greatest training montage song of all time, you push right the *kitten* through and finish that *kitten*! Well, finish it I did and I smashed my PR at the same time.

It dawned on me, as I recovered in a quivering heap of sweat and pain, that I desperately need an all 80's motivational song playlist for my runs. So, let's have it people. What songs are you putting on my playlist for next week.

TL;DR - Give me classic 80's montage songs.

Mishy

Nice Run!

1980s songs...hmmm.
Just about anything from Poison, Cinderella, Whitesnake (hey don't judge me!) and lots of Ozzy songs.

tincanonastring

Mishy wrote: »

Nice Run!

1980s songs...hmmm.
Just about anything from Poison, Cinderella, Whitesnake (hey don't judge me!) and lots of Ozzy songs.

Yeah, but which of their songs would you lay down over a bitchin' training montage?

TCO76

Oh how cool.

In on best music genre of all time. I actually blasted that song yesterday. Lmao it still gives me the chills.

I'll try to add a few. Excuse me if I don't know the artists names tho.

Kenny loggins- danger zone
Queen - we are the champions
Electric ave.- ??

tincanonastring

TCO76 wrote: »

Oh how cool.

In on best music genre of all time. I actually blasted that song yesterday. Lmao it still gives me the chills.

I'll try to add a few. Excuse me if I don't know the artists names tho.

Kenny loggins- danger zone
Queen - we are the champions
Electric ave.- ??

Danger Zone is a great one!

TCO76

Never. From footloose is a great one. Think it's kenny loggins as well.

sweetbamaTLC

I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man) - Kenny Loggins

You should be a writer, btw!

TCO76

sweetbamaTLC wrote: »

I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man) - Kenny Loggins

You should be a writer, btw!

YES THIS^^^^^ I have a disturbing love for the original footloose movie......

bainsworth1a

this is not a motivational song but i really like exercising to the beat Eurythmics Sweet Dreams are made of this 1983

tat2cookie

White snake - here we go again
Def Leppard - pour some sugar on me
Acdc - thunderstruck
Guns n Roses - paradise city/ welcome to the jungle
Aerosmith - pretty much anything
Scorpions - rock you like a hurricane
Quiet riot - come on feel the noise

Can you tell when I listen too!! Lol

Mishy

Ozzy
Crazy Train
War Pigs
Iron Man

Poison
Talk Dirty To Me
Fallen Angel
Nothin' But a Good Time

Guns N Roses
My Michelle
Welcome to the Jungle
Paradise City
You Could Be Mine

AC/DC
Back in Black
You Shook Me All Night Long
Highway to Hell

Danzig
Mother

emdeesea

Hard to hear Eye of the Tiger and not want to run up those steps in Philadelphia (I know, Eye of the Tiger was Rocky 3).

Electric Ave was Eddy Grant. Did he do anything after that? Besides the terrible Romancing the Stone song?

Samstan101

Salt n Pepper - Push It
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Blondie - One Way or Another (technically late 70's)
Gary Moore - Out in the Fields
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
Boomtown Rats - I don't like Mondays
The Jam - Town Called Malice

Those are a few on my playlist

TCO76

Journey - only the young (from the movie vision quest)

TCO76

Def Leppard- To Late for Love

emdeesea

I like just about anything by AC/DC.

Illini_Jim

Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Walk This Way - Aerosmith & RUN-DMC
In A Big Country - Big Country
Jump - Van Halen
Fantasy - Aldo Nova
Wango Tango - Ted Nugent

TCO76

emdeesea wrote: »

I like just about anything by AC/DC.

Yep

999tigger

The Rocky theme ofc Gonna Fly Now

Just about the whole Top Gun album is good.

Am looking at my list now.

Tears for fears

Shout
Everyone wants to rule the world
Sowing the seed of love
Head over heels

You're the voice John Farnham
Africa Toto
Gold Spandau ballet
Dancing in the dark Springsteen.
Take on me AH Ha

Invincible
Love is a battlefield Pat Benetar
Boys of Summer Don Henley
Steppin Out Joe Jackson

Think thats enough from me 80s were awesome for music.

dln1975

Here's just a bit of my playlist:

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long, Highway to Hell

Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noize, Bang Your Head

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again, Still of the Night

Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart, SOS

Poison - Talk Dirty to Me , Nothin' But a Good Time

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me, Animal, Rocket, Armageddon It, Rock of Ages

Dreams - Van Halen

Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild

John Mellencamp - Authority Song, Hurts so Good, Jack & Diane

Love anything that gets me movin'!!

tincanonastring

These are great suggestions! I have a lot of them in my rotation, but clearly I need to download legally purchase a lot of songs to make my ultimate montage playlist.