My Feel-Good List Of 80s Songs, They Make My Heart Happy

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”

Confucius

Music puts a bookmark in each chapter of our book of life. Whether you were in high school or waking up in the wee hours of the morning to feed your newborn, there’s that one song, that when you hear it, you know exactly what you were doing at that moment. It makes you smile, it makes you reminisce and it makes your heart happy. I recently created an 80s playlist because I needed an escape. I wanted to be taken back to my happy place, to my childhood. I needed some feel-good music to take me away from life’s stressors. I hope you enjoy my picks. So, without further ado, here is my list of 80s songs!

Something about the music in the beginning of Hungry Eyes, it’s almost haunting.

You can’t do an 80s list without Michael Jackson. As a child, Man In The Mirror helped me recognize that I had a pretty good life and there were countless people worldwide who were going through various hardships. It opened my eyes and demanded compassion from me.

Billy Ocean was born in Trinidad and Tobago like I was.

When this one comes on the radio, I just have to turn it up!

Artists coming together for a good cause.

Love this one!

I really loved this one as a teen.

I love the coordinated dance moves.

The album Open Up and Say…..Ahh! was the first one I ever bought on vinyl.

The 80s would not have been the same without Guns N’ Roses.

White Lion had quite a few good songs but this one was my favorite.

The video always made me feel like dancing. Good times.

Good stuff.

I loved my hair bands. Can you tell?

This one always played on the tv. We had no cable channels back then and this one would come up between shows. The good ole days. Eddy Grant has his roots in the Caribbean.

Revolutionary collaboration.

This one is my husband’s favorite. He has good taste.

Hair band again. I was obsessed, obviously.

To round out the list is Bryan Adams.