Boardsies greatest song of the 80s - Live Thread

Kolido · 03-01-2020 8:47am

Q/Match 37

Spagma - Call me
vs
Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

Q/Match 38

The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me
vs
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World

Q/Match 39

Mental As Anything - Live It Up
vs
Richard Marx - Righ Here Waiting For You

Q/Match 40

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound
vs
Human League - Love Action

Green&Red · 03-01-2020 8:57am

Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting For You

03-01-2020 9:04am

Ray Parker jnr..... Cos ghostbusters!

Neil Young..... Classic

Mental as anything....... 'you with the sad face, come up to my place & live it up' always gonna make ya smile

Last one is meh, will go with Human League, just cos it's more 80s for me.

Tauriel · 03-01-2020 9:15am

Q/Match 37
Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
Fun tune, only good thing about Ghostbusters

Q/Match 38
The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me
Not particularly a fan of theirs but I like this song

Q/Match 39
Richard Marx - Righ Here Waiting For You
Really like this song, I'm glad somebody nominated it

Q/Match 40
Abstaining

Necro · 03-01-2020 9:30am

Kolido wrote:

Spagma - Call me vs Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

Who you gonna call?

GHOSTBUSTERS! That's my vote.

Kolido wrote:

The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me vs Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World

Dont Stand So Close To Me but it's close this one.

Kolido wrote:

Mental As Anything - Live It Up vs Richard Marx - Righ Here Waiting For You

Richard Marx for me. 80s was truly the decade of the stalker type songs. Very good nomination though.

quickbeam · 03-01-2020 9:32am

Q/Match 37 Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
Q/Match 38 Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World
Q/Match 39 Richard Marx - Righ Here Waiting For You
Q/Match 40 no opinion

03-01-2020 9:38am

Q/Match 37

Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

Better song

Q/Match 38

The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me

I like Neil Young but I thought this song was older.

Q/Match 39

Mental As Anything - Live It Up

I like this one

Q/Match 40

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound
vs
Human League - Love Action

I need to listen to both of these before making my decision.

Kolido · 03-01-2020 9:49am

I'm going to vote for Neil Young and Richard Marx, two brilliant tunes, great nominations.

03-01-2020 10:01am

Match40

Human League - love action

Couldn’t recall this song till I listened and it’s a good song.

Triceratops Ballet · 03-01-2020 10:05am

Kolido wrote:

Q/Match 37

Kolido wrote:

Spagma - Call me

Had never heard this one until now but it gets my vote cos I hate Ghostbusters

Kolido wrote:

Q/Match 38

Kolido wrote:

Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World

I think it's a bit more of a bop that the other. Don't stand is a bit repetitive for my liking

Kolido wrote:

Q/Match 39

Kolido wrote:

Richard Marx - Righ Here Waiting For You

Big 80's ballad, no contest

Kolido wrote:

Q/Match 40

Kolido wrote:

Human League - Love Action

Not overly in love with either but the human league gets my vote

03-01-2020 10:30am

Don't know a lot of these songs so just gonna vote on the match where I know both:

#38 - Rockin' in the Free World

Kolido · 03-01-2020 10:40am

2 matches to resolve, will call them later.

Spagma - Call me 0 vs 6 Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me 4 vs 5 Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World
Mental As Anything - Live It Up 2 vs 6 Richard Marx - Righ Here Waiting For You
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound 0 vs 3 Human League - Love Action

Kolido · 03-01-2020 10:41am

Q/Match 41

Van Halen - Jump
vs
Journey - Separate Ways

Q/Match 42

Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover
vs
Roxy Music - More Than This

Q/Match 43

M|A|R|R|S - Pump up the volume
vs
The Cure - Catch

Q/Match 44

Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
vs
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Necro · 03-01-2020 10:46am

Kolido wrote:

Van Halen - Jump vs Journey - Separate Ways

Journey here for me. Don't mind either progressing though.

Kolido wrote:

M|A|R|R|S - Pump up the volume vs The Cure - Catch

Gonna give The Cure a vote here.

Kolido wrote:

Talking Heads - Burning Down The House vs Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Talking Heads because raisins.

quickbeam · 03-01-2020 10:49am

Q/Match 41 Van Halen - Jump
Q/Match 42 Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover
Q/Match 43 no opinion
Q/Match 44 Talking Heads - Burning Down The House

Green&Red · 03-01-2020 10:52am

Van Halen - Jump
Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover
The Cure - Catch
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House

03-01-2020 10:56am

#41 - Jump
#42 - More Than This
#43 - Catch
#44 - Burning Down The House

03-01-2020 10:59am

Q/Match 41

Van Halen - Jump

I love the intro to jump

Q/Match 42

Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover

Brilliant tune

Q/Match 43

M|A|R|R|S - Pump up the volume

Good call whoever nominated this.

Q/Match 44

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Whatever about the man himself, there’s no denying he had great music.

Tauriel · 03-01-2020 10:59am

Q/Match 41
Van Halen - Jump
Great 80's rock song

Q/Match 42
Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover
I like this one

Q/Match 43
The Cure - Catch
I really dislike the other option

Q/Match 44
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
The king of pop, no contest here, great tune still to this day

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 03-01-2020 11:09am

Don't Stand So Close To Me

Jump

More Than This

Billie Jean

Reasons: All songs I'm a big fan of. Away for a few days, so won't be able to vote in every match as can't listen to all the videos, but will try and vote whenever I can for songs I'm confident in.

Siobh73 · 03-01-2020 11:20am

38. The Police
40. Human League
41 Van Halen
42. Texas....chunne!!
43. MARRS
44. Michael Jackson. ( Love Talking Heads but they will feature again I'm sure)

Siobh73 · 03-01-2020 11:21am

Ok I'm going to get no work done today!

Collie D · 03-01-2020 11:23am

40. I think this one is still ongoing so I'll vote The Human League. Not overly in love with either of them but I disliked this one less and either way - I don't see the winner progressing.

Elvis Lennon · 03-01-2020 11:26am

Van Halen - Jump
Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover
The Cure - Catch
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House

loyatemu · 03-01-2020 11:31am

41. Van Halen
42. Roxy Music
43. MARRS
44. Talking Heads

Collie D · 03-01-2020 11:35am

43. MARRS - Great shout, would never have thought of it.

I think this and 40 are the only ones not settled? If not, I'll throw a vote at the others in a bit.

Kolido · 03-01-2020 11:40am

Correct Collie, current scores, hopefully to resolve later

Spagma - Call me 0 vs 6 Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me 6 vs 5 Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World
Mental As Anything - Live It Up 2 vs 6 Richard Marx - Righ Here Waiting For You
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound 0 vs 5 Human League - Love Action
Van Halen - Jump 6 vs 1 Journey - Separate Ways
Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover 6 vs 2 Roxy Music - More Than This
M|A|R|R|S - Pump up the volume 3 vs 5 The Cure - Catch
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House 6 vs 4 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Kolido · 03-01-2020 11:42am

Q/Match 45

Sister Sledge - Frankie
vs
Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was

Q/Match 46

Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
vs
Till Tuesday - Voices Carry

Q/Match 47

The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
vs
Beautiful South - Song for Whoever

Q/Match 48

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love
vs
Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall

03-01-2020 11:47am

Q/Match 45

Sister Sledge - Frankie

I only remember the chorus to walk the dinosaur but know all of Frankie so it wins.

Q/Match 46

Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels

Great band. Great song

Q/Match 47

The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town

Love both but love this a little bit more.

Q/Match 48

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love

Amazing tune. Could listen to it all day. Shame Suzanne Vega was up against it.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 03-01-2020 11:47am

Head Over Heels

Life In a Northern Town

Power of Love

Reasons: 3 absolute whopper tunes here, especially Head Over Heels which is my ultimate 80s fave.

Necro · 03-01-2020 11:48am

Frankie Goes To Hollywood fo sho.

Undecided on the other three matches yet

the heathen · 03-01-2020 11:54am

Q/Match 45
Sister Sledge - Frankie
vs
Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was

Q/Match 46
Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
vs
Till Tuesday - Voices Carry

Q/Match 47
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
vs
Beautiful South - Song for Whoever

Q/Match 48
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love
vs
Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall

Necro · 03-01-2020 11:55am

Kolido wrote:

Sister Sledge - Frankie vs Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was

Ok Walk the Dinosaur cos I didnt like that Sister Sledge song.

Kolido wrote:

Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels vs Till Tuesday - Voices Carry

Tears For Fears.

Kolido wrote:

The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town vs Beautiful South - Song for Whoever

Beautiful South

Daithi07 · 03-01-2020 11:59am

2 songs that apitomise the 80s for me have always been
Cutting Crew - I just died in your arms.

Nik kershaw - Wouldn't it be good.

2 absolute bangers that ooze 80s nostalgia for me and should be included in any 80s list. ðŸ‘

quickbeam · 03-01-2020 12:08pm

Q/Match 45 no opinion
Q/Match 46 Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
Q/Match 47 The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Q/Match 48 Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall

Collie D · 03-01-2020 12:08pm

45. Sister Sledge - I loved the other one when I was a kid but that's the problem, I've grown up and the song hasn't aged well.

46.Tears for Fears - Gave the other one a listen and didn't like it.

47. The Dream Academy - Love the chorus to this and Song for Whoever was a song that was stuck in my head and not in a good way

48. Frankie goes to Hollywood - Great song

khalessi · 03-01-2020 12:22pm

Match 37
Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

Match 38
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World

Q/Match 39
Richard Marx - Righ Here Waiting For You

Q/Match 40
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound

khalessi · 03-01-2020 12:23pm

Match 41
Van Halen - Jump

Match 42
Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover

Match 43
The Cure - Catch
beautiful song

Match 44
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House

khalessi · 03-01-2020 12:24pm

Match 45
Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was

Q/Match 46
Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels

Q/Match 47
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town

Q/Match 48
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love

03-01-2020 12:37pm

Daithi07 wrote: »

2 songs that apitomise the 80s for me have always been
Cutting Crew - I just died in your arms.

Nik kershaw - Wouldn't it be good.

2 absolute bangers that ooze 80s nostalgia for me and should be included in any 80s list. ðŸ‘

Still another hundred songs to go through yet so could be in there.

Gonna join in with voting?

03-01-2020 12:47pm

#45 - Walk The Dinosaur, as it's a nice bit of silliness and I'm not a fan of Frankie

#46 - Close one but I'll go for Voices Carry to prevent a whitewash

#47 - Life In a Northern Town - Never heard this before, I wonder what.....OMG it's Sunchyme! MIND = BLOWN! :eek:

#48 - Marlene on the Wall - The Power of Love annoys me a bit, though that's mainly the video (IT'S NOT A CHRISTMAS SONG, FFS :mad: - see also its '90's equivalent "Stay Another Day" by East17)

Siobh73 · 03-01-2020 1:07pm

45 Sister Sledge
46 Tears for Fears
47 BEAUTIFUL SOUTH.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE VOTE
48. Frankie

03-01-2020 1:22pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

#47 - Life In a Northern Town - Never heard this before, I wonder what.....OMG it's Sunchyme! MIND = BLOWN! :eek:

My mind is blown that your mind’s been blown!!!

Kolido · 03-01-2020 1:56pm

Still to resolve

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound 1 vs 5 Human League - Love Action
Sister Sledge - Frankie 3 vs 4 Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was

Kolido · 03-01-2020 1:58pm

Q/Match 49

Rick Astley - Never Give You Up
vs
Violent Femmes - Blister in the sun

Q/Match 50

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
vs
Rick Springfield - Jesses's Girl

Q/Match 51

Irene Cara - Flashdance
vs
John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane

Q/Match 52

Cher - Turn Back Time
vs
ABBA - The Day Before You Came

sKeith · 03-01-2020 2:00pm

Head over heels

Necro · 03-01-2020 2:02pm

Kolido wrote:

Rick Astley - Never Give You Up vs Violent Femmes - Blister in the sun

Go on the Astley! In this battle anyways for me Violent Femmes get Rickrolled.

Kolido wrote:

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al vs Rick Springfield - Jesses's Girl

Jesse's Girl, nice little jingle that.

Kolido wrote:

Irene Cara - Flashdance vs John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane

Flashdance here.

Kolido wrote:

Cher - Turn Back Time vs ABBA - The Day Before You Came

Tough one but gonna vote Cher here as I dont really like that ABBA song tbh.

quickbeam · 03-01-2020 2:03pm

Q/Match 49 Violent Femmes - Blister in the sun
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

Triceratops Ballet · 03-01-2020 2:07pm

Kolido wrote:

Rick Astley - Never Give You Up vs Violent Femmes - Blister in the sun

Violent Femmes, I love that intro. I actually didn't realise how old that song was

Kolido wrote:

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al vs Rick Springfield - Jesses's Girl

You can call me Al - I actually like both but this edges it

Kolido wrote:

Irene Cara - Flashdance vs John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane

Flashdance

Kolido wrote:

Cher - Turn Back Time vs ABBA - The Day Before You Came

I actually LOVE both Cher and ABBA, I bought both heart of stone and super trooper on cassette with my communion money but I'll give this one to Cher cos this isn't ABBA's finest but it might be one of Cher's

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 03-01-2020 2:09pm

Blister In The Sun

Jessie's Girl

Flashdance

If I Could Turn Back Time

Reasons: some very tough ones here, but just have to go with the songs I prefer slightly more.

Boardsies greatest song of the 80s - Live Thread

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