Seighties era - Songs of 1977-1983 + fitting 1975-1976 ones
Pink pages // My favorite songs, shared in a generational way. The blue pages are more decade based.

2016-2019 | 2008-2016 | 2002-2008 | 1997-2002 | 1994-1996 | 1988-1993 | 1983-1987 | 1977-1983* | 1971-1977 | 1964-1970 | 1928-1963 // ➔ Calendar modus (blue pages)
MY PERSONAL TOP PICKS OF 1977-1983 (+ fitting 1975-1976 ones)

*** = missing at Spotify/grey. It's about the Dutch situation; it can be different somewhere else. The remaining songs are in this playlist (same goes for the bottom section).

  • AC/DC - Back in black
  • Afrika Bambaataa, The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock --- Original 12" Version
  • Afrika Bambaataa, Zulu Nation, The Soulsonic Force - Zulu Nation Throw Down Pt. 2
  • Afrosound - Tiro al blanco
  • Ahmed Fakroun - Nisyan
  • Akbaba İkilisi, Arif Sağ - Darıldım darıldım
  • Art Garfunkel - Bright eyes
  • Arthur Blythe - Lower nile ***
  • Aswad - Mosman skank
  • Azwon - Fair weather friend ***
  • The B-52's - Rock lobster --- Single version
  • The Babys - A piece of the action
  • The Babys - Isn't it time
  • Bauhaus - Silent hedges
  • The Beat - Can't get used to losing you
  • Black Slate - Amigo
  • Blondie - Heart of glass
  • Blondie - Rapture
  • BLU-K - Rendezvous 6: 02
  • Bow Wow Wow - Do you wanna hold me?
  • The Brothers Johnson - Runnin' for your lovin'
  • Cabaret Voltaire - Yashar
  • Carla Bley - Song sung long
  • Cassiano - Onda
  • Change - A lover's holiday --- Single Version
  • CHIC - My forbidden lover
  • The Clash - London calling
  • The Clash - Rock the Casbah
  • The Clash - The guns of Brixton
  • The Clash - The Magnificent Seven
  • The Cure - A forest
  • The Cure - Boys don't cry
  • The Cure - Other voices
  • The Cure - The figurehead
  • The Cure - The lovecats
  • Cy1, Bikaye, Zazou - Lamuka
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates - I can't go for that (No can do)
  • David Bowie - Let's dance
  • Dead Kennedys - California über alles
  • Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen
  • Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
  • Doe Maar - 1 nacht alleen
  • Doe Maar - Bella donna
  • Doe Maar - Belle Hélène
  • Doe Maar - De bom
  • Doe Maar - Doris Day
  • Doe Maar - Is dit alles
  • Doe Maar - Nachtzuster
  • Doe Maar - Sinds 1 dag of 2 (32 jaar)
  • Doe Maar - Smoorverliefd
  • Donald Fagen - New Frontier
  • The Doobie Brothers - What a fool believes
  • Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
  • Ebo Taylor, Uhuru-Yenzu - Love and death
  • Eddie Money - Baby hold on
  • Elder Jeffrey Roberson And The New Life Singers - We need love
  • Eloah - Exu
  • Expérience 7 - Banzaï
  • The Fall - City hobgoblins ***
  • The Fall - Psykick dance hall
  • The Fall - Wings
  • Fat Larry's Band - Lookin' for love
  • Fehlfarben - Ein Jahr (Es geht voran)
  • First Choice - Dr. Love
  • Fitz Gore - Musication (The talisman)
  • Flash and the Pan - Waiting for a train
  • Flash and the Pan - Walking in the rain
  • Flipside - Havin' a party
  • Freddie McGregor - Africa here I come
  • Gary Numan - Cars
  • Gary Numan - M.E.
  • Gary Numan, Tubeway Army - Are 'friends' electric?
  • Gerry Rafferty - Get it right next time
  • Gil Scott-Heron - 'B' movie (Intro, poem, song)
  • Gilberto Gil - Toda menina baiana
  • The Glove - Relax
  • Het Goede Doel - Belgie ... (Is er leven op Pluto...)
  • Het Goede Doel - Hou van mij
  • Het Goede Doel - Vriendschap
  • Grace Jones - La vie en rose
  • Grace Jones - Libertango
  • Grace Jones - My Jamaican guy
  • Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
  • Grauzone - Eisbär
  • Gruppo Sportivo - Rock 'n roll
  • Hans De Booij - Annabel
  • The Headhunters - Ms. Wum Yum
  • Heart - Crazy on you
  • Herbie Hancock - Rockit
  • Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Saturday night
  • Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Still believe
  • The Human League - Don't you want me
  • Ian Dury - Sex & drugs & rock & roll
  • Ian Dury, The Blockheads - Hit me with your rhythm stick
  • Idris Muhammad - Could heaven ever be like this
  • Iggy Pop - Lust for life
  • Iggy Pop - The passenger
  • Imani - Somebody's love
  • The Isley Brothers - Footsteps in the dark, Pts. 1 & 2
  • Jackie Mittoo - Wall Street
  • The Jacksons - Can you feel it --- 7" Version
  • The Jacksons - Lovely one
  • The Jacksons - Shake your body (Down to the ground)
  • The Jacksons - Show you the way to go
  • The Jacksons - Walk right now
  • The Jam - English rose
  • João Gilberto - Estate
  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - The morning of our lives --- Live
  • Joy Division - Leaders of men
  • Joy Division - Love will tear us apart
  • Kate Bush - Babooshka
  • Kate Bush - The man with the child in his eyes
  • Kate Bush - Wuthering heights
  • Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Annie, I'm not your daddy
  • Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool pigeon
  • Kim Wilde - Cambodia
  • Klein Orkest - Laat mij maar alleen
  • Kraftwerk - Autobahn
  • Kurtis Blow - The breaks
  • Leonard Cohen - The smokey life
  • Lime - Your love --- Radio Edit
  • Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
  • Little River Band - Light of day
  • Lô Borges - Todo prazer
  • Loose Ends - A little spice
  • L.T.D. - (Every time I turn around) Back in love again
  • Lucho Bermudez Y Su Orquesta - Tolu --- Instrumental
  • Madness - Baggy trousers
  • Madness - Night boat to Cairo
  • Madness - One step beyond
  • Madness - Our house
  • Magazine - Shot by both sides
  • Man Parrish - Hip hop be bop --- Original version
  • The Manhattan Transfer - The speak up mambo (Cuentame)
  • Marcos Valle - Estrelar
  • Martha and the Muffins - Echo beach
  • Marvin Gaye - Sexual healing
  • Mary Jane Girls - All night long
  • Masaru Imada Trio + 1 - Planets
  • Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
  • Michael Jackson - Don't stop 'til you get enough
  • Michael Jackson - I can't help it
  • Michael Jackson - Off the wall
  • Michael Jackson - Wanna be startin' somethin'
  • Michel Sardou - Être une femme
  • Minimal Compact - Statik dancin'
  • Ministry - Work for love
  • Mo - Fred Astaire (Just a summer love affair)
  • Muddy Waters - Mannish boy
  • Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
  • The Neon Judgement - Tv treated
  • New Musik - This world of water
  • New Order - Blue Monday
  • New World Generation - Do what you do
  • O.R.E.A. - Biguine inferno
  • Olivia Newton-John - Xanadu
  • Os Famks - Labirinto ***
  • Paolo Conte - Via con me
  • Peter Tosh - (You gotta walk) Don't look back
  • Pink Floyd - Another brick in the wall
  • Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
  • The Police - Walking on the moon
  • The Police - When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around
  • Pretenders - I go to sleep
  • Pretenders - Message of love
  • Prince Far I, Singers And Players - Bedward the flying preacher
  • Queen - Another one bites the dust
  • R.E.M. - Perfect circle
  • R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
  • R.E.M. - Talk about the passion
  • Ralph Towner - Ralph's piano waltz
  • Ramses Shaffy - Laat me
  • Randy Newman - In Germany before the war
  • Rim Kwaku Obeng, KASA - I'm a song writer
  • Rob - Make it fast, make it slow
  • Robert Long - Thorbeckeplein
  • Robert Palmer - Best of both worlds
  • Robert Plant - Big log
  • The Rock Steady Crew - (Hey you) The Rock Steady Crew ***
  • Rogér Fakhr - Down to my bones
  • Rogér Fakhr - Rainhill
  • Ron Everett - Royal walk
  • Rose Royce - R. R. Express
  • Roy Ayers - Don't stop the feeling
  • Roy Ayers - Love will bring us back together
  • Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Running away --- 12 Inch Long Version
  • Ruphus - Come intoview
  • Santana - She's not there
  • The Selecter - On my radio
  • Simple Minds - Promised you a miracle
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound
  • Sister Sledge - Thinking of you
  • Sniff 'n' The Tears - Driver's seat
  • Soft Cell - Tainted love
  • Soft Cell - Torch --- Original 7" Single Version
  • Sonic Youth - I dreamed I dream
  • The Specials - Gangsters
  • The Specials - Ghost Town --- Extended Version
  • The Specials - International jet set
  • The Specials - Stereotype
  • The Specials - Too much too young
  • Squeeze - Cool for cats
  • Squeeze - Tempted
  • Start - Where I want to be
  • Stevie Wonder - I wish
  • Stevie Wonder - Master blaster (Jammin')
  • Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
  • The Stranglers - Golden brown
  • The Stranglers - Peaches
  • The Sugarhill Gang - Rappers delight
  • Suicide - Mr. Ray
  • Sweet - Love is like oxygen
  • T.S. Monk - Bon bon vie - Gimme the good life
  • Talking Heads - Drugs
  • Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime
  • TC Matic - O la la la
  • TC Matic - Putain Putain
  • TC Matic - Willie Willie
  • Television - Marquee Moon
  • Telex - Moskow diskow
  • Third World - Try Jah Love
  • Thompson Twins - In the name of love
  • Tom Browne - Funkin' for Jamaica
  • Tom Tom Club - Wordy rappinghood
  • TOY - Suspicion
  • Trans-X - Living on video
  • TRUST - Fatalité --- Live
  • Ultravox - Vienna
  • Van Halen - Runnin' with the devil
  • Vanity 6 - Nasty girl ***
  • Vaughan Mason and Crew - Bounce, rock, skate, roll
  • Wham! - Club Tropicana
  • William Onyeabor - Atomic bomb
  • Wings - Arrow through me
  • Wire - Map ref 41 degrees N 93 degrees W
  • XTC - Making plans for Nigel
  • Yazoo - Don't go
  • Yello - I love you

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ME & MUSIC, BACK IN THE DAYS

➔ On this extra page you can find some information about myself, this site and my musical past. You can find tracks played a lot back in the days, and there are many pics and sound files.
BUBBLING UNDER/SUBTOP (1977-1983 + fitting 1975-1976 ones)

*** = missing at Spotify/grey. It's about the Dutch situation; it can be different somewhere else. The remaining songs are in this playlist (same goes for the darker pink section above).

  • ABBA - Eagle
  • Band Apart - Marseille
  • The Birthday Party - She's hit
  • Brian Eno - No one receiving
  • Carly Simon - Why
  • Chaz Jankel - Glad to know you ***
  • Cheb Hindi - A moi la liberté
  • Chic - I want your love
  • Depeche Mode - Just can't get enough
  • Dexys Midnight Runners - The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, please, thank you)
  • Donna Summer - I feel love
  • Duran Duran - Girls on film
  • Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's groove
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Peter Gunn --- Live
  • Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet dreams (Are made of this)
  • Felt - I worship the sun
  • Forecast - Happy days
  • Freeez - I.O.U. --- 7 Inch Version
  • Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
  • Godley & Creme - An Englishman in New York
  • Het Goede Doel, Henk & Henk - Sinterklaas wie kent hem niet
  • The Good Samaritans - Onughara
  • Grover Washington, Jr., Bill Withers - Just the two of us
  • Gruppo Sportivo - Beep beep love
  • Heaven 17 - Temptation
  • Herbie Hancock - Stars in your eyes
  • Holger Hiller - Jonny (du lump)
  • The Human League - Being boiled
  • The Human League - Love action (I believe in love)
  • Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing
  • Jah Wobble - Sea side special
  • Japan - Adolescent sex
  • Jeff Wayne, Justin Hayward - The eve of the war
  • Joe Jackson - Steppin' out
  • José Casimiro - Morti Sta Bidjâcu
  • Kate Bush - December will be magic again ***
  • Kool & The Gang - Let's go dancin' (Ooh la, la, la)
  • Kraftwerk - Numbers
  • Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
  • Langa Langa - Freedom is the thing ***
  • Leon Haywood - Don't push it don't force it
  • Lime - On the grid --- Extended
  • Luc Van Acker - The fear in my heart
  • Malaria! - Geh duschen
  • Marianne Faithfull - Why'd ya do it
  • Marquis De Sade - Silent world
  • Maxime Lahope - Soul pied d'Camelias
  • Meat Loaf - Paradise by the dashboard light
  • Michael Jackson - Beat it
  • Michael Jackson - Human nature
  • Michael Jackson - Thriller
  • Patti Smith - Dancing barefoot
  • Pino D'Angiò - Ma quale idea
  • The Police - Message in a bottle
  • The Police - The bed's too big without you
  • Pylon - Yo-yo
  • Queen - We will rock you
  • Queen, David Bowie - Under pressure
  • Randy Crawford - One day I'll fly away
  • The Selecter - Three minute hero
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine
  • Sister Sledge - Lost in music
  • The Sound - I can't escape myself
  • Swamp Children - You've got me beat
  • Talking Heads - Slippery people
  • The The - Uncertain smile
  • Toto - Hold the line
  • Tracy Ullman - Breakaway
  • Wipers - When it's over
  • Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't stop the music
  • Yazoo - Situation

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