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

[El Floppo]

I INXS

I was just talking about them this past weekend. I went with some friends to see a band called Yarn, and they did an INXS cover. My friends that I was with were with me back in the 80s when we saw INXS play in a bar/tavern in Charlotte. Michael Hutchence was a great frontman.

So true.

There was that Amercan Idol style reality show with INXS where they replaced him with the contest winner. Don't remember much other than the hostess (brooke something) saying "rocker" over and over and over.

 

[Northern Voice]

I INXS

I was just talking about them this past weekend. I went with some friends to see a band called Yarn, and they did an INXS cover. My friends that I was with were with me back in the 80s when we saw INXS play in a bar/tavern in Charlotte. Michael Hutchence was a great frontman.

So true.

There was that Amercan Idol style reality show with INXS where they replaced him with the contest winner. Don't remember much other than the hostess (brooke something) saying "rocker" over and over and over.

I think I watched every episode of this. A Canadian won.

 

[JZilla]

"Don't Change" really rose to the top over time too.

 

[HellToupee]

So is the cover cat a cover done in the 80s, an 80s song covered again in the 80s or an 80s song covered anytime?

 

[HellToupee]

how many more picks until me? Almost meeting time

 

[Northern Voice]

So is the cover cat a cover done in the 80s, an 80s song covered again in the 80s or an 80s song covered anytime?

A cover song done in the 80s

 

[Northern Voice]

how many more picks until me? Almost meeting time

4 in front of you - not sure if usual21 has been around today or not.

 

[sn0mm1s]

So is the cover cat a cover done in the 80s, an 80s song covered again in the 80s or an 80s song covered anytime?

A cover done in the 80s.

 

[sn0mm1s]

Has KarmaPolice been PMed? I see him on here.

 

[sn0mm1s]

BTW - could you put the category/genre list on the Google Doc? I will be using that for reference rather than scrolling through this thread looking for chosen songs.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

 

[Northern Voice]

I was born in 1983

 

[Eephus]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

I married Mrs. Eephus in 1986

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

Moorhead, MN

Class of '90.

 

[El Floppo]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

I married Mrs. Eephus in 1986

Were you in the Bay Area then?

I grew up out there- HS class of 86'.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Has KarmaPolice been PMed? I see him on here.

Sorry - didn't realize I was up.

 

[HellToupee]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

I married Mrs. Eephus in 1986

I went down March of '85 but I was a babe in the woods

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think round one should be used to knock out a song I want in a category I am weak at:

1.xx Tears for Fears - Mad World (new wave/synth pop)

 

[HellToupee]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

Moorhead, MNClass of '90.

You're a Spud??

 

[sn0mm1s]

HS Class 1994

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

Moorhead, MNClass of '90.

You're a Spud??

Yes I am.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

Moorhead, MN

Class of '90.

Sauk Prairie, WI

Class of '93

 

[HellToupee]

I think round one should be used to knock out a song I want in a category I am weak at:

1.xx

Hmmm , you are weak in that category

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I think round one should be used to knock out a song I want in a category I am weak at:

1.xx

:Lmao:

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think round one should be used to knock out a song I want in a category I am weak at:

1.xx

 

[KarmaPolice]

Probably not sure WTF a couple of the categories really are...

 

[HellToupee]

Probably not sure WTF a couple of the categories really are...

just busting balls

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The Tears for Fears version is much superior to that watered down Gary Jules version.

 

[El Floppo]

The Tears for Fears version is much superior to that watered down Gary Jules version.

Don't know about taht, but the original is solid. Had a pretty cool (at the time) video, IIRC- with some crazy white-guy new-wavey dancing going on.

 

[sn0mm1s]

Probably not sure WTF a couple of the categories really are...

The only one I am having issue with is: Wannabee 80s. Is this a song not in the 80s that sounds like an 80s tune? Is it a song I wish were in the 80's so I could use it? Is it a song from 1979 or 1990? Is it a 80's flop that doesn't deserve to be in the 80's? Are we being forced to choose that horrible Spice Girls song? I have no idea.

 

[Eephus]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

I married Mrs. Eephus in 1986

Were you in the Bay Area then?

I grew up out there- HS class of 86'.

I moved to SF in 1982. Lived on Oak and Divis until 84, then moved to the Mission.

 

[valence]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

Born in '78 HS class of '96

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Probably not sure WTF a couple of the categories really are...

The only one I am having issue with is: Wannabee 80s. Is this a song not in the 80s that sounds like an 80s tune? Is it a song I wish were in the 80's so I could use it? Is it a song from 1979 or 1990? Is it a 80's flop that doesn't deserve to be in the 80's? Are we being forced to choose that horrible Spice Girls song? I have no idea.

80's sounding songs that released post-'89.

I think.

 

[HellToupee]

So is 81 the earliest class?

 

[JZilla]

Class of '89

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Usual21 hasn't been on since about 5:30 last night.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

So what's the next few picks.

I had the shoe size graduation year. 9-D!

But I spent the 80s mostly listening to really awful metal. I wasn't even a Prince fan until 94 or so.

 

[JZilla]

Probably not sure WTF a couple of the categories really are...

The only one I am having issue with is: Wannabee 80s. Is this a song not in the 80s that sounds like an 80s tune? Is it a song I wish were in the 80's so I could use it? Is it a song from 1979 or 1990? Is it a 80's flop that doesn't deserve to be in the 80's? Are we being forced to choose that horrible Spice Girls song? I have no idea.

80's sounding songs that released post-'89.

I think.

yeah basically, a song that sounds 80's by an artist that is (generally much) newer. I hate to spotlight but if you want a good example that EVERYONE knows, it would be The Killers

There is a lot out there and it needn't be just pop/rock

 

[HellToupee]

Probably not sure WTF a couple of the categories really are...

The only one I am having issue with is: Wannabee 80s. Is this a song not in the 80s that sounds like an 80s tune? Is it a song I wish were in the 80's so I could use it? Is it a song from 1979 or 1990? Is it a 80's flop that doesn't deserve to be in the 80's? Are we being forced to choose that horrible Spice Girls song? I have no idea.

I'm not a fan of that category

 

[HellToupee]

All you kids are going to get rolled by the geezers

 

[Eephus]

So is 81 the earliest class?

1977 The year punk broke (but not so much on the South side of Milwaukee)

 

[Eephus]

All you kids are going to get rolled by the geezers

 

[Andy Dufresne]

All you kids are going to get rolled by the geezers

Between 89-Zilla and 90-me, I don't know how the rest of you stand a chance.

About all I STILL listen to is 80's music.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think I lost some street cred.

 

[Northern Voice]

Probably not sure WTF a couple of the categories really are...

The only one I am having issue with is: Wannabee 80s. Is this a song not in the 80s that sounds like an 80s tune? Is it a song I wish were in the 80's so I could use it? Is it a song from 1979 or 1990? Is it a 80's flop that doesn't deserve to be in the 80's? Are we being forced to choose that horrible Spice Girls song? I have no idea.

80's sounding songs that released post-'89.I think.

yeah basically, a song that sounds 80's by an artist that is (generally much) newer. I hate to spotlight but if you want a good example that EVERYONE knows, it would be The Killers

There is a lot out there and it needn't be just pop/rock

This would be spotlighting if half the people in here didn't already know I'd take a killers song for that one.

 

[El Floppo]

Just curious where everyone else is age-wise in the 80s. I graduated HS in 1988.

I married Mrs. Eephus in 1986

Were you in the Bay Area then?

I grew up out there- HS class of 86'.

I moved to SF in 1982. Lived on Oak and Divis until 84, then moved to the Mission.

What clubs were going to? I remember seeing a lot of my bands at the Kabuki, but also at On-Broadway(?) Fab-Mab (Mabuhay Gardens?) and someplace on Lower Haight.

 

[zamboni]

Class of 1986

John F. Kennedy H.S. - Granada Hills, CA

The Brady Bunch episodes where Greg played football were filmed at my high school. That's all I got.

 

[El Floppo]

All you kids are going to get rolled by the geezers

Between 89-Zilla and 90-me, I don't know how the rest of you stand a chance.

About all I STILL listen to is 80's music.

You call what you listen to, music?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

All you kids are going to get rolled by the geezers

Between 89-Zilla and 90-me, I don't know how the rest of you stand a chance.

About all I STILL listen to is 80's music.

You call what you listen to, music?

No, I call it the height of Western Civilization.

Everything's gone to hell since Nirvana came along. Grungy bastards.

 

[El Floppo]

Class of 1986

John F. Kennedy H.S. - Granada Hills, CA

The Brady Bunch episodes where Greg played football were filmed at my high school. That's all I got.

errr... Jefferson Airplane/starship whatever played at my HS when my brother was there (secret concert in the gym). Lots of 60s rocker types' kids went there too- Joan Baez son, Ronnie Montrose son, Grace Slick's daughter. Only other thing is that Huey Lewis shot one of his album covers at the local dive bar... and may have gone to my HS.