ladyfiona 2,588 Posted September 16 17th Sept 20 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill +4 19 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 13 Tears for Fears - Mad World -6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted September 17 17/9/24 23 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +4 14 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -6 13 Tears for Fears - Mad World Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,398 Posted September 17 Tue 17 Sep 23 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 17 Tears for Fears - Mad World +4 08 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted September 17 Tue 17 Sep 17 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian -6 17 Tears for Fears - Mad World 12 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill +4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted September 17 17/9/24 06:40 hrs 17 Tears for Fears - Mad World 16 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill +4 11 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian -6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 951 Posted September 17 17/9/2024 15 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian +4 14 Tears for Fears - Mad World -3 13 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted September 17 9/17/2024 19 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian +4 11 Tears for Fears - Mad World -3 10 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,753 Posted September 17 9/17/2024 15 Tears for Fears - Mad World +4 15 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian -4 08 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 927 Posted September 17 17th September 15 Tears for Fears - Mad World 12 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill +4 09 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian -6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroKat 534 Posted September 17 18/09/24 19 Tears for Fears - Mad World +4 12 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 03 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian -6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 951 Posted September 17 18/09/24 19 Tears for Fears - Mad World 07 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian +4 06 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,588 Posted September 17 18th Sept 19 Tears for Fears - Mad World 10 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill +4 01 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian -6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,141 Posted September 17 Wed 18 Sep 23 Tears for Fears - Mad World +4 05 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -5 00 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian -1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted September 18 18/9/24 27 Tears for Fears - Mad World +4 00 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -5 Might as well finish this myself. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted September 18 Mad World was fourth on my list of the Finalists so I think this is a fair result. However the pattern of voting makes me think this is the compromise candidate. This has been an absolutely fantastic round with a lot of strong songs. Thanks @wannamaker for the admin duties. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted September 18 The last time we saw Tears for Fears in a KoS game, they placed second in the 80's Number 2s. This time Curt & Roland managed to win the whole thing by being the ultimate compromise candidate. "Mad World" rarely moved throughout the final until the last few days of voting, where it received a huge amount of support since some voters had lost their favourite songs. Who would've guessed that a song with the lyrics "The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had" would be generally popular with deadpoolers? The Gary Jules version of this song might have had a higher peak in the charts, but the original now has the highly prestigious "Won the best UK number 3 of the 80s according to the deathlist forums"™ award, whilst the cover version was going nowhere, going nowhere in the 2000s No.1's game. The other artists in the top 3 were familiar faces in these games, since they already had some decent placements in previous KoS installments, so we can tell who are the forum favourites purely based on the final results of these games. Mad World peaked at number 3 for 3 weeks in November 1982, with only Culture Club's "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me", Eddy Grant's "I Don't Wanna Dance" & Dionne Warwick's "Heartbreaker" reaching a higher position. This is how the final round played out: 01 Tears for Fears- Mad World 02 Kate Bush- Running Up That Hill 03 The Bangles- Walk Like an Egyptian 04 The Vapors- Turning Japanese 05 The Damned- Eloise 06 Cyndi Lauper- Time After Time 07 Madness- Baggy Trousers (winner in my heart ) 08 Ultravox- Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 09 Tina Turner- We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 10 Queen- A Kind of Magic 11 Queen- I Want It All 12 Aztec Camera- Somewhere in My Heart 13 Roy Orbison- You Got It 14 Soft Cell- Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 15 Eurythmics- Who’s That Girl? 16 Bronski Beat- Smalltown Boy 17 Heart- Alone 18 New Order- Blue Monday 88 19 Yazoo- Don’t Go 20 Michael Jackson- Bad 21 Earth, Wind & Fire- Let’s Groove 22 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark- Souvenir 23 Jona Lewie- Stop the Cavalry 24 Womack & Womack- Teardrops 25 The J. Geils Band- Centerfold (spotify playlist for this game) We found these 25 singles kinda funny and kinda sad, these were the worst No.3's of the 80s according to us: Dennis Waterman with the Dennis Waterman Band- I Could Be So Good For You Fiddler’s Dram- Day Trip to Bangor Tony Capstick and the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band- Capstick Comes Home/The Sheffield Grinder The Nolans- I’m in the Mood for Dancing Sheena Easton- 9 to 5 The Kids from “Fame”- Starmaker Julio Iglesias- Quiéreme Mucho (Yours) David Bowie & Bing Crosby- Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy Wham!- Young Guns (Go For It!) Adam & The Ants- Ant Rap Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus- We All Stand Together Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston- Pie Jesu Break Machine- Street Dance Joe Fagin- That’s Livin’ Alright Red Box- Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman- All I Ask of You Comic Relief Presents Mel And Kim- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree George Michael- I Want Your Sex Cliff Richard- Some People Samantha Fox- Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Cliff Richard- I Just Don’t Have the Heart Liverpool FC- Anfield Rap (Red Machine in Full Effect) Milli Vanilli- Girl You Know It’s True D Mob ft. Gary Haisman- We Call It Acieed Angry Anderson- Suddenly Thanks to everyone for voting, 90's game will be up soon. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,398 Posted September 18 Never liked the Gary Jules version, but always liked Tears For Fears. Still a bit sore that Everybody Wants To Rule The World didn’t win the No.2s as that’s one of my favourites of all time. Great job as always @wannamaker, looking forward to the 90s! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted September 18 I first learned of Mad World (the Gary Jules one) via a SpongeBob meme At any rate, Tears For Fears definitely a group who deserve to have KoS gold. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroKat 534 Posted September 18 6 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Mad World was fourth on my list of the Finalists so I think this is a fair result. However the pattern of voting makes me think this is the compromise candidate. This has been an absolutely fantastic round with a lot of strong songs. Thanks @wannamaker for the admin duties. Mad World came up 4th on my list of finalists too. As you say a compromise candidate but a worthy winner. A little miffed that Eloise didn't place higher because imo it's better than the original and also one of my all time favourites. Of all the games of KoS I've played this has been the most enjoyable, so many strong songs throughout, so many there's a few that didn't make it to the final. The first final where I liked every song. It also makes me a little sad that I missed all of the earlier games. Thanks to @wannamaker for hosting. See you in the 90s. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 951 Posted September 18 Obviously disappointed that Walk Like an Egyptian didn't win but that was a cracking Top 3 and overall a great game of KoS Many thanks to @wannamaker 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 927 Posted September 18 Yep the first final where I haven't disliked any of the songs which is great. A few that I'd have liked to finish a bit higher but overall happy with that one. Thanks @wannamaker. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,398 Posted September 18 This would've been my order: Madness — Baggy Trousers (+6) Roy Orbison — You Got It (+11) Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy (+13) Yazoo — Don’t Go (+15) New Order — Blue Monday 88 (+13) Queen — I Want It All (+5) Tears For Fears — Mad World (-6) Tina Turner — We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (+1) Cyndi Lauper — Time After Time (-3) Queen — A Kind Of Magic (=) The Bangles — Walk Like An Egyptian (-8) Kate Bush — Running Up That Hill (-10) Womack & Womack — Teardrops (+11) Earth, Wind & Fire — Let’s Groove (+7) Eurythmics — Who’s That Girl? (=) Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry (+7) Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart (-5) The Damned — Eloise (-13) Ultravox — Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (-11) The J. Geils Band — Centerfold (+5) Soft Cell — Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (-7) Michael Jackson — Bad (-2) The Vapors — Turning Japanese (-19) Heart — Alone (-7) Orchestral Maneouvres In The Dark — Souvenir (-3) Fair to say, though, that the only one I hate is the OMD track, and that The Damned upwards are all excellent. Very good final, even if my order would've been (as ever) completely different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted September 20 I bowed out of this as there was so little to choose between so many of the finalists I didn't feel in a position to decide. Of the final 3, if have thrown my weight behind the lovely Susanna Hoffs I think, so apologies for not helping those in The Bangles' corner, but Mad World is a very worthy winner. What a decade! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
