Boardsies greatest song of the 90s - Live Thread

Declan A Walsh · 22-01-2020 03:29PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Well I think we should go right back to the beginning and start from scratch! Just like that treaty referendum:D

I think the One Hit Wonder competition should be done all over again with stricter conditions!:)

22-01-2020 03:32PM

I have one song left.
Anyone who votes against it will be cursed.

Necro · 22-01-2020 03:33PM

Green&Red wrote:

No Oasis in a vote for the best song of the 90s? That is outrageous

I missed it cos of stupid work.

Ah well. It's an ok line up but the dismissal of pop tunes for some of the indie songs is a bit ridiculous

Can we rename this the *hipster* 90s best song contest

Tauriel · 22-01-2020 03:34PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I have one song left.
Anyone who votes against it will be cursed.

Same here.

lassykk · 22-01-2020 03:36PM

Necro wrote: »

I missed it cos of stupid work.

Ah well. It's an ok line up but the dismissal of pop tunes for some of the indie songs is a bit ridiculous

Can we rename this the *hipster* 90s best song contest

I must admit I'm shocked by the "quality" of the music left in it as most of it would be to my taste. I was sure that some of the more "popular" songs of the 90s would have done well

khalessi · 22-01-2020 03:39PM

lassykk wrote: »

I must admit I'm shocked by the "quality" of the music left in it as most of it would be to my taste. I was sure that some of the more "popular" songs of the 90s would have done well

Well the 90s were the era of grunge and indie going massive

22-01-2020 03:39PM

Lassy,

Did you have a nosey at the album covers competition?

Electric Nitwit · 22-01-2020 03:42PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Lassy,

Did you have a nosey at the album covers competition?

Some, all, or none of the bands featured here will be in the aforementioned Album Covers PEEHS quiz

Open for entries now, come and show off your musical knowledge

EDIT: just checked and 10 of the 14 artists left standing here were in the first album covers quiz! (so are not in this one)

Declan A Walsh · 22-01-2020 03:42PM

I have one nomination left in the competition and it got through without me voting!

lassykk · 22-01-2020 03:44PM

khalessi wrote: »

Well the 90s were the era of grunge and indie going massive

Best time to be alive for music - Shame I was 5 when the 90s started and not able to enjoy what must have been some of the best concerts ever

lassykk · 22-01-2020 03:45PM

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Some, all, or none of the bands featured here will be in the aforementioned Album Covers PEEHS quiz

Open for entries now, come and show off your musical knowledge

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Lassy,

Did you have a nosey at the album covers competition?

Just taking a look there now.

I listen to a huge amount of music but not sure I know album covers very well. I'll definitely give it a go though

khalessi · 22-01-2020 03:45PM

have 2 songs and 3 groups left in

Triceratops Ballet · 22-01-2020 03:52PM

I've 3 tracks left. I think Dreams is my most disappointing loss, well the most disappointing recent loss anyway!!

Rikand · 22-01-2020 05:03PM

Green&Red wrote: »

No Oasis in a vote for the best song of the 90s? That is outrageous

I'm not an oasis fan, but I'd agree that that is outrageous.

I guess it proves the age old debate

Blur > Oasis

the heathen · 22-01-2020 05:14PM

Looks like Oasis are the A-Ha of the 90's. Neither likely to win a greatest song of the decade but both left the competition much earlier than they should've.

ArnoldJRimmer · 22-01-2020 05:18PM

I think its a decent enough line-up, but then again, I liked most of these bands as a teenager in the 90s.

If I was to be super critical, two Cranberries tunes is probably OTT, particularly since Dreams is better than both. Come as Your Are is cr@p by Nirvana's standards, and Tonight Tonight would not make it into my top 10 favourite Pumpkins songs, and they're still one of my favourite bands of all time

The rest are all really good picks

angel eyes 2012 · 22-01-2020 05:33PM

khalessi wrote: »

Well the 90s were the era of grunge and indie going massive

And dance, rap and R&B which are all massively unrepresented. Pity - admittedly I did not like grunge or indie music at all. I missed most of the votes due to work and all my nominations are gone, although I was pleasantly surprised that my nomination Chris Isaak lasted so long, particularly as another pick, Happy Mondays fell much earlier on.

lassykk · 22-01-2020 05:36PM

angel eyes 2012 wrote: »

And dance, rap and R&B which are all massively unrepresented. Pity - admittedly I did not like grunge or indie music at all. I missed most of the votes due to work and all my nominations are gone, although I was pleasantly surprised that my nomination Chris Isaak lasted so long, particularly as another pick, Happy Mondays fell much earlier on.

I was surprised by this myself. I must admit I really dislike rap and R&B and it would be the very odd dance tune I'd like. Must be a lot of grunge/indie fans on boards!

Zaph · 22-01-2020 05:59PM

lassykk wrote: »

I was surprised by this myself. I must admit I really dislike rap and R&B and it would be the very odd dance tune I'd like. Must be a lot of grunge/indie fans on boards!

I'd be pretty much the same, not a fan of rap or R&B, and only like the odd dance track. But despite being very much an alt/indie fan, oddly enough the only artist left of whom I've bought anything they released is Fatboy Slim. Not really a fan of anyone who's left tbh.

rainbowtrout · 22-01-2020 06:59PM

Necro wrote: »

Ah well. It's an ok line up but the dismissal of pop tunes for some of the indie songs is a bit ridiculous

Can we rename this the *hipster* 90s best song contest

Hardly hipster. All of the remaining songs were top 20 hits. There's nothing obscure there. Grunge and rock were huge in the 90s.

Just had a look at the 50 best selling singles of the 90s https://www.nme.com/photos/50-best-selling-tracks-of-the-90s-1437045
And only two of the remaining 16 are on it. And there's plenty on it that weren't in the first round either.

Kolido · 22-01-2020 08:34PM

Going to stick with the same voting system as the last contest.

Round 4

Please give a reason with your vote or it will not be counted.
First song to 10 votes or winning song after 1 hour. In event of a tie, song with least conceeded votes from R1 goes through. Still tied, I will cast deciding vote.

Kolido · 22-01-2020 08:39PM

R4/Match 1

Coolio - Gangster's Paradise

vs

Fatboy Slim - Praise You

R4/Match 2

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

vs

The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

khalessi · 22-01-2020 08:41PM

R4/Match 1
Fatboy Slim - Praise You

Picked this as it always makes me smile and still sounds good after all these years

R4/Match 2
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Epitomises the 90s. It is a fantastic song and band and I loved moshing to it

Necro · 22-01-2020 08:42PM

Coolio - One of the catalysts (along with 2Pac who should also be in this round) for launching rap into the mainstream.

And Smells Like Teen Spirit. As good as Bitter Sweet Symphony is, Teen Spirit is better. Symphony is more well known imo for the video.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 22-01-2020 08:43PM

Fatboy Slim - Praise You - don't really think either of these songs should have made it this far. Despite enjoying both, I think they're two of the weaker songs left in the competition, but Praise You to me is probably the more iconic of the two so I'll throw it a vote.

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - one of my nominations and in my opinion one of the defining songs and bands of the '90s. Potential winner of the whole competition I thin.

22-01-2020 08:44PM

R4/Match 1
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Great tune, timeless

R4/Match 2
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Soundtrack to my teens, love it

Rikand · 22-01-2020 08:44PM

My vote ::The verve -

very relevant to me in my formative years. More so than this nirvana song. Prefer other nirvana songs to this one

My vote:: coolio

Just one of those songs you instantly think of as 90's classic. Much more so than praise you and it's admittedly great video

Tauriel · 22-01-2020 08:46PM

R4/Match 1
Coolio - Gangster's Paradise
I normally hate rap/hip hop music but actually really like this song.

R4/Match 2
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
My last song in this comp and it's just a brilliant anthem that I'll happily listen to any day of the week.

lassykk · 22-01-2020 08:46PM

Coolio - Absolutely cracking tune in a genre I'd like very few songs in. Can't say I like any other songs of a similar vain. I also detest the song praise you so that made the choice easy!

Nirvana - Amazingly I didn't like this song when I first got into rock/grunge music but it grew on me over the years. Not a massive nirvana fan but this is a classic

22-01-2020 08:48PM

#1 - Gangstas Paradise
One of the best rap hits of the '90's, has mass appeal even fir those not big into rap (like me!) and just a better song imo than Praise You, which is quite long and repetitive.

#2 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Not the best Nirvana song but pretty damn influential and a defining moment in the grunge era. Bitter Sweet Symphony is good, just not as good.

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