July 25, 2025 Playlist – Violet Sky

No one I know does the eighties like Violet Sky. The look, the style, the sound – she does it all. That’s remarkable when you consider the fact that she wasn’t even born in the same century as the subject of her fascination. She’s received press coverage on both sides of the Atlantic, and judging by her hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, she’s not alone in her obsession. Click on this link to hear how she took her initial attraction to an obsession and a career, all to tune of an eighties-centric soundtrack.

  • BOWLING FOR SOUP 1985
  • OZZY OSBOURNE Crazy Train
  • OZZY OSBOURNE A Shot in the Dark
  • LITA FORD & OZZY OSBOURNE Close My Eyes Forever
  • ASIA Only Time Will Tell
  • BIG COUNTRY In A Big Country
  • MOTLEY CRUE Looks That Kill
  • WARRANT Down Boys
  • Q-FEEL Dancing in Heaven
  • ZZ TOP Sleeping Bag
  • KILLING JOKE Eighties
  • VIOLET SKY I Found Love
  • SHY TALK Excuse Me
  • LIFE BY NIGHT Phone to Phone
  • PSYCHEDLIC FURS Pretty In Pink
  • ANNIE GOLDEN Hang Up the Phone
  • E.G. DAILY One Way Love
  • DEAD OR ALIVE You Spin Me Round
  • VIOLET SKY What’s a Girl To Do
  • JULIE BROWN Shut Up and Kiss Me
  • MADNESS One Step Beyond
  • GENERAL PUBLIC Tenderness
  • THE BUGGLES Video Killed the Radio Star
  • DEPECHE MODE Just Can’t Get Enough
  • ERASURE A Little Respect
  • YAZ Only You
  • VIOLET SKY A Heartbeat Away
  • THE ESCAPE CLUB Wild Wild West
  • ABC Poison Arrow
  • CULTURE CLUB Time
  • ALPHAVILLE Forever Young (Remix)

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