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Hall & Oates March Madness Tournament: Elite Eight

Daryl Hall (left) and John Oates in New Haven, CT, in March 1985. (Glenn Osmundson/Inquirer File Photo)

Welcome back to the Hall & Oates March Madness Tournament! It took me all weekend to try to come up with these brackets. There are so many incredible songs to choose from, so it was difficult. While all Hall & Oates songs are great, we are now getting into the elite. So, things are about to get very interesting.

Speaking of interesting, while listening to podcasts yesterday, I got to Martha Quinn’s totally awesome podcast Talk Talk with Martha Quinn. On this particular latest episode, Martha had none other than John Oates as a guest! It was a phenomenal interview. Hall & Oates is going to be touring with the group Train. So they spoke on that. And John Oates also has a brand new solo album out called Arkansas. It is a great album all the way through! It doesn’t have that classic Hall & Oates sound. This particular album has a kind of old school country/western feel, but blended with a modern sound. It reminded me of the first part of Van Halen’s “Ice Cream Man”. It is very cool, and I suggest you check it out. And if you are reading this, I would highly suggest that you listen and subscribe to Martha Quinn’s podcast, Talk Talk with Martha Quinn. You can also listen to Martha every single morning from 6am – 10am Pacific time on iHeart80s @ 103.7.

OK, let’s move on to the Elite 8. Just like yesterday, you can vote for a song in each bracket. You can also click on the song title to get the YouTube video. This poll will be open for 24 hours. Please share this with all your friends. The more votes there are, the more exciting this will get.

Bracket 1

Out of Touch (1) def. How Does It Feel to Be Back (51-7)
Method of Modern Love (2) def. Did It in a Minute (30-24)

Bracket 2

Maneater (1) def You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling (39-15)
One on One (2) def Adult Education (35-19)

Bracket 3

Private Eyes (1) def. Everything Your Heart Desires (48-7)
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) (2) def. Family Man (46-6)

Bracket 4

Kiss on My List (1) def. Your Imagination (47-4)
You Make My Dreams (3) def. Say It Isn’t So (30-17)

1985 Movie Madness – Kickin’ it Old School

Hi Everybody,
My friend at Kickin’ It Old School has a March Madness tournament going on right now. This tournament consists of movies released in 1985. We are in the Sweet Sixteen right now, so go ahead and vote for your favorites! There are some really tough matchups right now:

Real Genius vs. Fletch
The Breakfast Club vs. St. Elmo’s Fire
The Goonies vs. A View to a Kill
Back to the Future vs. Teen Wolf

National Lampoon’s European Vacation vs. Better Off Dead (Alright, I’m going to assume people are confused, and think this is the original Vacation. That’s the only thing that explains why it has a 57% to 43% lead on Better Off Dead right now!)
Cocoon vs. Mask
Rambo: First Blood Part II vs. Rocky IV
Weird Science vs. Ladyhawke

So go check out the tournament and vote!

It is at http://challonge.com/1985moviemadness