Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

ShaneU

Match 1: Hotel California - The Eagles
Match 2: I'm not in Love - 10cc
Match 3: Dream on - Aerosmith
Match 4: One Step Beyond - Madness
Match 5: My Sharona - The Knack
Match 6: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme - Abba
Match 7: Somebody to Love - Queen
Match 8: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Declan A Walsh

My Votes are highlighted in Bold below.

Match 5: Fire and Rain - James Taylor v My Sharona - The Knack

Match 6: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, - Abba v Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo : It was one or my nominations from the qualifiers.
I wonder will there be any other Status Quo song nominated, such as their only Number 1 Down Down.

Match 7: Somebody to Love - Queen v Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang

Match 8: God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols v Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel. Had to go with my gut on this one as the other song is a more significant piece of work.

The Knack

Abba

Sugar Hill Gang

Simon and Garfunkel

rainbowtrout

Match 1: Eagles 6 - 1 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Match 2: The Clash 6 - 3 - 10cc
Match 3: Aerosmith 0 - 6 Pink Floyd
Match 4: James Taylor 2 - 6 Madness

Match 5:
My Sharona - The Knack


Match 6:
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, -abba
(can't believe I'm voting Abba)

Match 7:
Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang


Match 8:
God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols

Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo
Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols

Necro

Bah.

1 out, 1 through in each of the four. I'll take that I s'pose. Sad about Dream On though

What an eclectic mix!

Tauriel

Match 5:
My Sharona - The Knack

Match 6:
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, - Abba

Match 7:
Somebody to Love - Queen
My nomination

Match 8:
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Necro

mustang shelly that's twice now

Queen and Aerosmith

Tauriel

Necro wrote: »

Queen - My Nomination

Another fine choice that we share

Tauriel

Necro wrote: »

mustang shelly that's twice now

Queen and Aerosmith

Great minds and all of that!

rainbowtrout

Match 9: Drift Away - Dobie Gray v I Feel Love - Donna Summer

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Match 10: Take Me Back 'Ome - Slade v Mamma Mia - Abba

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Match 11: Dust in the Wind - Kansas v Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

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Match 12: Rock Lobster - The B52s v All Right Now - Free

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Necro

ABBA
Blue Oyster Cult

That's it from me this time

rainbowtrout

Match 5: James Taylor 2 - 6 The Knack
Match 6: Abba 6 - 3 Status Quo
Match 7: Queen 3 - 6 Sugarhill Gang
Match 8: Sex Pistols 6 - 3 Simon and Garfunkel

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Donna Summer - I Feel Love - yeah it's grand, weakest match of the lot though.

Abba - Mamma Mia - far from the best Abba song, but still a classic.

Kansas - Dust In The Wind - really tough call, would've had both of these ahead of any other song in these 4 matches.

The B-52's - Rock Lobster - I do love this one, had it on the shortlist.

Zaph

Match 9 - I Feel Love - Donna Summer

Match 10 - Take Me Back 'Ome - Slade

Match 11 - Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Match 12 - Rock Lobster - The B52s

#9 - I Feel Love

#10 - Slade, because Mamma Mia isn't one of ABBA's best imo

#11 - Don't Fear The Reaper - have to respect the One Hit Wonder winner!

#12 - Rock Lobster, just for the lolz.

Donna summer
B52s

Slade

Match 9:
Drift Away - Dobie Gray


Match 10:
Abstain

Match 11:
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult


Match 12:
All Right Now - Free

Declan A Walsh

My votes highlighted.

Match 9: Drift Away - Dobie Gray v I Feel Love - Donna Summer

Match 10: Take Me Back 'Ome - Slade v Mamma Mia - Abba

Match 11: Dust in the Wind - Kansas v Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Match 12: Rock Lobster - The B52s v All Right Now - Free

Tauriel

Match 9:
Abstaining

Match 10:
Mamma Mia - Abba

Match 11:
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Match 12:
Abstaining

Declan A Walsh

I see it's now six votes for this Round!

rainbowtrout

Match 13: Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard v American Pie - Don McClean

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Match 14: Everybody Dance - Chic v Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading

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Match 15: Paranoid - Black Sabbath v Hey Hey My My - Neil Young

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Match 16: Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie v Car Wash - Rose Royce

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#13 - Sweet Home Alabama (I can not possibly overstate how much I despise American Pie)

#15 - Paranoid, though I really like both

#16 - Hanging on the Telephone

Not familiar with the songs in #14, so pass for now.

Match 13:
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard

Match 14:
Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading

Match 15:
Hey Hey My My - Neil Young

Match 16:
Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Zaph

Match 13 - Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard

Match 14 - Everybody Dance - Chic

Match 15 - Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Match 16 - Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Declan A Walsh

My votes highlighted below.

Match 13: Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard v American Pie - Don McClean

Match 14: Everybody Dance - Chic v Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading
It has to be said that I really like both songs.

Match 15: Paranoid - Black Sabbath v Hey Hey My My - Neil Young

Match 16: Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie v Car Wash - Rose Royce

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 13: Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard v American Pie - Don McClean

Tough draw this. Lynard Skynard for me.

Abstain on the rest

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Don McLean - American Pie

Chic - Everybody Dance

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone

Reasons: Everybody Dance is one of my nominees and a class tune, in the others just went with the songs I prefer more.

Joan Armatrading
Rose Royce

rainbowtrout

Currently .....

Match 9: Drift Away - Dobie Gray 1 v 5 I Feel Love - Donna Summer

Match 10: Take Me Back 'Ome - Slade 3 v 4 Mamma Mia - Abba

Match 11: Dust in the Wind - Kansas 1 v 6 Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Match 12: Rock Lobster - The B52s 5 v 1 All Right Now - Free

Black sabbath

Lynyrd skynrd


Black sabbath Neil Young was a heartbreaking one to choose from

My ABBA nomination hasn't appeared yet, I'm worried people will have ABBA-fatigue by the time it comes up and be inclined to vote against it simply because "there's already too much ABBA".

Declan A Walsh

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Lynyrd skynrd


Black sabbath Neil Young was a heartbreaking one to choose from

Thank you for knocking out American Pie! Such a relief!

rainbowtrout

Deleted User wrote: »

My ABBA nomination hasn't appeared yet, I'm worried people will have ABBA-fatigue by the time it comes up and be inclined to vote against it simply because "there's already too much ABBA".

Abba might do a Radiohead???

ShaneU

This thread is moving so fast!

9: Donna Summer - I Feel Love
10: Abba - Mamma Mia
11: Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
12: Free - All Right Now
13: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (my nomination)
14: Chic - Everybody Dance
15: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
16: Blondie -Hanging On The Telephone

Rock Lobster beating one of the best rock songs ever, smh

Omackeral

Match 9: I Feel Love - Donna Summer I nominated it and love the pick up after the drop.

Match 10: Mamma Mia - Abba It's a 70's staple to be fair.

Match 11: Abstain

Match 12: Abstain

Match 13: Can't decide. Madonna and Kid Rock ruined both for me!

Match 14: Everybody Dance - Chic Disco

Match 15: Abstain

Match 16: Car Wash - Rose Royce I dig the funk.

rainbowtrout

I'll do one more set and then call it a night and pick up the result in the morning

rainbowtrout

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Abba might do a Radiohead???

Oh I hope not.

Speaking of Radiohead, I left them out of my Noughties nominations because I took a chance that others would submit them - I really hope that doesn't backfire!!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Oh I hope not.

Speaking of Radiohead, I left them out of my Noughties nominations because I took a chance that others would - I really hope that doesn't backfire!!

There's at least one Radiohead song in the noughties. Got one in there on my list.

rainbowtrout

Match 17: Space Oddity - David Bowie v A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials


I'm glad I'm not voting in a way, this one would have hurt.

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Match 18: Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison v Jailbreak - AC/DC

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Match 19: Lust for Life - Iggy Pop v More Than A Feeling - Boston

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Match 20: Tiny Dancer - Elton John v Don’t Believe a Word - Thin Lizzy

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Specials
Van
Iggy
Elton

Zaph

Match 17 - A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials

Match 18 - Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison

Match 19 - Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

Match 20 - No opinion

Also Starring LeVar Burton

David Bowie - Space Oddity

AC/DC - Jailbreak

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

Elton John - Tiny Dancer (one of my noms)

Omackeral

Match 17: Space Oddity - David Bowie It's very standalone and unique I think.

Match 18: Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison A couple of notches above the other one but probably will be my last vote for it.

Match 19: Lust for Life - Iggy Pop Captured a good rebellious sound

Match 20: Abstain

Declan A Walsh

My votes highlighted in Bold.

Match 17: Space Oddity - David Bowie v A Message to You, Rudy - The Specials

Match 18: Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison v Jailbreak - AC/DC

Match 19: Lust for Life - Iggy Pop v More Than A Feeling - Boston
I have to admit that after getting tired of the other song over the years I now like it again, so it was tougher than I thought it would be!

Match 20: Tiny Dancer - Elton John v Don’t Believe a Word - Thin Lizzy

ShaneU

Match 17: Space Oddity - David Bowie
Match 18 Abstain
Match 19 Boston - More Than A Feeling
Match 20 Elton John - Tiny Dancer