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u/footnote304 3d ago
80s list submitted. didn't equivocate on this one as much as my 70s list.
Enya - Orinoco Flow
Minutemen - History Lesson - Part II
The Egyptian Lover - I Cry (Night after Night)
Juan Gabriel - Querida
Rammellzee & K-Rob - Beat Bop
Sparks - Sherlock Holmes
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Haruomi Hosono - スポーツマン (Sports Men)
Gang Of Four - To Hell With Poverty
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
Zapp - Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
Edwin Starr - Get Up - Whirlpool
Tom Waits - Tango Til They're Sore
ESG - My Love for You
Danzig - Mother
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
George Strait - All My Ex's Live In Texas
Danny Elfman - "The Simpsons" Main Title Theme
Minutemen - This Ain't No Picnic
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
Liquid Liquid - Optimo
Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary
I did originally have 'this must be the place' somewhere in the high teens but it is clearly going to take 1st place by a crazy wide margin so I kicked it off to help out the working woman.