Jeff wants 80’s suggestions? You know I can’t resist this. How about a list of more than 100 songs that go from the end of the 70’s (Pink Floyd’s “When the Tigers Broke Free” to--what sounds, at least--like the early 90’s (all of the Screaming Trees songs). It also covers a wide spectrum of styles--punk, rock, metal, goth, country, and pop are all cozying up on this list.

Here, then, is a list of the 80’s type stuff that I have on the laptop or on my mp3tunes.com account:

1. “Voices Carry” by ‘Til Tuesday
2. “Killer in the Home” and “Goody Two Shoes” by Adam and the Ants. Or Adam Ant. Whichever.
3. “Oh Daddy” by Adrian Belew
4. “Der Kommisar” by After the Fire
5. “Games People Play” and “Don’t Answer Me” by Alan Parsons Project
6. “Forever Young” by Alphaville
7. “Sometimes it Feels Like” and “How Much is Enough?” by Bad Religion
8. “She’s In Parties” by Bauhaus
9. “The Metro” by Berlin
10. “Look Away” by Big Country
11. “White Wedding” by Billy Idol
12. “Everything is Broken” and “Man in the Long Black Coat” by Bob Dylan
13. “I Still Believe” and “Let the Day Begin” by The Call
14. “Shake it Up” and “Drive” by The Cars
15. “Under the Milkyway” by The Church
16. “Straight to Hell” and “The Magnificent 7” by The Clash
17. “Still in Hollywood” by Concrete Blonde
18. “Misguided Angel” and “Walking After Midnight” by Cowboy Junkies
19. “Don’t Dream it’s Over” by Crowded House
20. “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” by Cutting Crew
21. “Crimson & Clover” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
22. “Where the Hawkwind Kills” by Daniel Lanois
23. “Let’s Dance”, “This is Not America”, “Blue Jean”, and “Ashes to Ashes” by David Bowie
24. “Holiday in Cambodia” and “I Fought the Law” by Dead Kennedys
25. “Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard
26. “Life In A Northern Town” by The Dream Academy
27. “The Killing Moon” by Echo & the Bunnymen
28. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” by the Eurythmics
29. “We Care A Lot” and “Epic” by Faith No More
30. “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco
31. “The Sign of Fire” and “One Thing Leads to Another” by The Fixx
32. “Over the Hills and Far Away” and “Wild Frontier” by Gary Moore
33. “Our Lips Are Sealed” by The Go Go’s
34. “Twilight Zone” by Golden Earring
35. “Lupita Screams” and “Walkin’ With the Beast” by The Gun Club
36. “Don’t Believe Anymore” and “No Promises” by Icehouse
37. “Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)” by INXS
38. “Centerfold" by J. Geils Band
39. “Living in America” by James Brown
40. “Jane Says” by Jane’s Addiction
41. “Just Like Honey” by The Jesus and Mary Chain
42. “Dallas" by Jimmy Dale Gilmore
43. “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division
44. “The Sentinel” by Judas Priest
45. “Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo
46. “Wardance" by Killing Joke
47. “Kids in America” by Kim Wilde
48. “Come Dancing” and “Young Conservatives” by The Kinks
49. “Cult of Personality” by Living Color
50. “Our House” by Madness
51. “Ride the Lightning” and “Damage, Inc” by Metallica
52. “Effigy (I’m Not An)” and “Golden Dawn” by Ministry
53. “Straight Edge” and “Look Back and Laugh” by Minor Threat
54. “"Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns” by Mother Love Bone
55. “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” by Motley Crue
56. “Kyrie" by Mr. Mister
57. “Blue Monday”, “Bizarre Love Triangle”, and “True Faith” by New Order
58. “The Carny” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
59. “Head Like a Hole” and “Sin” by Nine Inch Nails
60. “Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo
61. “What Presence” by Orange Juice
62. “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” by Paul Simon (w/ Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
63. “Red Rain” and “Mercy Street” by Peter Gabriel
64. “Dragnet Drag” and “Socrates the Python” by Peter Murphy
65. “The Different Story (World of Lust and Crime)” by Peter Schilling
66. “When the Tigers Broke Free” by Pink Floyd (1979)
67. “Vamos" by The Pixies
68. “Synchronicity II”, “Canary in a Coal Mine”, and “When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around” by The Police
69. “Back on the Chain Gang” by The Pretenders
70. “Let’s Go Crazy”, “When Doves Cry”, and “Purple Rain” by Prince
71. “Love My Way” by Psychedelic Furs
72. “The Whisper” by Queensryche
73. “Somewhere Down That Crazy River” by Robbie Robertson
74. “Hammerheads" and “Running on the Rocks” by Shreikback
75. “Alive and Kicking” and “Don’t You Forget About Me” by Simple Minds
76. “I Want Your (Hands on Me)” by Sinead O’Connor
77. “How Soon is Now” by The Smiths
78. “Mommy’s Little Monster” and “Prison Bound” by Social Distortion
79. “Peek a Boo” by Siouxsie and the Banshees
80. “Dominion/Mother Russia”, “This Corrosion”, “Flood II”, and “Marian (Version)” by Sisters of Mercy
81. “Abracadabra" and “I Want to Make the World Turn Around” by the Steve Miller Band
82. “Englishman in New York” and “Fragile” by Sting
83. “I Wanna Be Adored” by The Stone Roses
84. “Rock This Town” by Stray Cats
85. “Birthday" by the Sugarcubes
86. “Here’s Where the Story Ends” and “My Finest Hour” by The Sundays (1990)
87. “Twist in My Sobriety” by Tanita Tikaram
88. “Such a Shame”, “Life’s What You Make It”, and “I Believe in You” by Talk Talk
89. “King for a Day” and “Why Me” by Planet P Project
90. “Heart and Soul” by T’Pau
91. “Africa" by Toto
92. “Drowning Man”, “Bad”, “One Tree Hill”, and “All I Want is You” by U2
93. “Jamie’s Cryin’” and “Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen
94. “Turning Japanese” by The Vapors
95. “Mexican Radio” by Wall of Voodoo
96. “Whole of the Moon” by Waterboys
97. “Don’t Go”, “Only You”, and “Winter Kills” by Yaz
98. “Subtle Poison”, “Grey Diamond Desert”, “When Night Comes Creeping”, and “Clairvoyance” by Screaming Trees