80`s songs that never made it

[pastafarian]

80`s music is awash with classics that never made the Top 40 as released singles and album songs that were criminally never released as singles.

name your classics that never made the grade

yes this one never made the UK top 40

 

[Tarpon]

 

[Tarpon]

And this

 

[pastafarian]

this never made the Top 40

 

[LargeHadronZugzwang]

Crept into top 50 and promptly left. Criminal.

 

[LargeHadronZugzwang]

May have got in the top 1000.

 

[LargeHadronZugzwang]

Another unknown classic fades into obscurity...

 

[pastafarian]

no.58 in the charts



someone had to steal it

 

[Return of the Rev]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Fkuq5Lf0Q

 

[pastafarian]

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

This wasn't a hit until 1990 on it's 2nd reissue

 

[symyjym]

Hardly surprising

 

[Pickles]

I just love this lot. Saw them play at Jenkinsons and bought the album.

Still the most played on my pod.

 

[the wanderbus]

Number 46 in 1980

 

[supaseagull]

This wasn't a hit until 1990 on it's 2nd reissue

Love Talk Talk. First time I've seen that video of Its a Shame - slightly weird!

 

[Eeyore]

 

[Eeyore]

 

[Weststander]

Love Talk Talk. First time I've seen that video of Its a Shame - slightly weird!

Love Shame also. I always thought the 12" remix was better, but it's a long time ago!

 

[brakespear]

the quintessential 'never made it in the 80's, legends in the 90's':

followed by the best 'missed hit' of the 80's:

and ending up with the best British band ever :

 

[brakespear]

Also including this as if it wasn't for the stubborn attitude of the songwriter it would probably have been a big hit :