80s Compilations: Living in Oblivion Volume 2

i miss the 80s. However, i couldn't purchase all of the songs i wanted (some are not easy to find, or only have one/a couple of decent songs. That is where the compilation comes in. For 80s songs, the only compilation series i have all of the volumes is Living In Oblivion (EMI Records). The 80s were hardly an oblivion (especially compared to the cultural wasteland that is today).

Tracklist

• Mickey - Toni Basil
• Get It On (Bang a Gong) - Powerstation
• Lay Your Hands on Me - Thompson Twins
• Let Me Go - Heaven 17
• Love Plus On - Haricut One Hundred
• Heart and Soul - T'pau
• Just Got Lucky - Jo Boxers
• It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) - Bananarama
• The Jam Was Moving - Debbie Harry
• Love Missile F1-11 - Sigue Segue Sputnik
• 88 Lines About 44 Women - The Hails
• Only the Lonely - The Motels
• Living in a Box - Living in a Box.
• Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
• Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
• Church of the Poison Mind - Culture Club
• Destination Unknown - Missing Persons
• Never Ending Story - Limahl
• Mickey (Spanish Version) - Toni Basil

Commentary:

A mostly solid track list, with maybe a few too many obscure British groups (especially in the US). Includes such 80s staples as: "Mickey", "(Get It On) Bang a Gong", "Lay Your Hands on Me", "Heart and Soul", "Only the Lonely", and "Walking on Sunshine" (not the Futurama Fry's dog version).

Vaguely Remembered:

"Love Missile F1-11" - i think it was a minor song (shower scene) on the Ferris Bueller's Day Off soundtrack. "Church of the Poison Mind" - not the best Culture Club song. "Never Ending Story" - from the movie of the same name (Limahl was the singer of Kajagoogoo's "Too Shy")

Didn't Remember, but was Ok With:

"Let Me Go", "Love Plus One", "Just Got Lucky", "Living in a Box", "Mickey (Spanish Version)" - "Oh Mickey, como estas. como estas, me gustas mas"

Not a Huge Fan Of:

"Love Missile F1-11", "88 Lines About 44 Women" - a bit risqué for me and too much talking.

Albums Bought

• Powerstation - The Powerstation (No longer have). Robert Palmer vocals and a couple members of Duran Duran
• Bananarama - Greatest Hits (getting for Xmas, may have previously owned), didn't get it for this song. This will be/has been mentioned in another post
• Living in a Box - Greatest Hits. After getting the album, also liked "Different Air" and "Room in Your Heart". Decent vocals and songs. Apparently from a sub-genre called "sophisti-pop" that  i kind of liked in the 80s. 2 albums and done (kind of like Breathe and Johnny Hates Jazz).
• Culture Club - Greatest Hits. Might have got from my sister (BMG or Columbia House). Didn't get for that song though