Boardsies greatest song of the 80s - Live Thread

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Ficheall wrote: »

Did you sleep with the band?

Nah, that was your Ma

Electric Nitwit

Wowser, there really is some serious pace here!

Ted_YNWA

are you doing many more rounds tonight?

Kolido

R1/Match 61


The Cure - Catch

vs       

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

R1/Match 62


Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is   

vs       

Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover

R1/Match 63


Bros - When Will I Be Famous

vs       

Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days

R1/Match 64


John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane   

vs       

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Nah, that was your Ma

Necro

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I'm absolutely gutted, mostly because Head Over Heels is a song that I have a real personal attachment to.

Personal preference was Queen but would not have minded Tears for Fears progressing either tbh.

Necro

Survivor
Foreigner
No opinion
Don Henley

Kolido

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

are you doing many more rounds tonight?

Last 4 for R1 just posted, that will complete todays action.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Eye Of The Tiger

I Want To Know What Love Is

When Will I Be Famous

The Boys of Summer

Reasons: The better song in each match

rainbowtrout

Survivor
Texas
Bros
Don Henley

Ted_YNWA

61 Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
62 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
63 Bros - When Will I Be Famous

64 aaaaaarrggghhhh both big hitters. Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (just sways it)

#61 - Catch, although I fear its goose is cooked coming up against Eye of the Tiger.
#62 - I Wanna Know What Love Is. Not all power ballads were created equally, and this is definitely one of the superior ones.
#63 - Dance Hall Days - never heard this song before the competition but I quite like it, was a bit iffy on the vocals at first but the tune is really nice.
#64 - Boys of Summer, am not a big fan of this song but it annoys me less than the other one does.

Mam of 4

Survivor
Texas
Wang Chung
John Cougar Mellencamp , class song

I can't keep up here at all , let alone give reasons !

khalessi

R1/Match 61
The Cure - Catch

R1/Match 62
Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover

R1/Match 63
Bros - When Will I Be Famous

R1/Match 64
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

Zaph

Match 61 - Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

Match 62 - Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover

Match 63 - No opinion

Match 64 - John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane   

angel eyes 2012

Survivor
Texas
Wang Chung
Don Henley, Boys of Summer - always play this tune in the car during the Summer

Declan A Walsh

R1/Match 61


The Cure – Catch – Not great.

vs

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger – It’s okay so My Vote.

R1/Match 62


Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is - They are both okay but this has as bit more: My Vote.

vs

Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover

R1/Match 63


Bros - When Will I Be Famous – Awful.

vs

Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days – Great tune with a mixture of styles. My Vote.

R1/Match 64


John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane - Boring.

vs

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer – Fantastic synth-driven tune for the best Eagle vocalist. My Vote.

R1/Match 61

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

Dang this for a talent show in primary school with my best friend and we won.



R1/Match 62

Texas - I Don’t a lover
My nomination

R1/Match 63


Bros - When Will I Be Famous
They lived a few roads away from me when they became famous. Gotta support the Peckham Posse

R1/Match 64


John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane   

vs       

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer


I love them both equally so abstaining

quickbeam

R1/Match 61 Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
R1/Match 62 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
R1/Match 63 no opinion
R1/Match 64 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

ShaneU

61 Eye of the Tiger
62 I want to know what love is
63 Dance Hall Days
64 Jack and Diane

Survivor
Foreigner
Wang Chung
Don Henley

Necro

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

R1/Match 62

Texas - I Don’t a lover
My nomination

Fitting that your vote puts Texas through then... at least I think it does

Kolido

The Cure - Catch 2 6 Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is 5 6 Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover
Bros - When Will I Be Famous 5 6 Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane 1 6 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

Ficheall

Survivor
Texas
Wang Chung

JCM

Tauriel

R1/Match 61
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

R1/Match 62
Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover

R1/Match 63
Abstaining

R1/Match 64
Abstaining

Is that it for tonight?

Kolido

Sorry if the thread was going fast, had a lot of matches to get through and there was plenty of folk online.
Here are the songs through to round 2, which we will start tomorrow. Thanks everyone.

Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Queen - I Want to Break Free
Cutting Crew - I just Died in Your Arms Tonight
Cyndi Lauper - True Colours
Cher - Turn Back Time
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
The B-52s - Love Shack
Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
A Ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV
Communards - Don’t Leave Me This Way
Heart - Alone
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Madonna - Like A Prayer
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
The Bangles - Manic Monday
A Ha - Take on Me
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love
David Bowie - Lets Dance
Prince - Purple Rain
The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me
Blondie - Atomic
The Jam - Going underground
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of The Heart
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Ultravox - Vienna
T’pau - China in Your Hands
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer
Bon Jovi - You Give Love (A Bad Name)
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Blondie - Call Me
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Europe - The Final Countdown
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul
Bryan Adam - Summer of 69
U2 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
U2 - Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
The Smiths - How Soon is Now
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Def Leppard - Pour some sugar on me
Prince - 1999
Belinda Carisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

Declan A Walsh

I think I'll be a spectator tomorrow as I will have to do some work!

quickbeam

Half my nominations down already. Half in to Round 2. Two fell in Round 1 (weren't in Qualifier round). Three didn't make it out of the Qualifiers.

Some shockers out, not just my own nominations. Am surprised at a few ommisions in the nominations too.

khalessi

Kolido you're missing some Cure songs. :P