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

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McGaggs wrote: »

It's been in a few ads, one for teabags I think

Lemsip and Spar as well iirc.

Reberetta

Scores

Prince Let's Go Crazy 3-2 Martha & The Vandellas Dancing in the Streets
Ike and Tina River Deep Mountain High 3-1 Shanice I Love Your Smile
James Brown I Feel Good 4-1 The Ink Spots I Don't Want To Set the World On Fire 1
Dr. Dre Forgot About Dre 3-2 Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair

Voting close 6.24pm.

Declan A Walsh

My votes in bold.

Prince Let's Go Crazy v Martha & The Vandellas Dancing in the Streets - My nomination and what a stomping great sing it is!

Ike and Tina River Deep Mountain High v Shanice I Love Your Smile - Wonderful production by Phil Spector and great vocals from Tina.

James Brown I Feel Good v The Ink Spots I Don't Want To Set the World On Fire - Great soul music.

Dr. Dre Forgot About Dre v Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair - Really cool soul sound.

Necro

Forgot about Dre, my nom

Reberetta

Round 1
Usher DJ Got Us Falling In Love v George McCrae Rock Your Baby

Notorious B.I.G Juicy v The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On

TLC No Scrubs v  The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman

Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity v The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again 

Usher DJ Got Us Falling In Love v George McCrae Rock Your Baby
Notorious B.I.G Juicy v The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
TLC No Scrubs v  The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman
Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity v The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again 

Prince Let's Go Crazy
Ike and Tina River Deep Mountain High
James Brown I Feel Good
Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair

The J Stands for Jay

George McCrae Rock Your Baby
The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman
Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity

George McCrae Rock Your Baby
The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
TLC No Scrubs
Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity

Zaph

Prince Let's Go Crazy
Ike and Tina River Deep Mountain High
James Brown I Feel Good
Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair

Also Starring LeVar Burton

George McCrae Rock Your Baby

The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On

TLC No Scrubs

Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity

Zaph

George McCrae Rock Your Baby
The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman
The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again

Irish Aris

Usher DJ Got Us Falling In Love v George McCrae Rock Your Baby
Notorious B.I.G Juicy v The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
TLC No Scrubs v The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman
Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity v The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again

Reberetta

Results

Prince Let's Go Crazy 6-2 Martha & The Vandellas Dancing in the Streets
Ike and Tina River Deep Mountain High 6-1 Shanice I Love Your Smile
James Brown I Feel Good 7-1 The Ink Spots I Don't Want To Set the World On Fire
Dr. Dre Forgot About Dre 4-5 Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair


Fun Facts

The Ink Spots I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
The Ink Spots were an American vocal jazz group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny.

In 1989, the Ink Spots (Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, Jerry Daniels and Orville Jones) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 1999 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Since the Ink Spots disbanded in 1954, there have been well over 100 vocal groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots" without any right to the name, and without any original members of the group. It has often been the case that these groups claimed to be "2nd generation" or "3rd generation" Ink Spots

"I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" is a pop song written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham, Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler.It was written in 1938, but was first recorded three years later by Harlan Leonard and His Rockets. It was covered by several musicians and groups, most successfully by Horace Heidt on Columbia Records, whose version reached number one on the US pop chart; and by The Ink Spots on Decca, whose version reached number 4 on the same listing.

Shanice I Love Your Smile
The song features a saxophone solo by Branford Marsalis as well as laughter from Janet Jackson and René Elizondo Jr. near the end of the song. The track was produced by Louis Biancaniello, with vocals produced by Narada Michael Walden. The radio version of the song removes the rap bridge from the album version.

It peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" by George Michael and Elton John and "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred, and it topped the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for 4 weeks in December 1991 and January 1992. In Europe, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top of the Dutch Top 40 in the Netherlands. The single also peaked within the top ten on the charts in Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Australia and Austria. In 1992, it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

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George McCrae Rock Your Baby
The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman
The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Fair play with all the fun facts Reb. Its a nice addition to proceedings.

Reberetta

Scores

Usher DJ Got Us Falling In Love 1-5 George McCrae Rock Your Baby
Notorious B.I.G Juicy 0-6 The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
TLC No Scrubs 3-3  The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman
Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity 3-3 The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again 

Voting close 6.54pm.

ShaneU

Martha & The Vandellas Dancing in the Streets
Shanice I Love Your Smile
The Ink Spots I Don't Want To Set the World On Fire - Fallout!
Dr. Dre Forgot About Dre

edit: too late again ffs

ShaneU

George McCrae Rock Your Baby
The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
TLC No Scrubs
Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity (if this doesn't go through there will be words!)

Reberetta

Round 1
LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out v B.B. King The Thrill Is Gone

Rihanna & Jay-Z Umbrella  v Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher

The Cast Of Hamilton Non-Stop v Shaggy feat. Rayvon Angel

Chaka Khan I Feel For You  v  Boney M Daddy Cool

LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out v B.B. King The Thrill Is Gone
Rihanna & Jay-Z Umbrella  v Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
The Cast Of Hamilton Non-Stop v Shaggy feat. Rayvon Angel
Chaka Khan I Feel For You  v  Boney M Daddy Cool

Zaph

ShaneU wrote: »

Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity (if this doesn't go through there will be words!)

Will those words be hahahaha?

Zaph

B.B. King The Thrill Is Gone
Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
Abstain on the last two

ShaneU

LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out (would have done well in round 1 of my walrus )
Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (love it!)
The Cast Of Hamilton Non-Stop (never head this before, it's not bad but Angel is shyte)
Boney M Daddy Cool (Cause I'm crazy like a fool!)

Reberetta

Fun Facts

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles You Really Got A Hold On Me

This song was named as one of the 500 songs to shape rock 'n' roll by the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. One of the Miracles' most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It was covered by The Beatles on their second album, With The Beatles. 

One of the most important and influential groups in pop, rock and roll, and R&B music history, referred to as Motown's "soul supergroup",the Miracles recorded 26 Top 40 Pop hits, sixteen of which reached the Billboard Top 20, seven top 10 singles, and a number one single.

Four of their hit songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (The most of any Motown group). In 2009, the group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2008, Billboard listed them at No. 61 on their 100 most successful Billboard artists ever list. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

Lost to Cameo Word Up.

B.B. King The Thrill Is Gone
Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
Shaggy feat. Rayvon Angel
Chaka Khan I Feel For You

Reberetta

Scores

Usher DJ Got Us Falling In Love 1-6 George McCrae Rock Your Baby
Notorious B.I.G Juicy 0-7 The Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On
TLC No Scrubs 4-3  The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman
Blackstreet feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen No Diggity 4-3 The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again 

Voting close 6.54pm.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

B.B. King The Thrill Is Gone

Rihanna & Jay-Z Umbrella ; this was very tough, love both

The Cast Of Hamilton Non-Stop ; one of my noms, because I had only recently watched Hamilton before the tournament was announce

Boney M Daddy Cool

Reberetta

Reberetta wrote: »

Fun Facts

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles You Really Got A Hold On Me


Lost to Cameo Word Up.

We’ve only got ourselves to blame.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Reberetta wrote: »

Fun Facts

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles You Really Got A Hold On Me

This song was named as one of the 500 songs to shape rock 'n' roll by the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. One of the Miracles' most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It was covered by The Beatles on their second album, With The Beatles. 

One of the most important and influential groups in pop, rock and roll, and R&B music history, referred to as Motown's "soul supergroup",the Miracles recorded 26 Top 40 Pop hits, sixteen of which reached the Billboard Top 20, seven top 10 singles, and a number one single.

Four of their hit songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (The most of any Motown group). In 2009, the group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2008, Billboard listed them at No. 61 on their 100 most successful Billboard artists ever list. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

Lost to Cameo Word Up.

Fun Fact: You Really Got A Hold On Me didn't have LeVar Burton in the music video, so it obviously never stood a chance...

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B.B. King The Thrill Is Gone
Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
The Cast Of Hamilton Non-Stop
Boney M Daddy Cool

Kolido

LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out
Rihanna & Jay-Z Umbrella
Shaggy feat. Rayvon Angel