30 Iconic ’80s Lyrics to Use as Your Next Instagram Caption
Whether you actually lived through the decade or have only experienced it through classic movies and music, the culture of the 1980s was truly irresistible.
Of course, the '80s produced uncountable hit tracks we still listen to regularly today (and which still occasionally pop up on the Billboard tracks because they're that good). We truly can't get enough of '80s music, and if you feel the same, keep scrolling to discover 30 of its most iconic lyrics to use as your next Instagram caption.
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For proclaiming your undying love:
"My love, there's only you in my life."
-Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, "Endless Love"
For when you know you're destined to be together:
"Oh, can't you see you belong to me?"
-The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
For celebrating the power of togetherness:
"Oh, can't you see you belong to me?"
-Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, "Ebony and Ivory"
For when you'll be there for them, always:
"Call me, call me any, anytime."
-Blondie, "Call Me"
For flaunting your progress to where you are today:
"It's the eye of the tiger, tt's the thrill of the fight, rising up to the challenge of our rival."
-Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger"
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For when you just want honesty in love:
"Say, say, say what you want but don't play games with my affection."
-Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, "Say Say Say"
For when history seems to always be getting wilder and wilder:
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning, since the world's been turning."
-Billy Joel, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
For when love's got you acting all kinds of ways:
"I can't get any rest. People say I'm obsessed."
-Fine Young Cannibals, "She Drives Me Crazy"
For wanting to know if what you feel is real:
"Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming? Is this burning an eternal flame?"
-The Bangles, "Eternal Flame"
For when you can't experience love without pain:
"Every rose has its thorn just like every night has its dawn."
-Poison, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
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For planning your next tropical vacation:
"That's where you wanna go to get away from it all."
-The Beach Boys, "Kokomo"
For practicing some positivity:
"In every life we have some trouble, but when you worry, you make it double. Don't worry, be happy."
-Bobby McFerrin, "Don't Worry Be Happy"
For when they're so beautiful you can hardly stand it:
"And if I stare too long, I'd probably break down and cry."
-Guns N' Roses, "Sweet Child O' Mine"
For when you'd do anything for them:
"I would move heaven and earth To be together forever with you."
-Rick Astley, "Together Forever"
For when you want your romantic dreams to become reality:
"Get outta my dreams, get into my car."
-Billy Ocean, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"
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For announcing your big plans for the future:
"I'm gonna make a change. For once in my life, it's gonna feel real good."
-Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror"
For when you haven't been thinking about anyone else:
"Ive got my mind set on you."
-George Harrison, "I've Got My Mind Set on You"
For yearning for them:
"And I need you now tonight, and I need you more than ever."
-Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
For when nothing will stop you from being with your love:
"It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you. There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do."
-Toto, "Africa"
For when you don't want to get left out:
"Wake me up before you go-go. Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo."
-Wham!, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
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For when you don't care about anything but a good time:
"Oh girls just wanna have."
-Cyndi Lauper, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
For not being ready to decide:
"I've gotta take a little time. A little time to think things over."
-Foreigner, "I Want to Know What Love Is"
For clinging to hope, no matter what:
"Don't stop believin'. Hold on to that feelin'."
-Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"
For avoiding your true feelings:
"What's love, but a second-hand emotion?"
-Tina Turner, "What's Love Got to Do With It"
From trying to escape a broken heart:
"Sometimes I feel I've got to run away. I've got to get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me."
-Soft Cell, "Tainted Love"
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For when your love spoils you:
"Ain't nobody loves me better, than you."
-Chaka Khan and Rufus, "Ain't Nobody"
For hoping you'll stay in their heart:
"Don't you, forget about me. Don't, don't, don't, don't."
-Simple Minds, "Don't You Forget About Me"
For taking the next big step:
"And I've made up my mind. I ain't wasting no more time."
-Poison, "Here I Go Again"
For when you've been treated badly:
"How does it feel to treat me like you do?"
-New Order, "Blue Monday"
For when things are getting better all the time:
"I'll be stumblin' away, slowly learnin' that life is okay."
-A-ha, "Take On Me"
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