28. B-52s, “Love Shack” The music video for 1989’s “Love Shack” perfectly suits the B-52’s, one of the ‘80s most colorful and ...

Rock Your Heart: The 22 Greatest Rock and Roll Love Songs ... “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure is an iconic 80s new wave love ...

As you will see in the below list of the Top 50 New Wave Songs, chosen by the UCR staff, many of these tracks would fit comfortably within other playlists from the era, not just punk, but also pop, ...

The '80s were filled with all-star collaborations on ballads and for the Footloose soundtrack we got the pairing of Heart 's Ann Wilson and Loverboy 's Mike Reno. The song was actually penned by ...

9. “Live Every Moment” Speaking of positive messages, this minor REO hit appeared on their 1984 “Wheels Are Turnin’” album ...

“Natural Woman is another one of these songs that ... ‘70s and ‘80s, southern rock bands were the soundtrack of my youth,” says Morton, whose solo in this is predictably top-notch.