Underrated songs from the 80s

Originally Posted by S-Town 

I know there are lots of young 'uns on this forum, but hopefully that doesn't keep people from exploring past decades of tunes. Post the videos of songs from the 80s that you feel are underrated or under appreciated. So, as good as "Under the Milky Way" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" are, they are on every 80s compilation made. And I am not claiming to know the obscure songs from the 80s underworld; just some that aren't mentioned as much.

I'll start it off with a few that I like a lot:

Freur--"Doot Doot"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pnQfPOFNLI

Originally Posted by curzon 

The Chameleons (aka The Chameleons UK in the States)

Tears

Soul in Isolation

Swamp Thing

In Shreds

I've spent over 25 years promoting this band, and haven't found a band more deserving of recognition.

Here's a review of 'em:
"If there was a should-have-been year in the Chameleons' history, 1986 would clearly be it, and Strange Times demonstrates that on every track, practically in every note. Signed to a huge label, with production help from the Dave Allen/Mark Saunders team who worked on the Cure's brilliant series of late-'80s records (here providing a more balanced sound between guitar effects and direct punch than appeared on What), the Chameleons delivered an album that should have been the step to a more above-board existence on radio and beyond. Right from the start, a stunning upward spiral of a guitar riff begins the unnerving character study "Mad Jack," the band members mix their skills, experience, and songwriting ability perfectly and take everything to an even higher level. The first half continues with three more stunners: "Caution," a semi-waltz that moves well, pulls back, and then slams home, "Tears," a crushingly sad, acoustic ode to personal loss, and "Soul in Isolation," combining a huge majestic wallop with Mark Burgess' anguished study of alienation. And just when you think it couldn't get any better -- "Swamp Thing," the definitive Chameleons song, complex, building, tense, epic, perfectly played (John Lever's drumming is simply jaw-dropping, the Reg Smithies/Dave Fielding guitar pairing totally spot on), and with one of Burgess' most poetic, personal lyrics. It just keeps going from there, the second half covering everything from more sweeping tunes ("Time," "In Answer") to bare-bones melancholy ("In Answer," "I'll Remember")."