10 Songs From 1989 Taylor Swift Should Reference On Her New Album

Turns out 1989 was a good year for pop music.

1. "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul

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Taylor is already starting to kind of dance like Paula in her new "Shake It Off" video.

2. "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson

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Speaking of Janet, isn't she supposed to come back this year, too?

3. "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" by Poison

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This was the number 3 song on Billboard's end-of-the-year Hot 100 List in 1989. It's okay that Miley also covered it, right?

4. "Lost In Your Eyes" by Debbie Gibson

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Debbie Gibson was pretty much the Taylor Swift of the late '80s...if only she sang less about "Electric Youth" and more about her breakups.

5. "Blame It On The Rain" by Milli Vanilli

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Light shining through fans were, like, a major thing in late '80s music videos.

6. "Like A Prayer" by Madonna

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Because you can't talk about 80's music, and not mention Madonna.

7. "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles

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We would be shocked—SHOCKED—if Taylor hasn't sang this song at karaoke like a hundred times already.

8. "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher

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Taylor Swift said she's only been listening to music from 1989 while making her new album. Not studying the fashions from music videos of 1989, right? Whew.

9. "Buffalo Stance" by Neneh Cherry

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Where did Taylor get the idea that it's okay to start rapping? It might've come from this song.

10. "Real Love" by Jody Watley

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Because we all know that T-swift is looking for a real love, too. (Yeah, yeah, yeah)