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kimboo7, you have awesome taste in music! If you grab my iPod you'll see that 80s music dominates--everything from Adam Ant to ZZ Top! The Outfield, Def Leppard, the GoGos, Sheila E, PRINCE, and Cyndi Lauper, not to mention the Queen Madonna herself--80s music was fun and happy music.

But I'm sorry...I can't pick just one.

Favorite Rap group:
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

Favorite Metal Group:
Guns N' Roses (sorry Metallica)

Favorite Funk Group:
Parlaiment-Funkadellic (The Gap Band getting honorable mention)

Favorite Girl Group:
The Go-Go's (I had/still have a thing for Jane the cute brunette guitarist)

Favorite Pop Group:
TIE Duran-Duran/Wham

Favorite Funny Rapper:
Dana Dane (honorable mention DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince...whatever happened to that fresh Prince guy anyway?)

Favorite Weird Alternative Group I pretended to be into to pick up strange girls at numbers?
3-way Tie! The Cure, Depesh Mode, Dead or Alive
(If I had a buck for everytime one of those pale, raven haired "pre goth" era (circa 1986-88) chicks stuffed a tongue down my throat because I danced with her to "Fascination Street" or "Why Can't I be You?" I'd be living in River Oaks

Best Unlikely R& B Group:
Genesis (Ever been to a Genesis concert? For some reason the brothas love Phil Collins. I'm black and I love him...and have NO IDEA WHY!

Best Country Artist:
George Strait (when you think about the fact that Amarillo by morning on the surface is about rodeo but when you analyze it it's about anyone willing to sacrifice for a dream you realize how brilliant that man is)

Best one hit wonder:
Nena (99 luftbaloons/German version)

Cheeziest one hit wonder:
TIE Kajagoogoo(Too Shy) After the Fire (With the English version of Der Kommisar)

The Solo artist who defined the decade:

Michael Jackson
Prince
Madonna
Billy Idol
Ozzy!

MAN, HIGH FIVE TO YOU ALL! I love every song mentioned. I knew this would be a good post. The 80's Rule, hands down. Thanks for the compliment mik1of3, your taste is awesome as well. Sassy, I do understand, too many to choose from. Dread-Head, 3 words for you (YOU THA MAN) I can tell we would be good friends if we ever met in person. Tia, I was attracted to my hubby because he was the only shy guy in the whole neighborhood where we were from (Studewood) and I always tell him that He's So Shy reminds me of him :-).

kimboo,
All the songs mentioned are such flash backs to the 80's. Really liked your selections you mentioned.

Peace and blessings to ya!

Thanks Sassy. Doesn't the mere thought of the 80's music just make you smile :-)
Yahyamoro, I really liked that song West End Girls too.
Now I'm thinking of Summer of '69, Electric Avenue, Boys of Summer, Broken Wings, Take On Me, etc. I was a true MTV girl of the 80's.