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Boardsies Greatest Irish No.1 of the 90s

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    #932
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,656 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    PM sent, thanks Kolido for all the work that went into this.


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    #933
    begbysback
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭begbysback


    Coolio - Gangstas Paradise


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    #934
    ari101
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭ari101


    begbysback wrote: »
    Coolio - Gangstas Paradise

    Well I would prefer that but unfortunately it went in an earlier round :D


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    #935
    Kolido
    Registered Users Posts: 13,361 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    20 votes in so far, a superb turnout, thanks everyone.

    I guess this is as good a time as any to promote my next contest. I'm interested in trying both of these, not sure which first.

    Most overrated song ever or greatest UK No.2 ever


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    #936
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Kolido wrote:
    Most overrated song ever or greatest UK No.2 ever

    Over rated song seems like it could garner significant controversy.

    Go with that :pac:


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    #937
    ari101
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭ari101


    Kolido wrote: »
    20 votes in so far, a superb turnout, thanks everyone.

    I guess this is as good a time as any to promote my next contest. I'm interested in trying both of these, not sure which first.

    Most overrated song ever or greatest UK No.2 ever

    Arguably some were underrated as they should have made number 1...? ;)


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    #938
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,641 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I PM'd last night Kol, can you believe earlier
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #939
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Kolido wrote: »
    20 votes in so far, a superb turnout, thanks everyone.

    I guess this is as good a time as any to promote my next contest. I'm interested in trying both of these, not sure which first.

    Most overrated song ever or greatest UK No.2 ever

    Greatest UK No. 2 would be good. Tonnes of brilliant songs never made it to No. 1 (and many made it to No. 1 undeservedly!). I actually think the greatest UK No. 3 ever would also be very interesting.

    Would it be a situation where posters nominate songs to vote on? Otherwise, it would take an awful long time for the host to put together. i.e. all the songs! Even Number 2s (and probably even more so for Number 3s) for a specific decade would have a lot more songs than Number 1s - a lot of Number 1s stayed at the top for multiple weeks, which did not happen to the same degree below Number 1.

    EDIT: Most underrated song is good too. Definitely a nominate your entry job and might want to specifically disallow Number 1s.
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    #940
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,731 ✭✭✭abff


    Greatest UK number 2? Hard to think of one that would beat Fairytale of New York.


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    #941
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    abff wrote: »
    Greatest UK number 2? Hard to think of one that would beat Fairytale of New York.

    No, no it wouldn't be hard. Pretty much anything could beat it.


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    #942
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,731 ✭✭✭abff


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    No, no it wouldn't be hard. Pretty much anything could beat it.

    I figured that might get a reaction. Maybe it would win both of Kolido’s proposed next contests?


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    #943
    Irish Aris
    Registered Users Posts: 5,009 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    I like both Kol, I would participate in either!


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    #944
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    abff wrote: »
    I figured that might get a reaction. Maybe it would win both of Kolido’s proposed next contests?

    As regards most underrated, Fairtytale of New York would hardly fit - it gets plenty of mention and attention every year!
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    #945
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I just realised that I turned Kolido's overrated into underrated - two very different concepts! :o

    Overrated could be quite controversial alright...not that any example has been given recently. :D

    I think underrated might exercise music lovers' minds more than overrated, which might put them in bad form!
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    #946
    Kolido
    Registered Users Posts: 13,361 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I PM'd last night Kol, can you believe earlier

    Yeah but for the 80s contest!


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    #947
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Oh Liz :D


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    #948
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    :pac:


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    #949
    Kolido
    Registered Users Posts: 13,361 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Greatest UK No. 2 would be good. Tonnes of brilliant songs never made it to No. 1 (and many made it to No. 1 undeservedly!). I actually think the greatest UK No. 3 ever would also be very interesting.

    Would it be a situation where posters nominate songs to vote on? Otherwise, it would take an awful long time for the host to put together. i.e. all the songs! Even Number 2s (and probably even more so for Number 3s) for a specific decade would have a lot more songs than Number 1s - a lot of Number 1s stayed at the top for multiple weeks, which did not happen to the same degree below Number 1.

    EDIT: Most underrated song is good too. Definitely a nominate your entry job and might want to specifically disallow Number 1s.

    Yeah ideally I would just run the best ever and let you guys nominate, though I think that might also but a lot of work on everyone to research which songs are eligible. I know there are plenty of lists out there, but it's a lot of songs to go through. Not really sure which would be the best to run it.
    To make things even more complicated, I was thinking of extending it across the Irish, UK, and US charts (Hot 100), so any song that never topped any of those charts but reached No.2 in at least one of them.

    Regarding the No.3, never really thought it was a thing, might be more difficult to find lists for that?


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    #950
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Kolido wrote: »
    Yeah ideally I would just run the best ever and let you guys nominate, though I think that might also but a lot of work on everyone to research which songs are eligible. I know there are plenty of lists out there, but it's a lot of songs to go through. Not really sure which would be the best to run it.
    To make things even more complicated, I was thinking of extending it across the Irish, UK, and US charts (Hot 100), so any song that never topped any of those charts but reached No.2 in at least one of them.

    Regarding the No.3, never really thought it was a thing, might be more difficult to find lists for that?

    Probably considered a bit more obscure, but I did find one list:
    http://www.pharoah.co.uk/number-3s-80s.htm
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    #951
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,641 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Kolido wrote: »
    Yeah but for the 80s contest!

    :D
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    #952
    Kolido
    Registered Users Posts: 13,361 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Going to call the result now, don't think there will be any more votes.

    Let me say thanks to all of you for playing and following along, I hope it was fun.

    I will be back soon with another tournament. Hope to see you all then


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    #953
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,324 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Thanks Kolido. The work put in was much appreciated as usual. Take a break.

    We won’t hold the preferences of the Irish single buying public against you....for too many months.


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    #954
    Kolido
    Registered Users Posts: 13,361 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Boardsies greatest Irish no. 1 of the 90s is .....

    Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger



    Apart from liking the song more, most folk mentioned that this band defined the decade and deserved to win. I'm not really an Oasis fan but can't argue with that.


    No Doubt - Don't Speak 9 Vs 15 Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

    Liz
    Necro
    CeeJay
    Bubbly
    QB
    Purple
    LeVar
    Channel
    Strawbs
    Mack
    Hilda
    Collie
    Hillbilly
    Archeron
    abff

    No Doubt - Don't Speak

    Purgative
    Declan
    Cosmo
    Rebe
    Aris
    Lassy
    Ari
    Shane
    Sawduck


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    #955
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Woo hoo! If it couldn't be Whigfield I'm delighted it was Oasis

    tenor.gif

    Thanks for running Kol this was great fun :D


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    #956
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,324 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Worthy winner.

    Anthemic and as Kolido said - Oasis were the archetypal 90s band.

    Stick a bunch of 30/40 somethings in a pub, stick this on later in the evening and try to find one not singing along.


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    #957
    [Deleted User]
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    Worthy winner.

    Thank you Kol :)


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    #958
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,641 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    What a tune, great lyrics and vocal by Noel, song of 80s :p 90s and 00s

    Someday a reunion will happen for Oasis

    As usual a great tournie Kol
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    #959
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Can't argue with the winner. I was torn between both finalists initially, but for sing-a-long-ability and just the craic of ​always changing the lyrics so that you're screaming "Don't Look Back You W@nker" in your friends face, had to go with the Manchunian Massive.

    Cheers for running Kol. Look forward to your next one.


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    #960
    Sawduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Great winner, either song would have been worthy of winning.
    Another great tournament Kol cheers for doing it, I look forward to your next one


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    #961
    Purgative
    Registered Users Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Thanks Kol, great job. Thoroughly enjoyed it.


    Pity most of my favourites fell at the fences but is was a great ride nonetheless, best I've had for a while anyway.


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