Posted on 02/01/2015 3:52:05 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel
Round 1 featured voting for the best 4 songs from the #7 list. Our results:
1987 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake
1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears
1982 "Jack & Diane" John Cougar
1983 "Maneater" Daryl Hall & John Oates
1984 "Hello" Lionel Richie
1981 "Kiss on My List" Hall & Oates
1980 "Coming Up" Paul McCartney
1988 "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle
1989 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler
1986 "Party All the Time" Eddie Murphy
No run-offs were needed (Maneater beat Hello by 1 point). The top 4 advance to Round 2. Brackets are tricky but I tried to pair up and group everything the best I can (every year really only allows 3 pairs, not 4).
Eye of the Tiger
Here I go Again
Right Here Waiting for you
I’ll be over you (Toto)
Theme to Miami Vice, Cheers and Top Gun...
Whitesnake, Belinda Carlyle, Jack & Diane. In that order.
The rest suck so loud they blow...
Here I go again is the greatest video ever!
Round 2 Brackets (to have a vote count for a bracket, a choice must be made).
1 1980 “Call Me” Blondie
6 1980 “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Queen
3 1980 “Magic” Olivia Newton-John
4 1980 “Rock with You” Michael Jackson
2 1980 “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II” Pink Floyd
5 1980 “Do That to Me One More Time” Captain & Tennille
2 1981 “Endless Love” Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
5 1981 “Jessie’s Girl” Rick Springfield
1 1981 “Bette Davis Eyes” Kim Carnes
6 1981 “Celebration” Kool & the Gang
3 1981 “Lady” Kenny Rogers
4 1981 “(Just Like) Starting Over” John Lennon
2 1982 “Eye of the Tiger” Survivor
6 1982 “Don’t You Want Me” The Human League
1 1982 “Physical” Olivia Newton-John
7 1982 “Jack & Diane” John Cougar
3 1982 “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
5 1982 “Centerfold” The J. Geils Band
2 1983 “Billie Jean” Michael Jackson
6 1983 “Total Eclipse of the Heart” Bonnie Tyler
4 1982 “Ebony and Ivory” Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
4 1983 “Down Under” Men at Work
1 1983 “Every Breath You Take” The Police
7 1983 “Maneater” Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 1983 “Flashdance... What a Feeling” Irene Cara
5 1983 “Beat It” Michael Jackson
1 1984 “When Doves Cry” Prince
6 1984 “Jump” Van Halen
2 1984 “What’s Love Got to Do with It” Tina Turner
5 1984 “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” Phil Collins
3 1984 “Say Say Say” Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
4 1984 “Footloose” Kenny Loggins
1 1985 “Careless Whisper” Wham!
7 1985 “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Tears for Fears
4 1985 “I Want To Know What Love Is” Foreigner
4 1987 “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” Whitney Houston
3 1985 “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Wham!
5 1985 “I Feel For You” Chaka Khan
2 1985 “Like a Virgin” Madonna
6 1985 “Out of Touch” Daryl Hall & John Oates
1 1986 “That’s What Friends are For” Dionne and Friends
6 1986 “How Will I Know” Whitney Houston
3 1986 “I Miss You” Klymaxx
4 1986 “On My Own” Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
2 1986 “Say You, Say Me” Lionel Richie
5 1986 “Broken Wings” Mr. Mister
1 1987 “Walk Like An Egyptian” The Bangles
7 1987 “Here I Go Again” Whitesnake
1 1988 “Faith” George Michael
6 1988 “So Emotional” Whitney Houston
3 1987 “Shake You Down” Gregory Abbott
5 1987 “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” Starship
2 1987 “Alone” Heart
6 1987 “C’est La Vie” Robbie Nevil
2 1988 “Need You Tonight” INXS
5 1988 “Sweet Child o’ Mine” Guns N’ Roses
3 1988 “Got My Mind Set on You” George Harrison
4 1988 “Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley
1 1989 “Look Away” Chicago
6 1989 “Cold Hearted” Paula Abdul
3 1989 “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” Poison
4 1989 “Straight Up” Paula Abdul
2 1989 “My Prerogative” Bobby Brown
5 1989 “Miss You Much” Janet Jackson
TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1980’S ping list
Round 2!
Please see post #5 for the bracket pairs and start voting for the best of each pair! 32 votes in this round!
Sorry guys, that was the result of Round 1 last week.
We are on Round 2, starting the brackets with 64 songs. 32 votes, 32 winners this week.
Didn’t read the rules...LOL
1987 “Here I Go Again” Whitesnake
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1980 “Coming Up” Paul McCartney
And “Party All the Time”... for dessert...
1985 “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Tears for Fears
That makes me think of The Dennis Miller Show that was on HBO.
1983’s rendition of Wind Beneath My Wings By Gary Morris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7mSlNJzTXw
Lou Rawls also did a version that same year.
Not sure how you want these. Hope this works.
6 1980 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
3 1980 Magic Olivia Newton-John
2 1980 Another Brick in the Wall, Part II Pink Floyd
5 1981 Jessies Girl Rick Springfield
6 1981 Celebration Kool & the Gang
3 1981 Lady Kenny Rogers
2 1982 Eye of the Tiger Survivor
7 1982 Jack & Diane John Cougar
3 1982 I Love Rock n Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
6 1983 Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler
4 1983 Down Under Men at Work
1 1983 Every Breath You Take The Police
5 1983 Beat It Michael Jackson
1 1984 When Doves Cry Prince
5 1984 Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins
4 1984 Footloose Kenny Loggins
7 1985 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears
4 1985 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner
3 1985 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!
2 1985 Like a Virgin Madonna
6 1986 How Will I Know Whitney Houston
4 1986 On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
5 1986 Broken Wings Mr. Mister
7 1987 Here I Go Again Whitesnake
1 1988 Faith George Michael
5 1987 Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now Starship
2 1987 Alone Heart
5 1988 Sweet Child o Mine Guns N Roses
4 1988 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley :)
6 1989 Cold Hearted Paula Abdul
3 1989 Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison
“Another Brick in the Wall”
Awesome !!!!!!!
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1 1980 Call Me Blondie
6 1980 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
3 1980 Magic Olivia Newton-John
4 1980 Rock with You Michael Jackson
2 1980 Another Brick in the Wall, Part II Pink Floyd
5 1980 Do That to Me One More Time Captain & Tennille
2 1981 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
5 1981 Jessies Girl Rick Springfield
1 1981 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
6 1981 Celebration Kool & the Gang
3 1981 Lady Kenny Rogers
4 1981 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon
2 1982 Eye of the Tiger Survivor
6 1982 Dont You Want Me The Human League
1 1982 Physical Olivia Newton-John
7 1982 Jack & Diane John Cougar
3 1982 I Love Rock n Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
5 1982 Centerfold The J. Geils Band
2 1983 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
6 1983 Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler
4 1982 Ebony and Ivory Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
4 1983 Down Under Men at Work
1 1983 Every Breath You Take The Police
7 1983 Maneater Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 1983 Flashdance... What a Feeling Irene Cara
5 1983 Beat It Michael Jackson
1 1984 When Doves Cry Prince
6 1984 Jump Van Halen
2 1984 Whats Love Got to Do with It Tina Turner
5 1984 Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins
3 1984 Say Say Say Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
4 1984 Footloose Kenny Loggins
1 1985 Careless Whisper Wham!
7 1985 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears
4 1985 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner
4 1987 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston
3 1985 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!
5 1985 I Feel For You Chaka Khan
2 1985 Like a Virgin Madonna
6 1985 Out of Touch Daryl Hall & John Oates
1 1986 Thats What Friends are For Dionne and Friends
6 1986 How Will I Know Whitney Houston
3 1986 I Miss You Klymaxx
4 1986 On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
2 1986 Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie
5 1986 Broken Wings Mr. Mister
1 1987 Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles
7 1987 Here I Go Again Whitesnake
1 1988 Faith George Michael
6 1988 So Emotional Whitney Houston
3 1987 Shake You Down Gregory Abbott
5 1987 Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now Starship
2 1987 Alone Heart
6 1987 Cest La Vie Robbie Nevil
2 1988 Need You Tonight INXS
5 1988 Sweet Child o Mine Guns N Roses
3 1988 Got My Mind Set on You George Harrison
4 1988 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley
1 1989 Look Away Chicago
6 1989 Cold Hearted Paula Abdul
3 1989 Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison
4 1989 Straight Up Paula Abdul
2 1989 My Prerogative Bobby Brown
5 1989 Miss You Much Janet Jackson
After going through these I now kind of wish I hadn't. LOL. Some of these are the absolute worst songs of the 80s.
Any list of great hits from the 80s that doesn't include two of the best of all time -- "Boys Of Summer" by Don Henley and "Mandolin Rain" by Bruce Hornsby -- is woefully incomplete!
1 1980 Call Me Blondie
4 1980 Rock with You Michael Jackson
2 1980 Another Brick in the Wall, Part II Pink Floyd
2 1981 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
6 1981 Celebration Kool & the Gang
3 1981 Lady Kenny Rogers
6 1982 Dont You Want Me The Human League
7 1982 Jack & Diane John Cougar
3 1982 I Love Rock n Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
6 1983 Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler
4 1983 Down Under Men at Work
1 1983 Every Breath You Take The Police
5 1983 Beat It Michael Jackson
6 1984 Jump Van Halen
5 1984 Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins
4 1984 Footloose Kenny Loggins
1 1985 Careless Whisper Wham!
4 1985 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner
3 1985 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!
6 1985 Out of Touch Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 1986 How Will I Know Whitney Houston
4 1986 On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
2 1986 Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie
1 1987 Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles
1 1988 Faith George Michael
5 1987 Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now Starship
2 1987 Alone Heart
2 1988 Need You Tonight INXS
4 1988 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley
6 1989 Cold Hearted Paula Abdul
4 1989 Straight Up Paula Abdul
5 1989 Miss You Much Janet Jackson
That’s What Friends Are For was originally a song by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack to a movie with Michael Keaton, Henry Winkler and Shelly Long in 1982, Night Shift.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQGihrUwsH0
I’ll be glad to post my picks later.
I’m sure I’m in the minority on FR, being not a big fan of league sports, but for those of us who aren’t too familiar with the bracket system, would it be possible to get a basic explanation (or a link to one)?
Sorry I did not think through how to post results of the last and then the actual contests for this week. FR is 1-time chance to get it right.
We are “starting” with 64 songs in a bracket “play-off” for 32 songs.
(Really we had to pick 4 songs out of that first list to add to the top 6 of each year to make a total of 64; otherwise it would be 60 or 70 songs from the decade’s top, which does not fit in a play-off.)
To do a play-off system, often called “brackets”, we need to start with 64 which halves until only 2 are left in the “final”.
The trick here is to pair off items so the “best” of these plays the “worst”, giving advantage to the best to stay the best (in theory).
You will see this soon in the college basketball tournaments - 64 teams start the play-offs, being paired by conference and “standing”. (On my song list, you’ll see the song ranking and year.)
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