Boardsies Greatest - Most Overrated Song - Live Thread

HildaOgdenx

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117638274#Comment_117638274

There is no explanation for Ed Sheeran. None.

Necro

Never heard of that Ed Sheeran song lol 😂

I think he's definitely over rated but that song probably isn't....

Rihanna/Drake song isn't overrated either it's just a pile of shite 😂

Anyways prob too late but

Coldplay

CCR

Simon & Garfunkel

Britney - never heard that Christy Moore song either so can't consider it overrated

Also Starring LeVar Burton

@Necro has never heard Ride On?

Are you sure you're actually Irish? How do you not know Ride On? You're taking the piss right?

Necro

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117640020#Comment_117640020

I'm not the greatest Christy Moore fan, doesn't seem like a bad thing tbf 😋

Omackeral

Hi. This new site blows.

Anyway, here are my votes;

U2 - Elevation (The absolute cringe of these spanners)

Rihanna & Drake - Work (There’s a point in this song where Rihanna isn’t even saying words, she’s just going dur dur dur. F*ck that noise)

Ed Sheeran - Afterglow (I nominated 3 Ed Sheehan efforts, this wasn’t one of them. Still, he deserves to be slated)

Christy Moore - Ride On (Christy Moore is a sweaty curmudgeonly auld bollox)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117640038#Comment_117640038

You don't need to be a fan, its a stone cold Irish classic - amazed it wasn't drilled into you as a child. 😂

Kolido

Coldplay - Viva la Vida 3 Vs 6 U2 - Elevation

Creedance Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary 1 Vs 8 Rihanna & Drake - Work

Ed Sheeran - Afterglow 9 Vs 0 Simon and Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Christy Moore - Ride On 2 Vs 6 Britney Spears - Baby One More Time

FWIW, that SaG pick was mine, I hate that song, anyways, moving on

Kolido

Q33

The Beatles - Get Back Vs U2 - Without or Without You

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujNeHIo7oTE

Q34

Prince - Purple Rain Vs Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnYmWpD_T8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

Q35

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita Vs The Beatles - Love Me Do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkh8UtuejGw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pGOFX1D_jg

Q36

Elton John - Candle in the wind Vs Simply Red - Stars

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izOdvBmTDh0

The Beatles - Get Back Vs U2 - Without or Without You

Prince - Purple Rain Vs Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita Vs The Beatles - Love Me Do

Elton John - Candle in the wind Vs Simply Red - Stars

HildaOgdenx

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117639993#Comment_117639993

Quite a few songs have come up here, that I have never heard. I didn't think that meant that they weren't overrated though, tbh, just because I wasn't familar with them.

I had to resist making all my nominations Ed Sheeran songs. I will never understand his popularity. 🤔😉

(And just as I was voting yesterday, Afterglow was playing on the radio. 😂)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

The Beatles - Get Back

Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad

The Beatles - Love Me Do

Simply Red - Stars

I am a fan of The Beatles, but since their entire back catalogue seems to have been nominated I'm having to vote for them a lot as I'm either a bigger fan of what they're against (U2) or just stuggling to see the other song as overrated (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) whereas its hard not to judge the biggest music act of all-time a bit more harshly even when you do like them.

HildaOgdenx

The Beatles - Get Back

Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad

The Beatles - Love Me Do

Simply Red - Stars

Sawduck

U2 - Without or Without You - I like this but I also think it's overrated

Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita - this was way overplayed on the radio for such an average song

Elton John - Candle in the wind - seems to be played at everyone's funeral

Barna77

U2, With or Without You

Pass

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes, Senorita

Elton John, Candle in the wind

ChannelNo5

The Beatles - Get Back Vs U2 - Without or Without You - I can understand some of the dislike for U2 stuff but wowy is *Chefs kiss*

Prince - Purple Rain Vs Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad - sorry abstain. both of these are classics

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita Vs The Beatles - Love Me Do - I've never heard of this

Elton John - Candle in the wind Vs Simply Red - Stars

Niska

The Beatles - Get Back Vs U2 - Without or Without You Abstain

Prince - Purple Rain

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita

Elton John - Candle in the wind

Kolido

The Beatles - Get Back 3 Vs 2 U2 - Without or Without You

Prince - Purple Rain 1 Vs 3 Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita 4 Vs 2 The Beatles - Love Me Do

Elton John - Candle in the wind 3 Vs 3 Simply Red - Stars

Mam of 4

The Beatles - Get Back

Meatloaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad (goddamn awful song)

The Beatles - Love Me Do

Simply Red - Stars

Kolido

Q37

Back Street Boys - Everybody Vs Lionel Richie - Hello

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6samPEMpM

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

Q38

Lukas Graham - 7 years Vs Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHCob76kigA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ

Q39

Arcade Fire - No cars go Vs The Killers - Human

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P77GfpzqDvQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZdjT1472Y

Q40

Don McClean - American Pie Vs Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yHTpGog0IY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_xRb0x9aw

Back Street Boys - Everybody Vs Lionel Richie - Hello

Lukas Graham - 7 years Vs Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Arcade Fire - No cars go Vs The Killers - Human

Don McClean - American Pie Vs Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Back Street Boys - Everybody ; tough call, could've gone either way, wouldn't call either overrated

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody ; it's great, a fantastic piece of music, but maybe because I studied for the auld Leaving Cert back in the day and needed to listen to it constantly, I just get a bit of Bohemian Rhapsody fatigue at times... like now

Arcade Fire - No cars go ; actually think both songs are equally overrated, but as a band I've always found Arcade Fire incredibly overrated, so will give them the edge

Don McClean - American Pie ; I like it, but it is overrated, and I don't feel Clint Eastwood is overrated (the song not the actor, the actor is definitely overrated)

ShaneU

Back Street Boys - Everybody Vs Lionel Richie - Hello

Lukas Graham - 7 years Vs Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Arcade Fire - No cars go Vs The Killers - Human (both good)

Don McClean - American Pie Vs Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

Sawduck

Lionel Richie - Hello - overrated artist

Lukas Graham - 7 years

Arcade Fire - No cars go - another overrated artist

I like the last two songs to much to vote either one

Omackeral

Everybody Vs Hello Abstain (Both good)

Luke’s Graham - 7 years (Awful tripe)

The Killers - Human (Despise it and it’s grammatically incorrect)

Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (Never got the hype at all for this and that’s the perfect reason for a vote in this comp)

ChannelNo5

Back Street Boys - Everybody Vs Lionel Richie - Hello - A very average song that stuck in the mind probably because of the awful video

Lukas Graham - 7 years Vs Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Arcade Fire - No cars go Vs The Killers - Human

Don McClean - American Pie Vs Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

quickbeam

The Beatles - Get Back Vs U2 - Without or Without You

Always U2!

Prince - Purple Rain Vs Meatloaf - Two out of three ain't bad

Not the biggest fan of Meatloaf, but that one isn't too bad. Not really a fan of Prince.

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita Vs The Beatles - Love Me Do

pass

Elton John - Candle in the wind Vs Simply Red - Stars

Hate it! Original CitW was pretty good. The Diana remix was awful though, so it'd be a close thing if that's the one I was voting on (at work, can't listen to YouTube link to decide which one it was).

Back Street Boys - Everybody Vs Lionel Richie - Hello

Awful song!

Lukas Graham - 7 years Vs Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Don't know the song, but Queen is fantastic!

Arcade Fire - No cars go Vs The Killers - Human

pass

Don McClean - American Pie Vs Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

Bloody love American Pie so long as it's not Madonna singing it.

Barna77

Lionel Richie - Hello

Lukas Graham - 7 years

Arcade Fire - No cars go

Don McClean - American Pie Vs Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood; abstain

Kolido

Back Street Boys - Everybody 1 Vs 2 Lionel Richie - Hello

Lukas Graham - 7 years 3 Vs 1 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Arcade Fire - No cars go 2 Vs 1 The Killers - Human

Don McClean - American Pie 2 Vs 1 Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

Kolido

Q41

MGMT - Kids Vs Avril Lavigne - Sk8r Boi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe4EK4HSPkI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIy3n2b7V9k

Q42

P!nk - What About Us Vs Michael Jackson -Thriller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClU3fctbGls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V90AmXnguw&list=RDCMUCulYu1HEIa7f70L2lYZWHOw&index=12

Q43

Extreme - More than Words Vs Adele - Rolling In The Deep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrIiLvg58SY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw

Q44

Prince - 1999 Vs Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4

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

MGMT - Kids Vs Avril Lavigne - Sk8r Boi

P!nk - What About Us Vs Michael Jackson -Thriller

Extreme - More than Words Vs Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Prince - 1999 Vs Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

cdeb

Some unbalanced ties here. Sk8er boi is really underrated IMO; a cracking tune. So MGMT for me there.

Thriller is fantastic and deserves its reputation, so Pink.

Pass on the third - don't know either.

And Billie Eilish on the last

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Avril Lavigne - Sk8r Boi ; good, but not one of her best

P!nk - What About Us ; its fine, she has far better songs though

Extreme - More than Words ; meh, never got the appeal of this one, it was fine if it had stayed in its lane and been somewhat popular for a year or two in the early '90s, but by no means is it a song anyone should still be held in any sort of esteem over 30 years later. Didn't nominate this one, but could see it being a contender to win the tournament for me

Billie Eilish - Bad Guy ; much like Avril and P!nk, its grand, but Billie has far superior songs than this

HildaOgdenx

Pass

P!nk - What About Us

Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

ChannelNo5

MGMT - Kids Vs Avril Lavigne - Sk8r Boi

P!nk - What About Us Vs Michael Jackson -Thriller

Extreme - More than Words Vs Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Prince - 1999 Vs Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

ShaneU

MGMT - Kids Vs Avril Lavigne - Sk8r Boi (both great)

P!nk - What About Us Vs Michael Jackson -Thriller (I probably nominated this)

Extreme - More than Words Vs Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Prince - 1999 Vs Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

Kolido

MGMT - Kids 2 Vs 1 Avril Lavigne - Sk8r Boi

P!nk - What About Us 5 Vs Michael Jackson -Thriller

Extreme - More than Words 2 Vs 2 Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Prince - 1999 2 Vs 3 Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

Last 5 Qualifiers on the way

Kolido

Q45

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road Vs Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCDZzf4ragg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDUC1LUXSU

Q46

Lana del Rey - Videogames Vs The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE6wxDqdOV0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0

Q47

Dire Straits - Walk of Life Vs Cher - Believe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd9TlGDZGkI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZXRV4MezEw

Q48

Bob Marley - Could you be Loved Vs The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3t6YDnGXAc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74

Q49

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts Vs Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_4O44sfjM

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

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road Vs Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

Lana del Rey - Videogames Vs The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Dire Straits - Walk of Life Vs Cher - Believe

Bob Marley - Could you be Loved Vs The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts Vs Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

Barna77

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road

Lana del Rey - Videogames

Dire Straits - Walk of Life

Bob Marley - Could you be Loved

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts

And if it still makes any difference, Extreme

MGMT, worst live gig ever

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road ; Van has some good songs, but this is mediocre at best, and hugely overrated. I wouldn't consider Blurred Lines overrated - it was everywhere for a couple of months, but hasn't stood the test of time and has been largely forgotten about.

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) ; I've actually warmed to this in recent years, but hated it for a long time, and even though I enjoy it now, it's still very overrated, whereas I love VideoGames.

Cher - Believe ; I don't really think either are overrated, and if it was up against a lot of others it wouldn't be getting my vote, but I haven't abstained from any match-ups yet regardless of difficult decisions, so I won't start now. Walk of Life is the superior song, so I'll reluctantly vote for Believe.

Bob Marley - Could you be Loved ; never been mad about Bob Marley, as an artist I think he's quite a bit overrated.

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts ; never warmed to this song, she has another song, A Thousand Years, which is far superior, yet this is the one that keeps showing up in games around here, and its only tolerable at best.

Sawduck

Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts

HildaOgdenx

Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

Lana del Rey - Videogames

Cher - Believe

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

ShaneU

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road Vs Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

Lana del Rey - Videogames Vs The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Dire Straits - Walk of Life Vs Cher - Believe (no vote)

Bob Marley - Could you be Loved Vs The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts Vs Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

quickbeam

MGMT - Kids Vs Avril Lavigne - Sk8r Boi

pass

P!nk - What About Us Vs Michael Jackson - Thriller

Am not an MJ fan.

Extreme - More than Words Vs Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Love MTW. And Adele is very bland.

Prince - 1999 Vs Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

quickbeam

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road Vs Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

Van is such a prat, when I saw him in concert, rude as hell. But he also writes very decent songs, so can't vote for that song as overrated. Blurred Lines probably isn't either as everyone knows it's crap, or should anyway.

Lana del Rey - Videogames Vs The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Sorry, uncool it may be, but I love that Proclaimers song.

Dire Straits - Walk of Life Vs Cher - Believe

Autotune nightmare. And I really like Dire Straits.

Bob Marley - Could you be Loved Vs The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Oh, that's a tough one. I really like Bob but I guess it's one of his more overrated songs. I love Bittersweet Symphony so couldn't vote for it.

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts Vs Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

pass, I don't know either of these songs.

ChannelNo5

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road Vs Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

Lana del Rey - Videogames Vs The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Dire Straits - Walk of Life Vs Cher - Believe

Bob Marley - Could you be Loved Vs The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts Vs Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

Necro

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road - deserves to burn in hell with his current carry on

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Cher - Believe

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

quickbeam

@Necro what's his current carry on?

Kolido

Van Morrison - Bright side of the road 2 Vs 3 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

Lana del Rey - Videogames 2 Vs 3 The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Dire Straits - Walk of Life 1 Vs 2 Cher - Believe

Bob Marley - Could you be Loved 3 Vs 2 The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts 3 Vs 2 Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

Kolido

That concludes the qualifying round

Funfact: The Beatles had 9 songs in that round with 5 advancing to round 1

Kolido

Round 1

Most votes in 1 hour

If there is a tie, 30 mins Golden Vote rule followed by my vote

Kolido

R1/M1

Adele - Hello Vs Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A

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

R1/M2

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You Vs The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWTaaS7LdU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uTFF_3MaA

R1/M3

Bryan Adams - Everything I Do I Do It for You Vs Marc McCabe - Maniac 2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0pdQU87dc8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYC5d3El4Xg

R1/M4

The Killers - Mr Brightside Vs Disturbed - Sound Of Silence

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

Adele - Hello Vs Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You Vs The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

Bryan Adams - Everything I Do I Do It for You Vs Marc McCabe - Maniac 2000

The Killers - Mr Brightside Vs Disturbed - Sound Of Silence

HildaOgdenx

Adele - Hello

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

Marc McCabe - Maniac 2000

Pass

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Adele - Hello ; I really like Hello, but can't have Smells Like Teen Spirit advancing, the fact that it was even nominated is blasphemous

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You ; Dolly's version is better

Marc McCabe - Maniac 2000 ; it's a sh*t cover of a great song, even if I do enjoy it when it comes on

Disturbed - Sound Of Silence ; not as good as the original, and Mr. Brightside is an anthem