What's the modern equivalent of a Casio VL-Tone? [more inside]
posted by dmd on Oct 17, 2009 - 3 answers

I am looking for music that evokes the spirit of nostalgic, 70s-80s-era, variety show, Saturday morning cartoon, vintage game show-style aesthetics, like The Go! Team or...umm -- well, anything that sounds like TG!T really, then.
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Sep 15, 2009 - 9 answers

Track ID needed (late 80s/90s popular music) - Reward for the finder! [more inside]
posted by groovinkim on Sep 14, 2009 - 29 answers

When I was little (think 80s), a neighborhood friend taught us a musical co-op game that was played with one plastic cup per person (maybe?), and at least 4 people (though it could go up much higher as long as the number were equal). [more inside]
posted by c:\awesome on May 9, 2009 - 8 answers

80sFilter: Trying to find a late 80s song I think was titled "I V(W)ant To Be a Vampire" that was a parody of the Boys Don't Cry "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" [more inside]
posted by branwen on Feb 14, 2009 - 9 answers

Three songs I'm looking for - various degrees of difficulty... [more inside]
posted by batmonkey on Jan 30, 2009 - 7 answers

I am trying to remember the name/artist of an 80s music video. In it, the guy wore a glowing (bluescreen/transparent) suit and stumbled across the nighttime countryside while singing mournfully and freaking people out. It was kind of creepy, at the end he dissipates in a glow like an alien/angel while the scowling townsfolk converge on him. British artist, possibly Ned or Nick something. Anyone able to help me find this?
posted by emjaybee on Jan 12, 2009 - 8 answers

Which song is this? A very very 80s hit song with a frog in the music video. Google gives me crazy frog! :(
posted by Skyanth on Jan 10, 2009 - 12 answers

I've been looking for an old CD my parents used to play when I was little, caled "here come the hits", but it doesn't seem to be anywhere visible. In fact, it seems to have dropped out of existence entirely; I can't even find a tracklisting on the internet so I can gather the songs from other sources. I know "shout" by tears for fears was one of the songs, and "black cars look better in the shade" and "one night in bangkok" are likely contenders. Can somebody help me find an official tracklist for this album of 80's one-hit-wonders so I can get some closure?
posted by tehloki on Nov 23, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for 80s and 90s songs that defined the times. [more inside]
posted by lysistrata on Oct 4, 2008 - 66 answers

A friend and I are trying to remember the name of an '80s musician whose career was cut short when he mysteriously disappeared / met with foul play while traveling in Europe. [more inside]
posted by JoanArkham on Sep 29, 2008 - 17 answers

What bands sound like Game Theory? [more inside]
posted by scarylarry on Sep 17, 2008 - 9 answers

What are some good 70's and 80's songs suitable for playing in a pharmacy? My father owns a family pharmacy and we have an iPod with nice 70's and 80's songs set to play for the customers. Can you tell me some that I can add to the playlist? Remember nice calm easy listening ones are best, and no dirty or bad songs about dying etc.. To get an idea of some of the songs I have here's a link to the playlist so far. Specific songs are great, but I will also take artists. Try not to give duplicates. If 10 people give 10 songs that's 100 new songs! Thanks!
posted by ptsampras14 on Aug 18, 2008 - 34 answers

MusicvideoFilter: Animated mid to late 80s brazilian(?) music video on MTV, what was it? This has been bugging me for decades. There was a video shown on MTV for a while in the mid-to-late 80's that I'd love to see or hear again. I think the band was Brazilian, or at least latin. The video was animated colored drawings on a black background and did a lot of morphing from one thing to another. Can the hive mind mind put me on the right track?
posted by gofargogo on Feb 22, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me make a playlist of cheesy, synth-heavy tracks from the 80's & early 90's. [more inside]
posted by inactivist on Aug 28, 2007 - 48 answers

Why do people tend to gravitate more strongly towards music that was popular in their teen years? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jul 30, 2007 - 43 answers

Making an 80s emo ballad mix--what am i missing [more inside]
posted by Salvatorparadise on Jun 13, 2007 - 64 answers

What are some old-school rap or hip-hop songs that go against the gang/sex/drugs culture? [more inside]
posted by daninnj on Apr 16, 2007 - 49 answers

Are there songs that contain samples of or are remixes of Automatic [youtube] by the Pointer Sisters?
posted by ejoey on Jan 29, 2007 - 1 answer

Music in the style of "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac, and "Crockett's Theme" by Jan Hammer. [more inside]
posted by anonaccount on Dec 24, 2006 - 9 answers

Ever more song identification madness. Late 80's industrial dance song with a man's voice saying "close the window, won't you darling?" (or possibly "open the window, won't you darling?"). Fairly certain the lyric "I hate the light" (or "I hate delight") was prominent. I thought it was an A Split Second song, but my attempts to track it down have failed.
posted by crush-onastick on Dec 7, 2006 - 6 answers

Bizarre and completely NSFW porn-related question - where did these videos come from? [more inside]
posted by SassHat on Nov 8, 2006 - 9 answers

Did I imagine this song from the 80's? [more inside]
posted by dersins on Jul 31, 2006 - 9 answers

I vaguely remember a music video in the 80's with Darth Vader on a subway car. The musicians played on a stage, and had alien heads that I remember being disc-like. Can you help me identify the video? [more inside]
posted by quibx on Jan 24, 2006 - 6 answers

Does anyone know the names of the Otis Redding songs that were in Heaven Help Us?
posted by Edible Energy on Aug 9, 2005 - 2 answers

Another "name that obscure song without audio assistance" question: I would love to have a song identified that I heard twice in the gym last year. [more inside]
posted by nobodyyouknow on Jul 12, 2005 - 9 answers

80sMusicFilter: I'm looking for a list of popular 80s artists whose band names are somehow related to automobiles. I'm trying to rediscover the name of a particular band I have forgotten. [more inside]
posted by Ziggy Zaga on Jun 30, 2005 - 31 answers

Identify what song this is from my wicked guitar playing. [mp3 inside] [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Aug 27, 2004 - 6 answers

Prog Rockers? It's safe to come out... even if only for a couple minutes. That's it, c'mon. I'm looking for people's opinions when it comes to "desert island" must-have progressive rock album classics from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Can you recommend a few?
posted by Witty on Jun 22, 2004 - 35 answers