Playlist: the smell of aqua net and the roller rink

Rio by Duran Duran

Into the Groove by Madonna

The Edge of Heaven by Wham!

Dirty Cash by The Adventures of Stevie V

Upside Down by Dianna Ross

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart

Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol

Raspberry Beret by Prince

Kiss on My List by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant

I Wonder If I Take You Home by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Full Force

Head Over Heels by Tears For Fears

Cry Wolf by a-ha

Alive and Kicking by Simple Minds

Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Girls on Film by Duran Duran

Bad Boys by Wham!

West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys

Life's What You Make It by Talk Talk

Dancing with Tears in my Eyes by Ultravox

Kiss on My List by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol and Generation X

Everything She Wants by Wham!

Saved By Zero by The Fixx

The Boss by Diana Ross

Train of Thought by a-ha

All The Things She Said by Simple Minds

Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode

Talk Talk by Talk Talk

Out of Touch by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Tinseltown in the Rain by The Blue Nile

Strange Kind Of Love by Love & Money

Fade to Grey by Visage

Dancing with Tears in my Eyes by Ultravox

Alive and Kicking by Simple Minds

Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran

Young Guns (Go For It!) by Wham!

The synth pop of the 80's is something that artists cannot recreate these days. You can hear the jazzercise and excitement of getting a new Walkman in their music. From new wave songs like Rio by Duran Duran to Wham!'s dance-pop hits, the 80's was an electric decade for music and continues to inspire musicians in modern times.