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) a-ha - Take On Me
1b) Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night

2a) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
2b) Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf

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

4a) General Public - Tenderness
4b) A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

5a) Tear for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
5b) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth

6a) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
6b) Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

7a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
7b) Lionel Richie - All Night Long

8a) Men At Work - Down Under
8b) Toto - Africa

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

This was a tough one. Africa for the win!!!!

1a) a-ha - Take On Me Love it though I feel it is a guilty pleasure. Especially loved the video

2a) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime I'm a big fan of the Talking Heads.

3a) Asia - Heat of the Moment I do like Prog Rock though this is only OK.

4) Yuck, no vote.

5a) Tear for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Sweet, reminds me of Real Genius and I have had the CD for a long time.

6a) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun 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) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes It's OK and I prefer Deathtounge's Let's Run Over Lionel Richie with a Tank to anything by Richie.

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

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

2a) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

3b) Big Country - In a Big Country <3

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

^^That one was sort of hard, I love Men at Work but not that song.

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

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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Originally posted by Taumpy

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

2a) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

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

4a) General Public - Tenderness

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

6b) Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

7b) Lionel Richie - All Night Long

8b) Toto - Africa

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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.

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

7a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

8a) Men At Work - Down Under

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.

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

2a) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Toughie. I like "Hungry Like The Wolf" too, but it can't compete with to "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 (Aww man, I like both of these too.)

6a) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (THIS IS TOO HARD)

7a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

8a) Men At Work - Down Under

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
5b) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth
6a) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
7a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
8a) Men At Work - Down Under

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 This was the official song of my HS Diplomacy club. :smug:

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

7a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

8a) Men At Work - Down Under

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

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

4a) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

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

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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Originally posted by Myrnalene

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

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You are dead to me.

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Originally posted by Taumpy

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

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1 was really hard :(

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Originally posted by artifex

1 was really hard :(

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

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

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

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

An easy round for me.

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

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

1b) Big Country - In a Big Country

2b) Toto - Africa

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

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

I ABSTAIN

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

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Originally posted by Panther Squad

I ABSTAIN

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WHAT THE HELL GOES ON IN NEW YORK?

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

2b) Toto - Africa

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

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

1b) Big Country - In a Big Country

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

Gotta go with my Ipod.

1a) a-ha - Take On Me

2b) Toto - Africa

1b) Big Country - In a Big Country
2a) Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

1b) Big Country - In a Big Country
2b) Toto - Africa

Okay, final round:

a)Take On Me

b)Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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Originally posted by What Exit?

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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This.

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.

Take On Me.

Everybody Wants to Rule The World.

b)Everybody Wants to Rule the World

a)Take On Me

Everybody Wants To Rule The World.




AFRICA!!!!

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Originally posted by jali

AFRICA!!!!

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Yes. :(

b)Everybody Wants to Rule the World

I REFUSE TO VOTE. ;_;

b)Everybody Wants to Rule the World

and its not even their best song....

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Originally posted by CatInASuit

b)Everybody Wants to Rule the World

and its not even their best song....

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Most of you voted for this song in every round. Don't complain when it wins. :P

No, he's right, it is probably the best song in the competition but not Tear for Fears' best.
Just as Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime is not their best.

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Originally posted by What Exit?

Just as Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime is not their best.

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I can get behind the Tears for Fears song not being their best. I picked it because I've always thought of it as their most recognizable. But I can't agree with you on the Talking Heads song. Out of curiosity, what do you think is better than "Once In a Lifetime"?

Well "Physco Killer" but that is actually 70s. "Road to Nowhere" is a bit better. "Life During Wartime" is really powerful. I would rate that as their #1 80's song.

"And She was" and "Burning Down the House" where about equal to "Once in a Lifetime" for me.

"Once In A Lifetime" is one of my favorite songs, period. "Born Under Punches" off the same album is another of their good ones, though.

I think we can safely say "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is the winner.