Funny 70s and 80s Songs to Dance to
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The Ultimate Torture List: 20 Songs From the '80s You'll Never Get Out of Your Head
Love 'em or hate 'em, these earworms are undeniably catchy.
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The '80s were a time of new wave, dance music and glam metal — with the oversized hair to boot. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to make it through this list of the decade's biggest hits without singing them internally over and over (and over) again.
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"Take On Me" by A-ha
There's no avoiding the synth-pop. The Norwegian group's innovative music video — which featured pencil-sketch animations — played on MTV (and in your head) non-stop.
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"Love Shack" by The B-52's
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"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
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"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
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"Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners
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"Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran
1983 marked the "Second British Invasion," when bands like Duran Duran, Culture Club, the Police, Kajagoogoo, Eddy Grant, Madness and the Kinks all occupied the top 10 chart — on the same week.
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"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics
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"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
The Arrows wrote it, Britney Spears covered it, but no one sang it better than Joan Jett all the way back in 1982.
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"Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey
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"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins
Fun fact: Top Gun producers allegedly approached Toto, Bryan Adams and REO Speedwagon to perform the movie's trademark tune but ultimately went with Kenny Loggins ofFootloose fame.
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"All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie
Even the former Commodore sometimes gets weary of his addictive hit. "There are days when you're thinking, 'I just don't feel like singing 'All Night Long,'" he told the New York Post in 2013 . "Then you walk out on the stage, and the adrenaline hits ... and it becomes contagious."
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"Beat It" by Michael Jackson
Between "Billie Jean," "Thriller" and "Man in the Mirror," there's no shortage of iconic King of Pop tracks. This one just might have them beat though.
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"Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield
This song is all about unrequited love, but even the hypothetical Jessie would have to agree it's insanely catchy.
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"It's Tricky" by Run-DMC
Forget about rocking a rhyme. It's tricky to shake this song after you start singing it to yourself. It's tricky, tr-tr-tr-tricky, trrrrrrrrrrricky .
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"Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds
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"Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads
After a three year hiatus, the new wave band got back together to record this top 10 hit. "Three hun-dred six-ty five de-grees ... Burning down the house!"
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"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!
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"Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake
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"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston
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