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Boardsies greatest song of the 80s - Live Thread

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  • #1022
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,411 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Match 1 - Blondie - Call Me. Love Blondie, they had some of the best singles of the 80s.

    Match 2 - Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer. No real love for Bon Jovi, but if I had to choose one of their songs this would be it.


  • #1023
    Necro
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 58,292 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Kolido wrote:
    Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name) vs Blondie - Call Me

    Bon Jovi. Not gone on this Blondie song at all.

    Kolido wrote:
    Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer vs Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams

    Bon Jovi, probably my fave 80s song.

    Sweet Dreams is great, Livin on a Prayer is greater for me.

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  • #1024
    Green&Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,874 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    Call me - love Blondie
    Bon Jovi - I prefer the other BJ song


  • #1025
    Necro
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    sKeith wrote:
    Bon Jovi Bon Jovi

    Green&Red wrote:
    Call me Bon Jovi

    Need reasons this round you two Yahoo's!!

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  • #1026
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    sKeith wrote: »
    Bon Jovi
    Bon Jovi

    A reason for each please sK, anything related at all.


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  • #1027
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,924 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    R4/Match 1

    Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name) Blondie - Call Me - great memories of Blondie breaking onto the scene, pop that had a bit of an edge, more punk than cheese

    R4/Match 2

    Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer vs Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams - one of the breakthrough synth-pop moments, with Annie's striking androgynous look


  • #1028
    Triceratops Ballet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,894 ✭✭✭Triceratops Ballet


    Kolido wrote:
    Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name) vs Blondie - Call Me
    Blondie, neither this or you give love a bad name are the best from their respective bands but Call me has a superior energy, and sound I don't think I could get sick of it
    Kolido wrote:
    Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer vs Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams
    Sweet Dreams, it sounds like the 80's man! That intro, and Annie Lennox's voice are pure quality


  • #1029
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,174 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Blondie - call me, a far superior song, fantastic voice, & Bon Jovi are muck

    Eurythmics- Sweet dreams, not crazy about this song, but, as above, her voice is fantastic, & Bon Jovi are muck


  • #1030
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,067 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Eurythmics. Annie Lennox is amazing, great riff, and the Bon Jovi song isn't even the best Bon Jovi left in the competition.


    Blondie. Brilliantly catchy, though I wouldn't be devastated if this Bon Jovi made it through.


  • #1031
    sKeith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    Kolido wrote: »
    A reason for each please sK, anything related at all.




    bon jovi, you give love a bad name is such a classic song.



    bon jovi, this song is just brillaint, even the weird al living in a fridge is great.


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  • #1032
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name) 2 10 Blondie - Call Me
    Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer 6 7 Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams


  • #1033
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    R4/Match 3

    Billy Idol - White Wedding
    vs
    Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark





    R4/Match 4

    Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of The Heart
    vs
    Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy





  • #1034
    Necro
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 58,292 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Kolido wrote:
    Billy Idol - White Wedding vs Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

    BRUCE! Cos hes a rock GOD
    Kolido wrote:
    Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of The Heart vs Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

    Bonnie Tyler. How Bronski Beat has gotten this far is beyond me its painful to listen to.

    Also cos Bonnie Tyler is my pick

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  • #1035
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,067 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    I don't have headphones with me so can't relisten to White Wedding to help me to decide, so I'll abstain from the first match.


    Bonnie Tyler's amazing voice easily wins the second.


  • #1036
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,796 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    My Votes:
    Billy Idol - White Wedding - catchy new wave tune with a sneer. Dancing in the Dark is nice, but can't quite compete.
    Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy - classic haunting synth-based pop tune with great vocals. The other song is just an abomination!


  • #1037
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,411 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Match 3 - Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark. Not his best, but at the end of the day it's still The Boss.

    Match 4 - No opinion


  • #1038
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    White Wedding - shame it's up against such a big hit because I think White Wedding is probably the best song left in the comp and I want to see it progress.

    Total Eclipse of the Heart - it's just epic '80s pop ballady stuff, so easy vote for me here.


  • #1039
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,824 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    #3 - Both great songs worthy of their place here but Bruce is a bit of a legend (even though I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan) and Dancing in the Dark is a fab feel good tune with a tinge of melancholy in the lyrics, so I'm voting for Dancing in the Dark.

    #4 - This choice mostly comes down to the vocals - as much as I respect Smalltown Boy (good tune, great lyrics, heartfelt video) I just can't get on board with Jimmy Sommerville's falsetto. Whereas Bonnie Tyler's epic croak is an icon of power balladry*. My vote is for Total Eclipse of the Heart.

    *may note be a real word


  • #1040
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,067 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Oh wait - Dancing in the Dark for Courtney Cox. Why not.


  • #1041
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,516 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    2. Sweet Dreams - That synth and those vocals.
    3. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce beats Billy nine times out of ten for me
    4. Smalltown Boy Again, synth beats big hair for me every time.


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  • #1042
    sKeith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    white wedding - If there were 3 shovels leaning against a wall, and I was told to take my pick, i'd choose white wedding.

    Total eclipse of the heart - when i first heard this song I went down a rabbit hole and read up all about total elclipses and where and when they can be seen on earth, fascinating stuff.


  • #1043
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,914 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    R4/Match 3
    Billy Idol - White Wedding
    My pick and a brilliant song

    R4/Match 4
    Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of The Heart
    Bonnie's husky voice


  • #1044
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,174 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Billy Idol - White Wedding have loved Billy Idol since i was very young, & although I do like Bruce, I think he has better songs than this one

    Bonnie Tyler - Total eclipse of the heart, an absolute classic, love her voice, love that she sounds totally different when she talks! also, cant stand Jimmy Sommervilles voice, grates on me.


  • #1045
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    R4/Match 3 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
    Because he's The Boss!

    R4/Match 4 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
    Not pushed on either, but this is the song I'd like to listen to more of the two.


  • #1046
    Big Vern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 603 ✭✭✭Big Vern


    R4/Match 3
    Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark - Big fan of the Boss, really got into him around the time this song came out.

    R4/Match 4
    Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy - Prefer this song and i always liked the video for it.


  • #1047
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name) 2 10 Blondie - Call Me
    Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer 6 8 Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams
    Billy Idol - White Wedding 5 7 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
    Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of The Heart 7 4 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy


  • #1048
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    R4/Match 5

    Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
    vs
    The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go






    R4/Match 6

    Ultravox - Vienna
    vs
    Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart





  • #1049
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,824 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    #5 - Bette Davis Eyes
    That unmistakable synth plus Kim Carnes's gorgeous husky voice equals '80's pop perfection.

    #6 - Love Will Tear Us Apart
    One of the best anti-love songs of all time. Gloomy but beautiful.


  • #1050
    angel eyes 2012
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    Billy Idol - White Wedding - beacuse I love the Wedding Singer and Billy Idol appears in the end of the film
    Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy - such a powerful song and video too (don't mind if Bonnie wins either, two great 80s tunes).


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  • #1051
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Bette Davis Eyes - such a tough choice as these two are both final worthy, but I listen to Bette Davis Eyes all the time and it never gets old or stale no matter how many times I hear it.

    Love Will Tear Us Apart - it's a great song and the one I would actually listen to given the choice, and its not that I think Vienna is bad, it just still doesn't do anything for me.


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