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Boardsies Decide - The Greatest Song from 2010s

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  • #932
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Firework
    Try
    Levels
    I Need a Dollar


  • #933
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Florence & The Machine - No Light, No Light ; another classic Florence track compared to a meh Katy Perry track

    Tegan and Sara - Closer ; energetic indie pop track that defines the sound of the 2010s for me, and 'twas the first song that popped in to my head when making nominations

    Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks ; like both of 'em, but this is just another of those iconic 2010s tracks for me, and I love the upbeat music contrasting the dark lyrics

    The Black Keys - Lonely Boy ; like both, but this would be my favourite Black Keys song, also one of the simplest but greatest music videos of all-time


  • #934
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,088 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Katy Perry - Firework
    Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
    Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
    The Black Keys - Lonely Boy


  • #935
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Florence and the Machine - Despise that Firework song
    Aloe Blacc - Overplayed but had its moment.
    Pink - Can't stand the other one.
    Black Keys - Never knew it by name or anything but it's cool.


  • #936
    Sawduck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Match 9
    Florence & The Machine - No Light, No Light

    Match 10
    Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar

    Match 11
    Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

    Match 12
    The Black Keys - Lonely Boy


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  • #937
    Necro
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    Three of the matches are only seperated by a single vote with 25 mins to run

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  • #938
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    Fireworks
    Closer
    Pumped up Kick
    Lonely Boy


  • #939
    Necro
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    Katy Perry - Firework 6 6 Florence & The Machine - No Light, No Light
    Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar 6 6 Tegan and Sara - Closer
    Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks 6 6 Pink - Try
    The Black Keys - Lonely Boy 9 3 Avicii - Levels

    3 ties :eek: You folks aren't making this easy on me :P

    Ok decisions coming up shortly....

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  • #940
    Necro
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    Match 13


    Regina Spector - All the Rowboats






    VS


    Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber







    Match 14



    Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat








    VS




    Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn







    Match 15



    Janelle Monae - Tightrope








    VS





    Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls








    Match 16




    Arkells-Relentless







    VS




    Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Something Good Coming



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  • #941
    Necro
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    Ok in the first match I'm going for Katy Perry. There's already a much better Florence song through and variety is the spice of life.

    In the second I was all set to vote for Aloe Blacc but that Tegan and Sara is a choon so once again I'm putting them through.

    And in the third I love both but I prefer the Pink track, it was my fave of hers sung live at Wembley.

    So....

    Katy Perry - Firework 7 6 Florence & The Machine - No Light, No Light
    Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar 6 7 Tegan and Sara - Closer
    Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks 6 7 Pink - Try


    The three that missed out will get a second bite at the cherry though...

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  • #942
    [Deleted User]
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    Match 13
    Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber. This is terrible, but makes me want to dance *shame*


    Match 14
    Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat


    Match 15
    Janelle Monae - Tightrope


    Match 16
    Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Something Good Coming


  • #943
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Timber
    Mr. Saxobeat
    California Girls
    Something Good Coming


  • #944
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    All the rowboats
    Mr Saxobeat
    Tightrope
    Something good coming


  • #945
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,824 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Match 13: Regina Spektor - not mad about it but it's not Pitbull.
    Match 14: Two Door Cinema Club - two catchy tunes but this one is more likely to wind up on a playlist for me.
    Match 15: Janelle Monáe - CHOOOOOON. She's really talented and this is a great song. Don't like the other one at all.
    Match 16: Tom Petty - mainly for the pretty instrumentation, don't really mind which of these go through though tbh.


  • #946
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Regina Spector - All the Rowboats ; argh, Timber really is a guilty pleasure, but this one is class and one of my favourites in the tournament, so must give it the vote

    Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat ; I like both, but there's not really an awful lot of dance tracks in the tournament, so will give Alexandra Stan the nod here

    Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls ; it's a tune, and not too fond of that Janelle Monae song#

    Arkells - Relentless ; really like both, but Relentless feels more 2010's while Something Good Coming could've been released at any point in the past 50 years


  • #947
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,088 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Regina Spector - All the Rowboats
    Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn
    Janelle Monae - Tightrope
    Arkells-Relentless


  • #948
    JohnGreenFan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    Match 13
    Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber

    Match 14
    Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn

    Match 15
    Janelle Monae - Tightrope

    Match 16
    Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Something Good Coming


  • #949
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,516 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Match 13: Regina Spektor - My pick plus pitbull is muck
    Match 14: Two Door Cinema Club - another cracker of a tune
    Match 15: Janelle Monáe - Didn’t know it before but I like it
    Match 16: Arkells - Relentless don’t feel strongly one way or the other but this one edged it


  • #950
    Irish Aris
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,676 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Match 13
    Regina Spektor - really like her voice

    Match 14
    Two Door Cinema Club - I simply can't stand Mr Saxobeat

    Match 15
    Janelle Monae - Tough One but I will go with Janelle as it is a new discovery for me.

    Match 16
    Arkells - Love them, and they are brilliant live!


  • #951
    [Deleted User]
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    bubblypop wrote: »
    Match 13
    Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber. This is terrible, but makes me want to dance *shame*


    Match 14
    Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat


    Match 15
    Janelle Monae - Tightrope


    Match 16
    Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Something Good Coming

    Same as bubblypop for me please


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  • #952
    Necro
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    Regina Spector - All the Rowboats 6 4 Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber
    Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat 5 5 Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn
    Janelle Monae - Tightrope 8 2 Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
    Arkells-Relentless 4 6 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Something Good Coming

    Late vote from Omackeral ties things up in the second bout.

    Decision incoming.

    Last set of 4 for the night coming right up too.

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  • #953
    Necro
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    Match 17


    Daft Punk - Get Lucky








    VS




    Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege










    Match 18



    Little Green Cars - My Love Took Me Down to the River To Silence Me









    VS




    Linkin Park - Burn it Down










    Match 19




    Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk









    VS





    Villagers - Nothing Arrived










    Match 20




    David Bowie-Lazarus








    VS




    The Black Keys - Gold on the Ceiling




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  • #954
    Necro
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    I'm voting for Mr Saxobeat here, mainly because I agree with LeVar's reasoning on his vote.

    So as a result

    Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat 6 5 Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn

    Not the end of the road for Two Door Cinema Club though...

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  • #955
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,088 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Daft Punk - Get Lucky

    Little Green Cars - My Love Took Me Down to the River To Silence Me

    Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

    The Black Keys - Gold on the Ceiling


  • #956
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,894 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Match 17
    Daft Punk - Get Lucky

    Match 18
    Linkin Park - Burn it Down

    Match 19
    Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

    Match 20
    The Black Keys - Gold on the Ceiling


  • #957
    Sawduck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    March 17
    Daft Punk - Get Lucky

    Match 18
    Linkin Park - Burn it Down

    Match 19
    Neither

    Match 20
    The Black Keys - Gold on the Ceiling


  • #958
    [Deleted User]
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    Match 17: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - I never got the hype around Daft Punk. "Get Lucky" was alright when it was released but I think being overplayed killed it a bit. And, unlike "Sacrilege", it doesn't have a gospel choir!

    Match 18: Little Green Cars - One of my favourite Irish bands, sadly no longer together (though most have rebanded under Soda Blonde, who put up a strong showing in the prelims). This is just a really well written, beautifully song. Manages to be sombre but also quite catchy. Also, I must confess that I'm not as keen on Linkin Park as others in this forum seem to be; the song is grand, but doesn't really inspire me to listen to it on repeat.

    Match 19: Villagers - Backing the Irish contingent again! :p I love Villagers and I love this song. I appreciate "Uptown Funk" for being very catchy and well produced, but again I think being overplayed killed it a bit for me. (Also maybe it's just me but I think it would have worked better with a female vocalist)

    Match 20: David Bowie - This is a tough one, two very good songs. "Gold On The Ceiling" is obviously catchier and more memorable on first listen, but "Lazarus" is a really beautiful song. Mournful, moving and with some awesome saxophone. I'd never have been a huge fan of Bowie while he was alive, but I listened to the Blackstar album shortly after he passed away and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Challenging but immensely rewarding.


  • #959
    lassykk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Linkin Park Burn It Down

    My nomination and one of their best songs. Can't listen to the others now to judge


  • #960
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,088 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Not buying the overplayed excuse, if it's on the radio a lot it means it's a good song!


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  • #961
    Irish Aris
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    Match 17
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Match 18
    Linkin Park

    Match 19
    Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

    Match 20
    David Bowie


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