Trish's Obscure Eighties Playlist

Trish, you should know you started me on a tangent with your post on the facebook:

Then Ted tagged me in his response:

You're not kidding, Ted. Translator was totally amazing that night. But I love the album just as well. In fact I still have Nothing Is Saving Me on my iPod. So let's begin our playlist with that...


Trish, I hope these are obscure enough for you. Click to hear and enjoy!




1. Translator • "Nothing Is Saving Me"

2. Suburban Lawns • "Janitor"

3. The Producers • "I Love Lucy"

4. Billy Clone & The Same • "She's So Primative"

5. The Primatives • "Sick of It"

6. David Sylvian • "The Ink in the Well"

7. B-People • "23 Can Can't"

8. The Photos • "I'm So Attractive"

9. Gang of Four • "We Live as We Dream, Alone"

10. Adrien Belew • "Swingline"

11. Tones On Tail • "Christian Says"

12. Everything but the Girl • "Crabwalk"

13. Choir Invisible • "Playing Cards"

14. The Vapors • "Waiting for the Weekend"

15. The Hitmen • "Bates Motel"

16. The Motels • "Cry Baby"

17. The Plugz • "Achin'"

18. Prefab Sprout • "I Never Play Basketball Now"

19. Ultravox • "New Europeans"

20. X • "Blue Spark"

21. Advertising • "A.R.T. - Art"

22. The Proof • "It's Safe"

23. The Housemartins • "I Can't Put My Finger On It"

24. The Unknowns • "Tax Deductable"

25. Josie Cotton • "Johnny, Are You Queer?"

26. The Colourfield • "Hammond Song"

27. The Rezillos • "It Gets Me"

28. Polyrock • "Body Me"

29. Holly & the Italians • "Rock Against Romance"

30. Magazine • "Model Worker"

31. Shellyan Orphan • "Burst"