Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s

[prussianblue 1,038]

28 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4

14 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 

11 Blondie — Atomic -6

10 David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes

[TQR 14,405]

If 99 Red Balloons wins I will be posting 99 reasons why you’re wrong in the next KoS thread

[Book 3,560]

8 minutes ago, TQR said:

If 99 Red Balloons wins I will be posting 99 reasons why you’re wrong in the next KoS thread

 

Well, I would now be interested in Nena winning (which I wasn't before...) 

[prussianblue 1,038]

I mean, of those left, Nena is the one who scored by far the most in the individual rounds, so I guess several of us are 'wrong'.

[Bibliogryphon 9,589]

18 minutes ago, TQR said:

If 99 Red Balloons wins I will be posting 99 reasons why you’re wrong in the next KoS thread

 

Bowie and Blondie also had top four finishes in the 70s KoS so you could argue that there is a bias built in by the DL demographic. Soft Cell is a cover version of a 60s song (and not nearly as good as their other hits like Torch) whereas 99 Red Balloons is so very 80s capturing the paranoia about the risk of nuclear destruction and cold war tensions

 

I think it would be a worthy winner

 

Though at the moment I would settle for any of these

[msc 18,480]

32 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4

14 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 

10 David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes

5 Blondie - Atomic -6

[Youth in Asia 1,087]

99 red balloons is not even the best song with 99 in the title.

 

 

[time 8,624]

24 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said:

99 red balloons is not even the best song with 99 in the title.

 

 

No, that would be 99 Luftballons.

[En Passant 3,743]

Somewhat randomly. A few I'd vote for above anything that's left. Personal I know.

 

Purple Rain got to #6. 

Blue Monday #3

Sledgehammer #4

In The Air Tonight #2

Everything Counts (a tale of life in Basildon...) #6

When Doves Cry #4

Shake the Disease (a tale of how to get out of Basildon...) #18

 

[Imelda 621]

Robert De Niro's Waiting #3

The Number of the Beast #3

Vienna #2

Last Christmas #2

[BuffaloPhil 931]

32 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 

14 David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes +4

8 Soft Cell – Tainted Love -6

5 Blondie - Atomic 

[Bibliogryphon 9,589]

45 minutes ago, En Passant said:

Sledgehammer #4

 

The best song of the 80s

[TQR 14,405]

1 hour ago, En Passant said:

Everything Counts (a tale of life in Basildon...)

Shake the Disease (a tale of how to get out of Basildon...)

Fucking hilarious.

[Clorox Bleachman 2,452]

26 Nena – 99 Red Balloons -6

14 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes

10 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +2

7 Blondie – Atomic +2

[wannamaker 1,414]

30 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4

14 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes

10 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 

1 Blondie – Atomic -6

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

34 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4

14 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes

05 Soft Cell – Tainted Love -5

 

00 Blondie – Atomic -1

[ladyfiona 2,597]

38 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4

13 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes -1

 

00 Soft Cell – Tainted Love -5

 

Alex Drake is about to come in and make 10 accounts to try and save Ashes to Ashes.

 

[Book 3,560]

42 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4

07 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes -6

 

This ones for @TQR 

[Toast 16,155]

36 Nena – 99 Red Balloons  -6

11 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes  +4

[Death Impends 8,002]

40 Nena – 99 Red Balloons  +4

5 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes  -6

[Youth in Asia 1,087]

44 Nena – 99 Red Balloons  +4

0 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes  -5

 

They think it's all over. IT IS NOW!

[Clorox Bleachman 2,452]

Oh well, I killed it twice!

Edited March 2, 2023 by Clorox Bleachman

[Death Impends 8,002]

12 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:

 

Bowie and Blondie also had top four finishes in the 70s KoS

 

In the end, Bowie finished in second and Blondie finished in fourth two games in a row

[Drewsky1211 4,759]

I will admit I wanted Bowie to win, but I'm happy with the result...

hope you're happy too.

 

Fitting that Nena won on this site. It's a happy-sounding song with a morbid theme.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

2 hours ago, RIP Wee Jum said:

34 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4

14 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes

05 Soft Cell – Tainted Love -5

 

00 Blondie – Atomic -1

THANK you thank you thank you.  I wasn’t able to vote all day (it’s 9:30pm here now).  A mediocre single from a good band.  As usual, the hoi poloi vote for the wrong songs from the right band.