The other day I stumbled upon Simple Mind’s song, “Theme for Great Cities,” and it ignited a desire to compile a playlist of 80s instrumental tracks. Off the top of my head, I could think of about a half dozen. After about four hours of research, which included reaching out to friends for input, I was able to gather over fifty tracks. Doing playlist research is always very interesting. But I have to confess that a lot of the material was similar, and the overall results was not very compelling. So I whittled my list down to twenty-five tracks. The first twenty are well-mixed; the final five tracks are bonuses. I hope you enjoy Oscillate Wildly.
*My favorite discovery might be the Tears for Fears track, “Pharaoh.”
**”D.N.A.” by A Flock of Seagulls won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental in 1983.
***More 80s playlists, including the companion playlist to my 80s coming-of-age ode-to-new wave novel, Your Silent Face, can be found at yoursilentfacedotcom.
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