TOM TOM CLUB - "Man With The Four-Way Hips"

Another mindless '80s dance classic:



He's the mass communicator.

BANARAMA (with FUN BOY THREE) - "Really Saying Something"

I can't believe this was out there... thank you, Mister Internet!



My sister might still have this on EP...

HUMAN LEAGUE - "Do or Die"

Yeah, whatever, I'm recently obsessed. But I think my pal Brian has it right when he sez that DARE is one of the Top Five pop albums of all time...



A nice live piece from the short-lived "Over The Top".

HUMAN LEAGUE - "The Sound of the Crowd"

I ran across a cassette of HUMAN LEAGUE's album "DARE", and after 25 years I can still remember all the lyrics.



It was a very disturbing revelation. This song kicks.

SIOUXSIE - "Peek-A-Boo"

I always forget how many young people have never seen these building blocks of music:



This one goes out to all the people on Earth who were born after this aired.

SOFT CELL - "Sex Dwarf"

Quite possibly the greatest '80s dance song ever:

soft cell - sex dwarf

This was our favorite. If you can't dance to this, you can't dance to anything.

DEPECHE MODE - "Master and Servant"

This one really brings back the memories:

Depeche Mode - Master And Servant

Strobe dancing.

This one's for Brian.

THE CULT - "She Sells Sanctuary"

Another forgotten anthem:



Make my back burn.

THE GODFATHERS - "Birth, School, Work, Death"

A classic from 1988 or so:



Pretty much sums it up.

TIME ZONE (Afrika Bambaataa & Johnny Lydon) - "World Destruction"

Hard to believe this one isn't up here yet:



I think this fell between the Pistols and P.I.L., but all I know for sure is I've got the EP right here!

JOY DIVISION - "Shadowplay"

This one goes out to Bob:



And is probably my favorite.

JOY DIVISION - "Transmission"

This one's for Bob:



Insanely great performance.

JOY DIVISION - "Atmosphere"

This one goes out to Bob:



Don't walk away...

YEAH YEAH YEAHS - "Heads Will Roll"

Great video:



Off with their heads.

ELVIS COSTELLO 7 THE ATTRACTIONS - "Watching the Detectives"

Best Elvis song ever:



He's so cute.

ICICLE WORKS - "Whisper to a Scream"

For some reason this song has been going through my head today:



There you go.

REPUBLICA - "Ready to Go"

This one, from 1996:



My daughter likes this one. So do I.

I have had The Cramps for a long time

URGH! A Music War:



I will never forget seeing this for the first time, dreading Lux's perilous pants...

ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR - "Around the Bend"

Kinda catchy...



Right?

BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE - Medicine Show (Live)

A favorite song, post Clash:



Get three coffins ready.

YILA feat. SCROBIUS PIP - "Astronaut"

Me too. I can't wait.



Thanks to amoorefan3!

LES SAVY FAV - "Patty Lee"

An all-time favorite:



WE USED TO BE GODS
NOW WE'RE SO PLAIN

SELECTER - "Celebrate the Bullet"

Best SELECTER song ever



Ever.

DEE LITE - "Groove is in the Heart"

If you don't like this one



you have absolutely no soul. Even Satan don't want you.

As my friend J-P sez, any vid with Bootsy is ACES!

CRAMPS - "Surfin' Bird"

Just turn this up:



Ooo maw maw ooo maw maw.

GAP BAND - "You Dropped a Bomb On Me"

This one goes out to oh forget it.



Earworm Central.

REPUBLICA - "Drop Dead Gorgeous"

Sigh. Another piece of the puzzle that is The Sphere of Repugnance...



What can I say? I'm drop-dead gorgeous!

DEAD OR ALIVE - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

While I'm in that weird mood, there's this:



What the hell is wrong with that guy? Reading their Wikipedia entry, it seems they once topped the Japanese charts for SEVENTEEN WEEKS! Who knew.

ECHO & the BUNNYMEN - "Lips Like Sugar"

This song also makes me sad:



But there is redemption. Plus those damn lips.

ABC - "Be Near Me"

All my dreams came true last night:



Don't ask, please.

ABC - "How to be a Millionaire"

This brings back lots of unspeakable memories:



Tell me tell me
How to be
A millionaire

THE CRAMPS - "What's Inside a Girl?"

I love raunch



So obviously I love The Cramps! (Hi Gary!)

FUTURESHOCK - "Late at Night"

Sometimes it seems like this late at night:



HERE's" a bit better version.

TIM ARMSTRONG - "Into Action"

Everything that was old that was new that was old again ends up being new again:



Not that there's anything bad about Ska at all!

JUNIOR MURVIN - "Police and Thieves"

Classic.

Live:

THUNDERHEIST - "Jerk It"

Compelling:

DAFT PUNK - "Television Rules the Nation"

I've always had a soft spot for DAFT PUNK.
HERE'S the only "official" version of this song I can find.

BOW WOW WOW - "Do Ya Wanna Hold ME?"

Back when those rhythms were new, I loved this band:

Children, I wanna warn ya, 'cos I've been to California
Where Mickey Mouse is such a demon, where Mickey Mouse is as big as a house
Life is wasted on illusions, Tom and Jerry's my solution

And, yes I wanted to hold her, hold her tight.

DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP - The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Another great one from the boys, by request:



Me like.

TONES ON TAIL - "Go"

Quite possibly my favorite song of all time:



The vid sucks, because they never made a video when the song was out...

BAUHAUS - "Kick In The Eye"

So woe betide.



Kick in the eye. KICK IN THE EYE!

Searching for satori, the kick in the eye.

PETER MURPHY, TRENT REZNOR, TV ON THE RADIO - "Bela Lugosi Is Dead"

The bats have left the belltower.

BAUHAUS - "She's In Parties"

It's in the can:



Looks like spoor on the cuting room floor.

(Special effects by Lunatics and Drinks)

MICRONAUTS - "Reaction"

Nice moves.



And HERE'S the much better version...

She's acting her reaction.

(Bauhaus.)

THE HIVES - "Main Offender"

I'm on my way:



You got me saying "Why me?"

THE HIVES - "Hate to Say I Told You So"

But it's alright:



Because I wanna.

SELECTER - "Missing Words"

I love SELECTER.



That is all.

UTAH SAINTS - "Something Good '08"

That doofus sure gets the gals dancing!



I've never seen anything like it in me life.