80s Genre/Categories Mixtape Draft - Draft Underway (1 Viewer)

[kardplayer]

14.11 Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - The Key - Wannabe 80's

http://youtu.be/yaHWy_Q-wwA

I recommend the video

15.9 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car - Ahead of its Time

http://youtu.be/uTIB10eQnA0

Definitely more of a 90's feel to it...

 

[AcerFC]

16.17 Pet Sematary, The Ramones, Movie/TV theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7f2LZK3zsY

 

[simey]

11.02 - Do you Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club (UK #1)

12.18 - Ain't To Half Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane (rap/hip hop)

13.02 - City of New Orleans - Willie Nelson (cover)

14.18 - Death Defying - Hoodoo Gurus (Indie/alternative)

15.02 - A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (Pop)

I'll make my 16th rounder in a couple hours.

 

[zamboni]

16.17 Pet Sematary, The Ramones, Movie/TV theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7f2LZK3zsY

for your morning breakfast

 

[zamboni]

15.02 - A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (Pop)

That's my favorite Petty song - nice.

 

[simey]

15.02 - A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (Pop)

That's my favorite Petty song - nice.

I haven't heard it on the radio in years. It was played all the time back in '81 when it came out.

 

[simey]

If Just Like Honey had not been picked, I would have picked Darklands as my "album name song." Darklands is my favorite JAMC album and the title track is among the 5 to 7 singles I'd pick if asked to pick a favorite (as are both HWIR and Head On).

Darklands is my favorite JAMC album too.

 

[zamboni]

16.14 Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! (wildcard - for now)

 

[simey]

11.17 Big Love - Fleetwood Mac - Soft Rock

Love this song and most of the album. Looking back, Fleetwood Mac was one of my biggest missteps as a young music snob. At the time, I wrote them off as typical El Lay/You Kay corporate rock whores. I was totally wrong. Their 75-90s stuff has held up better than a lot of the trendy stuff I was listening to back then.

I was talking to Binky about them in the last draft. Christine McVie has returned to the band, and they already have a tour set. So far the closest they are going to be to me is DC or Atlanta. I saw them back in the 80s, and they were great. They are playing in your parts in November and December.

 

[simey]

16.14 Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! (wildcard - for now)

I've always liked this song, and I was hoping he was a one hit wonder, but turns out he had two top 40 hits. I'll be back in a couple hours.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Here is what I have missing from the Doc up to the beginning of Round 16.

HellToupee

11.19

14.01

15.19

Eephus

12.15

14.15

Karma Police

14.05

Mr. Ected

14.16

15.04

If I you have made these picks, either update the doc, or let us know!

I will make mine in a couple...

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

16.2 -- Love Is Alright Tonight -- Rick Springfield (Pop!)

How good was pop in the 80s? An album like Working Class Dog, which has three near perfect pop songs (this one, Jessie's Girl, and I've Done Everything For You) never gets a sniff of albums of the 80s list. People gotta stop sleeping on Dr. Noah Drake.

 

[El Floppo]

1 . 13 - --- Repo Man --- Iggy Pop --- Movie/TV Theme

2. 7 - --- Ace of Spades --- Motorhead --- Metal/hair

3. 13 - --- Just Like Honey --- Jesus & Mary Chain --- 1st song, 1st album

4. 7 - --- Primitive Painters --- Felt --- New Wave

5. 13 - --- High Pressure Days --- The Units --- Ahead of their Time

6. 7 - --- Sophisticated ##### --- Public Enemy --- Rap

7. 13 - --- Der Mussolini --- Deutsch Americanische Freundschaft (D.A.F.) --- Non US/UK Band

8. 7 - --- Rich --- Yeah Yeah Yeahs --- 80's Wannabe

9. 13 - --- Ghost Town --- The Specials --- UK #1

10. 7 - --- I love a Man in a Uniform --- Gang of Four --- punk/post-punk

11. 13 - --- Take the Skinheads Bowling --- Camper Van Beethoven --- Silly/Funny/Weird

12. 7 - --- Flaming Desire --- Bill Nelson --- Wildcard

13 13 --- Da Butt --- E.U. --- One hit wonder

14 7 --- Different Finger --- Elvis Costello --- Country

15 13 --- The Planet Doesn't Mind --- Nu-Musik --- Disco/Dance/House

Genres (11)

Indie/Alternative

Soft Rock

R & B/New Jack Swing

Pop

Categories (11)
Title track of album
Cover songs
Guilty Pleasures

 

[Andy Dufresne]

16.8 - Power Of Love, Huey Lewis & The News (Movie/TV Theme)

It's funny that Back In Time probably fits the category more, but this is the song that people more associate with the movie, I think.

I really like HL&tN. I could pick quite a few songs of theirs for this draft.

"Okay, that's enough. Thank you, fellas. Hold it. Hold it, fellas. I'm afraid you're just too darn loud. Next, please. Bring up the next group, please.."

 

[Mr. Ected]

14.16 Legend of Wooley Swamp - Charlie Daniels Band - Country

Had a copy of "Full Moon" back in the 80s, haven't heard this song in just short of forever.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Here is what I have missing from the Doc up to the beginning of Round 16.

Karma Police

14.05

I am horrible with spreadsheets and just technology in general, so I have been afraid to poke around too much and update the spreadsheet. Found my notes, and a couple from yesterday are not accounted for:

Mötley Crüe - Smokin' in the Boys Room (cover song)

Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In (title song)

As far as I can tell, as of last night I was caught up and just owe my 16th rounder this morning.

 

[JZilla]

Somehow this song has aged well

16

Ratt - Way Cool Jr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02hfpCqV14

wild card probably

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

16.8 - Power Of Love, Huey Lewis & The News (Movie/TV Theme)

It's funny that Back In Time probably fits the category more, but this is the song that people more associate with the movie, I think.

I really like HL&tN. I could pick quite a few songs of theirs for this draft.

"Okay, that's enough. Thank you, fellas. Hold it. Hold it, fellas. I'm afraid you're just too darn loud. Next, please. Bring up the next group, please.."

One of my ten all-time favorite '80s songs ... in the sense not of "the ten best songs recorded in the decade", but "the ten most infectious, fist-pumping, era-defining songs of the decade". Definitely would have been my #1 choice for Movie/TV theme song.

 

[zamboni]

Somehow this song has aged well

16

Ratt - Way Cool Jr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02hfpCqV14

wild card probably

Never heard this one before - I pretty much moved on from them after Invasion Of Your Privacy. Good tune, although the horns sound a bit bizarre.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Andy beat me to it this morning. Was thinking about what I actually listened to in the 80s vs. what I listen to from their now. I wanted to have the main few bands that I liked back then represented somehow. So far I have gotten Maiden in there, and I think one other will be my wildcard, but Huey Lewis & the News has to be on my list. These were the first few albums that I had as a kid, and I played the hell out of them. Also had to get the Back to the Future soundtrack for those two songs. It was bad enough that when I got my first pets, two hamsters, that's right - I named them Huey and Lewis.

16.05: Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It (soft rock)

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Interesting choice for Ratt song. I was/am a big fan of Ratt.

May still take one of theirs.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Andy beat me to it this morning. Was thinking about what I actually listened to in the 80s vs. what I listen to from their now. I wanted to have the main few bands that I liked back then represented somehow. So far I have gotten Maiden in there, and I think one other will be my wildcard, but Huey Lewis & the News has to be on my list. These were the first few albums that I had as a kid, and I played the hell out of them. Also had to get the Back to the Future soundtrack for those two songs. It was bad enough that when I got my first pets, two hamsters, that's right - I named them Huey and Lewis.

16.05: Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It (soft rock)

Love it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Somehow this song has aged well

16

Ratt - Way Cool Jr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02hfpCqV14

wild card probably

Ratt is still one of the best from that genre. Was listening to the first few albums yesterday while I was doing my research.

 

[zamboni]

Andy beat me to it this morning. Was thinking about what I actually listened to in the 80s vs. what I listen to from their now. I wanted to have the main few bands that I liked back then represented somehow. So far I have gotten Maiden in there, and I think one other will be my wildcard, but Huey Lewis & the News has to be on my list. These were the first few albums that I had as a kid, and I played the hell out of them. Also had to get the Back to the Future soundtrack for those two songs. It was bad enough that when I got my first pets, two hamsters, that's right - I named them Huey and Lewis.

16.05: Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It (soft rock)

Always liked Huey , so good to see the love here. This isn't one of my favorite tunes of theirs, but one of those where a great video lifts the song.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Andy beat me to it this morning. Was thinking about what I actually listened to in the 80s vs. what I listen to from their now. I wanted to have the main few bands that I liked back then represented somehow. So far I have gotten Maiden in there, and I think one other will be my wildcard, but Huey Lewis & the News has to be on my list. These were the first few albums that I had as a kid, and I played the hell out of them. Also had to get the Back to the Future soundtrack for those two songs. It was bad enough that when I got my first pets, two hamsters, that's right - I named them Huey and Lewis.

16.05: Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It (soft rock)

Always liked Huey , so good to see the love here. This isn't one of my favorite tunes of theirs, but one of those where a great video lifts the song.

Honestly, not one of my favs either, but still decent. Don't think any others I came up with I would have been able to shoehorn into the soft rock category.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Not quite what I thought my mix would look like when we started this (they rarely ever are), but here is what I have so far:

Tears for Fears - Mad World

Iron Maiden - The Trooper

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Dinosaur Jr. - Sludgefeast

Oingo Boing - Weird Science

Bananarama - Cruel Summer

Black Flag - Depression

King Missile - WW3 Is a Giant Ice Cream Cone

Faith No More - We Care A lot

Gary Numan - Cars

Wham! - I'm Your Man

Madonna - Into the Groove

Living Colour - Cult of Personality

Motley Crue - Smokin' in the Boys Room

Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In

Huey Lewis & the News - If This Is It

Not digging very deep, but it'll play. Trying to find another weird/funny song that might be better, but we will see.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Also, for extra credit, I have been working on a longer playlist of all metal/hair metal songs that were my extras for the 1st song off debut and title song categories. If anybody else is interested, I could link it at the end of the draft too.

 

[sn0mm1s]

11.17 Big Love - Fleetwood Mac - Soft Rock

Love this song and most of the album. Looking back, Fleetwood Mac was one of my biggest missteps as a young music snob. At the time, I wrote them off as typical El Lay/You Kay corporate rock whores. I was totally wrong. Their 75-90s stuff has held up better than a lot of the trendy stuff I was listening to back then.

I was talking to Binky about them in the last draft. Christine McVie has returned to the band, and they already have a tour set. So far the closest they are going to be to me is DC or Atlanta. I saw them back in the 80s, and they were great. They are playing in your parts in November and December.

Looks like I need to free up Dec. 12th.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Also, for extra credit, I have been working on a longer playlist of all metal/hair metal songs that were my extras for the 1st song off debut and title song categories. If anybody else is interested, I could link it at the end of the draft too.

Oh yeah.

I'm hoping that everyone provides a list of their cheat sheet when this is done. Or even just posts one or more additional lists based on our structure here.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

With 6 categories to go...

Ahead of its time - Don't Change, INXS
Title tracks - Synchronicity II, The Police
One Hit wonders - The Promise, When In Rome
R&B - My Girl(Gone, Gone, Gone), Chilliwack
1st song off first album - Live Wire, Motley Crue
Non US/UK Band - Magic Power, Triumph
Soft Rock - Kayleigh, Marillion
New Wave/Synthpop - Like Flames, Berlin
Cover songs - Radar Love, White Lion
Indie/Alternative - Under The Milky Way, The Church
Punk/Post-Punk - New Church, Lords of the New Church
UK #1's - Call Me, Blondie
Wannabee 80s - Doing Time, Avenged Sevenfold
Silly/Funny/Weird - Hooked on Polkas, Weird Al
Pop - Rain in the Summertime, The Alarm
Movie/TV "themes" - Power Of Love, Huey Lewis & The News

 

[sn0mm1s]

Also, for extra credit, I have been working on a longer playlist of all metal/hair metal songs that were my extras for the 1st song off debut and title song categories. If anybody else is interested, I could link it at the end of the draft too.

Oh yeah.

I'm hoping that everyone provides a list of their cheat sheet when this is done. Or even just posts one or more additional lists based on our structure here.

In that vein, I really want to use:

Out of Time Man

For my Wannabe 80s. I think it fits in nicely with Golden Brown, Blister In the Sun, and Touch of Grey. But, it is a cover (it would be my 3rd) of a 1991 song (too close IMO to the decade in which we are drafting from).

Instead

16.3 Daylight - Matt & Kim - Wannabe 80s

 

[Mr. Ected]

16.04 - Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco - Silly/Funny/Weird

This fits into the category when you watch the video!

 

[Andy Dufresne]

16.04 - Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco - Silly/Funny/Weird

This fits into the category when you watch the video!

Fun song.

Obviously could also be used for cover song.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Here is what I have missing from the Doc up to the beginning of Round 16.

HellToupee

11.19

14.01

15.19

Eephus

12.15

14.15

Karma Police

14.05

Mr. Ected

14.16

15.04

If I you have made these picks, either update the doc, or let us know!

I will make mine in a couple...

Couple more and we are set through 15.

 

[JZilla]

Also, for extra credit, I have been working on a longer playlist of all metal/hair metal songs that were my extras for the 1st song off debut and title song categories. If anybody else is interested, I could link it at the end of the draft too.

####, I was doing the same thing, except just 1st off first... I'm at 33

 

[Mr. Ected]

16.16 - Something About You - Level 42 - Pop

Always liked this Song. Loved the video. Recently found an [SIZE=12pt]acoustichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGu_61p4ZvI[/SIZE] version of the song on Spotify.

 

[JZilla]

Somehow this song has aged well

16

Ratt - Way Cool Jr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02hfpCqV14

wild card probably

Never heard this one before - I pretty much moved on from them after Invasion Of Your Privacy. Good tune, although the horns sound a bit bizarre.

This was pretty much a joke when it came out IIRC. It's pretty awesome though, loaded with hooks. The horns make it even more 80s-y.

 

[JZilla]

16.16 - Something About You - Level 42 - Pop

Always liked this Song. Loved the video. Recently found an [SIZE=12pt]acoustichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGu_61p4ZvI[/SIZE] version of the song on Spotify.

Yeah this is a good one. I was thinking about it for soft rock. I need to figure out a better soft rock song because Harden My Heart sounds like it was made in a can

 

[simey]

I feel no guilt for loving this song (or any song for that matter), but some may hate it or not give it the time of day, plus it's country. This is Johnny's daughter.

16.18 - Seven Year Ache - Rosanne Cash (guilty pleasure)

 

[Eephus]

Here is what I have missing from the Doc up to the beginning of Round 16.

HellToupee

11.19

14.01

15.19

Eephus

12.15

14.15

Karma Police

14.05

Mr. Ected

14.16

15.04

If I you have made these picks, either update the doc, or let us know!

I will make mine in a couple...

Couple more and we are set through 15.

12.15 was Upside Down by Diana Ross.

Looks like I missed round 14. Pick coming in a sec.

 

[Northern Voice]

On the topic of extra playlists, I'll be posting one of songs from the past few years that are 80s inspired, since some people don't know they exist... On that note:

16.13 - "Daniel" - Bat for Lashes (Wannabee 80s)

 

[JZilla]

I have a mix of non-spotify stuff for every category I'm going to put up, since Karma prestole my thunder!

 

[Eephus]

14.15 The Star Spangled Banner (1983 NBA All-Star Game) - Marvin Gaye - Wildcard

 

[zamboni]

14.15 The Star Spangled Banner (1983 NBA All-Star Game) - Marvin Gaye - Wildcard

Wasn't too long before his fateful encounter with his father.

 

[JZilla]

I'm throwing back Quarterflash, sorry sexy sax lady, it just doesn't work in my mix or possibly any mix. I need something a little hoppier, like

Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Yx0X-eHn8

This may not work for soft rock, but I can shuffle a few things around and make it fit. Probably move Marley

Interesting, purely coincidental factoid.. both Nu Shooz and Quarterflash were husband-wife teams from Portland

I just went and fixed all my cats.

Marley goes to soft rock

MARRS goes to one-hit

Soft Cell goes to UK #1

Falco goes to non-US/UK

Nu Shooz goes to Dance

whew!

 

[El Floppo]

On the topic of extra playlists, I'll be posting one of songs from the past few years that are 80s inspired, since some people don't know they exist... On that note:

16.13 - "Daniel" - Bat for Lashes (Wannabee 80s)

I like this band way too much.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Here is my list so far...

1.04 - Tempted – Squeeze – New Wave/Synthpop

2.16 - Walk This Way – Run DMC/Aerosmith – Rap/Hip Hop

3.04 - Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds [The Breakfast Club (1985)] – Movie/TV "Themes"

4.16 - Voices Carry – ‘Til Tuesday [Voices Carry] – Title Track of Album

5.04 - Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House – Non-US/UK Band

6.16 - Still of the Night – Whitesnake – Metal/Hair Metal

7.04 - Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson – Soft Rock

8.16 - Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin – R & B/New Jack Swing

9.04 - 1999 - Prince – Disco/Dance/House

10.16 - If You Don't Know Me By Now – Simply Red – Cover Song

11.04 - Mayor of Simpleton - XTC – Indie/Alternative

12.16 - When the Heart Rules the Mind – GTR – One Hit Wonders

13.04 - Goody Two Shoes – Adam Ant – UK #1's

14.16 - The Legend of Wooley Swamp – The Charlie Daniels Band – Country

15.04 - Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco – Silly/Funny/Wierd

16.16 - Something About You – Level 42 - Pop

 

[Eephus]

16.15 Welcome to the Boomtown - David + David (First song off first only album)

There's been a lot of nostalgia in this thread but the 80s were also a very scary time. This song captures the slick artifice and the rotten core that exemplified the era.

 

[El Floppo]

Also, for extra credit, I have been working on a longer playlist of all metal/hair metal songs that were my extras for the 1st song off debut and title song categories. If anybody else is interested, I could link it at the end of the draft too.

Oh yeah.

I'm hoping that everyone provides a list of their cheat sheet when this is done. Or even just posts one or more additional lists based on our structure here.

In that vein, I really want to use:

Out of Time Man

For my Wannabe 80s. I think it fits in nicely with Golden Brown, Blister In the Sun, and Touch of Grey. But, it is a cover (it would be my 3rd) of a 1991 song (too close IMO to the decade in which we are drafting from).

Instead

16.3 Daylight - Matt & Kim - Wannabe 80s

love the song... not sure I'm getting an 80s vibe from it, but wtf do I know.

 

[Mr. Ected]

14.15 The Star Spangled Banner (1983 NBA All-Star Game) - Marvin Gaye - Wildcard

Wasn't too long before his fateful encounter with his father.

Fitting for today, as it would have been his 75th birthday. RIP