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    Default 80's Battle - Pop Edition (finished)

    The songs aren't going to be all one hit wonders or close to it, but I'm staying away from the really big names for this one. There are too many songs to choose from!

    1a)
    1b)

    2a)
    2b)

    3a)
    3b) (couldn't find the actual video!)

    4a)
    4b)

    5a)
    5b)

    6a)
    6b)

    7a)
    7b)

    8a)
    8b)
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    1a)

    2b)

    3a)

    4b)

    5a)

    6a)

    7a)

    8b)

    This was a tough one. Africa for the win!!!!
    They weren't singing....they were just honking.
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    1a) Love it though I feel it is a guilty pleasure. Especially loved the video

    2a) I'm a big fan of the Talking Heads.

    3a) I do like Prog Rock though this is only OK.

    4) Yuck, no vote.

    5a) , Sweet, reminds me of Real Genius and I have had the CD for a long time.

    6a) I like Cyndi and hate Culture Club so this is a no brainer. When it was a huge hit, it was played to death and so I was sick of it but 27 years later I like listening to it occasionally.

    7a) It's OK and I prefer Deathtounge's Let's Run Over Lionel Richie with a Tank to anything by Richie.

    8b) Blah, slightly better of two songs I don't like or dislike.

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    1a)

    2a)

    3b)

    4a)

    5b)

    6a)

    7b)

    8b)

    ^^That one was sort of hard, I love Men at Work but not that song.
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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me
    2b) Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
    3b) Big Country - In a Big Country
    4b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
    5a) Tear for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    6b) Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
    7b) Lionel Richie - All Night Long
    8a) Men At Work - Down Under
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2b) Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf

    3b) Big Country - In a Big Country (couldn't find the actual video!)

    4b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

    5a) Tear for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    6a) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    7a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

    8b) Toto - Africa

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    Quote Originally posted by Taumpy View post

    1a)

    2a)

    3b) (couldn't find the actual video!)

    4a)

    5a)

    6b)

    7b)

    8b)
    I love Duran Duran, but that is one of my favorite Talking Heads songs, so. At least 7 was easy, I fucking hate that Bette Davis Eyes song.

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    1a)

    2a)

    3b)

    4b)

    5b)

    6a)

    7a)

    8a)

    NOTE: 7a/7b decision was decided by a random voting process and in no way implies my absolute preference of the kim carnes classic over the lionel richie classic. The decision was too hard to make but it was unfair to pass. Two giants have struggled in round 1.
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    1a)

    2a) (Toughie. I like "Hungry Like The Wolf" too, but it can't compete with to "Once In A Lifetime.")

    3b)

    4b)

    5b) (Aww man, I like both of these too.)

    6a) (THIS IS TOO HARD)

    7a)

    8a)
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    1a)
    2b)
    3a)
    4b)
    5b)
    6a)
    7a)
    8a)

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    1a)

    2b)

    3a)

    4b)

    5a) This was the official song of my HS Diplomacy club.

    6a)

    7a)

    8a)

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    3b) Big Country - In a Big Country

    4b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

    5b) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth

    6a) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    7b) Lionel Richie - All Night Long

    8b) Toto - Africa

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    Now you will all discover my horrible taste in music.

    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2b) Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf

    3a) Asia - Heat of the Moment

    4b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

    5a) Tear for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    6a) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    7a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

    8b) Toto - Africa

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    3b) Big Country - In a Big Country

    4a) General Public - Tenderness

    5b) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth

    6a) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    7b) Lionel Richie - All Night Long

    8b) Toto - Africa

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    Round 2:

    1a) a-ha - Take On Me
    1b) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country
    2b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    3b) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    4a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
    4b) Toto - Africa

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

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    1b) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    2b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (sorry tom!)

    3b) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    4a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
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    Dangit. Somehow I'd missed this one until just now.

    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4b) Toto - Africa

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    1b) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4b) Toto - Africa

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    1b) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    2b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4b) Toto - Africa

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4b) Toto - Africa
    everything in nature is sort of gross when you look at it too closely. what is an apple? basically the uterus of a tree - terrifel

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    1b) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4b) Toto - Africa

    Quote Originally posted by Myrnalene
    1a) a-ha - Take On Me
    You are dead to me.

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    Quote Originally posted by Taumpy View post
    Round 2:

    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4b) Toto - Africa
    1 was really hard

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    Quote Originally posted by artifex View post
    1 was really hard
    It was, but as there are a dozen Talking Head songs I like as much or better than Once in a Lifetime, I went with Take On Me. It stands out more.

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

    3a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    4b) Toto - Africa
    They weren't singing....they were just honking.
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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me
    2b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
    3b) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    4a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

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    Okay, gonna send this to round three tomorrow morning, so anyone that hasn't voted yet, please do so!

    1b) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    2a) Big Country - In a Big Country

    3b) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    4a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

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    Round 3:

    1a) a-ha - Take On Me
    1b) Big Country - In a Big Country

    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    2b) Toto - Africa

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

    An easy round for me.

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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    1b) Big Country - In a Big Country

    2b) Toto - Africa
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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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    I ABSTAIN
    comcast guy - m4m - 18 (nb)
    seem like we had that connection when we looked at each other
    you had a blue shirt on nice asss,dought you will see this but dosnt hurt to try, but id love to play with you. tell me what you where fixing, or the street name,or describe me.

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me
    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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    Quote Originally posted by Panther Squad View post
    I ABSTAIN
    WHAT THE HELL GOES ON IN NEW YORK?
    everything in nature is sort of gross when you look at it too closely. what is an apple? basically the uterus of a tree - terrifel

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2b) Toto - Africa

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    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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    1b) Big Country - In a Big Country

    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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    Gotta go with my Ipod.

    1a) a-ha - Take On Me

    2b) Toto - Africa
    They weren't singing....they were just honking.
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    1b) Big Country - In a Big Country
    2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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    1b) Big Country - In a Big Country
    2b) Toto - Africa
    So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.

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    Okay, final round:

    a)Take On Me

    b)Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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    Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    This.

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    Everybody Wants to Rule The World.

    Take On Me is very dance-y and has a cool video, but Everybody Wants to Rule The World makes me think of Real Genius. Clear winner.

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    Everybody Wants to Rule The World.
    So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.

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