When you sit with someone who got married in the 70s or 80s, you can hear them saying something like music is dead now. Yes, there is a generation gap. However, fans of modern music believe that music has become more alive now. Let’s don’t start a debate and recognize the fact that the music in the 70s and 80s was awesome and more meaningful and people still love songs from that era. When you see top-rated Orange County music bands, many of them are 80s cover bands. They perform hundreds of shows every year.
When you watch a wedding video from the 80s, the way guests used to dance clearly shows that the music was at its best during those years. The fashion in those years also had wild colors. There was no shortage of fun in those weddings.
This idea may not come to your mind, but slower romantic tunes from the 80s are still ideal for the first dance. However, it is a great option. Many couples who are getting married these days, their parents got married in the 80s or 90s. It is a great idea to choose a tune for your first dance that your parents also chose when they got married. You can also start a tradition that can be passed to the next generation. Classic films like Dirty Dancing, Sixteen Candles, Endless Love, Top Gun, Say Anything and An Officer and a Gentleman used great love songs from that era.
Orange County wedding bands have a long list of the best songs from that era of music. The following are the top songs from the 80s for the first dance.
- Song: Longer
Album: Phoenix
Artist: Dan Fogelberg
Genre: Rock
Released: 1979
- Song: In Your Eyes
Album: So
Artist: Peter Gabriel
Genre: Rock
Released: 1986
- Song: Crazy For You
Album: Vision Quest
Artist: Madonna
Genre: Pop
Released: 1985
- Song: Lovesong
Album: Disintegration
Artist: The Cure
Genres: New Wave/Post-Punk, Alternative rock, Alternative/Indie
Released: 1989
- Song: The Search Is Over
Album: Vital Signs
Artist: Survivor
Genre: Rock
Released: 1984
- Song: Lady
Album: Greatest Hits
Artist: Kenny Rogers
Genre: Pop
Released: 1980
- Song: You’re The Inspiration
Album: Chicago 17
Artist: Chicago
Genres: Adult Contemporary, Classic Rock
Released: 1984
- Song: Faithfully
Album: Frontiers
Artist: Journey
Genres: Hard Rock, Classic Rock
Released: 1983
- Song: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Album: No Protection
Artist: Starship
Genre: Rock
Released: 1987
- Song: Take My Breath Away
Album: Count Three & Pray
Artist: Berlin
Genre: Electropop
Released: 1986
- Song: Eternal Flame
Album: Everything
Artist: The Bangles
Genres: Pop, Soft rock
Released: 1988
- Song: Tonight, I Celebrate My Love
Album: Born to Love
Artists: Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Released: 1983
- Song: The Lady In Red
Album: Into the Light
Artist: Chris De Burgh
Genres: Soft rock
Released: 1986
- Song: Keep On Loving You
Album: Hi Infidelity
Artist: REO Speedwagon
Genre: Rock
Released: 1980
- Song: Saving All My Love For You
Album: Whitney Houston
Artist: Whitney Houston
Genre: Contemporary R&B
Released: 1985
- Song: Endless Love
Album: No.1 Songs
Artist: Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Genre: R&B/Soul
Released: 2014
- Song: You & I
Album: Radio Romance
Artists: Crystal Gayle, Eddie Rabbitt
Genres: Country, Country music
Released: 1982
