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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 11, 2008 13:09:13 GMT -5
Not a Prince fan, but Purple Rain gets my vote this time. Did Turning Japanese make it in? Yes, it made it in. For results from the first thread that reached 30 pages check here: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=offtopic&action=display&thread=1199815942We've only gone through 40 matches (80 songs) of a massive first round that includes 256 songs! Plenty more to come and I'll have another match up in a minute.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 11, 2008 13:14:27 GMT -5
This tourny is gonna take 3 years to get through.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 11, 2008 13:17:50 GMT -5
*Montage of a bunch of cars blowing up and undercover cops cover being blown at gunpoint* When we last left our tournament, Prince was on his way to moving his second song into the second round and we hit page 30. Now the rest of the story... *fades to black* ------------------------------------------------------------ This next match up features two 80's favorites. One from a one hit wonder, one from an 80's Pop Icon. First to 4 votes wins. I'm sure HDX would want his vote heard for this one... but I only see him on late at nights... Janet Jackson - Rhythm NationThe song became the second of the historic seven top five singles released off the Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album. Jackson composed the lyrics while Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis composed the music, which featured a sample from Sly & the Family Stone's 1969 song "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)". The song preached racial unity and harmony among nations and in promise of "looking for a better way of life" and a way to stop "social unrest and injustice". The song became as famous for its countdown in both the song and the video as it was for its message. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs during late 1989 and early 1990. It was also the song that preceded Justin Timberlake's "Rock Your Body" which what would unfold into the infamous Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. Vs. Modern English - I Melt With You"I Melt with You" is a song by the British post-punk/New Wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was a single from the 1982 album After the Snow. While never reaching the Top 40 (its highest position was #76, which it reached with a July 1990 rerelease), the song gained popularity due to its airplay on MTV in early 1983 and its inclusion in the movie Valley Girl. The band re-recorded it in 1990 for their album Pillow Lips.
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Jan 11, 2008 13:19:34 GMT -5
Melt with you
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 11, 2008 13:19:38 GMT -5
I Melt With You.
Such a pretty little jingle.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 11, 2008 13:20:59 GMT -5
Modern English - I Melt With You
And DP...
That link for melt with you is not that song
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 11, 2008 13:22:40 GMT -5
Modern English - I Melt With You And DP... That link for melt with you is not that song Fixed. Thank you for the heads up.
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Post by gsguy on Jan 11, 2008 13:27:51 GMT -5
Melt with You.
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jan 11, 2008 13:32:22 GMT -5
Melt with You
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 11, 2008 13:36:59 GMT -5
In what will most surely upset one of our Mods here, Janet gets taken out WAY easier then I thought she would. ------------------------------------------- In this match we have INXS with another chance to advance against a song hand picked by me because it's one of my favorites from the decade. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive"Hyperactive" is a single by British musician Thomas Dolby, taken from his second album The Flat Earth, released in 1984. It was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart, but only reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100, while his most popular single in the US, "She Blinded Me With Science" (#5 on the Hot 100), did not reach the Top 40 in the UK. A remix was also done of this single, which became quite popular in clubs and on dance charts. Vs. INXS - Devil Inside"Devil Inside" is a song by Australian band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and is one of INXS's most well known songs. The song was released as a single in February 1988. The song is well remembered for its catchy riff and Michael Hutchence's whisper of the lyrics. The song went to #2 on the Billboard 100 in the United States, #47 in the United Kingdom, #20 in France, #25 in Ireland and #6 in Australia.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 11, 2008 13:39:02 GMT -5
INXS - Devil Inside
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 11, 2008 13:40:32 GMT -5
Not big on either song here... but I like INXS in general so I'll give my nod to them for the hell of it.
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Bobeddy
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Made a Terrible Mistake
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Post by Bobeddy on Jan 11, 2008 13:44:34 GMT -5
INXS
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jan 11, 2008 13:46:34 GMT -5
Hyperactive
I hope 'Loveshack' by the B-52's is in this. Damm why did I miss the nominations.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 11, 2008 13:48:26 GMT -5
Devil Inside
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 11, 2008 13:59:51 GMT -5
Thomas Dolby checks into the hospital to get that Hyperactive disorder checked out. He won't be back anytime soon... unless of course, science can cure what ails him later. ----------------------------------------------- We got a pretty good match up here. One of the most mis-understood songs ever (as far as meaning) versus one of the most mis-understood artists ever (as far as gender ). Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight"In the Air Tonight" is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album, Face Value. It was also the first single of Collins' solo career, and remains one of his best known hits. Vs. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" was a UK #1 single for three weeks in October 1982 for Culture Club. The third single from the band, the sweet Lovers' Rock style proved their commercial breakthrough. Initially picked up by BBC Radio 2 the song became a major hit after their memorable debut performance on Top of the Pops, which they got thanks to Shakin' Stevens being ill and not able to appear. The song was their breakthrough in America, too, and it reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in March 1983. It was also #1 in Australia and more than twenty countries worldwide.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 11, 2008 14:07:42 GMT -5
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 11, 2008 14:12:07 GMT -5
Phil Collins link fixed now.
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Bobeddy
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Made a Terrible Mistake
Posts: 15,150
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Post by Bobeddy on Jan 11, 2008 14:13:15 GMT -5
In The Air Tonight.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 11, 2008 14:18:38 GMT -5
In the Air tonight
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