80's music to work out to...

impudentputz
impudentputz Posts: 479 Member
edited October 4 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
  • Captain_Mal
    Captain_Mal Posts: 945 Member
    Journey....pretty much anything by them.
  • aliburstall
    aliburstall Posts: 41
    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: 2,066 Member
    "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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Oh, yeah, and Pandora is totally awesome!!
  • impudentputz
    impudentputz Posts: 479 Member
    Oingo Boingo-Deadman's Party...and others of course

    omg, i cant believe i forgot about that
  • ejohndrow
    ejohndrow Posts: 1,399 Member
    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: 168 Member
    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
    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.
  • STARSHINE1975
    STARSHINE1975 Posts: 168 Member
    ZZ Top can get you movin'. or Van Halen!
  • promgirl2013
    promgirl2013 Posts: 40
    Oh I forgot Pour Some Sugar On Me..Deff Leppard
  • Ifly4free
    Ifly4free Posts: 203 Member
    I was in high school in the 80's..trying to think of some good songs.

    Yaz- Situation
    The Vapors- Turning Japanese
    Hall & Oats- you make my dreams come true

    Tracy
  • Ifly4free
    Ifly4free Posts: 203 Member
    Vanilla ice- Ice Ice Baby

    Forgot about that one...I will have to add it to my playlist!

    Tracy
  • Leyla135
    Leyla135 Posts: 48
    Hi, i love music as well. Really any kind of music as long as it has a good beat and rhythm. Well here are my favorite 80's and i hope you like them.

    Moving in stereo-the cars
    Talking in your sleep-the romantics
    Love my way-the psychedelic furs
    I ran(so far away)-a flock of seagulls
    Turn me loose-loverboy
    Metro-berlin
    Shake me-cinderella
    Masquerade-berlin
    Alone again-dokken
    La grange-zz top
    Lovin, toucin, squeezin-journey
    Anything anything-dramarama

    Im pretty sure most of them are 80's, hope you like.
  • buddha5050
    buddha5050 Posts: 40 Member
    Rocky Soundtrack (greatest hits)
    Vision Quest Soundtrack ( lunatic fringe, hungry for heaven, etc)
    AC/DC: For those about to rock, Hells Bells, Back in Black etc.
    Metallica: Fade to Black, One, Four Horsemen, Ride the Lightning etc.
    just to mention a few.
  • impudentputz
    impudentputz Posts: 479 Member
    working on the list now... be a bit before i have it finished, keep them coming for now if you have any more suggestions
  • dovesgate
    dovesgate Posts: 894 Member
    OMG I just had like 100 songs listed and I accidently hit back on the wrong page. I'm kicking my own butt right now, especially since I was compiling my own list. :(
  • dovesgate
    dovesgate Posts: 894 Member
    Ok, so here are some of my favorite 80's era songs. I think I got most of the slower paced songs out but I did leave a couple in for in case you want cool down music.

    Bananarama - Venus
    Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right, Brass Monkey
    Billy Idol - White Wedding, Rebel Yell, Dancing With Myself, Mony Mony, Cradle of Love
    Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire, Uptown Girl, Tell Her About It, It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
    Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
    Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero
    Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA, Dancing in the Dark
    Culture Club - Karma Chameleon, Miss Me Blind
    Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, She Bop, The Goonies R Good Enough
    David Bowie - Let's Dance, Modern Love
    Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
    Def Leppard - Hysteria, Animal, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Armageddon It, Rock of Ages, Let's Get Rocked
    Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
    Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
    Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf, The Reflex
    Europe - The Final Countdown
    Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Would I Lie to You
    Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
    Genesis - I Can't Dance
    Guns 'N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City
    Heart - Crazy On You
    Huey Lews & the News - Hip to be Square, Stuck With You, It's Alright, The Power of Love
    INXS - Need You Tonight, Devil Inside
    Journey - Any Way You Want It
    Kim Wilde - Kids in America, You Keep Me Hanging On
    Men at Work - Down Under
    Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls, Smokin' In the Boys Room
    New Order - Blue Monday
    Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
    Peter Gabriel - SledgeHammer
    Phil Collins - Sussudio, Two Hearts
    Poison - Unskinny Bop, Nothin' But a Good Time
    Prince - Raspberry Beret, Kiss, When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette, 1999
    R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People, It's the End of the World As We Know it (And I feel Fine),
    Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love, Simply Irresistable, Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
    Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
    Soft Cell - Tainted Love
    Spandau Ballet - True
    Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
    Tears for Fears - Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    The B-52's - Love Shack
    The Bangles - Manic Monday, Walk Like an Egyptian
    The CLash - Rock the Casbah
    The Cure - Friday I'm in Love, Just Like Heaven, Pictures of You, Close to Me, Why Can't I be You
    The Human League - Don't You Want Me
    The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Don't Stand So Close to Me
    Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
    Toto- Africa
    Van Halen - Jump
    Wham! - Wake Me up Before You Go-Go, Everything She Wants
  • impudentputz
    impudentputz Posts: 479 Member
    Well here it is... This list is based on doing cardio ie: Treadmill, Elliptical, Bike, or just running in general. Lemme know what you think. I do have to say, I ended up with probably double maybe even triple this list but had to cut it down. It hurt me to cut certain songs off the list... but sacrifices had to be made :)



    Billy Idol- Dancing with myself
    Billy Idol- white wedding
    Billy Idol- rebel Yell
    George Harrison- I got my mind set on you
    Guns n Roses- Welcome to the jungle
    Bon Jovi-Living on a prayer
    Journey- Dont stop believing
    Flock of Seagulls- I ran
    Oingo Boingo- Deadmans party
    Michael Jackson- Beat It
    Def Leppard - Pour some sugar on me
    Kenny Loggins- Footloose
    Kenny Loggins-Highway to the Dangerzone
    Dead or Alive- You spin me round
    Aha- take me on
    Devo- Whip It
    Joan Jett- I hate myself for loving you
    Twisted Sister- I wanna Rock
    The Human League- Dont you want me
    Blondie- Call Me
    Poison- talk dirty to me
    motley Crue- kickstart my heart
    B52's - love shack
    Duran Duran- Rio
    Duran Duran- Hungry like the wolf
    was (was not)- walk the dinosaur
    Escape Club- Wild WIld west
    Fine Young Cannibals- She drives me crazy
    Van Halen- Hot for teacher
    The Vapors- Turning Japanese
    Wham- Jitter bug
    Phil Collins / Genesis- Land of Confussion
    Phil Collins / Genesis- Sussudio
    Culture Club- karma chameloen
    REM- Orange Crush
    AC/DC- Back In Black
    Technotronic- Pump up the Jam
    The Gap Band- You Dropped a Bomb on Me
    The Kinks- Come Dancing
    Loverboy- Working for the Weekend
    Toni Basil- Hey Mickey
    Salt n Pepper- Push It
    Paul Simon- You Can Call Me Al
    Dire Straigts- Walk of Life
    Quiet Riot- Come on Feel the Noise
    Prince- Let's Go Crazy
    Prince- 1999


    Thank you Dovesgate, alot of the ones you have on your list that didnt make this list, i had to cut. Although you did find a few that i TOTALLY forgot about!
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