Sunday, September 19, 2010

Fifty More Hot 80s Jams

Do you remember?

Here are some more classic songs, in no particular sequence:

1) Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
2) When Doves Cry - Prince
3) Boys of Summer - Don Henley
4) Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan
5) Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
6) Our Lips are Sealed - The Go-Gos
7) Crazy Train - Ozzy
8) Tom Sawyer - Rush
9) Don't Change - INXS
10) Cry - Goodley & Crane
11) Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
12) Back in Black - AC/DC
13) Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
14) Making Love in the Rain - Herb Alpert
15) Rise - Herb Alpert
16) 18 & Life - Skid Row
17) Lay Your Hands on Me - Bon Jovi
18) Can't Forget - Michael McDonald
19) Word Up - Cameo
20) La Isla Bonita - Madonna
21) The Never Ending Story - Liaahl
22) Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
23) Just an Illusion - Imagination
24) How Soon is Now - The Smiths
25) Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
26) I Can't Wait - Nu-Shooz
27) Hot for Teacher - Van Halen
28) Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
29) Wake Me Up Before You Go - Wham!
30) Careless Whisper - Wham!
31) Give Me the Night - George Benson
32) Call Me - Blondie
33) Only the Lonely - The Motels
34) Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
35) I Love Rock n' Roll - Joan Jett
36) Don't You Want Me - Human League
37) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
38) Freeze Frame - J. Geils Band
39) We Got the Beat - The Go-Gos
40) I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
41) When Doves Cry - Prince
42) She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
43) Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
44) Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
45) Der Kommissar - After the Fire
46) She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
47) Method of Modern Love - Hall & Oates
48) Whip It - Devo
49) Let it Whip - Dazz Band
50) Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

DJ Iron Mike - Top 80s Selections

DJ Iron Mike, New Jersey's hardest working DJ, submitted the following 80s favorites. The list below contains a nice mixture of rock, freestyle, funk and New Wave.

Please comment with your own 80s favorites! What songs make you want to hit the dance floor and shake what your mama gave ya?

I Would Die 4 U- Prince
P.Y.T.- Michael Jackson
Burning Up- Madonna
Oh Sheila- Ready For the World
Easy Lover- Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey
I Can't Wait- Nu Shooz
Genius of Love- Tom Tom Club
Electric Avenue- Eddy Grant
Cruel Summer- Bananarama
Self Control- Laura Branigan
Once in a Lifetime- Talking Heads
Let's Dance- David Bowie
Valerie- Steve Windwood
Sledgehammer- Peter Gabriel
I Wanna Rock- Twisted Sister
Round & Round- Ratt
The Magnificent Seven- The Clash
Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 1- Pink Floyd
Another One Bites The Dust- Queen
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life- InDeep
Forget Me Nots- Patrice Rushin
I Can't Go For That- Hall & Oates
Rock Steady- The Whispers
Jungle Love- Morris Day & The Time
Head to Toe- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Let The Music Play- Shannon
Spring Love- Stevie B
Diamond Girl- Nice N' Wild
Hungry Like The Wolf- Duran Duran
Any Way You Want It- Journey
Shot Through The Heart- Bon Jovi
POWER MIX SELECTION> Maneater - Hall & Oates vs. Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

DJ Jagged - 80s Selections

Listed below are some Eighties tracks, all of which are under consideration for an 80s mix CD project. While most are mainstream, a few of the below reside in the deepest crevasses of the Eighties wine cellar!

Please comment with your own favorite 80s selections - what songs are great for an 80s dance party? What songs bring back the feeling?

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – If You Leave

Need You Tonight - INXS

Simple Minds - Don’t You Forget About Me

a-Ha - Take on Me

Pac-Man Fever – Buckner & Garcia

Tarzan Boy – Baltimora

El DeBarge – Rhythm of the Night

Calloway – Wanna Be Rich

Kajagoogoo – Too Shy

Culture Club – Do You Wanna Hurt Me

19 – Paul Hardcastle

Depeche Mode – Strange Love

Scandal f/Patty Smyth - The Warrior

Billy Squier – Stroke It

Joan Jett - I Love Rock n' Roll

The Outfield – Your Love

Don’t Talk to Strangers – Rick Springfield

Loverboy – Working for the Weekend

Pat Benatar – Love is a Battlefield

Men at Work - Who Can it Be Now?

Maneater - Hall & Oates

Gary Numan – Cars

Depeche Mode - Behind the Wheel

Real Life - Send Me an Angel

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok

Do the Donkey Kong - Buckner & Garcia

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

80s Dance Party - Hightstown, NJ

While Ambient DJ is not involved with this party being held in our home town of East Windsor/Hightstown, there is an 80s Dance Party being held this Friday night, October 2nd at Tavern on the Lake. Come in 80s regalia, and you may be the lucky winner of an 80s music CD!

Come out and get your 80s on! Or as Madonna sang, "Get into the Groove," or as Prince quipped, "Party Like it's 1999."

Tavern on the Lake is located at 101 Main Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520. p 609.426.9345.