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Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 20 is the only one unresolved, so I'm gonna call it with Thin Lizzy


  • Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Children of the Revolution - T.Rex
    Moondance - Van Morrison
    Heroes - David Bowie
    We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger


  • Posts: 19,178 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Match 21
    Children of the Revolution - T.Rex

    Match 22
    Roadhouse Blues - The Doors

    Match 23
    Walk This Way - Aerosmith

    Match 24
    Cars - Gary Numan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Van Morrison - Moondance

    David Bowie - Heroes

    Can't listen to any of the songs I'm not familiar with at the moment, so will just have to vote in the matches where I know both or a clear favourite makes an appearance.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,101 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Children of the Revolution - T.Rex
    Moondance - Van Morrison
    Heroes - David Bowie
    Cars - Gary Numan

    Missed loads but looks like it's all been going well :)

    Is Cars 70s?!
    I mean, obviously it is, I would have thought 80s. Scary. It's happening a lot!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Walk this way
    Abstain from the rest


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,072 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    21 Neil Young - Heart of Gold (my nomination)
    22 Van Morrison - Moondance
    23 David Bowie - Heroes
    24 Gary Numan - Cars


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,072 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Is Cars 70s?!
    I mean, obviously it is, I would have thought 80s. Scary. It's happening a lot!
    Ahead of its time. Giorgio Moroder and Kraftwerk were around in the seventies too


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,410 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Match 21 - Children of the Revolution - T.Rex

    Match 22 - Roadhouse Blues - The Doors

    Match 23 - Heroes - David Bowie

    Match 24 - Cars - Gary Numan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭ArnoldJRimmer


    Match 21 Heart of Gold - Neil Young v Children of the Revolution - T.Rex


    T.Rex

    Match 22 Roadhouse Blues - The Doors v Moondance - Van Morrison


    Van the man

    Match 23 Walk This Way - Aerosmith v Heroes - David Bowie

    Bowie

    Match 24 We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger v Cars - Gary Numan

    Gary Numan


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Children of the Revolution - T.Rex
    Moondance - Van Morrison
    Heroes - David Bowie
    Cars - Gary Numan

    Missed loads but looks like it's all been going well :)

    Is Cars 70s?!
    I mean, obviously it is, I would have thought 80s. Scary. It's happening a lot!

    ya 1979


  • Posts: 4,824 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Heart of Gold
    Moondance
    We've Got Tonite


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 984 ✭✭✭angel eyes 2012


    Neil Young - Heart of Gold
    Van Morrison - Moondance
    David Bowie - Heroes
    Gary Numan - Cars


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 25: Superstition - Stevie Wonder v Pump It Up - Elvis Costello




    v





    Match 26: Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks v Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell






    v




    Match 27: Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel v Psycho Killer - Talking Heads






    v




    Match 28: I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince v Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba





    v




  • Posts: 4,824 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    #25 - Superstition
    #26 - Ever Fallen In Love
    #27 - Psycho Killer (this was very close)
    #28 - Knowing Me, Knowing You (this is my ABBA nod, and definitely one of their best imo)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 21: Chilren of the Revolution - T.Rex 5 v 4 Neil Young
    Match 22: Roadhouse Blues - The Doors 2 v 6 Moondance - Van Morrison
    Match 23: Walk this Way - Aerosmith 2 - 6 Heroes - David Bowie
    Match 24: We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger 1 - 6 Cars - Gary Numan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Stevie Wonder

    Buzzcocks

    Talking Heads

    Abba


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 984 ✭✭✭angel eyes 2012


    Stevie
    Glen
    Peter
    Abba


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    #25 - Superstition
    #26 - Ever Fallen In Love
    #27 - Psycho Killer (this was very close)
    #28 - Knowing Me, Knowing You (this is my ABBA nod, and definitely one of their best imo)

    ah-haaaaaaa


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Sheridan81


    T-Rex
    Stevie Wonder
    The Buzzcocks
    Peter Gabriel
    Prince


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  • Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Stevie
    Buzzcocks
    Peter
    Prince


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭ArnoldJRimmer


    Match 25: Superstition - Stevie Wonder v Pump It Up - Elvis Costello


    Stevie Wonder

    Match 26: Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks v Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell


    Glen Campbell

    Match 27: Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel v Psycho Killer - Talking Heads


    Talking Heads

    Match 28: I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince v Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba

    Knowing Me Knowing You (only because of Alan Partridge)


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 57,983 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Glen Campbell as a protest vote for you philistines knocking out ANOTHER Aerosmith classic. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Necro wrote: »
    Glen Campbell as a protest vote for you philistines knocking out ANOTHER Aerosmith classic. :(

    :pac::pac::pac::pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 21: Children of the Revolution - T. Rex 6 - 4 Heart of Gold - Neil Young


  • Posts: 19,178 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Match 25:
    Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

    Match 26:
    Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks

    Match 27:
    Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

    Match 28:
    I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince


  • Posts: 19,178 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Necro wrote: »
    Glen Campbell as a protest vote for you philistines knocking out ANOTHER Aerosmith classic. :(

    Booooo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 25: Stevie Wonder 6 - 1 Elvis Costello


  • Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Match 25: Stevie Wonder 6 - 1 Elvis Costello

    Yey! My nom


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  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,410 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Match 25 - Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

    Match 26 - Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks

    Match 27 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

    Match 28 - I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince


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