Ultimate '80s Songs FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

This FAQ should answer any questions you may have about this website. Please read it carefully. If you still need to write, an email address is at the bottom. Thanks for visiting Ultimate '80s Songs!

Q: Did you know there are songs on this page that aren't from the '80s?Answer
Q: Why don't you have a particular song on your page?Answer
Q: Can you send me a zipped file with all the lyrics in it?Answer
Q: Where can I get a recorded copy of a particular song?Answer
Q: Where are the MP3's?Answer
Q: Where are sites that are dedicated to songs of other decades?Answer
Q: Do you know what song has the lyrics that go like this .... ?Answer
Q: Why don't you change the layout?Answer
Q: Will you join my webring?Answer
Q: Will you exchange links with me?Answer
Q: Falco sang "Der Kommissar," not After the Fire!Answer

Q: There are songs on this page that aren't from the '80s! You have songs from the '70s and the '90s!

A: Yep. They either have an '80s "feel" (in our opinion) or else we listened to them a lot in the '80s (e.g. The Eagles).

Q: Why don't you have "(Name of particular song)" on your page? It was such a great song, I can't believe it's not on this page!!

A: In the majority of cases, it's either because we don't like the song (remember, this is a subjective list), or we've never heard of it. Other times we do know the song, but we just didn't like it. You may be able to find your song lyrics by following some of the suggestions here.

Here's a list of songs that people have suggested should be on this page, but won't be added:

• Mickey
• You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)
• Break My Stride
• Maniac
• Call Me
• Flashdance...What a Feeling!
• Fame
• Video Killed the Radio Star (ok, I'm rethinking this one)
• Love Plus One
• I Want Candy
• The Ghost in You
• Brand New Lover
• Blood and Roses
• Square Rooms
• Running Up That Hill
• Tom Sawyer
• Let it Go
• Oh Yeah
• Ball of Confusion
• Lover Boy
• Caribbean Queen
• Get Outta My Dreams Get into My Car
• Songs by Tiffany
• Songs by Whitney Houston
• Songs by New Kids on the Block
• Songs by New Order

Q: Can you send me a zipped file with all the lyrics in it?

A: Sorry, no.

Q: Do you know where I can get a recorded copy of "(Name of Song)?" Can you make me a copy?

A: We've tried to include sources of CDs for each song on my list. Sorry, we can't make copies of songs from our music library, but here are some more suggestions on how you can locate a song:

• Try a used record store. Don't just look, ask. They may put you on a wants list.
• See if Amazon has a compilation CD with the song on it...they allow searching by song title.
• Go to a large music store with one of those computers that lets you type in the name of the song. It may show up on a compilation that you didn't know existed.
• Check the New Wave Outpost. This will tell you a lot of songs that are on '80s compilation CDs. It's not complete, though, so if you don't see it listed, it doesn't mean it isn't on a CD.
• Go to garage sales and flea markets! Look through every stack of records you see.
• Call a radio station that plays songs from the '80s and request it, then get your tape recorder ready.
• Ask anyone you know that may have bought records in the 1980s if they have it.
• Try searching eBay auctions - you can even sign up for them to notify you when what you're searching for comes up for bids.
• Keep trying! :)

Q: Where is the MP3 for this song?

A: Whenever possible, We have linked to MP3's available for purchase on amazon.com.

Q: Do you know if there's a site like this that's dedicated to songs of the 1970s (or 1990s)?

A: We haven't run across any that are all that similar, but you can always try Google. Here is a site that lists the top songs in each decade from the '50s through the '90s. (The original page has been taken down, so this links to an archived version on the web. Be aware that you may find some broken links.)

Q: I'm involved in a lyrics contest and I have to find out what song has the lyrics "....... ...... ........." (Or, this song is going through my head and it's driving me crazy because I can't remember what it's called.) Can you identify it?

A: You can try asking at the alt.music.lyrics newsgroup. (If you don't know how to use your newsreader, you can also browse or search alt.music.lyrics messages through Google.) Or try a search engine that will allow to you search for a phrase (we like Google). For example, if you know the lyrics go, "whistling in the graveyard," you would type that phrase, exactly like that, in the Google search box (with quotes) and press search. If you get no returns, try a different phrase that you remember. The more unique the phrase, the better. Here is a site that gives other suggestions for locating lyrics on the Internet.

Q: Why don't you change the layout? It's ugly (hard to use, blinding me...) and you should use frames.

A: We like the way it looks. When we created the page, frames weren't even an option, and now that they are, well...

Q: Will you join my webring?

A: Thanks, but no thanks. We haven't had the best of luck with webrings.

Q: Will you trade links with me?

A: You are welcome to send us the URL to your site. We'll take a look, and if we think it would be interesting or helpful to those visiting this site, we may add it to the list of links. If we don't, please don't be offended. You may link to our page without permission.

Q: Falco sang "Der Kommissar," not After the Fire!

A: Actually, they both sang it, and both were popular, but the version by After the Fire is the one that we remember and love. Per Billboard, "Though Falco's version of the song was popular worldwide, the English group After The Fire reached No. 5 in the U.S. with an English language version of the song in 1983. Early-day MTV supported both versions of the song, however."

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