Expert: Bong Santos - 8/19/2006

Question
Hi there Bong! I have been searching for new wave songs these past few days because i wanted to have it as a collection... i would like to have some great new wave songs and so as with disco songs from the 80's... hopefully you can help me out on this... and do you know when can i get a complete copy of the songs that you will provide me.. it will really be a great help... hopefully, i can get an immediate response... Thanks ulit....

Lara :-)

Answer
Dear Lara,

Hi! Sorry for the somehow late response.

I am answering you now from my office so I don't have the physical CDs to enumerate the songs from it. But I can give the titles and some songs I remember. You can go to any Tower or Oddysey record stores and find CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE 80's MUSIC VOLUMES 1 & 2 and THE NEW ROMANTICS (2 discs each titles for the price of 1 CD) for some New Wave compilations.

VOLUME 1 includes:

MODERN LOVE by DAVID BOWIE
GOLD by SPANDAU BALLET
MAJOR TOM by PETER SCHILLING
LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD by PAT BENATAR
WHAT IS LOVE by HOWARD JONES
JUST GOT LUCKY by JoBOXERS
TIME (Clock Of My Heart) by CULTURE CLUB
STATE OF THE NATION by INDUSTRY
ELECTION DAY by ARCADIA
IF YOU LEAVE by O.M.D.
GIVE ME BACK MY HEART by DOLLAR
OUR HOUSE by MADNESS
BIRDS FLY (Whisper To A Scream) by ICICLE WORKS
WHITE WEDDING by DAVID BOWIE
and 20 more new wave songs

VOLUME 2 includes:
99 RED BALLOONS by NENA
SECRET by O.M.D.
THE GHOST IN YOU by PSYCHEDELIC FURS
(Feels Like) HEAVEN by FICTION FACTORY
ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE by SPANDAU BALLET
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW by DURAN DURAN
ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME by NAKED EYES
and about 30 more songs

THE NEW ROMANTICS includes:
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME by CULTURE CLUB
(I Just) DIED IN YOUR ARMS by CUTTING CREW
MARY'S PRAYER by DANNY WILSON
ONLY YOU by YAZOO
TOO SHY by KAJAGOOGOO
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN by THE DREAM ACADEMY
LET'S DANCE by DAVID BOWIE
and about 30 more songs

As for the 80's disco compilations, I only have 1 CD of it containing about 15 songs including NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP by RICK ASTLEY, SHAKE YOUR LOVE by DEBBIE GIBSON, ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK by MURRAY HEAD, STARS ON 45 BEATLES MEDLEY by STARS ON 45 and many others, its title is I think 80's DANCE MUSIC. I don't have much CD about 80s disco but I have a 70's disco CD titled SOLID GOLD. You can look for these CDs but there's still lot more titles to choose from depending on your taste. Just get to the compilations section and search for it.

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines