"Vienna" & "Visions in Blue" by Ultravox

Ultravox - "Vienna" - 1980

Ultravox - "Visions in blue" - 1983

Sublime Eurythmics!

The all 80's defining band, both for its music and videos.


Eurythmics - "Sweet dreams" - 1983

Eurythmics - "Here comes the rain again" - 1983

"Madame Butterfly" by Malcom McLaren

Malcom McLaren - "Madame Butterfly" - 1984

"Smalltown boy" by Bronski Beat

Bronski Beat - "Smalltown boy" - 1984

"Russians" by Sting

Sting - "Russians" - 1985

A sleepy lion and some coconuts

And now for a different 80's sound...

Tight Fit - "The lion sleeps tonight" - 1982

Kid Creole and the Coconuts - "Annie, I am not your daddy" - 1984

"I melt with you" by Modern English

Modern English - "I melt with you" - 1982

That song has also been covered by Nouvelle Vague:

"Tombé pour la France" by Etienne Daho

Etienne Daho - "Tombé pour la France" - 1985

"Cargo de nuit" by Axel Bauer

Axel Bauer - "Cargo de nuit" - 1983

"L'aventurier" by Indochine

Indochine - "L'aventurier" - 1982

For the friends of Bob Morane...

"Brilliant Mind" by Furniture

Furniture - "Brilliant mind" - 1986

A pure jewel of the 80's.

"Bette Davis eyes" by Kim Carnes

Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis eyes" - 1981

"Big in Japan" by Alphaville

Alphaville - "Big in Japan" - 1984

The song of that summer (Isn't M** ? :-)).

Thurdays nights at the Balajo

Grace Jones - "La vie en rose" - First released in 1977

Les Rita Mitsouko - "Marcia Baila" - 1985

"Cambodia" by Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde, before she bacame know for her landscaped gardens...

Kim Wilde - "Cambodia" - 1982

 

"Nobody's diary" by Yazoo

Yazoo - "Nobody's diary" - 1983

 

"Shake the disease" by Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode - "Shake the disease" - 1985

Silence please!

It is slightly ironic that silence appears to be such a theme for New Wave band Depeche Mode that it figures as a theme in two of their most iconic songs...

Depeche Mode - "Leave in silence" - 1982

Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the silence" - 1990