<![CDATA[What 1980's tunes would you like to have seen / heard on the show ?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Stranger Things

purple_lemon — 9 years ago(September 26, 2016 06:22 PM)

Here's my list:
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (Eleven's theme song)
I Come From The Land Down Under - Men At Work (Flower Pot Monster's theme song)
Who Can It Be Now Knockin' At My Door? - Men At Work (Will's theme song)
I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew (Barbara's theme song)
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 (Joyce's theme song)
Every Breath You Take I'll Be Watching You - The Police (Jonathan's theme song)
The Players of The Game are the scum of the earth.

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Great song choices 👍

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None at all. The ones in the series already ruined the series to begin with awful music that ruined anything 'scary' or engrossing in the story

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I'd like to hear Scorpions, but getting a song in may be difficult with their manager.
Def Leppard?
Photograph
would have worked just fine.
Considering the kids tastes, maybe some Cheap Trick, Utopia, or Night Ranger.

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There was a similar discussion earlier on the board centered on MJ's Thriller.

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Maybe licensing fees were higher for acts like Def Leppard, Pat Benatar, and Van Halen, as opposed to Toto, Modern English, and Corey Hart?
You might be right. Didn't think of that.

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Maybe licensing fees were higher for acts like Def Leppard, Pat Benatar, and Van Halen, as opposed to Toto, Modern English, and Corey Hart?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/2233357https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/2233357Thu, 07 May 2026 23:05:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What 1980's tunes would you like to have seen / heard on the show ? on Thu, 07 May 2026 23:05:38 GMT]]>HarpoSpoke — 9 years ago(September 28, 2016 01:29 AM)

I thought they should have added some Def Leppard, Pat Benatar, and Van Halen. That's what the kids were actually listening to in 83. I guess the writer really loved the Clash and made sure to get mentions in for Television and bands like that.

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actually eyes without a face was released in november 1983 when the show takes place
but the single for it came in 1984

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/2233355https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/2233355Thu, 07 May 2026 23:05:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What 1980's tunes would you like to have seen / heard on the show ? on Thu, 07 May 2026 23:05:35 GMT]]>J-No — 9 years ago(September 28, 2016 01:29 AM)

Call Me was released in 1980. Doctor! Doctor! and Eyes Without a Face were released in 1984.
Two of the OP's suggested songs were released in 1986 or later so, yeah, I took a few slight liberties, too.

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This was set in 83, so a lot of popular 80's songs were not released yet.

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Doctor! Doctor! - Thompson Twins (Dr. Brenner's theme song)
Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol (Demogorgon's theme song)
Call Me - Blondie (Joyce's theme song)

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Lyrically, The Pretenders' cover of "I Go To Sleep" works well for Mike missing Eleven.
Sound-wise for the show, I'd love to hear "Drive" by The Cars in pretty much any capacity.

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Upside Down - Diana Ross (Demogorgon's theme song)
She Blinded Me with Science - Thomas Dolby (Eleven's theme song)
Freeze Frame - The J. Geils Band (Jonathan's theme song #1)
Girls on Film - Duran Duran (Jonathan's theme song #2)
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) - A Flock of Seagulls (Jonathan's theme song #3)
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads (Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve's theme song)
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne (Joyce's theme song)

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