Boardsies Best Song of the 60s

rainbowtrout

All matches have been resolved except Match 26 so as it stands I'm gonna finish this one off

Match 26: The Lovin Spoonful 5 - 4 Scott McKenzie - San Francisco

Kolido

I will give a vote for Scott McKenzie - San Francisco

rainbowtrout

Here are the final 32 songs. Will kick off Round 3 in a while. It is quite amazing to only see one Beatles song in the last 32. Wouldn't have predicted that.


(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas
Feelin Good - Nina Simone
For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group
Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
People are Strange - The Doors
Respect - Aretha Franklin
River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
She's not There - The Zombies
Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful
Suspicious Minds - Elvis
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum
You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Here are the final 32 songs. Will kick off Round 3 in a while. It is quite amazing to only see one Beatles song in the last 32. Wouldn't have predicted that.

rainbowtrout

ROUND THREE: 6 votes needed to progress to the last 16.


Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks v River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner

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Match 2: Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan v California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas

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Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

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Match 4: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees v Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

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Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks v River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
Match 2: Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan v California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas
Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Match 4: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees v Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks v River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner

Ike and Tina

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 2: Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan v California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas

Mamas and Papas

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Dusty

Ficheall

Kinks

California Dreamin
Stones

Whiter Shade of Pale

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks
California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield


Please please please listen to dusty again. It’s a brilliant song.


Match 4: Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

BandMember

ROUND THREE:

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks v River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner

Match 2: Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan v California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Match 4: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees v Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

Kolido

River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

Zaph

Match 1: River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner

Match 2: California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Match 4: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees

rainbowtrout

Match 2: Bob Dylan - Blowin in the Wind 0 - 6 The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'

#1 The Kinks
#3 Rolling Stones
#4 Procul Harum

ShaneU

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks v River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
Match 2: Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan v California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas
Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Match 4: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees v Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

Omackeral

Match 1: River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
Toughest one to call in this batch but Ike and Tina's offering has a lot more going on for me.

Match 2: California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas
Easy decision here.

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
Really captured the spirit of the time.


Match 4: Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum
Tipped this one to go far from the off.

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Match 2: California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Match 4: Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Match 2: California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas

Match 3: Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Match 4: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees

Tauriel

Match 1:
You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Match 2:
Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan

Match 3:
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Match 4:
Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

Ficheall

Ficheall wrote: »

Stones

BandMember wrote: »

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Zaph wrote: »

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Deleted User wrote: »

#3 Rolling Stones

ShaneU wrote: »

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Omackeral wrote: »

Match 3: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
Really captured the spirit of the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po9mWivkJzQ

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

Necro

I've a feeling Strawbs is trying to tell us something.

What's that Strawbs?

Dusty fell down the well?

:P

Grrrrrrrrrrr

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks
Match 2: Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan
Match 3: Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Match 4: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees

rainbowtrout

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks 6 v 4 River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
Match 2: Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan 0 v 6 California Dreamin - The Mamas and the Papas
Match 3: Rolling Stones - Paint it Black 6 - 3 Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Match 4: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees 1 v 6 Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

rainbowtrout

Match 5: Feelin Good - Nina Simone v All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks

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Match 6: Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane v She's not There - The Zombies

Match 7: Suspicious Minds - Elvis v House of the Rising Sun - The Animals



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Match 8: Respect - Aretha Franklin v Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds

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Match 5: Feelin Good - Nina Simone v All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks
Match 6: Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane v She's not There - The Zombies
Match 7: Suspicious Minds - Elvis v House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Match 8: Respect - Aretha Franklin v Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds

Tauriel

Match 5:
Feelin Good - Nina Simone

Match 7:
Suspicious Minds - Elvis

Match 8:
Respect - Aretha Franklin

Match 5: Feelin Good - Nina Simone

Match 6: Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane

Match 7: House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

Match 8: Respect - Aretha Franklin

tough draw this one!

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 6: Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane v She's not There - The Zombies

Jefferson Airplane

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 7: Suspicious Minds - Elvis v House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

House of The Rising Sun

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 8: Respect - Aretha Franklin v Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds

Aretha for the laugh as well

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Match 5: Feelin Good - Nina Simone

Match 6: Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane

Match 7: House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

Match 8: Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds