Der Soundtrack meiner Jugend war natürlich Pop-Pop-Pop. Ähnlich wie Franz hat mich der „Underground“ nicht interessiert. Aber deswegen musste man ja nicht auf Sunshine Reggae oder Girl You Know It’s True abgehen, denn im Mainstream gab es ganz großartige Sachen, die ich auch heute noch höre, ohne rot zu werden. Oder anders gesagt: Ich finde alle genannten Songs immer noch fantastisch. Peinlich ist mir nur meine „Brothers In Arms“-Phase ;-). Und ich gebe zu, ich habe auch U2 in ihrer Missionarsphase gehört. Ein Song von denen musste einfach mit rein.
A Different Corner – George Michael
A Miracle Of Love – Eurythmics
A Question Of Lust – Depeche Mode
A Solid Bond In Your Heart – Style Council
All Of My Heart – ABC
All Through The Night – Cindy Lauper
Ask – Smiths
Atomic – Blondie
Back To Life – Soul II Soul
Beat Dis – Bomb The Bass
Bed Sitter – Soft Cell
Blasphemous Rumours – Depeche Mode
Blue Monday – New Order
Borderline – Madonna
Brilliant Disguise – Bruce Springsteen
Chequered Love – Kim Wilde
Criticize – Alexander O’Neal
Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
Don’t Talk To Me About Love – Altered Images
Don’t Walk Away – Electric Light Orchestra
Drama! – Erasure
Duel – Propaganda
Every Breath You Take – Police
Everyday I Write A Book – Elvis Costello
Everyday Is Like Sunday – Morrissey
Everything’s Coming Up Roses – Black
Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Fall On Me – R.E.M.
Fred vom Jupiter – Andreas Dorau & The Marinas
Funkytown – Lipps Inc.
Ghost Town – Specials
Give Me Back My Heart – Dollar
Going Back To Cali – LL Cool J
Heartache Avenue – Maisonettes
Hey You! – Rock Steady Crew
How `bout Us – Champaign
Hunting High And Low – A-Ha
I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It – Stevie Wonder
I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) – Hall & Oates
I Don’t Wanna Talk About It – Everything But The Girl
I Want Your Love – Transvision Vamp
I’m Gonna Be 500 Miles – Proclaimers
If I Was Your Girlfriend – Prince
If She Knew What She Wants – Bangles
It Must Be Love – Madness
It’s My Life – Talk Talk
Je Ne Sais Pas Pourqoui – Kylie Minogue
Jeanny Part 2 (Coming Home) – Falco
Junge Römer – Falco
Left To My Own Devices – Pet Shop Boys
Letter From America – Proclaimers
Like A Prayer – Madonna
Like An Angel Passing Through My Room – ABBA
Little Red Corvette – Prince
Louise – Human League
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
Love’s Great Adventure – Ultravox
New Moon On Monday – Duran Duran
Nobody’s Diary – Yazoo
Oblivious – Aztec Camera
Oh Yeah – Roxy Music
One Of Us – ABBA
One Tree Hill – U2
Open Your Heart – Human League
Plan B – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Prince Charming – Adam & The Ants
Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War – Paul Simon
Rent – Pet Shop Boys
Robert De Niro’s Waiting – Bananarama
She Bangs The Drum – Stone Roses
She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby
Singing In The Shower – Les Rita Mitsouko & Sparks
Song For Whoever – Beautiful South
Step Outside – Housemartins
Suburbia – Pet Shop Boys
Suddenly Last Summer – Motels
Talking Loud And Clear – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Tell Her About It – Billy Joel
That’s The Way Love Is – Ten City
The Beautiful Ones – Prince
The Day Before You Came – ABBA
The Love Cats – Cure
The Message – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Rain – Oran’ „Juice“ Jones
The Story Of The Blues – Mighty Wah!
The Winner Takes It All – ABBA
They Don’t Know – Tracey Ullman
This Time I Know It’s For Real – Donna Summer
Thriller – Michael Jackson
Time (Clock Of My Heart) – Culture Club
Toy Boy – Sinitta
Under Pressure – David Bowie & Queen
What Have I Done To Deserve This – Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
What’s It Take – Robert Palmer
When All Is Said And Done – ABBA
When Doves Cry – Prince
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
Who’s Leaving Who – Hazell Dean
Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand
Word Up – Cameo
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