Duran Duran is in there (and I wouldn't have *the reflex* to take ). Im still working on my answers. I didnt read yours, but I skipped to your comment at the end.
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Steve Kelsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, let me try, since it is Friday, and I AM a state employee. > > 1. Short Bus, by the Window Lickers (British Punk band, not really my > cuppa) > 2. Too Sexy, by Right Said Fred (we used to play this at work for one > of the docs) > 3. Sunglasses at Night, by Corey Hart, 1983 > 4. Little Red Corvette, by Prince (before he changed his name) > 5. Panama, by Van Halen (with the sexy lead singer, David Lee Roth. I > wonder what he looks like now) > 6. Always Something There to Remind Me, by Naked Eyes (a remake) > 7. Rebel Yell, by Billy Idol > 8. More, More, More, by Rachel Stevens > 9. Shook Me All Night Long, by AC/DC > 10. Dancing with Myself, by Billy Idol (the 80's were good to Billy) > 11. Spin Me Right Round (like a record baby), by Dead or Alive (this > song is still one of my personal faves) > 12. Missionary Man, by Annie Lenox > 13. Relax (don't do it), by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (and a favorite > in gay bars still) > 14. Rock My Kingdom, by Run DMC > 15. Mexican Radio, by Wall of Voodoo, 1987 > 16. Little Pink Houses, by John Cougar (Mellencamp) > 17. Pretty in Pink, by the Psychedelic Furs (also a movie) > 18. What I Like About you, by the Romantics > 19. Sultans of Swing, by Dire Straits > 20. Blinded Me with Science, by Thomas Dolby (another personal > favorite) > 21. Sledgehammer, by Peter Gabriel > 22. Goody Two Shoes, by Adam Ant > 23. Burning Down the House, by Talking Heads > 24. Turning Japanese, by the Vapors > 25. We're Not Gonna Take It, by Twisted Sister > 26. Cuts Like a Knife, by Brian Adams > 27. Broken Wings, by Mr. Mister > 28. Bang a Gong, by T. Rex > 29. Legs, by ZZ Top > 30. Rock You Like a Hurricane, by the Scorpions > 31. Walk 500 Miles, by the Proclaimers > 32. Last Train to Clarksville, by the Monkees (foul! This song is from > the 60's) > 33. Losing My Religion, by REM > 34. Ain't No Sunshine, by Bill Withers (Aw Come On! 1971) > 35. Ain't No Mountain High Enough, by Diana Ross (another out of time > period, and recorded by others previously) > 36. Der Kommisar, by Falco > 37. Everybody Wants to Rule the World, by Tears for Fears > 38. Own Personal Jesus, by depressed - er, um, Depeche Mode > 39. Roxanne, by the Police (back before Sting left the group and became > famous on his own > > I probably missed some songs done by Punk bands, because I wasn't into > them. And where are works by Duran Duran, Golden Earring, Hall and > Oates. Pretty Lame, folks > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:07 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: OT: Friday Fun - 80's Music Quiz > > For those of us that were there, all synthesizers (even that cool guitar > looking one they used) and an electronic drum beat = beginning of > techno. > > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership For Strong Families > 315 SE 2nd Ave > Gainesville, Fl 32601 > Office (352) 393-2741 x320 > Cell (352) 215-6944 > Fax (352) 393-2746 > MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:00 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: Friday Fun - 80's Music Quiz > > "I Ran" was not techno - and that article doesn't say anything about > them being techno either. AFAIK, they are "New Wave". No? > > Grated though, the Techno article states that it started in the > mid-80's: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno > > Although, personally, I dont recall the techno classification until > the 90's. Sure, its certainly rooted in the late 80's, but was it a > defined sound/genre then? Seems a stretch to me. > > AFAICR, mid-to-late 80's was House, and Techno wasn't established > until the 90's. > > I'm open to being wrong. It wouldnt surprise me. > > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:54 AM, John Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Flock of Seagulls 1979 - 1986 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flock_of_Seagulls >> >> John W. Cook >> Systems Administrator >> Partnership For Strong Families >> 315 SE 2nd Ave >> Gainesville, Fl 32601 >> Office (352) 393-2741 x320 >> Cell (352) 215-6944 >> Fax (352) 393-2746 >> MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 10:35 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: OT: Friday Fun - 80's Music Quiz >> >> Techno = 90's, no? >> >> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:20 AM, John Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Techno ruled! >>> John W. Cook >>> Systems Administrator >>> Partnership For Strong Families >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Fri Aug 29 09:05:31 2008 >>> Subject: Re: OT: Friday Fun - 80's Music Quiz >>> >>> Trick question - there was no music in the '80s! >>> -------------------------------------- >>> Richard McClary, Grouchy Old Man >>> ASPCA Knowledge Management >>> 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 >>> 217-337-9761 >>> http://www.aspca.org >>> >>> >>> "Sherry Abercrombie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 08/29/2008 > 07:47:59 AM: >>> >>>> Ok, so lets have a little fun here on the last Friday in August. >>>> There are at least 45 songs mentioned in this story, most from the >>>> 80's. The rules: >>>> >>>> 1. Name the song title >>>> 2. Name the artist >>>> 3. No cheating. Do this from memory. Don't Google or use any >>>> other internet resource for your answers. >>>> 4. Have fun!! >>>> >>>> I'll post the answers when it looks like all guessing is done. >>>> >>>> Disclaimer: I didn't write this, it is from a gaming forum that I'm >>>> a member of, but I was the winner because I managed to find all the >>> songs. >>>> >>> >>>> The window lickers went on strike yesterday. I was too sexy for >>>> their shirts...too sexy for my shirt...but not too sexy for my Kia. >>>> And they didn't like that I wore my sunglasses at night while >>>> driving my Little Red Corvette. So they jammed to Panama and told >>>> me they were coming back to get me. One window licker pulled his >>>> tongue off of the windshield and screamed, "If I had a photograph of >>>> you...there would be something to remind me..." So, with a Rebel >>>> Yell I hollered back, "I want more, more, more! And I will shake you >>>> all night long!" So I jammed in my fast machine that I keep the >>>> motor clean, and it looks like I will be dancing with myself for >>>> awhile. This situation is spinning right 'round...like a record >>>> baby...'round, 'round. You don't mess with a missionary man! I >>>> know, I know. I hear you dudes - I need to relax and don't do it, >>>> but what if I want to go through it? >>>> >>>> The shortbusians need to know that I am the king of rock, there is >>>> none higher, and all their MC's will call me sire...and that to rock >>>> my kingdom they must use fire, cause I won't stop rock'in 'til I >>>> retire! Until then, they can listen to me on the Mexican Radio as >>>> they drive to Panama, and listen in stereo. Besides, they all wear >>>> pink and live in pink houses. I know they look pretty in pink, and >>>> I tell them all of the time "dudes, what I like about you, is that >>>> you are the sultans of swing. But I wear my sunglasses at night >>>> because you freaks are blinding me with science." >>>> >>>> Chief window licker stopped the car and pulled out a sledgehammer, >>>> she is a goody two shoes, but had a look in her eyes that creeped me >>>> out. I think she was thinking about burning down the house. She >>>> came at me with pure energy, while turning Japanese. One dude turned >>>> up the radio, and chief let out a war cry. She howled, "We're not >>>> gonna take! No! We ain't gonna take it anymore!" She was coming so >>>> fast at me I thought, "If she hits me, it will cut like a knife, and >>>> I wouldn't have the reflex to take these broken wings (I fell >>>> earlier in the day on my arms), and bang a gong and get it on." But >>>> I did notice that she was a pretty woman, and I thought, "She's got >>>> legs..." And as fast as she was running at me with her >>>> sledgehammer, I also thought, "And she knows how to use them..." >>>> >>>> In conclusion, I grabbed the little mite, unleashed some TNT on her, >>>> and said, "I will rock you like a hurricane dude! I would walk 500 >>>> miles on your forehead and toss you under the last train to >>>> Clarksville! You are now loosing your religion and there ain't no >>>> sunshine when she's gone, there ain't no mountain high enough for >>>> you to be safe! Ya dig, der kommisar?" >>>> >>>> So they turned and went their way, and I my way. we crossed a >>>> bridge over troubled waters and will get back to normal soon. Man, >>>> everybody wants to rule the world, they want to be their own >>>> personal Jesus. We took one last look at each other I, as I smiled >>>> at her, I said, "Hey chief, good girls don't...got it." 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