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Round 1a is over, so now it’s time for Round 1b! Which of the songs below are awesome enough to advance in the Ultimate ’80s Name-Song Tournament?

This round ends on Saturday, so you have exactly 5 days to submit your answers.

The four winning songs from this week and last week will compete against each other in round 2, which starts next Monday.

Let the battles begin!

The battles are over! Check below for the winners.

Battle 5

WINNER: “Rock Me Amadeus” (1986) by Falco

The contestants:

• “Sara” (1985) by Starship
  • Sara, Sara, storms are brewin’ in your eyes
• “Oh Sheila” (1985) by Ready for the World
  • Oh oh Sheila, let me love you till the morning comes
• “Nikita” (1986) by Elton John
  • Hey Nikita is it cold, in your little corner of the world
• “Rock Me Amadeus” (1986) by Falco
  • Come and rock me Amadeus
• “Suzanne” (1986) by Journey
  • Remember Suzanne, those summer nights with me

(Links open music videos in a new window.)

Battle 6

WINNER: “You Can Call Me Al” (1986) by Paul Simon

The contestants:

• “Venus” (1986) by Bananarama
  • I’m your Venus, I’m your fire, at your desire
• “Jimmy Jimmy” (1986) by Madonna
  • Where you goin’ boy, I see your legs twitchin’, Jimmy Jimmy, oh Jimmy Jimmy
• “Who’s Johnny” (1986) by El DeBarge
  • Who’s Johnny, she said, and smiled in her special way
• “For Rosanna” (1986) by Chris de Burgh
  • This is for Rosanna, sweet girl of mine, a song for the baby who changed my life
• “You Can Call Me Al” (1986) by Paul Simon
  • I can call you Betty, and Betty when you call me, you can call me Al

(Links open music videos in a new window.)

Battle 7

WINNER: “Luka” (1987) by Suzanne Vega

The contestants:

• “Amanda” (1986) by Boston
  • I’m gonna take you by surprise and make you realize, Amanda
• “Carrie” (1987) by Europe
  • Carrie, Carrie, things they change my friend
• “Luka” (1987) by Suzanne Vega
  • My name is Luka, I live on the second floor
• “Sheila Take a Bow” (1987) by The Smiths
  • Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow, boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear
• “Dirty Diana” (1988) by Michael Jackson
  • Dirty Diana, let me be!

(Links open music videos in a new window.)

Battle 8

WINNER: “Veronica” (1989) by Elvis Costello

The contestants:

• “Lucretia, My Reflection” (1988) by The Sisters of Mercy
  • Lucretia, my reflection, dance the ghost with me
• “Roni” (1988) by Bobby Brown
  • The truth about Roni, she’s a sweet little girl
• “The Ballad of Jayne” (1989) by L.A. Guns
  • What a shame, what happened to Jayne
• “Veronica” (1989) by Elvis Costello
  • These days I’m afraid she’s not even sure if her name is Veronica
• “Angelia” (1989) by Richard Marx
  • Angelia, where you running to now

(Links open music videos in a new window.)

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