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Boardsies Decide - The Greatest Song from 2010s

Necro · 2020-11-09 13:36:57

Hey folks, Seems to be a clamour for this contest so I'm going to run it in the coming weeks. So get your nominations in for the Best Song from 2010 to 2020 - lettuce see where it fits in with the other decades in terms of genre, taste etc.. Criteria: Must have been released as a single since Jan 1st 2010. I'm going to…

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#272 13-11-2020 02:28PM

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lassykk wrote: »

Lots of country & western going on - was 2010s a C&W decade?

Every decade is a Country & Western decade. Whoop! Whoop!

With the likes of Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus crossing over to more mainstream pop, Country music in general started becoming a bit poppier and rockier than it had been previously, so it definitely became somewhat more popular with the masses in the 2010s I think.

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#273 13-11-2020 02:33PM

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Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Every decade is a Country & Western decade. Whoop! Whoop!

With the likes of Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus crossing over to more mainstream pop, Country music in general started becoming a bit poppier and rockier than it had been previously, so it definitely became somewhat more popular with the masses in the 2010s I think.

I nominated a Taylor Swift song but was just surprised by the number of them popping up in this section!

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#274 13-11-2020 02:34PM

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Nay to every one of them

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#275 13-11-2020 03:12PM

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Can I still vote on the songs from this morning? Will start listening soon

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#276 13-11-2020 03:12PM

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This is Me - The Greatest Showman Cast (Keala Seattle) - Nay

YONAKA - Lose Our Heads - Nay

Blue October - Sway - Nay

Blake Shelton - God's Country - it's okish, so yay

John Legend - All of Me - Nay

Clean Bandit - Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) - Nay

Carrie Underwood - Church Bells -nay

Bastille - Pompeii - Yay

Adele - One and Only - Nay

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#277 13-11-2020 03:15PM

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ShaneU wrote: »

Can I still vote on the songs from this morning? Will start listening soon

Yeah voting remains open till 6pm

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#278 13-11-2020 03:46PM

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he Greatest Showman ; nay

YONAKA : nay

Blue October ; Nay

Blake Shelton ; Nay - who keeps nominating all this lite country?

John Legend ; Yay

Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne ; Yay - great hook

Carrie Underwood ; Can I nay twice?

Adele ; Nay

Bastille ; Yay
Strong contender IMO

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#279 13-11-2020 05:39PM

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Eminem - Headlights Nay
Kendrick Lamar - Alright Yay
Disturbed - The Sound of Silence Yay
Snow Patrol - This Isn't Everything You Are Nay
Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail Nay
Scouting For Girls - This Ain't a Love Song Nay
Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat Yay
Rachel Platten-Fight Song Nay
Hello my Love - Westlife Nay
Arcade Fire - Ready To Start Yay
Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B - Girls Like You Yay
Portugal. The Man-Feel It Still Yay
Panic At The Disco-High Hopes Yay
Lady Gaga-Applause Yay
Dermot Kennedy - Giants Nay
This is Me - The Greatest Showman Cast (Keala Seattle) Yay
YONAKA - Lose Our Heads Yay
Blue October - Sway Yay
Blake Shelton - God's Country Yay
John Legend - All of Me Yay
Clean Bandit - Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) Yay my nom
Carrie Underwood - Church Bells Nay
Bastille - Pompeii Nay
Adele - One and Only Yay

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#280 13-11-2020 06:34PM

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Yes to All

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#281 13-11-2020 07:08PM

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Scores:

Song Name Yay Nay
Eminem - Headlights 4 9
Kendrick Lamar - Alright 3 8
Disturbed - The Sound of Silence 8 5
Snow Patrol - This Isn't Everything You Are 4 6
Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail 5 7
Scouting For Girls - This Ain't a Love Song 9 4
Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat 8 3
Rachel Platten-Fight Song 8 3
Hello my Love - Westlife 2 9
Arcade Fire - Ready To Start 5 7
Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B - Girls Like You 4 7
Portugal. The Man-Feel It Still 8 4
Panic At The Disco-High Hopes 6 6
Lady Gaga-Applause 6 6
Dermot Kennedy - Giants 4 8
This is Me - The Greatest Showman Cast (Keala Seattle) 4 7
YONAKA - Lose Our Heads 6 5
Blue October - Sway 4 7
Blake Shelton - God's Country 6 6
John Legend - All of Me 6 6
Clean Bandit - Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) 8 4
Carrie Underwood - Church Bells 5 7
Bastille - Pompeii 9 4
Adele - One and Only 4 8

That late, late yes vote for YONAKA by Liz seals them passage to Round 1.

8 out of 24 songs met your approval today, and tomorrow we kick off the prelims...

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#282 13-11-2020 07:10PM

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The following songs all have earned a bye alongside the multi nominations into Round 1.

Round 1
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Adele - Someone Like You
Ward Thomas - Guilty Flowers
Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee - Despacito
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
Birdy - Wings
Sia - Chandelier
Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory
Bruce Springsteen: Death To My Hometown
Wild Youth - Can't Move On
Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
Florence and the Machine-Spectrum
Regina Spector - All the Rowboats
Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
Linkin Park - Castle of Glass
Muse-Dead Inside
Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin
Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani - Nobody But You
Walk The Moon-Shut Up And Dance
Gary Numan-My Name Is Ruin
Arkells-Relentless
Scouting For Girls - This Ain't a Love Song
Rachel Platten-Fight Song
Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
Bastille - Pompeii
Portugal. The Man-Feel It Still
Clean Bandit - Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)
YONAKA - Lose Our Heads

Which means we have 57 songs qualified in total.

And a massive 213 that need to traverse the prelims starting tomorrow, as we whittle our way down to a first round total of 128.

Some of those which will need to earn your love:

Prelims
Billie Eilish - Ocean Eyes
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: U Get Me High
Troye Sivan - My My My!
Nickelback - When We Stand Together
The Wandering Hearts - Devil
RubberBandits - Horse Outside
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
The Shires - Nashville Grey Skies
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow
Lily Allen - Hard Out Here
One Direction - Little Things
Foster The People-Houdini
Neil Young: Love and War
Tones & I - Dance Monkey
Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (released in US Feb 2010)
Fun.-Some Nights
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj-Bang Bang
Hurts-Wonderful Life
Scouting For Girls - Posh Girls
Eminem - Headlights
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Hello my Love - Westlife
Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B - Girls Like You
Dermot Kennedy - Giants
Snow Patrol - This Isn't Everything You Are
Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
Panic At The Disco-High Hopes
Lady Gaga-Applause
This is Me - The Greatest Showman Cast (Keala Seattle)
Blue October - Sway
Blake Shelton - God's Country
John Legend - All of Me
Carrie Underwood - Church Bells
Adele - One and Only

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#283 13-11-2020 07:24PM

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Necro wrote: »

That late, late yes vote for YONAKA by Liz seals them passage to Round 1.

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#284 13-11-2020 09:43PM

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Tournament Thread now open. See you all tomorrow

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