rules: must have been released pre-march 1986; could feasibly have been heard in small-town indiana

• because the night - patti smith
• heart of gold - neil young
• heroes - david bowie
• holy diver - dio
• in a big country - big country
• jessie's girl - rick springfield
  • not the strongest option on this list. but definitely the funniest
• love is a battlefield - pat benatar
• modern love - david bowie
• musette and drums - cocteau twins
• my city was gone - the pretenders
• the killing moon - echo & the bunnymen
• tupelo - nick cave and the bad seeds
• when doves cry - prince & the revolution
• twilight zone - golden earring
• we want the airwaves - ramones