Eighties Video FIGHT!

[shirtlifterbear]

It's so cute, over in vurumai-Land, he hosted an Eighties Video Fight, and the poor dears fighting didn't even scratch the surface to get to the true horror of the depths of Eighties awfulness.

Such youngsters!

Here was my entry:

Five Star "Let Me Be The One"

Complete with matching jumpsuits, ridiculous hair, and did I mention killer dance moves?

Confession: I was the purple-jumpsuited one in the LipSync show one year.

Truefact!

(I think I still know the moves, aw yeah!)

The 2:18 minute mark has a Syncopated Shoulderpads BREAKDOWN!

OH HELL YES!

CAN YOU BEAT IT?

Comments

[joebehrsandiego.livejournal.com]

OMG Becky.

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

Gag me with a chainsaw!

*giggle*

Now...

[huxbear.livejournal.com]

...I'd be *truly* impressed if you still had the JUMPSUIT! ;o)

The icon is *me* from highschool... ;o)

Re: Now...

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

Even if I did have the damn thing, it wouldn't fit on my little finger!

I was SKIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNYYYYYY!

155 pounds at 6'2"!

Re: Now...

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

PS AWESOME LOOK FOR YOU! Boy Hux!

Re: Now...

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

I love you.

[entropic-system.livejournal.com]

I could beat it: ALL of "Beat Street 2: Electric Boogaloo"

But I'd toss this on the pile.

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, it's a dance tornado of tacky!

[entropic-system.livejournal.com]

My god the 80s were horrible.

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

THEY WERE SPLENDID!

BE TOLD!

*shudder*

We didn't know at the time the true crimes against humanity that we were committing.

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

This is one of those songs with a direct connection to my brain's dancing centre. I stunned a couple of fairly hard-core leather bears when my hips showed that they had a mind of their own in the middle of a bar night at Rochester's Bachelor Forum. It's like they'd never seen a 5'7", 220-pound gyrating bear before. ;-)

But seriously, this was the song that confirmed that not only was I a homosexual, I was GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!! (sung in C)

[vurumai.livejournal.com]

Nothing is more 80s than this.

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

TRUEFACT!

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

I resign, quit, withdraw, retreat, pull back, ... etc.

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

FLEE! FLEE FOR YOUR LIFE!

*giggle*

Gods, we were colorblind and deaf!

[pretzelcoatl.livejournal.com]

o_O

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

Fear our vibrantly-colored wrath, O Young One!

A challenger appears...

[dwieb.livejournal.com]

Re: A challenger appears...

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

Dreadful. Hooray!

Annie Lennox rip-off hair plus Boy George Hat rip-off plus Banarama-ishness, +3.

-1 British.

Re: A challenger appears...

[dwieb.livejournal.com]

Lulz at your scoring.
I love The Belle Stars.

Re: A challenger appears...

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

Cover Girls, "Show Me"

The bouncing hair piece gives me the giggles everytime I see it!

Plus, NEOPRENE IN DAYGLO COLORS!

AWESOME!

Expose rip-off plus Freestyle awesomeness plus Extremely Limited Dance Moves plus HAIR FOR DAYS = +4

-1 Blandness.

Re: A challenger appears...

[dwieb.livejournal.com]

I love the Covergirls too.

Nu Shooz


Funny. Your original song and this one are both titles of Exposé songs.

Re: A challenger appears...

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

BECAUSE EXPOSE IS GOD!

*giggle*

Skirt-suspenders plus OMG SHOES plus no-budget stop-motion plus Hair Metal Goofy Hunk plus Leopard Print SEPARATES = +5

-1 for not being "I Can't Wait"

I counter with:

Seduction "Two To Make It Right"

Madonna Look rip-off plus DAYGLO FEZ! plus limited dance moves plus C+C Music Factory, the Early Days plus Even Less Talent Than Cover Girls = +5

-1 DAYGLO FEZ!

Re: A challenger appears...

[dwieb.livejournal.com]

First, I am appealing your score of -1 for not being "I Can't Wait". I specifically DIDN'T choose that song. And don't I get any + points for them being a Portland band?

Holy shit to your video. Chris, you are the only person IN THE WORLD who can play this game at my level. ;)

Re: A challenger appears...

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

I'm totally giving you the point back for "I Can't Wait" because I just fucking love that song and was sad not to hear it!

*giggle*

Every time you and I talk about this stuff, we go off into Obscurica That Mere Mortals Cannot Comprehend!

Which means, of course, that we win.

TOTALLY.

Speaking of win:

Rick Springfield, "Human Touch":

Ludicrous sci-fi set in 2016! plus Adam Ant rip-off jumpsuit jacket plus PUFFY SILVER LAME plus eyeshadow plus OMG hair = INFINITY.

-1 Rick's Shirt Not Off (Affair of the Heart Himbo, engage!)

Re: A challenger appears...

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

plus Keytar!

OMG!

Re: A challenger appears...

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

And, cute black cub!

Re: A challenger appears...

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't there be additional +'s for Sheena and Chaka look rip-offs?

[njbearcub1.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but, since I adore Five Star, I must give you both Haysi Fantayzee:

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

So dreadful! BRAVO!

Awkward bikini plus Boy George rip-off plus dreadful vocals plus Unfortunate Hair = +4

-1 Annoying vocal.

[njbearcub1.livejournal.com]

...and Total Coelo:

[dan4behr.livejournal.com]

OMFG.... I'd forgotten this one! I don't think I'd seen or heard it since about 1982!
+10!!!!

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

Neon cabana and palm trees! plus Spice Girls/Pussycat Dolls precursor plus HAIR plus Limited Dance Skills plus Bad Vocals = +5!

-1 British.

*grin*

[njbearcub1.livejournal.com]

Five Star is also -1 British, on your scoring meter.

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

Post of the week! :)

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

Because they aren't "oldies" they're "goodies!"

[phreddd.livejournal.com]

...makes my inhibitions "All Fall Down"

I can't seem to embed this, but I see you all and raise you a Malcolm McClaren!

[gardencub.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SgvJY9xxcA