Wang Chung Pick the Best Party Jams of the ’80s (Not By Wang Chung)

What a bassline and a groove and lyric and a video and so on and so on. Rod Temperton wrote this tune, and he was a big fan of our 'To Live and Die In L.A.'  soundtrack album. He invited me over to his home studio when he was working with Seidah Garret who had sung on our 'Mosaic' album. Lovely man who I totally respect.

An iconic dance anthem with an influential electronic sound. Love the way it works the funky guitar in half way through. Completely infectious and hits all the right spots.

AC/DC are quite simply the dogs bollocks (as we say in the U.K.). Their feel is second to none. A wonder to behold.

I'm a huge fan of Chic and of Bernard Edwards' bass lines. This is one of his best and brilliantly used on this seminal and influential rap track.

A kind of negative party track that paradoxically makes you feel good. Always loved the Talking Heads and this is a great track. Love the military type drum pattern and the accordion part.

Kool Bell  is one of my favourite bass players, ever and their songs are often equally effective as his wonderfully economic and funky bass playing is. This tune achieves exactly what it sets out to do, and what its subject matter is about.

What a bass line and what a track. Can't blame MC Hammer for using it for 'U Can't Touch This!!!'

A northern soul classic, brilliantly synthed up by Soft Cell. I used to hang around with their label owner and manager, Stevo, but I just about managed to live to tell the tale!!

My old friend and colleague Jon Moss actually was drummer for the Clash for a few months before eventually  ending up in Culture Club. I also used to be an agent in London for about a year in the very early days of punk. I remember getting them a gig for the princely sum of £10, before they were famous. 'Rock the Casbah' is so infectious, and I love the piano part.

When Wang Chung were playing Minneapolis on tour in the '80s, Prince invited us to his club for the first-ever performance of 'Purple Rain,' pre-release. That was a gig!! We were already big fans after '1999.' My fave Prince album is 'Sign o' the Times.'

I'm a massive fan of Rufus and Chaka. Loved this tune, which was written by, of course, Prince.

This was mind blowing, especially from the production point of view. A monster bass line and loads of attitude. Steve Lipson, one of the producers of the track, also worked with us subsequently on our single 'Wait.'

'Everybody Have Fun Tonight' was neck and neck all the way up the Billboard charts with this tune in 1987. The lyric is nearly as silly as ours. That's gotta be a good thing.

I never really knew much about Aerosmith at the time as they weren't that big in the U.K. then. I loved the hybrid of rap and rock with this Run-DMC version. A real mash-up of the best elements of both acts and genres. Great vid, too!! By the way, we are currently collaborating with Jason Nevins (of 'It's Like That/ Jason Nevins vs Run DMC' fame) on a reboot of 'Everybody have Fun Tonight' ....watch this space!

I feel the same about this tune as the Run-DMC 'Walk this Way.' In the '80s, we bumped into the Beasties in Milwaukee when we were both on our separate tours. They came to our show and exhorted the audience to leave (they didn't leave)! We then hung with them out in the bar of the hotel we were both staying in, and they were really friendly.

Love the feel of this track. It's pretty hard not to feel good when you hear it

Just love the groove and the vocal on this. Great to dance to, and I don't really dance!! A really sexy tune! We played with them a few years ago on the TV show 'Hit Me Baby One More Time.' They loved our cover of Nelly's 'Hot in Herre.'

Love the down and dirty feel and the down and dirty vocal.

Big fan of Bowie and big fan of Nike Rogers of Chic, who produced it. 'Nough said!!

This felt really fresh when it came out. Great feel.

Loved their 'Dare' album and its eccentric mix of pop, dance and synth electronica. We toured with them just as that album was coming out.