80's Hidden Gems Tournament Round 1 Group A

[Gentleman Jake]

I'll list the match ups you listen and you vote (in this thread) and if you'd like to comment on the songs I'd love that as well
there are no ranking I just did the songs in alphabetical order to make it easy

Voting will close in 72 hours
new voting polls will be up every day or two days


Match One
Ai No Corrida - Quincy Jones

vs
All Right - Christopher Cross


Match Two
Another Night - Aretha Franklin

vs
Are Friends Electric - Gary Neuman


Match Three
Babe We're Gonna Love Tonight - Lime


vs

Baggy Trousers - Madness


Match Four
Belle of St Mark - Sheila E


vs

Bit by Bit (theme from Fletch ) - Stephanie Mills


Match Five
Bix - Airplay


vs

Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order


Match Six
Boogie Down - Al Jerreau


vs

Breaking Away - Balance


Match Seven
Breakin There's No Stoppin Us - Ollie & Jerry


vs
Can You Feel It - The Jacksons


Match Eight
Closer to Heaven - Alan Parsons Project


vs

Computer Games - Mi-Sex



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[Wangman Page]

I will do best to listen to these tomorrow at work and vote on them.

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[#Waddles]

Spoiler: Picks, Only Booty can check.

@Jake Awesome

1 - Ai No Corrida - Quincy Jones
2 - Another Night - Aretha Franklin
3 - Babe, we're gonna love tonight - Lime
4 - Bit by Bit - Stephanie Mills
5 - Bix - Airplane
6 - Breaking Away - Balance
7 - Can you feel it - Jacksons (Come on, this is a legendary track
8 - Closer to Heaven - Alan Parsons Project

 

[Gentleman Jake]

Spoiler: Picks, Only Booty can check.

@Jake Awesome

1 - Ai No Corrida - Quincy Jones
2 - Another Night - Aretha Franklin
3 - Babe, we're gonna love tonight - Lime
4 - Bit by Bit - Stephanie Mills
5 - Bix - Airplane
6 - Breaking Away - Balance
7 - Can you feel it - Jacksons (Come on, this is a legendary track
8 - Closer to Heaven - Alan Parsons Project

Thanks buddy

 

[epo1984]

Spoiler: My votes are in this conveniently placed spoiler button

Match One
Ai No Corrida - Quincy Jones

Match Two
Are Friends Electric - Gary Neuman

Match Three
Baggy Trousers - Madness

Match Four
Bit by Bit (theme from Fletch ) - Stephanie Mills

Match Five
Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order

Match Six
Breaking Away - Balance

Match Seven
Can You Feel It - The Jacksons

Match Eight
Closer to Heaven - Alan Parsons Project

 

[Jimmy King]

Spoiler: Song votes

1. All Right - Christopher Cross (one of the few songs on here I was familiar with)

2. Another Night - Aretha Franklin

3. Baggy Trousers - Madness (fun song)

4. Bit by Bit (theme from Fletch) - Stephanie Mills (Fun song, it has the perfect 80s movie vibe for a movie like Fletch)

5. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order

6. Boogie Down - Al Jarreau

7. Can You Feel It - The Jacksons (my favorite out of this set of songs)

8. Computer Games - Mi-Sex

 

[Death By Looch]

Here goes nothing

Spoiler

1 - Ai No Corrida
2 - Another Night
3 - Baggy Trousers
4 - Belle of St. Mark
5 - Bizarre Love Triangle
6 - Boogie Down
7 - Can You Feel It
8 - Closer to Heaven

I remember only hearing Belle of St. Mark, Bit by Bit and Computer Games before. Nice list overall.

 

[Vegeta]

About to listen to these here within the next hour or so.

 

[Crocker]

Spoiler

Ai No Corrida - Quincy Jones
Are Friends Electric - Gary Neuman
Baggy Trousers - Madness
Bit by Bit (theme from Fletch ) - Stephanie Mills
Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
Boogie Down - Al Jerreau
Can You Feel It - The Jacksons
Computer Games - Mi-Sex

 

[Sky]

Spoiler: I listened to these on YT to keep my Spotify recommendations only what I like

Ai No Corrida
Another Night
Baggy Trousers (only "hidden" outside of the UK tbh, Madness are one of the country's best exports)
Belle of St. Mark
Bizarre Love Triangle
Breakin' Away
Can You Feel It
Closer to Heaven

 

[Gentleman Jake]

Spoiler: I listened to these on YT to keep my Spotify recommendations only what I like

Ai No Corrida
Another Night
Baggy Trousers (only "hidden" outside of the UK tbh, Madness are one of the country's best exports)
Belle of St. Mark
Bizarre Love Triangle
Breakin' Away
Can You Feel It
Closer to Heaven

Madness had hits here too
Our House
House of Fun
One Step Beyond

Baggy Trousers wasn’t one that’s why I chose it

 

[Gentleman Jake]

So how is everyone liking the song selections so far? Anyone finding any tunes to add to a playlist or two?

 

[Fuji Vice]

Spoiler: Picks

Christopher Cross - All Right
Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric?
Lime - Babe We’re Gonna Love Tonight
Sheila E - The Belle of St. Mark
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Al Jarreau - Boogie Down
Ollie & Jerry - No Stoppin’ Us
Alan Parsons - Closer to Heaven

 

[Gentleman Jake]

Bump for anyone else who’s gonna vote you got 28 hours

 

[Canadian Dragon]

ill try n get it done tn