Mixtape: 1980

[claws]

The year is 1980. What songs would you put on your mixtape cassette? Here are mine:



1. A - Cars - Gary Numan
2. A - Oh! Susie - Secret Service
3. A - The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
4. A - Call Me - Blondie
5. A - Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) - Gibson Brothers
5. A - Spacer - Sheila B. Devotion
7. A - Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
8. A - Time is Time - Andy Gibb
9. A - Highway To Hell - AC/DC
10. A - Boat On The River - Styx

1. B - Matador - Garland Jeffreys
2. B - Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley & The Wailers
3. B - Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me, Girl (Medley) - The Detroit Spinners
4. B - Upside Down - Diana Ross
5. B - Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook
6. B - Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
7. B - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan - Marianne Faithfull
8. B - Johnny And Mary - Robert Palmer
9. B - Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd
10. B - Bobby Brown - Frank Zappa

[Alex]

Side A:

1. The Almighty - A Little Lost Sometimes.
2. Lynard Skynard - Freebird.
3. WASP - Forever Free.
4. Queensryche - Silent Lucidity.
5. Motorhead - I Ain't No Nice Guy.
6. Ultravox - Vienna.
7. Judas Priest - Pain Killer.
8. The Almighty - Jesus Loves You... But I Don't.
9. Gerald McMahon - Cry Little Sister.

Side B:

1. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast.
2. White Zombie - Supercharger Heaven.
3. Queensryche - Empire.
4. Ozzy Osborne - No More Tears.
5. WASP - The Real Me.
6. Rainbow - I Surrender.
7. Boston - She Slips Away.
8, Motorhead - I'm So Bad Baby I Don't Care.
9. Mega Deth - Into the Lungs of Hell.

And I'll need to finish this later as I need to go to work.

[retrorussell]

Just did some mix CDs for my mom of 1980!

Some I would put on for a tape:

1. TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE- Rocky Burnette
2. STEAL AWAY- Robbie Dupree
3. DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY- Eddie Rabbitt
4. UPSIDE DOWN- Diana Ross
5. FUNKYTOWN- Lipps, Inc.
6. INTO THE NIGHT- Benny Mardones
7. GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson
8. ALL OVER THE WORLD- ELO
9. MAGIC- Olivia Newton-John
10. STARTING OVER- John Lennon

Side B

1. WHIP IT- Devo
2. STOMP!- Brothers Johnson
3. XANADU- Olivia Newton-John & ELO
4. RIDE LIKE THE WIND- Christopher Cross
5. AN AMERICAN DREAM- The Dirt Band
6. ROMEO'S TUNE- Steve Forbert
7. SET ME FREE- Utopia
8. FAME- Irene Cara
9. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST- Queen
10. ALL OUT OF LOVE- Air Supply

[ER]

Fun! Are these songs that came out in 1980, or just songs a person making a mix tape in 1980 would have known about?

[claws]

or just songs a person making a mix tape in 1980 would have known about?

leaning more towards this. I have a few 1979 songs on mine.

[Rev. Powell]

This may help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1980

I might participate later. If it can include songs before 1980, it wouldn't be much different than a mixtape I'd make today!

[Ticonderoga 64]

1)EVERYBODY WANTS SOME- Van Halen
2)DEVIL IN MY CAR- The B-52's
3)LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR- Pete Townshend
4)MAGIC- Olivia Newton-John
5)PANORAMA- The Cars
6)OUT OF CONTROL- U2
7)BABOOSHKA- Kate Bush
8)STOP THIS GAME- Cheap Trick
9)CRAZY TRAIN- Ozzy Osbourne
10)EVEN THE LOSERS- Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers

Side Two

1)SHE'S SO COLD-Rolling Stones
2)DAYS ARE OK(BUT THE NIGHTS ARE MADE FOR LOVE)- The Motels
3)JUST CANT WAIT- J.Geils Band
4)CALL ME- Blondie
5)DEADLINE- Blue Oyster Cult
6)WUTHERING HEIGHTS- Pat Benatar
7)YOU SHOOK ME- AC/DC
8)MYSTERY ACHIEVEMENT- The Pretenders
9)EVEN IT UP- Heart

[retrorussell]

Second 1980 Mixtape:
1. WE LIVE FOR LOVE- Pat Benetar
2. BRASS IN POCKET- Pretenders
3. DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
4. SWITCHIN' TO GLIDE/THIS BEAT GOES ON- The Kings
5. HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT- Pat Benetar
6. DREAMING- Cliff Richard
7. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU/FORGIVE ME GIRL- Spinners
8. LITTLE JEANNIE- Elton John
9. PLEASE DON'T GO- KC & The Sunshine Band
10. FIRE LAKE- Bob Seger

Side B

1. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE- Queen
2. FLASH (Flash Gordon theme)- Queen
3. WHY NOT ME- Fred Knobloch
4. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME- The Korgis
5. ROCK WITH YOU- Michael Jackson
6. DON'T ASK ME WHY- Billy Joel
7. SHINING STAR- Manhattans
8. HIM- Rupert Holmes
9. BIGGEST PART OF ME- Ambrosia
10. MISUNDERSTANDING- Genesis

[claws]

Some great songs there.

My second mixtape

1. Celebration - Kool & The Gang
2. Jump To The Beat - Stacy Lattisaw
3. And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers
4. Get Up! - Narada Michael Walden
5. Roller Skates - Cameo
6. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
7. Give Me The Night - George Benson
8. Light Up The Night - The Brothers Johnson
9. Don't Push It, Don't Force It - Leon Haywood
10. The Second Time Around - Shalamar

1. Oh Yeah (On The Radio) - Roxy Music
2. Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
3. How Long - Lipps, Inc.
4. Party Boys - Foxy
5. Amoureux Solitaires - Lio
6. Hell On Wheels - Cher
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
9. Do That to Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille
10. Put A Little Love On Me - Delegation

[Rev. Powell]

Not really optimized, but:

1. 1980 by Herb Albert
2. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
3. Heart Attack & Vine by Tom Waits
4. Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp
5. Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello
6. Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie
7. Powderfinger by Neil Young
8. Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Joe Jackson
9. Jimmy Jazz by the Clash
10. If I Didn't Love You by Squeeze
11. You Can't Be Too Strong by Graham Parker
12. Redemption Song by Bob Marley
13. The Great Rock n' Roll Swindle by The Sex Pistols
14. Help Me Make It Through the Night by Willie Nelson
15. Low Budget by The Kinks
16. Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan
17. All My Love by Led Zeppelin
18. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines by Joni Mitchell
19. Big C Blues by Michael Bloomfield
20. Look on the Bright Side of Life by Monty Python

[claws]

Awesome list. Lots of songs I've frgotten about.

[ER]

Side the First:
1.   Dead Souls---Joy Division
2.   A Forest---The Cure
3.   Crazy Little Thing Called Love---Queen
4.   Don’t Stand So Close To Me---The Police
5.   Ashes to Ashes---David Bowie
6.   London Calling---The Clash
7.   Call Me---Blondie
8.   Just Like Starting Over---John Lennon
9.   I Will Follow---U2
10.   Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough---Michael Jackson

Side the Second:
1.   I Don’t Like Mondays---Boomtown Rats
2.   On The Road Again---Willie Nelson
3.   You’re All I’ve Got Tonight---The Cars
4.   Sultans of Swing---Dire Straits
5.   Comfortably Numb---Pink Floyd
6.   It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me---Billy Joel
7.   Refugee---Tom Petty
8.   Games Without Frontiers---Peter Gabriel
9.   Cars---Gary Newman
10.   The Devil Went Down To Georgia---The Charlie Daniels Band
Hidden Bonus Track: Dance the Night Away---Van Halen


I like lists.

[claws]

You guys reminded me to really put Ashes to Ashes on one of my mixtapes. Here's my third:

1. Pop Muzik - M
2. I Do The Rock - Tim Curry
3. Banana Republic - The Boomtown Rats
4. Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
5. So Lonely - The Police
6. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
7. Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
8. Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones
9. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
10. Coming Up (Studio Version) - Paul McCartney

1. Take Your Time (Do It Right) - The S.O.S. Band
2. A Lover's Holiday - Change
3. Feels Like I'm In Love - Kelly Marie
4. He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters
5. Oops Up Side Your Head - The Gap Band
6. Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
7. Get Ready, Get Set - Chaka Khan
8. You Can Do It - Al Hudson & Partners
9. A Walk In The Park - Nick Straker Band
10. Rise - Herb Alpert

[retrorussell]

Last one for 1980:
1. PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES- Charlie Dore
2. SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN- Ronnie Millsap
3. YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN- Ambrosia
4. AGAINST THE WIND- Bob Seger
5. IT'S STILL ROCK 'N ROLL TO ME- Billy Joel
6. LOOKIN' FOR LOVE- Johnny Lee
7. JOJO- Boz Scaggs
8. TOO HOT- Kool & The Gang
9. MR. CROWLEY- Ozzy Osbourne
10. MISS SUN- Boz Scaggs

Side 2

1. DANGER BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD- Boz Scaggs
2. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY- Eagles
3. THAT GIRL COULD SING- Jackson Browne
4. WATCHING THE WHEELS- John Lennon
5. LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME- Boz Scaggs
6. HEY NINETEEN- Steely Dan
7. REAL LOVE- Doobie Brothers
8. I'M ALRIGHT- Kenny Loggins
9. WHAT DO YOU DO FOR MONEY HONEY- AC/DC
10. SOMETIMES A FANTASY- Billy Joel