SINGER/ SONGWRITERS of the 1980s (#10-1) Conclusion.
A Caffè Lattè spotlight on:
THE 50 ESSENTIAL
🎼INGER /
🎼ONGWRITERS
OF THE 1980s
🎶
The 1970s saw a proliferation of singer/ songwriters. The decade that followed ushered a new breed. These songsmiths drew from various influences and explored innovative musical directions.
Songs cited are prime examples of each singer/songwriter’s talent.
50 JULIAN LENNON ♪Say You’re Wrong
49 DON HENLEY ♪The Boys Of Summer
48 LLOYD COLE ♪Rattlesnakes
47 BRUCE HORNSBY ♪The Way It Is
46 MORRISSEY ♪Suedehead
45 SINEAD O’CONNOR ♪Mandinka
44 CHRIS ISAAK ♪Wicked Game
43 SUZANNE VEGA ♪Luka
42 JAMES REYNE ♪Hammerhead
41 ROBERT PALMER ♪Addicted To Love
40 BRYAN FERRY ♪Slave To Love
39 MELISSA ETHERIDGE ♪Like The Way I Do
38 BRYAN ADAMS ♪Heaven
37 ENYA ♪Orinoco Flow
36 STEVE WINWOOD ♪Arc Of A Diver
35 RICK SPRINGFIELD ♪Jessie’s Girl
34 CYNDI LAUPER ♪She Bop
33 SMOKEY ROBINSON ♪Being With You
32 STEVIE NICKS ♪Edge Of Seventeen
31 GEORGE HARRISON ♪Devil’s Radio
30 CHRISTOPHER CROSS ♪Think Of Laura
29 CARLY SIMON ♪Jesse
28 PETER GABRIEL ♪In Your Eyes
27 DAN FOGELBERG ♪Hard To Say
26 TOM PETTY ♪Don’t Come Around Here No More
25 BOB SEGER ♪Against The Wind
24 JOE JACKSON ♪Breaking Us In Two
23 VAN MORRISON ♪Have I Told You Lately
22 JOAN ARMATRADING ♪Drop The Pilot
21 BOZ SCAGGS ♪Simone
20 ROD STEWART ♪Young Turks
19 ELVIS COSTELLO ♪Veronica
18 KATE BUSH ♪The Sensual World
17 PAUL McCARTNEY ♪Take It Away
16 TRACY CHAPMAN ♪ Baby Can I Hold You
15 JOHN LENNON ♪ Watching The Wheels
14 PAUL SIMON ♪The Boy In The Bubble
13 JOHN MELLENCAMP ♪Rain On The Scarecrow
12 STING ♪Russians
11 GEORGE MICHAEL ♪Father Figure
10 DAVID BOWIE ♪Modern Love
9 MADONNA ♪Live To Tell
8 PHIL COLLINS ♪In The Air Tonight
7 ELTON JOHN*
♪I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
6 LIONEL RICHIE ♪Truly
5 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ♪Cover Me
4 STEVIE WONDER ♪Part-Time Lover
3 BILLY JOEL ♪An Innocent Man
2 MICHAEL JACKSON ♪Beat It
1 PRINCE ♪1999
· *Words by Bernie Taupin.
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