Everyone loves the 80s. Everyone loves tournaments. Ergo,

[Byron The Bulb]

In the chat the other night we were talking about how this was a dead folder reduced to nothing but YouTube links that no one clicks on. Someone suggested a tournament to liven things up. Then the conversation moved on to filthy rap beats or gangbang porn or something. But the professor for the only actual class I was taking this semester just died (seriously), and so I now have an unexpectedly large amount of free time. I've therefore decided to take the initiative and start a Folder Saving Tournament. It's for best song of the 80s. Everyone post 10 nominations and I will use a secret magical algorithm to determine the 64 songs which make the cut. I'll start

Duran Duran - "Rio"
Public Enemy - "Fight the Power"
Guns N Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle"
Talking Heads - "Born Under Punches"
Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
MJ - "Billie Jean"
David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes"
Blondie - "Call Me"
Sonic Youth - "Teen Age Riot"
JOURNEY - DON'T STOP BELIEVING (prohibitive favorite)

 

[BurningPirateShipSex]

The Clash-Rock the Casbah
Go-Gos-Our Lips Are Sealed
MJ-Thriller
Survivor-Eye of the Tiger
Joy Division-Love Will Tear Us Apart
RUN DMC-It's Tricky
LL Cool J-Mama Said Knock You Out
GNR-Sweet Child O' Mine
New Order-Blue Monday
Nena-99 Luftballoons

 

[BUTT]

Dio - "Rainbow in the Dark"
New Order - "True Faith"
Pet Shop Boys - "It's A Sin"
Air Supply - "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Metallica - "Master of Puppets"
Skid Row - "I Remember You"
Martika - "Toy Soldiers"
Living Colour - "Cult of Personality"
Nine Inch Nails - "Head Like a Hole"
Tears For Fears - "Shout"

 

[Byron The Bulb]

Also I don't know if this was clear, but feel free to second things that have already been nominated. This will help determine what gets in.

 

[Sesquipedaliantique]

The Human League - 'Don't You Want Me'
The Wedding Present - 'Brassneck'
The Smiths - 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out'
Killing Joke - 'Wardance'
XTC - 'Senses Working Overtime'
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - 'Enola Gay'
The Dream Syndicate - 'Tell Me When It's Over'
Magazine - 'A Song From Under the Floorboards'
Wall of Voodoo - 'Back in Flesh'
Jesus and Mary Chain - 'Just Like Honey'

We're mostly going for more popular (using the term loosely. no b-sides etc) songs here, yeah?

 

[devo]

The Romantics - "Talking in Your Sleep"
Journey - "Separate Ways"
Michael Jackson - "Rock With You"
Cyndi Lauper - "Time After Time"
Tears for Fears - "Head Over Heels"
The Cure - "Love Song"
Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer"
Tina Turner - "What's Love Got to Do With It?"
George Michael - "Careless Whisper"
Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls"

 

[OG]

Bon Jovi - "Living On A Prayer"
Guns N Roses - "Welcome To The Jungle"
Michael Jackson - "Human Nature"
Motley Crue - "Home Sweet Home"
Bruce Springsteen - "Dancing In The Dark"
Rick Springfield - "Jesse's Girl"
Prince - "When Doves Cry"
Marvin Gaye - "Sexual Healing"
Poison - "Nothin' But a Good Time"
NWA - "Gangsta Gangsta"

 

[Kinetic]

New Order- "Temptation"
The Smiths- "This Charming Man"
Kate Bush- "Running Up That Hill"
Talk Talk- "Life's What You Make It"
The Go-Go's- "Our Lips Are Sealed"
The Clash- "Train In Vain"
Stone Roses- "She Bangs The Drums"
The Replacements- "I Will Dare"
Prince- "When Doves Cry"
Madonna- "Borderline"

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

"My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim
"Follow the Leader" by Eric B. & Rakim
"Under Pressure" by Queen featuring David Bowie
"Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A
"Ain't No-Half Steppin" by Big Daddy Kane
"The Bridge is Over" by Boogie Down Productions
"No Sleep till Brooklyn" by Beastie Boys
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) by Beastie Boys

 

[Richard]

Metallica - "Master of Puppets"
The Smiths - 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out'
Slayer - "Angel of Death"
the Clash -"Straight to Hell"
Husker Du - "Pink turns to Blue"
Faith No More -"We Care a Lot"
Starship -"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Ozzy -"Mr. Crowley"
Cars -"Drive"
Rick Derringer -"Real American"

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
XTC - Senses Working Overtime
Prince - When Doves Cry
Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
OMD - Enola Gay
The Pixies - Monkey Goes to Heaven
Camper Van Beethoven - Take the Skinheads Bowling

 

[Mattdotcom]

Talking Heads-The Great Curve
Talking Heads-This Must Be the Play (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads-Crosseyed and Painless
Talking Heads-Stay Hungry
Elvis Costello-Man Out of Time
The Smiths-The Queen is Dead
Michael Jackson-The Man in the Mirror
Michael Jackson-Thriller
AC/DC-Who Made Who
The Who-Eminence Front

 

[Red Baron]

Michael Jackson: Bad
Prince: Little Red Corvette
Journey: Don't Stop Believing
Whitesnake: Still of the Night
Dio: Holy Diver
U2: I Will Follow
Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
David Bowie: Let's Dance
Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing.

 

[C Dubya 09]

Prince: I could never take the place of your man
Prince: When Doves Cry
MJ: Billy Jean
GnR: Mr. Brownstone
REM: Fall On Me
Def Leopard: Pour Some Sugar On Me
The Cure: Just Like Heaven
Night Ranger: Sister Christian
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart (love this song in a completely non-ironic sense)
Styx: Mr. Roboto

 

[HarleyQuinn]

1. The Bauhaus - Stigmata Martyr
2. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
3. The Birthday Party - The Friend Catcher
4. Gang of Four - What We All Want
5. Joy Division - Isolation
6. Devo - Whip It
7. Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
8. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science ... Science!
9. Oingo Boingo - Little Girls
10. The Cars - Magic

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Celtic Frost- Human II
Celtic Frost- Seduce me Tonight
Celtic Frost- Petty Obsession
Celtic Frost- (Once) They Were Eagles
Celtic Frost- Cherry Orchards
Celtic Frost- Juices Like Wine
Celtic Frost- Little Velvet
Celtic Frost- Blood on Kisses
Celtic Frost- Downtown Hanoi
Celtic Frost- Dance Sleazy
Celtic Frost- Roses without Thorns

 

[Zorin Industries]

Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye
Japan - Life In Tokyo
The Cure - Siamese Twins
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
Cabaret Voltaire - Split Second Feeling
Devo - Whip It
Roxy Musice - Same Old Scene
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Painted Bird
Sisters Of Mercy - Marian
Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton- "Islands in the Stream" (hey, if byron can defend crappy pop country of present day, I can nominate a crappy pop country song of the '80s and hey man, the Bee Gees production is great)
Kool & The Gang- "Get Down on It"
Phil Collins and Philip Bailey- "Easy Lover"
The Outfield- "Your Love"
World Famous Supreme Team- "Hey DJ"

 

[HarleyQuinn]

We need more real metal love... fuck Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth, and those other pussy bands.

1. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
2. Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel the Noize
3. Ratt - Round and Round
4. Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time
5. Stryper - To Hell With The Devil
6. W.A.S.P. - Hellion
7. Venom - In League With Satan
8. Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
9. Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane

 

[Gary]

1.) Depeche Mode-"Stripped"
2.) The Cure-"The Hanging Garden"
3.) Erik B and Rakim-"Paid in Full"
4.) EPMD-"You Gots To Chill"
5.) The Smiths "There is a Light and it Never Goes Out"
6.) New Order-"Round and Round"
7.) Candlemass-"Bewitched"
8.) Chameleons-"Tears"
9.) Cabaret Voltaire-"Yashar"
10.) Afrika Baambaata-"Planet Rock"

 

[Zorin Industries]

2.) The Cure-"The Hanging Garden"
9.) Cabaret Voltaire-"Yashar"

It was a toss up between the songs I choose for these groups and your choices.

 

[still fly]

Guy, "Groove Me"
Guy, "My Fantasy"
Bobby Brown, "On Our Own"
Johnny Kemp, "Just Got Paid"
Michael Jackson, "PYT"
Guy, "Teddy's Jam"
NWA, "Straight Outta Compton"
LL Cool J "My Radio"
Beastie Boys, "Fight for Your Right to Party"
Heavy D, "Somebody For Me"

New Jack Swing is under-represented so far.

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Yello-Oh Yeah

 

[Byron The Bulb]

Nominations are closed. Brackets will be posted sometime in the next 24 hours.

 

[KOAB]

BIG COUNTRY - IN A BIG COUNTRY

 

[KOAB]

Nominations are closed. Brackets will be posted sometime in the next 24 hours.

Ah this sum bullshit niggas sneak in and don't lemme get in my BIG COUNTRY nor my OREN JUICE JONES WALKING THRU THE RAIN.

 

[Incandenza]

I second each of KOAB's votes and throw in Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy"

 

[Precious Roy]

Nominations are closed. Brackets will be posted sometime in the next 24 hours.

FUCK YOU AND FUCK THIS TOURNAMENT

 

[Incandenza]

Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
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[KOAB]

I second this Bronski Beat