Soundtrack for an '80s car...

[davidf]

I now have my '86 350i, and seeing the old tape player made me think it would be fun to make a compilation tape correct for the era. What would be your top driving tracks for the '80s?
David

[JMorgan]

In my mind the 80's didn't exist music wise, well except for Pink Floyd. Bunch of face painted booty wearing lefties as they were.



>> Edited by JMorgan on Tuesday 2nd July 19:51

>> Edited by JMorgan on Tuesday 2nd July 19:52

[nick heppinstall]

Hey Morg you're only saying that 'cause you're an old fogie ! Not like us yung-uns. 80's were great. ZZ Top and Ultravox .... Yeah baby !!

p.s. Don't hit me next time we meet 'cause I cry easy !

Nick ( Very Yellow 400 se )

[ANDYM]

I can vouch for Ultravox saw them live a couple of times, but for me the ultimate 80's driver is Ace of Spades by Motorhead, a real pedal to the metal tune!! and im still only 20 something well in the head so my girlfriend keeps telling me!

[JMorgan]

Ok ZZ top excluded any more?

[Roop]

Hrm, '86 car eh...? Well how about these for starters...

M.A.R.R.S - Pump Up the Volume (1986)
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (From the movie Top Gun - 1986)
KISS - Crazy Nights (1986)
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride - '86 I think)


Roop - Child of the '80's

[Roop]

Here's a few more all from 1986 from Gaffer and myself... :

West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Kyrie - Mr Mister
Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
Manic Monday - The Bangles
What U Need - INXS
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
Take my Breath Away - Berlin
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Walk of Life - Dire Straits
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
When the Going gets Tough - Billy Ocean
Rock me Amadeus - Falco
Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
Invisible Love - Genesis
Livin' in America - James Brown
Nikita - Elton John
Dancin' on the Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Walk this Way - Run DMC
Stand by Me - Ben E King

Roop and Gaffer

[davidf]

OK these are falling into two categories. One for fun music of an certain age, and one toe-curlingly cringworthy awful, in a so bad its good kind of way. Ace of spades = fun, Rock me Amadeus = funny. Walk this way = fun, Danger Zone = funny.
Lots of great ideas, thanks.
DF

[frostie]

Try the following site

www.sthelenscelebritynews.co.uk/80s/80s.htm

[TC390SE]

Dont forget the best of all
"I like driving in my car... it's not quite a Jaguar"
NO MINE'S A TVR.

The nutty boys MADNESS.

IT EVEN RHYMS

I'v got a new career

[paulmarshall]

On the subject of in car entertainment, has anyone any experience with CD players and radio reception. I cannot pick up MW at all I am assuming this is to do with Fibreglass bodied cars. Help.
I also have a CD auto changer. You've guessed it jumps more than the wife does when I broadside at roundabouts. I have heard its possible to get the heads tightened to prevent this. Has anyone done this before?

[HarryW]

quote:
On the subject of in car entertainment, has anyone any experience with CD players and radio reception. I cannot pick up MW at all I am assuming this is to do with Fibreglass bodied cars. Help.
I also have a CD auto changer. You've guessed it jumps more than the wife does when I broadside at roundabouts. I have heard its possible to get the heads tightened to prevent this. Has anyone done this before?

I've got one of those in the boot apparently it's a six stack, don't know what it sounds like or whether it jumps as I've never switched it on

Harry

PS I know thats of no use to you, but I couldn't resist it

>> Edited by HarryW on Tuesday 2nd July 21:51

[kevinday]

Best sound track for an 80's TVR is.... the engine. Apart from that, Dire Straits and Chris Rea to mellow out a bit, Pet Shop Boys for 'dance', Pink Floyd for heavy stuff.

[JMorgan]

quote:
On the subject of in car entertainment, has anyone any experience with CD players and radio reception. I cannot pick up MW at all I am assuming this is to do with Fibreglass bodied cars. Help.
I also have a CD auto changer. You've guessed it jumps more than the wife does when I broadside at roundabouts. I have heard its possible to get the heads tightened to prevent this. Has anyone done this before?

The CD, mount it in a different location? Where is it now? I am assuming that it makes a difference, mine is behind (almost) the rear passenger light cluster.
I wouldn't have thought fibre glass affects MW. Your tranny works in the house surrounded by brick/concrete/mud/twigs or whatever your house is made of. Isn't the aerial for MW a ferrite core? maybe its a bit dis or cracked?
Also looking through my old fogie LP (thats turntables, beards and round black plastic disks to yung un's), ows about out of the blue by ELO. Nearly 80's

[JMorgan]

quote:
Hey Morg you're only saying that 'cause you're an old fogie ! Not like us yung-uns. 80's were great. ZZ Top and Ultravox .... Yeah baby !!

p.s. Don't hit me next time we meet 'cause I cry easy !

Nick ( Very Yellow 400 se )

Around here in Wales there is an easy way to get thumped.
In the bar.
"Are you looking at my pint?"
Get out, "No, looking at your girlfriend"
If you answer "pint" thumping starts.
Edjimicated lot I think
Also Def Leppard.
PS, I have trouble getting into boiled eggs.

>> Edited by JMorgan on Wednesday 3rd July 22:28

[nick heppinstall]

Morg !

I'm only envious 'cause you're engine bay's cleaner than mine GRRRRR

[JMorgan]

Its only 'cos I polish the dirt as well

[Wedg1e]

Hmmm... as an old fogie, still in possession of a 'gramophone' and some 'woofers and tweeters', I can offer the following:-

With or without you -U2
Dead Ringer and Took the words out of my mouth-Meatloaf
Losing my religion -REM (maybe the 90s though but!?)
Road to hell -Chris Rea
Mr Blue Sky -ELO
Living on a prayer -Bon Jovi

CD changer - yup, mine jumps more than an ex-wife. Either of them in fact.
Tried making a foam-padded platform for it, but still does it. Worse when the roof panel is in the boot, and sometimes worse on pirate...er, I mean copied....er, umm.... those other CDs.
Solution is probably to spend your wad (oo-er) on a funky new one with digital memory. Let us, however, not enter the debate of analogue versus digital sound quality, and whether a Pink Triangle is better than a Planar 3.... :-p

W.

[JMorgan]

Daytona off the Chris Rea album
Golden Earing Radar Love (70's)
John Kongos He's gona step on you again (70's)
All on a Rega P 3. None of that pushing a button wossy stuff to change speed

[gemini]

Tears for Fears - shout and everybody wants to rule the world - both appropraite for TVR!