Boardsies Decide - Best Noughties Song - Tournament Thread

Irish Aris

Looks like the first semi will go down to the wire. . .

Zaph

Omackeral wrote: »

Guys do yourself a favour and watch this. It's flawless and so bloody cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeB9TSu08KU

Never heard of her, that's really cool. Had a look at her Youtube channel and she's also covered another semi-finalist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVwqSlTFQq0

Necro

Voting Closed.

Irish Aris

Zaph wrote: »

Never heard of her, that's really cool. Had a look at her Youtube channel and she's also covered another semi-finalist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVwqSlTFQq0

And this!!!

rainbowtrout

Collie D wrote: »

I was only just wondering if that would happen. Looking forward to it mostly just to see if it tallies in any way with the results of individual decades.

Bohemian Rhapsody v Smells Like Teen Spirit? Cos there's no way Joy Division are winning that one :pac:.... and I say that as someone who likes their music.

Omackeral

Zaph wrote: »

Never heard of her, that's really cool. Had a look at her Youtube channel and she's also covered another semi-finalist

Look up Post Modern Jukebox Zaph. She works with them. They've such good stuff.

My personal fave. His range and mannerisms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3iL596QKII

Or another hitter in this very comp oozing sex appeal. Real life Jessica Rabbit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB6HY8r983c

Necro

Semi Final 2..... was a slight tanking as Marshall Mathers gains revenge for the earlier demise of The Real Slim Shady in stunning fashion.


Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood 3 17 Eminem - Lose Yourself

Semi Final 1..... was decided by Reberetta's late, late vote.... meaning...



Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out 10 11 Pink - Just Like A Pill



Pink - Just Like A Pill
Eminem - Lose Yourself


Are our two finalists!!

A great day for the parish.

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

Pink - Just Like A Pill
Eminem - Lose Yourself

Are our two finalists!!

Damn over-35, craft beer drinking, 'gig' going hipsters

Kolido

Necro wrote: »

Semi Final 2..... was a slight tanking as Marshall Mathers gains revenge for the earlier demise of The Real Slim Shady in stunning fashion.


Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood 3 17 Eminem - Lose Yourself

Gods. I don't know. I need to think

Electric Nitwit

Omackeral wrote: »

Look up Post Modern Jukebox Zaph

Seen them a couple of times in Vicar Street, always a cracking night!

Irish Aris

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Seen them a couple of times in Vicar Street, always a cracking night!

Yes, I saw them once couple of years ago, great fun and great crowd!!. Actually made a bit of an effort to dress up retro style. . .with rather mixed results!!!

Necro

Thanks folks

The final will take place tomorrow evening - let the canvassing commence!

Just for the record - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out was the TOP nominated song with a massive 6 nominations.

Collie D

So are we free to vote for final now or is there an official “kickoff”?

Necro

Well if you aren't available tomorrow evening I am accepting votes via PM.

Or I can post it now and count it tomorrow evening when I'm free, whichever ye prefer.

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

The final will take place tomorrow evening - let the canvassing commence!

Eminem wrote:

Look
If you had
One shot
Or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
In one moment
Would you capture it
Or just let it slip?
Yo
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin'
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin', how, everybody's jokin' now
The clocks run out, times up, over, blaow!
Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked
He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy? No
He won't have it, he knows his whole back city's ropes
It don't matter, he's dope, he knows that, but he's broke
He's so stacked that he knows, when he goes back to his mobile home, that's when its
Back to the lab again yo, this whole rhapsody
He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
The souls escaping, through this hole that its gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
A normal life is borin', but super stardom's close to post mortar
It only grows harder, only grows hotter
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's known as the globetrotter
Lonely roads, God only knows, he's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water
His hoes don't want him no mo, he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmo who flows, he nose dove and sold nada
So the soap opera is told and unfolds, I suppose it's old partna, but the beat goes on
Da da dumb da dumb da da
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
No more games, I'm a change what you call rage
Tear this mother****in' roof off like two dogs caged
I was playin' in the beginnin', the mood all changed
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
But I kept rhymin' and stepwritin' the next cipher
Best believe somebody's payin' the pied piper
All the pain inside amplified by the
Fact that I can't get by with my nine to
Five and I can't provide the right type of
Life for my family 'cause man, these God damn food stamps don't buy diapers
And its no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer
This is my life and these times are so hard
And it's getting even harder tryin' to feed and water my seed, plus
See dishonor caught up between bein' a father and a prima-donna
Baby mama drama screamin' on and too much
For me to want to say in one spot, another jam or not
Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail I've got
To formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shot
Success is my only mother****in' option, failures not
Mom, I love you, but this trail has got to go, I cannot grow old in Salem's lot
So here I go is my shot
Feet fail me not 'cause maybe the only opportunity that I got
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
You can do anything you set your mind to, man

Done

Pink because of the memories.

Actually I would like to revoke that vote

Clarabel

Necro wrote: »

Well if you aren't available tomorrow evening I am accepting votes via PM.

Or I can post it now and count it tomorrow evening when I'm free, whichever ye prefer.

oh postal vote pls

Can you accept a vote for PINK in case I am not around.

for reasons: girl power and more craic and emotions.

Collie D

Necro wrote: »

Well if you aren't available tomorrow evening I am accepting votes via PM.

Or I can post it now and count it tomorrow evening when I'm free, whichever ye prefer.

You’re the boss. I’ll wait. I see the two posters who voted have taken them back so I won’t be awkward.

Condolences on the funeral by the way.

Can't believe I missed the semis!!
Bloody work........
I feel I could miss the final......

Necro

Ara fook it, let's leave this one open for the day.

Voting will close at 9pm tomorrow night


The Noughties GRAND FINAL


Pink - Just Like A Pill

VS




Eminem - Lose Yourself

The Story So Far....


Pink - Just Like A Pill

Qualifier Round: 5 - 3 VS Afroman "Because I Got High"
Round 1: 6 - 1 VS Within Temptation - What Have You Done?
Round 2: 6 - 2 VS Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle
Round 3: 6 - 3 VS Johnny Cash - Hurt
Round 4: 8 - 7 VS Linkin Park - In The End

Quarter Finals: 11 - 7 VS Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head

Semi Finals: 11 - 10 VS Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out



Eminem - Lose Yourself

Round 1: 6 - 0 VS Shaggy - It Wasn't Me
Round 2: 6 - 0 VS James Blunt - You're Beautiful
Round 3: 7 - 1 VS Lady GaGa - Pokerface
Round 4: 8 - 6 VS Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

Quarter Final: 11 - 6 VS The Strokes - Last Night

Semi Final: 17 - 3 VS Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood


There can only be one

Please give a reason for your vote or I will not count it

Electric Nitwit

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Damn over-35, craft beer drinking, 'gig' going hipsters

There was no craft beer at Slane, it was flagons of cider and nagons, all the way youd be thrown out if you were caught with a craft beer,

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

Ara fook it, let's leave this one open for the day

Eminem because this opportunity comes once in a lifetime
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow

Actually because I could have copied almost any section above and it would have stood up. Lyrically it is astounding. And damn it has a good beat

Eminem - Lose Yourself.


This should have been an all Eminem final. Objectively speaking 'Stan' was the best song in the tournament but Lose Yourself is only a hair's breadth behind. Lyrics, hook/chorus, instrumentals - two masterpieces.

I love P!nk, and 'Like a Pill' is a very fine song but has probably gone a couple of rounds too far. Given the final four, easily the second best song that was left.

ArnoldJRimmer

Eminem - Lose Yourself. Not even the best Eminem song in the tournament, but far superior to its opponent

rainbowtrout

Pink because I like the song and don't think a final with two Eminem songs would have been a fair representation of the decade.

No contest between these two.

Eminem

Much better song, the Pink one is just ok, not even her best & just sing along pop stuff.
Not even in the same category as Eminem.
Even though I wouldn't have thought either is a winner of single of the decade!

Eminem. The lyrics posted reminded me of how epic it is. Also I rapped along to them in my head