FOFC Favorite OHW - Round 1 - Group G

Breeze · 11-12-2019, 07:52 AM

Quick Links:

Nena - 99 Luftballons

Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town

Concrete Blonde - Joey

Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out

Jump in the Saddle - Curly Shuffle

Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy

Joey Scarbury - Believe It Or Not

Gary Numan - Cars

The Youngbloods - Get Together

Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me

Jennifer Page - Crush

Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight

MFSB - The Sound of Philadelphia

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

Stories - Bother Louie

Breeze · 11-12-2019, 08:01 AM

Quick Summary:

About half of this bracket appears to be extremely strong...unfortunately a couple of strong songs will be eliminated in the first round and some weaker pairs will allow mediocre songs to move on.

Warhammer · 11-12-2019, 08:12 AM

I like a good number of these songs that I did not vote for. Most of the others to date have only had at most 2 I cringed when I pressed the vote button.

albionmoonlight · 11-12-2019, 08:50 AM

Re: Believe It or Not.

The fact that they did not re-make The Greatest American Hero with Nathan Fillion as the lead and Bruce Campbell as the FBI agent before they got too old to do it is one of the great missed-TV opportunities of my lifetime.

Warhammer · 11-12-2019, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Re: Believe It or Not.

The fact that they did not re-make The Greatest American Hero with Nathan Fillion as the lead and Bruce Campbell as the FBI agent before they got too old to do it is one of the great missed-TV opportunities of my lifetime.

That would have been all kinds of awesome.

Breeze · 11-12-2019, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warhammer

That would have been all kinds of awesome.

second...

tarcone · 11-12-2019, 09:32 AM

Believe it or not, I want Candy is getting beat. Thats crazy.

tarcone · 11-12-2019, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Re: Believe It or Not.

The fact that they did not re-make The Greatest American Hero with Nathan Fillion as the lead and Bruce Campbell as the FBI agent before they got too old to do it is one of the great missed-TV opportunities of my lifetime.

Great call. Is it to late to do a modern version where they have matured and he has a little better grasp on what he can do but not quite?

That would work. Lets pitch it to Hollywood and when its a smash hit we buy our sub and nuclear shelter.

BYU 14 · 11-12-2019, 10:10 AM

First group I voted for all high seeds, though I want Candy vs Believe it or not gave me pause for a minute.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2019, 11:24 AM

First bracket where I've known enough songs to vote on every single pairing

Radii · 11-12-2019, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYU 14

First group I voted for all high seeds, though I want Candy vs Believe it or not gave me pause for a minute.

Same. I love Beds Are Burning as well and might have voted for it against many of the top 20, but not this one.

NobodyHere · 11-12-2019, 03:33 PM

Believe it or not, George isn't at home
Please leave a message at the beep
I must be out, or I'd pick up the phone
Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home

cuervo72 · 11-12-2019, 06:06 PM

37. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (1979)
220. MFSB - The Sound of Philadelphia (1974)

Oh come on, I gotta vote against one of these already?

NobodyHere · 11-12-2019, 06:09 PM

I'm very disappointed in this board.

I thought we, as a society, were over the Baja Men. They're trolls in music form.

tarcone · 11-12-2019, 07:13 PM

You guys are so wrong in not voting for Brother Louie

NobodyHere · 11-12-2019, 07:18 PM

I'm with ya brother tarcone

jbergey22 · 11-12-2019, 07:56 PM

We must be voting on the worst songs.

Joey and Get Together should not be losing.

QuikSand · 11-13-2019, 08:36 AM

"Beds are Burning" is a tough setup here... if we could all agree that they are in fact a one-hit wonder and we're just debating the merits of the song and its station... then it doesn't belong as a super-low seed, but rather around 50-75 overall. Ambiguity about whether the band had enough other success to be disqualifiying has to be part of why it ranks so low here, and gets placed against a potential juggernaut.

Kodos · 11-13-2019, 09:13 AM

I never liked the Beds are Burning song, but Forgotten Years was a good song. And may be applicable to life today in the U.S.

Kodos · 11-13-2019, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbergey22

We must be voting on the worst songs.

Joey and Get Together should not be losing.

Agreed. Joey should go far, but looks like a one-and-done.

I. J. Reilly · 11-13-2019, 09:39 AM

+1 on Joey, my former angsty teenage self is having real hard time with the lack of respect Concrete Blonde is getting.
Maybe it wasn’t just a phase, maybe the whole world really doesn’t understand me … better lock myself in my room and put Tomorrow Wendy on repeat.

Kodos · 11-13-2019, 09:47 AM

Tomorrow Wendy was a good one too.

Edward64 · 11-13-2019, 08:34 PM

This Group was an easy one for me. Didn't have to struggle to make my picks.

CrimsonFox · 11-13-2019, 09:34 PM

that song is called Joey?

CrimsonFox · 11-13-2019, 09:35 PM

always loved Curly Shuffle

a dr demento staple!

Breeze · 11-14-2019, 08:16 AM

This one is closed:

Thoughts:

Not one lower "seeded" team won in this section...

Nena vs Midnight Oil - high vote total, Oil did well, but a true OHW classic is hard to overcome.

Thin Lizzy vs Concrete Blonde - a lot of Blonde lovers, as noted in the comments here and in the original OHW Thread, but Thin Lizzy got a ton of support in what was a tough match up. It makes round 2 interesting.

Baha Men vs Jump'n the Saddle Band - apologies to Crimson Fox and anyone else that is fan of either of these songs...what a TERRIBLE pairing.

Bow Wow Wow vs Joey Scarbury - Scarbury with a lot of early support, but I Want Candy ended up pulling away. This ultimately played out about like I expected.

Gary Numan vs The Youngbloods - had no idea what to expect with this one...my guess was a tight race in a really tough pairing, but it didn't play out that way. Next round will be interesting.

Rockwell vs Jennifer Page - Michael Jackson wins again...or Rockwell rather. A pretty easy round 1 match up...

Sugarhill Gang vs MFSB - easy one to predict...

Alannah Myles vs Stories - thought this was pretty evenly matched, but it didn't play out that way...

Izulde · 11-14-2019, 10:04 AM

Forgot to vote in this one but wouldn't have made a difference.

View Poll Results: Greatest OHW
--------------------------------------------------	1	2.33%
5. Nena - 99 Luft Ballons (1984)	27	62.79%
252. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (1987)	14	32.56%
--------------------------------------------------	0	0%
124. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town (1976)	32	74.42%
133. Concrete Blonde - Joey (1990)	8	18.60%
--------------------------------------------------	0	0%
60. Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out (2000)	23	53.49%
197. Jump'n the Saddle Band - Curly Shuffle (1984)	12	27.91%
--------------------------------------------------	0	0%
69. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy (1982)	23	53.49%
188. Joey Scarbury - Believe It Or Not (1981)	14	32.56%
--------------------------------------------------	0	0%
28. Gary Numan - Cars (1980)	28	65.12%
229. The Youngbloods - Get Together (1969)	10	23.26%
--------------------------------------------------	0	0%
101. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (1984)	35	81.40%
156. Jennifer Page - Crush (1998)	5	11.63%
--------------------------------------------------	0	0%
37. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (1979)	30	69.77%
220. MFSB - The Sound of Philadelphia (1974)	6	13.95%
--------------------------------------------------	0	0%
92. Alannah Myles - Black Velvet (1989)	26	60.47%
165. Stories - Brother Louie (1973)	8	18.60%
--------------------------------------------------	2	4.65%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

11-12-2019, 08:50 AM	#4
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Re: Believe It or Not. The fact that they did not re-make The Greatest American Hero with Nathan Fillion as the lead and Bruce Campbell as the FBI agent before they got too old to do it is one of the great missed-TV opportunities of my lifetime. Last edited by albionmoonlight : 11-12-2019 at 08:51 AM.

11-12-2019, 09:32 AM	#7
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Believe it or not, I want Candy is getting beat. Thats crazy. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

11-12-2019, 11:24 AM	#10
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	First bracket where I've known enough songs to vote on every single pairing __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-12-2019, 03:33 PM	#12
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	Believe it or not, George isn't at home Please leave a message at the beep I must be out, or I'd pick up the phone Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

11-12-2019, 08:01 AM	#2
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	Quick Summary: About half of this bracket appears to be extremely strong...unfortunately a couple of strong songs will be eliminated in the first round and some weaker pairs will allow mediocre songs to move on.

11-12-2019, 08:12 AM	#3
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	I like a good number of these songs that I did not vote for. Most of the others to date have only had at most 2 I cringed when I pressed the vote button.

11-12-2019, 10:10 AM	#9
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	First group I voted for all high seeds, though I want Candy vs Believe it or not gave me pause for a minute.

11-12-2019, 06:06 PM	#13
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	37. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (1979) 220. MFSB - The Sound of Philadelphia (1974) Oh come on, I gotta vote against one of these already? __________________ null

11-12-2019, 06:09 PM	#14
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	I'm very disappointed in this board. I thought we, as a society, were over the Baja Men. They're trolls in music form. __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

11-12-2019, 07:13 PM	#15
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	You guys are so wrong in not voting for Brother Louie __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

11-12-2019, 07:18 PM	#16
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	I'm with ya brother tarcone __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

11-12-2019, 07:56 PM	#17
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	We must be voting on the worst songs. Joey and Get Together should not be losing.

11-13-2019, 08:36 AM	#18
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	"Beds are Burning" is a tough setup here... if we could all agree that they are in fact a one-hit wonder and we're just debating the merits of the song and its station... then it doesn't belong as a super-low seed, but rather around 50-75 overall. Ambiguity about whether the band had enough other success to be disqualifiying has to be part of why it ranks so low here, and gets placed against a potential juggernaut.

11-13-2019, 09:13 AM	#19
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I never liked the Beds are Burning song, but Forgotten Years was a good song. And may be applicable to life today in the U.S. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 11-13-2019 at 09:14 AM.

11-13-2019, 09:39 AM	#21
I. J. Reilly College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: An Oregonian deep in the heart of Texas.	+1 on Joey, my former angsty teenage self is having real hard time with the lack of respect Concrete Blonde is getting. Maybe it wasn’t just a phase, maybe the whole world really doesn’t understand me … better lock myself in my room and put Tomorrow Wendy on repeat.

11-13-2019, 09:47 AM	#22
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Tomorrow Wendy was a good one too. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

11-13-2019, 08:34 PM	#23
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	This Group was an easy one for me. Didn't have to struggle to make my picks.

11-13-2019, 09:34 PM	#24
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	that song is called Joey?

11-13-2019, 09:35 PM	#25
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	always loved Curly Shuffle a dr demento staple!

11-14-2019, 08:16 AM	#26
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	This one is closed: Thoughts: Not one lower "seeded" team won in this section... *Nena vs Midnight Oil* - high vote total, Oil did well, but a true OHW classic is hard to overcome. *Thin Lizzy vs Concrete Blonde* - a lot of Blonde lovers, as noted in the comments here and in the original OHW Thread, but Thin Lizzy got a ton of support in what was a tough match up. It makes round 2 interesting. *Baha Men vs Jump'n the Saddle Band* - apologies to Crimson Fox and anyone else that is fan of either of these songs...what a TERRIBLE pairing. *Bow Wow Wow vs Joey Scarbury* - Scarbury with a lot of early support, but I Want Candy ended up pulling away. This ultimately played out about like I expected. *Gary Numan vs The Youngbloods* - had no idea what to expect with this one...my guess was a tight race in a really tough pairing, but it didn't play out that way. Next round will be interesting. *Rockwell vs Jennifer Page* - Michael Jackson wins again...or Rockwell rather. A pretty easy round 1 match up... *Sugarhill Gang vs MFSB* - easy one to predict... *Alannah Myles vs Stories* - thought this was pretty evenly matched, but it didn't play out that way... Last edited by Breeze : 11-14-2019 at 10:05 AM.

11-14-2019, 10:04 AM	#27
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Forgot to vote in this one but wouldn't have made a difference. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

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