The Song Fight Bulletin Board

if i was in the US - I would had been born to the sound of "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees! - that's cool - a good start to life!

At my 18th birthday I would have danced to "Like a Virgin" by Madonna - (internally squirming at painful irony of it, desperately trying to pull a girlie - but getting drunk and falling over instead)

I got "Hey Jude." I win.

Caravan Ray wrote:trying to pull a girlie - but getting drunk and falling over instead)

Damn! I thought that's what was supposed to happen.

i think kapitano's got the worst dud birthday songs EVER.
can't you go to the government office and get your birthday officially changed or something?
-bill

Ugh Ugh Ugh Ugh Ugh. I totally beat Kapitano.

Starship - "We Built This City."
In the U.K. it was Feargal Sharkey - "A Good Heart," which I've never heard of.

On my 18th Birthday, it was Beyonce - "Baby Boy" in the U.S. and Busted - "Crashed the Wedding" in the U.K.

Music hates me.

Not for the thingie, but I was given birth to Queen and Wet Wet Wet. Apparently "Don't stop me now" was on repeat during the harder phases of the natural, drug-free thig. I love my mum

frankie big face wrote:I got "Hey Jude." I win.

Undeniably. It's just not fair.

Birth-
US "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees (that's pretty cool)
UK "Barbados" by Typically Tropical (I wish I knew what that was)

18th B-Day
US "Stay (I missed you)" by Lisa Loeb (drawing a blank here)
UK "Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet (I don't know what that is but it's odd Bjam mentioned it)


I remember getting my mom to buy me the cassette of the Starship album "Kneedeep in the hoopla" featuring "We built this city"

Geoff WreckdoM wrote: UK "Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet (I don't know what that is but it's odd Bjam mentioned it)

I played the glockenspiel to that song in my... equivalent of 3rd grade musical of Troy. It was a very special performance of Troy

Geoff WreckdoM wrote: US "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees

I'd love to hear you guys do a Bee Gees cover.

My 18th Birthday:

US: Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
UK: Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson

Geoff WreckdoM wrote:UK "Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet (I don't know what that is but it's odd Bjam mentioned it)

The theme to the 1994 british comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', which made Hugh Grant a big star. It got an insanely large amount of airplay, and was at Number 1 for some insane amount of time. In spite of everyone saying they hated it.

It was originally sung by The Troggs in 1967, and written by Reg Presley, who claimed his songs were inspired by conversations with extraterestrials. He donated the royalties to crop circle research.

REM also covered it (for possibly the same bizarre reason they covered The Lion Sleeps Tonight). There is an unrelated song of the same title by Lennon and McCartney.

Personally, I think it's a pile of anodyne pseudo-romantic garbage. The british equivalent of Bryan Adam's Everything I Do I Do for You.

If don't believe me, go here:
http://www.jamesness.com/loveisallaround.html

It was shit. The only good thing is that Marti Pellow, WWW lead singer, developed a heroin problem after its success. And Reg Presley (the guy who wrote it) is a lunatic.

j$

Kapitano wrote:

Geoff WreckdoM wrote:UK "Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet (I don't know what that is but it's odd Bjam mentioned it)

The theme to the 1994 british comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', which made Hugh Grant a big star. It got an insanely large amount of airplay, and was at Number 1 for some insane amount of time. In spite of everyone saying they hated it.

It was originally sung by The Troggs in 1967, and written by Reg Presley, who claimed his songs were inspired by conversations with extraterestrials. He donated the royalties to crop circle research.

Oh that, I do kind of remember that now, yech. Thanks for the info, I've always kinda liked The Troggs and now I know why.

HeuristicsInc wrote: uk: The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes

That's awesome. Chesney was this terrible little OHW on this side of the ocean. The song was only a hit here because it was in the movie "Doc Hollywood".

I am the one and only...nobody I'd rather be
I am the one and only...can't take that away from me

Now that's good OHW.

Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song". I've always thought that was terribly appropriate.

Oddly enough my discovery of songfight.org involved my birthday...
It also involved someone called M.C. Fontalot...
I'm not going to bother explaining because noone would care...

US:Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
UK:I Owe You Nothing - Bros

What the hell is this crap? I'm glad my brain was to underdevolped to remember.

Zager & Evans: In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) & I happened to know that already. What a stupid song, & managed to stay at #1 for 6 weeks (US)

The Great Pretender - Platters

US: Ring my Bell by Anita Ward
UK: Are Friends Electric by Tubeway Army

18th Bday:
US & UK (and theme song from my high school graduation...sick)
I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy
...Yep Im listenin to it right now...oh the memories.

my birthday:
US: Cant Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
UK: Easy Lover - Philip Bailey and Phil Collins


on my 19th birthday (last march) i was breaking windows all over town, drunk as fuck while everybody in the entire world (apparently) was falling asleep to: Yeah - Usher feat Lil Jon and Ludacris