The 10 Most Terrifyingly Inspirational '80's Songs
Numfar! Do the dance of joy.
Elder ,'Power Play'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Dana - Nov 05, 2007 8:34:26 am PST #6720 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
tommyrot - Nov 05, 2007 8:40:51 am PST #6721 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That's an awesome list. Nice to know that Europe's "The Final Countdown" has not been forgotten, and has gotten the mocking it deserves.
That site crashed Firefox on me though....
bon bon - Nov 05, 2007 8:43:33 am PST #6722 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The Final Countdown will always be associated with GOB's magic tricks now. Shocked that Cracked doesn't give it a mention.
Hayden - Nov 05, 2007 8:43:53 am PST #6723 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
"The Final Countdown," like Segways, can only make me think of GOB Bluth.
xpost, but yes indeed.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2007 8:48:38 am PST #6724 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Interesting how many of my favorite karaoke songs are on that list (Benatar, Bon Jovi, Journey). I guess karaoke is where I'm a warrior.
megan walker - Nov 05, 2007 8:49:10 am PST #6725 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The comment on Bon Jovi's "Wanted" is priceless.
This song was written in that small window of the '80s when a blue collar steelworker from New Jersey with a terminal case of hockey hair could write songs about being a cowboy and be taken seriously. It was a very small window; it really only encased this one song. When he tried to repeat its success with "Blaze of Glory," the whole thing became laughable (when Bon Jovi insists that he is a "Colt in your stable," a lyric which may be the most unintentionally gay thing anybody ever said, ever, throughout time).
bon bon - Nov 05, 2007 8:54:40 am PST #6726 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Interesting how many of my favorite karaoke songs are on that list (Benatar, Bon Jovi, Journey). I guess karaoke is where I'm a warrior.
Ha! I think it's because of all the yelling and passion those songs entail. They're fun!
"Don’t Stop Believing" is in many ways the ultimate Journey song, packed to the gills with the staples of '80s rock. It includes vague references to singing in bars, drinking, cheap perfume, taking your chances, livin' in the city, romance at midnight, a jaded city boy, a lonely small-town girl, and a mysterious train whose destination, one assumes, is rock 'n' roll.
ETA: I haven't even made it all the way through the list, and I already want a mix of all these songs to accompany every single car ride I ever take for the rest of my life. That, my friends, is why I have terrible taste.
msbelle - Nov 05, 2007 9:29:15 am PST #6727 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The Eye of the Tiger entry has made me burst out laughing at my desk.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2007 9:53:32 am PST #6728 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That, my friends, is why I have terrible taste.
Or possibly AWESOME taste!!
Frankenbuddha - Nov 05, 2007 10:02:29 am PST #6729 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Or possibly AWESOME taste!!
No, no. bon had it right.
runs away, fingers in ears