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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 30, 2008 14:16:02 GMT -5
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 30, 2008 16:43:50 GMT -5
Alright, next round. The Final Four! ---------------------------------------------------- In this round the winner will be the first to 6 votes. A-Ha - Take On Me"Take on Me" is a song by the Norwegian band a-ha. The song is a track from a-ha's first album, Hunting High and Low, released in 1985. The music video for the song was first broadcast in 1985 on local Boston music video station V-66, and then subsequently on MTV. The innovative video was an amalgamation of rotoscope-style animation and live-action. The video was inspired by the animated film Commuter created by Michael Patterson, and the movie Altered States. An extended mix of this song appears on the Japan-only 45 R.P.M. Club EP. The music video of another a-ha song, "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", forms a sequel of sorts. Vs. Michael Jackson - ThrillerMichael Jackson's "Thriller" is a 14-minute music video for the song of the same name released on December 2, 1983 and directed by John Landis. It was the most expensive video of its time, costing US$800,000, and the Guinness World Records in 2006 list it as the "most successful music video", selling over 1 million units.[1] "Thriller" was less a conventional video and more a full-fledged short subject or mini-film; a horror film spoof featuring choreographed zombies performing with Jackson. The music was re-edited to match the video, with the verses being sung one after the other followed by the ending rap, then the main dance sequence (filmed on Union Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles) to an instrumental loop, and finally the memorable finish: the choruses in a "big dance number" climactic scene. During the video, Jackson transforms into both a zombie and a werewolf (although makeup artist Rick Baker referred to it as a "cat monster" in the "Making of Thriller" documentary); familiar territory for Landis, who had directed An American Werewolf in London two years earlier. Co-starring with Jackson was former Playboy centerfold Ola Ray. The video was choreographed by Michael Peters (who had worked with the singer on his prior hit "Beat It"), with significant contributions by Jackson. The video also contains incidental music by film music composer Elmer Bernstein, who had previously also worked with Landis on An American Werewolf in London. The video (like the song) contains a spoken word performance by Vincent Price, horror film veteran. Rick Baker assisted in prosthetics and makeup for the production.
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Post by mo on Jan 30, 2008 16:46:17 GMT -5
Take On Me
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 30, 2008 16:56:31 GMT -5
Thriller
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Post by Chilly McFreeze on Jan 30, 2008 16:57:38 GMT -5
Thriller
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Post by trixiedust on Jan 30, 2008 17:06:27 GMT -5
Thriller
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Post by Bobeddy on Jan 30, 2008 17:10:22 GMT -5
A-Ha.
To me that song is the prime example of 80's Pop.
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Post by Garee on Jan 30, 2008 17:12:47 GMT -5
Thriller
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Post by The son of a plumber. on Jan 30, 2008 17:13:08 GMT -5
Take on me.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jan 30, 2008 17:19:52 GMT -5
Thriller.
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Post by humanoid on Jan 30, 2008 19:39:08 GMT -5
Thriller.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 30, 2008 21:19:07 GMT -5
And Thriller wins 6-3 ----------------------------------------- Last match of this Round before the Finals. By the way everyone, this song is haunting. Toto - Africa"Africa" is a song by rock band Toto. Its story is told from the perspective of a man in Africa awaiting his female partner's inbound flight. The protagonist looks forward to their time together during the rainy season as it grants a reprieve from his normal responsibilities. The song's catchy chorus incorporates metaphor for his determination to guard his time with her: "It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you / There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do / I bless the rains down in Africa / Gonna take some time to do the things we never had". The song was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983. The song was written by the band's keyboardist David Paich, who also sings both verses of the song, and drummer Jeff Porcaro. Bobby Kimball sings the chorus. Vs. Men At Work - Down UnderAnother version of the song was released in 1999 by the punk rock band Pennywise, as a bonus track on the album Straight Ahead. While Pennywise is an American band, it frequently tours Australia, and often plays the song at live shows as a tribute to its many Australian fans. A version of this song is on the Kangaroo Jack soundtrack. The song was also used in advertisements for the Disney/Pixar movie Finding Nemo, though it never appears in the film itself. The punk rock band Funeral Dress also had a version of the song on its album A Way of Life. In the Scrubs episode My Hard Labor, John Dorian daydreams that his pregnant girlfriend gives birth to Colin Hay, who subsequently sings Down Under. Colin Hay had his version as well as an acoustic version on his album Man at Work. During the 1980's Yossi and Avi Piamenta recorded traditional Jewish wedding lyrics to the tune of the song.
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Post by mo on Jan 30, 2008 21:20:48 GMT -5
Africa
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Post by Chilly McFreeze on Jan 30, 2008 21:22:36 GMT -5
Men at Work
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Jan 30, 2008 21:26:46 GMT -5
Down Under.
Although I have this feeling that Africa is going to come out on top.
Just like in the 80's, when "We Are The World" took over the pop charts.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 30, 2008 21:29:19 GMT -5
Down Under. Although I have this feeling that Africa is going to come out on top. Just like in the 80's, when "We Are The World" took over the pop charts. We Are The World, is another that got overlooked and never made it into this tourney.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Jan 30, 2008 21:29:33 GMT -5
I wasn't. Until you reminded me about yesterday. Oh, for yesterday. All my problems seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
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Post by humanoid on Jan 30, 2008 21:48:23 GMT -5
Down Under. Crazy aussies.
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Post by Gopher Mod on Jan 30, 2008 22:29:18 GMT -5
Men at Work- Down Under
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 30, 2008 22:58:29 GMT -5
Down Under
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