Machina on 10 August 2025
Some of my favourite 80s (limiting myself to just a couple per artist, for variety's sake):
- Slave to Love - Bryan Ferry
- Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
- Oh Yeah - Roxy Music
- Father Figure - George Michael
- King of Pain - The Police
- Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
- Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Ultravox
- It Must Have Been Love - Roxettte
- Always on My Mind/In My House - Pet Shop Boys
- Love Resurrection - Alison Moyet
- A Forest - The Cure
- Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
- We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner
- Express Yourself - Madonna
- Ashes to Ashes - Bowie
- You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive
- (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
- Enola Gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
- Experiment IV - Kate Bush
- The Reflex - Duran Duran
- Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Under Pressure - Queen & Bowie
- The Joy Circuit - Gary Numan
- Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Radio Ga Ga - Queen
- Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police
- Don't You Want Me - The Human League
- Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
- Careless Whisper - George Michael
- I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls
- Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
- One Small Day - Ultravox
- Heads We're Dancing - Kate Bush
- I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper
- Slave to the Rhythm - Grace Jones
- Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting
- I Need a Man - Eurythmics
- Nobody's Diary - Yazoo
- Atmosphere - Joy Division
- You Wouldn't Know Love - Cher
- 92 Degrees - Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Avalon - Roxy Music
- Kiss The Bride - Elton John
- Open Your Heart - Madonna
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics












