The 80's were a pretty rad time to be alive. Or at least, so I'm told and so I've imagined. I was born in 1990, so what the fuck do I know?
We had the movies, the video games, the awesome fashion... but perhaps the most defining part of 80's pop culture, the one thing that sorta ties all of that together, is the music. Music played a big part of all of those mediums, and even to this day, nothing transports a person mentally to the 80's quite like the nostalgia of those drum machines, killer guitars, and oh-so-sweet synths.
Maybe you're into it for the sappy hair metal ballads. Or maybe you're a fan of new-wave. But whatever the case, I believe we can all agree that the 80s provided some sick tunes for all of us to enjoy. What nobody seems to be able to agree on, however, is just what song was THE best. Which is what brings us here today, ladies and gents. Within this thread, we shall definitively decide what the most timeless songs of the 80's were, beginning with the year that started it all: 1980 baybeeeeee. It will be a long, grueling process, but together, we shall decide the greatest songs of each year.
So here's how it will work. Each day, a different group of 3 songs shall be posted (and I will tag everyone who is participating). The 3 songs will be chosen from the top 96 songs of the given year according to the Billboard year-end charts. This may lead to the list not being as all-inclusive as we'd all like, but for our purposes here, it makes things as simple as possible. Otherwise, everyone would just go full hipster mode and pick some obscure song that no-one's ever heard of and stick with it to the end. The Billboard charts are the easiest way to make this thing as fair as possible. Anyway, you may pick your favorite song of each group of 3 and post it, and of course you may debate and discuss with the other members as well. Please just be sure to make it clear on what your final vote will be. The results shall be tallied, the OP (this one, right here!) will be updated, and the newest group shall be posted every day by me, probably about 8AM in, uh, Central time in America. Or whatever time that may be for you. Idk, the point is, you'll have about 24 hours to vote on each group, so that should be plenty of time for everyone. And of course, once all the opening round groups have been voted on, it'll be a single elimination, seeded bracket tournament with the top 32 songs (undecided at the moment whether that round will be 1v1 or 4-Ways).
Any questions? Suggestions? Comments? Feel free to post em all below! And without further ado, let's get this thing started!
We had the movies, the video games, the awesome fashion... but perhaps the most defining part of 80's pop culture, the one thing that sorta ties all of that together, is the music. Music played a big part of all of those mediums, and even to this day, nothing transports a person mentally to the 80's quite like the nostalgia of those drum machines, killer guitars, and oh-so-sweet synths.
Maybe you're into it for the sappy hair metal ballads. Or maybe you're a fan of new-wave. But whatever the case, I believe we can all agree that the 80s provided some sick tunes for all of us to enjoy. What nobody seems to be able to agree on, however, is just what song was THE best. Which is what brings us here today, ladies and gents. Within this thread, we shall definitively decide what the most timeless songs of the 80's were, beginning with the year that started it all: 1980 baybeeeeee. It will be a long, grueling process, but together, we shall decide the greatest songs of each year.
So here's how it will work. Each day, a different group of 3 songs shall be posted (and I will tag everyone who is participating). The 3 songs will be chosen from the top 96 songs of the given year according to the Billboard year-end charts. This may lead to the list not being as all-inclusive as we'd all like, but for our purposes here, it makes things as simple as possible. Otherwise, everyone would just go full hipster mode and pick some obscure song that no-one's ever heard of and stick with it to the end. The Billboard charts are the easiest way to make this thing as fair as possible. Anyway, you may pick your favorite song of each group of 3 and post it, and of course you may debate and discuss with the other members as well. Please just be sure to make it clear on what your final vote will be. The results shall be tallied, the OP (this one, right here!) will be updated, and the newest group shall be posted every day by me, probably about 8AM in, uh, Central time in America. Or whatever time that may be for you. Idk, the point is, you'll have about 24 hours to vote on each group, so that should be plenty of time for everyone. And of course, once all the opening round groups have been voted on, it'll be a single elimination, seeded bracket tournament with the top 32 songs (undecided at the moment whether that round will be 1v1 or 4-Ways).
Any questions? Suggestions? Comments? Feel free to post em all below! And without further ado, let's get this thing started!
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