*** 80's Song Draft *** Completed

[dain11279 930]

6:08 I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2

 

 

Even though I hate U2 and more specifically, Bono with the intensity of 400 suns this is a damn solid pick in the 6th

[nzoner 936]

 

if all you know of Springsteen is Born In The USA and Dancing In the Dark, then no wonder you think he sucks.

 

 

You nailed that Although I hate him using his platform to preach(will not ever pay to see him live again nor will I listen to certain songs) I cannot deny the man is a poet and has written some of the greatest lyrics ever.Jungleland,Thunder Road,Johnny 99,Darkess On The edge Of Town,The River........the list is almost endless.

[Cruzer 1,993]

I appreciate Springsteen... But I'd take Prince or Petty over him.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

Seriously... we didnt get a single pick last night while I was asleep?

 

God damnit ed.

[vuduchile 1,941]

Seriously... we didnt get a single pick last night while I was asleep?

 

God damnit ed.

Yeah. Weekend boycott boy can stop by to boast about a parlay he hit, but cant make his pick while hes here.

[shotsup 832]

Yeah. Weekend boycott boy can stop by to boast about a parlay he hit, but cant make his pick while hes here.

Thus his nickname.

Corky.

[nzoner 936]

Yeah. Weekend boycott boy can stop by to boast about a parlay he hit, but cant make his pick while hes here.

So do you pass him if he misses the 24 hour clock?

[vuduchile 1,941]

So do you pass him if he misses the 24 hour clock?

 

New rule: Party all the time by Eddie Murphy is your selection if you miss the 24 hr clock.

[nzoner 936]

New rule: Party all the time by Eddie Murphy is your selection if you miss the 24 hr clock.

I would've said Patrick Swayze She's Like the Wind

[Voltaire 4,572]

I would've said Patrick Swayze She's Like the Wind

There should be punitive action taken by way of threats, not encouragement that we'll have their backs.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

You know what? Fock ed. Im sick of this crap. Two weeks in a row hes pulled this. We are skipping him.

 

When he wanders by on Monday, he can fill his pick then.

 

Go ahead and pick vduchile.

 

If there are any lurkers around who want to take over for ed, feel free to chime in.

 

And I would have picked Working For The Weekend btw. Just because it fits.

[vuduchile 1,941]

6.10 Rapture - Blondie

The Sugarhill Gang laid down Rappers delight in 1979, becoming the first rap song actually committed to vinyl.

Blondie followed in 1980 with this, the first real breakthrough rap song.

There is another Blondie song I considered here, but given its position as a seminal influence in rap, Ill take this one.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlsBnaUidNc

[Hardcore troubadour 12,813]

6.11. What I Like About You- The Romantics.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

The Draft order is as follows. I generated it with a randomizer, it happened to work out that volty and I are on the turn, which works well given time differences.

 

1. RaiderHater

2. Hardcore troubadour

3. vuduchile

4. edjr

5. fandandy

6. shotsup

7. cruzer

8. dain11279

9. Nzoner

10. Suxbnme

11. Voltaire

12. Titans

 

Let's do ten rounds.

 

We'll expect it to be slow until after the weekend is over. After that, I will put a 24 hour clock on picks.

 

If anyone else wants to play, let me know. We'll make you an alternate.

 

1.01- Livin On A Prayer Bon Jovi RaiderHater

1.02- Superfreak Rick James Hardcore Troubadour

1.03- Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses Vuduchile

1.04 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard Edjr

1.05 Billy Jean Michael Jackson Fandandy

1.06 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N' Roses Shotsup

1.07 You Shook Me All Night Long ACDC cruzer

1.08 When Doves Cry Prince dain11279

1.09 Every Breath You Take The Police Nzoner

1.10 Like A Virgin Madonna Suxbnme

1.11 Back In Black ACDC Voltaire

1.12 With Or Without You U2 Titans

2.01 London Calling The Clash Titans

2.02 Master of Puppets Metallica Voltaire

2.03 Here I Go Again Whitesnake Suxbnme

2.04 Under Pressure Queen & Bowie Nzoner

2.05 Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran dain11279

2.06 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners cruzer

2.07 Still of the Night Whitesnake Shotsup

2.08 Jump Van Halen Fandandy

2.09 Don't Stop Believing Journey Edjr

2.10 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne Vuduchile

2.11 White Lines Grandmaster Flash Hardcore Troubadour

2.12 Don't You Forget About Me Simple Minds RaiderHater

3.01 Jesse's Girl Rick Springfield RaiderHater

3.02 Mony Mony Billy Idol Hardcore Troubadour

3.03 Dead or Alive Bon Jovi Vuduchile

3.04 Thriller Michael Jackson Edjr

3.05 Money For Nothing Dire Straits Fandandy

3.06 The Heart of Rock and Roll Huey Lewis & the News Shotsup

3.07 How Soon Is Now? The Smiths cruzer

3.08 Paradise City Guns N Roses dain11279

3.09 Lunatic Fringe Red Rider Nzoner

3.10 Rebel Yell Billy Idol Suxbnme

3.11 Tom Sawyer Rush Voltaire

3.12 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins Titans

4.01 Just Like Heaven The Cure Titans

4.02 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp Voltaire

4.03 Purple Rain Prince Suxbnme

4.04 Owner of A Lonely Heart Yes Nzoner

4.05 Take On Me A-ha dain11279

4.06 Your Love The Outfield cruzer

4.07 Beat It Michael Jackson Shotsup

4.08 Need You Tonight INXS Fandandy

4.09 867-5309/Jenny Tommy Tutone Edjr

4.10 Let's Dance David Bowie Vuduchile

4.11 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye Hardcore Troubadour

4.12 Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles RaiderHater

5.01 Eye of the Tiger Survivor RaiderHater

5.02 Sister Christian Night Ranger Hardcore Troubadour

5.03 I Love Rock and Roll Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Vuduchile

5.04 Summer of 69 Brian Adams Edjr

5.05 Sailing Christopher Cross Fandandy

5.06 Fight For Your Right Beastie Boys Shotsup

5.07 Kyrie Mr. Mister cruzer

5.08 One Metallica dain11279

5.09 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx Nzoner

5.10 Round and Round Ratt Suxbnme

5.11 Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue Voltaire

5.12 Free Fallin' Tom Petty Titans

6.01 If You Leave OMD Titans

6.02 Photograph Def Leppard Voltaire

6.03 The Stroke Billy Squire Suxbnme

6.04 Cult of Personality Living Color Nzoner

6.05 Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen dain11279

6.06 I Ran Flock of Seagulls cruzer

6.07 Centerfold J. Geils Band Shotsup

6.08 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 Fandandy

6.09 Pending I'm a doosh Edjr

6.10 Rapture Blondie Vuduchile

6.11 Hardcore Troubadour

6.12 RaiderHater

7.01 RaiderHater

7.02 Hardcore Troubadour

7.03 Vuduchile

7.04 Edjr

7.05 Fandandy

7.06 Shotsup

7.07 cruzer

7.08 dain11279

7.09 Nzoner

7.10 Suxbnme

7.11 Voltaire

7.12 Titans

8.01 Titans

8.02 Voltaire

8.03 Suxbnme

8.04 Nzoner

8.05 dain11279

8.06 cruzer

8.07 Shotsup

8.08 Fandandy

8.09 Edjr

8.10 Vuduchile

8.11 Hardcore Troubadour

8.12 RaiderHater

9.01 RaiderHater

9.02 Hardcore Troubadour

9.03 Vuduchile

9.04 Edjr

9.05 Fandandy

9.06 Shotsup

9.07 cruzer

9.08 dain11279

9.09 Nzoner

9.10 Suxbnme

9.11 Voltaire

9.12 Titans

10.01 Titans

10.02 Voltaire

10.03 Suxbnme

10.04 Nzoner

10.05 dain11279

10.06 cruzer

10.07 Shotsup

10.08 Fandandy

10.09 Edjr

10.10 Vuduchile

10.11 Hardcore Troubadour

10.12 RaiderHater

 

 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,621]

Gonna go a little obscure here, but this band really was the face of electronic alternative

 

Picking the song I wanted was a little harder as it came down to 3 of their best but ultimately went with their most known

 

 

6.12 Blue Monday--New Order

 

I was a huge Joy Division fan as well, and the transition was well done. Interestingly this song was the first song made digitally (well released on a 5 1/4)

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,621]

This song needs no introduction, and am shocked it didnt go in rounds 4/5

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkKDoWqyDZ8

 

 

7.01 Come on Feel the Noize---Quiet Riot

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,621]

I had to go 2 songs from different genres, cause I had 3 metal/hair type songs I wanted to take here

[Hardcore troubadour 12,813]

7.02- Walking On Sunshine- Katrina and the Waves

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

The Draft order is as follows. I generated it with a randomizer, it happened to work out that volty and I are on the turn, which works well given time differences.

 

1. RaiderHater

2. Hardcore troubadour

3. vuduchile

4. edjr

5. fandandy

6. shotsup

7. cruzer

8. dain11279

9. Nzoner

10. Suxbnme

11. Voltaire

12. Titans

 

Let's do ten rounds.

 

We'll expect it to be slow until after the weekend is over. After that, I will put a 24 hour clock on picks.

 

If anyone else wants to play, let me know. We'll make you an alternate.

 

1.01- Livin On A Prayer Bon Jovi RaiderHater

1.02- Superfreak Rick James Hardcore Troubadour

1.03- Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses Vuduchile

1.04 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard Edjr

1.05 Billy Jean Michael Jackson Fandandy

1.06 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N' Roses Shotsup

1.07 You Shook Me All Night Long ACDC cruzer

1.08 When Doves Cry Prince dain11279

1.09 Every Breath You Take The Police Nzoner

1.10 Like A Virgin Madonna Suxbnme

1.11 Back In Black ACDC Voltaire

1.12 With Or Without You U2 Titans

2.01 London Calling The Clash Titans

2.02 Master of Puppets Metallica Voltaire

2.03 Here I Go Again Whitesnake Suxbnme

2.04 Under Pressure Queen & Bowie Nzoner

2.05 Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran dain11279

2.06 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners cruzer

2.07 Still of the Night Whitesnake Shotsup

2.08 Jump Van Halen Fandandy

2.09 Don't Stop Believing Journey Edjr

2.10 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne Vuduchile

2.11 White Lines Grandmaster Flash Hardcore Troubadour

2.12 Don't You Forget About Me Simple Minds RaiderHater

3.01 Jesse's Girl Rick Springfield RaiderHater

3.02 Mony Mony Billy Idol Hardcore Troubadour

3.03 Dead or Alive Bon Jovi Vuduchile

3.04 Thriller Michael Jackson Edjr

3.05 Money For Nothing Dire Straits Fandandy

3.06 The Heart of Rock and Roll Huey Lewis & the News Shotsup

3.07 How Soon Is Now? The Smiths cruzer

3.08 Paradise City Guns N Roses dain11279

3.09 Lunatic Fringe Red Rider Nzoner

3.10 Rebel Yell Billy Idol Suxbnme

3.11 Tom Sawyer Rush Voltaire

3.12 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins Titans

4.01 Just Like Heaven The Cure Titans

4.02 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp Voltaire

4.03 Purple Rain Prince Suxbnme

4.04 Owner of A Lonely Heart Yes Nzoner

4.05 Take On Me A-ha dain11279

4.06 Your Love The Outfield cruzer

4.07 Beat It Michael Jackson Shotsup

4.08 Need You Tonight INXS Fandandy

4.09 867-5309/Jenny Tommy Tutone Edjr

4.10 Let's Dance David Bowie Vuduchile

4.11 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye Hardcore Troubadour

4.12 Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles RaiderHater

5.01 Eye of the Tiger Survivor RaiderHater

5.02 Sister Christian Night Ranger Hardcore Troubadour

5.03 I Love Rock and Roll Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Vuduchile

5.04 Summer of 69 Brian Adams Edjr

5.05 Sailing Christopher Cross Fandandy

5.06 Fight For Your Right Beastie Boys Shotsup

5.07 Kyrie Mr. Mister cruzer

5.08 One Metallica dain11279

5.09 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx Nzoner

5.10 Round and Round Ratt Suxbnme

5.11 Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue Voltaire

5.12 Free Fallin' Tom Petty Titans

6.01 If You Leave OMD Titans

6.02 Photograph Def Leppard Voltaire

6.03 The Stroke Billy Squire Suxbnme

6.04 Cult of Personality Living Color Nzoner

6.05 Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen dain11279

6.06 I Ran Flock of Seagulls cruzer

6.07 Centerfold J. Geils Band Shotsup

6.08 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 Fandandy

6.09 Pending I'm a doosh Edjr

6.10 Rapture Blondie Vuduchile

6.11 What I Like About You The Romantics Hardcore Troubadour

6.12 Blue Monday New Order RaiderHater

7.01 Come On Feel the Noize Quiet Riot RaiderHater

7.02 Walking On Sunshine Katrina and the Waves Hardcore Troubadour

7.03 Vuduchile

7.04 Edjr

7.05 Fandandy

7.06 Shotsup

7.07 cruzer

7.08 dain11279

7.09 Nzoner

7.10 Suxbnme

7.11 Voltaire

7.12 Titans

8.01 Titans

8.02 Voltaire

8.03 Suxbnme

8.04 Nzoner

8.05 dain11279

8.06 cruzer

8.07 Shotsup

8.08 Fandandy

8.09 Edjr

8.10 Vuduchile

8.11 Hardcore Troubadour

8.12 RaiderHater

9.01 RaiderHater

9.02 Hardcore Troubadour

9.03 Vuduchile

9.04 Edjr

9.05 Fandandy

9.06 Shotsup

9.07 cruzer

9.08 dain11279

9.09 Nzoner

9.10 Suxbnme

9.11 Voltaire

9.12 Titans

10.01 Titans

10.02 Voltaire

10.03 Suxbnme

10.04 Nzoner

10.05 dain11279

10.06 cruzer

10.07 Shotsup

10.08 Fandandy

10.09 Edjr

10.10 Vuduchile

10.11 Hardcore Troubadour

10.12 RaiderHater

 

 

[vuduchile 1,941]

7.03 The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

Grab your tissues if you got daddy issues.

In an era when rock ballads ruled the charts, this offering from a British new wave band holds its own with the best of them.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s0xpti2uHU

[vuduchile 1,941]

This song needs no introduction, and am shocked it didnt go in rounds 4/5

 

 

 

 

7.01 Come on Feel the Noize---Quiet Riot

I like this band. Good pick.

[nzoner 936]

6.10 Rapture - Blondie

 

The Sugarhill Gang laid down Rappers delight in 1979, becoming the first rap song actually committed to vinyl.

 

Blondie followed in 1980 with this, the first real breakthrough rap song.

 

There is another Blondie song I considered here, but given its position as a seminal influence in rap, Ill take this one.

Love the pick however in my humble music opinion I'd still pick Aerosmith's 1975 hit Walk This Way as the first ever rap song committed to vinyl even though they probably had no idea they were creating a whole new genre.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

Love the pick however in my humble music opinion I'd still pick Aerosmith's 1975 hit Walk This Way as the first ever rap song committed to vinyl even though they probably had no idea they were creating a whole new genre.

Walk on the wild side was kinda rap too. Hell, half of dylan's songs were basically rap.

[vuduchile 1,941]

Love the pick however in my humble music opinion I'd still pick Aerosmith's 1975 hit Walk This Way as the first ever rap song committed to vinyl even though they probably had no idea they were creating a whole new genre.

I can see that. Hard to argue against it.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,813]

American Pie was rap. So was Blinded By The Light.

[vuduchile 1,941]

American Pie was rap. So was Blinded By The Light.

Not seeing these as rap, but perhaps I should re-examine.

 

Below is a commonly held view on the subject of raps introduction into the mainstream.

 

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2608

[nzoner 936]

7.03 The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

 

Grab your tissues if you got daddy issues.

 

In an era when rock ballads ruled the charts, this offering from a British new wave band holds its own with the best of them.

Love Mike and the Mechanics,especially their first project in 1985,on a few of their songs you can really hear Mike's influence from Genesis.

[vuduchile 1,941]

6.11. What I Like About You- The Romantics.

First date for me and my ex wife was a concert.

 

Adam Ant and the Romantics in 1980something. I cant listen to either band without thinking of her.

 

Great song really, but I avoid it at all costs.

[Voltaire 4,572]

You guys are committing blasphemy by taking good songs and artists and accusing them of being responsible for inflicting rap on us. Please stop. Rap was a punishment inflicting on the planet by a vengeful god of evil noise who was upset when we sh*tcanned disco.

[vuduchile 1,941]

Love Mike and the Mechanics,especially their first project in 1985,on a few of their songs you can really hear Mike's influence from Genesis.

I dont really know much of their stuff beyond this song and All I Need is a Miracle. I think the lead singer is dead now right?

 

Im gonna check them out a little deeper.

[vuduchile 1,941]

You guys are committing blasphemy by taking good songs and artists and accusing them of being responsible for inflicting rap on us. Please stop. Rap was a punishment inflicting on the planet by a vengeful god of evil noise who we'd upset by sh*tcanning disco.

Not generally a rap fan either, but Blondie reached #1 with Rapture. Its influence cannot be ignored.

 

I was torn here because Blondie had origins in the punk world, which was another whole thing going on in the 80s. But theyre not truly a punk band and their music is more new wave pop.

 

This one song was clearly rap though, and it made a big splash in the pop world.

[Voltaire 4,572]

Not generally a rap fan either, but Blondie reached #1 with Rapture. Its influence cannot be ignored.

 

I was torn here because Blondie had origins in the punk world, which was another whole thing going on in the 80s. But theyre not truly a punk band and their music is more new wave pop.

 

This one song was clearly rap though, and it made a big splash in the pop world.

I like Atomic and the Tide is High, One Way or Another and just plain ogling at Debbie Harry as she is extremely sexy. But I'd never liked Rapture which is out of my usual rotation, so I went to see what you were talking about.

 

The song sucks for the two minutes, the visuals of Debbie's hotness save it; I could watch her read the phone book. What amazed me is that when she starts rapping about two minutes in, it actually improves the song even though the lyrics are stupid and pointless.

 

I'd certainly pick a different Blondie song but yeah, you're right, she is rapping in Rapture and the description under the video describes it as the first rap song aired on MTV so it has historical significance rivaling the first guy in the jungle that buttfocked a monkey and contracted AIDS.

[fandandy 3,311]

7:05 George Michael - Faith

 

 

[edjr 5,611]

"Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon

[Voltaire 4,572]

You get two make up picks Ed, go again.

[edjr 5,611]

"Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar

[nzoner 936]

You guys are committing blasphemy by taking good songs and artists and accusing them of being responsible for inflicting rap on us. Please stop. Rap was a punishment inflicting on the planet by a vengeful god of evil noise who was upset when we sh*tcanned disco.

Like I said about Aerosmith I doubt they even had an idea they were creating a new whole genre but there is no denying no mater how much you hate it this is a rap...

 

Backstroke lover always hidin' 'neath the cover

'Till I talked to my daddy he say

He said, you ain't seen noting

'Till you're down on a muffin

Then you're sure to be a-changin' your ways

I met a cheerleader, was a real young bleeder

All the times I can reminisce

Ah the best thing lovin' with her sister and her cousin

Started with a little kiss, like this

See-saw swingin' with the boys in the school

With your feet flyin' up in the air

Singin' hey diddle-diddle with the kitty in the middle

You be swingin' like you just didn't care

So I took a big chance at the high school dance

With a missy who was ready to play

Was it me she was foolin'?

'Cause she knew what she was doin'

[Cruzer 1,993]

I'm all turned around - so who's pick is it?

[fandandy 3,311]

I'm all turned around - so who's pick is it?

Shots

[Voltaire 4,572]

 

Like I said about Aerosmith I doubt they even had an idea they were creating a new whole genre but there is no denying no mater how much you hate it this is a rap...

 

Backstroke lover always hidin' 'neath the cover

'Till I talked to my daddy he say

He said, you ain't seen noting

'Till you're down on a muffin

Then you're sure to be a-changin' your ways

I met a cheerleader, was a real young bleeder

All the times I can reminisce

Ah the best thing lovin' with her sister and her cousin

Started with a little kiss, like this

See-saw swingin' with the boys in the school

With your feet flyin' up in the air

Singin' hey diddle-diddle with the kitty in the middle

You be swingin' like you just didn't care

So I took a big chance at the high school dance

With a missy who was ready to play

Was it me she was foolin'?

'Cause she knew what she was doin'

 

The lyrics don't matter. That was a hard rock song in the 70s although, granted, it was famously made into rap later.