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Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

  • 28-01-2020 10:07am
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    Registered Users Posts: 15,371 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Welcome to the live thread for Boardsies Best Song of the 70s.

    We have 175 song entries.


    Please note:

    Everyone can vote
    Any song that got more than one vote has automatically gone through to the first round. To fill some of the remaining slots in the first round, any act that had multiple songs entered with one vote for each had some of their songs put through.

    The remainder have been drawn at random for the qualifiers.



    For the qualifiers first to five goes through to the next round.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 15,371 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 1:

    Cherry Bomb - The Runaways v 10cc - I'm not in Love







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    Match 2:

    The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand v One Step Beyond - Madness






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    Match 3:

    Don't Cry for me Argentina - Julie Covington v My Sharona - The Knack







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    Match 4:

    Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo v Please Mr Postman - The Carpenters







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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Match 1:

    Cherry Bomb - The Runaways v 10cc - I'm not in Love


    My Vote: 10CC





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    Match 2:

    The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand v One Step Beyond - Madness


    My Vote: Madness




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    Match 3:

    Don't Cry for me Argentina - Julie Covington v My Sharona - The Knack


    My Vote: The Knack




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    Match 4:

    Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo v Please Mr Postman - The Carpenters


    My Vote: Status Quo. I nominated that one!




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    My votes above.


  • Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    10cc - I'm not in love Not really familiar with the other one.

    Madness - One Step Beyond Something very cheeky about it.

    The Knack - My Sharona Just a bit mental.

    The Carpenters - Please Mr Postman Reminds me of working in Eddie Rockets


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,811 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    1 10CC
    2 Madness
    3 The Knack
    4 Status Quo


  • Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,247 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Match 1 - Cherry Bomb - The Runaways

    Match 2 - One Step Beyond - Madness

    Match 3 - My Sharona - The Knack

    Match 4 - Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo


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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,544 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Wow, Madness was the 70s?!
    Vote Madness

    And vote My Sharona


  • Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,247 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Wow, Madness was the 70s?!

    Scary, isn't it?!


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,350 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    10CC
    Madness
    The Knack
    Carpenters


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,350 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Wow, Madness was the 70s?!
    Vote Madness

    And vote My Sharona

    That song was also in the 80s contest. Think it did cross but decades.


  • Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,247 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Kolido wrote: »
    That song was also in the 80s contest. Think it did cross but decades.

    Released 26/10/79 according to Wikipedia


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  • Registered Users Posts: 13,350 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Zaph wrote: »
    Released 26/10/79 according to Wikipedia

    hmmm...might need to re-run the whole 80s again :)


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    10cc
    Barbra Streisand
    The knack
    Status quo


  • Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,247 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Kolido wrote: »
    hmmm...might need to re-run the whole 80s again :)

    Looks like it :D

    Had to go check because it's one of my nominations here and I thought that maybe I'd got the date wrong.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭lassykk


    10CC my only vote this round


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    lassykk wrote: »
    10CC my only vote this round

    I can’t believe I was the only one to nominate it.

    Looks like I’m losing Babs though :( I love Barbra Streisand!


  • Registered Users Posts: 15,371 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Cherry Bomb - The Runaways 1 v 5 10cc - I'm not in Love
    The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand 1 v 5 One Step Beyond - Madness
    Don't Cry for me Argentina - Julie Covington 0 v 5 My Sharona - The Knack
    Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo 4 v 3 Please Mr Postman - The Carpenters


    So far


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I can’t believe I was the only one to nominate it.

    Looks like I’m losing Babs though :( I love Barbra Streisand!

    It will be interesting to see if any other 10CC songs were nominated. They had a number of hits during the 70s, including two other number ones. I did consider nominating something by them but it was hard to nominate everybody with a list of ten songs. I wouldn't mind but I was quite into them for a while.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭lassykk


    I can’t believe I was the only one to nominate it.

    Looks like I’m losing Babs though :( I love Barbra Streisand!

    In fairness it almost made my list and I forgot about it when I had to cut out two of my songs for not meeting the requirements!


  • Registered Users Posts: 30,308 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Match 1:
    10cc - I'm not in Love


    Match 2:
    Abstaining


    Match 3:
    My Sharona - The Knack


    Match 4:
    Abstaining


  • Registered Users Posts: 15,371 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 5

    Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang v Burning Love - Elvis Presley






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    Match 6

    Drift Away - Dobie Gray v Rasputin - Boney M





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    Match 7

    Mamma Mia - Abba v D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Billy Connolly





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    Match 8

    Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult v If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot








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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Match 5

    Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang v Burning Love - Elvis Presley






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    My Vote: Sugarhill Gang. Iconic rap song. Allegedly the first.

    Match 6

    Drift Away - Dobie Gray v Rasputin - Boney M





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    Definitely abstaining on this one!

    Match 7

    Mamma Mia - Abba v D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Billy Connolly





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    My Vote: Abba.

    Match 8

    Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult v If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot








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    My Vote: Gordon Lightfoot. It's a nice mellow song, although I like the other too.

    My votes and abstention above!


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
    Drift Away - Dobie Gray
    If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot

    I love Gordon Lightfoot song!


  • Registered Users Posts: 30,308 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Match 5
    Abstaining


    Match 6
    Drift Away - Dobie Gray


    Match 7
    Mamma Mia - Abba


    Match 8
    Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult


  • Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Match 1:
    Cherry Bomb - The Runaways ( my noimination)

    Match 2:
    One Step Beyond - Madness

    Match 3:
    My Sharona - The Knack


    Match 4:
    Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Don't Fear the Reaper

    Abstain on the rest.

    I hate Abba but don't feel I should vote for a song I've never heard of (of which there are many in the 70s)


  • Registered Users Posts: 15,371 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Match 9

    Looking Out My Back Door - Creedance Clearwater Revival v All Right Now - Free






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    Match 10


    American Pie - Don McClean v Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne






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    Match 11

    Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading v Autobahn - Kraftwerk





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    Match 12


    Hey Hey My My - Neil Young v 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon







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  • Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Match 5
    Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang


    Match 6
    Drift Away - Dobie Gray


    Match 7
    D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Billy Connolly ( just not an abba fan)


    Match 8
    Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Did you listen to them lassy? I thought drift away would be a known song even if it was used in an ad.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    My internet is slow!

    Joan Armatrading anyway as it’s my nomination


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Free - All right now - Abstain on the rest


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