Great Music - Nomination & Discussion Thread #8 (1980-1984)

[Tommy]

New Order - Blue Monday (1983)

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Lionel Richie - Hello (1983)

[Tommy]

Metallica - Seek & Destroy (1983)

SECOND

[Iwritecode]

Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls (1984)

[Tommy]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1983)

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1983)

Seconded.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Phil Collins - Against All Odds (1984)

[divemaster]

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (1983)

Seconding this. I like Billy Joel a lot. IMO, the best thing he ever did was Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, which needs seconding in the previous thread. Someone please consider.

[divemaster]

Blondie -- The Tide Is High (1980)

[Tommy]

Blondie -- The Tide Is High (1980)

Crossing it off my list!
SECOND

[Tommy]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)(1981)

[mae]

Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls (1984)

Seconded.

[mae]

Metallica were great in those mid-'80 up to the black album. Since then only a handful songs could be nominated in a tournament like this. But this one's a classic as well:

Metallica - Fade to Black (1984)

[Tommy]

Metallica were great in those mid-'80 up to the black album. Since then only a handful songs could be nominated in a tournament like this. But this one's a classic as well:

Metallica - Fade to Black (1984)

Damnit you beat me to it! and I can't second either!

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (1983)

[divemaster]

giddy up ba-oom papa oom papa mow mow...

The Oak Ridge Boys -- Elvira (1981)

[Tommy]

Spandau Ballet - True (1983)

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Spandau Ballet - True (1983)

Seconded.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

As this is a Stephen King site, I found a HD video of this song from the Christine soundtrack....

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Bad To The Bone (1982)

[divemaster]

George Thorogood and The Destroyers - Bad To The Bone (1983)

Video link to follow, as I'm currently using my mobile phone for this....

I'll second even without the link. A great great song! (FYI, it was released in 1982)

Oh, and Pablo, please update the secondings to reflect post #83. Thanks.

[divemaster]

So foot tapping catchy...

The J. Geils Band -- Freeze-Frame (1981)

[Tommy]

Metallica were great in those mid-'80 up to the black album. Since then only a handful songs could be nominated in a tournament like this. But this one's a classic as well:

Metallica - Fade to Black (1984)

2nd

[Tommy]

Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (1984)

[Iwritecode]

Phil Collins - Against All Odds (1984)

2nd

[Iwritecode]

Metallica were great in those mid-'80 up to the black album. Since then only a handful songs could be nominated in a tournament like this. But this one's a classic as well:

Metallica - Fade to Black (1984)

I literally had to flip a coin on whether to nominate this or the one I did.