BOARDSIES DECIDE: Best Song Ever By Black/Partly Black Music Act.

Declan A Walsh

My votes in bold.

Kanye Stronger v Bob Marley One Love - Happy reggae pop tune.

Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You v Dobie Gray Drift Away - pretty lovesong with nice guitar.

Blind Blake Diddie Wa Diddie v James Brown This is a Man's Man's Man's World - Brilliant, yet another discovery today! Would have gone for James until I heard this little, eh, ditty!!

OutKast Ms. Jackson v The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love - A bit twee perhaps, but cute!

Zaph

Bob Marley One Love
Dobie Gray Drift Away
James Brown This is a Man's Man's Man's World
The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Kanye - Stronger

Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You ; one of my nominations

James Brown - This is a Man's Man's Man's World

OutKast - Ms. Jackson

Reberetta

Results
Jimi Hendrix All Along The Watchtower 6-2 Aaliyah Try Again
Howlin' Wolf: Smokestack Lightning 6-3 NWA Straight Outta Compton
Mississippi Sheiks: The World is Going Wrong 4-3 Labi Siffre I Got The

Next Vote Wins

Diana Ross Love Hangover 3-3 Nat King Cole The Christmas Song

JohnGreenFan

Reberetta wrote: »

Results
Jimi Hendrix All Along The Watchtower 6-2 Aaliyah Try Again
Howlin' Wolf: Smokestack Lightning 6-3 NWA Straight Outta Compton
Mississippi Sheiks: The World is Going Wrong 4-3 Labi Siffre I Got The

Next Vote Wins

Diana Ross Love Hangover 3-3 Nat King Cole The Christmas Song

Nat king cole

Declan A Walsh

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

Nat king cole

No!! Foiled again!:mad:

Reberetta

Scores

Kanye Stronger  2-4   Bob Marley One Love
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You 3-3 Dobie Gray Drift Away
Blind Blake Diddie Wa Diddie 2-4  James Brown This is a Man's Man's Man's World
OutKast Ms. Jackson 3-3 The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love

Voting closes at 11.08pm.

JP Liz V1

Kanye West Stronger
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You
James Brown This is a Man's Man's Man's World
The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love

JP Liz V1

Diana Ross Love Hangover
Aaliyah Try Again
NWA Straight Outta Compton
Labi Siffre I Got The

Declan A Walsh

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Diana Ross Love Hangover
Aaliyah Try Again
NWA Straight Outta Compton
Labi Siffre I Got The

Unfortunately, you just missed out on putting my nomination through by about 10 minutes! Damn!

Lillyfae

Bob Marley One Love
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You
James Brown This is a Man's Man's Man's World
OutKast Ms. Jackson

Reberetta

I'm listening to Diddie Wa Diddie for the first time now and I'm going to cast a vote for it. Good stuff.

Reberetta

Scores

Kanye Stronger  3-5   Bob Marley One Love
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You 5-3 Dobie Gray Drift Away
Blind Blake Diddie Wa Diddie 3-6  James Brown This is a Man's Man's Man's World
OutKast Ms. Jackson 4-4 The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love

Ten minutes remaining.

I'll vote for Ms. Jackson
Wouldn't be the biggest Outkast fan but that is a brilliant tune. Also I'm single so happy-clappy wedding songs can piss off. :mad:

Also voting for One Love, in case of a late Kanye charge.

ShaneU

Kanye Stronger  3-5   Bob Marley One Love
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You 5-3 Dobie Gray Drift Away
Blind Blake Diddie Wa Diddie 3-6  James Brown This is a Man's Man's Man's World
OutKast Ms. Jackson 4-4 The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love

Reberetta

Results

Kanye Stronger  3-6   Bob Marley One Love
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You 5-3 Dobie Gray Drift Away
Blind Blake Diddie Wa Diddie 3-6  James Brown This is a Man's Man's Man's World
OutKast Ms. Jackson 5-4 The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love


That's it for today. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Back tomorrow around noon with more heavyweight match-ups to wreck your mind.

Reberetta

Fun Facts

The Black Eyed Peas  I Gotta Feeling
Originally an alternative hip hop group, they subsequently refashioned themselves as a more marketable pop-rap act. Although the group was founded in Los Angeles in 1995, it was not until the release of their third album Elephunk, in 2003, that they achieved high record sales. Black Eyed Peas have sold an estimated 80 million records, making them one of the best-selling groups of all time.

Black Eyed Peas' first major hit was the 2003 single "Where Is the Love?" from Elephunk, which topped the charts in 13 countries, including the United Kingdom, where it spent seven weeks at number one and went on to become Britain's biggest-selling single of 2003. Their fourth album, Monkey Business, was an even bigger worldwide success, and became certified 4× Platinum in the United States.

In 2009, the group became one of only 11 artists to have simultaneously held the number-one and number-two spots on the Billboard Hot 100, with their singles "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling".

In March 2011, I Gotta Feeling became the first song in digital history to sell over 7 million digital copies in the United States. As of June 2019, "I Gotta Feeling" has over 9 million downloads in the country, and it currently holds the record as the most downloaded song on iTunes of all time. This also makes it the highest selling digital as well as non-charity single in the US ever.

"I Gotta Feeling" spent 14 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running number-one single of 2009. The song was the third most successful song of the decade in Australia, as announced on January 7, 2010. Worldwide, it was the most successful song of the 21st century (with estimates putting combined sales and streams between 13 and 15 million units) until passed by "Happy" by Pharrell Williams in 2014.


But boardsies voted them out first round and they won't feature again.

Kolido

Well.i.am surprised with that result.

The J Stands for Jay

The worst thing about "I Gotta Feeling" is that it gets played everywhere any time there's a suggestion of a night out or a good time. It's played to death.

A much better tune with a similar title, and still qualifying for this thread is this one: https://youtu.be/4ct5puqTSi0

I'd still get sick of it of it was overplayed though.

Irish Aris

Well it was up against Miss Nina Simone, so I can understand why people (including me) didn't vote for them.

Reberetta

The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love  
It spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The song was later included on the soundtrack to films ranging from Full Metal Jacket to Father Of The Bride. It was covered by The Ronettes, Bette Midler, The Beach Boys & Elton John amongst others.

Knocked out by Outkast Ms. Jackson.

More fun facts possibly copied and pasted from wikipedia coming later about the songs & artists eliminated, but next up at 12.30 a resumption of the first round.

Reberetta

Most votes after 50 minutes advances.

Round 1
Louis Armstrong  What a Wonderful World v Patti LaBelle Lady Marmalade

Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary v Salt N Pepa Push It

Irene Cara  Flashdance What A Feeling v Donna Summer  I Feel Love

Ben E. King Stand By Me v Nas feat. Lauryn Hill If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)

Louis Armstrong  What a Wonderful World v Patti LaBelle Lady Marmalade
Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary v Salt N Pepa Push It
Irene Cara  Flashdance What A Feeling v Donna Summer  I Feel Love
Ben E. King Stand By Me v Nas feat. Lauryn Hill If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)

the purple tin

Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World
Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary
Donna Summer I Feel Love
Ben E. King Stand By Me

Necro

Louis Armstrong
Salt N Pepa
Irene Cara

Necro

Ben E. King

Zaph

Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World
Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary, although I still maintain that the original Creedence version is far better.
Donna Summer I Feel Love
Ben E. King Stand By Me

Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World
Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary
Donna Summer I Feel Love
Ben E. King Stand By Me

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World ; this one was really hard to decide

Salt N Pepa - Push It ; because its class, but mostly because f**k that John Foggerty penned Creedance Sh*twater Revival cover

Irene Cara - Flashdance What A Feeling ; never knew Irene Cara was Black, you learn something knew every day

Ben E. King - Stand By Me ; one of my nominations, absolute classic

Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World <Lady Marmalade is grand but this is a classic>
Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary <the original is better though>
Donna Summer I Feel Love <I do like Flashdance, but I like I Feel Love more>
Nas feat. Lauryn Hill If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) <mainly just to prevent a whitewash>

Reberetta

Scores so far

Louis Armstrong  What a Wonderful World 6-0 Patti LaBelle Lady Marmalade
Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary 4-2 Salt N Pepa Push It
Irene Cara  Flashdance What A Feeling 2-4 Donna Summer  I Feel Love
Ben E. King Stand By Me 5-1 Nas feat. Lauryn Hill If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)