80's music to work out to...

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impudentputz
impudentputz Posts: 479 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
It kinda pains me to reveal this little quirk of mine... but here it goes...I love 80s music! Granted I was only 8 when the 80s ended, but i feel i grew up in the wrong decade. So i am here to get peoples suggestions for a work out mix comprised of only 80s music.

Once I get a list of songs i will then weed through them and pick out the top15-30 depending on how many responses i get. And will later post my work out song list for you all to enjoy! So feel free to suggest any number of songs from the 80s. Can be any genre and any artist!

I'll list a couple of my fav's ....

Billy Idol- Dancing With myself
The Cars- You might think
George Harrison- I got my mind set on you

Ok, please help me out guys
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  • crobinson0923
    crobinson0923 Posts: 57
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    I work out to anything Michael Jackson... some Madonna... lots of dancing beats in the 80s... hooray for being born in the 80's =)
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
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    Dude. Join Pandora and add the 80's pop playlist to it. great music and you can "like" and "dislike" songs. the ones you like will be played more often and the ones you dislike won't be played as often. I love this ****. As I told one of my friends on here, there aren't many exercises that my lazy *kitten* has motivation to do, but dancing to the 80's is definitely one of them!
  • promgirl2013
    promgirl2013 Posts: 40
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    A few of my favorites. Not sure if they qualify though lol. XD

    Sweet Child o Mine..Guns N Roses
    You give love a bad name..Bon Jovi
    Welcome to the Jungle ...Guns N Roses
    Dont stop Believin ..Journey
  • aliburstall
    aliburstall Posts: 41
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    Boys of Summer is always a classic. I was an 80's teen, so yea, the music is fun!
    let's see - anything by whitesnake!
    Take on me by Ah-ha
    oh, Bonnie Rait! Something to talk about!
  • melkadee
    melkadee Posts: 5,598 Member
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    No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
  • Captain_Mal
    Captain_Mal Posts: 945 Member
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    Journey....pretty much anything by them.
  • aliburstall
    aliburstall Posts: 41
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    A few of my favorites. Not sure if they qualify though lol. XD

    Sweet Child o Mine..Guns N Roses
    You give love a bad name..Bon Jovi
    Welcome to the Jungle ...Guns N Roses
    Dont stop Believin ..Journey
    I agree with everything but Journey. But then... I stood Steve Perry up for a date, LOL
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,071 Member
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    "Whisper to a Scream" by Icicle Works is pretty good for me.

    "I Ran" by Flock of Seagulls accompanied me up a hill I had never (until that day) made it up all the way running. It's now my "go to" song when I need it.

    "Could You Be the One" by Husker Du is another.

    I'd have to look at my iPod to get more in depth, but there's probably a good 10 songs on my list from the 80s.

    EDIT: Lord forgive me, but how could I have left out Safety Dance!
  • RoanneRed
    RoanneRed Posts: 429 Member
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    I bought 101 80's Hits and then 101 More 80's Hits to use in my gym but found they don't tend to be fast enough to keep people moving on ellipticals and bikes.
  • ejohndrow
    ejohndrow Posts: 1,399 Member
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    Oingo Boingo-Deadman's Party...and others of course
    Michael Jackson-any of the popular ones
    Tom Tom Club-Wordy Rappinghood
    Murry Head-One night in Bangkok
    Men without Hats-Safety Dance
    to be continued...
  • kalexander2005
    kalexander2005 Posts: 223 Member
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    I graduated high school in 1988, so I speak with some authority. LOL

    You cannot LOSE with Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Kenny Loggins (Top Gun Soundtrack), Dead or Alive, Aha "Take On Me", Richard Marx, Foreigner, Hall and Oates

    There are so many! I would check out Youtube and choose one or two of these and see what suggestions come up.

    Curious to know what you come up with. :)
  • impudentputz
    impudentputz Posts: 479 Member
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    Dude. Join Pandora and add the 80's pop playlist to it. great music and you can "like" and "dislike" songs. the ones you like will be played more often and the ones you dislike won't be played as often. I love this ****. As I told one of my friends on here, there aren't many exercises that my lazy *kitten* has motivation to do, but dancing to the 80's is definitely one of them!

    I get no cell service at the gym, so i cant use pandora there, trust me, Id love to, im listening to it right now :) but not there
  • pinstripepirate
    pinstripepirate Posts: 605 Member
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    Some of my favorite 80's/early 90's songs are...

    Whip It - Devo
    I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett
    I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
    Livin on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
    Don't You Want Me - The Human League
    Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
    Call Me - Blondie
    Tainted Love - Soft Cell

    and pretty much anything by Poison
  • cbbarge
    cbbarge Posts: 250 Member
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    Direct TV has an 80s Classic Rock Workout station. I love it! Sometimes I just turn it on and dance around the living room for a while. I also agree about Pandora, it will start to build a station based on your preferences.
  • pinstripepirate
    pinstripepirate Posts: 605 Member
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    A few of my favorites. Not sure if they qualify though lol. XD

    Sweet Child o Mine..Guns N Roses
    You give love a bad name..Bon Jovi
    Welcome to the Jungle ...Guns N Roses
    Dont stop Believin ..Journey

    Oh! Of course, those GNR songs, and I second whoever mentioned Def Leppard!!
  • kalexander2005
    kalexander2005 Posts: 223 Member
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    Oh, yeah, and Pandora is totally awesome!!
  • impudentputz
    impudentputz Posts: 479 Member
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    Oingo Boingo-Deadman's Party...and others of course

    omg, i cant believe i forgot about that
  • ejohndrow
    ejohndrow Posts: 1,399 Member
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    Oingo Boingo-Deadman's Party...and others of course

    omg, i cant believe i forgot about that
    No one compares to Danny Elfman
  • STARSHINE1975
    STARSHINE1975 Posts: 182
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    B52's- Cosmic Thing
    Queen- Anything
    John Cougar Mellancamp-Anything
    Cure-Love Cats
    Def Leppard- Photograph
    Depech Mode-People are People
    Devo-Whip it
    Dexys Midnight Runners- Come on Eileen
    Duran Duran- Rio
    Duran Duran - Hungry like a Wolf
    Escape Club- Wild, Wild West
    Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
    Fine Young Cannibals- She Drives Me Crazy
    Fixx- Saved By Zero
    Foreigner- Waiting For a Girl Like You
    Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Relax

    Ok, I'm only at "F" and I can go on all night. I found a great list here.
    http://www.afn.org/~afn30091/80songs.html

    I LOVE the 80's. You sir, are my new friend. =)
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
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    OH!! Pour some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard. I'm not sure if it's had the same effect on anybody else, but it makes me want to take my clothes off. Also, that might not be appropriate for the gym, so listen at your own risk. your clothes may just fly off before you know what's happening.

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