Playlist: Here Comes the New Wave II

A continuing celebration of my favorite new wave, synthpop songs. Updated. Enjoy!

The Motels

01. Erasure – “A Little Respect” (1988)

02. The Cure – “Just Like Heaven” (1987)

03. Billy Idol – “White Wedding” (1982)

04. Pretenders – “Mystery Achievement” (1980)

05. Duran Duran – “Ordinary World” (1993)

06. Howard Jones – “No One Is to Blame” (1986)

07. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – “So in Love” (1985)

08. Motels – “Suddenly Last Summer” (1983)

09. The Church – “The Unguarded Moment” (1981)

10. The Police – “Every Breath You Take” (1983)

11. Tears for Fears – “Head Over Heels” (1985)

12. The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me” (1981)

13. When in Rome – “The Promise” (1988)

14. The Dream Academy – “Life in a Northern Town” (1985)

15. Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now” (1983)

16. Roxy Music – “Same Old Scene” (1980)

17. A Flock of Seagulls – “Space Age Love Song” (1982)

18. Depeche Mode – “Enjoy the Silence” (1990)

19. The Boomtown Rats – “I Don’t Like Mondays” (1979)

20. Elvis Costello – “Brilliant Mistake” (1986)

21. The Outfield – “Your Love” (1985)

22. The Cure – “Six Different Ways” (1985)

23. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – “Secret” (1985)

24. A Flock of Seagulls – “The More You Live, the More You Love” (1984)

Robert Smith joins Olivia Rodrigo for the Cure’s 
“Just Like Heaven”

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