80s Corporate Event Band Song List
Explore the songs that keep dance floors full, from 80s hits to modern favorites for corporate events and parties.
Will Gail Dance? Song Catalog
| Song Title | Artist | Lead Vocalist | Released | Album | Movies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Red Balloons | Nena | Nena Kerner | 1983 | Nena | Grosse Pointe Blank (not 80s film) |
| Addicted to Love | Robert Palmer | Robert Palmer | 1985 | Riptide | Ruthless People |
| Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil | Peter Garrett | 1987 | Diesel and Dust | No major 80s film feature |
| Brass in Pocket | The Pretenders | Chrissie Hynde | 1979 | Pretenders | No major 80s film feature |
| Bust a Move | Young MC | Young MC | 1989 | Stone Cold Rhymin' | Uncle Buck |
| Call Me | Blondie | Debbie Harry | 1980 | American Gigolo Soundtrack | American Gigolo |
| Cars | Gary Numan | Gary Numan | 1979 | The Pleasure Principle | No major 80s film feature |
| Centerfold | The J. Geils Band | Peter Wolf | 1981 | Freeze Frame | No major 80s film feature |
| Cities in Dust | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie Sioux | 1985 | Tinderbox | No major 80s film feature |
| Dancing with Myself | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | 1980 | Vital Idol | No major 80s film feature |
| Don't Change | INXS | Michael Hutchence | 1982 | Shabooh Shoobah | No major 80s film feature |
| Don't You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds | Jim Kerr | 1985 | The Breakfast Club Soundtrack | The Breakfast Club |
| Don't You Want Me | The Human League | Philip Oakey and Susan Ann Sulley | 1981 | Dare | No major 80s film feature |
| Enjoy the Silence | Depeche Mode | Dave Gahan | 1990 | Violator | No major 80s film feature |
| Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears | Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith | 1985 | Songs from the Big Chair | Real Genius |
| Fascination Street | The Cure | Robert Smith | 1989 | Disintegration | No major 80s film feature |
| Fight for Your Right | Beastie Boys | Ad-Rock, MCA, Mike D | 1986 | Licensed to Ill | No major 80s film feature |
| Goodbye to You | Scandal | Patty Smyth | 1982 | Scandal EP | No major 80s film feature |
| Hard to Handle | The Black Crowes | Chris Robinson | 1990 | Shake Your Money Maker | No major 80s film feature |
| Heartbreaker | Pat Benatar | Pat Benatar | 1979 | In the Heat of the Night | No major 80s film feature |
| Hey Mickey | Toni Basil | Toni Basil | 1981 | Word of Mouth | No major 80s film feature |
| Hit Me with Your Best Shot | Pat Benatar | Pat Benatar | 1980 | Crimes of Passion | No major 80s film feature |
| Hungry Like the Wolf | Duran Duran | Simon Le Bon | 1982 | Rio | No major 80s film feature |
| I Love Rock 'n Roll | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | Joan Jett | 1981 | I Love Rock 'n Roll | No major 80s film feature |
| I Ran | A Flock of Seagulls | Mike Score | 1982 | A Flock of Seagulls | Valley Girl |
| I Think We're Alone Now | Tiffany | Tiffany | 1987 | Tiffany | No major 80s film feature |
| I Want Candy | Bow Wow Wow | Annabella Lwin | 1982 | The Last of the Mohicans | Marie Antoinette (not 80s film) |
| I Want You to Want Me | Cheap Trick | Robin Zander | 1977 | In Color | 10 Things I Hate About You (not 80s film) |
| Jenny / 867-5309 | Tommy Tutone | Tommy Heath | 1981 | Tommy Tutone 2 | No major 80s film feature |
| Jessie's Girl | Rick Springfield | Rick Springfield | 1981 | Working Class Dog | Boogie Nights (not 80s film) |
| Just Like Heaven | The Cure | Robert Smith | 1987 | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me | No major 80s film feature |
| Just What I Needed | The Cars | Ric Ocasek | 1978 | The Cars | Over the Edge |
| Let's Dance | David Bowie | David Bowie | 1983 | Let's Dance | No major 80s film feature |
| Love Shack | The B-52s | Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson | 1989 | Cosmic Thing | Married to the Mob |
| Melt with You | Modern English | Robbie Grey | 1982 | After the Snow | Valley Girl |
| My Sharona | The Knack | Doug Fieger | 1979 | Get the Knack | Reality Bites (not 80s film) |
| Need You Tonight | INXS | Michael Hutchence | 1987 | Kick | No major 80s film feature |
| New Sensation | INXS | Michael Hutchence | 1987 | Kick | No major 80s film feature |
| No More Words | Berlin | Terri Nunn | 1984 | Love Life | No major 80s film feature |
| One Way or Another | Blondie | Debbie Harry | 1978 | Parallel Lines | Coyote Ugly (not 80s film) |
| Power of Love | Huey Lewis and the News | Huey Lewis | 1985 | Back to the Future Soundtrack | Back to the Future |
| Relax | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Holly Johnson | 1983 | Welcome to the Pleasuredome | Body Double |
| Rio | Duran Duran | Simon Le Bon | 1982 | Rio | No major 80s film feature |
| Rock the Casbah | The Clash | Joe Strummer | 1982 | Combat Rock | No major 80s film feature |
| Santeria | Sublime | Bradley Nowell | 1996 | Sublime | No major 80s film feature |
| She Sells Sanctuary | The Cult | Ian Astbury | 1985 | Love | No major 80s film feature |
| Space Age Love Song | A Flock of Seagulls | Mike Score | 1982 | Listen | No major 80s film feature |
| Stray Cat Strut | Stray Cats | Brian Setzer | 1981 | Stray Cats | No major 80s film feature |
| Surrender | Cheap Trick | Robin Zander | 1978 | Heaven Tonight | Detroit Rock City |
| Talking in Your Sleep | The Romantics | Wally Palmar | 1983 | In Heat | No major 80s film feature |
| Tubthumping | Chumbawamba | Dunstan Bruce | 1997 | Tubthumper | No major 80s film feature |
| Turning Japanese | The Vapors | Dave Fenton | 1980 | New Clear Days | No major 80s film feature |
| Voices Carry | 'Til Tuesday | Aimee Mann | 1985 | Voices Carry | No major 80s film feature |
| Walking on Sunshine | Katrina and the Waves | Katrina Leskanich | 1983 | Walking on Sunshine | Secret Admirer |
| We Got the Beat | The Go-Go's | Belinda Carlisle | 1981 | Beauty and the Beat | Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
| What I Like About You | The Romantics | Wally Palmar | 1979 | The Romantics | No major 80s film feature |
| Whip It | Devo | Mark Mothersbaugh | 1980 | Freedom of Choice | No major 80s film feature |
| White Wedding | Billy Idol | Billy Idol | 1982 | Billy Idol | The Wedding Singer (not 80s film) |
| Wild Wild West | The Escape Club | Trevor Steel | 1988 | Wild Wild West | No major 80s film feature |
| Words | Missing Persons | Dale Bozzio | 1982 | Spring Session M | No major 80s film feature |
| Working for the Weekend | Loverboy | Mike Reno | 1981 | Get Lucky | No major 80s film feature |
| You Oughta Know | Alanis Morissette | Alanis Morissette | 1995 | Jagged Little Pill | No major 80s film feature |
Note: Several songs in the current live catalog were released outside the 1980s, but are commonly associated with retro, alternative, dance-rock, or crossover crowd engagement sets in live corporate entertainment environments.