Now That's What I Call the 80s

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 2008)
• Original Release Date: March 11, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0012K1INU
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,784 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Michael Jackson-Billie Jean

2. Billy Joel-Uptown Girl

3. Wham!-Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

4. Cyndi Lauper-Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

5. Duran Duran-Hungry Like The Wolf

6. Simple Minds-Don't You Forget About Me

7. The Fixx-One Thing Leads To Another

8. Steve Miller-Abracadabra

9. Bob Seger-Shakedown

10. The Police-Every Breath You Take

11. Whitesnake-Here I Go Again

12. Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger

13. Herbie Hancock-Rock It

14. David Bowie-Let's Dance

15. Men At Work-Who Can It Be Now?

16. Tears For Fears-Everybody Wants To Rule The World

17. Rick Springfield-Jessie's Girl

18. Bryan Adams-Heaven

19. Heart-What About Love

20. Bonnie Tyler-Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the 80's, May 3, 2008

By	Derek Moore - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

WOW!!!!! What a wonderful trip down memory lane...you remember, the time when MTV ACTUALLY PLAYED THESE VIDEOS!!!! and you didn't NEED a satellite dish or a more expensive cable deal in order to watch videos on MTV!!! Each one of these songs is a gem. I truly enjoy the full-length longer version of the Simple Minds classic "Don't You Forget About Me" I truly hope that this will start a new market for the NOW compilation franchise as to where they will branch out and do more 80's cds and find a way to always have an extended version/remix version of an 80's fave on it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's just cut to the chase...., March 31, 2008

By	Low-Ranking Reviewer "tell it like it is" (US of A) - See all my reviews

if they release something like NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 80's SYNTH-POP, or NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 80's 12" MIXES, then i'd buy it. But this collection is ok too, especially if you're new to 80's music and love the NOW series. But for avid 80's fans though, most of this stuff will be in your collection already, and New Wave fans have the extensive JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH series.

But anyway, apparently this disc has the extended version(almost 7 minutes long) of Simple Minds' DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME. I noticed it as i was seeing which songs i might want to download(legally here at amazon mp3 downloads of course). It said album only though so i wasn't able to, but i won't hold it against the cd. 4-stars...i guess.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Music From A Great Decade, March 26, 2008

By	Jeffrey T. Munson (Dixon, IL) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The "Now" series of CDs has become very popular over the past few years. Although I'm not much of a fan of the regular "Now" CDs, I was glad to see that an 80s version had been released. Growing up in the 80s, these songs contained on this CD remind me of listening to my car stereo. This great CD is loaded with some classic 80s songs as well as some good overlooked tracks as well.

Favorites such as Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" and Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" highlight the line-up. Some of the lesser-known songs include Bob Seger's "Shakedown" and Herbie Hancock's "Rockit". I do think some of the songs could have been replaced with better material. Almost every 80s compilation I've seen undoubtedly has Duran Duran's "Hungry Like the Wolf" included, and this CD is no different. I would have liked to have seen the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" included here.

Overall, I do like this CD, but I wish some different songs could have been added. Hopefully, there will be a second disc released in this series.