Boardsies Best Song of the 60s

#9 Very tough but gonna give it to CCR

#10 Rolling Stones (prob my favourite song by them)

#11 Beatles

#12 Rolling Stones again (not really a Beach Boys fan, aside perhaps from God Only Knows)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Deleted User wrote: »

Pfft, that's been me in every round of every "Best of..." decade comp (and the one-hit wonder one). This is serious business, after all!

Personally I think I should have just been allowed choose the Top 32 for each competition and then let you lot fight among yourselves, safe in the knowledge that something I approve of will win. :cool:

You know there's actually a great idea for a tournament in there Homer... kind of like a reverse Walrus - the host picks their favourite 64 (or 32 or 128 if they really wanted), randomizes the head to heads and then the other boardsies vote just as they would in any of these comps...

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I think we should have a
Who had the best number one on their birthday competition. They have to included what was No1 on their actual birth date plus other songs from whatever year they choose.

I use a website frequently that gives the no1s from loads of different countries which could open the game right up.

Even if you hate the song you’re dealt, you have to try and win and receive the MOBO. (Music of birthdate origin).

If I could use my Birthday #1 from the US and/or Canada, I'd be much better shape than the UK #1.

People are Strange - The Doors
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones

Omackeral

Match 9: Undecided

Match 10: All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

Match 11: Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

Match 12: Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

Necro

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote:

If I could use my Birthday #1 from the US and/or Canada, I'd be much better shape than the UK #1.

Could give a few choices to make it interesting like normal nominations

Say 5 songs as an eg that were number 1 on your birthday

Kolido

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

You know there's actually a great idea for a tournament in there Homer... kind of like a reverse Walrus - the host picks their favourite 64 (or 32 or 128 if they really wanted), randomizes the head to heads and then the other boardsies vote just as they would in any of these comps...

I hope to run a few more comps in the future, best bands (nominations) and best no. 1s per decade. Obviously not very original, I'm sure I will think of some more ideas.

ShaneU

Match 9: Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival v People are Strange - The Doors


Match 10: All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix v Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

Match 11: Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles v Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

Match 12: Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones v Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

ArnoldJRimmer

Match 9: Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival v People are Strange - The Doors


Match 10: All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix v Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

Match 11: Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles v Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

Match 12: Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones v Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

rainbowtrout

Necro wrote: »

Could give a few choices to make it interesting like normal nominations

Say 5 songs as an eg that were number 1 on your birthday

Or from the year they were born if they didn't want to pinpoint when their birthday is.... if you were born when Bryan Adams was No. 1 that does give quite a range...:D

rainbowtrout

Match 11: Beatles - Here Comes the Sun 2 - 6 Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

The website lists what was No1 in UK, US, Australia, Canada & Germany so should give a few options for any one date.

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthday-no1/

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 11: Beatles - Here Comes the Sun 2 - 6 Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

rainbowtrout

Match 9: Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival 6 v 3 People are Strange - The Doors


Match 10: All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 6 v 5 Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

Match 11: Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles 1 v 6 Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

Match 12: Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones 6 v 5 Good Vibrations - Beach Boys


A couple of tight matches there that could have gone either way

Kolido

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Or from the year they were born if they didn't want to pinpoint when their birthday is.... if you were born when Bryan Adams was No. 1 that does give quite a range...:D

I'd rather give my birthday than the year I was born. 😀

Actually I just checked what was no 1 when I was born, have never heard of either song from the US or UK.

rainbowtrout

Match 13: Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson v Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful

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Match 14: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder v (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

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Match 15: Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix v Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group

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Match 16: Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations v I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

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Match 13: Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson v Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful
Match 14: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder v (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Match 15: Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix v Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group
Match 16: Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations v I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

ArnoldJRimmer

Match 13: Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson v Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful
Match 14: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder v (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Match 15: Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix v Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group
Match 16: Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations v I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 14: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder v (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

Stones

rainbowtrout wrote:

Match 16: Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations v I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye - revenge for Johnny Cash must be served.

Match 13: Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Match 14: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
Match 15: Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
Match 16: I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Match 13: Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful

Match 14: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

Match 15: Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group

Match 16: I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Match 13: Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful

Match 14: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder

Match 15: Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group

Match 16: Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

ShaneU

Match 13: Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson v Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful
Match 14: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder v (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Match 15: Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix v Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group
Match 16: Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations v I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Omackeral

Jesus these are getting tough and it's only Round 3. This decade had some serious quality.

Omackeral

Match 13: Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

Match 14: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder

Match 15: Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

Match 16: I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

#13 Jackie Wilson
#14 Stevie Wonder (like both of these but there are stronger Rolling Stones tracks still in competition)
#15 Jimi Hendrix
#16 Marvin Gaye

rainbowtrout

Match 16: The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup 1 - 6 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Omackeral

Omackeral wrote: »

Jesus these are getting tough and it's only Round 3. This decade had some serious quality.

I've struggled in almost every round. This is the best quality of all the decades I think, which has come as a surprise to me!

rainbowtrout

Deleted User wrote: »

I've struggled in almost every round. This is the best quality of all the decades I think, which has come as a surprise to me!

Yes, and I could have easily taken 20 nominations from people I reckon and it would still all have been quality. There were loads of songs I would have liked to include that didn't make the cut and no one else nominated them either

Irish Aris

Match 13: The Lovin Spoonfuls
Match 14: The Rolling Stones
Match 15: Spencer Davis Group
Match 16: Marvin Gaye

Tauriel

Match 14:
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

Match 15:
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

Match 16:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Green&Red

Match 13: Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful
Match 14: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Match 15: Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group
Match 16: I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

rainbowtrout

Match 13: Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher 4 - 4 Lovin Spoonful - Summer in the City
Match 14: Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life 5 - 6 Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Match 15: Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe 6 - 4 Spencer Davis Group - Keep on Running


Just match 13 left to decide.

Green&Red

Summer in the city is an absolutely awesome song

The changes in it are fantastic


Is there a spotify playlist put together for this?

Green&Red

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Match 13: Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher 4 - 4 Lovin Spoonful - Summer in the City
Match 14: Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life 5 - 6 Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Match 15: Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe 6 - 4 Spencer Davis Group - Keep on Running


Just match 13 left to decide.

Think it should be 5-4 to summer in the city

Tauriel

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Match 13: Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher 4 - 4 Lovin Spoonful - Summer in the City
Match 14: Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life 5 - 6 Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Match 15: Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe 6 - 4 Spencer Davis Group - Keep on Running


Just match 13 left to decide.

I'll vote Jackie Wilson

Green&Red

Green&Red wrote: »

Summer in the city is an absolutely awesome song

The changes in it are fantastic


Is there a spotify playlist put together for this?

Oooh yeah we need a playlist!

rainbowtrout

Match 13 now 5-5

rainbowtrout

Green&Red wrote: »

Summer in the city is an absolutely awesome song

The changes in it are fantastic


Is there a spotify playlist put together for this?

I don't have spotify so someone else will have to put together the playlist.

Necro

After listening to the two I'm gonna go Jackie Wilson

Match 13: Summer in the City - The Lovin Spoonful

Match 14: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

Match 15: Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group

Match 16:I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

rainbowtrout

Match 13: Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher 6 - 5 Lovin Spoonful - Summer in the City

rainbowtrout

We are down to the last 16!


ROUND FOUR:

First to 7 proceeds to the next round.



Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks v California Dreamin - The Mamas and the Papas

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Match 2: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum

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Match 3: Feelin Good - Nina Simone v Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane

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Match 4: Suspicious Minds - Elvis v Respect - Aretha Franklin

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Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks v California Dreamin - The Mamas and the Papas
Match 2: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum
Match 3: Feelin Good - Nina Simone v Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
Match 4: Suspicious Minds - Elvis v Respect - Aretha Franklin

Necro

California Dreamin
Abstain for now
Abstain for now
Aretha Franklin - Elvis must pay for his sins

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Match 1: California Dreamin - The Mamas and the Papas

Match 2: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Match 3: Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane

Match 4: Suspicious Minds - Elvis

Die Hard 2019

Paint it black because its simply a fantastic song
Don't care otherwise

Necro

Oh God how is that Procul Haram song still in this? Utter tosh.

Rolling Stones
Jefferson Airplane

#1 The Kinks - You Really Got Me
Like both of these but You Really Got Me just has a bit more bite to it.

#2 Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
Absolute classic and just really damn cool.

#3 Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
Very very tough but sticking by my nomination, won't mind at all however if Nina Simone takes this.

#4 Elvis - Suspicious Minds
Again both great tunes....but this is the one I'd listen to more often.

EDIT: Even though "Somebody To Love" was one of my nominations, I literally only just learned I had one of the lyrics completely wrong! The correct line is "Your eyes may look like his", which makes a lot of sense - I always thought it was "Your eyes, they look like ears" and just assumed it was drug-induced nonsense! :pac:

Match 1: California Dreamin - The Mamas and the Papas
Match 2: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
Match 3: Feelin Good - Nina Simone
Match 4: Suspicious Minds - Elvis

Sorry Aretha

Tauriel

Match 1:
You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Match 2:
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Match 3:
Feelin Good - Nina Simone

Match 4:
Suspicious Minds - Elvis

ArnoldJRimmer

Match 1: You Really Got Me - The Kinks v California Dreamin - The Mamas and the Papas
Match 2: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum
Match 3: Feelin Good - Nina Simone v Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
Match 4: Suspicious Minds - Elvis v Respect - Aretha Franklin