Great Music - Round 1: 1980-1984 (Group 7 of 16)

[mae]

During the first round of The Great Music Tournament, please vote for up to five tracks you would like to move onto the next round. The top five tracks will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given track receives will determine its standing going forward.

IMPORTANT! Please do not simply vote on name recognition (or lack thereof) alone. Please do listen to each nomination and then make your choice. Even if you think you know a track well, it's still worth giving it a listen for a refresher.

The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):

Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (1980)

Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do With It (1984)

Bananarama - Cruel Summer (1983)

Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (1984)

New Order - Blue Monday (1983)

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)

Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart (1983)

[mae]

Need more "Cruel Summer" love! Love that song.

[Jon]

OOooo...The "YES" tune is leading Tina!!

[Sai Sheb]

Com on people, show bananarama some love... I would have in the eighties!

[mae]

Both "Cruel Summer" and "Blue Monday" are tied for last and out of it at this point but really both should be moving on. Quintessential '80s songs, and so good! But both are still only one vote away from tying for fifth place.

[mae]

The poll has closed and the following tracks are moving on to the next round:

• Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (1984) 85.71%
• Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982) 76.19%
• Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do With It (1984) 52.38%
• Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart (1983) 47.62%
• Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (1980) 42.86%

And the following are eliminated:

• Bananarama - Cruel Summer (1983) 33.33%
• New Order - Blue Monday (1983) 33.33%