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Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

rainbowtrout

Welcome to the live thread for Boardsies Best Song of the 70s.

We have 175 song entries.

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Any song that got more than one vote has automatically gone through to the first round. To fill some of the remaining slots in the first round, any act that had multiple songs entered with one vote for each had some of their songs put through.

The remainder have been drawn at random for the qualifiers.

For the qualifiers first to five goes through to the next round.

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[Deleted User]

Match 45 Riders on the Storm - The Doors

It's not as annoying and infinitely cooler.

Match 46 You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees

Disco > Country & Western

Match 47 My Sweet Lord - George Harrison

For the chill out vibe

Match 48 Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Frantic in the best way

[Deleted User]

Match 49 Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello

Match 50 Abstain, both crap

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

Declan A Walsh

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

My votes as well and the second is one of my noms. I believe I have given the fifth vote in each case! At lesat I got one through. My other noms - The Eagles and Talking Heads songs lost out! Thanks to those who voted for them.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Only 3 of my noms have appeared in the qualifiers (Toto - Hold The Line, Dolly Parton - Jolene, Elvis - Burning Love) and were all unfortunately knocked out, but I'm guessing that means my other 7 nominations were multi-noms so that's probably a good sign they might fare a bit better. Fingers crossed anyway.

ShaneU

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Only 3 of my noms have appeared in the qualifiers (Toto - Hold The Line, Dolly Parton - Jolene, Elvis - Burning Love) and were all unfortunately knocked out, but I'm guessing that means my other 7 nominations were multi-noms so that's probably a good sign they might fare a bit better. Fingers crossed anyway.

Same here but my three songs all went through

We probably picked a few of the same songs

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ShaneU wrote: »

Same here but my three songs all went through

We probably picked a few of the same songs

Now I'm curious... What were your 3 that went through?

ArnoldJRimmer

8 of my picks were in the qualifiers, the record is either 4-4 or 5-3, must check

So looks like I'm a 70s hipster

ShaneU

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Now I'm curious... What were your 3 that went through?

Free - All Right Now
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
Iggy Pop - The Passenger

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ShaneU wrote: »

Free - All Right Now
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
Iggy Pop - The Passenger

3 good choices. Missed out on a load of votes, so think I missed out on Free's match (would've voted for them anyway), and I definitely voted for Thin Lizzy and Iggy Pop.

[Deleted User]

ShaneU wrote: »

45 Riders on the Storm - The Doors
46 Country Roads - John Denver
47 My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
48 Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Same as this please

[Deleted User]

Oliver's Army

Young hearts run free

Irish Aris

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Only 3 of my noms have appeared in the qualifiers (Toto - Hold The Line, Dolly Parton - Jolene, Elvis - Burning Love) and were all unfortunately knocked out, but I'm guessing that means my other 7 nominations were multi-noms so that's probably a good sign they might fare a bit better. Fingers crossed anyway.

I also had 3 in these round of qualifiers
1 went through - Jean Michel Jarre (I didn't expect it tbh, it was a kind of a different choice)
Kraftwerk and Gary Numan/Tubeway Army out. I thought that Are Friends Electric could go on for a couple of rounds, alas it drew Angie, so I'll accept defeat gracefully

Tauriel

I think I also had about 3.

AC/DC Can I Sit Next to You Girl went out, Bee Gees Jive Talkin' got through and I think ABBA SOS went out too.

[Deleted User]

If I'm counting correctly, three of my nominations have appeared. Two went through, one went out (Tusk losing to Rhinestone fecking Cowboy, I mean seriously people! :rolleyes: )

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Deleted User wrote: »

If I'm counting correctly, three of my nominations have appeared. Two went through, one went out (Tusk losing to Rhinestone fecking Cowboy, I mean seriously people! :rolleyes: )

Yeah, that was f**king ridiculous. Tusk is a phenomenal song - was going to nominate it myself, but opted for another Fleetwood Mac song at the last minute instead.

rainbowtrout

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

3 good choices. Missed out on a load of votes, so think I missed out on Free's match (would've voted for them anyway), and I definitely voted for Thin Lizzy and Iggy Pop.

Ya I've had a few things on the last two evenings which are finished now, so I won't be running all the voting during the day, so people will get a chance to vote in the evening.

rainbowtrout

So the final two matches were as follows

Match 49: Elvis Costello 5 - 3 Staples Sisters

Match 50: Ramones 2 - 5 Candi Staton

Thanks to everyone who was voting the last two days, I didn't have to make a call on any match as the votes came in.

Onwards to Round 1 ... or the round of 128 as it's known in excel :pac:

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rainbowtrout wrote: »

Ya I've had a few things on the last two evenings which are finished now, so I won't be running all the voting during the day, so people will get a chance to vote in the evening.

My schedule is always all over the shop anyways, so generally makes no difference whether voting is during the day or evening, there's still a good chance I'll end up missing everything or I'll be able to vote in every single match...

[Deleted User]

Mine that are through

Rose Rose - Car Wash
10cc - I’m not in love
Joan Armatrading - love and affection

Out

Barbra Streisand - the way we were
Bee Gees - you should be dancing - can’t believe this has gone

rainbowtrout

Welcome to Round 1

Voting proceeds as before, except this time it's first to 6 gets through to the next round.

Round 1

Match 1: Hotel California - The Eagles v Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Match 2: London Calling - The Clash v I'm not in Love - 10cc

Match 3: Dream on - Aerosmith v Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd

Match 4: You've Got a Friend - James Taylor v One Step Beyond - Madness

[Deleted User]

Hotel California - The Eagles
I’m not in Love - 10cc
Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd
One Step Beyond - Madness

Declan A Walsh

Match 1: Hotel California - The Eagles v Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival. My Vote: The Eagles.

Match 2: London Calling - The Clash v I'm not in Love - 10cc.
My Vote: The Clash. I should have guessed that I would not have been the only one to nominate this! Could have squeezed in another song on my list!

Match 3: Dream on - Aerosmith v Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd
My Vote: Pink Floyd

Match 4: You've Got a Friend - James Taylor v One Step Beyond - Madness.
My Vote: James Taylor.

ArnoldJRimmer

Round 1

Match 1: Hotel California - The Eagles v Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Two big hitters to start off. I think I'll go with Creedence Clearwater Revivial here to keep it interesting

Match 2: London Calling - The Clash v I'm not in Love - 10cc

As cheesy a song as they come, but 10cc

Match 3: Dream on - Aerosmith v Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Match 4: You've Got a Friend - James Taylor v One Step Beyond - Madness

James Taylor

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The Eagles - Hotel California

The Clash - London Calling

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part II

Madness - One Step Beyond

[Deleted User]

Eagles

The Clash

Pink Floyd

Madness

Zaph

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

The Eagles - Hotel California

The Clash - London Calling

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part II

Madness - One Step Beyond

Exact same for me please

Tauriel

Match 1:
Hotel California - The Eagles

Match 2:
I'm not in Love - 10cc

Match 3:
Dream on - Aerosmith

Match 4:
One Step Beyond - Madness

Necro

Eagles
Clash - my nomination
Aerosmith - my nomination
No opinion on the last

Tauriel

Necro wrote: »

Aerosmith - my nomination

Well that clears up the question of who else nominated Dream On. Good taste dear sir!