Boardsies Greatest Irish No.1 of the 90s

ShaneU

Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Whigfield - Saturday Night

the purple tin

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
Whigfield - Saturday Night

Kolido

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia 8 Vs 10 Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Whigfield - Saturday Night 10 Vs 7 Take That - Never Forget

We have our final 4. Semi-Final will run tonight, it will be most votes in 2 hours, so hope to see all later and thanks as always.

Your final 4

No Doubt - Don't Speak
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Whigfield - Saturday Night

Necro

Cosmo Kramer

Everything about that woman annoys me.

Declan A Walsh

Kolido wrote: »

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia 8 Vs 10 Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Whigfield - Saturday Night 10 Vs 7 Take That - Never Forget

We have our final 4. Semi-Final will run tonight, it will be most votes in 2 hours, so hope to see all later and thanks as always.

Your final 4

No Doubt - Don't Speak
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Whigfield - Saturday Night

If it is the first two against each other and the second two against each other, that makes it much easier for me!

ShaneU

begbysback wrote: »

Gotta be kiddin me, we should sticky the names that voted for whigfield, forever named and shamed

begbysback wrote: »

Oh dear god

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Everything about that woman annoys me.

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

If it is the first two against each other and the second two against each other, that makes it much easier for me!

begbysback

Kolido wrote: »

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia 8 Vs 10 Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Whigfield - Saturday Night 10 Vs 7 Take That - Never Forget

We have our final 4. Semi-Final will run tonight, it will be most votes in 2 hours, so hope to see all later and thanks as always.

Your final 4

No Doubt - Don't Speak
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Whigfield - Saturday Night

In future times researchers will find this thread most interesting when attempting to assess the psychological impact of locking people down for too long.

Declan A Walsh

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Thinking of Riverdance reminded me of the Eurovision 1994, where it all started as an interval act. It took place in The Point, Dublin. Then I remembered that Ireland won the Eurovision that year - three in a row! The winner was Rock and Rolls Kids by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan. It was, of course, somewhat overshadowed on the night by the Riverdance extravaganza!

Nevertheless, I was curious that it did not turn up in this tournament. I was surprised to find out that it stopped at Number 2 in the Irish Charts. Linda Martin's Why Me (1992) and Niamh Kavanagh's In Your Eyes (1993) did reach Number 1. I was then curious about Ireland's last Eurovision winner, Eimear Quinn's The Voice (1996). It stopped at Number 3.

Looking back over my above post, I wondered about Marc Robert's entry for Ireland in the Eurovision of 1997 - Mysterious Woman. It came second and that's the last time to date that Ireland was in the top five in the Eurovision. Remembering how popular that song was at the time, I checked Wikipedia to find that this was another song that stalled at Number 2 in the Irish Charts!

Declan A Walsh

Fun fact: Riverdance by Bill Whelan holds the record for the most weeks ever at Number 1 in the Irish Charts. That was 18 weeks at Number 1 in 1994. The second highest for the 1990s, as opposed to all time, was the 1990 Republic of Ireland World Cup Squad with Put 'Em Under Pressure. That spent 13 weeks at the top in 1990.

Purgative

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Fun fact: Riverdance by Bill Whelan holds the record for the most weeks ever at Number 1 in the Irish Charts. That was 18 weeks at Number 1 in 1994. The second highest for the 1990s, as opposed to all time, was the 1990 Republic of Ireland World Cup Squad with Put 'Em Under Pressure. That spent 13 weeks at the top in 1990.

Those two should be the final.

JP Liz V1

If Whigfield wins everyone should attempt her hair plaits even those without hair draw them on

the purple tin

The Irish single buyer is a strange animal. They seem to ignore all the good songs released by band X and instead buy their crappest song by the armful.

And all those Westlife no 1s :eek: I think I remember them saying at one stage that they have had more no 1s than the Beatles!

Anyway i really don't see the point in buying singles and never did. Give me an album everytime thank you very much.

the purple tin

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

If Whigfield wins everyone should attempt her hair plaits even those without hair draw them on

I suppose you'll want us all to dress in a towel and do the dance while filming ourselves too.

Necro

the purple tin wrote:

And all those Westlife no 1s I think I remember them saying at one stage that they have had more no 1s than the Beatles!

That's more down to them being Irish than anything else I suspect. We're a rather patriotic bunch at times :pac:

the purple tin

Necro wrote: »

That's more down to them being Irish than anything else I suspect. We're a rather patriotic bunch at times :pac:

Patriotism is it? Don't think I don't know what you're up to.
You just want those royalty cheques to keep on rolling in :P

Necro

JP Liz V1

the purple tin wrote: »

I suppose you'll want us all to dress in a towel and do the dance while filming ourselves too.

No the towel would cover the plaits and if Riverdance would have won we could do our best Flately and Butler dancing

Kolido

Guys, could we finish this tonight, 1 hour for the semis and 1 hour for the final?

Kolido

Kolido wrote: »

Guys, could we finish this tonight, 1 hour for the semis and 1 hour for the final?

Lets stick to the original plan, don't want anyone to miss out.

Semi finals on the way.


Most votes in 2 hours.
If there is a tie, 30 mins golden vote followed by least conceded in previous rounds followed by my vote

Kolido

SF/M1

Whigfield - Saturday Night
Irl No.1 for 4 weeks in 1994 UK No.1/US N/A

Vs

No Doubt - Don't Speak
Irl No.1 for 3 weeks in 1997 UK No.1/US N/A

SF/M2

Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Irl No.1 for 3 weeks in 1997 UK No.2/US N/A

Vs

Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Irl No.1 for 1 week in 1996 UK No.1/US No.55

Whigfield - Saturday Night Vs No Doubt - Don't Speak
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Necro

Whigfield - Saturday Night - Dee, dee, na, na, na?


Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger - Anthemic, would be a good final

HildaOgdenx

Whigfield - Saturday Night
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

cee_jay

Necro wrote: »

Whigfield - Saturday Night - Dee, dee, na, na, na?


Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger - Anthemic, would be a good final

Same for me

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Whigfield - Saturday Night

Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Collie D

Whigfield - Saturday Night Vs No Doubt - Don't Speak
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

JP Liz V1

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Whigfield - Saturday Night

Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Same Please

Purgative

No Doubt - Don't Speak
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)

Archeron

Whigfield - Saturday Night (and may the lord have mercy on my soul)
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

      

Irish Aris

No Doubt - Don't Speak - I would rather had this as the final
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) - Anything but Oasis