Boardsies greatest song of the 80s - Live Thread

05-01-2020 07:59PM

#41 - Personal Jesus
#42 - Blue Monday
#43 - White Wedding, although this is a very close one
#44 - Call Me

Ted_YNWA · 05-01-2020 08:00PM

41 Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer
42 Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name)
43 Toto - Africa
44 The Bangles - Eternal Flame

Tauriel · 05-01-2020 08:00PM

R1/Match 41
Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer

R1/Match 42
Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name)

R1/Match 43
Toto - Africa
Vs
Billy Idol - White Wedding
You fecker! These are two of my songs and I can't pick one over the other.

R1/Match 44
Blondie - Call Me

Electric Nitwit · 05-01-2020 08:00PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

#41 - Personal Jesus
#42 - Blue Monday
#43 - White Wedding, although this is a very close one
#44 - Call Me

Ha ha, I thought we normally agreed Homer, this is a bad omen for your walrus

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 05-01-2020 08:02PM

Personal Jesus

You Give Love a Bad Name

Africa

Eternal Flame

Reasons: Very tough match ups here and difficult to vote againat some of these, but going with my personal favourites in each.

05-01-2020 08:08PM

Depeche Mode
New order
Billy Idol
The bangles

rainbowtrout · 05-01-2020 08:13PM

Depeche Mode
New Order
Toto
Blondie

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 05-01-2020 08:13PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

At the expense of two of my favourites.

Tbf Edge of Seventeen is class, and I'd vote for it ahead of many other songs here so I can't begrudge it advancing. But while I do like The Sun Always Shines on TV, it really sucks to see Running Up That Hill booted out so early. (Not even a die-hard Kate Bush fan, just love that song in particular).

Yeah, I do agree with you. Shame to see Running Up That Hill knocked out, as I do love it too. This comp is ruthless though and we're losing proper classics in most rounds at this point.

khalessi · 05-01-2020 08:17PM

Match 41
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus

R1/Match 42
New Order - Blue Monday

Match 43
Billy Idol - White Wedding

R1/Match 44
Blondie - Call Me

Zaph · 05-01-2020 08:20PM

Match 41 - Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus

Match 42 - New Order - Blue Monday

Match 43 - Billy Idol - White Wedding

Match 44 - Blondie - Call Me

Kolido · 05-01-2020 08:22PM

Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer 6 1 Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
New Order - Blue Monday 2 6 Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name)
Toto - Africa 5 6 Billy Idol - White Wedding
The Bangles - Eternal Flame 5 6 Blondie - Call Me

Kolido · 05-01-2020 08:24PM

R1/Match 45

Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling

vs

Queen - A Kind Of Magic

R1/Match 46

Europe - The Final Countdown

vs

Rick Springfield - Jesses's Girl

R1/Match 47

They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul

vs

Bill Joel - You May Be Right

R1/Match 48

Bryan Adam - Summer of 69

vs

Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk this way

Zaph · 05-01-2020 08:24PM

Blue Monday, possibly the best song of the whole decade, and one I expected to make at least the semis, has been beaten by Bon Jovi. W.T.F???

Necro · 05-01-2020 08:25PM

Kolido wrote:

Queen - A Kind Of Magic

Kolido wrote:

Europe - The Final Countdown

Kolido wrote:

Bryan Adam - Summer of 69

The above three quoted are my picks but my god is 4 a toughie.

Wont be sad to see Walk This Way go through either tbh.

quickbeam · 05-01-2020 08:26PM

R1/Match 45 Queen - A Kind Of Magic
R1/Match 46 Europe - The Final Countdown
R1/Match 47 Bill Joel - You May Be Right
R1/Match 48 Bryan Adam - Summer of 69

Zaph · 05-01-2020 08:26PM

Match 45 - Queen - A Kind Of Magic

Match 46 - Rick Springfield - Jesse's Girl

Match 47 - They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul

Match 48 - Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk this way

rainbowtrout · 05-01-2020 08:26PM

Zaph wrote: »

Blue Monday, possibly the best song of the whole decade, and one I expected to make at least the semis, has been beaten by Bon Jovi. W.T.F???

That and Depeche Mode.

I think so many classics will be knocked out that it will be 'Now that's what I call Music.... I wouldn't buy':D

rainbowtrout · 05-01-2020 08:27PM

Queen
Europe
They Might Be Giants
Bryan Adams

Tauriel · 05-01-2020 08:28PM

R1/Match 45
Queen - A Kind Of Magic

R1/Match 46
Europe - The Final Countdown

R1/Match 47
Abstaining

R1/Match 48
Bryan Adam - Summer of 69

Ficheall · 05-01-2020 08:28PM

Queen
Europe
Billy Joel
Run DMC

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 05-01-2020 08:29PM

A Kind of Magic

Jessie's Girl

Birdhouse In Your Soul

Summer Of '69

Reasons: Would have had every single song in the previous 4 matches above every single song in these 4 matches, but them's the breaks I guess. Anyway, these are the best in their pairings IMO.

Necro · 05-01-2020 08:30PM

rainbowtrout wrote: »

That and Depeche Mode.

I think so many classics will be knocked out that it will be 'Now that's what I call Music.... I wouldn't buy':D

Tbf, that sounds very much like the NOW releases anyways :pac:

Ted_YNWA · 05-01-2020 08:31PM

45 Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling
46 Europe - The Final Countdown
47 Bill Joel - You May Be Right
48 Bryan Adam - Summer of 69

05-01-2020 08:32PM

#45 - Meh, pass
#46 - The Final Countdown
#47 - Birdhouse In Your Soul
#48 - Walk This Way

Thread moves so fast I might already be too late!

Kolido · 05-01-2020 08:38PM

Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling 0 6 Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Europe - The Final Countdown 6 2 Rick Springfield - Jesses's Girl
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul 4 3 Bill Joel - You May Be Right
Bryan Adam - Summer of 69 6 2 Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk this way

Necro · 05-01-2020 08:40PM

Let's give You May Be Right a vote from me and level up the proceedings.

Now that's a spicy tuna!

Declan A Walsh · 05-01-2020 08:42PM

My vote goes TMBG and Birdhouse in Your Soul. Great song. The Billy Joel song is awful.

05-01-2020 08:47PM

Queen
Europe
Billy Joel
Run DMC

Kolido · 05-01-2020 08:47PM

R1/Match 49

U2 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday

vs

Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf

R1/Match 50

Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away

vs

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere

R1/Match 51

The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

vs

Echo & the Bunnymen - Seven Seas

R1/Match 52

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

vs

Hall & Oates - Maneater

rainbowtrout · 05-01-2020 08:49PM

Duran Duran
Paul Young
The Clash
Soft Cell

Boardsies greatest song of the 80s - Live Thread

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