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

Posted Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:04pm PDT by Robert of the Radish in The Y! Music Playlist Blog

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

1. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo

2. No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones

3. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club

4. Poison Arrow - ABC

5. Save A Prayer - Duran Duran

6. Careless Whisper - Wham!

7. Hold Me Now - The Thompson Twins

8. If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

9. Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode

10. Tainted Love - Soft Cell

11. It's My Life - Talk Talk

12. More Than This - Roxy Music

13. I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls

14. Promises, Promises - Naked Eyes

15. Perfect Way - Scritti Politti

16. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

17. Only You - Yaz

18. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

19. Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

20. Love Plus One - Haircut 100

21. True - Spandau Ballet

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41. bah - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

I'm not ashamed to admit it..I love all of these!!!!

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42. Sandy- The Coffeeholic Bloggist - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

I heart the 80's!!!

43. Alpha XiD - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

I would never be afraid to admit I love the 80's! I have tons of 80's music on my MP3!!!

44. Ralph - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

80's were the best. What is up with this ridiculous article about 80's music. It is interesting how someone's opinion can influence the conception of an era of music. Very bad article with no fundamental truth or maybe the writer is deaf.

45. Yahoo! Music User - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

Hated that 80's crap back then and it sounds even sillier now.

46. Jef M - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

this cat is a poser. none of that stuff is on anyone's else's list that was in the know.

47. double bubble - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

OMG!!! this is a flashback... it reminds me of junior high to freshman year highschool.... thanks for the memories...

48. Tim - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

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49. Amy - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

my husband & i (both in our early 30's)were married a month ago. our entire reception was filled with 80's pop & everyone had a good time! it wasn't a themed wedding, it's just our favorite music.

50. Berit T - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

I am a pre-teen and even though I'm not old enough to say these songs bring back memories, I really like alot of 'em! Especially "Gilrs just want to have fun"!

51. Yahoo! Music User - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

Hey I had a few of these and actually liked them in the 80's although I use to DJ a bit in college, so I could always hide behind "the girls like em" as the reason I owned them. I actually just recently pulled out a Depeche Mode tape and thought I should listen to more of them.

52. LeoB - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49pm PDT

Well..I'm a guy, but i admit that several of these songs are on my fav list including Howard Jones, Duran Duran(Save A Prayer till the morning after) and I'm very impressed that you have Roxxy Music on this list! Real good song...and did you know that DefLeppard are really big Roxxy Music fans?! Go figure, but thanks for memories....

53. Yahoo! Music User - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:50pm PDT

With no apologies to anyone born after 1950 - the music truely died after 1980 with very few exceptions.

54. atomic81 - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:50pm PDT

DUDE! All those songs rule...I wish the 80s would come back and teach this generation of musicians a thing or two!

55. Sneev - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:50pm PDT

... people appreciate songs that spark some sort of distant memory ... so i don.t think these are embarrassing at all ... ha ha, i listen to aqua, that.s embarrassing .

56. M - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:50pm PDT

LOL I have every one of those songs...and more!

57. julie - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:50pm PDT

I own almost all of those cd's!! Plus tons more! I love all types of music, but 80's is my favorite!!

58. harmon - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:50pm PDT

Depeche Mode is the only band to survive the 80's. These other bands really aren't in the same category as them.

59. SuzyQ65 - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:50pm PDT

I'm a total 80's reject and proud of it!!!

60. Ria - Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:50pm PDT

Love the 80's...they were the best...and lest we forget Video Killed the Radio Star!

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