Yet another 80s new wave CD

I recently made this new wave CD for a friend:

1. My Sharona: The Knack
2. What I Like About You: The Romantics
3. Sgt. Rock: XTC
4. Love My Way: The Psychedelic Furs
5. Pump It Up: Elvis Costello
6. Should I Stay Or Should I Go: The Clash
7. Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!): Joan Jett
8. What Do I Get?: Buzzcocks
9. Once In A Lifetime: Talking Heads
10. Friction: Television
11. Goody Two Shoes: Adam Ant
12. I Love A Man In Uniform: Gang Of Four
13. The Look Of Love: ABC
14. Rock Lobster: The B-52's
15. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: Ian Dury
16. Vacation: The Go-Go's
17. I Wanna Be Sedated: Ramones
18. Save It For Later: The English Beat
19. Shake It Up: The Cars
20. White Girl: X
21. Nobody Hurts You: Graham Parker
22. Burning Down The House (live): Talking Heads

One thing I like about it is that if you were to buy one of the dozens of new wave CDs on the market, you would have little overlap with my CD. (I have no Duran Duran, a-ha, Culture Club, Flock Of Seagulls, Men At Work, etc.) Also, I tried to mix well-known cuts with lesser-known ones.

Hope you guys like it!

Bobby

 

bobbylion,

a fun mix....good selections...My Sharona is from 1979 but, it definitely works!

Bob

 

Bob,

Actually, several cuts are from the '70s. Maybe I shouldn't have written '80s in the heading. Oh well.

Bobby

 

Bobby,

It is the "new wave" sound that you captured in your comp...good job!

Bob

 

My favorite music era...some great choices. "Sgt. Rock" and "I Love a Man in a Uniform" are less well-known selections...well done!!

 

Jimbo,

I suspect that you could post one your comps of New Wave material?

Bob

 

"Save It For Later" is a great choice!

 

I did post a couple already in another thread. Here's a good one I did for Valentine's Day several years ago:

MODERN LOVE (A New Wave Valentine)

Modern Love--David Bowie
Space Age Love Song--A Flock of Seagulls
Love Plus One--Haircut 100
Love My Way--Psychedelic Furs
The Look of Love--ABC
Message of Love--Pretenders
Love Action (I Believe in Love)--Human League
My Love Is Chemical--Lou Reed
Genius of Love--Tom Tom Club
Oh L'Amour--Erasure
Love Is a Shield--Camouflage (great Depeche Mode sound-alike!)
Love Comes Quickly--Pet Shop Boys
Moments In Love--Art of Noise
Love For Sale--Talking Heads
The More You Live, the More You Love--A Flock of Seagulls
Love on Your Side--Thompson Twins
The Meaning of Love--Depeche Mode
Love Song--the Cure
Love of the Common People--Paul Young
Love in the First Degree--Bananarama
So In Love--OMD
Bizarre Love Triangle--New Order
You Know I Love You...Don't You?--Howard Jones
Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
There's More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl--Communards
This Is Not a Love Song--Public Image Ltd.

...notice a common thread in all the song titles??