Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

Car Wash - Rose Royce my nomination
A Message to You, Rudy
Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

Match 13
Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Betrand


Match 14
A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials



Match 15
Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison


Match 16
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Elvis - Burning Love is it still needs a vote as that's one of mine.

Tauriel

Match 13
Car Wash - Rose Royce

Match 14
A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials

Match 15
Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison

Match 16
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

Declan A Walsh

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Match 13

Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Betrand v Car Wash - Rose Royce

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ABSTAIN - don't like either.

Match 14

Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks v A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials

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My Vote: Pains me this one as I would not mad about either, but I am weirdly drawn towards: Terry Jacks!

Match 15

Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren v Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison

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My Vote: Van Morrison.

Match 16

Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon v Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

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My Vote: Iggy Pop.

Votes above and one abstention!

Omackeral

Rose Royce - Car Wash Sassy

Specials - A Message to you, Rudy Was my Bebo Flashbox before (remember them?)

Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said Better than the other one

Iggy Pop - Lust for Life The intro scene from Trainspotting

Spook_ie

DIVORCE just a great spin off of a classic CW song

Zaph

Match 13 - Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand

Match 14 - A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials

Match 15 - Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison

Match 16 - Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

BandMember

Match 1: Cherry Bomb - The Runaways v 10cc - I'm not in Love

Match 2: The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand v One Step Beyond - Madness

Match 3: Don't Cry for me Argentina - Julie Covington v My Sharona - The Knack

Match 4: Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo v Please Mr Postman - The Carpenters

Match 5: Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang v Burning Love - Elvis Presley

Match 6: Drift Away - Dobie Gray v Rasputin - Boney M

Match 7: Mamma Mia - Abba v D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Billy Connolly

Match 8: Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult v If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot

Match 9: Looking Out My Back Door - Creedance Clearwater Revival v All Right Now - Free

Match 10: American Pie - Don McClean v Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne

Match 11: Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading v Autobahn - Kraftwerk

Match 12: Hey Hey My My - Neil Young v 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Match 13: Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Betrand v Car Wash - Rose Royce

Match 14: Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks v A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials

Match 15: Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren v Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison

Match 16: Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon v Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

rainbowtrout

Still Outstanding:


Match 7: Abba - Mamma Mia 4-4 Billy Connolly D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Match 8 : Blue Oyster Cult Dont Fear the Reaper 4 - 4 Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
Match 11: Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading 4 v 2 Autobahn - Kraftwerk


Decided:

Match 5: Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang 5 v 0 Burning Love - Elvis Presley

Match 6: Drift Away - Dobie Gray 5 v 1 Rasputin - Boney M


Match 9: Looking Out My Back Door - Creedance Clearwater Revival 1 v 5 All Right Now - Free

Match 10: American Pie - Don McClean 5 v 2 Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne


Match 12: Hey Hey My My - Neil Young 5 v 4 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Match 13: Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Betrand 1 v 5 Car Wash - Rose Royce

Match 14: Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks 1 v 5 A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials

Match 15: Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren 0 v 5 Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison

Match 16: Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon 1 v 5 Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

ShaneU

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Still Outstanding:


Match 7: Abba - Mamma Mia 4-4 Billy Connolly D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Match 8 : Blue Oyster Cult Dont Fear the Reaper 4 - 4 Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
Match 11: Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading 4 v 2 Autobahn - Kraftwerk

Abba
Blue Oyster Cult
Kraftwerk

rainbowtrout

Match 7: Abba - Mamma Mia 5 - 4 Billy Connolly - DIVORCE
Match 8: Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper 5 - 4 Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

rainbowtrout

Match 17

Children of the Revolution - T.Rex v Crazy Horses - The Osmonds

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Match 18

Hold Your Head Up - Argent v Walk This Way - Aerosmith

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Match 19

We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger v Come Back Jonee - Devo

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Match 20

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse v Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

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ShaneU

17 T-rex
18 Aerosmith
19 Bob Seger
20 Elvis Costello

Declan A Walsh

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Match 17

Children of the Revolution - T.Rex v Crazy Horses - The Osmonds

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My Vote: The Osmonds. My nomination!

Match 18

Hold Your Head Up - Argent v Walk This Way - Aerosmith

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My Vote: Argent. Another of my nominations!

Match 19

We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger v Come Back Jonee - Devo

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My Vote: Devo.

Match 20

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse v Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

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My Vote: Edison Lighthouse - Have to as I nominated this one too, even though I really like the other one too!

My votes above.

ShaneU

ShaneU wrote: »

17 T-rex
18 Aerosmith
19 Bob Seger
20 Elvis Costello

Same as this please

Kolido

T rex
Aerosmith

Zaph

Match 17 - Children of the Revolution - T.Rex

Match 18 - Walk This Way - Aerosmith

Match 19 - No opinion

Match 20 - Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

BandMember

Match 17: Children of the Revolution - T.Rex v Crazy Horses - The Osmonds

Match 18: Hold Your Head Up - Argent v Walk This Way - Aerosmith

Match 19: We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger v Come Back Jonee - Devo

Match 20: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse v Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

Omackeral

Match 17 - Children of the Revolution

Match 18 - Walk This Way

Match 19 - Abstain

Match 20 - Love Grows

Sheridan81

Kraftwerk
Devo
Edison Lighthouse

Children of the Revolution - T.Rex
Hold Your Head Up - Argent
We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger
Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

Reberetta

Devo Come Back Jonee

#17 - T.Rex

#19 - Bob Seger

Tauriel

Match 17
Crazy Horses - The Osmonds

Match 18
Walk This Way - Aerosmith

Match 19
Abstaining

Match 20
Abstaining

Rikand

Edison lighthouse

Rikand

Thought my credence stuff would get through a couple of rounds. Their 60s stuff was much better

Reberetta

Match 11: Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading 4 v 4 Autobahn - Kraftwerk

Joan Armatrading Love And Affection

ArnoldJRimmer

Match 17

Children of the Revolution - T.Rex v Crazy Horses - The Osmonds


T-Rex

Match 18
Hold Your Head Up - Argent v Walk This Way - Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Match 19
We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger v Come Back Jonee - Devo


Devo

Match 20
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse v Pump It Up - Elvis Costello


Voted against cheese for match 19, so I'll go with cheese this time, Edison Lighthouse

Irish Aris

oh, I missed all the action again!!
One of my nominations already out (Kraftwerk) although I kind of expected that.

And lots of songs that I don't know, so I will have to do quite a bit of listening to decide my votes !!

rainbowtrout

Match 17: T. Rex 5 - 1 The Osmonds
Match 18: Argent 1 - 5 Aerosmith
Match 19 Bob Seger 5 - 3 Devo
Match 20: Edison Lighthouse 3 - 5 Elvis Costello

Match 11 : Joan Armatrading 5 - 4 Kraftwerk

rainbowtrout

I'm gonna do one or two more sets this evening and then I'll put up the other half of the qualifiers tomorrow.

rainbowtrout

Match 21

Tusk - Fleetwood Mac v Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

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Match 22

Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin v Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

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Match 23

I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince v Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

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Match 24

Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade v Come Sail Away - Styx

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ArnoldJRimmer

Match 21
Tusk - Fleetwood Mac v Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell


Glen Campbell

Match 22
Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin v Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel


Harry Chapin

Match 23
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince v Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes


Prince

Match 24
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade v Come Sail Away - Styx

Come Sail Away

Irish Aris

Alright!!

Match 21: Fleetwood Mac (Class band in general, they will be getting votes frequently from me)
Match 22: Peter Gabriel (not a huge fan of his music, but Solsbury Hill is one of his songs that I like)
Match 23: Prince (I wouldn't consider his 70's material as the best of his career, but hey Prince is Prince)
Match 24: Slade (the Styx doesn't do anything for me)

Tauriel

Match 21
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Match 22
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

Match 23
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

Match 24
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

Declan A Walsh

Match 21
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Match 22
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

Abstaining on the other two.

Glen Campbell
Peter Gabriel
Price
Slade

Fleetwood Mac
Peter Gabriel
Prince
Slade

Spook_ie

Ah go on then a vote for SLADE

Spook_ie

Rhinestone Cowboy
Cats in the Cradle

Spook_ie

Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Rikand

Solsbury hill - one of my noms

Rikand

If you love a live performance, this one is a great one for solsbury hill. The bike ride on the rotating stage is brilliant!

rainbowtrout

Match 21

Tusk - Fleetwood Mac 2 v 5 Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell


Match 22

Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin 2 v 5 Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel


Match 23 currently

I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince 4 v 2 Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes



Match 24

Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade 5 v 1 Come Sail Away - Styx

Rikand

Escape
Styx

rainbowtrout

Match 25

I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats v Money - The Flying Lizards

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Match 26

The Joker - The Steve Miller Band v Chung Kuo - Vangelis

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Match 27

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry v Lucille - Kenny Rogers

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Match 28


SOS - Abba v Layla - Derek and the Dominoes

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ArnoldJRimmer

Match 25
I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats v Money - The Flying Lizards


Boomtown Rats

Match 26
The Joker - The Steve Miller Band v Chung Kuo - Vangelis


Steve Miller Band

Match 27
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry v Lucille - Kenny Rogers


Kenny Rogers

Match 28
SOS - Abba v Layla - Derek and the Dominoes

Derek and the Dominoes

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Boomtown Rats

Steve Miller Band

Wild Cherry

Abba

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Tusk - Fleetwood Mac v Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Tusk, for tusk

rainbowtrout wrote:

Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade v Come Sail Away - Styx

Slade, for Spook the fanatic