Posted on 02/23/2015 6:57:05 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel
ROUND 5 OF THE '80S TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS COMMENCES!
Votes due: Sunday, March 1 @ 6:00 pm Eastern.
The Great 8 in just 4 pairs of songs! Vote for your favorite of each pair shown.
No reply, no vote. (You may abstain from any pairs.)
Any ties will be broken with a run-off which will end (hopefully) the following Monday.
Format: Yearly rank/seed - year - song title - act
6 1980 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen
2 1982 "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor
5 1982 "Centerfold" The J. Geils Band
6 1984 "Jump" Van Halen
7 1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears
7 1987 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake
2 1988 "Need You Tonight" INXS
4 1988 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley
The Tournament continues! Please look over, ponder and vote this week!
Tournament history:
Round 4: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3258247/posts
Round 3 run-off: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3257870/posts
Round 3: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3255881/posts
Round 2 run-off: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3255505/posts
Round 2: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3253051/posts
Round 1: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3250477/posts
Queen
J. Geils
Whitesnake
Astley
Two of my favorites from the 1980s squared off (VH vs. J. Geils) and one had to be eliminated. Here are my choices:
6 1980 “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Queen
6 1984 “Jump” Van Halen
7 1987 “Here I Go Again” Whitesnake
2 1988 “Need You Tonight” INXS
Queen
Van Halen
Whitesnake
INXS (Sorry, got a little tired of getting “Astley-ed” on Youtube)
Thanks - you are on the ping now! (It won’t be long, now.)
How do you mean, “Astleyed” on YT? Was someone attacking you? LOL
7 1987 “Here I Go Again” Whitesnake
2 1988 “Need You Tonight” INXS
That’s it.
Nothing else.
My picks:
2 1982 “Eye of the Tiger” Survivor
5 1982 “Centerfold” The J. Geils Band
7 1985 “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Tears for Fears
4 1988 “Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley
Queen
J. Geils
Whitesnake
INXS
6 1980 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen
2 1982 "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor
5 1982 "Centerfold" The J. Geils Band
6 1984 "Jump" Van Halen
7 1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears
7 1987 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake
2 1988 "Need You Tonight" INXS
4 1988 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley
5 1982 "Centerfold" The J. Geils Band
6 1984 "Jump" Van Halen
7 1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears
7 1987 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake
2 1988 "Need You Tonight" INXS
4 1988 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Queen
“Centerfold” The J. Geils Band
“Here I Go Again” Whitesnake
“Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley
The RickRoll continues. :)
Eye of the Tiger
Jump
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Need You Tonight
I’m left with Need You Tonight INXS.
Rank - year - song - act
6 1980 “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Queen
5 1982 “Centerfold” The J. Geils Band
7 1985 “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Tears for Fears
2 1988 “Need You Tonight” INXS
2 1982 “Eye of the Tiger” Survivor
6 1984 “Jump” Van Halen
7 1985 “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Tears for Fears
4 1988 “Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley
6 1980 “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Queen
5 1982 “Centerfold” The J. Geils Band
7 1985 “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Tears for Fea
4 1988 “Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley
Oh, my husband mentioned that the other day! I never heard of it. Guess I never click on too many bad links. :-D
5 1982 "Centerfold" The J. Geils Band 6 1984 "Jump" Van Halen tough choice here
7 1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears
7 1987 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake VERY tough choice here!
2 1988 "Need You Tonight" INXS 4 1988 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley
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