Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

Match 45 Riders on the Storm - The Doors

It's not as annoying and infinitely cooler.

Match 46 You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees

Disco > Country & Western

Match 47 My Sweet Lord - George Harrison

For the chill out vibe

Match 48 Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Frantic in the best way

Match 49 Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello

Match 50 Abstain, both crap

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Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

Declan A Walsh

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

My votes as well and the second is one of my noms. I believe I have given the fifth vote in each case! At lesat I got one through. My other noms - The Eagles and Talking Heads songs lost out! Thanks to those who voted for them.

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Only 3 of my noms have appeared in the qualifiers (Toto - Hold The Line, Dolly Parton - Jolene, Elvis - Burning Love) and were all unfortunately knocked out, but I'm guessing that means my other 7 nominations were multi-noms so that's probably a good sign they might fare a bit better. Fingers crossed anyway.

ShaneU

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Only 3 of my noms have appeared in the qualifiers (Toto - Hold The Line, Dolly Parton - Jolene, Elvis - Burning Love) and were all unfortunately knocked out, but I'm guessing that means my other 7 nominations were multi-noms so that's probably a good sign they might fare a bit better. Fingers crossed anyway.

Same here but my three songs all went through

We probably picked a few of the same songs

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ShaneU wrote: »

Same here but my three songs all went through

We probably picked a few of the same songs

Now I'm curious... What were your 3 that went through?

ArnoldJRimmer

8 of my picks were in the qualifiers, the record is either 4-4 or 5-3, must check

So looks like I'm a 70s hipster

ShaneU

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Now I'm curious... What were your 3 that went through?

Free - All Right Now
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
Iggy Pop - The Passenger

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ShaneU wrote: »

Free - All Right Now
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
Iggy Pop - The Passenger

3 good choices. Missed out on a load of votes, so think I missed out on Free's match (would've voted for them anyway), and I definitely voted for Thin Lizzy and Iggy Pop.

ShaneU

ShaneU wrote: »

45 Riders on the Storm - The Doors
46 Country Roads - John Denver
47 My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
48 Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Same as this please

Oliver's Army

Young hearts run free

Irish Aris

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Only 3 of my noms have appeared in the qualifiers (Toto - Hold The Line, Dolly Parton - Jolene, Elvis - Burning Love) and were all unfortunately knocked out, but I'm guessing that means my other 7 nominations were multi-noms so that's probably a good sign they might fare a bit better. Fingers crossed anyway.

I also had 3 in these round of qualifiers
1 went through - Jean Michel Jarre (I didn't expect it tbh, it was a kind of a different choice)
Kraftwerk and Gary Numan/Tubeway Army out. I thought that Are Friends Electric could go on for a couple of rounds, alas it drew Angie, so I'll accept defeat gracefully

Tauriel

I think I also had about 3.

AC/DC Can I Sit Next to You Girl went out, Bee Gees Jive Talkin' got through and I think ABBA SOS went out too.

If I'm counting correctly, three of my nominations have appeared. Two went through, one went out (Tusk losing to Rhinestone fecking Cowboy, I mean seriously people! :rolleyes: )

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Deleted User wrote: »

If I'm counting correctly, three of my nominations have appeared. Two went through, one went out (Tusk losing to Rhinestone fecking Cowboy, I mean seriously people! :rolleyes: )

Yeah, that was f**king ridiculous. Tusk is a phenomenal song - was going to nominate it myself, but opted for another Fleetwood Mac song at the last minute instead.

rainbowtrout

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

3 good choices. Missed out on a load of votes, so think I missed out on Free's match (would've voted for them anyway), and I definitely voted for Thin Lizzy and Iggy Pop.

Ya I've had a few things on the last two evenings which are finished now, so I won't be running all the voting during the day, so people will get a chance to vote in the evening.

rainbowtrout

So the final two matches were as follows

Match 49: Elvis Costello 5 - 3 Staples Sisters


Match 50: Ramones 2 - 5 Candi Staton


Thanks to everyone who was voting the last two days, I didn't have to make a call on any match as the votes came in.

Onwards to Round 1 ... or the round of 128 as it's known in excel :pac:

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rainbowtrout wrote: »

Ya I've had a few things on the last two evenings which are finished now, so I won't be running all the voting during the day, so people will get a chance to vote in the evening.

My schedule is always all over the shop anyways, so generally makes no difference whether voting is during the day or evening, there's still a good chance I'll end up missing everything or I'll be able to vote in every single match...

Mine that are through

Rose Rose - Car Wash
10cc - I’m not in love
Joan Armatrading - love and affection

Out

Barbra Streisand - the way we were
Bee Gees - you should be dancing - can’t believe this has gone

rainbowtrout

Welcome to Round 1

Voting proceeds as before, except this time it's first to 6 gets through to the next round.


Round 1

Match 1: Hotel California - The Eagles v Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Match 2: London Calling - The Clash v I'm not in Love - 10cc

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Match 3: Dream on - Aerosmith v Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd

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Match 4: You've Got a Friend - James Taylor v One Step Beyond - Madness

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Hotel California - The Eagles
I’m not in Love - 10cc
Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd
One Step Beyond - Madness

Declan A Walsh

Match 1: Hotel California - The Eagles v Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival. My Vote: The Eagles.

Match 2: London Calling - The Clash v I'm not in Love - 10cc.
My Vote: The Clash. I should have guessed that I would not have been the only one to nominate this! Could have squeezed in another song on my list!

Match 3: Dream on - Aerosmith v Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd
My Vote: Pink Floyd

Match 4: You've Got a Friend - James Taylor v One Step Beyond - Madness.
My Vote: James Taylor.

ArnoldJRimmer

Round 1

Match 1: Hotel California - The Eagles v Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival


Two big hitters to start off. I think I'll go with Creedence Clearwater Revivial here to keep it interesting

Match 2: London Calling - The Clash v I'm not in Love - 10cc

As cheesy a song as they come, but 10cc

Match 3: Dream on - Aerosmith v Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Match 4: You've Got a Friend - James Taylor v One Step Beyond - Madness

James Taylor

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The Eagles - Hotel California

The Clash - London Calling

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part II

Madness - One Step Beyond

Eagles

The Clash

Pink Floyd

Madness

Zaph

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

The Eagles - Hotel California

The Clash - London Calling

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part II

Madness - One Step Beyond

Exact same for me please

Tauriel

Match 1:
Hotel California - The Eagles


Match 2:
I'm not in Love - 10cc

Match 3:
Dream on - Aerosmith

Match 4:
One Step Beyond - Madness

Necro

Eagles
Clash - my nomination
Aerosmith - my nomination
No opinion on the last

Tauriel

Necro wrote: »

Aerosmith - my nomination

Well that clears up the question of who else nominated Dream On. Good taste dear sir!