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Books and CDs |
If you liked Ultimate '80s Songs, we think you would enjoy these books, CDs, music videos on VHS & DVD, and toys. These would make excellent gifts for any "child of the '80s." You can purchase them through Amazon.com, which offers a huge selection, secure ordering, and great prices.
Recommended Books
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The
Totally Awesome 80s Pop Music Trivia Book by Michael-Dante
Craig
If you can name all the members of Duran Duran, lip synch with perfection to a song by Milli Vanilli, or out-dance Madonna in her Lucky Star music video, then this is the perfect book for you! It's all here, from a-ha to ZZ Top. So, slip on your leg warmers or your "Frankie Say Relax" shirt, open a can of New Coke, and put on a Culture Club CD, it's time to take a trip back to the Wild and Wacky 80s, the most totally awesome decade of all time! |
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The
Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders by Wayne Jancik
The book that answers the familiar question, "Whatever happened to . . ." is back again with more lively information about pop music's one-hit wonders. Each of the 625 entries features the hit's title, songwriter, record label and number, peak chart position, and the date that the record reached that position. |
Virgin
Encyclopedia of 80s Music by Colin Larkin
(editor)
New 3rd edition published 4/2003! Each artist or group merits a sound synopsis, biographical information, and a list of albums as well as a videography and bibliography where applicable. Whether you delight in '80s music or rue the fact that you can't get "Friday I'm in Love" out of your head, this volume is an essential reference. |
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Totally
Awesome 80s : a Lexicon of the Music, Videos, Movies, TV Shows, Stars,
and Trends of that Decadent Decade
by Matthew Rettenmund The first pop reference book to capture the spirit of the 80s experience, Totally Awesome 80s chronicles not only pop music but also the faces, places, fads, fashions, movies, television shows, toys, and videos that defined the "Greed Decade." From skinny ties to Valspeak to the birth of MTV, no 80s cultural trend is overlooked in this comprehensive tribute to all things 80s. |
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Pretty in Pink: The Golden Age of Teenage Movies
by
Jonathan Bernstein
The Brat Pack and their contemporaries have grown up, but celluloid has them flickering forever, angst-ridden, haunted, guileless, cocky, stripped to their briefs, and all dressed up "pretty in pink." |
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Say
Anything : The Movie Quote Game That Takes You Back to the '80s One Line
at a Time by Frank R. Scatoni & Peter Thomas
Fornatale
Here's how it works: readers get a single line from an '80s film and then are asked to guess the name of the movie and the character and/or actor who made the line famous. The perfect handbook for the '80s pop-culture junkie. |
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Who
Can It Be Now? The Lyrics Game That Takes You Back to the '80s...One Line
at a Time by Peter Thomas Fornatale and Frank
R. Scatoni
Replete with unforgivably unforgettable trivia, what-were-we-thinking glamour shots, and wry factoids about the era, Who Can It Be Now packs the appeal of Name That Tune and Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon between shiny covers. |
Recommended DVDs & Videos
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Pure 80's The DVD (DVD) Videos: Video Killed the Radio Star (The Buggles) The Look of Love (ABC) Shout (Tears for Fears) In a Big Country (Big Country) Come On Eileen (Dexy's Midnight Runners) I Can Dream About You (Dan Hartman) Heat of the Moment (Asia) Sister Christian (Night Ranger) Breakout (Swing Out Sister) Obsession (Animotion) No More Words (Berlin) Something About You (Level 42) Tempted (Squeeze) Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears) |
Just Can't Get Enough vol. 1 (VHS) Videos: Cars (Gary Numan) Girls on Film (Duran Duran) I Want Candy (Bow Wow Wow) Love Plus One (Haircut 100) Twilight Zone (Golden Earring) She Blinded Me With Science (Thomas Dolby) Come on Eileen (Dexys Midnight Runners) Poison Arrow (ABC) I Eat Cannibals (Total Coelo) Life in a Northern Town (Dream Academy) |
Just Can't Get Enough vol. 2 (VHS) Videos: Pop Muzik (M) I Ran (Flock of Seagulls) Mickey (Toni Basil) Lies (Thompson Twins) Stand By (Roman Holiday) Putting on the Ritz (Taco) True (Spandau Ballet) In A Big Country (Big Country) One Thing Leads to Another (The Fixx) The Metro (Berlin) |
VH1: Pop-Up Video - '80s (VHS) or DVD Videos: Video Killed the Radio Star (The Buggles) Dance Hall Days (Wang Chung) She Works Hard for the Money (Donna Summer) The War Song (Culture Club) Stand or Fall (The Fixx) I Can't Drive 55 (Sammy Hagar) Shock the Monkey (Peter Gabriel) Every Rose Has a Thorn (Poison) Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer) Sister Christian (Night Ranger) Notorious (Duran Duran) |
Geffen Vintage 80s vol. 1 (VHS) Videos: Sex (I'm A...) (Berlin) No More Words (Berlin) Emotion in Motion (Ric Ocasek) Our House (Madness) Dance Hall Days (Wang Chung) Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Wang Chung) A Million Miles Away (Plimsouls) and more |
Recommended Toys
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The 80's Game This board game has 3,000 trivia questions in 5 categories about 80's pop culture - Music, Movies, Sports, TV and Events. |
For the Record Music Trivia Game-80's & 90's edition This fun Music Trivia Game covers everything from rap to reggae, alternative to country, pop to punk and more! Features a multiple choice format and clever board design featuring a guitar. Challenging enough for trivia buffs yet equally fun for people who simply love music. |
Pop Smarts A quirky and nostalgic game that tests your knowledge of hip stuff you grew up with. Can you find the common thread connecting interesting facts? |
Recommended CDs
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A 7-CD box set of 142 songs from the 1980s was released recently. Nearly 100 of the songs in "Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)" are ones that we felt strongly enough about to put on this site. Another 15 songs are strong contenders to be added here. It even has all those songs you want that don't appear on the website (Mickey, Video Killed the Radio Star, Call Me, etc.) It's the most perfect eighties compilation CD that we've seen so far. |
~ New additions! ~
Read
the Hits/Best of the 80's
Absolutely the Best of the Eighties Ultimate New Wave Party The Eighties Collection |
New
Wave 80's
Pure 80's More Pure 80's Pure 80's Hits |
The Big 80's |
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More Of The Big '80s |
We Got The Beat/Go-Go's
Take On Me/A-Ha Safety Dance/Men Without Hats Cars/Gary Numan 99 Red Balloons/Nena Time (Clock Of The Heart)/Culture Club Tempted/Squeeze I Know There's Something Going On/Frida You Might Think/The Cars 867-5309/Jenny/Tommy Tutone Centerfold/The J. Geils Band Brand New Lover/Dead Or Alive Rapture/Blondie Abracadabra/The Steve Miller Band Sister Christian/Night Ranger |
Mickey/Toni Basil
Come On Eileen/Dexys Midnight Runners Der Kommissar/After The Fire Whip It/Devo I Ran (So Far Away)/A Flock Of Seagulls Words/Missing Persons She's A Beauty/The Tubes Stray Cat Strut/Stray Cats What I Like About You/The Romantics Everybody Have Fun Tonight/Wang Chung Obsession/Animotion Doctor! Doctor!/Thompson Twins They Don't Know/Tracey Ullman Cry/Godley & Creme Tuff Enuff/The Fabulous Thunderbirds Major Tom (Coming Home)/Peter Schilling |
My 80's Box! 3 discs! 42 songs! |
Your 80's Box! 3 discs! 42 songs! |
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Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson 867-5309 / Jenny - Tommy Tutone Rapture - Blondie You Dropped A Bomb On Me - Gap Band Let It Whip - Dazz Band Harden My Heart - Quarterflash Poison Arrow - ABC The Heat Of The Moment - Asia Mickey - Toni Basil Celebration - Kool & The Gang Tempted - Squeeze Tainted Love - Soft Cell Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics Take On Me - A-Ha Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx In A Big Country - Big Country Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners Our House - Madness Weird Science - Oingo Boingo Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels Sister Christian - Night Ranger Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins Missing You - John Waite Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung Walk This Way - Run DMC Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley Oh Yeah - Yello Luka - Suzanne Vega Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany Here I Go Again - Whitesnake My Prerogative - Bobby Brown Higher Love - Steve Winwood |
Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - Pretenders
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield Maneater - Hall & Oates Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James Down Under - Men At Work Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell Whip It - Devo I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran Rebel Yell - Billy Idol We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister The Warrior - Scandal featuring Patty Smyth Drive - The Cars Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band Jump (For My Love) - Pointer Sisters Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean Easy Lover - Philip Bailey/Duet With Phil Collins Cruel Summer - Bananarama She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby No More Words - Berlin Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling True - Spandau Ballet Broken Wings - Mr. Mister Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones Holding Back The Years - Simply Red Nightshift - Commodores Oh Sheila - Ready For The World Word Up - Cameo Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic Something About You - Level 42 Breakout - Swing Out Sister Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella |
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Easy Lover - Philip Bailey/Phil Collins
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When I See You Smile - Bad English
I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block Eternal Flame - Bangles Heaven - Warrant How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton Shining Star - The Manhattans How 'Bout Us - Champaign Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder Shower Me With Your Love - Surface Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner Key Largo - Bertie Higgins This Could Be The Night - Loverboy Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg Your Love - The Outfield Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young Footloose - Kenny Loggins Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work The Warrior - Scandal Der Kommissar - After The Fire Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs |
Moody
'80s
Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
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Sedated
In The Eighties
I Melt With You - Modern English Never Say Never - Romeo Void I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones What I Like About You - The Romantics People Who Died - Jim Carroll Band Sex (I'm A...) - Berlin Mexican Radio - Wall Of Voodoo Love My Way - Pyschedelic Furs Lucky Number - Lene Lovich Poison Arrow - ABC Saved By Zero - The Fixx Election Day - Arcadia Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's Money - Flying Lizards Free Nelson Mandela - The Specials Behind The Wall Of Sleep - Smithereens |
The Brat Pack Years
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
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Party Pack
Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby Mony Mony - Billy Idol Tide Is High - Blondie Karma Chameleon - Culture Club My Sharona - The Knack Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo Let's Go All the Way - Sly Fox Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar Venus - Bananarama Pump up the Jam - Technotronic Obsession - Animotion Stroke - Billy Squier Talk to Ya Later - The Tubes One Way or Another - Blondie White Wedding - Billy Idol Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison Rock This Town - Stray Cats Love Is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes Walk the Dinosaur - Was (Not Was) In a Big Country - Big Country We Built This City - Starship |
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