Mandatory: A-Ha "Take on Me": Read an autobiography The Bangles "Manic Monday": Read a book about tired working girls OR Rudolph Valentino The Bangles "Walk Like an Egyptian": Read a book about cops OR donut shops OR ancient Egypt Berlin "Take My Breath Away": Read a book that, well, takes your breath away Billy Idol "Dancing With Myself": Read a book that contains a masturbatory scene Christopher Cross "Sailing": Read a book about a Utopia OR read Utopia Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun": Read a book about girls having fun Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)": Read a book that keeps you guessing until the end Deneice Williams "Let's Hear It For the Boy": Read a book about a woke male Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen": Read a book about young people who think they’re invincible Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf": Read a book about wolves OR hunting Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)": Read a book about a journey of discovery (preferably made by sea) Falco "Rock Me Amadeus": Read a book about classical music(ians) OR 18th c. Austria A Flock of Seagulls "I Ran": Read a book in which a character runs a lot George Michael "Faith": Read a book about a person rebounding from a relationship The Go-Go's "Our Lips are Sealed": Read a book about a person refusing to respond to verbal abuse/bullying Hall and Oates "Maneater": Read a book about a maneating woman OR large cat The Human League "Don't You Want Me": Read a book about a successful woman with an insecure partner Irene Cara "Flashdance...What A Feeling": Read a book about a female steelworker AND/OR a stripper Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "I Love Rock 'n Roll": Read a book about a one night stand OR a jukebox Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone": Read a book about young men operating vehicles at high speed Kenny Loggins "Footloose": Read a book that contains a scene with a DANCE PARTY OR Kevin Bacon OR just bacon Lipps, Inc. "Funkytown": Read a book about a woman moving to a new city Madonna "Material Girl": Read a book about a gold-digger Meatloaf "I Would Do Anything For Love": Read a book that contains a reference to meatloaf (preferably the foodstuff) Men at Work "Down Under": Read a book taking place in Australia OR about Jean-Claude van Damme Men at Work "The Safety Dance": Read a book about people being silly OR pretending to be space aliens Men at Work "Who Can It Be Now": Read a book about a person hiding out from someone else Michael Jackson "Billie Jean": Read a book about a person with questionable parentage Modern English "I Melt With You": Read a book about Salvador Dali New Kids on the Block "Hanging Tough": Read a book that involves gang activity (preferably by a pretty crappy gang) Pat Benetar "Hit Me With Your Best Shot": Read a book about a woman who won’t be dragged down by a man Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls": Read a book about an inter-class relationship Poison "Every Rose Has It's Thorn": Read a book with an unreliable narrator The Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me": Read Lolita The Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic": Read a book about a female practitioner of magic Prince "1999": Read a book taking place in 1999 OR about preparing for the end of the world Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure": Read a book about someone having an existential crisis OR a friend trying to help another friend struggling through the pressures of modern life Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up": Read a book featuring a practical joke and/or meme Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me": Read a book about a person suffering from paranoia and/or schizophrenia Sade "Smooth Operator": Read a romance about a wealthy man Salt 'n Pepa "Push It": Read a book that includes a scene in a dance club that leads to sex Sir Mix-a-Lot "Baby Got Back": Read a book about a plus-sized woman Soft Cell "Tainted Love": Read a book about escaping a toxic relationship Survivor "Eye of the Tiger": Read a book about achieving one’s goals OR about the jungle Talking Heads "Psycho Killer": Read a book about a psycho killer Toni Basil "Mickey": Read a book about Mickey Mouse OR pertaining to Disney Toto "Africa": Read a book about a large mountain AND/OR rain in Africa Tracy Chapman "Fast Car": Read a really, really sad book U2 "With or Without You": Read a book about a will they/won’t they relationship Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby": Read a book that takes place in Miami OR involves a poisonous mushroom OR in which broccoli takes a central role Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight": Read a book about cultural appropriation Whitney Houston "How Will I Know?": Read a book about a girl too shy to speak to her crush Optional ***Don't do if triggering*** Tina Turner "We Don't Need Another Hero": Read a book about a post-apocalyptic death match
A-Ha "Take on Me": Read an autobiography
The Bangles "Manic Monday": Read a book about tired working girls OR Rudolph Valentino
The Bangles "Walk Like an Egyptian": Read a book about cops OR donut shops OR ancient Egypt
Berlin "Take My Breath Away": Read a book that, well, takes your breath away
Billy Idol "Dancing With Myself": Read a book that contains a masturbatory scene
Christopher Cross "Sailing": Read a book about a Utopia OR read Utopia
Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun": Read a book about girls having fun
Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)": Read a book that keeps you guessing until the end
Deneice Williams "Let's Hear It For the Boy": Read a book about a woke male
Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen": Read a book about young people who think they’re invincible
Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf": Read a book about wolves OR hunting
Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)": Read a book about a journey of discovery (preferably made by sea)
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus": Read a book about classical music(ians) OR 18th c. Austria
A Flock of Seagulls "I Ran": Read a book in which a character runs a lot
George Michael "Faith": Read a book about a person rebounding from a relationship
The Go-Go's "Our Lips are Sealed": Read a book about a person refusing to respond to verbal abuse/bullying
Hall and Oates "Maneater": Read a book about a maneating woman OR large cat
The Human League "Don't You Want Me": Read a book about a successful woman with an insecure partner
Irene Cara "Flashdance...What A Feeling": Read a book about a female steelworker AND/OR a stripper
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "I Love Rock 'n Roll": Read a book about a one night stand OR a jukebox
Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone": Read a book about young men operating vehicles at high speed
Kenny Loggins "Footloose": Read a book that contains a scene with a DANCE PARTY OR Kevin Bacon OR just bacon
Lipps, Inc. "Funkytown": Read a book about a woman moving to a new city
Madonna "Material Girl": Read a book about a gold-digger
Meatloaf "I Would Do Anything For Love": Read a book that contains a reference to meatloaf (preferably the foodstuff)
Men at Work "Down Under": Read a book taking place in Australia OR about Jean-Claude van Damme
Men at Work "The Safety Dance": Read a book about people being silly OR pretending to be space aliens
Men at Work "Who Can It Be Now": Read a book about a person hiding out from someone else
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean": Read a book about a person with questionable parentage
Modern English "I Melt With You": Read a book about Salvador Dali
New Kids on the Block "Hanging Tough": Read a book that involves gang activity (preferably by a pretty crappy gang)
Pat Benetar "Hit Me With Your Best Shot": Read a book about a woman who won’t be dragged down by a man
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls": Read a book about an inter-class relationship
Poison "Every Rose Has It's Thorn": Read a book with an unreliable narrator
The Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me": Read Lolita
The Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic": Read a book about a female practitioner of magic
Prince "1999": Read a book taking place in 1999 OR about preparing for the end of the world
Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure": Read a book about someone having an existential crisis OR a friend trying to help another friend struggling through the pressures of modern life
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up": Read a book featuring a practical joke and/or meme
Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me": Read a book about a person suffering from paranoia and/or schizophrenia
Sade "Smooth Operator": Read a romance about a wealthy man
Salt 'n Pepa "Push It": Read a book that includes a scene in a dance club that leads to sex
Sir Mix-a-Lot "Baby Got Back": Read a book about a plus-sized woman
Soft Cell "Tainted Love": Read a book about escaping a toxic relationship
Survivor "Eye of the Tiger": Read a book about achieving one’s goals OR about the jungle
Talking Heads "Psycho Killer": Read a book about a psycho killer
Toni Basil "Mickey": Read a book about Mickey Mouse OR pertaining to Disney
Toto "Africa": Read a book about a large mountain AND/OR rain in Africa
Tracy Chapman "Fast Car": Read a really, really sad book
U2 "With or Without You": Read a book about a will they/won’t they relationship
Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby": Read a book that takes place in Miami OR involves a poisonous mushroom OR in which broccoli takes a central role
Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight": Read a book about cultural appropriation
Whitney Houston "How Will I Know?": Read a book about a girl too shy to speak to her crush
Optional ***Don't do if triggering***
Tina Turner "We Don't Need Another Hero": Read a book about a post-apocalyptic death match