Song Fight!!

It started when I exemplified my evilness by getting the "Big, huckin’ chicken" song (from the Burger King commercial) stuck in my sweetie’s head.

It turned into an all out song fight after that. Track list below.

Him: Computer love... Computer love... [Computer Love – Kraftwerk, 1980] – seriously, I love this song. This was a very weak start to the game on his part. He got better though.

Me: Just a small town girl...livin in a looooonely world... [Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey, 1981] – I have never, ever liked Journey. Ever.

Him: Now I've ... had ... the time of my liiiife, and I owe it all to youuuuuuu yeah… [(I've Had) The Time of My Life – Jennifer Warnes, 1987] – I tolerate this song's existance because I like the movie. I also like Jennifer Grey. Or at least I did before the nose job.

Me: Hey now, heeeeey now...don't dreeeeeam it's ooooover... [Don't Dream It's Over – Crowded House, 1986]- this song starts as a song I like, then turns into a song I hate. It happens at the "hey now" part.

Him: The lady in red ... is daaaaaancing with me (cheek to cheek) ... there's nobody here ... there's just you and me… [Lady in Red – Chris De Burgh, 1986] – um, I totally loved this song when it came out. I still have a soft spot in my heart for it, although it's in that never-want-to-hear-it-again sort of way.

Me: Don't tell my heart...my achy breaky heart... [Achy Breaky Heart – Cyrus Billy Ray, 1992] – this song is infamous in our house because the oldest chicken (now 15) looooved this song to death when she was little. All s**t stopped in our house when this video came on and she would stare at that TV like a zombie until it was over. I never need see it again, it's burned into my brain.

Him: These dreams go on when I close my eyyyyyyeees... every second of the night, I live another liiiife... [These Dreams – Heart, 1985] - 70’s Heart (when they were lean and edgy) = love. 80’s Heart (when they were soft and their videos only showed Ann from the neck up and Nancy from the neck down) = hate. He was eeeevil to use one of their '80's "hits". If he was nice, he would have used "Barracuda". But I guess that's not the point of the game.

Me: And I neeeeeeeed you now tonight...and I need you mooooore than ever... [Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler, 1983] - ah yes...this song, which now forever reminds me of leaving Coachella, is one of the best sing-along songs ever. I will never tire of it.

Him: You're the meaning in my life, you're the inspiraaaaaation... you bring feeling to my life, you're the inspiraaaaation... [You're the Inspiration – Chicago, 1984] – everything on Chicago 17 is awful, so this was an easy shot, but he did reach the apex of his eeeevilness at this point.

Me: Oh I...I just died in your arms tonight...It must have been something you saaaaaaaaaid... [(I Just) Died in Your Arms – Cutting Crew, 1986] - I have no comment about this song. Other than I hate it.

Him: Love bites, love bleeds, it's bringing me to my knees... love lives, love dies, it's no surpriiiiiise… [Love Bites – Def Leppard, 1987]- I'm one of those freaks that thinks Pyromania is like, a million times better than Hysteria. I wasn't ignoring Def Leppard when this came out, but I wasn't seeking them out either.

Me: We arrrrre young...heartache-to-heartache we staaaaand...no promises, no demands, -mands, -mands... [Love is a Battlefield – Pat Benetar, 1983]- geezle weazle! (a new expression made up by the littlest chicken...more on made-up words later). Can anyone of my generation get that scene in the video out of their head of Pat Benatar shaking what god didn't give her? Yeah, me neither.

My sweetie gave up after that one. Gave up! And I didn’t even get a chance to use my best ones! He told me to save them for the next time…

Hmmm…next time. Mmmmwhhhhwahahahah!!!