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Subject: Favorite late 90s to 2000s songs/bands that sound 80's

Written By: Shlarin on 07/13/08 at 1:18 am

Lurker here..  this is my first post..

I'm compiling a list of bands/songs from the late 90s to the 2000s that have a sound and style that's reminiscent of the 80s..  anyone have more suggestions (besides cover songs)?

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
The Arcade Fire - (Most Songs)
Blink182 - What's My Age Again
Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch
The Bravery - Believe
Coldplay (too many to list):

Clocks
Talk
White Shadows



Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
Fall Out Boy - (Most Songs)
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Green Day - Holiday
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
Interpol - (Most Songs)
The Killers - (Most Songs)
Moby - We Are Made of Stars
Muse - Starlight
Nightwish - I Wish I Had An Angel
No Doubt - Hella Good
Paramore - Crush Crush Crush
Semisonic - Singing in My Sleep
Shiny Toy Guns:

Photograph
Rainy Monday
You Are the One



Smashing Pumpkins - Perfect

Subject: Re: Favorite late 90s to 2000s songs/bands that sound 80's

Written By: Marty McFly on 07/13/08 at 4:48 am

I was gonna say the Killers and Gwen, but you got that already lol. I've thought about that too, and here's some that sound '80s (to me at least):

The Remedy - Jason Mraz
Crush - Jennifer Paige
any Fountains of Wayne ("Stacy's Mom" is like a modern Cars)
Never Let You Go - Third Eye Blind
I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden
any Rooney songs
Makes Me Wonder/I Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
Dance Like There's No Tomorrow - Paula Abdul ('80slike modern club-style pop)
I Want it That Way - Backstreet Boys
Breathless - The Corrs



Also there's been lots of covers of '80s songs in the last five years or so (that's another way to tell which era is retro):

Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" - the Ataris
Crowded House' "Dont Dream it's Over" - Sixpence None the Richer
Genesis "Land of Confusion" - Disturbed
Talk Talk's "Its My Life" - Gwen
Jackson Browne's "Somebody's Baby" (the Fast Times song) - Phantom Planet
The Police's "King of Pain" - Mudvayne

Subject: Re: Favorite late 90s to 2000s songs/bands that sound 80's

Written By: tv on 07/16/08 at 4:40 pm

Do It To Me-Nelly Furtado

Yeah you guys mentioned "The Killers" yeah every song sounds 80's New Wave that they put out but they are a pretty good band.

Subject: Re: Favorite late 90s to 2000s songs/bands that sound 80's

Written By: tv on 07/16/08 at 4:45 pm


I was gonna say the Killers and Gwen, but you got that already lol. I've thought about that too, and here's some that sound '80s (to me at least):

Breathless - The Corrs



Yeah they sounded like a poppier version of "Fleetwood Mac" like a song like "Sweet Little Lies" on that track.

Subject: Re: Favorite late 90s to 2000s songs/bands that sound 80's

Written By: whistledog on 07/16/08 at 8:10 pm

I Want Your Soul - Armand Van Helden (2007)

It actually samples from an 80s song by Siedah Garrett, but the way Van Helden has remixed it, I could take it back into the 80s, lay down a piece of cardboard, and breakdance like I was back in 1983 8)

Subject: Re: Favorite late 90s to 2000s songs/bands that sound 80's

Written By: mach!ne_he@d on 07/17/08 at 9:56 am

I always thought "Faded" by soulDecision sounded '80s.

Subject: Re: Favorite late 90s to 2000s songs/bands that sound 80's

Written By: woops on 08/04/08 at 11:30 pm

The Ting Tings  ("That's Not My Name", "Fruit Machine" and "Shut Up & Let Me Go")

Subject: Re: Favorite late 90s to 2000s songs/bands that sound 80's

Written By: midnite on 08/05/08 at 9:24 pm

Danger Is A Shame by Iris sounds very similar to 80s New Order.  I cannot find a video though.

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