Boardsies Best Song of the 70s - Live Thread

Spook_ie

34 kinks

Spook_ie

35 Bowie life on mars

ArnoldJRimmer

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Match 37: Black Betty - Ram Jam v Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly

Roberta Flack

Match 38: Waterloo - Abba v Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

While I think there are too many ABBA songs in here for my liking, I'll vote for them this time

Match 39: Carry on my Wayward Son - Kansas v Boys Don't Cry - The Cure

I'll go Kansas, as I just can;t associate the Cure with the 1970s

Match 40: My Best Friend's Girl - The Cars v Dreaming - Blondie

Blondie

Spook_ie

28 Abba knowing me knowing you

Declan A Walsh

rainbowtrout wrote: »

There's still a few that are undecided:

Match 27: Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill 3 - 5 Talking Heads
Match 28 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover 4 - 4 Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You
Match 34: Kinks - Lola 4- 4 Abba - SOS
Match 35: David Bowie - Life on Mars 5 - 1 Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene

My votes above for Match 27 and Match 34.

Match 28: Abba again!
Match 35: David Bowie although I used to be a fan of Oxygene - I had the whole album!

Tauriel

Ram Jam - Black Betty
My nomination

rainbowtrout

Match 28: Prince 4 - 6 Abba (Knowing Me, Knowing You)

Omackeral

mustang shelly wrote: »

Ram Jam - Black Betty
My nomination

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
My nomination

:pac:

rainbowtrout

Match 41: A Horse with No Name - America v Oh What a Night (December 1963) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seaons

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Match 42: Ride a White Swan - T.Rex v Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

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Match 43: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen v The Passenger - Iggy Pop

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Match 44: Your Song - Elton John v My Forbidden Lover - Chic

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Necro

Meatloaf
Queen

Declan A Walsh

My votes highlighted:

Match 41: A Horse with No Name - America v Oh What a Night (December 1963) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Match 42: Ride a White Swan - T.Rex v Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

Match 43: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen v The Passenger - Iggy Pop

Match 44: Your Song - Elton John v My Forbidden Lover - Chic - My nomination.

Zaph

Match 41 - Oh What a Night (December 1963) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Match 42 - Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

Match 43 - The Passenger - Iggy Pop

Match 44 - No opinion

rainbowtrout

Match 33: Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want 6 - 0 New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Match 34: The Kinks - Lola 5 - 5 Abba - SOS
Match 35: David Bowie - Life on Mars 6 - 1 Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Match 36: Patti Smith - Because the Night 6 - 3 Slade - Cum on Feel the Noize
Match 37: Ram Jam - Black Betty 6 - 4 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly

Necro

Let me resolve that tie for you rainbow trout

Abba

Omackeral

Match 41 Oh What a Night (December 1963) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
-Nominated it myself and it was class when I went to see Jersey Boys

Match 42
-No preference

Match 43 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
-Weird and wonderful and everything in between

Match 44 Your Song - Elton John
-Don't care for Elton himself but really like this song.

#41 - America
#42 - T Rex
#43 - Iggy Pop

No opinion on #44

Tauriel

Match 41:
Oh What a Night (December 1963) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seaons

Match 42:
Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

Match 43:
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Match 44:
Your Song - Elton John

Match 41:
A Horse with No Name - America

Match 42:
Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf


Match 43:
The Passenger - Iggy Pop


Match 44:
My Forbidden Lover - Chic

Declan A Walsh

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Missed a load. Glad to see one of my nominations going through: Heroes by David Bowie.

Also one of my nominations! Was never a huge Bowie but always loved that song. It's only in recent years, after he's passed away, that I'm starting to "get" him a bit more. Blackstar is a great final testament.

ArnoldJRimmer

Match 41: A Horse with No Name - America v Oh What a Night (December 1963) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seaons[/B]

America

Match 42: Ride a White Swan - T.Rex v Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

Meatloaf

Match 43: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen v The Passenger - Iggy Pop

Queen

Match 44: Your Song - Elton John v My Forbidden Lover - Chic

Elton John

Declan A Walsh

Deleted User wrote: »

Also one of my nominations! Was never a huge Bowie but always loved that song. It's only in recent years, after he's passed away, that I'm starting to "get" him a bit more. Blackstar is a great final testament.

David Bowie had such a large body of work from the late 1960s right up to his final album released in January 2016 on his untimely death. His style of music changed so much over the years that there was always going to be some songs for everyone.

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America
Meatloaf
Queen
Chic

Zaph

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Also one of my nominations! Was never a huge Bowie but always loved that song.

Same here, one of my nominations too. While I wouldn't be a fan, I do appreciate his music more the older I get. However I loved Heroes from the very first time I heard it when he performed it at Live Aid.

Declan A Walsh

Zaph wrote: »

Same here, one of my nominations too. While I wouldn't be a fan, I do appreciate his music more the older I get. However I loved Heroes from the very first time I heard it when he performed it at Live Aid.

Heroes is special for its timeless quality.

Declan A Walsh

I'd be interested to see if there will be any of the following to come, as they were all very prevalent during the 1970s: more 10CC, soul music, Hot Chocolate, more Status Quo, The Jam, The Stranglers, Mud and KC and The Sunshine Band.

Zaph

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I'd be interested to see if there will be any of the following to come, as they were all very prevalent during the 1970s: more 10CC, soul music, Hot Chocolate, more Status Quo, The Stranglers, Tiger Feet by Mud and KC and The Sunshine Band.

I forgot The Stranglers! Peaches and No More Heroes could definitely have been on my shortlist.

rainbowtrout

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I'd be interested to see if there will be any of the following are to come, as they were all very prevalent during the 1970s: more 10CC, soul music, Hot Chocolate, more Status Quo, The Jam, The Stranglers, Mud and KC and The Sunshine Band.

Zaph wrote: »

I forgot The Stranglers! Peaches and No More Heroes could definitely have been on my shortlist.

There are 20 more matches to go. I presume people don't want spoilers. Once those matches are done, the complete list will be known anyway.

ShaneU

41 Oh What a Night (December 1963) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (my nomination)
42 Abstain
43 The Passenger - Iggy Pop (my nomination)
44: Your Song - Elton John (I thought this was 60s or I would've nominated this too)

Omackeral

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I'd be interested to see if there will be any of the following to come, as they were all very prevalent during the 1970s: more 10CC, soul music, Hot Chocolate, more Status Quo, The Jam, The Stranglers, Mud and KC and The Sunshine Band.

A glaring omission thus far, so many hits!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Ram Jam - Black Betty

Abba - Waterloo

Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son

Blondie - Dreaming

Also Starring LeVar Burton

America - Horse With No Name

Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell

Iggy Pop - The Passenger

Elton John - Your Song

rainbowtrout

Match 37: Ram Jam - Black Betty 6 - 4 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
Match 38: Abba - Waterloo 6 - 1 Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'
Match 39: Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son 4 - 4 The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Match 40 - The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl 2 - 6 Blondie - Dreaming
Match 41: America - A Horse with No Name 6 - Oh What a Night - Frankie Valli
Match 42: T. Rex - Ride a White Swan 1 - 6 Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
Match 43: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 6 - 3 Iggy Pop - The Passenger
Match 44: Elton John - Your Song 5 - 2 Chic - My Forbidden Lover

rainbowtrout

Match 45: Teenage Kicks - The Undertones v Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

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Match 46: I Want You Back - Jackson 5 v The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel

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Match 47: Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits v Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy

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Match 48: Let It Be - The Beatles v Let's Stay Together - Al Green

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Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 45: Teenage Kicks - The Undertones v Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Teenage Kicks

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 47: Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits v Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy - My Nomination

Match 45:
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Match 46:
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel


Match 47:
Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy


Match 48:
Let It Be - The Beatles

Zaph

Match 45 - Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Match 46 - No opinion

Match 47 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

Match 48 - Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Pink Floyd
Simon and Garfunkel
Thin Lizzy
The Beatles

Pink Floyd
Jackson 5
Dire straits
Al green

Necro

Strawberry Milkshake wrote:

Pink Floyd
Jackson 5
Undertones
Al green

Er...

Pink Floyd are up against the Undertones Strawbs :pac:

Edited. I sussed as soon as I posted lol

lassykk

Teenage Kicks - Didn't know that was a 70s tune. Would definitely have made my list had I remembered/known

Sultans of Swing - My nomination

The Boxer - Didn't know what it was called but always liked the tune

lassykk

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Match 37: Ram Jam - Black Betty 6 - 4 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
Match 38: Abba - Waterloo 6 - 1 Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'
Match 39: Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son 4 - 4 The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Match 40 - The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl 2 - 6 Blondie - Dreaming
Match 41: America - A Horse with No Name 6 - Oh What a Night - Frankie Valli
Match 42: T. Rex - Ride a White Swan 1 - 6 Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
Match 43: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 6 - 3 Iggy Pop - The Passenger
Match 44: Elton John - Your Song 5 - 2 Chic - My Forbidden Lover

Elton John - Your Song
Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

Electric Nitwit

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Some really tough ones there!

39: The Cure, if that's still alive

Irish Aris

Good morning everyone!!!
I think there is only one unresolved from previous rounds
Match 39 - The Cure then to take it over the line!!

From the current round:
Match 45: The Undertones
Match 46: Simon and Garfunkel
Match 47: Thin Lizzy (for you Necro )
Match 48: The Beatles (one of the songs that I eliminated late from my nominations list)

Omackeral

Match 45: Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Match 46: I Want You Back - Jackson 5

Match 47: Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

Match 48: Let It Be - The Beatles

Tauriel

Match 45:
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Match 46:
Abstaining

Match 47:
Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy

Match 48:
Let It Be - The Beatles

ShaneU

Match 39:
Boys don't cry - The Cure

Match 45:
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones (my nomination )

Match 46:
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel


Match 47:
Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy (my nomination )


Match 48:
Let It Be - The Beatles

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Undertones

Simon & Garfunkel

Dire Straits

The Beatles

ShaneU

Necro wrote: »

Thin Lizzy - My Nomination

LOL no it wasn't, was in round 1 and I nominated it

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Pink Floyd
Jackson 5
Thin Lizzy
The Beatles