The official "New Wave Sissy Boy 80s Hits You Were Afraid To Admit You Liked In High School" playlist

Posted Sun Mar 16 1:04pm PDT by Robert of the Radish in The Y! Music Playlist Blog

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I published my first playlist to the web almost 4 years ago on June 12, 2004. And this is the very same list which kicked off a playlisting obsession for me.

When I was in grade school during the late 1970's classic rock bands like The Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin ruled the hallways. Tough guys wore black concert t-shirts looking to pick a fight with anyone who had the slightest propensity toward disco -- another major pop genre of the time.

Disco was eventually slayed by rock & roll and no one dared admit owning a Village People or Gloria Gaynor album, although almost everyone did.

Then the 80's came and with them came "new wave", a genre that was neither outright ridiculed by the rock & roll set, nor embraced. But a new invention called cable television gave MTV an opportunity to bypass previous methods of getting music out to the masses and new wave took off.

However, many of us who were raised on the classic rock or first wave punk of the 1970's had trouble admitting that we were attracted to the music of Culture Club, Kajagoogoo or Wham!

But we were...

This is the ultimate 80's new wave guilty pleasures playlist. All the sissy boy hits we secretly loved in high school, but were never man enough to admit until grunge killed pop metal.

The official "New Wave Sissy Boy 80s Hits You Were Afraid To Admit You Liked In High School" playlist

2810 Comments

1. Amanda D - Mon Mar 17 9:57am PDT

Well...I'm a girl (so I guess I don't have to be "afraid" to admit that I liked them)who grew up in the '80's listening to these songs. I loved them then, and I still love them today!!! These are timeless new wave hits.

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2. howitis - Mon Mar 17 9:17pm PDT

Oh, man...talk about flashbacks!!! First slow dance in 8th Grade...going roller skating with my girlfriends on Saturdays...watching this cool new thing called MTV in my best friend's basement after school while her mom was at work...Tiger Beat pictures of John Taylor and Simon LeBon posted on the inside of my locker door...AWESOME list!!! Good times!!!

3. caitsul3 - Tue Mar 18 12:46pm PDT

awesome!

4. nikole r - Tue Mar 18 12:46pm PDT

I still love it ! ! !

5. leisure__suit__larry - Tue Mar 18 12:46pm PDT

Ouch!

I own them all.

6. irk.some - Tue Mar 18 12:46pm PDT

What? No Flock of Haircuts?

7. Yahoo! Music User - Tue Mar 18 12:47pm PDT

Your Love- The Outfield should be on this list.

8. krystal V - Tue Mar 18 12:47pm PDT

Sorry but always loved em and always will aint 2 shy here!!

9. Rebecca V - Tue Mar 18 12:47pm PDT

the 80s are the best. my teen years were spent listening the day and night away to so many awesome bands and songs. love.

10. Michael P - Tue Mar 18 12:47pm PDT

Some of these I loved (and still do) and some of these are just horrible. "Tainted Love" is in my all-time top 5 worst "hits" ever.

11. jarian d - Tue Mar 18 12:47pm PDT

LOVE 80'S MUSIC!!!!!
Erasure Rox's

12. Che' Ghandi - Tue Mar 18 12:47pm PDT

good grief - no wonder I was listening to bands like Black Flag, Fear, Motorhead and Rose Tattoo in the 80's!!!

The only tune on this list that didn't make me cringe was Roxy Music.

13. Jonathan F - Tue Mar 18 12:48pm PDT

I love every one of these songs. These have more musical talent than anything coming out today.

14. Carrie Gomez - Tue Mar 18 12:48pm PDT

I LOVE THE 80'S! The music list is fabulous, I actually own most of those CD's. ;)

15. Yahoo! Music User - Tue Mar 18 12:48pm PDT

This is a little before my time, but I know some of these songs. This is one of the cool news artice. I know my mom would know all of these songs.

16. redlionny - Tue Mar 18 12:48pm PDT

hahaha... i think i have every song and more on my ipod. i am an 80s girl and not afraid to admit it...

17. Yahoo! Music User - Tue Mar 18 12:48pm PDT

Laura Branigan - Self Control: Totally underrated song.

18. Neo R - Tue Mar 18 12:48pm PDT

Thompson Twins-Dr Dr

19. SomeguyinPico - Tue Mar 18 12:48pm PDT

What are they talking about. I proudly turned up my walkman when these songs played . . . as I wore a Member's Only jacket!

20. DrBob - Tue Mar 18 12:48pm PDT

I hated "Careless Whisper" back then. Now, I actually listen to it...don't tell my friends.

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