Boardsies Greatest Song from the Movies - Live Thread

Kolido

Welcome to Boardsies Greatest Song from the Movies.

We have had over 290 song nominations, thanks everyone.

37 songs have multiple nominations
43 song will start in Round 1

So....lets find out what really is the greatest song from the movies

Kolido

Format

40 qualifying matches (2 from 6/7 songs in each match will go to R1) - You will be allowed to vote for 2 songs in each match. It will be first 2 songs to reach 5 votes or the highest 2 after 1 hour. I will vote in a tie break.
Round 1 will start with 128 songs, and straight knockout from there.

Hope this suits everyone

Kolido

Q/M1 - Please vote for 2 songs

Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better (The Snapper)

Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Top Gun)

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (City of Angels)

John Barry & Orchestra - James Bond Theme (Dr. No)

Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever (Highlander)

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars (Black Panther)

Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) (Reality Bites)

Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better (The Snapper)
Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Top Gun)
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (City of Angels)
John Barry & Orchestra - James Bond Theme (Dr. No)
Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever (Highlander)
Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars (Black Panther)
Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) (Reality Bites)

ChannelNo5

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (City of Angels)

John Barry & Orchestra - James Bond Theme (Dr. No)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (City of Angels)

John Barry & Orchestra - James Bond Theme (Dr. No)

the purple tin

Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Top Gun)

Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever (Highlander)


I always thought that Lisa Loeb song was Alanis Morisette.

Irish Aris

oh, starting with a tough draw from the get go.

I will skip the James Bond Theme, as it isn't a song-song

So my votes will be:
Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) and
Berlin-Take My Breath Away

Loughc

Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Top Gun)

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (City of Angels)

tusk

Queen pls. What a song

Purgative

Wow Kol this is a lot tougher than I thought it would be.



Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Top Gun)

John Barry & Orchestra - James Bond Theme (Dr. No)

Kolido

Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better (The Snapper)
Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Top Gun) 4
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (City of Angels) 3
John Barry & Orchestra - James Bond Theme (Dr. No) 3
Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever (Highlander) 2
Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars (Black Panther)
Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) (Reality Bites) 1

I'm going to vote Goo Goo Dolls as it fits more with the contest and I really like the song

Spook_ie

Irish Aris wrote: »

oh, starting with a tough draw from the get go.

I will skip the James Bond Theme, as it isn't a song-song

So my votes will be:
Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) and
Berlin-Take My Breath Away

It's an iconic THEME and instantly recognisable as being a film rather than a Top of the Pops show, so gets my vote

Bond theme for me, none of the others if you were listening in a dark room would instantly suggest a film

Necro

Sugar, would have voted Queen and Iris. One through anyways so not too bad...

Irish Aris

Spook_ie wrote: »

It's an iconic THEME and instantly recognisable as being a film rather than a Top of the Pops show, so gets my vote

Bond theme for me, none of the others if you were listening in a dark room would instantly suggest a film

I guess I interpret the concept of "Greatest Song from the Movies" with the narrower definition of song.

And personally both Berlin and Lisa Loeb take me to the films they were written for.

Kolido

Q/M2 - Please vote for 2 songs

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin (Watchmen)

Jamie O'Neal - All by Myself (Bridget Jone's Diary)

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease)

Paul Simon - America (Almost Famous)

Portishead - SOS (High Rise)

The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs)

Bobby Womack - Accross 110th Street (Jackie Browne)

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin (Watchmen)
Jamie O'Neal - All by Myself (Bridget Jone's Diary)
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease)
Paul Simon - America (Almost Famous)
Portishead - SOS (High Rise)
The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs)
Bobby Womack - Accross 110th Street (Jackie Browne)

Spook_ie

You're the one that I want

Purgative

Paul Simon - America (Almost Famous)

The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs)





Olivia Newton-John crashed into the back of my Dad's car, that I was driving, the day after I'd passed my test. So no - hold a grudge for long

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Simon & Garfunkel - America (Almost Famous)

Portishead - SOS (High Rise)

Irish Aris

Ah, between 4 songs here

I will vote for
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease) - just iconic
Portishead - SOS (High Rise) - a properly haunting cover

fwiw, the runner ups are:
Paul Simon - America (Almost Famous) - have recently developed an interest in Mr Simon and Almost Famous is a great film
Bobby Womack - Accross 110th Street (Jackie Browne) - one of the few Tarantino films that I enjoyed

Loughc

Jamie O'Neal - All by Myself (Bridget Jone's Diary)

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease)

ChannelNo5

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease)
Paul Simon - America (Almost Famous)

Reberetta

The George Baker Selection Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs)
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John You're the one That I Want (Grease)

Omackeral

The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs)

Olivia Newton-John - You’re the one that I want

Nominated both but Resevoir Dogs is a classic

Terence Rattigan

Paul Simon

Bobby Womack

Sawduck

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease)

The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs)

Electric Nitwit

Don't know if I'm too late but...

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease)
I don't even really like it, but it's an iron clad, iconic classic

Portishead - SOS (High Rise)
Just love it. Redefines the song.

Oisin WW

The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs)
Bobby Womack - Accross 110th Street (Jackie Browne)

littlevillage

Bob Dylan - The times they are a changing
Bobby Womack - Accross 110th street


Dylan.... Greatest song writer of ours (or any other era)
Bobby Womack... one of my nominations

Zaph

The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Reservoir Dogs)
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (Jackie Browne)

Deja Boo

Jamie O'Neal - All by Myself (Bridget Jones's Diary)
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease)

Kolido

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin (Watchmen)
Jamie O'Neal - All by Myself (Bridget Jone's Diary) 1
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the one That I Want (Grease) 5
Paul Simon - America (Almost Famous) 3
Portishead - SOS (High Rise) 2
The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs) 2
Bobby Womack - Accross 110th Street (Jackie Browne) 1

Kolido

Q/M3 - Please vote for 2 songs

Craig Armstrong - LoveTheme Suite (Love Actually)

Natalie Cole - Wild Women Do (Pretty Woman)

Scott Joplin - The Entertainer (The Sting)

The Beatles - Help! (Help!)

Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New Word (Aladdin)

Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)

Frank Sinatra - Luck Be A Lady (Mrs Doubtfire)

Craig Armstrong - LoveTheme Suite (Love Actually)
Natalie Cole - Wild Women Do (Pretty Woman)
Scott Joplin - The Entertainer (The Sting)
The Beatles - Help! (Help!)
Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New Word (Aladdin)
Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
Frank Sinatra - Luck Be A Lady (Mrs Doubtfire)

Loughc

Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New Word (Aladdin)

Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)

JP Liz V1

Natalie Cole - Wild Women Do (Pretty Woman)

Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New Word (Aladdin)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

The Beatles - Help! (Help!)

Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New Word (Aladdin)

Purgative

Craig Armstrong - LoveTheme Suite (Love Actually)


Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)

Spook_ie

Help!

All the time in the world

the purple tin

Scott Joplin - The Entertainer (The Sting)
Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)

ArnoldJRimmer

Scott Joplin - The Entertainer (The Sting)

Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)

Irish Aris

Natalie Cole - Wild Women Do (Pretty Woman) - oh, fair play to whoever nominated, I like Ms Cole and a great soundtrack from a great film
Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New Word (Aladdin) - one of my favourite animated films of all time

Sawduck

The Beatles - Help! (Help!)

Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Gru

Natalie Cole - Wild Women Do (Pretty Woman)

Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New Word (Aladdin)

Kolido

Craig Armstrong - LoveTheme Suite (Love Actually) 1
Natalie Cole - Wild Women Do (Pretty Woman) 3
Scott Joplin - The Entertainer (The Sting) 2
The Beatles - Help! (Help!) 3
Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New Word (Aladdin) 5
Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) 5
Frank Sinatra - Luck Be A Lady (Mrs Doubtfire)

Kolido

Q/M4 - Please vote for 2 songs

Heaven 17 - Temptation (Trainspotting)

Frank Sinatra - High Hopes (A Hole In The Head)

Johny Cash - Hurt (Inside I'm Dancing)

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (Pretty Woman)

Blll Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing)

Prince - Purple Rain (Purple Rain)

Heaven 17 - Temptation (Trainspotting)
Frank Sinatra - High Hopes (A Hole In The Head)
Johny Cash - Hurt (Inside I'm Dancing)
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (Pretty Woman)
Blll Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing)
Prince - Purple Rain (Purple Rain)

Irish Aris

Jesus, a very tough one.

But
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (Pretty Woman)
Prince - Purple Rain (Purple Rain)

Two amazing pop songs

Oisin WW

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (Pretty Woman)
Blll Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Heaven 17 - Temptation (Trainspotting) ; one of my noms

Prince - Purple Rain (Purple Rain)

Sawduck

Blll Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing)
Prince - Purple Rain (Purple Rain)

This round is a million times tougher than the previous ones, but i'll go with a movie classic and a song that is just amazing

the purple tin

Johny Cash - Hurt (Inside I'm Dancing)
Blll Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing)

Notmything

Pretty woman

Dirty dancing

Spook_ie

Sinatra High Hopes
Prince Purple Rain