osme others I just thought of
the Velvet Undergournd
Echo & the Bunnymen (possibly the coolest name ever)
Dire Straights
Joy Division
Tears for Fears
Duran Duran
Weird Al (comeone, everyone likes at least ONE song this guy has down, but you're all too ashamed to admit it!)
the Cure
(heheh, besides Velvet Underground went all 80s there, heheh)