Boardsies Decide - The Best Song...... EVER

Necro

Welcome one and all to the culmination of the last few months of tournaments.

We have decided the best songs from each decade - the 60s right up to the Noughties...

And now it's time to take the best of them all and jumble them together (along with some of your own personal choices) - to let them fight it out for the right to become....

The. Best. Song. EVER!!!
(as decided by Boardsies)

Errrrr.. it's most likely not going to be that one despite what One Direction tell us :cool:

Tournament will start with the qualifiers round at about 11am....

See you then!

AHHHH FFS (you try finding a Best Song Ever gif on Google, I dare you!)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Necro

That was just a Tribute though

deconduo

Damn, I didn't even think about nominating Tenacious D. Hope someone else did so that I can vote it to the victory it deserves.

Necro

Actually Tenacious D wasn't nominated, but I can include it in a super special extra qualifier match if you want?

Not long to go till tournament start now.

Quarter finalists from the competitions already ran will not appear in the qualifiers, they'll be introduced from round 1.

Votes in qualifiers will be first to 5.

Necro

Ok let's get this underway - first four matches coming up:

Match 1:
Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah

VS

Kate McCannon - Colter Wall

Match 2:
Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat'

VS


Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman

Match 3:
Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack)

VS

Audioslave - Like A Stone

Match 4:

Johnny Cash - Hurt

VS

The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle

Mobile Friendly version:

Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah VS Kate McCannon - Colter Wall
Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat' VS Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack) VS Audioslave - Like A Stone
Johnny Cash - Hurt VS The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle


First to 5 votes advances to the first round proper

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah (one of my noms)

Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman

Audioslave - Like A Stone

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Colter Wall

Billy Joel

Zimmer

Luke

fixXxer

Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat beat'
Audioslave - Like A Stone
The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle

Electric Nitwit

Wow, only know half of by name, this round could be niche! Have to listen later and catch up

Necro

Here's a few more so to whet your appetite EN

Necro

Match 5:

REM - Leave

VS


Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major

Match 6:

Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow

VS

Radiohead - Reckoner

Match 7:

Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It

VS

Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin

Match 8:

Radiohead - True Love Waits

VS


Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

REM - Leave VS Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow VS Radiohead - Reckoner
Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It VS Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin
Radiohead - True Love Waits VS Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman

Audioslave - Like A Stone

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Electric Nitwit

Now these I can get involved in


REM - Leave
My nom, it's just an incredible audio assault with so much depth and subtlety below the surface

Radiohead - Reckoner
Obviously

Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It
Close one though!

Radiohead - True Love Waits
My nom again. Playing to the crowd a little, I think this is one of the most universally loved non-single Radiohead songs

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major

Radiohead - Reckoner

Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It

Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

Judy Garland video foooooked

Pachelbel

Judy Garland

Spencer Davis Group

Kenny Rogers

fixXxer

Already getting twitchy with people's poor choices I shouldn't do these.

Electric Nitwit

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Judy Garland video foooooked

Just vote against it

Necro

Garland's video should be fixed now, slight spreadsheet copy pasta issue

Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major

Radiohead - Reckoner

Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin

Radiohead - True Love Waits

Sorry en I love rem but that song actually hurts my brain, music like food should never be painful

Electric Nitwit

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Just vote against it

I'm trying go listen to every song I vote on, it may have been different though if it was the Hawaiian lad on the ukelle that's a great version

Electric Nitwit

Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah VS Kate McCannon - Colter Wall
Well that was unexpected, I read the artists as Lorde and Kate McCannon. Both very good, but that Lordi song is classic

Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat' VS Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
Flat Beat should be left in the... whatever decade it came out in

Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack) VS Audioslave - Like A Stone
Mombasa isn't the best song in that soundtrack, never mind the world

Johnny Cash - Hurt VS The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle
Never got the Dubliners... Shhhh....

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

Garland's video should be fixed now, slight spreadsheet copy pasta issue

Necro

Current scores:

Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 3-1 Kate McCannon - Colter Wall
Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat' 1-4 Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack) 1-4 Audioslave - Like A Stone
Johnny Cash - Hurt 3-2 The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle
REM - Leave 1-3 Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow 1-3 Radiohead - Reckoner
Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It 2-2 Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin
Radiohead - True Love Waits 2-2 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

Electric Nitwit

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sorry en I love rem but that song actually hurts my brain, music like food should never be painful

Takes getting used to - like a hot chilli

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'm trying go listen to every song I vote on, it may have been different though if it was the Hawaiian lad on the ukelle that's a great version

Ah yeah, rightly so, I was only joking

Just voting for Johnny Cash - Hurt because at the moment that's the only one I care about.

Necro

Alright have four more

Match 9:

Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint

VS

Audioslave - Be yourself

Match 10:

Pearl Jam - Jeremy

VS


The High Kings - The Parting Glass

Match 11:

Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer

VS


The Dubliners - Monto

Match 12:

Hozier - Take Me To Church

VS


Trash Fashion-It's A Rave Dave

Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint VS Audioslave - Be yourself
Pearl Jam - Jeremy VS The High Kings - The Parting Glass
Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer VS The Dubliners - Monto
Hozier - Take Me To Church VS Trash Fashion-It's A Rave Dave

Clarabel

Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint

Because it's wonderful

Audioslave - Be yourself

The High Kings - The Parting Glass

Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer

Hozier - Take Me To Church

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Audioslave - Be Yourself

The High Kings - The Parting Glass (tough call, but this one was my nom)

The Dubliners - Monto

Trash Fashion - It's A Rave Dave (another tough call here)

Abstain

High Kings

Dubliners

Hozier

Necro

I'll chuck up 4 more and let all 16 resolve before I continue, we'll be halfway through the qualifiers at that point.

Necro

Match 13:

Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing

VS


Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game

Match 14:

Aerosmith - Dream On

VS

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - In The Heat Of The Moment

Match 15:

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

VS

Derek and The Dominos - Layla

Match 16:

Bloc Party - Signs

VS

Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing VS Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game
Aerosmith - Dream On VS Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - In The Heat Of The Moment
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower VS Derek and The Dominos - Layla
Bloc Party - Signs VS Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game (another of my nom's)

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - In The Heat Of The Moment (tune)

Derek and The Dominos - Layla

Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

Clarabel

Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer

fixXxer

Audioslave - Be yourself
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
The Dubliners - Monto
Trash Fashion-It's A Rave Dave

Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

fixXxer

The thing I don't get is why if you're gonna nominate Hurt, why you'd go for the inferior Johnny Cash version

Necro

Current scores:
Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 3-1 Kate McCannon - Colter Wall
Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat' 1-4 Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack) 1-4 Audioslave - Like A Stone
Johnny Cash - Hurt 4-2 The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle
REM - Leave 1-3 Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow 1-3 Radiohead - Reckoner
Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It 2-2 Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin
Radiohead - True Love Waits 2-2 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint 1-3 Audioslave - Be yourself
Pearl Jam - Jeremy 1-3 The High Kings - The Parting Glass
Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer 2-3 The Dubliners - Monto
Hozier - Take Me To Church 2-2 Trash Fashion-It's A Rave Dave
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing 1-1 Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game
Aerosmith - Dream On 0-1 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - In The Heat Of The Moment
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower 1-1 Derek and The Dominos - Layla
Bloc Party - Signs 0-2 Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

lassykk

Audioslave be yourself
Pearl Jam Jeremy

lassykk

Billy Joel
Aerosmith dream on

lassykk

Glad to see someone else nominate some pearl jam!

lassykk

Audioslave like a stone

Necro

Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat' 1-5 Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack) 1-5 Audioslave - Like A Stone

Our first two songs through to Round 1 are Billy Joel and Audioslave

fixXxer

And I'm not saying voting against the Dubliners makes you a west Brit globalist agitator

But if someone did say it

They wouldn't be wrong

Electric Nitwit

Hozier - Take Me To Church 2-2 Trash Fashion-It's A Rave Dave
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing 1-1 Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower 1-1 Derek and The Dominos - Layla
Bloc Party - Signs 0-2 Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

Fair play to whoever nominated Bloc Party, they're massively underrated. Unlucky being drawn against the actual best song in the world!

Ficheall

Colter Wall
Billy Joel
Audioslave
Johnny Cash
Johann Pachelbel
Judy Garland
Spencer Davis Group
Kenny Rogers
Audioslave - don't want to give the impression I'm a fan - they just had poor opposition.
The High Kings
Bocelli & Dion
Hozier
Clannad
Aerosmith
Ah, what the f*ck? Hendrix vs Clapton already? Jesus. And so many other pairings
with both entries complete crap. Sigh. Gahhhhh... Hendrix.
Bon Jovi

Tauriel

Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack)
Johnny Cash - Hurt

ShaneU

1. Lordi - Hard Rock Halleluja
2. Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
3. Audioslave - Like A Stone
4. The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle
5. Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
6. Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow
7. Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin
8. Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
9. Audioslave - Be yourself
10. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
11. Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer
12. Hozier - Take Me To Church
13. Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game
14. Aerosmith - Dream On
15. Derek and The Dominos - Layla
16. Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

Necro

Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 4-2 Kate McCannon - Colter Wall
Johnny Cash - Hurt 5-2 The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle
REM - Leave 1-4 Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow 2-3 Radiohead - Reckoner
Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It 2-3 Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin
Radiohead - True Love Waits 2-3 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint 1-5 Audioslave - Be yourself
Pearl Jam - Jeremy 2-4 The High Kings - The Parting Glass
Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer 3-3 The Dubliners - Monto
Hozier - Take Me To Church 4-2 Trash Fashion-It's A Rave Dave
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing 1-3 Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game
Aerosmith - Dream On 2-1 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - In The Heat Of The Moment
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower 3-1 Derek and The Dominos - Layla
Bloc Party - Signs 0-4 Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

Johnny Cash and Audioslave (again) safely through.

Titanic struggle between Bocelli and The Dubliners unfolding.