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Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

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  • #572
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,101 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Superstition - Stevie Wonder
    (tough one though)

    Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

    I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

    Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen


  • #573
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 5: Donna Summer - I Feel Love 4 - 6 Abba - Mamma Mia
    Match 6: Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper 6 - 2 B52s - Rock Lobster
    Match 7: Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama 6 - 4 Chic - Everybody Dance
    Match 8: Black Sabbath - Paranoid 6 - 1 Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone


  • #574
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love

    Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

    Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

    Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music


  • #575
    angel eyes 2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 985 ✭✭✭angel eyes 2012


    Stevie
    ABBA
    Slade
    Bruce Springsteen


  • #576
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 9: David Bowie - Space Oddity 6 - 2 Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said
    Match 10:     Iggy Pop - Lust for Life 4 - 6 Don't Believe a Word - Thin Lizzy
    Match 11:     T. Rex - Children of the Revolution 2 - 6 Van Morrison - Moondance
    Match 12: David Bowie - Heroes 6 - 4 Gary Numan - Cars


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  • #577
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,178 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love

    Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

    Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

    Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music


  • #578
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,410 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Match 13 - Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks

    Match 14 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

    Match 15 - I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

    Match 16 - Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen


  • #579
    Irish Aris
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,646 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Match 13: The Buzzcocks (another one I discovered from the cover version of Fine Young Cannibals)
    Match 14: Talking Heads (I love ABBA but not one of my favourites this one)
    Match 15: No Vote
    Match 16: Wild Cherry (can't see it winning anyway, but I like both)

    Upcoming gigs and events: Nova Twins, Tanita Tikaram, David Byrne, The Cure,



  • #580
    ArnoldJRimmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭ArnoldJRimmer


    Match 13: Superstition - Stevie Wonder v Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks

    Buzzcocks


    Match 14: Psycho Killer - Talking Heads v Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You


    Talking Heads

    Match 15: Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade v I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
    Boomtown Rats



    Match 16: Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen v Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

    Wild Cherry


  • #581
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,441 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Bruce springsteen


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  • #582
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 13: Stevie Wonder - Superstition 3 - 5 Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks
    Match 14: Talking Heads - Psycho Killer 6 - 1 Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You
    Match 15: Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody 1 - 6 I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
    Match 16: Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 5 - 4 Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music


  • #583
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,804 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Match 13:
    Superstition - Stevie Wonder

    Match 14:
    Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You

    Match 15:
    I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

    Match 16:
    Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry


  • #584
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 13: Stevie Wonder - Superstition 4 - 5 Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks
    Match 14: Talking Heads - Psycho Killer 6 - 1 Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You
    Match 15: Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody 1 - 6 I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
    Match 16: Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 6 - 4 Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music


  • #585
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 17: You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones v SOS - Abba





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    Match 18:Life on Mars - David Bowie v Because the Night - Patti Smith Group




    v




    Match 19: Black Betty - Ram Jam v Waterloo - Abba






    v



    Match 20: Boys Don't Cry - The Cure v Dreaming - Blondie






    v




  • #586
    ArnoldJRimmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭ArnoldJRimmer


    Match 17: You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones v SOS - Abba

    Rolling Stones

    Match 18:Life on Mars - David Bowie v Because the Night - Patti Smith Group

    David Bowie

    Match 19: Black Betty - Ram Jam v Waterloo - Abba

    Abba

    Match 20: Boys Don't Cry - The Cure v Dreaming - Blondie

    The Cure


  • #587
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,101 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
    Life on Mars - David Bowie
    Black Betty - Ram Jam
    Boys Don't Cry - The Cure


  • #588
    Necro
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 57,983 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    rainbowtrout wrote:
    Match 17: You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones v SOS - Abba

    Stones, SOS not my favourite ABBA track tbh
    rainbowtrout wrote:
    Match 18:Life on Mars - David Bowie v Because the Night - Patti Smith Group

    Because The Night
    rainbowtrout wrote:
    Match 19: Black Betty - Ram Jam v Waterloo - Abba

    Hard call here

    Black Betty for me

    rainbowtrout wrote:
    Match 20: Boys Don't Cry - The Cure v Dreaming - Blondie

    The Cure

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  • #589
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,804 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Match 17:
    SOS - Abba
    My nomination

    Match 18:
    Because the Night - Patti Smith Group

    Match 19:
    Black Betty - Ram Jam
    My nomination

    Match 20:
    Abstaining


  • #590
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,824 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    #17 - You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
    #18 - Because the Night - Patti Smith Group
    #19 - Waterloo - Abba
    #20 - Boys Don't Cry - The Cure


  • #591
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Abba - SOS

    Patti Smith Group - Because The Night

    Ram Jam - Black Betty

    The Cure - Boys Don't Cry


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  • #592
    Irish Aris
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,646 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Aris


    3 of the 4 matches very difficult choices (on another day 17 and 20 would have gone the other way)

    Match 17: ABBA
    Match 18: David Bowie (just because I nominated it)
    Match 19: ABBA again (the only easy one, also a nomination of mine)
    Match 20: Blondie

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  • #593
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,410 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Match 17 - You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones

    Match 18 - Because the Night - Patti Smith Group

    Match 19 - Black Betty - Ram Jam

    Match 20 - Dreaming - Blondie


  • #594
    angel eyes 2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 985 ✭✭✭angel eyes 2012


    Match 17:
    SOS - Abba

    Match 18:
    Because the Night - Patti Smith Group

    Match 19:
    Black Betty - Ram Jam

    Match 20:
    Blondie


  • #595
    Bridget Most Visitor
    Posts: 13,753 ✭✭✭✭ Bridget Most Visitor


    Abba

    Pattie Smith Group

    Ram Jam

    Blondie


  • #596
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,072 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Match 17: You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
    Match 18:Life on Mars - David Bowie
    Match 19: Black Betty - Ram Jam
    Match 20: Boys Don't Cry - The Cure


  • #597
    EEFGGFEDCCDEED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭EEFGGFEDCCDEED


    16 Bruce Springsteen
    17 Rolling Stones
    18 David Bowie


  • #598
    EEFGGFEDCCDEED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭EEFGGFEDCCDEED


    16 Bruce Springsteen
    17 Rolling Stones
    18 David Bowie


  • #599
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,465 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 21: A Horse with No Name - America v Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf





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    Match 22: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen v Your Song - Elton John





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    Match 23: Teenage Kicks - The Undertones v The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel






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    Match 24:Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy v Let It Be - The Beatles





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  • #600
    angel eyes 2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 985 ✭✭✭angel eyes 2012


    Meatloaf
    Queen
    Simon & Garfunkel
    Thin Lizzy


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  • #601
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    America - A Horse With No Name

    Elton John - Your Song

    Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

    The Beatles - Let It Be


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