Boardsies greatest song of the 80s - Live Thread

Kolido · 03-01-2020 01:54PM

Sister Sledge - Frankie 3 vs 5 Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al 5 vs 5 Rick Springfield - Jesses's Girl

Kolido · 03-01-2020 01:55PM

Q/Match 53

Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love
vs
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

Q/Match 54

Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
vs
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

Q/Match 55

Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
vs
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

Q/Match 56

Bee Gees - You Win Again
vs
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

03-01-2020 01:59PM

#53 - Smalltown Boy
#54 - Papa Don't Preach
#55 - Dancing In the Dark
#56 - Another Brick in the Wall

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 03-01-2020 02:00PM

Smalltown Boy

Papa Don't Preach

Romeo & Juliet

Another Brick In The Wall

Reasons: the better song in each pairing although Dire Straits vs Bruce Springsteen was a tough one to call.

Triceratops Ballet · 03-01-2020 02:00PM

Kolido wrote:

Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love vs Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

Smalltown boy, this was my number 1! I love this song, I love most songs that sample this song. Magic!

Kolido wrote:

Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven vs Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

Pappa don't preach! Not her finest but I do like it

Kolido wrote:

Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet vs Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

Dancing in the dark

Kolido wrote:

Bee Gees - You Win Again vs Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

You win again... Love that falsetto!

Necro · 03-01-2020 02:01PM

Brucie and Pink Floyd for me, not pushed on the others tbh.

Siobh73 · 03-01-2020 02:06PM

53 Jennifer Rush
54 Madonna
55 Brucie
56 Pink Floyd

quickbeam · 03-01-2020 02:10PM

Q/Match 53 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Q/Match 54 Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
Q/Match 55 Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
Q/Match 56 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

Collie D · 03-01-2020 02:10PM

53. Bronski Beat - This for me was the only easy tie of the round. Love a bit of 80s synthpop with falsetto. No fan of the other one.

54. Fiction Factory - Just about edges it. More my cup of tea. Madonna will have more presumably.

55. Dire Straits - This vote will be close but Romeo and Juliet is one of my favourite songs. Love the lyrics and how Knopfler turns Shakespearean dialogue into something a bit more "common" for want of a better word.

56. Pink Floyd - Probably one of the first rock songs I remember as a child. Iconic video and chorus. Bee Gees unlucky here.

Tough round

Green&Red · 03-01-2020 02:12PM

Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

The next one is by far the toughest choice, I'd swap any of the other six for the loser here
Romeo & Juliet

Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

In other news it looks like Sacha Baron Cohan on the drums for Bruce

03-01-2020 02:17PM

Q/Match 49

Violent Femmes - Blister in the sun

I love this tune. Must say, Rick Astley was pretty good on Jools Holland New Year’s Eve

Q/Match 50

Rick Springfield - Jesses's Girl

Tough one but this just gets it.

Q/Match 51

Irene Cara - Flashdance

Nostalgia. Fame better be in comp too.

Q/Match 52

Cher - Turn Back Time

I’m not fond of ABBA

03-01-2020 02:20PM

Q/Match 53

Bronski Beat no contest

Q/Match 54

Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

I love madge

Q/Match 55

Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet

Sorry Bruce but this song is better

Q/Match 56

Pink Floyd - Another brick in the wall

It just is.

03-01-2020 02:29PM

Jennifer Rush

Madonna

Bruce

Pink Floyd

Kolido · 03-01-2020 02:32PM

Sister Sledge - Frankie 3 vs 5 Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet 5 vs 5 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

16 qualifiers left, should get them done today.

Kolido · 03-01-2020 02:33PM

Q/Match 57

A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
vs
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey

Q/Match 58

U2 - Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
vs
Laura Branigan - Self Control

Q/Match 59

The Proclaimers - Walk 500 Miles
vs
The Police - Every Breath You Take

Q/Match 60

The Hooters - And We Danced
vs
A Ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV

Green&Red · 03-01-2020 02:33PM

Didn't see this one

Sister Sledge - Frankie

ALL DAY LONG

Green&Red · 03-01-2020 02:35PM

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
U2 - Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
The Police - Every Breath You Take
A Ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV

03-01-2020 02:37PM

A Flock of Seagulls

Laura Branigan

The Proclaimers

A-ha

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 03-01-2020 02:38PM

I Ran - one of mine, a classic song.

Self Control - decent enough song, but really it's up against one of the most grating U2 songs so no competition really.

Every Breath You Take - the lesser of two evils here. The Police are more bearable.

The Sun Always Shines On TV - ARGH!!! Two of my noms up against each other so soon. As much as I love And We Danced, Sun Always Shines On TV is one of the greatest songs of not only the 80s, but all-time.

Necro · 03-01-2020 02:40PM

U2
The Police
The Hooters

the heathen · 03-01-2020 02:40PM

Q/Match 49
Rick Astley - Never Give You Up

Q/Match 50
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al

Q/Match 51
John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane

Q/Match 52
Cher - Turn Back Time

the heathen · 03-01-2020 02:42PM

Q/Match 53
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

Q/Match 54
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

Q/Match 55
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

Q/Match 56
Bee Gees - You Win Again

the heathen · 03-01-2020 02:43PM

Q/Match 57
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey

Q/Match 58

U2 - Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Q/Match 59
The Police - Every Breath You Take

Q/Match 60
A Ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV

03-01-2020 02:48PM

#57 - Really like both but Just Like Honey wins out

#58 - Self Control, absolute CHOOON. Plus U2 have better songs.

#59 - Not a fan of either but will go for 500 Miles as it's a bit more fun.

#60 - The Sun Always Shines on TV

Collie D · 03-01-2020 02:50PM

57. Flock of Seagulls
58. U2
59. Conflicted here but will go for The Police
60. A-ha

quickbeam · 03-01-2020 02:53PM

Q/Match 57 no opinion
Q/Match 58 no opinion
Q/Match 59 The Proclaimers - Walk 500 Miles
Q/Match 60 no opinion

03-01-2020 02:55PM

Q/Match 57

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey

Like this one better

Q/Match 58

Laura Branigan - Self Control

Always liked this song

Q/Match 59

The Proclaimers - Walk 500 Miles

Never gets old

Q/Match 60

The Hooters - And We Danced
vs
A Ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV

Abstain

Siobh73 · 03-01-2020 02:56PM

57 Flock of Seagulls
58. U2
59. The Proclaimers...ah goowan, you know you want to
60. AHA. not their best though

sKeith · 03-01-2020 03:13PM

Every breath you take

khalessi · 03-01-2020 03:14PM

Match 53
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

Match 54
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

Match 55
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet

Match 56
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

Boardsies greatest song of the 80s - Live Thread

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