Hello people. I'm Putting a 2 CDs together for a friend of mine with New Wave dance songs. I was wondering what people think were the best songs, both "fast" and slow.

I have some ideas.....

Slow

Don't Forget To Dance - The  Kinks
True - Spandau Ballet
Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
Moments In Love - Art Of Noise
Somebody - Depeche Mode

Fast

Go! - Tones On Tail
Move Out - Yaz
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
Goodbye, Goodbye - Oingo Boingo

Any other ideas?

Moments of Love is new wave? I always thought it was Jazz since many Jazz stations play it. I like it anyway. Also, Genius of Love by the Tom Tom Club!!!

tanya

Add another Yaz song

Situation -- Yaz (1982)


And what about these...

Dance Hall Days -- Wang Chung
Our Lips Are Sealed -- The Go-Go's
Whip It -- Devo
Rapture -- Blondie

Fast:

"The Globe" - Big Audio Dynamite
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
"Kiss Me" - Rin Tin Tin
"Dreaming" - OMD
"Melt With You" Modern English
"Take On Me" - A-Ha

Slow:

"If You Were Here" - Thompson Twins
"In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel

Fast:
Beat Surrender - the Jam
Do you wanna hold me - Bow Wow Wow
Kids in America - Kim Wilde
Should I stay or should I go - The Clash
Synchronicity I & II - The Police

Slow:
Do you really want to hold me - Culture Club
Promises Promises - Naked Eyes
Too Shjy - Kajagoogoo
Only the Lonely - the Motels
Every breadth you take - the Police

Fast:
Beat Surrender - the Jam
Do you wanna hold me - Bow Wow Wow
Kids in America - Kim Wilde
Should I stay or should I go - The Clash
Synchronicity I & II - The Police

Slow:
Do you really want to hold me - Culture Club
Promises Promises - Naked Eyes
Too Shjy - Kajagoogoo
Only the Lonely - the Motels
Every breadth you take - the Police
Didn't anyone ever go to wild state of the art (early 80s) dances?  I went to a club in Seattle where they had strung 19 inch TVs from the ceiling and were showing MTV videos.  It was called a Videotech - goofiest thing, half the tvs were on the blink!  Went to another dance and remember Should I stay or should I go was playing and when it got to the chorus part, everyone started going crazy on the dance floor - seemed like such a fast song back then ;D  Remember that new wave dance we all did, just jumping up and down like aerobics?

  Remember that new wave dance we all did, just jumping up and down like aerobics?


Remember it? I have to watch that I don't do it now! We were all like a bunch of mexican jumping Q-tips. I saw some pretty nasty injuries due to flailing arms.

Put either of these Peter Schilling songs on the CD:

1. The Different Story ;D
2. Major Tom (Coming Home) ;D