Boardsies greatest song of the 90s - Live Thread

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I was the one who nominated Radiohead's Karma Police.

Zaph

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I was the one who nominated Radiohead's Karma Police.

I nominated Creep. I know they had better singles later as they developed as a band, but it's still probably my favourite of theirs because it's the song that introduced them to me.

I definitely didn't nominate any Prodigy songs.

I didn't nominate either... I knew I wouldn't have to!

[Deleted User]

I nominated Street Spirit for Radiohead, didn't nominate any Prodigy though. I restricted myself to 1 nomination per artist, otherwise I could have submitted 10 just from Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Cave or Björk.

On which note, the lack of Björk appreciation has been the saddest bit of this competition for me - I settled on Bachelorette after much deliberation (which then got knocked out) and then saw All Is Full of Love and Big Time Sensuality both get knocked out too. But I would have expected at least one of Venus as a Boy, Play Dead, Army of Me, Hyperballad or Isobel to get a nod as well.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Lauryn Hill (Great nomination whoever it was)

That was me, not that it did much good. >_< Also nominated Frozen, which went out in the same round.

Utter savages you people are. *shakes head sadly*

angel eyes 2012

I nominated No Good (Start the Dance) as I still play it 20 years on.

I would never nominate Radiohead as their music would put years on you, but Karma Police has a great video. Creep reminds me of the Gaeltacht, mid-90s

Rikand

I think I only have 2 left. I think the stone Rose's waterfall is still there and maybe primal scream loaded ?

All the rest of them have long since hit the wayside

Rikand

Rikand wrote: »

I think I only have 2 left. I think the stone Rose's waterfall is still there and maybe primal scream loaded ?

All the rest of them have long since hit the wayside

Loaded was one of my noms as well. *high five* Pretty sure that's still in there (it fecking better be!!)

Zaph

Rikand wrote: »

I think I only have 2 left. I think the stone Rose's waterfall is still there and maybe primal scream loaded ?

All the rest of them have long since hit the wayside

Sorry Rikand, Alabama 3 took out Waterfall, it's one of 3 I still have left. If it helps, Loaded is one of the other two.

Whilst we’re killing time.

I was thinking about an alternative way of voting using an out of ten method for the first round. All songs are up (in batches) and we have a fixed amount of time to listen to them all and submit scores.

Then it reverts back to randomly putting 2 songs against each other and the winner being the first to get to X amount of votes.

How do the two songs come up against one another?
Is it just a complete random pairing?

bubblypop

bubblypop wrote: »

How do the two songs come up against one another?
Is it just a complete random pairing?

They are randomly paired with only those that got more than one vote getting a buy into the next round. I think that’s what kolido said.

quickbeam

That's it, Strawbs is doing the 70s competition.

Kolido

Round 2 Tracklist

Nirvana - Come As You Are
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Blur - The Universal
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
R.E.M. - Drive
Blur - Girls & Boys
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
Pulp - Common People
2 Pac - Changes
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
White Town - Your Woman
The Divine Comedy - National Express
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Sinead O Connor - Nothing Compares to You
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Roxette - It Must of Been Love
The Breeders - Cannonball
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreets Back)
Alanis Morissette - you oughta know
Suede - Animal Nitrate
Primal Scream - Loaded
Pearl Jam - Alive
Blur - Song 2
TLC - No Scrubs
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Seal - Kiss From a Rose
The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
Crowded House - Weather With You
No Doubt - Don't speak
Garbage - Stupid Girl
Placebo - Nancy Boy
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
Shakespeare's Sister - Stay
Soundgarden - Black - Hole Sun
Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
The Cranberries - Dreams
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me
The Cranberries - Zombie
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
The Cranberries - Promises
Oasis - Wonderwall
Faithless - insomnia
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
GreenDay- Basket Case
Elastica - Connection
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World
Massive Attack - Teardrop
REM - The Great Beyond
Coolio - Gangster's Paradise
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of
Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

quickbeam

Wasn't sure but Kolido's list confirms I've two still left. I was doing much better at the same stage in the 80s!

Declan A Walsh

Three of my nominations are still there!

Triceratops Ballet

I've 6 left but this is a tough crowd so I'm not optimistic!

Declan A Walsh

Does anyone have any "qualifier" nominations still in the contest, i.e. the ones that only you nominated so had to go through a qualifying round? I have one of those still left.

khalessi

Not sure what I have left

Necro

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Does anyone have any "qualifier" nominations still in the contest, i.e. the ones that only you nominated so had to go through a qualifying round? I have one of those still left.

Yep, Wonderwall here... shockingly.

Triceratops Ballet

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Does anyone have any "qualifier" nominations still in the contest, i.e. the ones that only you nominated so had to go through a qualifying round? I have one of those still left.

Yeah I think so, pretty sure Basket Case was in the qualifiers I might have another

Declan A Walsh

khalessi wrote: »

Not sure what I have left

Sounds like you have a lot left!

Kolido

First to six again.

Declan A Walsh

Triceratops Ballet wrote: »

Yeah I think so, pretty sure Basket Case was in the qualifiers I might have another

My remaining qualifier is The Great Beyond by REM. Incidentally, my other remaining nominations are Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit, and Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence.

Kolido

R2/Match 1


Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me


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Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreets Back)

R2/Match 2


Nirvana - Come As You Are


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Pulp - Common People

R2/Match 3


Shakespeare's Sister - Stay


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The Divine Comedy - National Express

R2/Match 4


Roxette - It Must of Been Love


vs       

       

The Cranberries - Dreams

I think I have 4 left, not bad considering my first one went out in the first competition!

Necro

Backstreet Boys
Nirvana
Divine Comedy
Roxette

Need reasons yet Kol, I'm lazy.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Backstreet Boys - Everybody

Nirvana - Come As You Are

Divine Comedy - National Express

The Cranberries - Dreams

Reberetta

Kolido wrote: »

Nirvana - Come As You Are
Shakespeare's Sister - Stay
The Cranberries - Dreams

My votes.

Declan A Walsh

Kolido wrote: »

R2/Match 1


Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me - My Vote - It's okay, unlike the other!


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Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreets Back)

R2/Match 2


Nirvana - Come As You Are - My Vote - Good tune, just shades it.


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Pulp - Common People

R2/Match 3


Shakespeare's Sister - Stay


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The Divine Comedy - National Express

ABSTAIN: Got tired of both over time.

R2/Match 4


Roxette - It Must of Been Love - Boring drivel.


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The Cranberries - Dreams My Vote Iconic opening and great vocals.

My votes and absention above!

khalessi

R2/Match 1
Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me

R2/Match 2
Nirvana - Come As You Are

R2/Match 3
Shakespeare's Sister - Stay     

R2/Match 4
The Cranberries - Dreams