Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

Necro

Because The Night please

Match 29
Oxygene - Jean Michel Jarre

Match 30
Because the Night - Patti Smith Group

Match 31
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack


Match 32
Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

#29 - Pass, don't know either well enough.

#30 - Because The Night (surprised I forgot to nominate this myself!)

#31 - I actually like both of these but gonna vote for Wand'rin Star as it's probably the underdog here.

#32 - Jive Talkin'

Kolido

Patti smith please, my nom

Necro

Good pick Kol

ShaneU

29 Carly Simon
30 Patti Smith
31 Roberta Flack
32 Bee Gees

Declan A Walsh

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Match 29 Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon v Oxygene - Jean Michel Jarre

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My Vote: Oxygene

Match 30 Because the Night - Patti Smith Group v I'll Be There -Jackson 5

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Abstain as it is too late. Would have voted for Patti Smith.


Match 31 Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack v Wandrin Star - Lee Marvin

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My Vote: Roberta Flack.

Match 32 This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us - Sparks Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

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My Vote: Sparks

Votes and one enforced abstention above!

rainbowtrout

Match 33 Boys Don't Cry - The Cure v Hold the Line - Toto

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Match 34 Can I Sit Next to You Girl - AC/DC v Dreaming - Blondie

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Match 35 A Horse with no Name - America v My Life - Billy Joel

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Match 36 Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf v I Wish - Stevie Wonder

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rainbowtrout

Probably won't be back on until this evening, so will leave the next set here.

Rikand

I love Carly Simon. But Oxygene is superb

Vote oxygene

was boys dont cry not released in the 80s?
fairly sure it was

edit, no, I see it was 79!
wow

Declan A Walsh

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Match 33 Boys Don't Cry - The Cure v Hold the Line - Toto

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My Vote: The Cure. This was a tough one for me as I like both nearly the same!

Match 34 Can I Sit Next to You Girl - AC/DC v Dreaming - Blondie

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Will have to abstain as this an ACDC song I am not familiar with me and I can't stand the other song!

Match 35 A Horse with no Name - America v My Life - Billy Joel

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My Vote: America. How many people mistakenly think that's Neil Young??

Match 36 Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf v I Wish - Stevie Wonder

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My Vote: Bat out Of Hell by Meatloaf. The only song I really like by him!

My votes and abstention above.

Necro

Toto
Meatloaf

Declan A Walsh

bubblypop wrote: »

was boys dont cry not released in the 80s?
fairly sure it was

edit, no, I see it was 79!
wow

It often gets airplay so that may confuse things, as they did not really have big hits until the 1980s.

Match 33
Boys Don't Cry - The Cure

Match 34
Dreaming - Blondie


Match 35
A Horse with no Name - America


Match 36
Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

Also Starring LeVar Burton

29. Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene

30. Patti Smith Group - Because The Night

31. Lee Marvin - Wandrin' Star

32. Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'

33. Toto - Hold The Line

34. Blondie - Dreaming

35. America - Horse With No Name

36. Stevie Wonder - I Wish

ShaneU

33 The Cure
34 Blondie
35 Billy Joel
36 Stevie Wonder

#33 - Boys Don't Cry

#34 - Dreaming

#35 - A Horse With No Name

#36 - I Wish

Spook_ie

~31 Gotta be Wandering Star it's the only one I can sing in tune to

Kolido

Toto
Blondie
Billy Joel
Meatloaf - another of my noms, surprised this didnt get more.

Spook_ie

29 Nobody Does it Better
30 Ill be there
31 already voted
32 Jive Talking
33 Hold the Line
34 Dreaming
35 Horse with no name
36 Bat out of Hell

Zaph

I'm sure some of these are already decided and my votes are academic, but just in case they're needed:

Match 29 – Oxygene – Jean-Michel Jarre

Match 30 – Because the Night – Patti Smith Group

Match 31 – Wandrin’ Star – Lee Marvin

Match 32 – This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us – Sparks

Match 33 – Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure

Match 34 – Dreaming – Blondie

Match 35 – My Life – Billy Joel

Match 36 – Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

BandMember

Match 29: Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon v Oxygene - Jean Michel Jarre

Match 30: Because the Night - Patti Smith Group v I'll Be There - Jackson 5

Match 31: Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack v Wandrin Star - Lee Marvin

Match 32: This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us - Sparks v Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

Match 33: Boys Don't Cry - The Cure v Hold the Line - Toto

Match 34: Can I Sit Next to You Girl - AC/DC v Dreaming - Blondie

Match 35: A Horse with no Name - America v My Life - Billy Joel

Match 36: Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf v I Wish - Stevie Wonder

Tauriel

Match 29
Abstaining

Match 30
I'll Be There -Jackson 5

Match 31
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack

Match 32
Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

Tauriel

Match 33
Hold the Line - Toto

Match 34
Can I Sit Next to You Girl - AC/DC

Match 35
A Horse with no Name - America

Match 36
Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

Zaph

Spook_ie wrote: »

~31 Gotta be Wandering Star it's the only one I can sing in tune to

Same here, we could do a duet.

Irish Aris

I think all matches are decided but here goes anyway
Match 29: Jean Michel Jarre (one of my nominations, glad to see that I wasn't alone in this, thanks everyone for voting!! )
Match 30: Patti Smith (this was the last song I eliminated from my nominations list to get down to 10, thinking someone else would nominate it)
Match 31: Roberta Flack (beautiful ballad)
Match 32: No vote
Match 33: The Cure (Big fan of them, although I prefer their 80s)
Match 34: Blondie (I like both bands, but the AC/DC song isn't one of my favourites)
Match 35: No vote
Match 36: Meat Loaf (I like both songs in this match to be honest)

ArnoldJRimmer

Match 29: Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon v Oxygene - Jean Michel Jarre

Match 30: Because the Night - Patti Smith Group v I'll Be There - Jackson 5

Match 31: Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack v Wandrin Star - Lee Marvin

Match 32: This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us - Sparks v Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

Match 33: Boys Don't Cry - The Cure v Hold the Line - Toto

Match 34: Can I Sit Next to You Girl - AC/DC v Dreaming - Blondie

Match 35: A Horse with no Name - America v My Life - Billy Joel

Match 36: Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf v I Wish - Stevie Wonder

rainbowtrout

Match 29: Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon 3 v 5 Oxygene - Jean Michel Jarre

Match 30: Because the Night - Patti Smith Group 5 v 1 I'll Be There - Jackson 5

Match 31: Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack 5 v 4 Wandrin Star - Lee Marvin

Match 32: This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us - Sparks 4 v 5 Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

Match 33: Boys Don't Cry - The Cure 5 v 3 Hold the Line - Toto

Match 34: Can I Sit Next to You Girl - AC/DC 0 v 5 Dreaming - Blondie

Match 35: A Horse with no Name - America 5 v 3 My Life - Billy Joel

Match 36: Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf 5 v 3 I Wish - Stevie Wonder

Sheridan81

Does Boys Don't Cry qualify? It didn't chart in Ireland, US or UK on its original release.