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Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally),Various Artists

- Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)
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Various Artists
Released 2002

Heartbeat
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03:14
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Valley Girl
03:48
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- 1
- Whip It
- 02:39
- 4,021 plays

- 2
- Video Killed the Radio Star
- 03:27
- 3,479 plays

- 3
- The Empire Strikes Back
- 03:03
- 1,912 plays

- 4
- Another One Bites the Dust
- 03:34
- 2,670 plays

- 5
- Celebration
- 03:43
- 1,975 plays

- 6
- The Breaks, Pt. 1
- 04:09
- 1,363 plays

- 7
- Let My Love Open the Door
- 02:44
- 2,206 plays

- 8
- Call Me
- 03:32
- 1,902 plays

- 9
- Keep on Loving You
- 03:22
- 2,007 plays

- 10
- Turning Japanese
- 03:44
- 2,485 plays

- 11
- Lost in Love
- 03:54
- 1,801 plays

- 12
- 9 to 5
- 02:46
- 2,002 plays

- 13
- I Love a Rainy Night
- 03:10
- 2,170 plays

- 14
- Sailing
- 04:16
- 1,724 plays

- 15
- Just the Two of Us
- 03:58
- 1,808 plays

- 16
- Cars
- 03:57
- 2,280 plays

- 17
- Ah! Leah!
- 03:43
- 2,174 plays

- 18
- Sweetheart
- 03:49
- 3,388 plays

- 19
- Shake It Up
- 03:34
- 1,597 plays

- 20
- General Hospi-Tale
- 04:01
- 1,081 plays

- 21
- Stroke
- 03:37
- 2,122 plays

- 22
- Dancing with Myself
- 03:19
- 2,379 plays

- 23
- Working for the Weekend
- 03:41
- 1,998 plays

- 24
- Jessie's Girl
- 03:15
- 3,195 plays

- 25
- Genius of Love
- 03:30
- 1,737 plays

- 26
- Centerfold
- 03:38
- 2,425 plays

- 27
- At This Moment
- 04:14
- 2,603 plays

- 28
- Harden My Heart
- 03:37
- 1,650 plays

- 29
- Hold on Loosely
- 03:55
- 2,615 plays

- 30
- Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)
- 03:14
- 1,556 plays

- 31
- Take Off
- 02:43
- 1,096 plays

- 32
- Super Freak, Pt. 1
- 03:20
- 2,040 plays

- 33
- 867-5309/Jenny
- 03:47
- 2,817 plays

- 34
- Bette Davis Eyes
- 03:45
- 1,842 plays

- 35
- Time
- 04:32
- 1,215 plays

- 36
- Gloria
- 04:52
- 1,606 plays

- 37
- Maneater
- 04:32
- 1,820 plays

- 38
- The Theme From Hill Street Blues
- 03:14
- 965 plays

- 39
- Valley Girl
- 03:48
- 954 plays

- 40
- Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha)
- 03:25
- 1,502 plays

- 41
- You Dropped a Bomb on Me
- 04:03
- 1,788 plays

- 42
- Hungry Like the Wolf
- 04:05
- 2,525 plays

- 43
- The Look of Love, Pt. 1
- 03:31
- 1,546 plays

- 44
- Tainted Love
- 02:42
- 2,836 plays

- 45
- Rock This Town
- 02:40
- 1,760 plays

- 46
- Lies
- 03:14
- 1,418 plays

- 47
- Words
- 04:24
- 1,570 plays

- 48
- Don't You Want Me
- 03:58
- 2,419 plays

- 49
- Love Plus One
- 03:37
- 1,445 plays

- 50
- Down Under
- 03:43
- 2,661 plays

- 51
- Steppin' Out
- 03:47
- 1,883 plays

- 52
- I Want Candy
- 02:46
- 1,977 plays

- 53
- Come on Eileen
- 04:14
- 2,580 plays

- 54
- Mickey
- 03:27
- 2,509 plays

- 55
- Twilight Zone
- 04:51
- 2,156 plays

- 56
- You Should Hear How She Talks About You
- 03:58
- 1,307 plays

- 57
- Key Largo
- 03:07
- 1,938 plays

- 58
- Pac-Man Fever
- 03:55
- 1,531 plays

- 59
- Total Eclipse of the Heart
- 05:35
- 2,268 plays

- 60
- Africa
- 04:19
- 2,608 plays

- 61
- Goodbye to You
- 03:47
- 1,895 plays

- 62
- Puttin' on the Ritz
- 03:25
- 2,426 plays

- 63
- Jeopardy
- 03:47
- 1,751 plays

- 64
- She Blinded Me With Science
- 03:42
- 1,809 plays

- 65
- Electric Avenue
- 03:49
- 2,420 plays

- 66
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- 03:36
- 2,185 plays

- 67
- Our House
- 03:23
- 1,932 plays

- 68
- The Salt in My Tears
- 03:30
- 1,559 plays

- 69
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- 03:53
- 1,947 plays

- 70
- Talking in Your Sleep
- 03:57
- 1,923 plays

- 71
- Major Tom (Coming Home)
- 04:12
- 2,269 plays

- 72
- Always Something There to Remind Me
- 03:41
- 2,294 plays

- 73
- In a Big Country
- 03:55
- 1,685 plays

- 74
- One Thing Leads to Another
- 03:24
- 1,617 plays

- 75
- Der Kommisar
- 04:08
- 1,909 plays

- 76
- Suddenly Last Summer
- 03:42
- 1,290 plays

- 77
- Karma Chameleon
- 04:08
- 1,927 plays

- 78
- Let's Go to Bed
- 03:34
- 1,125 plays

- 79
- Too Shy
- 03:36
- 1,589 plays

- 80
- Maniac
- 04:11
- 1,752 plays

- 81
- Sister Christian
- 04:21
- 1,845 plays

- 82
- Cum on Feel the Noize
- 03:27
- 2,020 plays

- 83
- Owner of a Lonely Heart
- 03:51
- 2,219 plays

- 84
- Mr. Roboto
- 04:49
- 2,635 plays

- 85
- I'm So Excited
- 03:50
- 1,562 plays

- 86
- Back on the Chain Gang
- 03:53
- 1,475 plays

- 87
- I Want to Know What Love Is
- 05:00
- 1,389 plays

- 88
- Sunglasses at Night
- 03:54
- 2,522 plays

- 89
- Missing You
- 04:02
- 1,610 plays

- 90
- 99 Luftballons
- 03:53
- 2,590 plays

- 91
- Tenderness
- 03:31
- 1,615 plays

- 92
- They Don't Know
- 03:01
- 1,389 plays

- 93
- Heaven
- 03:58
- 1,546 plays

- 94
- White Horse
- 03:53
- 2,300 plays

- 95
- Let the Music Play
- 04:31
- 1,684 plays

- 96
- Let's Hear It for the Boy
- 04:10
- 1,810 plays

- 97
- Cool It Now
- 04:09
- 1,283 plays

- 98
- Ghostbusters
- 04:00
- 2,031 plays

- 99
- Footloose
- 03:44
- 3,076 plays

- 100
- We're Not Gonna Take It
- 03:39
- 1,974 plays

- 101
- Rock You Like a Hurricane
- 04:12
- 2,138 plays

- 102
- The Glamorous Life
- 03:42
- 1,603 plays

- 103
- Obsession
- 03:58
- 2,195 plays

- 104
- Shout
- 04:06
- 1,987 plays

- 105
- Take on Me
- 03:47
- 3,112 plays

- 106
- Don't You (Forget About Me)
- 04:20
- 2,773 plays

- 107
- Walking on Sunshine
- 03:59
- 1,970 plays

- 108
- Voices Carry
- 04:23
- 1,952 plays

- 109
- Weird Science
- 03:49
- 1,532 plays

- 110
- You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)
- 03:17
- 2,820 plays

- 111
- "Miami Vice" Theme
- 02:27
- 1,164 plays

- 112
- Life in a Northern Town
- 04:17
- 1,911 plays

- 113
- Kyrie
- 04:15
- 1,344 plays

- 114
- Every Time You Go Away
- 04:16
- 1,522 plays

- 115
- We Built This City
- 04:56
- 2,125 plays

- 116
- St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
- 04:10
- 2,028 plays

- 117
- Addicted to Love
- 04:01
- 1,913 plays

- 118
- Axel F
- 03:01
- 1,773 plays

- 119
- Rhythm of the Night
- 03:54
- 1,491 plays

- 120
- You Look Marvelous
- 03:58
- 1,264 plays

- 121
- Heartbeat
- 04:17
- 977 plays

- 122
- Everybody Have Fun Tonight
- 04:11
- 1,632 plays

- 123
- Venus
- 03:50
- 1,338 plays

- 124
- Walk Like an Egyptian
- 03:23
- 1,570 plays

- 125
- Paranoia
- 03:18
- 1,025 plays

- 126
- If You Leave
- 04:26
- 1,665 plays

- 127
- Keep Your Hands to Yourself
- 03:24
- 1,346 plays

- 128
- What You Need
- 03:35
- 1,144 plays

- 129
- Walk This Way
- 03:39
- 1,478 plays

- 130
- Rumors
- 03:33
- 1,897 plays

- 131
- Don't Dream It's Over
- 03:57
- 1,453 plays

- 132
- Holding Back the Years
- 04:12
- 1,158 plays

- 133
- I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
- 03:57
- 1,011 plays

- 134
- Tuff Enuff
- 03:23
- 1,395 plays

- 135
- Since You've Been Gone
- 04:13
- 1,069 plays

- 136
- Only in My Dreams
- 03:52
- 1,279 plays

- 137
- Never Gonna Give You Up
- 03:32
- 1,898 plays

- 138
- La Bamba
- 02:54
- 1,350 plays

- 139
- Wild, Wild West
- 04:06
- 1,446 plays

- 140
- Don't Worry, Be Happy
- 03:55
- 1,367 plays

- 141
- Right Here Waiting
- 04:25
- 1,420 plays

- 142
- Roam
- 04:04
- 1,362 plays

album review

Rock criticism has two schools of thought regarding the '80s. One complains that it was all crass, commercial crap, breathing a sigh of relief that we made it through that dreck (thanks to IRS, SST, jangle pop, college rock, and hardcore punk, of course). The other celebrates the album as "cheesy" fun, full of naïve, silly singles; bad haircuts; big synthesizers. It's a school intent on reducing it all as nostalgic fodder -- and whenever '80s music is written about in this fashion, it's always given ironic adjectives, straight out of the height of valley girl speak. All this ghettoizes an era in pop music that was rich in innovation, great one-hit wonders, oddities, and inexplicable flukes that make it a wonderful cross between the first days of the British Invasion and the peak of AM pop in the early '70s. It was the last great era for pop singles -- the last time that singles really mattered, the last time that something totally unexpected could capture the minds of the public, before radio consolidation meant hits couldn't build in a region, before MTV turned to non-music programming and cut off a national outlet for new music. Like, Omigod! It's the '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) captures that era pretty well. Even if it occasionally succumbs to treating the decade's music as if it was nothing but silly ephemera (which, granted, some of it was -- but it was catchy, well-made silly ephemera), it does do a couple of things right: Namely, it relies on new wave, yet tempers it with soul, hip-hop, hard rock, and soft rock, while realizing that the prime period of the '80s was before 1985, and that the one-hit-wonders and spirit of new wave faded away after that. This box spends about five-and-a-half of its seven discs on that era, with the remaining disc-and-a-half having about a disc's worth of 1986-era hits before quickly wrapping it up as we approach the first Bush era and the height of superstar MTV (the years when only the big guys -- whether it was Michael Jackson, Madonna, Aerosmith, Don Henley, or Steve Winwood -- ruled the prime time MTV airwaves, and the network no longer had to rely on interesting, primarily British, oddities to fill time). That's a good thing, because that was the best time for pop music in the '80s, and this captures much of the giddy feel of that time. The main problem with the box is that its sheer size gives the impression that it's more definitive than it really is. Forget the complaints that there's nothing from critical favorites and heavy-hitters like Elvis Costello, Hüsker Dü, Joy Division, R.E.M., U2, Prince, Madonna, Springsteen, etc.; the real crime is that there are numerous great, definitive one-hit wonders and fluke breakthroughs by cult favorites missing. Dan Hartman's "I Can Dream About You," as good as any single released in the '80s, isn't here; there's nothing from Adam & the Ants, XTC, or the Violent Femmes; "Warm Leatherette" isn't here, nor is M's "Pop Muzik," "88 Lines about 44 Women," or "I Don't Like Mondays"; there's not a single from Squeeze, Split Enz, or the Jam; no "Someday, Someway," no "Mexican Radio," no "The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades"; no "I Know What Boys Like" or "I Melt With You"; Peter Wolf's "Lights Out," never present on any '80s hits collection, isn't here; "The Safety Dance" is missing; no Flock of Seagulls or Baltimora. It's hard not to miss any of the above, once you realize they're not here, especially since apart from Joey Scarbury's "Theme From 'Greatest American Hero'" and a host of novelties that it would be better off leaving behind (Bob and Doug McKenzie, Billy Crystal's "You Look Mahvelous," Don Johnson's "Heartbeat" - it's a wonder Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time" isn't here), there's nothing unexpected here (other than it's amazing that Rhino has finally managed to release an '80s collection without the Plimsouls' "A Million Miles Away."). Still, many great singles are here, there's diversity in the selection, and it's a fun listen, so many collectors may prefer this to Rhino's classic, new wave-centric Just Can't Get Enough series. Just don't think that it's the final word on the '80s -- there was too much great pop music for it to be contained on a mere seven discs. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide