Friends,
I am trying to compile great songs from 80's and 90's in this thread. I believe, most of us have grown up listening to songs from this generation. Please help me compiling by posting songs of your choice. Any genre is welcome.

Let me do the first honor by including this song called "Careless Whisper" by WHAM. WHAM was a band of two talented artists: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, before they decided to split later on.

This song is dear to me and always will be because it was the first english song that my tiny ears as a kid listened to, and boy what a song it was to start with.

Enjoy!!


Artist: George Michael (WHAM)
Title : Careless Whisper

=====================================

Time can never mend the careless whispers of a good friend
To the heart and mind, ignorance is kind
there's no comfort in the truth
pain is all you'll find

Should've known better

I feel so unsure
as I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
as the music dies, something in your eyes
calls to mind the silver screen
and all its sad good-byes

I'm never gonna dance again
guilty feet have got no rhythm
though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool

Should've known better than to cheat a friend
and waste the chance that I've been given
so I'm never gonna dance again
the way I danced with you

Time can never mend
the careless whispers of a good friend
to the heart and mind
ignorance is kind
there's no comfort in the truth
pain is all you'll find

I'm never gonna dance again
guilty feet have got no rhythm
though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool

Should've known better than to cheat a friend
and waste this chance that I've been given
so I'm never gonna dance again
the way I danced with you

Never without your love

Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say

We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
But noone's gonna dance with me
Please stay

And I'm never gonna dance again
guilty feet have got no rhythm
though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool

Should've known better than to cheat a friend
and waste the chance that I've been given
so I'm never gonna dance again
the way I danced with you

(Now that you're gone) Now that you're gone
(Now that you're gone) What I did's so wrong
that you had to leave me alone

================================

Will bombard this thread with plenty of stuff from 70s, 80s, 90s and some contempory, if you don't mind. But most of them will definetly be from 80s and 90s.

Enjoy !!

i nepaili do you know last christmas and fatherfigure BY George Michael?

Why?

Thanks i_nepali. If possible, please disable the autoplay feature, while posting the embedded player.

Thanks,
Lonely.

Bucchu, I will be back with last christmas, wait for few mins.

This makes me very very nostalgic....



Artist: George Michael
Title : Last Christmas


============================

Last christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year
To save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special

Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance
But you still catch my eye
Tell me baby
Do you recognize me?
Well
It’s been a year
It doesn’t surprise me
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying I love you
I meant it
Now I know what a fool I’ve been
But if you kissed me now
I know you’d fool me again

Chorus

A crowded room
Friends with tired eyes
I’m hiding from you
And your soul of ice
My God I thought you were
Someone to rely on
Me?
I guess I was a shoulder to cry on

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover but you tore me apart
Now I’ve found a real love you’ll never fool me again

Chorus x2

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover buy you tore him apart
Maybe next year I’ll give it to someone
I’ll give it to someone special.


===============================

"How Bizarre"

Brother Pele's in the back, sweet Zina's in the front
Cruisin' down the freeway in the hot, hot sun
Suddenly red-blue lights flash us from behind
Loud voice booming, "Please step out onto the line"
Pele preaches words of comfort, Zina just hides her eyes
Policeman taps his shades, "Is that a Chevy '69?"

How bizarre
How bizarre, how bizarre

Destination unknown, as we pull in for some gas
Freshly pasted poster reveals a smile from the past
Elephants and acrobats, lions snakes monkey
Pele speaks "righteous," Sister Zina says "funky"

How bizarre
How bizarre, how bizarre

Ooh, baby (Ooh, baby)
It's making me crazy (It's making me crazy)
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around (Everytime I look around)
Everytime I look around
It's in my face

Ring master steps out and says "the elephants left town"
People jump and jive, but the clowns have stuck around
TV news and camera, there's choppers in the sky
Marines, police, reporters ask where, for and why
Pele yells, "We're outta here," Zina says, "Right on"
We're making moves and starting grooves before they knew we were gone
Jumped into the Chevy and headed for big lights
Wanna know the rest? Hey, buy the rights...

How bizarre
How bizarre, how bizarre

Ooh, baby (Ooh, baby)
It's making me crazy (It's making me crazy)
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around (Everytime I look around)
Everytime I look around
It's in my face

These are some of the kind of songs that I never get tired of listening

Collin Raye - Love Me

I read a note my grandma wrote
Back in 1923
Grandpa kept it in his coat
And he showed it once to me
He said boy you might not understand
But a long long time ago
Grandma's daddy didn't like me none
But I loved your grandma so

We had this crazy plan to meet
And run away together
Get married in the first town we came to
And live forever
But nailed to the tree where we were
Supposed to meet instead
I found this letter and this is what it said

If you get there before I do
Don't give up on me
I'll meet you when my chores are through
I don't know how long I'll be
But I'm not gonna let you down
Darling wait and see
And between now and then
Till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me

I read those words just hours before
My grandma passed away
In the doorway of the church
When me and grandpa stopped to pray
I know I'd never seen him cry
All my 15 years
But as he said these words to her
His eyes filled up with tears

If you get there before I do
Don't give up on me
I'll meet you when my chores are through
I don't know how long I'll be
But I'm not gonna let you down
Darling wait and see
And between now and then
Till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me

Between now and then till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me

Longer
Dan Fogelberg

Intro

G Am7 Gmaj7/B C G Am7 Gmaj7/B C G Am7 Gmaj7/B C Bb D7/A

G C/G D

G Am7 Gmaj7/B C
Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
G Am7 Gmaj7/B C
Higher than any bird ever flew
G Am7 Gmaj7/B C
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens
Bb D7/a
I've been in love with you
G C/G D

Stronger than any mountain cathedral
Truer than any tree ever grew
Deeper than any forest primeval
I am in love with you
(don't do the G C/G D here)
G
F+2/C C Eb+2/Bb Bb
I'll bring fire in the winters
F+2/C C Eb+2/Bb Bb
You'll send showers in the spring
F+2/C C Eb+2/Bb Bb
We'll fly through the falls and summers
D7sus/G D7/F# Dm7/F D7/f#
With love on our wings

Through the years as the fire starts to mellow
Blurring lines in the book of our lives
Though the binding's cracked and the pages start to yellow
I'll be in love with you
G G/A
Bb D7/A G
I'll be in love with you

F+2/C C Eb+2/Bb Bb F+2/C C Eb+2/Bb Bb F+2/C C Eb+2/Bb Bb

D7sus/G D7/F# Dm7/F D7/f#

repeat first verse
after "I've been in love with you"

G G/A
Bb D7/A
I am in love with you
G G/A Bb D7/A G

Leader of the Band
Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg
The Innocent Age
1981
I heard this song over the summer and decided I
needed to pick up some Fogelberg stuff. As part
of my new Columbia House membership I got this CD,
so here's the song. Hope you enjoy it!

Lyrics
Chords

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Capo 1st

INTRO:

G Am C Cadd9 C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-------------|
B:-3---------3-----|---3---1---0-----|-1---------1-----|-3---3-1---0-----|
G:-0-----0-----0---|-----0-----------|-------0-----0---|-----------------|
D:-----0-----------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A:-2---------------|-2-------0---0-2-|-3---------------|-3-----------3-2-|
E:---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|-------3---------|


Am Em D G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---------|-----------------|-2-----------------|-----------3-----|
B:-0h1-------1-----|-0-1-0---------0-|-3-----------------|-----0h1-------1-|
G:-----2---------0-|-------0---0-----|-------2-0h2p0---0-|-------------0---|
D:-------------4---|-----------------|-0---0---------4---|-----0h2---------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0-------0---0---|-------------------|-3---------------|


G
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------------|
B:-----0h1-------1-|-----0h1-----1---|-0-----0---0---0-|
G:-------------0---|-----------------|-0---0-------0---|
D:-----0h2---------|-----0h2---------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is the verse:

An only child alone and wild a cabinet-maker's son
G Bm C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-3---------3-----|-----------------|-------2-----0---|-----------------|
B:-----0h1-------1-|-----0-----0-----|-----3-----------|-1---------1-----|
G:-------------0---|-------0-------0-|---4-------4-----|-------0-------0-|
D:-----0h2---------|---0---------0---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|


His hands...for different work... heart was known to none
Am Em Am C D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---2-----|
B:-1-------1-------|---3-------3-----|-1-------1-------|-----1-------3---|
G:-------2-----2---|-0---------------|-------2-----2---|---0-----------2-|
D:-----2---------2-|-----2---2---2---|-----2---------2-|---------0-------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


he left his home and went his... solitary way and he
G Bm C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------3-----|-----------------|-------2-----0---|-----------------|
B:-----0h1-------1-|-----1-----0-----|-----3-----------|-1---------1-----|
G:-------------0---|-------0-------0-|---4-------4-----|-------0-------0-|
D:-----0h2---------|---0---------0---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
E:-3---------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|


gave to me a gift I know I never can repay
Am Em Am D G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-------0---------|-----------2-----|-----------3-----|
B:-1-------1-------|---3-------3-----|-1-----------3---|-----0h1-------1-|
G:-------2-----2---|-0---------------|-------2-------2-|-------------0---|
D:-----2---------2-|-----2---2---2---|-----2---0-------|-----0h2---------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|


interlude (don't play before chorus)
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------3-----|-----------3-.---|---------------3-|
B:-----0h1-------1-|-----0h1-----1---|-----------0-----|
G:-------------0---|-------------0---|-------0---------|
D:-----0h2---------|-----0h2---------|-----0-------0---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here is the chorus:

the leader of the band is tired...eyes are growing
G Am Bm C Bm C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------2-----|-----------------|
B:-----0---1---3---|-5-----5-------5-|-3-----3-------3-|-1---------1-----|
G:---0-----2---4---|-----5-------5---|-----4-------4---|-------0-------0-|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
A:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


old but his blood runs... instrument and his song is in my soul
G Am Bm Am Em Am F D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-1---1-----2-----|
B:---0-----1---3---|-1---------1-----|---3-------3-----|-1---------1-----|-1-----1-----3---|
G:-------0-2---4---|-------2-------2-|-0---------------|-------2-------2-|---2-----------2-|
D:-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2-------2---|---------0-------|
A:-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|


my life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man I'm
C Bm C G Am Bm
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------3-----|-----------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-5-----5-------5-|-3-----3-------3-|-1---------1-----|---0-----1---3---|
G:-----5-------5---|-----4-------4---|-------0-------0-|-------0-2---4---|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----0-----------|
A:-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|


just a living legacy to the leader of the band
Am Em Am D G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-------0---------|-----------2-----|-----------3-----|
B:-1---------1-----|---3-------3-----|-1-----------3---|-----0h1-------1-|
G:-------2-------2-|-0---------------|-------2-------2-|-------------0---|
D:-----2-------2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---0-------|-----0h2---------|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|


interlude
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------3-----|-----------3-.---|---------------3-|
B:-----0h1-------1-|-----0h1-----1---|-----------0-----|
G:-------------0---|-------------0---|-------0---------|
D:-----0h2---------|-----0h2---------|-----0-------0---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------LYRICS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
play intro

An only child alone and wild a cabinet-maker's son
His hands were meant for different work and his heart was known to none
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A quiet man of music denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once but his music wouldn't wait
He earned his love through discipline a thundering velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHORUS
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My brothers' lives were different for they heard another call
One went to Chicago and the other to St. Paul
And I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel
Living out this life I've chose and come to know so well

over solo, play second half of verse

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I thank you for the music and your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough
And papa I don't think I said 'I love you' near enough

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHORUS
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band
I am a living legacy to the leader of the band

ending solo: play second half of verse

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHORDS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C x32010 or 35553
Cadd9 x32030


You've Got A Friend

When you're down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend

If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there

Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend

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Mr.Lonely , Thanks for my all time beautiful song... '' Last christmas"....

Can you play Father figure too?

"Words"

Smile, an everlasting smile
A smile can bring you near to me
Don't ever let me find you wrong
Cause that would bring a tear to me
This world has lost it's glory
Lets start a brand new story
Now my love
You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say...
It's only words
And words are all I have
To take your heart away

Talk, in everlasting words
And dedicate them all, to me
And I will give you all my life
I'm here if you should call to me
You think that I don't even mean
a single word I say...

[CHORUS, repeat]

Da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da

This world has lost it's glory
Let's start a brand new story
Now, my love
You think that I don't even mean
a single word I say...

Enjoy.....................!!!!!!!!

Here's One of My all time Fav:
-

Another One:
Poison - Every Rose has its throns
-

"I'm never gonna dance again
guilty feet have got no rhythm
though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool"

GODDAMIT!! makes me nostalgic.

Here is the one that I struck the chords out and put it on e-chords.com from Shakin Stevens.

Because I love you-Shakin Stevens

D Em D
If I got down on my knees and I pleaded with you
D Em D
If I crossed a million oceans just to be with you
Em A
Would you ever.... let me down?

If I climbed the highest mountain just to hold you tight
If I said that I would love you every single night
Would you ever let me down?

D F# Bm
Well I'm sorry if it sounds kinda sad, it's just that
Em
Worried, so worried
A
that you let me down





D
Because I love you, love you
Em A
Love you, so don't let me down





If I swam the longest river just to call your name
If I said the way I feel for you would never change
Would you ever fool around

Well I'm sorry if it sounds kinda bad, just that
Worried, cuz' I'm so worried
that you let me down

Chorus

Well I'm sorry if it sounds kinda bad, just that
Worried, cuz' I'm so worried
that you let me down

Chorus


Comments/Corrections: parashbro@gmail.com

Mr. Big - To Be With You
-

Mr. Big - Wild World
-

Dancing in the dark (Bruce Springsteen)

Boss looks pretty young and cheerful in this video






I get up in the evening, and I ain’t got nothing to say
I come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same way
I ain’t nothing but tired, man I’m just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help

You can’t start a fire, you can’t start a fire without a spark
This gun’s for hire even if we’re just dancing in the dark

Message keeps getting clearer, radio’s on and I’m moving round the place
I check myself out in the mirror I wanna change my clothes my hair my face
Man I ain’t getting nowhere just sitting in a dump like this
There’s something happening somewhere baby I just know that there is

You can’t start a fire...

You sit around getting older there’s a joke here somewhere and it’s on me
I’ll shake this world off my shoulders come baby this laughs on me

Stay on the streets of this town and they’ll be carving you up alright
They say you got to stay hungry hey baby I’m just about starving tonight
I’m dying for some action I’m sick of sitting ’round here trying to write
This book
I need a love reaction come on now baby give me just one look

So long - Ive been looking too hard

Ive been waiting too long.
Sometimes I dont know what I will find

I only know its a matter of time.
When you love someone - when you love someone

It feels so right so warm and true -
I need to know if you feel it too.
Maybe Im wrong -
Wont you tell me if Im coming on too strong?
This heart of mine has been hurt before

This time I wanna be sure.

Ive been waiting for a girl like you
To come into my life.
Ive been waiting for a girl like you

A love that will sunrive.
Ive bee waiting for someone new to make me feel alive
Yeah
waiting for a girl like you to come into my life.
Youre so good - when we make love its understood

Its more than a touch or a word we say.
Only in dreams could it be this way

When you love someone - yeah
really love someone.
Now
I know its right

From the moment I wake up till deep in the night

Theres nowhere on earth that Id rather be
Than holding you tenderly.
Ive been waiting for a girl like you . . .
Ive been waiting
waiting for you.
Ive been waiting
Ive been waiting
yeah -
Wont you come into my life?

Keep it going !!

good job guys.