I found out that I will be doing an 80's themed gig! I have to be honest. I pretty much checked out of the music scene in the 80's. Career, kids... Tragically, life kinda got in the way of music for a while. I have my priorities straight now, thank god, but I needed a refresher course on what's good from the 80's.
So, I did a little Googling for "best music of the 80's". I picked out ten websites (see below) with lots and lots of songs - most had a top 100 list. And I compiled votes. Here is a list of all the 27 songs that got at least 5 votes. So, if you happen to be coming to the Milwaukee Art Museum on Friday, Dec. 17, stop by for karaoke. Here is a list of songs you could sing.
| Votes | Song | Artist |
| 8 | When Doves Cry | Prince |
| 7 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| 7 | Don't You Want Me? | Human League |
| 7 | Like A Virgin | Madonna |
| 7 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics |
| 7 | Take on Me | A-ha |
| 6 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| 6 | Hungry Like the Wolf | Duran Duran |
| 6 | Livin' on a Prayer | Bon Jovi |
| 6 | Pour Some Sugar on Me | Def Leopard |
| 6 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell |
| 6 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! |
| 6 | With or Without You | U2 |
| 5 | Beat It | Michael Jackson |
| 5 | Don't You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds |
| 5 | Everybody Wants To Rule the World | Tears for Fears |
| 5 | Faith | George Michael |
| 5 | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper |
| 5 | I Love Rock N' Roll | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| 5 | Kiss | Prince |
| 5 | Material Girl | Madonna |
| 5 | Nasty | Janet Jackson |
| 5 | Sweet Child O' Mine | Guns N' Roses |
| 5 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| 5 | Walk Like An Egyptian | Bangles |
| 5 | Walk This Way | Run D.M.C. |
| 5 | You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC |
Other posts in my "best songs" series
Crowd pleaser karaoke songs
Worst karaoke picks
Best slow dance songs of all time
Websites that I collected data from
http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-100-Songs-of-the-80s
http://www.liketotally80s.com/best_80s_music_videos.html
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Clarkone68/top_100_songs_of_the_80s
http://www.nutsie.com/top100sradio/Top%20100%2080s%20Songs/2094767
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_dance-80s.html
http://www.80sxchange.com/radio.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/100-greatest-songs-of-the-80s
http://mag.weddingcentral.com.au/music/songs/top1080s.htm
http://jeantop10.com/top100/72-music-charts/250-top-100-songs-80s
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/best-songs-of-the-80s.html
