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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 13, 2008 1:02:11 GMT -5
Huey just for craps and giggles. No love for New Order. I tried to earn them some sympathy votes with my intro. You failed tho.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 13, 2008 1:05:35 GMT -5
Huey beats down the Queen of Pop. ----------------------------------------------- Another fun match: Genesis - Land of Confusion"Land of Confusion" is a rock song written by the band Genesis for their 1986 album Invisible Touch. The song was the third track on the album and was the fourth track from the album to become a single. The music was written by the band, while the lyrics were written by guitarist Mike Rutherford. The lyrics, further emphasized by the music video (see below), discuss the greed and uncertainty of the Cold War-era 1980s, but evoke a sense of hope for the future. The song is remembered by many Genesis fans because of its video, which featured puppets from the 1980s UK sketch show, Spitting Image. The song was played on their Invisible Touch, We Can't Dance, and Turn It On Again: The Tour tours, though always transposed down a key to account for the deepening of Phil Collins's voice over the years. Vs. Tony Basil - Mickey"Mickey" is a 1982 hit U.S. pop song recorded by singer and choreographer Toni Basil. Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as "Kitty," it was first recorded by UK pop group Racey in 1979. Basil's crush on actor and Monkee Micky Dolenz during her work as a choreographer/dancer on the set of the Monkees 1968 movie, "Head" prompted her to change the lyrics to "Mickey" to better suit her real-life experience, and the gender from female to male. The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the UK singles chart. It is usually considered a one-hit wonder. "Mickey" is one of the most famous cheerleading songs. The line "Oh Mickey, you're so fine/ You're so fine you blow my mind/ Hey Mickey! Hey Mickey!" is also a favorite among cheerleaders. In fact, this line's tune was used in the chorus of the "Run D.M.C." song "It's Tricky". The guitars in the song also sound quite similar to The Knack's "My Sharona" which oddly enough, "Its Tricky" samples.
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Post by Insomniac on Jan 13, 2008 1:06:43 GMT -5
More love for Genesis from me, they get my vote.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 13, 2008 1:06:46 GMT -5
Hooray for creepy celebrity puppets!
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Post by Chilly McFreeze on Jan 13, 2008 1:06:58 GMT -5
Genesis
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 13, 2008 1:08:32 GMT -5
Hooray for creepy celebrity puppets! They should seriously use more of these things now-a-days.
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Post by #Classic Hi-Definition X on Jan 13, 2008 1:08:55 GMT -5
Land of Confusion
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 13, 2008 1:09:21 GMT -5
Land of Confusion. Where's Kash at tonight? This is his favorite video.
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Post by humanoid on Jan 13, 2008 1:11:27 GMT -5
Land of Confusion indeed.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 13, 2008 1:11:43 GMT -5
Tony? Mickey? Tony? Mickey? I'm confused. Genesis moves on. ------------------------------------------------------------ I belong to the night. Both of these are each artists one and only shot in this contest. Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City"You Belong to the City" is a rock song written by Glenn Frey (of the Eagles) and Jack Tempchin, and recorded by Frey during his solo career. It was written specifically for the television show Miami Vice in 1985. The song nearly reached the top of the charts, peaking at #2 on the U.S. charts. This song, along with Jan Hammer's "Miami Vice Theme", helped the Miami Vice soundtrack album reach the top spot of the charts for 11 weeks in 1985, making it the best-selling album of the year and the most successful TV soundtrack of all time. Frey performs this song live when touring with the Eagles. Vs. The Romantics - What I Like About You"What I Like About You" is the title of a well-known power pop song by the American rock 'n roll band The Romantics. The song, written by Romantics members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Rich Cole, and Jimmy Marinos, is featured on the band's self-titled 1980 debut album, and was also released as a single. Marinos, the band's drummer, is the lead vocalist on the song. The band filmed a music video for the song that appeared frequently on MTV during the early 1980s. When first released, "What I Like About You" was already a popular song on the Romantics' concert playlist. In terms of record sales and radio airplay, however, the song was only a moderate success at the time of its release, reaching only Number 48 on the Billboard charts. It was only towards the end of the 1980s, after the song had been licensed for use in television commercials for Budweiser beer, that "What I Like About You" grew to become one of the most popular rock anthems of all time.
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Post by Insomniac on Jan 13, 2008 1:12:24 GMT -5
Both good songs, but "What I Like About You" is better.
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Post by Chilly McFreeze on Jan 13, 2008 1:12:53 GMT -5
Hmm.... What I Like About You.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 13, 2008 1:13:04 GMT -5
You Belong to the City
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Post by humanoid on Jan 13, 2008 1:13:11 GMT -5
You belong to the city. There are few things more 80's than Miami Vice.
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Post by #Classic Hi-Definition X on Jan 13, 2008 1:14:02 GMT -5
Another toughie, but I'm going with What I Like About You.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 13, 2008 1:14:17 GMT -5
...you hold me tight.
Tell me I'm the only one.
Wanna come over tonight.
ya.
What I Like About You.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 13, 2008 1:17:22 GMT -5
You guys are so Romantic. ----------------------------------------------- You know earlier when I said one of Loverboys songs had moved on? I was wrong, it hadn't even fought it out yet, and it doesn't have an easy contest. Loverboy-Working for the Weekend"Working for the Weekend" was a song released in 1981 on the now famous rock band Loverboy's second album Get Lucky. The song contained more of a pop feel than the other songs that the band produced, but this new sound proved to generate a lot of success, as the song reached #29 on the pop singles charts, and #2 in mainstream rock in the United States in January 1982. [1] The song is considered an Anti-Work Anthem Vs. Madonna - Material Girl"Material Girl" is the second single by pop singer Madonna from her second studio album, Like a Virgin. It was released on January 30, 1985 by Sire Records. It also appears on the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jan 13, 2008 1:18:11 GMT -5
Material Girl
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Post by Insomniac on Jan 13, 2008 1:18:25 GMT -5
Sorry Loverboy, Material Girl all the way.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 13, 2008 1:19:17 GMT -5
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