Return to the ’80s Nation has spoken, and it is official. They are crazy about “Crazy for You”!!!
It was an extremely close matchup. There were 91 Twitter votes,a d “Crazy for You” beat “Like a Prayer” 53.8% – 46.2%. And on this web site “Crazy for You” won by a count of 4-3.
This tournament was so much fun! Thank you so much to everybody who participated! I truly appreciate it. It is much more fun when a lot of people partcipate.
I’m looking forward to next year’s tournament!
Well, the big moment has arrived! We have reached the finals of the Madonna March Madness Tournament. The Final Four was amazing as both match-ups were very close. And I’m sure this one will be a nail-biter as well. Here are results from the Final Four
Twitter
88 Votes
Like a Prayer 59.1%
Material Girl 40.9%
Web Site
Like a Prayer 4 votes
Material Girl 3 votes
Winner: Like a Prayer
Twitter
83 Votes
Crazy for You 54.2%
Into the Groove 45.8%
Web Site
Crazy for You 4 votes
Into the Groove 3 votes
Winner: Crazy for You
Voting open until 12 noon Eastern time on Thursday, April 2
Like a Prayer vs. Crazy For You
[poll id=”33″]
What an incredible finish to this year’s March Madness Tournament!!! Most of the matchups had been pretty much landslides up to this point. But man, these finals were close! But, when the dust has settled, “Purple Rain” was the winner. As I have been saying, there were four different places to vote. Here is the breakdown:
Twitter
Purple Rain – 31
When Doves Cry – 31
Main Return to the ’80s Facebook Page
Purple Rain – 8
When Doves Cry – 8
rtt80s.com (web site)
Purple Rain – 3
When Doves Cry – 5
And the deciding factor was the Return to the ’80s Facebook Group:
Purple Rain – 16
When Doves Cry – 12
So the grand total was:
Purple Rain – 58
When Doves Cry – 56
Thank you so much for your participating!!! We’ll see you next year!!!
Yes, the voters have spoken, and “Out of Touch” is the winner of the Return to the ’80s inaugural tournament – Hall & Oates March Madness. “Out of Touch” defeated “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”, pretty handily 22-10. On the road to this victory, “Out of Touch” defeated “How Does It Feel to Be Back” (51-7), “Method of Modern Love” (15-3), and it’s closest matchup, “Maneater” (11-10).
This tournament was a lot of fun. Thank you so much for voting, and making this worthwhile. We will definitely have another one.
Follow @returntothe80s
Well, here we are. The Hall & Oates Finals! This has been an incredible tournament. For many of us, this has been more exciting than the actual NCAA tournament.
“Out of Touch” reached this round by defeating “Maneater” by a score of 11-10. “Out of Touch” was released as the lead single from Big Bam Boom on October 4, 1984, and it was their last Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, topping the chart for two weeks in December 1984. It also became the duo’s fourteenth consecutive top 40 hit since 1980.
“I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” reached the final round by edging out “You Make My Dreams” by a score of 11-9. “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” was released as the second single from their tenth studio album, Private Eyes (1981). The song became the fourth number-one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100 and the second hit single from Private Eyes.
So, which of these #1 songs will get the distinction of being the champion of the Return to the ’80s 2018 March Madness Tournament? Voting is open now, and will close at 12:00pm Eastern on Monday, March 26.
Follow @returntothe80s
Wow! What a finish to the Elite 8! There were two blowouts, and two tight matches. And one of those matches had to go into overtime! And the overtime was very exciting. I posted the overtime poll on Twitter, the 80s Fans Unite!!! Facebook group, and the Return to the ’80s Facebook group. “Kiss On My List” defeated “You Make My Dreams” by the narrow margin of 23-22. On the the 80s Fans Unite!!! page, “Dreams” squeaked by 5-4. The tie breaker was on the Return to the ’80s Facebook group page where “Dreams” won handily 6-0, moving it on to the next round. We’re getting down to the nitty gritty now! You can place a vote in each bracket
Out of Touch (1) def Method of Modern Love (2) (14-3)
Maneater (1) def One on One (2) (14-2)
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) (2) def Private Eyes (1) (10-7)
You Make My Dreams (3) def Kiss on My List (1) (9-9 regulation, 33-27 in overtime)
Follow @returntothe80s
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.
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)
Maneater (1) def You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling (39-15)
One on One (2) def Adult Education (35-19)
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)
Kiss on My List (1) def. Your Imagination (47-4)
You Make My Dreams (3) def. Say It Isn’t So (30-17)
Hi Everybody! This year, I decided to hop on the March Madness bandwagon. Hall & Oates was the biggest duo of the ’80s, and one of the biggest acts, period. Between 1981 and 1984, they had five #1 hits, and 21 Top 40 hits, with most of them reaching the Top 10. So, let’s see what your favorite is. There is only 24 hours until the next round, so vote early, and please share with as many people as you can, so we can get a great voter turnout. I appreciate your vote. Just pick one song from each of the ‘A’ and ‘B’ Brackets below. You can click on the song title to listen to the song on YouTube if you’d like.
(1) Out of Touch
(4) How Does It Feel to Be Back
(2) Method of Modern Love
(3) Did It in a Minute
Â
(1) Maneater
(4) You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
(2) One on One
(3) Adult Education
Â
(1) Private Eyes
(4) Everything Your Heart Desires
(2) I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
(3) Family Man
Â
(1) Kiss on My List
(4) Your Imagination
(2) Say It Isn’t So
(3) You Make My Dreams
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
Follow @returntothe80s
Return to the 80s 