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Boardsies Decide - The Best Song...... EVER

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  • 15-02-2020 8:12pm
    #1
    Necro
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    Welcome one and all to the culmination of the last few months of tournaments.

    We have decided the best songs from each decade - the 60s right up to the Noughties...

    And now it's time to take the best of them all and jumble them together (along with some of your own personal choices) - to let them fight it out for the right to become....

    The. Best. Song. EVER!!!
    (as decided by Boardsies)


    Errrrr.. it's most likely not going to be that one despite what One Direction tell us :cool:

    Tournament will start with the qualifiers round at about 11am....

    See you then!
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    AHHHH FFS (you try finding a Best Song Ever gif on Google, I dare you!)


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    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    #3
    Necro
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    That was just a Tribute though :D


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    deconduo
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    Damn, I didn't even think about nominating Tenacious D. Hope someone else did so that I can vote it to the victory it deserves.


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    Necro
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    Actually Tenacious D wasn't nominated, but I can include it in a super special extra qualifier match if you want?

    Not long to go till tournament start now.

    Quarter finalists from the competitions already ran will not appear in the qualifiers, they'll be introduced from round 1.

    Votes in qualifiers will be first to 5.


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    Necro
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    Ok let's get this underway - first four matches coming up:

    Match 1:
    Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah




    VS

    Kate McCannon - Colter Wall




    Match 2:
    Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat'




    VS


    Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman





    Match 3:
    Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack)



    VS

    Audioslave - Like A Stone




    Match 4:

    Johnny Cash - Hurt



    VS

    The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle




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    Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah VS Kate McCannon - Colter Wall
    Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat' VS Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
    Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack) VS Audioslave - Like A Stone
    Johnny Cash - Hurt VS The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle


    First to 5 votes advances to the first round proper


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    Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah (one of my noms)

    Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman

    Audioslave - Like A Stone

    Johnny Cash - Hurt


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    Colter Wall

    Billy Joel

    Zimmer

    Luke


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    fixXxer
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    Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
    Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat beat'
    Audioslave - Like A Stone
    The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle


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    Electric Nitwit
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    Wow, only know half of by name, this round could be niche! Have to listen later and catch up


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    #11
    Necro
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    Here's a few more so to whet your appetite EN ;)


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    Necro
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    Match 5:

    REM - Leave




    VS


    Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major




    Match 6:

    Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow





    VS

    Radiohead - Reckoner




    Match 7:

    Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It




    VS

    Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin






    Match 8:

    Radiohead - True Love Waits





    VS


    Kenny Rogers - The Gambler






    REM - Leave VS Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
    Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow VS Radiohead - Reckoner
    Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It VS Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin
    Radiohead - True Love Waits VS Kenny Rogers - The Gambler


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    Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman

    Audioslave - Like A Stone

    Johnny Cash - Hurt


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    Electric Nitwit
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    Now these I can get involved in :)


    REM - Leave
    My nom, it's just an incredible audio assault with so much depth and subtlety below the surface

    Radiohead - Reckoner
    Obviously :p

    Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It
    Close one though!

    Radiohead - True Love Waits
    My nom again. Playing to the crowd a little, I think this is one of the most universally loved non-single Radiohead songs


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    Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major

    Radiohead - Reckoner

    Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It

    Kenny Rogers - The Gambler


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    Judy Garland video foooooked


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    Pachelbel

    Judy Garland

    Spencer Davis Group

    Kenny Rogers


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    fixXxer
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    Already getting twitchy with people's poor choices I shouldn't do these.


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    Electric Nitwit
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Judy Garland video foooooked

    Just vote against it ;)


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    Necro
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    Garland's video should be fixed now, slight spreadsheet copy pasta issue


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    Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major

    Radiohead - Reckoner

    Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin

    Radiohead - True Love Waits

    Sorry en I love rem but that song actually hurts my brain, music like food should never be painful :D


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    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    Just vote against it ;)

    I'm trying go listen to every song I vote on, it may have been different though if it was the Hawaiian lad on the ukelle that's a great version


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    Electric Nitwit
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    Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah VS Kate McCannon - Colter Wall
    Well that was unexpected, I read the artists as Lorde and Kate McCannon. Both very good, but that Lordi song is classic

    Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat' VS Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
    Flat Beat should be left in the... whatever decade it came out in

    Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack) VS Audioslave - Like A Stone
    Mombasa isn't the best song in that soundtrack, never mind the world

    Johnny Cash - Hurt VS The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle
    Never got the Dubliners... Shhhh....


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    Electric Nitwit
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    Necro wrote: »
    Garland's video should be fixed now, slight spreadsheet copy pasta issue
    :p


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    Necro
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    Current scores:

    Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 3-1 Kate McCannon - Colter Wall
    Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat' 1-4 Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
    Hans Zimmer - Mombasa (Inception Soundtrack) 1-4 Audioslave - Like A Stone
    Johnny Cash - Hurt 3-2 The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle
    REM - Leave 1-3 Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
    Judy Garland - Somewhere over the Rainbow 1-3 Radiohead - Reckoner
    Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It 2-2 Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin
    Radiohead - True Love Waits 2-2 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler


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    #26
    Electric Nitwit
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Sorry en I love rem but that song actually hurts my brain, music like food should never be painful :D
    Takes getting used to - like a hot chilli ;)
    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I'm trying go listen to every song I vote on, it may have been different though if it was the Hawaiian lad on the ukelle that's a great version
    Ah yeah, rightly so, I was only joking


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    Just voting for Johnny Cash - Hurt because at the moment that's the only one I care about.


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    Necro
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    Alright have four more :D

    Match 9:

    Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint





    VS

    Audioslave - Be yourself





    Match 10:

    Pearl Jam - Jeremy




    VS


    The High Kings - The Parting Glass





    Match 11:

    Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer




    VS


    The Dubliners - Monto





    Match 12:

    Hozier - Take Me To Church




    VS


    Trash Fashion-It's A Rave Dave





    Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint VS Audioslave - Be yourself
    Pearl Jam - Jeremy VS The High Kings - The Parting Glass
    Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer VS The Dubliners - Monto
    Hozier - Take Me To Church VS Trash Fashion-It's A Rave Dave


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    Clarabel
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    Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint

    Because it's wonderful


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    Audioslave - Be yourself

    The High Kings - The Parting Glass

    Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - the prayer

    Hozier - Take Me To Church


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    Audioslave - Be Yourself

    The High Kings - The Parting Glass (tough call, but this one was my nom)

    The Dubliners - Monto

    Trash Fashion - It's A Rave Dave (another tough call here)


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