LunchBox 49 (80’s Mix)

First off, I’m an 80’s baby. To be more precise an I’m an 80 baby born in 1980. I thoroughly enjoy music spanning many decades and genres but the 80’s holds a special place in my ears. I can remember the first time hearing The Clash, Pet Shop Boys, and Information Society (to name a select few) on the radio at a young age. Over the years I began to dig deeper into their catalogs, their sub-genres, groups that influenced them, and so the rabbit hole goes. Mixing LunchBox 49 was easy and difficult at the same time. I couldn’t possibly put every song or group I wanted on the mix so this theme will likely become a series within the LunchBoxes, much like The Boomin’ In Ya Jeep mixes from time to time. Vinyl and mp3’s throughout, #49 hits 25 tracks in just over an hour. This is not a best of but there some hits so sit back, relax, and please enjoy responsibly! As always, head over to the Audio Page for more music.

1. Magnificent 7 – The Clash
2. True Faith – New Order
3. Mesopotamia – The B-52’s
4. Strange Love – Depeche Mode
5. Walking Away – Information Society
6. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) – Talking Heads
7. Opportunities – Pet Shop Boys
8. Sussudio – Phil Collins
9. Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant
10. Photograph – Def Leppard
11. Heart And Soul – Huey Lewis & The News
12. In A Big Country – Big Country
13. Politics Of Dancing – The Reflex
14. Let’s Go To Bed – The Cure
15. Lies – Thompson Twins
16. Girls On Film – Duran Duran
17. China Girl – David Bowie
18. Weird Science – Oingo Boingo
19. Party All The Time – Eddie Murphy
20. Dress You Up – Madonna
21. She Bop – Cyndi Lauper
22. In Between Days – The Cure
23. Got My Mind Set On You (The Knack Re-Drum) – George Harrison
24. Shock The Monkey – Peter Gabriel
25. I Will Follow – U2