80s Synth Pop
Date: February 18, 2026
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Tomorrow we’re heading into 80s synth pop — bright keys, drum machines, and big feelings delivered with straight faces. These songs are catchy, a little dramatic, and surprisingly emotional beneath the polish. Expect momentum, melody, and just enough nostalgia to make it fun!
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Track List (11 tracks, 45 mins 14 secs)
1. Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
An early queer anthem about leaving home to find belonging.
2. Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode
One of Depeche Mode’s first hits, written before Vince Clarke left the band.
3. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
Built on a simple synth riff that became an 80s defining sound.
4. Bizarre Love Triangle
New Order
Not a huge chart hit at first, but a permanent dance-floor classic.
5. Don't You Want Me
The Human League
Nearly left off the album, it became one of 1981’s biggest singles.
6. Together In Electric Dreams - Remastered 2003 / From "Electric Dreams" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Phil Oakey, Giorgio Moroder
A film soundtrack collaboration that outlived the movie.
7. Tainted Love
Soft Cell
A 60s soul song reinvented as stark, minimalist synth-pop.
8. The Safety Dance - Extended Dance Version
Men Without Hats
Written after the band was told not to dance at clubs.
9. Take on Me
a-ha
Multiple re-recordings and an iconic video made it a global hit.
10. I Ran (So Far Away)
A Flock Of Seagulls
One of the first synth-driven hits to dominate rock radio.
11. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Dead Or Alive
Helped define the high-energy late-80s dance-pop sound.