Boardsies Greatest Irish No.1 of the 90s

ShaneU

Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise Vs Whigfield - Saturday Night
4 Non Blondes - What's Up? Vs No Doubt - Don't Speak
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time Vs Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House Vs The Prodigy - Breathe

Kolido

Kolido wrote: »

OMC - How Bizarre 9 Vs 10 Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia - Golden vote by hilda
Shakespears Sister - Stay 5 Vs 13 Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) 8 Vs 10 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode 5 Vs 11 Take That - Never Forget

Apologies, I have been alerted to a mistake in the previous results , thanks Purg.

Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) 10 Vs 9 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You - golden vote by hilda

Kolido

Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise 8 Vs 9 Whigfield - Saturday Night
4 Non Blondes - What's Up? 4 Vs 13 No Doubt - Don't Speak
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time 7 Vs 10 Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House 9 Vs 8 The Prodigy - Breathe

So there we have it folks, our quarter finalists. I plan to run the qf tomorrow morning around 10am, sf tomorrow evening and the final on Wednesday.
Thanks everyone, see you tomorrow.

Your final 8

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Take That - Never Forget
Whigfield - Saturday Night
No Doubt - Don't Speak
Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House

JP Liz V1

Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise
4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
Bill Whelan - Riverdance
The Prodigy - Breathe

Irish Aris

Missed all the action today due to work commitments.

Have to say, this is a very underwhelming top-8
Only one song that I would truly consider the greatest of the decade.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

At this point I'm firmly on the "Anyone but Springsteen" wagon

Necro

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote:

At this point I'm firmly on the "Anyone but Springsteen" wagon

Dee dee na na na?

Irish Aris

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

At this point I'm firmly on the "Anyone but Springsteen" wagon

I'm mainly at the "Anyone but Oasis" wagon
Seriously though, most of the songs are decent enough but not the best of teh decade - and in some cases not even the best the artist had in the decade.

At this point, I would love to see Whigfield win the whole thing for the laughs

Reberetta

No Doubt who the winner is going to be now. *





*Yes, my jokes are written by Declan A. Walsh. Blame him.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Necro wrote: »

Dee dee na na na?

That is the song I'm fully backing for the win at this point I think...

Speaking of Saturday Night, I hear you and Skunk have a Movie Walrus Reveal happening then... :pac: :rolleyes:

HildaOgdenx

Kolido wrote: »

So there we have it folks, our quarter finalists. I plan to run the qf tomorrow morning around 10am, sf tomorrow evening and the final on Wednesday.
Thanks everyone, see you tomorrow.

Your final 8

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)
Take That - Never Forget
Whigfield - Saturday Night
No Doubt - Don't Speak
Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House

Thanks Kolido.

Reberetta

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

Thanks Kolido.

You're the scoundrel who eliminated OMC's How Bizarre.

You shouldn't be showing your face in these parts, there'll be trouble afoot. Best get out of dodge, sunshine.

Cosmo Kramer

Interesting last eight. I would say it's about 50% good songs 50% absolute crap.

JP Liz V1

Anyone but Blur for me

Declan A Walsh

Like a few others, I am somewhat underwhelmed by what is left. There are three reasonable songs left, and a mixture of the bland and the awful. In fact, I had voted against one of the decent songs previously as there were even better songs against it!

That awful song with the backing vocals of a duck better not be in the final! :mad:

Kolido

The quarter finals have been randed, could we see a battle of the Brit pops?.....all will be revealed soon. See you at 10am folks

the purple tin

I would have thought Park Life was much more likely to get to no 1 than Country House, it was getting almost non-stop airplay when it came out.

Whigfield- a song with it's own dance tends to stay in the public consciousness much longer, I am suprised that we didn't see La Macarena in the contest.
Also this battle between Oasis and Blur was a load of bull. Like Beatles and Stones again. Why couldn't you just like both?

Omackeral

the purple tin wrote: »

I am suprised that we didn't see La Macarena in the contest.

Made it to No.3 in Ireland

Kolido

the purple tin wrote: »

I would have thought Park Life was much more likely to get to no 1 than Country House, it was getting almost non-stop airplay when it came out.

Whigfield- a song with it's own dance tends to stay in the public consciousness much longer, I am surprised that we didn't see La Macarena in the contest.
Also this battle between Oasis and Blur was a load of bull. Like Beatles and Stones again. Why couldn't you just like both?

I mentioned earlier in the tread that I was surprise Blur hadn't more No1s, in fact they only had 2 UK No1s and just the 1 here over there career.
In contrast, Oasis had 8 UK No1s and 4 here.

I plan on doing a full analysis across the Irish, UK, and US charts after this, will post the results here.
I'm guessing there is a lot less crossover between the Irish/UK No1s and the US than you would think

the purple tin

Kolido wrote: »

I mentioned earlier in the tread that I was surprise Blur hadn't more No1s, in fact they only had 2 UK No1s and just the 1 here over there career.
In contrast, Oasis had 8 UK No1s and 4 here.

I plan on doing a full analysis across the Irish, UK, and US charts after this, will post the results here.
I'm guessing there is a lot less crossover between the Irish/UK No1s and the US than you would think

Blur and Oasis released Country House and Roll With It on the same day in 1995 to see who could sell the most. Blur won but they semi-cheated by releasing their single on tape and charging much less for it.

The irony of it is that both Noel and Damon have since said that both those songs were sh1t

Declan A Walsh

the purple tin wrote: »

Blur and Oasis released Country House and Roll With It on the same day in 1995 to see who could sell the most. Blur won but they semi-cheated by releasing their single on tape and charging much less for it.

The irony of it is that both Noel and Damon have since said that both those songs were sh1t

IMO, Country House is a pretty bland offering and I have voted against it in every round so far. I may have to vote for it yet depending on who they are drawn against! I like a lot of Blur songs but unfortunately none of them got to Number 1 in the Irish Charts. As regards Roll with It, I think that's a good Oasis song and is better than Don't Look Back in Anger.

Kolido

Welcome to the Quarter Finals

Most votes in 1 hour
If there is a tie, 30 mins golden vote rule followed by least conceded in previous rounds followed by my vote

Kolido

QF/M1

No Doubt - Don't Speak Vs Bill Whelan - Riverdance

QF/M2

Blur - Country House Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

No Doubt - Don't Speak Vs Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Necro

No Doubt - Don't Speak - Riverdance has gone way too far at this point.

Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger - better song. Nothing against Blurs track, I don't mind it but it's not anthemic like Don't Look Back in Anger.

Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

If it were country house vs roll with it then I’d vote country house. But it’s don’t look back in anger so no contest.

Baybay

No Doubt
Oasis

Hillybilly4

No Doubt - Don't Speak
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Reberetta

No Doubt - Don't Speak Vs Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Collie D

No Doubt - Don't Speak Vs Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Purgative

Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House



Not just to cancel out Necro's vote, though in and of itself that is hugely satisfying .


Riverdance summed up Ireland in the 90s, just as Jack's thing did moreso than an imported pop meh. Blur, I just like it.

Archeron

No Doubt - Don't Speak
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Bill Whelan - Riverdance ; like both songs a lot, but you can't beat the thrill of Riverdance coming on on a night out, legs flying everywhere, glasses smashing, tables being knocked over, the danger of being kicked in the face... :pac:

Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger ; prefer Blur as a band overall, but Country House is far from their greatest offering, so have to give the nod to the Gallaghers on this occasion.

Necro

Purgative wrote:

Riverdance summed up Ireland in the 90s, just as Jack's thing did moreso than an imported pop meh. Blur, I just like it.

I look forward to this reason being acceptable for Mark McCabe in the Noughties contest

Declan A Walsh

No Doubt - Don't Speak Vs Bill Whelan - Riverdance - Tough one here as I really like both. It's a strange one as I voted every time for No Doubt but only half the time for Riverdance, as there were even better songs up against it, but I have to plump for Riverdance!

Blur - Country House Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger - It happened sooner than I thought: have to vote for Blur's offering over Oasis's one! Neither great songs, just alright.

HildaOgdenx

Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Purgative

Necro wrote: »

I look forward to this reason being acceptable for Mark McCabe in the Noughties contest

I'm not above reusing mindless reasoning, that I dream up.

HildaOgdenx

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Bill Whelan - Riverdance ; like both songs a lot, but you can't beat the thrill of Riverdance coming on one a night out, legs flying everywhere, glasses smashing, tables being knocked over, the danger of being kicked in the face... :pac:

Necro

Purgative wrote:

I'm not above reusing mindless reasoning, that I dream up.

Just checked, it's actually (Maniac 2000) the fifth best selling single in the history of the Irish Charts!!

ChannelNo5

No Doubt - Don't Speak Vs Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House Vs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

begbysback

Where’s coolio?

Declan A Walsh

begbysback wrote: »

Where’s coolio?

Knocked out last night by one point by Whigfield's Saturday Night!

begbysback

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Knocked out last night by one point by Whigfield's Saturday Night!

Gotta be kiddin me, we should sticky the names that voted for whigfield, forever named and shamed

lassykk

No Doubt - Don't Speak
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Kolido

10 mins to go....

No Doubt - Don't Speak 6 Vs 7 Bill Whelan - Riverdance
Blur - Country House 4 Vs 9 Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

Cosmo Kramer

No Doubt
Blur

Kolido

No Doubt - Don't Speak 7 Vs 7 Bill Whelan - Riverdance - golden vote running
Blur - Country House 5 Vs 9 Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

C’mon Riverdance

Irish Aris

No Doubt please
Only good song left in the comp.

Declan A Walsh

Thinking of Riverdance reminded me of the Eurovision 1994, where it all started as an interval act. It took place in The Point, Dublin. Then I remembered that Ireland won the Eurovision that year - three in a row! The winner was Rock and Rolls Kids by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan. It was, of course, somewhat overshadowed on the night by the Riverdance extravaganza!

Nevertheless, I was curious that it did not turn up in this tournament. I was surprised to find out that it stopped at Number 2 in the Irish Charts. Linda Martin's Why Me (1992) and Niamh Kavanagh's In Your Eyes (1993) did reach Number 1. I was then curious about Ireland's last Eurovision winner, Eimear Quinn's The Voice (1996). It stopped at Number 3.

Kolido

No Doubt - Don't Speak 7 Vs 7 Bill Whelan - Riverdance - Win conceding 11-16 in previous rounds
Blur - Country House 5 Vs 9 Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger