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Boardsies Greatest Irish No.1 of the 80s

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
    U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
    Queen - Radio Ga Ga


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,077 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Dexy's
    U2


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,466 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) 8 Vs 8 Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (Floyd progress conceding 16-21 in previous rounds)
    Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now 7 Vs 9 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

    So with the last of the pop acts downed, we are left with 4 Rock acts in the last 4.

    See you all later for the SF.

    Thanks all


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,466 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Semi finals on the way.

    2 hour time limit
    If there is a tie, 30 mins Golden Vote rule followed by least conceded in the previous rounds combined.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,466 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    SF/M1

    Queen - Radio Ga Ga
    Top for 1 week in 1984, reached No. 2 in UK and No. 16 in US

    Vs

    U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    Top for 2 weeks in 1987, reached No. 6 in UK and topped the US charts





    SF/M2

    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
    Top for 3 weeks in 1982, also topped the UK and US charts

    Vs

    Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
    Top for 1 week in 1980 (first No. 1 of the 80s), also topped the UK and US charts





    Queen - Radio Ga Ga Vs U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger Vs Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 58,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga Vs U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger Vs Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,948 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

    Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,865 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

    Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
    same please.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,056 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Queen
    Survivor


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭Rigor Mortis


    Queen
    Floyd


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭Baybay


    U2
    Survivor


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,411 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,077 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    U2
    Survivor


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,651 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Aris


    U2 on the first semi, the only remaining song I can really get behind being the greatest

    Abstain on the second semi, not a fan of either of the songs


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga Vs U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger Vs Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,466 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Queen - Radio Ga Ga 10 Vs 7 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger 11 Vs 5 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)

    I will post the official final tomorrow but you can PM me your vote anytime. Result reveal tomorrow at 8pm

    Thanks guys.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,077 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Radio Ga Ga not even in Queen's top ten songs let alone the best number one of a decade. Survivor ftw


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Kolido wrote: »
    Queen - Radio Ga Ga 10 Vs 7 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger 11 Vs 5 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)

    I will post the official final tomorrow but you can PM me your vote anytime. Result reveal tomorrow at 8pm

    Thanks guys.

    Thanks Kolido. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,466 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Final

    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

    Route to final

    Q 6-0 Daniel O'Donnell - Far from Home
    R1 7-4 The Police - Every Breath You Take
    R2 9-2 The Human League - Mirror Man
    R3 8-4 Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    R4 9-7 U2 - With or Without You
    QF 10-7 Europe - The Final Countdown
    SF 11-5 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)

    Queen - Radio Ga Ga

    Route to final

    Q 6-1 Dermot Morgan - Thank You Very Much Mr Eastwood
    R1 7-2 Pet Shop Boys- It's a Sin
    R2 9-4 Irene Cara - Fame
    R3 10-1 John Lennon - Woman
    R4 10-6 T'Pau - China in Your Hand
    QF 11-6 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
    SF 10-7 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For




    Vote please via Private Message
    Voting open until 8pm tonight
    If there is a tie, I will cast my vote.

    Good luck to both songs.

    I have received some votes already, thanks guys.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,466 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    The votes have been counted and we have a winner.

    Thanks everyone who took part or even just followed long. I hope you all had fun.

    I will be back soon with Boardsies Greatest Irish No. 1 of the 90s, hope to see all then.

    Result on the way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,466 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Boardsies Greatest Irish No.1 of the 80s is

    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger




    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger 10

    LeVar
    Cdeb
    Zaph
    Necro
    Hilda
    Mack
    Shane
    Sawduck
    Liz
    rebe

    Queen - Radio Ga Ga 6

    Declan
    Purple
    Aris
    HillBilly
    Shelly
    cee jay


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  • Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    A very worthy winner. Thanks for the work Kol


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