I know - it's hard to pick just three. But try. Here are mine:
"With or Without You" - U2
"Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House
"Lean On Me" - Club Nouveau
What are yours? Write in comments below!
Note: Feel bad leaving out bands like The Cure, Violent Femmes, Genesis, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Heart, and Bob Seger. #Eighties #GenerationX #GenX #CrowdedHouse
Still Haven't Found - U2, The Stairs - INXS, Oceans - Pearl Jam. All of these songs came from albums I bought with minimum wage money from teenage McJobs I once had. Most of my U2 and Pearl Jam music came from a neon light mall store, and I got most of my INXS albums from one of those cassette/CD clubs that delivered music to your mailbox. As a high school freshman in the early 90's, I could see the influence of first wave Gen X pop culture as upperclassmen passed me by in the hallway in Van Halen shirts. Sometime about halfway though high school, the pop culture of second wave Gen X took over as friends in flannel…
The Rattle and Hum soundtrack - U2
Blood and Roses - Smithereens
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Gonna Make You Sweat – C+C Music Factory (Don't judge me)
Back to Life – Soul 2 Soul
Don Dada – Super Cat
Top three high school songs? Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes. Never Say Goodbye - Bon Jovi. Like a Virgin - Madonna!