Official "Most Iconic Song of the 1980s" Tourney Thread

[Sour Masher]

It's super-iconic. Almost as much as The Message (which is ultra-super-iconic & should have been the pick here).

The Message 100% is iconic. I have to admit, I don't remember White Lines being all that.

[revo]

The Message 100% is iconic. I have to admit, I don't remember White Lines being all that.

White Lines was huge where I grew up, in Brooklyn NY. The Message wasn’t nearly as big a crossover hit like White Lines was.

[Pauly]

It's super-iconic. Almost as much as The Message (which is ultra-super-iconic & should have been the pick here).

I agree the Message is more iconic.

[revo]

2nd rd will be posted tomorrow

[Steve 2.0]

2nd rd will be posted tomorrow

Was reading too fast. Thought it said "toasted" not "posted". Big difference.

[Ken]

I think a roast would be even better

[revo]

Round 1 Results

#1 (Don't You) Forget About Me - 18
#16 Video Killed the Radio Star - 3

#1 Born in the USA - 17
#16 In the Air Tonight - 4

#1 Melt With You - 11
#16 Jump - 10

#1 Whip It - 13
#16 Sledgehammer - 8

#2 Come on Eileen - 18
#15 Everybody Have Fun Tonight - 3

#2 Billy Jean - 13
#15 Your Love - 8

#2 I Love Rock n Roll - 13
#15 Tainted Love - 8

#2 Pour Some Sugar on Me - 11
#15 Call Me - 10

#3 It Takes Two - 10
#14 The Stroke - 11

#3 Jessie's Girl - 17
#14 Just Like Heaven - 4

#3 Walk Like an Egyptian - 19
#14 Ghostbusters - 2

#3 You Gotta Fight - 12
#14 Heat of the Moment - 9

#4 Material Girl - 14
#13 Electric Avenue - 7

#4 Little Red Corvette - 14
#13 Our Lips Are Sealed - 6

#4 You Spin Me (Like a Record) - 12
#13 Need You Tonight - 8

#4 Every Breath You Take - 17
#13 Things Can Only Get Better - 3

#5 Who Can It Be Now? - 8
#12 867-5309/Jenny - 12

#5 Shout - 17
#12 Somebody's Baby - 3

#5 Roseanna - 7
#12 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - 13

#5 Rock the Casbah - 17
#12 How Soon is Now? - 3

#6 Our House - 11
#11 Love Shack - 9

#6 Karma Chameleon - 12
#11 Dancing With Myself - 8

#6 Welcome to the Jungle - 19
#11 Here I Go Again - 1

#6 Money for Nothing - 16
#11 Something About You - 4

#7 Take on Me - 17
#10 Final Countdown - 3

#7 Hungry Like the Wolf - 13
#10 Free Fallin - 7

#7 Power of Love - 9
#10 Under Pressure - 11

#7 Eye of the Tiger - 13
#10 It's the End of the World - 7

#8 Livin on a Prayer - 15
#9 White Lines - 5

#8 I Ran - 11
#9 Walk this Way - 9

#8 Rock Me Amadeus - 8
#9 Burning Down the House - 12

#8 Don't You Want Me - 12
#9 Centerfold - 8

[revo]

- Billy Squier pulls off the biggest upset of Round 1 with "The Stroke" upending Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
- "Melt With You' narrowly avoided being knocked out as a #1 seed, winning by a single vote
- Two #5 seeds get KO'd as Tommy Tutone knocks off Men at Work and Cyndi Lauper beats Toto
- GnR pulls off the biggest pummeling, ousting Whitesnake by a 19-1 margin

[revo]

Round 2:

https://forms.gle/vUmPH1FMi5yjtNx97

[Judge Jude]

Tommy Tutone opened at my senior year Spring Jam for the Marshall Tucker Band.

I assume "Walking On Sunshine" received a bye.

[MagSeven]

Tommy Tutone opening for Marshall Tucker is as interesting as Nick Gilder opening for the Outlaws.

[Judge Jude]

what can I say, it was a diverse campus.

[Mithrandir]

Nick Gilder rocks!!

[revo]

Official Round 2 Results

#1 (Don't You) Forget About Me - 10
#8 Livin on a Prayer - 8

#1 Born in the USA - 15
#8 I Ran - 3

#1 Melt With You - 7
#8 Burning Down the House - 11

#1 Whip It - 13
#8 Don't You Want Me - 5

#4 Material Girl - 11
#12 867-5309/Jenny - 7

#5 Shout - 10
#4 Little Red Corvette - 8

#4 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - 9*
#12 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - 9

#5 Rock the Casbah - 12
#4 Every Breath You Take - 6

#14 The Stroke - 6
#6 Our House - 12

#3 Jessie's Girl - 11
#6 Karma Chameleon - 7

#3 Walk Like an Egyptian - 8
#6 Welcome to the Jungle - 10

#3 You Gotta Fight - 6
#6 Money for Nothing - 12

#7 Take on Me - 11
#2 Pour Some Sugar on Me - 7

#7 Hungry Like the Wolf - 8
#2 Come on Eileen - 10

#10 Under Pressure - 6
#2 Billy Jean - 12

#7 Eye of the Tiger - 9
#2 I Love Rock n Roll - 9*

* Higher seed advances

[revo]

Sweet 16:

https://forms.gle/cbsz6ejJE43AM87P7