YOUR '80S MIXTAPE
Basic Cable brings the best of the ’80s together in one seriously fun show — from New Wave and synth-pop to arena rock, hair metal, dance-floor classics and everything in between.
You’ll hear the songs you already know every word to, along with those “Oh my God, I forgot about this song!” favorites that instantly take you back. Prince, The Cure, Van Halen, Madonna, INXS, Cyndi Lauper, Bon Jovi, Duran Duran, Talking Heads and plenty more.
Big hits. Deep cuts. Guilty pleasures. Forgotten gems. If it made the ’80s awesome, there’s a pretty good chance Basic Cable plays it.
SONGLIST
New Wave/Alternative/Punk
99 Red Balloons, Nena
A Girl Like You, The Smithereens
A Little Respect, Erasure
Blister in the Sun, The Violent Femmes
Burning Down the House, Talking Heads
Call Me, Blondie
Cars, Gary Numan
Come on Eileen, Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners
Cruel Summer, Bananarama
Dancing with Myself, Billy Idol
Devil Inside, INXS
Don't Change, INXS
Don't Dream It's Over, Crowded House
Don't You Forget about Me, Simple Minds
Don't You Want Me, The Human League
Down Under, Men at Work
Escalator of Life, Robert Hazard
Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Tears for Fears
How Soon Is Now?, The Smiths
Hungry Like the Wolf, Duran Duran
I Melt with You, Modern English
I Ran, A Flock of Seagulls
I Want Candy, Bow Wow Wow
I Will Follow, U2
In a Big Country, Big Country
It's the End of the World as We Know It, REM
Just Like Heaven, The Cure
Kids in America, Kim Wilde
Love Shack, The B-52's
Message in a Bottle, The Police
No More Words, Berlin
Our Lips Are Sealed, The Go-Go's
Pretty in Pink, The Psychedelic Furs
Radio Free Europe, REM
Relax, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Rio, Duran Duran
Rock Lobster, The B-52's
Running Up That Hill, Kate Bush
Safety Dance, Men Without Hats
Should I Stay or Should I Go, The Clash
Sweet Dreams, The Eurythmics
Vacation, The Go-Go's
Video Killed the Radio Star, The Buggles
Voices Carry, 'Til Tuesday
Walk Like an Egyptian, The Bangles
We Got The Beat, The Go-Go's
West End Girls, Pet Shop Boys
Whip It, Devo
White Wedding, Billy Idol
Words, Missing Persons
Pop/Dance
1999, Prince
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Footloose, Kenny Loggins
Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper
Hey Mickey, Toni Basil
I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Whitney Houston
In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins
Let's Dance, David Bowie
Maniac, Michael Sembello
Manic Monday, The Bangles
Material Girl, Madonna
Purple Rain, Prince
She Bop, Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
You Spin Me Round, Dead or Alive
Rock/Hard Rock/Metal
Africa, Toto
American Girl, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
And We Danced, The Hooters
Back in Black, AC/DC
Centerfold, The J. Geils Band
Crazy Train, Ozzy Osbourne
Don't Stop Believin', Journey
Fight For Your Right, The Beastie Boys
Heartbreaker, Pat Benatar
Here I Go Again, Whitesnake
Hold on Loosely, .38 Special
I Want a New Drug, Huey Lewis & The News
Jack & Diane, John Mellencamp
Jenny (867-5309), Tommy Tutone
Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield
Jump, Van Halen
Just What I Needed, The Cars
Livin' On a Prayer, Bon Jovi
Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
Mony Mony, Billy Idol
Pour Some Sugar on Me, Def Leppard
ROCK in the U.S.A., John Mellencamp
Running Down a Dream, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Separate Ways, Journey
Summer of 69, Bryan Adams
Talk Dirty to Me, Poison
Too Much Time on My Hands, Styx
Walk This Way, Run-DMC/Aerosmith
Wanted Dead or Alive, Bon Jovi
Warrior, The, Scandal
We're Not Gonna Take It, Twisted Sister
What I Like About You, The Romantics
Working for the Weekend, Loverboy
You Better Run, Pat Benatar
You May Be Right, Billy Joel
Your Love, The Outfield
Christmas/Halloween/Special Event
Auld Lange Syne, New Year's
Christmas Wrapping, The Waitresses
Do They Know It's Christmas, Band-Aid
Ghostbusters, Ray Parker, Jr.
Goo Goo Muck, The Cramps
Happy Birthday, Altered Images
Holiday Road, Lindsay Buckingham
Last Christmas, Wham!
Pet Semetary, The Ramones
Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Bruce Springsteen
Somebody's Watching Me, Rockwell
Thriller, Michael Jackson
Did We Miss One?
We’re always adding songs to the Basic Cable mixtape. Got an ’80s favorite you’d love to hear at an upcoming show — or a must-play for your event?
Send us your request below. You never know what might make the setlist!