Survival Of The Fittest

Whoa - easy there, don't go running away just yet! Sandwiches or not, it's that time that everyone's been waiting for. That's right, SOTFers...

It's time for the Finals!

Gonna do it a little differently this time, just for the sake of having some fun. These songs will be listed not in a random order, but in the order that they came out! Get a glimpse of how your favourite artists evolved throughout the decade (or not, as the case may be).

Our finals consist of the following stellar 80s participants:

Dan
Deamon
Dmboogie
DN
Dodd
Fenris
Frozen Smoke
Kami
Kermit
Kilmarnock
Laurels
LoA
Maraoone
Oliver
Pippin
RC
Riki
Rugga
Slam
Toben


And here are their groovy tunes! Awesomely, we still have a representative from every year!


1. Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads (1980)
2. Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne (1980)
3. Don't You Want Me - The Human League (1981)
4. Cold War - Oppenheimer Analysis (1982)
5. Blue Monday - New Order (1982)
6. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (1983)
7. Mad World - Tears for Fears (1983)
8. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (1983)
9. Let's Dance - David Bowie (1983)
10. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol (1983)
11. Self-Control - Laura Branigan (1984)
12. Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode (1984)
13. Shout - Tears for Fears (1984)
14. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (1985)
15. Princes of the Universe - Queen (1986)
16. Land of Confusion - Genesis (1986)
17. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle (1987)
18. Seven Wonders - Fleetwood Mac (1987)
19. Twist in My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram (1988)
20. Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue (1989)

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Good afternoon everyone. The time has come for us to bid farewell to the 1980s. We're getting into our collective Delorean and it's time to head back to the present!



Okay, well... close enough.

Without any further ado, here are some results.

The following song was disqualified as the entrant did not submit their votes in time:

[+] DQed

DQ: Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (34 points, including one 8): Submitted by Ares

So with that out of the way, I'll start running down the final placements!

[+] 19th Place

Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne (21 points): Submitted by MK Kilmarnock

[+] 18th Place

Princes of the Universe - Queen (26 points, including two 8s): Submitted by Lord of Awesome

[+] 17th Place

Seven Wonders - Fleetwood Mac (27 points, including one 8): Submitted by Maraoone

[+] 16th Place

Land of Confusion - Genesis (28 points, including one 12): Submitted by D/N

[+] 15th Place

Twist in My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram (33.5 points): Submitted by RC

[+] 14th Place

Don't You Want Me - The Human League (44 points, including two 10s): Submitted by Frozen Smoke

[+] 13th Place

Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads (48 points, including one 12 and one 10): Submitted by Pippin

[+] 12th Place

Let's Dance - David Bowie (49 points, including one 12 and one 10): Submitted by Ruggahissy

[+] 11th Place

(tied) Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue (56 points, including two 8s): Submitted by Fenris

Which means that these are the final ten songs (and a list of those who submitted them - both in no particular order):

[+] Final Ten

Cold War - Oppenheimer Analysis (1982)
Blue Monday - New Order (1982)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (1983)
Mad World - Tears for Fears (1983)
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (1983)
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol (1983)
Self-Control - Laura Branigan (1984)
Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode (1984)
Shout - Tears for Fears (1984)
Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle (1987)


Which leaves the following contestants:

Deamon
Dmboogie
Dodd
KamiKaze
Kermit
Laurels
Oliver
Riki
Slam
MurderWeasel

Let's extend the drama and allow me to use more gifs!

Welcome back, and we have reached our final ten!



Unfortunately, several of our contestants got dragged down to an alien queen's lair. Let's see whom the heroic Lt. Ripley managed to save, shall we?

[+] 10th Place

(tied) Cold War - Oppenheimer Analysis (56 points, including one 12, one 10, and one 8): Submitted by MurderWeasel

[+] 9th Place

Self-Control - Laura Branigan (57 points, including one 12 and one 8): Submitted by KamiKaze

[+] 8th Place

Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle (58 points, including one 12 and two 10s): Submitted by Laurels

[+] 7th Place

Shout - Tears for Fears (60.5 points, including one 10 and one 8): Submitted by yours truly; Cactus

[+] 6th Place

Mad World - Tears for Fears (63 points, including one 12, four 8s, and an endless supply of memes): Submitted by Kermit

So Ripley managed to get a few people away, and here's whom she rescued!

[+] Final Five

Songs:

Blue Monday - New Order (1982)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (1983)
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (1983)
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol (1983)
Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode (1984)

Survivors:

Deamon
Dmboogie
Shiola
Riki
Slam

So we got away from the planet, and we're safe! Unfortunately...



We had a stowaway, who made quite an entrance as she chopped up our fifth place finisher rather graphically.

[+] 5th Place

Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode (81 points, including two 12s, two 10s and an 8): Submitted by dmboogie

Ouch.

But it's okay! One of our contestants truly is the heroic Lt. Ripley and is stepping up to the plate.



It's quite the shame that our fourth place finisher was injured and couldn't join in the fun.

[+] 4th Place

Blue Monday - New Order (86.5 points, including two 12s, one 10 and one 8): Submitted by Deamon

And after quite the battle...



Our third place finisher was blown out the airlock and into space...

[+] 3rd Place

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (91 points, including four 12s and two 10s): Submitted by Slam

Which means, our final two survivors:

[+] Final Two

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics: Submitted by Shiola
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol: Submitted by Riki

We'll find out who our Lt. Ripley really is in the next post!

(Aliens is my favourite movie of all time, I'm not even sorry)

The time is nigh. Who was our heroic Ellen Ripley for the 80s songtest, and who's that brave little girl who managed to come away from LV-426 (and the 80s) relatively unscathed?



The winner of the twenty-third annual SOTF song contest...































... with 114.5 points...
















... including three 12s...























... two 10s...
































...and four 8s...
















...is...

[+] oh dear

Oh, brother.

[+] Lt Ripley

The Winner: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics, submitted by Shiola!

Congratulations to our runner-up!

[+] Newt

2nd place: Rebel Yell - Billy Idol (97 points, including one 12 and four 10s): Submitted by Riki!

Congratulations to everyone for the wonderful submissions - I really enjoyed listening to both rounds and I could not be happier with how my decade contests have gone thusfar! The winner may start a new contest or pass order of hosting down the chain as they see fit!

Stats to come in another post at ze bottom.

I hope you all enjoyed this glimpse into the 80s! Cactus out!