| Navy Fower Wun Seven | 22 Aug 2015 2:02 a.m. PST |
There seems to be a groundswell building behind Battlefront/Flames of Wars putative new Cold War Gone Hot offering, 'Team Yankee' based on the novel of that name by Harold Coyle, a cold war US Armor officer who served in Germany, in which WW3 starts in Autumn 1985….
So if I was to put a play list together for that fateful year, to listen to as I paint up acres of T72s and BMPs, what tracks do we associate with 1985? 'Everyone wants to rule the world' by Tears for Fears seems prophetic… but not as apt perhaps as 'Neuner neunzig luft ballon' by Nena… How about 'Cant fight this feeling' (that I'll never get this B*****  ** SLR gas plug properly cleaned of carbon deposit) by REO Speedwagon? I guess 'Neutron Dance' by the Pointer Sisters is a bit close to home? How about 'Rasberry Beret' by the artist who could still be named Prince, or Ponce, I forget which – my beret was boring old General Service Dark Blue by the way! 'Smooth (Radio) Operator' by Sade? – she must have seen me get a full score in the Cambrian March and Patrol Competition that year for Voice Procedure, BATCO skills and general all round excellence in radio operation to be so inspired…. How about Born in the USA by the Boss? 'Some like it (their cold war) hot' by Power Station? Do let us know what you were picking up on your trannies under the cam nets…. |
| Patrick R | 22 Aug 2015 2:10 a.m. PST |
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| Navy Fower Wun Seven | 22 Aug 2015 2:11 a.m. PST |
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| McWong73 | 22 Aug 2015 2:31 a.m. PST |
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| Rabbit 3 | 22 Aug 2015 2:34 a.m. PST |
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| gunnerphil | 22 Aug 2015 4:41 a.m. PST |
I remember the RSM not being happy when he caught my crew loading 432 and singing a version of Shout. "Shout, Shout,
Buy yourself out,
This is the thing.
We talk about" |
| Cold Steel | 22 Aug 2015 5:15 a.m. PST |
I always thought this one would be appropriate for WW3: YouTube link The propaganda guys played this one night over the loud speakers on the mountain behind us while manning the DMZ. |
 Doms Decals  | 22 Aug 2015 5:30 a.m. PST |
If we can stretch to 1987, REM's "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" is begging for inclusion…. Sticking to 1985, A View To A Kill probably ought to be on the list, along with We Don't Need Another Hero. Optimistically, perhaps Alive And Kicking…? |
| Cosmic Reset | 22 Aug 2015 5:32 a.m. PST |
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| Major Mike | 22 Aug 2015 5:35 a.m. PST |
Two Suns in the Sunset by Pink Floyd. |
| Zargon | 22 Aug 2015 5:46 a.m. PST |
Slim Whitmans When I'm calling You, worked on the Aliens might have worked on the Soviet bogeymen too. :)
Cheers |
| WehrWulf | 22 Aug 2015 5:58 a.m. PST |
+1 Two Suns, and I would say throw in Not Now John too. 2 Minutes To Midnight by Iron Maiden, maybe The Trooper from '83 too.
Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
Killed By Death by Motörhead
California Girls by DLR
Last In Line by RJD may he RIP
Seven Seas by TNT
Rock You Like Hurricane by Scorpions
VOA by Sammy
Perfect Strangers by Deep Purple |
| TNE2300 | 22 Aug 2015 6:04 a.m. PST |
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| Doms Decals | 22 Aug 2015 6:21 a.m. PST |
Ooh, just remembered Marlene On The Wall was '85…. :-) |
| Bravo Two Zero | 22 Aug 2015 6:30 a.m. PST |
"Red Skies At Night" The Fixx for the win. That is the end of the world right there!
JH
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| Fatman | 22 Aug 2015 6:34 a.m. PST |
While Springsteens cover of War wasn't released as a single until 1986 it was a staple of his stage show for years so I would include it. Fatman |
79thPA  | 22 Aug 2015 6:46 a.m. PST |
99 Red Balloons Danger Zone (if we can push it out to 1986). |
| Martin Rapier | 22 Aug 2015 7:24 a.m. PST |
Also a little later, The Final Countdown by Bon Jovi. A select bunch from Crass, Discharge et al naturally. Umm, They've got a bomb and Demoncrats by Crass.
Enola Gay, The blood runs red, State Power and that one with the soundtrack from the Wargame and the immortal line 'have you heard the sound of an enormous door slamming in the depths of hell', all by Discharge.
No Birds Fly Here by The Mob.
Oh Mr Disney by Zounds.
The whole of 'In Darkness there is Light' by Anti-Sect
Something by the Dead Kennedys, possibly Riot, The Owl or California Uber Alles.
You could throw in Holidays in the Sun by the Sex Pistols. And for something a little more gentle 'Shipbuilding' by Robert Wyatt. Oh happy days, when things were simple. |
| troopwo | 22 Aug 2015 8:10 a.m. PST |
Can't go wrong with anything by Iron Maiden, Ronnie James Dio or Judas Priest. YouTube link |
| Striker | 22 Aug 2015 8:22 a.m. PST |
USN buddy of mine would pull alongside an Aegis cruiser that would play "Can't touch this" over the pa. |
| CAG 19 | 22 Aug 2015 8:46 a.m. PST |
Frankie goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes |
| plutarch 64 | 22 Aug 2015 8:59 a.m. PST |
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| Frothers Did It And Ran Away | 22 Aug 2015 9:20 a.m. PST |
Metallica were up and running then I think? AC/DC of course…. |
| Weasel | 22 Aug 2015 10:10 a.m. PST |
Albums: Megadeth – Killing is my business..and business is Good
Overkill – Feel the fire
Accept – Metal heart
Artillery – fear of tomorrow A few from 85 to get things started. |
| Cherno | 22 Aug 2015 10:42 a.m. PST |
Nena – 99 Luftballons
and Frankie goes to Hollywood, yeah.
Love Missile 1-11 by Sigue Sigue Sputnik maybe :D |
| Madmike62 | 22 Aug 2015 10:44 a.m. PST |
The Ruts "Babylon is Burning",
Oingo Bingo "It's a Dead Man Party"
ACDC "Highway to Hell"
Pat Travers "Boom Boom Out Gos the Lights"
The Skids "Into the Valley" |
| Gennorm | 22 Aug 2015 2:46 p.m. PST |
The Final Countdown – Europe
Nikita – Elton John
Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits
In The Army Now – Status Quo
Stop The Cavalry – Jonah Louie
Two Tribes – Frankie Goes To Hollywood No point in restricting to one year, it's the decade that counts. |
| Rod I Robertson | 22 Aug 2015 3:24 p.m. PST |
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| M1Fanboy | 22 Aug 2015 4:19 p.m. PST |
Hey, they all got a good beat and you can service targets to it…. |
 PaulCollins | 22 Aug 2015 4:37 p.m. PST |
Rock the Casbah by the Clash
Although it might have been '83 |
| GROSSMAN | 22 Aug 2015 8:35 p.m. PST |
99 Red Balloons is the only clear choice! |
| gfawcett | 23 Aug 2015 9:08 a.m. PST |
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| capt jimmi | 23 Aug 2015 7:51 p.m. PST |
soundtrack for ww3 ?
… a big loud bang followed by a atmospheric static hiss for a long as your SW radio batteries last. |
| Provost | 23 Aug 2015 10:46 p.m. PST |
Cant stop the Cavalry, Jona Lewie? |
| CavScout8thCav | 24 Aug 2015 9:22 a.m. PST |
The Gap Band – You dropped a bomb on me
Sly Fox and the Family Stone.. Lets go all the way |
| Lion in the Stars | 24 Aug 2015 7:59 p.m. PST |
Gotta stretch it to 1987 for "End of the world as we know it". |
| Tgunner | 05 Sep 2015 5:43 a.m. PST |
I'm kind of partial to Scandel… Good Bye To You seems like an Abrams Gunner's song as he's servicing a target! The Warrior was cool too. The video not so much. |
| Jefthing | 05 Sep 2015 10:51 a.m. PST |
Ah, 5 August 1985… The first day of my 30-year civil service career, helping keep the Reds at bay with my incredible filing skills… Although, before that, I worked in a record shop in Egham. One thing I remember about 99 Red Balloons is not selling a single copy (it was released in Jan 1984 in the UK). We kept one for the library and sent the rest back. Never could figure out who actually bought it. |
| Old Wolfman | 09 Sep 2015 7:14 a.m. PST |
Cold Steel-that one could use a litle more cowbell. ;^) |
| Bob Runnicles | 09 Sep 2015 9:52 a.m. PST |
Def Leppard's 'Armageddon It' and 'Rocket' would seem to fit the bill, although they were '87 I believe. |
| Jefthing | 09 Sep 2015 11:02 a.m. PST |
If we're talking 1985, then Dire Straits, Sting, Pet Shop Boys, Black Lace, Baltimora, Simply Red, Manchester United and Everton were all in the charts. Although the only sound I want to hear from them is their screams as they are crushed by advancing T72s. |
| Centurio Prime | 11 Sep 2015 12:03 p.m. PST |
definately 99 luftballons |
looks at a multi-period building.
