Top 5 Forgotten 80s Songs You HAVE To Hear Vol. 3 | POP FIX | Professor of Rock

[@RISCGames]

MTV, take note, this is what's up.

[@typxxilps]

MTV is for todlers and kids , not for adults anymore ...

[@Filmation77]

MTV now stands for MEDIA Television not MUSIC Television

[@Foursliced]

Filmation77 or Mediocre.

[@rivkajoan8168]

MTV is dead. TV is dead. It’s channels like these helping keep music alive.

[@madamezimba1007]

I really wish they had a classic MTV channel, where they did nothing but do playlists from vids of the 80s. Like just lift the lists from the first day to the last day of 89, and mix them all together. I wish they even had the cool breaks too like they did in the middle of the night the first couple of years. Does anyone remember them? Miss old MTV

[@garystarnes5178]

My hidden gem fiver in no particular order: "Life In A Northern Town" by Dream Academy, "On The Loose" by Saga, "The Promise" by When In Rome, "Just Between You and Me" by April Wine, "Heat of the Moment" by Asia

[@paultomaszewski1964]

And I'll see you one more April Wine song, Sign of the Gypsie Queen.

[@briangbga2619]

All of those are some of my 80s favs.

[@jimeiden2360]

Gary Starnes That entire Asia album was incredible

[@ross9117]

All amazing songs, including Sign of the Gypsy Queen. Saw April Wine twice and Asia in the 80s. Awesome shows. Saw AW 5 yrs ago. Miles was an octave low until they took a break. Must have did a line or 2 because he came back sounding spot on.

[@denisegore1884]

"Life In A Northern Town" by Dream Academy. Love it too.

[@BaddogSports]

I love “Captain of Her Heart” totally underrated classic! 5 underrated classics in my opinion; “I Got You” - Split Enz “I’ve Been in Love Before” - Cutting Crew “Soul City” - Partland Brothers “Fantasy” - Aldo Nova “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” - Glenn Medeiros

[@donnagutierrez5740]

My late husband and I fell in love to Captain of her Heart. I kept telling him he was the Captain of my ❤. And he was for over 30 years.

[@thomasinajones6684]

Rick Springfield is a highly underated lyricist. Who else could work the words acquiesce & moot seamlessy into a song.

[@tsquaredterry4754]

So sad Rick wasn’t taken seriously. Because of his good looks and being on a soap made the record companies not take him seriously. So sad because he was an awesome musician

[@Dreamstalker8002]

Loved his music.... "Red Hot and Blue Love"

[@garthok6224]

I listen one of his latest songs just a couple of years ago it was really great song

[@jojodyan]

I distinctly remember looking up the word moot in the dictionary in 1981!

[@thomasinajones6684]

@@jojodyan Rick Springfield teaching vocabulary to us all. 😆

[@gamernaut8864]

"Life In A Northern Town" by the Dream Academy, "Walk On Water" by Eddie Money, "The Walls Came Down" by The Call, and "When it's Over" by Loverboy. This Loverboy track never gets played anymore. It has maybe the only 4 verse intro ever, made up of 22 lines before you hear the 1st chorus. I love "I Feel It Again" thanks for the shout out. I knew every word to every song of Honeymoon Suite's first 4 albums. A tragically overlooked 80s rock band.

[@jhopkins213]

Friends tease me a lot for liking Rick Springfield, but the guy is massively talented, his songs are catchy as hell and at 70 he's STILL cranking out music. His live performances are fun too. He's a great performer. "Affair of the Heart" is one of my all-time favorite RS songs. Thanks for highlighting this great song!

[@lisagulick4144]

He also had a great sense of humor. When his first album was released, the first song was "Bruce"...a track that vented Rick's irritation with being confused with Bruce Springsteen. Hilarious!

[@MrBabyBoa]

Rick is also a great lyricist as well! "Affair of the Heart" is one of many superb examples of this. Yeah, not sure why some folks don't give this guy the credit he deserves. "Jessie's Girl" is one of the (if not "the") best pop/rock songs ever put down on vinyl! Four freakin' power chords arranged perfectly! Everybody in the world knows this song...it's right up there with "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. Guilty pleasures? If so, then yes! I'm guilty! ;-)

[@JoeyLevenson]

I love him and the Foo Fighters' clips on KZbin, esp Love Somebody.

[@rzrbckmz23]

My friends always gave me/still give me crap about liking him. I think part of it is he is popular with the ladies because of his looks but hey, more power to him! I love his music and have seen him many times in concert and own all his records/CDs. Critics don't give him any respect because he is good looking, writes great power pop songs filled with hooks and also does acting. What many casual fans don't know is he was always a musician first but turned to acting to make some money. He's not Jack Wagner or Don Johnson. He's a great musician, singer and songwriter.

[@billkeithchannel]

@@lisagulick4144 For the longest time I thought that song was written for the movie of the same name.

[@VishalDas09]

His enthusiasm for EVERY.SINGLE.SONG is unbelievable!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

thank you so much!

[@Lance37a]

You have to get Howard Jones on one of these, he made some great music.

[@sbrown6798]

Lance37a saw him live a couple of years ago. He’s still great.

[@Lance37a]

@@sbrown6798 I would love to see him one day, he had a lot of great songs.

[@framax67]

I am fan 🥰💕 HoJo 👏👌

[@MM-cs2rt]

Totally

[@Ystadcop]

Oh yes. The Singing Haircut. Fab.

[@lionheartroar3104]

Johnny Hates Jazz "Shattered Dreams"

[@ravibritto6334]

Lionheart Roar shattered dreams..... What a beautiful song....

[@catiedobbs3254]

Totally agree!!!! I love that song! And their song turn back the clock

[@joekopel]

Yes!!!!!

[@johnlloyddy7016]

I prefer Turn Back The Clock.

[@MM-cs2rt]

Great song

[@sambennett9060]

Rick Springfield is so much more than Jessie's Girl. I absolutely love all of his work. I know all of his songs, all albums start to finish. His work got much more mature over the course of the 1980's, especially Rock of Life. That album is well worth the listen, as well as all of his other work. Top 10 Favorite Rick Springfield Songs (in no specific order) -I Get Excited -Don't Talk To Strangers -Honeymoon In Beirut -Woman -State of the Heart -Affair of the Heart -The American Girl -Carry Me Away -Don't Walk Away PLEASE do a video of his work like you did for Phil Collins and Billy Joel

[@seanswinton6242]

Sam Bennett I agree, he's definitely worthy of an entire feature. Rick Springfield was critical to many a high school soundtracks. Especially with his role as Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital. He, like Hall and Oates, and a couple other artists, seem to put out an album every year back then and everyone looked forward to them.

[@joekopel]

I agree Rick Springfield is fantastic

[@ykook7000]

HONEYMOON IN BEIRUT is my big fave from rick in the 80s

[@sambennett9060]

Felicity Cook yes, such a great song. I wish more people would listen to all of his work instead of just Jessie’s Girl. Rock of Life itself is just such a fantastic record. It’s produced perfectly, and the band makes this ricks best album musically in my opinion. I don’t mean that song wise, just because the performance of the songs themselves from everyone involved on the record is outstanding. This album is so underrated. I guarantee you that the album would’ve been way bigger and the songs would’ve been more notable hits if he was able to tour behind the record. The album was released and shortly after, Rick was in a really bad accident, I believe it was either an atv or a dirt bike, and was severely injured. He had to get a metal plate put in his shoulder and the doctor said touring was out of the question. That sucks too, because this was supposed to be a comeback record since he went silent from the music scene after his album Tao was wrapped along with promotion and touring. He took two years off and then made Rock of life, but couldn’t tour so it kind of just faded away from popularity, which is a real shame.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

I'd like to add "Human Touch" and "Celebrate Youth" to that list.

[@jocostello]

Voices Carry-Til Tuesday, Point Of No Return-Exposè, Luka-Suzanne Vega, Toy Soldiers-Martika

[@KAMUI138]

Yes.

[@80sbrunnette]

I love Toy Solider !😩

[@gildersleevefan67]

"King for a Day" is another Thompson Twins song that seems to have been forgotten.

[@david2869]

At one time that was my favorite Thompson Twins song.

[@elizabethsullivan7176]

My favorite of theirs

[@shantytownbrown]

Absolutely a favorite of mine! Infectious lyrics and melody. One of their best along with "Wish You Were Here"

[@salozmen29]

Awful song

[@wendyraye]

I LIVED to hear that song - it made my day!

[@Iseeit4u]

Eye In the Sky, Every Time You Go Away, One Night In Bangkok, Video Killed The Radio Star and 99 Red Balloons.

[@jimeiden2360]

Nunya Business 99 Red Balloons intro would make a perfect rap sample

[@euanuglowisdead]

@@jimeiden2360 It has been used as a rap sample, yes!

[@oscarmoisesaveadelarosa5595]

The hole in the moon, glass tiger i guess

[@wendyraye]

Still love Eye in the sky, one night, and 99.

[@Fiona2254]

Rick has always been one of my favorites from the 80s and a very entertaining and genuine individual.

[@econman27]

The 80s had some amazing songs. Such a great decade.

[@nymike06]

The 80's was indeed amazing.

[@tyger813]

"Shattered Dreams" should've been a #1 hit instead of #2 in the U.S.!!! :(

[@markcossman200]

The best

[@TheCaptjamestkirk]

80's = BEST

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@tyger813 Agreed. I bet the band are still thinking that too though the royalties will be consolation.

[@tyger813]

More top songs from the '80s: "Stay the Night" by Benjamin Orr (RIP), "Don't Disturb This Groove" by The System, "Don't Lose My Number" by Phil Collins, "Wild, Wild West" by The Escape Club, "If This Is It" from Huey Lewis and the News (that's my top fav song EVER)!!! "If She Would've Been Faithful..." by Chicago, "Along Comes A Woman" by Chicago, "Whirly Girl" by OXO, "Modern Day Delilah" by Van Stephenson (RIP), "When the Going Gets Tough" by Billy Ocean, "Together Forever" by Rick Astley, "Wrapped Around Your Finger" by The Police, Fortess Around Your Heart" by Sting, "On the Loose" by Saga, "Don't Shed A Tear" by Paul Carrack, "Silent Running" (On Dangerous Ground) by Mike + the Mechanics, "I'll See You In My Dreams" by Giant, "Remember My Name" by House of Lords, along with many others from the '80s!!! Also "Jelly Roll" by Blue Murder, "Scared" by Dangerous Toys, and "Couple Days Off" in the '90s by Huey Lewis and the News!!! :)

[@Geerladenlad]

The Lace has more good songs on it.

[@racketman2u]

Benjamin Orr was a talent taken too soon; his "In Circles" is a real earworm.

[@gregoryreed4866]

Don't shed a tear , stay the night ... amazing

[@wontondestructxn]

Excellent selection. I'd also like to add Don't Talk To Strangers by Rick Springfield. I actually don't recall hearing this back in the day, but only noticed it while listening to an 80's radio channel. It's definitely got an 80's groove, and I can't believe it took me decades to notice it.

[@neidermyer]

The Captain of Her Heart is one of my all time favorite songs. I love the piano part in it.

[@coolnegative]

I realize that Rick was huge in the 80s, but was later thought of as a joke to "serious" musicians. His song writing and his lyrics are actually amazing. He deserves more respect.

[@Supermonkey22]

Amen!!! ‘Shock, Denial, Anger, Acceptance’ is a masterpiece.

[@grabasandwich]

I saw him live at a casino near me in the mid 2000s maybe. I think it was just him and a piano. The guy was INCREDIBLE! Just mindblowing!

[@andyshelton4889]

What about his album “ Tao”.?😀

[@coolnegative]

@@andyshelton4889 that is a great album! "My Father's Chair" still chokes me up. The whole album is good.

[@Supermonkey22]

Andy Shelton Tao is BRILLIANT!!

[@Mr96tears]

Man, I am so glad you gave some love to Honeymoon Suite. They always reminded me of Night Ranger. I love that tune “Feel It Again.” Super underrated. Here’s 5 random tunes that I think were big in the 80’s, but have kinda been forgotten over the years. 1) ‘65 Love Affair- Paul Davis 2) What About Me- Moving Pictures 3) I Love You- The Climax Blues Band 4) Alive And Kicking- Simple Minds 5) Trouble- Lindsey Buckingham

[@TheGrayMatters]

Chris Slonske nice list. HUGE Lindsey Buckingham fan.

[@talesfromthetoiletseat8295]

65 Love Affair oh yes that song is so great. That doo wop thing is an instant frown killer.

[@kayelucas765]

"What about Me" definitely on several of my playlists!

[@DonByronDukeoftheArctic]

I love you - Climax Blues Band 300 thumbs up

[@lauriesolonka2477]

All great selections 😊

[@joekopel]

Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off also gets my vote, a very underrated song. I could honestly listen to this on loop for hours

[@scotabot7826]

There will never be another music decade like the 1980's, as it was pure magic! The ones who were lucky enough to be present, got to see the birth of all these new genre's of wonderful music, never to be duplicated again!!!! Thanks Professor!!!! We love you!!!!

[@jimeiden2360]

Here are more great 80’s hidden gems: 1. This Beat Goes On / Switchin to Glide - The Kings 2. Turning Japanese - The Vapors 3. No Time to Lose - Tarney Spencer Group. 4. Der Kommissar - After the Fire. 5. On the Loose - Saga 6. Situation - Yazz 7. Walking On a Thin Line - Huey Lewis & the News 8. Standing on Shaky Ground - Don Henley 9. Why Me - Planet P 10. Obsession - Animotion 11. Breakout -Swing Out Sister 12. Hold On - Kansas

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Big Sound Authority- This House (is where your love stands). Big Sound Authority-Moving Heaven and Earth Midge Ure- If I Was Radio Heart with Gary Numan- Radio Heart Belle and the Devotions ( UK Eurovision entry 1984) Love Games Scott Fitzgerald ( UK Eurovision entry 1988) Go. He was pipped by Celine Dion who won the competition by one point representing Switzerland. It launched her career. Strawberry Switchblade- Since Yesterday

[@lauriesolonka2477]

Great classic songs 😊✌️

[@whutzat]

@@eightiesmusic1984 Dear God by Midge Ure also!

[@scotabot7826]

Please don't stop!!! This channel is a MUST for us music lovers who are 70's and 80's kids!!!!!!!

[@dcanmore]

ABC: When Smokey Sings Danny Wilson: Mary's Prayer Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder: Together in Electric Dreams Simple Minds: Alive and Kicking

[@heylad]

I was scrolling through the comments to see if anyone had suggested "Mary's Prayer", and you did. PERFECT fit for this topic.

[@dave474c]

Black - Wonderful life

[@discodez11]

Mary’s Prayer was covered In episode 2

[@patrickOsully]

Mary's Prayer could be rereleased today and get major airplay.

[@wendyraye]

I loved Simple Minds so much I bought their record - love the video of that song - All the things she said....

[@lionheartroar3104]

What you're doing is so important and great...thanks for your hard work professor.

[@allthisforasong1200]

Gotta check out "On The Loose" by Saga.....a true buried gem!

[@tyger813]

ABSOLUTELY!!! YOU BEAT ME TO IT!!! Since I first heard this on the now sadly gone Arena Rock channel on Charter, I enjoyed it and eventually fell in love with the song!!! :) I was surprised that when Adam was mentioning Canadian bands, he didn't mention Saga!!! :)

[@stevebrien1041]

Saga had a great recognizable sound and the coolest album covers Saw them live at my high school

[@hevyonez97]

MTV used to play that video almost every hour when the single was first huge...

[@Geerladenlad]

Saga has a bunch of good albums.

[@tyger813]

"On the Loose" is one of the best rock songs I've EVER heard!!! A truly epic song that deserves sooo mouch more attention that it gets!!! :(

[@nitro_001newman2]

“I Got a New Girl Now” is Honeymoon Suite’s best song, but “I feel it Again” is a hidden gem.

[@hrickdas3774]

I was named after Rick Springfield. Call this partiality, I don't care...but, according to me, Rick Springfield's the coolest rockstar you'll ever see. So laid back, so chilled out yet a mastermind behind such groovy hits, from the 80's! Rick Springfield's Love Somebody's such an underrated track!

[@Mark-oo2nh]

1)Why Me by Planet P Project 2)China by the Red Rockers 3)Never Say Never by Romeo Void 4)Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider 5)What About Me by Moving Pictures 6)Twilight Zone by Golden Earring 7)Radioactive by the Firm 8)What Do All The People Know by the Monroes 9)Just Got Lucky by the Jo Boxers 10)Computer One by Dear Enemy

[@mcbeatle66]

I love the Red Rockers! China and Good as Gold! A great over all, well produced album.

[@mcbeatle66]

And Radioactive! Yes. Also Satisfaction Guaranteed!

[@whutzat]

You number two and three are gems for sure...but Twilight Zone, thankfully, is played very often.

[@TheGrayMatters]

Double!!! And that Grayson Hugh song is amazing! He has such a soulful voice.

[@racketman2u]

They're my two standouts, too; and the video to "Talk It Over" was so memorable it was a hit in it's own right.

[@tomlacko606]

Double's "Captain of Her Heart" got tons of airplay on the Smooth Jazz stations at the time. Love that song!

[@stonerobinson4864]

Man, the Thompson Twins are so underrated and had so many great hits.

[@knotknown847]

They were shit! I'm so glad they have been forgotten and no longer played.

[@whutzat]

I NEVER about hear them anymore! If you look at their Greatest Hits...you'll be surprised how many songs you know.

[@tomestes3523]

Thank you for reminding me of the wholly underrated band, Honeymoon Suite! I saw them open for ZZ Top in 1986 (which was my first concert), and loved their album, The Big Prize. I'm listening to it now on Amazon Music, and am being reminded of how great their musicianship is, and is yet another band, similar to Triumph, which should have received more airplay and accolades.

[@gilleojax]

Feel It Again is such an underrated song ... another great five. Great channel ... keep up the great job

[@pacard33]

Couldn't wait to buy the vinyl when it came out in '86. The whole album is still amazing and timeless today.

[@brianruyack7632]

I so love Feel It Again, massive guitar, soaring solo, great variety and transitions in the song and tught harmonies. Thanks for bringing it up on your show.

[@Fixxer315]

Thanks for the love of Honeymoon Suite. The Big Prize is a great album. In fact, I'd love to see you do a video highlighting underrated/overlooked 80's albums. Here are some that I would include if I did such a list: Honeymoon Suite--Big Prize AC/DC--Flick of the Switch Midnight Dynamite--Kix

[@DNR5586]

Agreed, it should have been a massive hit, but the video was horrible!

[@lawrencenoel8870]

Great song

[@tkbuffalogaming]

I hope Professor reads these... but man, I'm going through the top songs of May 10th, 1980.. and #2 is "ride like the wind' by Christopher cross, AMAZING intro, love the backup vocals with Michael McDonald, this song deserved to reach #1, however, Blondie and 'Call Me' kept it out . . . This is one of my forgotten 80s tunes that you just gotta go back, even if just for the intro....

[@larryandlisaschafer5065]

Captain of Her heart has GOT to be one of my all time faves! Can listen to it over, and over, and over....muwah!!

[@EmpressTouch]

Great 'Blue' album too. Smooth Jazz at its' awesome best...

[@ezwriter5589]

"Captain of Her Heart" was a staple of smooth jazz radio. I heard in played all the time on The Wave in L.A., up until smooth jazz ceased being a viable format roughly a decade ago. Incredible, unique record. Never heard anything that sounds quite like it. People forget how huge the Thompson Twins were for a while. I remember trying to get home in L.A. one day after work in 1985 and being stuck in traffic around the Hollywood Bowl. The reason? The Thompson Twins were performing that night, and they basically brought Hollywood to a standstill. Some more forgotten 80's gems: 1. Ray Parker, Jr. - "The Other Woman" - Your mention of Rick Springfield, a guy who had a TON of hits in the 80's, but whose legacy in the minds of a lot of the general public is reduced to only one song ("Jessie's Girl"), got me thinking about another guy in the same boat: Ray Parker, Jr. Despite his impressive string of hits, "Ghostbusters" is the only thing you ever hear by him anymore. The guy was a major, major star in the early 80's, and a hugely talented guitarist, writer and producer. "The Other Woman" is one of the best things he ever did: the perfect blend of pop, R&B and rock. 2. Natalie Cole - "Jump Start" - This was the song that brought her back from oblivion, the first hit single off her "Everlasting" album. The second single, "I Live For Your Love" remains a love-song staple, and most people remember the third single, her cover of "Pink Cadillac", but "Jump Start" seems to have fallen down the memory hole. It's Natalie-freaking-Cole, so of course the vocal performance is incredible, and the song itself is pretty great. 3. Bourgeois Tagg - "I Don't Mind at All". I don't know anything about Bourgeois Tagg, I don't even know how to pronounce "Bourgeois", but I've always loved this song, even though it wasn't a huge hit (barely made the Top 40). It's so short and simple, and it contains one of my all-time favorite lines: "Several years ago, I said goodbye to my own sanity." 4. Barry Manilow - "When October Goes". I hate Barry Manilow as much as the next guy (kidding, but kinda not kidding), but when he ditched the tired formula and stopped trying to desperately top the charts, he came up with a winner. He's not my favorite vocalist, but he's never sounded better, and the song itself is a thing of timeless beauty. 5. Culture Club - "Move Away". After the serious misstep of their third album, "Waking Up With the House on Fire", followed by a slew of bad publicity due to Boy George's very public battle with drug addiction, it wasn't looking good for Culture Club. And ultimately, it wasn't good. They managed to eke out one more not-very-well-received album before totally imploding, but it included this gem, which was their last hit in the U.S. It's as catchy and fun as any of their better-remembered classics.

[@pa-chan8001]

Very nice call on "The Other Woman"! I used to love that one when I was like 14 and well before the days of Ghostbusters, but had totally totally forgotten about it. You nailed it with your desription of the perfect blend. AND it gets topped off with some scintillating sax work. Just dropped it into my 80's playlist on Spotify. Thanks!

[@michaelrochester48]

I would also add lunatic fringe by red Rider, something going on by Frida, Why Me by Planet P and Let’s Go All the Way by Slyy Foxx

[@abbagodz]

Yes....I suggested Frida on his last video. He didn't seem to pay attention though! LOL

[@PhantomOfTheMall]

I still freaking love “Let’s Go All The Way”!!!

[@michaelgerhardt7130]

This version is “totally awesome” m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYWmYWWrm7d2i6c

[@MrBabyBoa]

Tony Carey was/is a musical stud. Very underrated musician that should've had much more success here in the states. His, "I Won't be Home Tonight" single was a legit rocker! "Why Me" was a brilliant tune as well!

[@Patrick3183]

Lunatic fringe is a great song.

[@gilbertobenites4215]

Bertie Higgins "Key Largo" Information Society "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)" Eddie Money "I Wanna Go Back" Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe" F. R. David "Words"

[@gregoryreed4866]

I wanna go back is that song that is uptempo but quite sad and has brought me to tears before , it's so good! Great choice

[@tyger813]

"I Wanna Go Back" (1986) is "Feel It Again" (1985) by Honeymoon Suite but slowed down!!! Listen to the main guitar riff and chorus for both songs back to back!!! It is too similar reaching plagiarism territory!!! :(

[@gilbertobenites4215]

@@tyger813 You are actually quite right. They do both sound the same. I just noticed it not too long ago. This is going to be interesting to see how Professor is going to talk about this.

[@bobdavis4848]

I think Bertie Higgins' "Just Another Day In Paradise" and "When You Fall In Love" are both just as good as "Key Largo." I had to play "Key Largo" on the radio many times, but the program director said no to those other two great songs. I never understood the popularity of that Information Society song; it sounded like a Thompson Twins reject to me. The Red Rider song is good, I even heard it on college radio.

[@JoeyLevenson]

Love INSOC.

[@toddhumphrey6310]

“My Ever Changing Moods” The Style Council and “Tempted” by Squeeze. “My Ever Changing Moods” has a brilliant, infectious melody. Paul Weller went all out when he arranged that song. Paul Carrack wrote and sang “Tempted” for Squeeze during his brief stint with the band. I am pretty sure “Tempted” gets more air play now compared to back when it was released.

[@jimeiden2360]

Todd Humphrey Two fantastic choices

[@alancarnell2747]

Paul Carrack sang Tempted for Squeeze. That dude was all over the place in the '80s. Vastly underappreciated.

[@eMeXdubyah]

DUDE you are so right about The Captain of her Heart by Double! big fan of what you've been doing lately!

[@hevyonez97]

I've had The Captain Of Her Heart on 45 since it was a minor hit back in '86...it's been a bonafide classic for years...."Feel It Again" from Honeymoon Suite was definitely a good song, should have been bigger but there were just too many awesome songs on the radio in early '86...

[@mikeshaffer4912]

Hearing The Thompson Twins in this video took me right back to when I was a kid (born in the 70's, raised in the 80's and 90's) and driving around on weekends in my mom's car, she and I finding cool activities to do to wile away the days. Windows open and the radio blasting all those awesome tunes. Good times!

[@darinhaller6034]

Forgotten 80s songs: Give It To Me Baby - Rick James I Keep Forgettin’ - Michael McDonald Next one is so cheesy but can’t help turning it up and singing along... When I’m with You - Sheriff Eminence Front - The Who Looking for Love - The Cars On the Dark Side - John Cafferty Girlfriend is Better - Talking Heads Win In The End - Mark Safan Say Goodbye to it all - Chris DeBurgh Love Touch - Rod Stewart Dare - Stan Bush Crazy - Icehouse

[@gregoryreed4866]

Don't apologize for the Sheriff song

[@oldirtydawson]

I was really hoping Double was gonna be on the list before I hit play. You did not disappoint, sir.

[@edelborrero5510]

Heaven Help Me by Deon Estus C"est La Vie by Robbie Nevil Don't Disturb This Groove by The System Don't Wanna Fall in Love by Jane Child Holding Back the Years by Simply Red

[@Patrick3183]

Don’t wanna fall in love was 1990

[@monacaravetta]

Heaven Help Me -HOT

[@sacrosby]

I really loved the Motels back in the day. Not really hidden gems, their songs were fairly well known but an underrated band imo

[@nicolesaunders2312]

Suddenly Last Summer, Only the Lonely and Shame

[@sacrosby]

@@nicolesaunders2312 good stuff!!

[@juanfernandez3308]

"Footsteps", best Motels song ever but sorryly underestimated

[@kirby1ist]

I too get carried back by Suddenly Last Summer

[@hotbloodedtexn]

It's criminal that nobody ever lists "Take The L" when they talk about Martha Davis & The Motels.

[@kstats8243]

Big country. In the big country. Naked eyes- promises, promises.

[@80sbrunnette]

That’s my song 🤪

[@TheJIMIJAM27]

How funny I have been listening to Naked Eyes and Outfeild for the last two weeks.

[@thealyssac27]

YEEESSSSSSS!!! IN A BIG COUNTRY! ❤️ Also, Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order.

[@grimlock1211]

Naked Eyes- when the lights go out.

[@grimlock1211]

@@TheJIMIJAM27 where then is your flag of convinience???

[@rodrigomondingo6553]

The captain of her heart, one of the greatest songs ever made! I listen to it all the time even to this day, so relaxing! Takes me back to the mid-eighties right before it all went down the dumper...

[@islandbee]

5 Forgotten 80s gems from the UK: 1 Another Lover - Giant Steps 2 Long Hot Summer- The Style Council 3 The Honeythief - Hipsway 4 Cuddly Toy - Roachford 5 Heaven Help Me - Deon Estus

[@ezwriter5589]

I saw George Michael in concert around 1990 or 1991, and Deon Estus was already back to being his bassist, only a year or two removed from his big hit.

[@islandbee]

@@ezwriter5589 - My sister won tickets to see George Michael back around 87 or 88 in Vancouver from our local radio station in Bellingham, WA. She took my other sister with her. In the beginning, they both weren't huge fans of him in the beginning. But, they talk about this concert all the time. The rode a bus from Bellingham with a bunch of screaming girls, and had such a good time at the concert. My sister bought so much gear too. She sported it all the time. But, probably my favorite Wham song is actually Edge of Heaven. I love how it grooves with Spandau Ballet's Communication.

[@ezwriter5589]

@@islandbee '87-'88 would have been George Michael at the very peak of his success. I've always thought there was something special about seeing somebody when they're at their very peak...the excitement of the crowd is palpable and it creates an electric atmosphere. No wonder your sisters had such a great time. The tour I saw was kind of strange. It was promoted as strictly a "covers" tour: George Michael singing his favorite songs by other artists. Some friends of mine had scored some free tickets and invited me along. It was at the Inglewood Forum in L.A. The show was great, and he actually did throw in quite a few of his own songs in between all the covers...but it was that "Listen Without Prejudice" period, where he was taking pains to be taken more seriously as an artist and wasn't appearing in his own videos, so it didn't have much of that "screaming girls" vibe to it.

[@islandbee]

@@ezwriter5589 - And it was an awesome album too. The Freedom song with all the super models in the video 😍 The 80s mega music stars were just great. Musically talented with creativity.

[@jrodohio]

I still listen to Cuddly Toy pretty regularly. I think I still have the cassingle.

[@ΈλεναΛεπίδα]

Greetings from Greece Professor !!! Great chanel , great video !!! I'm throwing 5 forgotten songs from that era : 1.Wax - Right between the eyes 2.Century - Lover why 3.Falco - Rock me Amadeus 4.Opus - Life is life 5.Elephant-I don't wanna loose you now. Pretty much forgotten but definetely 80"s culture ...

[@tobymummert3035]

HEY! What about "Life In A Northern Town-The Dream Academy"????? A very lost gem, indeed!!!

[@bbb462cid]

The Gap Band- Burn rubber

[@roblemmon7531]

Exactly. I have the original 45.

[@Jeff-Vader_head_of_catering]

Definitely!

[@IceCommander1111]

"Captain of her heart" made the hair on my arm stand on end, so much reminiscing, miss em so much.

[@AlanEricFan]

Back in 1999 I bought an 80s compilation CD solely for "The Captain of Her Heart".

[@renpetbathbeauty8553]

I have been watching and very much enjoying your videos on the 80s! These are truly hidden gems. I am a handmade Soap Company in the Metro Detroit area, and all of my soap names are inspired by songs primarily from the 80s of course there's some 70s and 90s and what not thrown in there! So your videos on these great hidden gems that I have loved from my teenage years in the 80s has been absolutely enjoyable to watch! Thank you so much for putting these all together.

[@bsquared4604]

i feel the same way about captain of your heart. it's trance like. i've never stopped following rick springfield, state of the heart is my favorite from '85.

[@TheDrewzdaddy07]

I'm digging your videos & now I'm sad because my nephew has been telling for years this was something I should do because of my love & knowledge of 80s music. Your videos remind me of some gems I have forgotten about but you haven't had anything I don't already own :) my music collection is immense especially the 80s good work...please continue

[@klax001]

Hell yeah brother. I love this series. I hope to some day the Australian band Real Life on this list. Their song "Catch Me I'm Falling" is incredible but the only song people seem to remember is "Send Me An Angel", but even that one hardly ever gets played on 80's radio stations these days.

[@ykook7000]

Good call

[@danmccarthy4700]

It's great to see Grayson Hugh getting some love here. I watched him perform Talk it Over and a ton of other songs at a small venue here not too long ago... just him, a piano, and his wife singing harmonies. He still sounds amazing.

[@TheFodflyer]

Love what you do. I'm a lil biased being from Philadelphia and would love you to do something on the Hooters. Eric and Rob wrote big hits in different decades and they were a staple for me growing up in the eighties. Your playlist are always great thanks!

[@warrenny]

Hooters. Good band. Surprised you didn't mention Cinderella?

[@jimeiden2360]

Frank O'Donnell All You Zombies

[@Supermonkey22]

And We Danced definitely stamps the passport of my life.

[@CptCaveman]

The whole Nervous Night album is amazing. But I freakin’ love Satellite!!!

[@httr21skins]

Opened Live Aid since it was in Philly.

[@shanewright2772]

These songs were not just of their time - they were beyond their time. A fine selection - passionately conveyed.

[@islandbee]

The Captain of Her Heart (US version) was an awesome video. All the ladies in that video 😍 I commented on Kurt Maloo's channel and he answered back. I was asking where the other version was filmed. I told him how much I loved the US version video.

[@CyanSkies]

Wow! Can't believe you brought Captain of her Heart out of colossal obscurity! Love this song and just heard it the other day from my shuffled music collection and thought of asking you about it. You beat me to it!!! Talk it Over is another great one! Love this channel. Well done!

[@jpcanes]

Canada? How 'bout Chilliwack? My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) I Believe Whatcha Gonna Do Add in a couple American acts: Steel Breeze - You Don't Want Me Anymore Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! Come on now. :^)

[@michaellampley7358]

How bout The Tragically Hip. New Orleans in Sinking.

[@alanurich5736]

These are my songs from the 80s that don't get near if any play time. The Call, everywhere I go, Christine McVie , Got a hold on me, Heart hotels Dan Fogelberg, Gary Wright, Really want to know you, Journey, The party's over, Manfred Mann, The runner, Robert Plant, Big log and In the mood.

[@lovecyn4ever5]

Underrated 80's songs that most likely you won't hear now on radio, forgotten songs that for me are hidden gems, personal favorites. Ian Hunter- Good man in a bad time, The Mission- Serpent Kiss, Dramarama- Anything, Anything (I'll Give You), The Jesus and Mary Chain- April Skies, Modern English- Someone's Calling, Prince- I Could never take the place of your man, Tina Turner- Back where you started :( wasn't even a hit in the USA or even around the world, #85 in Canada, Insane! One of the Living by her another favorite. She did better with her pop songs, not many of her rock songs were huge hits.

[@Gold_Stadt]

Honeymoon Suite Feel it again - in 2005 I finished my first marathon in Bavaria / Germany and totally high on emotion I listened to this song afterwards over and over again. In my memory it will always be connected to that event.

[@pacard33]

You know, Professor--you and I are on the same music wavelength. Especially when it comes to rock. You have featured the AOR gems (Survivor, Honeymoon Suite) on this channel that have been my favorites and you get why they're so good. They hit the ear just right and they should have been more celebrated at the time. I'll bet you're gonna feature Kansas' "Play the Game Tonight" as a song that should have been bigger than it was too--so underrated.

[@wendyraye]

It’s like going back to high school - thanks for bringing back the memories - just listened to Talk it over and the backup singers gave me chills!

[@Windupchronic]

A Rick Springfield song that I've always liked is "Love Somebody" from Hard To Hold. I don't hear that one on radio at all anymore. I don't think I've heard it on the radio in over thirty years. Another great Thompson Twins song that's gotten lost is "You Take Me Up."

[@brianruyack7632]

Love Somebody has one of my favorite guitar solos, and thru looking it up I discovered Tim Pierce and his great guitar channel. He played with Rick a lot in thise days, check him out!

[@oldsalt4798]

Heck yes, Rick Springfield!!! That whole album is amazing!!!

[@Stephania52069]

I forgot Honeymoon Suite. That is still a great song. Could you give some love to Missing Persons?

[@Venthrac]

I’m really enjoying these hidden gems videos. Keep them coming!

[@GenerationXChick]

Nile Rodgers - you should do an entire episode on his influence

[@MsGoon40]

Yes, indeed!

[@brett66]

Two that have been at the top of my 'criminally underplayed 80's songs' list for a long time now are: Peter Godwin 'Images of Heaven' and Naked Eyes 'Emotion in Motion'... synth pop perfection that just seem to constantly slip through the cracks. Thanks for the videos, sir.

[@Jimbaud1]

Here's some other GREAT, but under-rated 80s gems, IMO: Motortown - The Kane Gang The One You Love - Glenn Frey The Night Owls - Little River Band Sausalito Summer Nights - Diesel I Love You - Climax Blues Band Don't Walk Past - Blue Peter Stay the Night - Chicago Don't Let Go - Wang Chung Boys Do Fall in Love - Robin Gibb Are We Ourselves? - The Fixx Sentimental Street - Night Ranger One Lonely Night - REO Speedwagon Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys So in Love - OMD Rumours - Timex Social Club Live is Life - Opus Look Away - Big Country Welcome to the Boomtown - David + David Arizona Sky - China Crisis Shelter - Lone Justice Ship of Fools - World Party More Than Just the Two of Us - Sneaker You Win Again - Bee Gees Deep and Wide and Tall - Aztec Camera You Owe Me Some Kind of Love - Chris Isaak Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk I Don't Mind At All - Bourgeois Tagg Walk Away - Information Society The Mayor of Simpleton - XTC I'm in Love with a German Film Star - The Passions When I'm with You - Sparks No Such Thing - Annette Ducharme

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Motortown by The Kane Gang is great as is What Time Is It?, Closest Thing to Heaven. Miracle is their excellent 1987 album.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Fellow Kitchenware record label mates Hurrah released a great song called 'Sweet Sanity' in 1987. They were tipped for great success in the UK but it never happened. I think the song was a minor hit.

[@whutzat]

Love and Pride by KING?

[@meceu2]

So love the Thompson Twins. 1984 was amazing. I was in my early 20s moved to Washington DC as a nanny lived on Embassy Row. I used to go to the clubs in Georgetown. On my cassette player I used to listen to into the gap by the Thompson Twins. Every song on there was fantastic.

[@stevebrien1041]

This is a great assortment. Gotta agree with other comments that Rick Springfield is so underrated. Nice to see the Canadian bands. Honeymoon Suite are great band my favourite is Burning in Love Checkout Platinum Blonde. The Thompson Twins had the perfect early 80s look and sound. Always cool seeing your albums in the background. I'm seeing The River - amazing fantastic album

[@Scorpio_Moonshine]

Absolutely love everything by Rick Springfield, old and current. His autobiography that was released 5 years ago or so is a great read about him, too. He has such a talent for writing. Gotta love when he's on stage and does the strumming of roses with his guitar. I always see him when I can. He never fails. ❤ I love your channel! I'm glad to see so many songs that I loved getting recognition. 👏

[@abcthe3rd967]

I've always believed that music has the ability to evoke every emotion we mere mortals are capable of experience. And I LOVE hearing such great songs again and being reminded of what the music meant to me so long ago. THANK YOU PROFESSOR!!!

[@jordi1967]

i´m agree with you..there are lots of artits from eighties , more than we know. I remember a lot: Talk Talk, Visage, Ultravox, OMD, Alphaville. ABC, But others like: Nicole McCloud, Kano, Sandra, Berlin, Level 42 or Blow Monkeys...etc

[@JC-dt6wf]

Great picks Professor! Always thought Rick Sprinfield was underappreciated beyond "Jessie's Girl". And I'd almost forgotten about Grayson Hugh; another gem. Reminded me of another 80's artist often forgotten about... Henry Lee Summer (Wish I had a Girl).

[@MrDslacker]

My top five of unknowns: David + David : Welcome to the Boomtown (Whole album is a masterpiece) Marrs : Pump Up the Volume (Varios 12" exist - all great) Kid Creole & The Coconuts : Annie Im Not Your Daddy (Long version - irresistible early latin dance hit) The Art of Noise : Paraniomia (Maxi) Way ahead of its time ABBA : The Day Before You Came (Last Song they ever made together, hauntingly beautiful synthpop)

[@thedys70]

David + David : Welcome to the Boomtown (Whole album is a masterpiece) - quoted for truth!

[@prudy67]

So glad some else sares my opinion of David+David. That someone else knows who they are. . .

[@mcbeatle66]

I totally agree about David & David. I count that album as among my favorite all time albums. David Baerwald had a couple of solo albums after this, with great songwriting, but nothing as great as this album.

[@djstonedog]

I really enjoy this series and other commenters sharing their own forgotten 80s gems. Here's a few I can think of: Make Me Lose Control- Eric Carmen, I Get Weak- Belinda Carlisle Bridge Of Spies- T'Pau Stir It Up- Patti La Belle I Want That Man- Debbie Harry Sugar Free- Wa Wa Nee Tell That Girl To Shut Up- Transvision Vamp Save Some Love- Keedy Everything Changes- Kathy Tricolli Welcome To The Real World- Jane Child

[@thomasinajones6684]

Here are five more underused classics. Little By Little' Robert Plant, Right On Track-The Breakfast Club, No Easy Way Out- Robert Tepper, No One Is To Blame- Howard Jones, Wouldn't It Be Good- Nik Kershaw. Whoops...that's 6.

[@gamernaut8864]

Right On Track is totally awesome. Unfairly left behind by today's music scene.

[@jethro1963]

No One is to Blame is a great song.

[@MrPhillie]

Honeymoon Suite is so under appreciated. Loved them and wore out their debut album with “New Girl Now” and The Big Prize. Every song was great. My favorite track from The Big Prize is “Bad Attitude.” What a rocking tune. Thanks for giving them some love here, Professor!

[@BobHarrison1229]

Terrance Trent D'arby should make one of these lists. I never hear his songs played on any 80's throwback channels.

[@Geerladenlad]

Giuffria - Call To the Heart Kim Mitchell - Go For Soda Archangel - Tragedy Van Zant - I'm A Fighter Little America - Walk on Fire GTR - When the Heart Rules The Mind Emerson Lake and Powell -Touch and Go Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth Kings of the Sun - Serpentine Marty Balin - Hearts Glass Moon - On a Carousel Diesel - Sauselito Summernights Orion The Hunter - So You Ran Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns Paul Davis - 65 Love Affair Aldo Nova - Monkey on Your Back

[@texasamericanpatriot8535]

I remember going to a Rick Springfield show with opening band The Motels. 🎶 We were laughed at by some classmate dudes, even as trumpet band fags. However, that show in 1986 had more teenage cute girls than I ever knew existed! Me and my buddy got more dates and phone numbers from that show than we could afford. 🤪 I still have women that are friends from that show today. A superman game changer! The best money ever spent on a concert! I owe Rick a BIG Thank You! 🤜🤛

[@radikaspottery9269]

My five comparable songs - 'Don't talk to strangers',Rick Springfield, 'should've known better',Jim diamond, 'invisible',Allison moyet, 'someday',Glass Tiger. 'I wanna go back',Eddie Money..

[@RISCGames]

Out of the 5, I find Rick Springfield's Affair of the Heart the best but feel indifferent about him taking and reconstructing someone else's creation as his own, guess I don't know the full story from the short interview snippet included in this video but will leave it with that. The most surprising to me is Honeymoon Suite as I had never heard of them before but ultimately that their new song (thanks for dropping a mention so we could check it out) feels eerily fresh with 80s remnants being played by a now much older band, though I wouldn't have guessed that had I not seen the video, it sounds young and fresh. I like the new Tell Me What You Want more than Feel It Again, it feels refined .Feel it Again while decent and packing some nice licks feels to be missing the essential catchy hook for me to ever want to hear it again, my only take away is his voice. I'm sure Talk it Over by Grayson Hugh made it onto a lot of cassette tapes given to girls in the 80s with hopes to resolve their relationship woes. Long Live the 80s and flippy clocks with FM alarms to wake you in the morning! Those were the days....

[@petej.kingmusicianwriterpo2776]

Honeymoon Suite! What a band! So many great songs including Wounded, Tears On The Page, Once The Feeling, Words In The Wind, All Along You Knew, Lethal Weapon, Bad Attitude, Love Changes Everything, New Girl Now, Stay In The Light and of course the great hits Feel It Again & What Does It Take! These guys have been incredibly overlooked! Such talent with great, powerful songs that touched my soul & gave my heart a place to go!

[@donnagutierrez5740]

Hey Adam great list.....but how about Crazy by Icehouse and The Promise by When in Rome

[@davidrosato864]

Can’t forget the Icehouse song “Electric Blue”, co-written by John Oates.

[@wendyraye]

@@davidrosato864 I did forget about it but I loved it so much!!

[@joshwinter693]

The percussion build-up before the guitar solo in Feel It Again (Honeymoon Suite) is absolutely epic.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Last good decade of music... Change my mind...

[@billbright100]

The 90s had some pretty good music but can't compete with the 80s. It has been all downhill after that.

[@kenlee1416]

Well the rot in quality of music started in the 1980s ... all that hair-metal/rock, cheesy synth pop, pervasiveness of Stock Aitken Waterman standardised songs, Janet Jackson type pop-r&b, not to mention proliferation of rap, yechhh :(

[@cnfuzz]

@@kenlee1416 that happened after 85 but 80 to 85 were so awesomely diverse , production standards that you never hear in todays music

[@joegonzalez890]

I am a huge Grayson Hugh fan, and that song is what introduced me to his music. I remember seeing the video on VH1. His music is soulful and enjoyable. I had the pleasure of meeting him and his very talented wife Polly Messer several times and hearing them perform live acoustically. Absolutely amazing, and such down to earth people that I am . Check out his newer albums too if you enjoy his original work.

[@mikeirelan]

Rick Springfield - "Affair of The Heart". Excellent song from an excellent album; Living In Oz. Rick is massively under appreciated as a songwriter. It is a shame most only think of Jessie's Girl or General Hospital when his name is mentioned. He has so much more to offer in his catalog of albums. Thompson Twins - "Lay Your Hands" - good choice. I was hoping you didn't mean the shit Bon Jovi song. Double - "Captain of Her Heart" - nah, pass. I really don't miss hearing that one. It is one of those that received TOO MUCH airplay. Honeymoon Suite - "Feel It Again" is a great track. The Big Prize was an ok album, but I preferred their debut with New Girl Now, Burning In Love, and Wave Babies. Never heard the Grayson Hugh track. Probably because I couldn't handle any more of the generic, assembly line, clichè crap on the radio towards the end of the '80s. That aside, his vocal is very 'Sam Cooke'.

[@jetskiergh]

I actually heard someone on the radio not too long ago refer to rick Springfield as a one hit wonder and I thought are you freaking high? I must have had at least four or five tapes of his and although hard to hold movie was not all that good the soundtrack was killer.

[@RolandDeschain1]

'Love Changes Everything' by Climie Fisher still gets me every time.