The rules are pretty simple. Any song is eligible as long as it has an official release date between January 1 1980-December 31 1989. During the week you have 12 hours to make a pick during or the PENALTY(TM Wes C. Addle) will be enforced. The PENALTY will result in next round's pick getting dropped to the end of draft. The draft window will be 24 hours for the weekend and the PENALTY will not be enforced during this time.

Draft Order
1. Peeps
a. Dear God-XTC
b. Welcome to the Jungle-Guns N' Roses
c. Twilight Zone-Golden Earring
d. Smooth Criminal-Michael Jackson
e. It Takes Two-Rob Base and DJ E Z
f. Never Tear Us Apart-INXS
g. Do They Know It's Christmas-Various Artists
h. Siouxsie and The Banshees-Kiss Them For Me
i. Echo and the Bunnymen-Lips Like Sugar
j. Putting on the Ritz-Taco
k. Dance Hall Days-Wang Chung
l. Mexican Radio-Wall of Voodoo

2. washing machine
a. Radio Free Europe-REM
b. Hang Down Your Head-Tom Waits
c. I'm Your Man-Leonard Cohen
d. (Just Like) Starting Over-John Lennon
e. Fashion-David Bowie
f. All I Need-My Bloody Valentine
g. Schizophrenia-Sonic Youth
h. Oh Yeah-Yello
i. Walkin' With Jesus-Spacemen 3
j. Blind Willie McTell-Bob Dylan
k. Rapture-Blondie
l. Down the Road-Steve Earle

3. theplatypus
a. Where is my Mind-Pixies
b. There is a Light That Never Goes Out-The Smiths
c. I Melt With You-Modern English
d. Road to Nowhere-Talking Heads
e. Don't You Forget About Me-Simple Minds
f. Love Shack-The B52s
g. Overkill-Men At Work
h. Don't Dream It's Over-Crowded House
i. Doot Doot-Freur
j. High Fidelity-Elvis Costello
k. Let My Love Open the Door-Pete Townsend
l. It's the End of the World-R.E.M.

4. cutuphalfdead
a. Teenage Riot-Sonic Youth
b. She Sells Sanctuary-The Cult
c. Add It Up-Violent Femmes
d. Straight to Hell-The Clash
e. Talk About the Passion-R.E.M.
f. Johnny Ryall-Beastie Boys
g. Romeo & Juliet-Dire Straits
h. Poor Girl-X
i. Let's Dance-David Bowie
j. Express Yourself-N.W.A.
k. Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns-Mother Love Bone
l. Harold of the Rocks-Primus

5. psychobain
a. Pictures of You-The Cure
b. The Killing Moon-Echo & the Bunnymen
c. Love Will Tear Us Apart-Joy Division
d. Where the Streets Have No Name-U2
e. Just Like Honey-Jesus and the Mary Chain
f. I Am the Resurrection-Stone Roses
g. I Know It's Over-The Smiths
h. Save a Prayer-Duran Duran
i. Tainted Love-Soft Cell
j. When the Tigers Broke Free-Pink Floyd
k. You Shook Me All Night Long-AC/DC
l. Like a Prayer-Madonna

6. i got bugs
a. Shake Your Rump-Beastie Boys
b. Crosby, Stills and Nash-Southern Cross
c. Love Song-Tesla
d. Straight Outta Compton-N.W.A.
e. Atlantic City-Bruce Springsteen
f. Synchronicity 2-The Police
g. Follow the Leader-Eric B and Hakim
h. Heat of the Moment-Asia
i. Wasted Years-Iron Maiden
j. Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos-Public Enemy
k. Patience-Guns N Roses
l. If I'd Have Been the One-38 Special

7. SmilinSkullRing
a. Born in the USA-Bruce Springsteen
b. Driver 8-REM
c. Know Your Rights-The Clash
d. Everyday is Like Sunday-Morrissey
e. Hey-Pixies
f. Eminence Front-The Who
g. Why Can't I Be You-The Cure
h. Modern Love-David Bowie
i. Beds Are Burning-Midnight Oil
j. Have a Little Faith in Me-John Hiatt
k. Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel
l. You Got Lucky-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

8. Varis
a. Unsatisfied-The Replacements
b. Close to Me-The Cure
c. Fools Gold-Stone Roses
d. The Message-Grandmaster Flash
e. Another One Bites the Dust-Queen
f. People Who Died-Jim Carroll Band
g. It Must Be Love-Madness
h. In a Big Country-Big Country
i. That's Entertainment - The Jam
j. Hot For Teacher-Van Halen
k. Africa-Toto
l. Drive She Said-Stan Ridgeway

9. oasisfan35
a. In Your Eyes-Peter Gabriel
b. Redemption Song-Bob Marley
c. Rockin' in the Free World-Neil Young
d. Sexual Healing-Marvin Gaye
e. Pour Some Sugar on Me-Def Leppard
f. Just Like Heaven-The Cure
g. Burning Down the House-Talking Heads
h. Mother-Danzig
i. Your Love-The Outfield
j. You Better You Bet-The Who
k. Crazy Train-Ozzy Osbourne
l. Glory Days-Bruce Springsteen

10. koopee27
a. Call Me-Blondie
b. Head Like A Hole-Nine Inch Nails
c. Once in a Lifetime-Talking Heads
d. Everybody Wants to Rule the World-Tears for Fears
e. Hungry Heart-Bruce Springsteen
f. Pride(In the Name of Love)-U2
g. Jump-Van Halen
h. Higher Ground-Red Hot Chili Peppers
i. Run to the Hills-Iron Maiden
j. Ashes to Ashes-David Bowie
k. Epic-Faith No More
l. Mama-Genesis

11. bart d.
a. I Would Die 4 U-Prince
b. If You Leave-Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
c. I Can't Go for That-Hall and Oates
d. Voices Carry-'Till Tuesday
e. Under Pressure-David Bowie and Queen
f. Stripped-Depeche Mode
g. The Mercy Seat-Nick Cave
h. Love My Way-The Psychedelic Furs
i. Guitars, Cadillacs-Dwight Yoakam
j. My Kind of Lover-Billy Squier
k. Word Up-Cameo
l. Temptation '87-New Order

12. px
a. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me-Culture Club
b. Come On Eileen-Dexy's Midnight Runners
c. What You Need-INXS
d. Hold Me Now-Thompson Twins
e. Cruel Summer-Bananarama
f. 99 Luftballons-Nena
g. It's Like That-Run DMC
h. If You Want My Love-Cheap Trick
i. Opportunities(Let's Make Lots of Money)-Pet Shop Boys
j. Time After Time-Cyndi Lauper
k. Gypsy-Fleetwood Mac
l. Always Something to Remind Me-Naked Eyes

13. paaks
a. How Soon is Now?-The Smiths
b. A Forest-The Cure
c. Paradise City-Guns N Roses
d. Silver-Pixies
e. Save It For Later-English Beat
f. Raining Blood-Slayer
g. One-Metallica
h. We Didn't Start the Fire-Billy Joel
i. Dead Souls-Joy Division
j. Your Funeral...My Trial-Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
k. She Drives Me Crazy-Fine Young Cannibals
l. Rebel Yell-Billy Idol

14. whygodeep
a. Billie Jean-Michael Jackson
b. Bastards of Young-The Replacements
c. Monkey Gone to Heaven-Pixies
d. Mountain Song-Jane's Addiction
e. Freak Scene-Dinosaur Jr
f. Bad-U2
g. This Charming Man-The Smiths
h. Hell's Bells-AC/DC
i. Purple Rain-Prince
j. So. Central Rain-R.E.M.
k. I Won't Back Down-Tom Petty
l. About a Girl-Nirvana

15. E.H.Ruddock
a. And She Was-Talking Heads
b. Rock the Cashbah-The Clash
c. Planet Rock-Afrika Bambaataa
d. The KKK Took My Baby Away-The Ramones
e. I Ran-Flock of Seagulls
f. Words-Missing Persons
g. Fire Woman-The Cult
h. Institutionalized-Suicidal Tendencies
i. Breaking the Law-Judas Priest
j. Runnin Down a Dream-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
k. Me So Horny-2 Live Crew
l. Cult of Personality-Living Colour

16. J38ryan
a. Plainsong-The Cure
b. Master of Puppets-Metallica
c. Something I Can Never Have-Nine Inch Nails
d. Fuck the Police-NWA
e. Tom Sawyer-Rush
f. Blue Monday-New Order
g. You Are The Everything - R.E.M.
h. Don't You Want Me - The Human League
i. Jane Says-Jane's Addiction
j. In the Air Tonight-Phil Collins
k. Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen
l. Bullet the Blue Sky-U2

The bracket.

Round 1:
1. paaks 4 vs 10 16. koopee27
8. psychobain 3 vs 11 9. theplatypus

4. oasisfan35 9 vs 5 13. cutuphalfdead
5. px 7 vs 8 12. washing machine

3. i got bugs 5 vs 12 14. SmilinSkullRing
6. Varis 6 vs 11 11. J38ryan

2. bart d. 5 vs 12 15. E.H. Ruddock
7. whygodeep 14 vs 3 10. Peeps

seeds courtesy of random.org

Quarterfinals:
9. theplatypus 4 vs 12 16. koopee27
4. oasisfan35 14 vs 2 12. washingmachine

14. SmilinSkullRing 9 vs 6 11. J38ryan
15. E.H. Ruddock 9 vs 6 7. whygodeep

Semifinals:
16. koopee27 9 vs 5 4. oasisfan35
14. SmilinSkullRing 5 vs 9 15. E.H. Ruddock

Finals:
16. koopee27 17 vs 5 15. E.H.Ruddock

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this looks like lol when scrolling down quickly

I'll partake in this.

am i allowed to pick Personal Jesus this time?

Personal Jesus is a horrible song and shouldn't be picked for any decade, ever

I'll do this.

looking forward to platy's team

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YES

keep talking

imma pick nothing but cure songs

This is my strategy

I wish I stayed asleep today.

What a couple of fags.

Actually upon further review it was originally released on December 31st, 1979. Sorry dude.

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