Simply put, just New Wave (aka post-punk) pop songs - 1976-ish to 1984-ish
One song per band:
Cardiacs - Nurses Whispering Verses (81)
Kate Bush - Army Dreamers
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
Ultravox - Vienna
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Happy House
The Cure - A Forest
Magazine - Song From Under the Floorboards
Squeeze - Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Icehouse - Hey Little Girl
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer
Spandau Ballet - To Cut a Long Story Short
Human League - Being Boiled
Visage - Fade to Grey
Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry
Kraftwerk - The Model
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love?
XTC - Senses Working Overtime
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
Depeche Mode - New Life
Lene Lovich - Bird Song
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