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BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405781 09/23/04 01:16 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 MLLASH OP Time Trapper OP MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 Each round, one classic 80s song will go up against another and WE determine the victor! The game continues as long as there is interest! New rounds daily (or so). ROUND ONE GHOSTBUSTERS by Ray Parker, Jr vs. I WANT A NEW DRUG by Huey Lewis & The News Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405782 09/23/04 01:18 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 MLLASH OP Time Trapper OP MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 Both songs are pretty crappy, but I'm going to give this one to Huey Lewis & the News for 2 reasons. a) It was the original that Ghostbusters (illegally) sampled from b) The video features Huey lookin' pretty hot in his boxers Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405783 09/23/04 01:20 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,397 Douglasville, GA M matlock Leader matlock Leader M Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,397 Douglasville, GA Huey, definitely. I don't want to get sued or anything, plus "Sports" was one of my favorite albums when I was a wee lad. I don't remember if "I Want A New Drug" was on it or not, I'm just saying.

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405784 09/23/04 02:49 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 253 Delegate of Braal Magnetic Boy Active Magnetic Boy Active Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 253 Delegate of Braal Ghostbusters was a fun movie when I was young but I like men in their boxers so I Want a New Drug too!

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405785 09/23/04 04:30 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,364 Australia Blacula Wanderer Blacula Wanderer Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,364 Australia I've never heard Huey Lewis' 'I Want A New Drug' and never knew the Ghostbusters song sampled it. Therefore I don't believe you! My vote's for Ghostbusters.

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405786 09/23/04 04:37 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 17,274 Omaha, Utah, DC, wherever my j... Lightning Lad Time Trapper Lightning Lad Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 17,274 Omaha, Utah, DC, wherever my j... I'll go by what I feel is still listenable today and that would have to be 'I Want a New Drug'. While I like both songs 'Ghostbusters' just hasn't held up as well.

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405787 09/24/04 05:43 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 MLLASH OP Time Trapper OP MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 Looks like Huey Lewis & the News take this round. ROUND 2 I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow vs. We Got The Beat by the Go-Go's. Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405788 09/24/04 05:46 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 MLLASH OP Time Trapper OP MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 Both songs are drum-heavy good-time larks that I like, so this is hard for me. But I think I'm going to give the slight edge to teen nudists Bow Wow Wow. A true classic song! Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405789 09/24/04 07:46 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 17,274 Omaha, Utah, DC, wherever my j... Lightning Lad Time Trapper Lightning Lad Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 17,274 Omaha, Utah, DC, wherever my j... I'm right there with you Lash. Both of these capture the same feeling, to me. But I'll go with 'I Want Candy'. Besides, didn't one of the teen boppers just remake, and butcher, 'We Got the Beat'?

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405790 09/25/04 04:45 AM Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 302 Delegate of Bgztl Penetrable Girl Active Penetrable Girl Active Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 302 Delegate of Bgztl I'm struggling with most of these anyway but I've never heard of Bow Wow Wow. Therefore, I vote the Go-Gos!

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405791 09/25/04 05:10 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,364 Australia Blacula Wanderer Blacula Wanderer Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,364 Australia I feel like I've heard *of* Bow Wow Wow but I wouldn't have a clue what they've ever sung. It wouldn't matter anyway though because I absolutely love the Go-Gos and especailly 'We Got The Beat'! WE GOT THE BEAT!

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405792 09/25/04 05:33 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... I like both songs about equally. But I'll give the nod to the Go-Go's since they wrote their tune and "I Want Candy" was a cover. Legion World's Badwill Ambassador

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405793 09/25/04 05:39 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 989 THE LABRADORIAN Active THE LABRADORIAN Active Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 989 i'll go for the topless 16 yr old Though she aint that attractive, at all.

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405794 09/25/04 10:58 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 MLLASH OP Time Trapper OP MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 "Never heard of Bow Wow Wow...?!!!" You younguns today, I swear! With your 50 Cents and your Outkasts! BAH! No shit... last night someone played GHOSTBUSTERS on the jukebox! You can imagine my surprise. I was even MORE surprised that I really enjoyed hearing it! Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405795 09/25/04 07:49 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 MLLASH OP Time Trapper OP MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 We need one more voter to break the tie. I just hate ties! Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405796 09/25/04 08:00 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,886 Santa Ana, CA Omni Craig Deputy Omni Craig Deputy Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,886 Santa Ana, CA There you Go-Go again! "We got the Beat"! And I know it's too late to vote for the first round, but I'd like to toss in a belated vote for "I want a New Drug". HLN is still my favorite band. Yes, I'm that big a dork! Craig C. - Time travel stories are told in chronillogical order.

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405797 09/25/04 08:25 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,886 Santa Ana, CA Omni Craig Deputy Omni Craig Deputy Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,886 Santa Ana, CA Quote Originally posted by matlarrk: Huey, definitely. I don't want to get sued or anything, plus "Sports" was one of my favorite albums when I was a wee lad. I don't remember if "I Want A New Drug" was on it or not, I'm just saying. Yes matlock. It was on Sports!!! Craig C. - Time travel stories are told in chronillogical order.

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405798 09/25/04 09:09 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 MLLASH OP Time Trapper OP MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 Thanks for breaking the tie, Omni, and this round goes to the Go-Gos! ROUND 3 Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard Vs. Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405799 09/26/04 01:18 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 MLLASH OP Time Trapper OP MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081 Despite the recent, hilarious usage of "Pour Some Sugar On Me" in the T-MOBILE commercial, I've got to go ahead and give this one to Poison's "chick song". It was one of the better 80s-hair-metal aimed-at-chick songs, I thought. Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405800 09/26/04 01:31 PM Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,923 Texas rtvu2 Legionnaire! rtvu2 Legionnaire! Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,923 Texas I am going def leppard...I love that song...

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405801 09/26/04 01:32 PM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,846 here, more often than not Harbinger Wanderer Harbinger Wanderer Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,846 here, more often than not I just can't shake Bill and Teds use of Every Rose Has A Thorn to chat up the medieval princesses a quality moment! Pour Some Sugar On Me was one of the few Def Leppard tracks I liked so it just takes my vote. Legion Worlds NINE - wait, there's even more ongoing amazing adventures? Yup, and you'll only find them in the Bits o' Legionnaire Business Forum.

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405802 09/26/04 04:25 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Hmmm, how to pick between two duds.... OK, the Poison song is less irritating than what they usually came up with and even has something resembling a melody, so I'll go with it. Legion World's Badwill Ambassador

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405803 09/27/04 04:50 AM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,724 Scatland Ghost of Numf El Deputy Ghost of Numf El Deputy Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,724 Scatland Gotta be the Lepps for me. Not their finest moment, but at least it was a bit kinky, rather than just sappy! Poison were okay, but that was just a ballad that sucked big time. Talk Dirty to me was great, but Every Rose... was, to quote Lashy, just a "chick song". Hic!

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405804 09/27/04 04:51 AM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,724 Scatland Ghost of Numf El Deputy Ghost of Numf El Deputy Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,724 Scatland And, FYI, 2% of roses don't have thorns..... Numf the pedant! Hic!

Re: BATTLE of the 80s SONGS! #405805 09/27/04 06:00 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,397 Douglasville, GA M matlock Leader matlock Leader M Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,397 Douglasville, GA Def Leppard, who had a lot more credibility. Also, a late vote for the Go-Go's. Thanks for the scoop Craig. I always mean to replace Sports since I've long since lost my old cassette.