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Boardsies Greatest Irish No.1 of the 90s

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  • #872
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,077 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
    Whigfield - Saturday Night


  • #873
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
    Whigfield - Saturday Night


  • #874
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,482 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia 8 Vs 10 Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
    Whigfield - Saturday Night 10 Vs 7 Take That - Never Forget

    We have our final 4. Semi-Final will run tonight, it will be most votes in 2 hours, so hope to see all later and thanks as always.

    Your final 4

    No Doubt - Don't Speak
    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
    Whigfield - Saturday Night


  • #875
    Necro
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 58,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


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  • #876
    Cosmo Kramer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,282 ✭✭✭Cosmo Kramer


    Everything about that woman annoys me.


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  • #877
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Kolido wrote: »
    Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia 8 Vs 10 Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
    Whigfield - Saturday Night 10 Vs 7 Take That - Never Forget

    We have our final 4. Semi-Final will run tonight, it will be most votes in 2 hours, so hope to see all later and thanks as always.

    Your final 4

    No Doubt - Don't Speak
    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
    Whigfield - Saturday Night

    If it is the first two against each other and the second two against each other, that makes it much easier for me! :D


  • #878
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,077 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    begbysback wrote: »
    Gotta be kiddin me, we should sticky the names that voted for whigfield, forever named and shamed
    begbysback wrote: »
    Oh dear god
    Cosmo Kramer wrote: »
    Everything about that woman annoys me.
    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    If it is the first two against each other and the second two against each other, that makes it much easier for me! :D


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  • #879
    begbysback
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭begbysback


    Kolido wrote: »
    Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia 8 Vs 10 Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
    Whigfield - Saturday Night 10 Vs 7 Take That - Never Forget

    We have our final 4. Semi-Final will run tonight, it will be most votes in 2 hours, so hope to see all later and thanks as always.

    Your final 4

    No Doubt - Don't Speak
    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
    Whigfield - Saturday Night

    In future times researchers will find this thread most interesting when attempting to assess the psychological impact of locking people down for too long.


  • #880
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Thinking of Riverdance reminded me of the Eurovision 1994, where it all started as an interval act. It took place in The Point, Dublin. Then I remembered that Ireland won the Eurovision that year - three in a row! The winner was Rock and Rolls Kids by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan. It was, of course, somewhat overshadowed on the night by the Riverdance extravaganza!

    Nevertheless, I was curious that it did not turn up in this tournament. I was surprised to find out that it stopped at Number 2 in the Irish Charts. Linda Martin's Why Me (1992) and Niamh Kavanagh's In Your Eyes (1993) did reach Number 1. I was then curious about Ireland's last Eurovision winner, Eimear Quinn's The Voice (1996). It stopped at Number 3.

    Looking back over my above post, I wondered about Marc Robert's entry for Ireland in the Eurovision of 1997 - Mysterious Woman. It came second and that's the last time to date that Ireland was in the top five in the Eurovision. Remembering how popular that song was at the time, I checked Wikipedia to find that this was another song that stalled at Number 2 in the Irish Charts!


  • #881
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Fun fact: Riverdance by Bill Whelan holds the record for the most weeks ever at Number 1 in the Irish Charts. That was 18 weeks at Number 1 in 1994. The second highest for the 1990s, as opposed to all time, was the 1990 Republic of Ireland World Cup Squad with Put 'Em Under Pressure. That spent 13 weeks at the top in 1990.


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  • #882
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Fun fact: Riverdance by Bill Whelan holds the record for the most weeks ever at Number 1 in the Irish Charts. That was 18 weeks at Number 1 in 1994. The second highest for the 1990s, as opposed to all time, was the 1990 Republic of Ireland World Cup Squad with Put 'Em Under Pressure. That spent 13 weeks at the top in 1990.


    Those two should be the final.


  • #883
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    If Whigfield wins everyone should attempt her hair plaits even those without hair draw them on :p


  • #884
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    The Irish single buyer is a strange animal. They seem to ignore all the good songs released by band X and instead buy their crappest song by the armful.

    And all those Westlife no 1s :eek: I think I remember them saying at one stage that they have had more no 1s than the Beatles!

    Anyway i really don't see the point in buying singles and never did. Give me an album everytime thank you very much.


  • #885
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    If Whigfield wins everyone should attempt her hair plaits even those without hair draw them on :p
    I suppose you'll want us all to dress in a towel and do the dance while filming ourselves too.
    :o


  • #886
    Necro
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 58,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    the purple tin wrote:
    And all those Westlife no 1s I think I remember them saying at one stage that they have had more no 1s than the Beatles!

    That's more down to them being Irish than anything else I suspect. We're a rather patriotic bunch at times :pac:

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  • #887
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Necro wrote: »
    That's more down to them being Irish than anything else I suspect. We're a rather patriotic bunch at times :pac:


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    Patriotism is it? Don't think I don't know what you're up to.
    You just want those royalty cheques to keep on rolling in :P


  • #888
    Necro
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 58,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    :D

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  • #889
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    the purple tin wrote: »
    I suppose you'll want us all to dress in a towel and do the dance while filming ourselves too.
    :o

    No the towel would cover the plaits and if Riverdance would have won we could do our best Flately and Butler dancing


  • #890
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,482 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Guys, could we finish this tonight, 1 hour for the semis and 1 hour for the final?


  • #891
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,482 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Kolido wrote: »
    Guys, could we finish this tonight, 1 hour for the semis and 1 hour for the final?

    Lets stick to the original plan, don't want anyone to miss out.

    Semi finals on the way.


    Most votes in 2 hours.
    If there is a tie, 30 mins golden vote followed by least conceded in previous rounds followed by my vote


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  • #892
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,482 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    SF/M1

    Whigfield - Saturday Night
    Irl No.1 for 4 weeks in 1994 UK No.1/US N/A

    Vs

    No Doubt - Don't Speak
    Irl No.1 for 3 weeks in 1997 UK No.1/US N/A





    SF/M2

    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
    Irl No.1 for 3 weeks in 1997 UK No.2/US N/A

    Vs

    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
    Irl No.1 for 1 week in 1996 UK No.1/US No.55





    Whigfield - Saturday Night Vs No Doubt - Don't Speak
    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger


  • #893
    Necro
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 58,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Whigfield - Saturday Night - Dee, dee, na, na, na?


    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger - Anthemic, would be a good final

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  • #894
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Whigfield - Saturday Night
    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger


  • #895
    cee_jay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,948 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    Necro wrote: »
    Whigfield - Saturday Night - Dee, dee, na, na, na?


    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger - Anthemic, would be a good final

    Same for me


  • #896
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Whigfield - Saturday Night

    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger


  • #897
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,509 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Whigfield - Saturday Night Vs No Doubt - Don't Speak
    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger


  • #898
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    Whigfield - Saturday Night

    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

    Same Please


  • #899
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    No Doubt - Don't Speak
    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)


  • #900
    Archeron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,692 ✭✭✭Archeron


    Whigfield - Saturday Night (and may the lord have mercy on my soul)
    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

          


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  • #901
    Irish Aris
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,652 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Aris


    No Doubt - Don't Speak - I would rather had this as the final
    Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) - Anything but Oasis


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