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1971 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR

 

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YES THE RETRO RECORD OF THE YEARS (UP UNTIL 1997) GAME HERE!!!

 

Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1971.

 

Your First choice (Favourite) song will score 20 pts, 2nd = 19 Pts....down to 20th = 1 point. Please state in your list if you are scoring by position or Points.

 

I am playing this game across both BuzzJack & UKMix. Therefore if you vote please can you only vote in one of the sites threads especially if you have a different name on each site (like me).

 

For each year 1964 to 1997 inclusive & games (*) for the years 1960-1; 1962-3 & two alphabetically track name split lists for the 1950s. There are 50 tracks that I feel best represent the year* in popular music. This certainly does not always mean the biggest hits of the year, but tracks (including album tracks) that over time have come to best represent the year.

 

Please note songs will only feature once for the most well-known or definitive version of a song (example “Without You” will only appear in 1972 for Nilsson, but will be absent in 1994 for Mariah Carey).

 

Also please don’t mention that I have put the song in the wrong year as the year the track was recorded, released (on an album), a hit (peaked) in the UK, a hit (peaked) in the USA can result in three of four different answers, and there will be literally hundreds of songs that fall into that category.

 

For each game you will have four weeks to get your votes in (two weeks for the vote from the shortlist of 50 songs, then two weeks to vote from the "Missing" songs that you have nominated). I will be posting two of these Games a Week at the weekend.

 

(VOTING RULES FOR SPECIFIC GAME 1950s: Top25 make the Record of The Decade Final; 1960s & 1990s: Top 4 From Each Game make the Final, 5th to 10th make the Play-offs; 1970s & 1980s: Top 3 each year make the Final, 4th to 8th make the Play-Offs. PLUS: Your choices of missing songs being included in the relevant Play-offs)

 

Phase 2: The Record Of The Decades Finals will result in the following numbers making the Final 200 (1950s: Top20; 1960s: Top50, 1970s Top45; 1980s Top45; 1990s Top40), where they will be split into 4 Quarter Finals, leading to the Final 50 Songs of the Retro Record Game

 

 

A: Vote for your favourite 20 (minimum 10 out of the following:)

 

Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone

Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem

Atomic Rooster - The Devil's Answer

Badfinger - No Matter What

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Carole King - Its Too Late

Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Carpenters (or Shirley Bassey) - For All We Know

Cat Stevens - Wild World

Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves

Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her?

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

Curved Air - Back Street Luv

Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel

David Bowie - Changes

Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting

Doors - Riders On The Storm

Elton John - Tiny Dancer

Elton John - Your Song

Free - My Brother Jake

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

James Taylor (or Carole King) - You've Got A Friend

Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGee

Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff

John Denver (or Olivia Newton John) - Take Me Home, Country Road

John Lennon - Imagine

Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog

Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me

McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead & Gone

Olivia Newton-John (or George Harrison or Bob Dylan) - If Not For You

Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Slade - Cos I Luv You

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

Supremes - Stoned Love

T Rex - Get It On

T Rex - Hot Love

T Rex - Jeepster

Temptations - Just My Imagination

Three Dog Night - Joy To The World

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

The Who - Baba O'Reilly (Teenage Wasteland)

 

 

B: Nominate Two songs from 1971 MISSING from this 50 track shortlist.

 

The Top 3 Songs from each year (1980 -1989) will go through to the Record Of The Decade Final. The songs finishing 4th - 8th position will go into a Play-off, where the Top20 Songs will join the other 30 in the Final.

 

While your selection of missing songs will be put to a vote with the winning track (or tracks in event of a tie) joining the Record of The Decade Play-Off.

 

You have until Saturday 20th October to vote for your favourite Top 20 (minimum Top 10) songs of the Year.

 

I will then reveal the results of the vote along with your selections of the "missing songs" from the original list for you to vote for an extra song for a place in the Record of The Decade (1970s) play-offs :thumbup:

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1st Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (20 Pts)

2nd John Lennon - Imagine

3rd T Rex - Jeepster

4. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

5. Elton John - Tiny Dancer

6. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

8. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

9. Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

10. Carole King - Its Too Late

11. Elton John - Your Song

12. T Rex - Get It On

13. Rod Stewart - Maggie May

14. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

15. Badfinger - No Matter What

16. Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

17. Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll

18. Free - My Brother Jake

19. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting

20. Supremes - Stoned Love

 

Missing:

Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

T-Rex - Cosmic Dancer

John Lennon – Imagine

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

T Rex - Get It On

David Bowie - Changes

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

Elton John - Your Song

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

Supremes - Stoned Love

Curved Air - Back Street Luv

Doors - Riders On The Storm

James Taylor (or Carole King) - You've Got A Friend

Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her?

Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves

 

Rod Stewart - Maggie May (20 pts)

T Rex - Get It On

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

Slade - Coz I Luv You

Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGee

Doors - Riders On The Storm

Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

The Who - Baba O'Reilly (Teenage Wasteland)

David Bowie - Changes

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog

T Rex - Jeepster

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

T Rex - Hot Love

John Lennon - Imagine

Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

 

Nominations

 

Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen

The Faces - Stay With Me

1. Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

2. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

3. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

4. Elton John - Your Song

5. Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

6. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

7. Carpenters (or Shirley Bassey) - For All We Know

8. Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves

9. James Taylor (or Carole King) - You've Got A Friend

10. John Lennon - Imagine

 

Missing:

Elvis Presley - Hound Dog

Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar 20pts

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

T Rex - Get It On

John Lennon - Imagine

Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

David Bowie - Changes

Badfinger - No Matter What

Slade - Cos I Luv You

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

T Rex - Hot Love

McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead & Gone

Free - My Brother Jake

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

Elton John - Your Song

Doors - Riders On The Storm

Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone

Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting

 

 

Add the following 2 songs

 

R Dean Taylor - Indiana wants me

Elvis Presley - I just can't help believing

 

Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll 20 pts

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

T Rex - Get It On

T Rex - Hot Love

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

Doors - Riders On The Storm

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Cat Stevens - Wild World

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Badfinger - No Matter What

Elton John - Your Song

Free - My Brother Jake

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

David Bowie - Changes

John Lennon - Imagine

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Carole King - Its Too Late

Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves

 

 

Edited by Naomi Watts

Slade - Cos I Luv You............................... 20 pts

Atomic Rooster - The Devil's Answer

Curved Air - Back Street Luv

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

Supremes - Stoned Love

Carole King - Its Too Late

Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves

Doors - Riders On The Storm

Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy

Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

Olivia Newton-John (or George Harrison or Bob Dylan) - If Not For You

John Lennon - Imagine

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

 

nominate..... atomic rooster 'tomorrow night', slade 'get down and get with it'

 

 

Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone 3 points

Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem

Atomic Rooster - The Devil's Answer

Badfinger - No Matter What

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Carole King - Its Too Late

Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Carpenters (or Shirley Bassey) - For All We Know

Cat Stevens - Wild World

Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves

Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her? 5 points

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up 18 points

Curved Air - Back Street Luv

Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel 19 points

David Bowie - Changes 10 points

Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting 6 points

Doors - Riders On The Storm 9 points

Elton John - Tiny Dancer

Elton John - Your Song

Free - My Brother Jake

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft 20 points

James Taylor (or Carole King) - You've Got A Friend

Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGee

Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff

John Denver (or Olivia Newton John) - Take Me Home, Country Road

John Lennon - Imagine

Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog

Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 17 points

Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me 14 points

McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead & Gone

Olivia Newton-John (or George Harrison or Bob Dylan) - If Not For You

Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Slade - Cos I Luv You

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair 16 points

Supremes - Stoned Love 12 points

T Rex - Get It On 15 points

T Rex - Hot Love 8 points

T Rex - Jeepster 13 points

Temptations - Just My Imagination 11 points

Three Dog Night - Joy To The World

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 1 point

The Who - Baba O'Reilly (Teenage Wasteland)

Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone 3 points

Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem

Atomic Rooster - The Devil's Answer

Badfinger - No Matter What

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Carole King - Its Too Late

Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Carpenters (or Shirley Bassey) - For All We Know

Cat Stevens - Wild World

Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves

Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her? 5 points

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up 18 points

Curved Air - Back Street Luv

Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel 19 points

David Bowie - Changes 10 points

Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting 6 points

Doors - Riders On The Storm 9 points

Elton John - Tiny Dancer

Elton John - Your Song

Free - My Brother Jake

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft 20 points

James Taylor (or Carole King) - You've Got A Friend

Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGee

Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff

John Denver (or Olivia Newton John) - Take Me Home, Country Road

John Lennon - Imagine

Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog

Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 17 points

Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me 14 points

McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead & Gone

Olivia Newton-John (or George Harrison or Bob Dylan) - If Not For You

Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Slade - Cos I Luv You

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair 16 points

Supremes - Stoned Love 12 points

T Rex - Get It On 15 points

T Rex - Hot Love 8 points

T Rex - Jeepster 13 points

Temptations - Just My Imagination 11 points

Three Dog Night - Joy To The World

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 1 point

The Who - Baba O'Reilly (Teenage Wasteland)

 

 

your meant to pick up to 20, think you have selected them all :w00t:

your meant to pick up to 20, think you have selected them all :w00t:

 

no just gave them points

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Many Thanks to the 22 of you who voted :thumbup:

 

The 1971 Record Of The Year Results are:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points

 

51st Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff 4

50th Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy 11

49th Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her? 15

48th McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead & Gone 17

47th Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone 18

46th John Denver (or Olivia Newton John) - Take Me Home, Country Road 19

45th Three Dog Night - Joy To The World 23

44th Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem 28

43rd Free - My Brother Jake 32

42nd Curved Air - Back Street Luv 32

41st Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel 35

 

39th Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart 36

39th Badfinger - No Matter What 36

38th Atomic Rooster - The Devil's Answer 38

37th Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGee 40

36th Carpenters (or Shirley Bassey) - For All We Know 41

34th Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden 46

34th Cat Stevens - Wild World 46

33rd Temptations - Just My Imagination 48

32nd James Taylor (or Carole King) - You've Got A Friend 51

 

30th T Rex - Hot Love 53

30th Supremes - Stoned Love 53

29th Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up 57

28th T Rex - Jeepster 58

27th Olivia Newton-John (or George Harrison or Bob Dylan) - If Not For You 63

26th Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me 67

25th Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft 73

24th Slade - Cos I Luv You 74

23rd Carole King - Its Too Late 80

22nd Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting 89

21st Rolling Stones - Wild Horses 92

 

19th The Who - Baba O'Reilly (Teenage Wasteland) 93

19th Elton John - Tiny Dancer 93

18th Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair 94

17th Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll 98

16th Led Zeppelin - Black Dog 102

15th Doors - Riders On The Storm 114

14th Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 127

13th Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine 131

11th Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar 135

11th Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain 135

10th George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 142

9th Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays 145

 

The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1970s) play-offs

 

8th The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 151

7th Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves 155

6th T Rex - Get It On 163

5th David Bowie - Changes 181

4th Rod Stewart - Maggie May 192

 

While the Top 3 Songs of 1971 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1980s) Final

 

3rd Elton John - Your Song 209

2nd John Lennon - Imagine 277

1st Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven 297

 

(I accidentally left one too many songs in the shortlist of 50 songs for this year. Perhaps pleasingly it finished in 51st place. It looks like none of you are fans of Sky Sports Saturday Soccer:AM!)

 

I will reveal the Missing 1971 Nominations for you to vote on next.....

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1971 Missing Nominations are:

 

Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen

Andy Williams - Love Story (Where Do I Begin)

Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night

Black Sabbath - Children of The Grave

Bread - If

Budgie - Crash Course In Brain Surgery

Carpenters - Superstar

David Bowie ~ Queen b**ch

Dawn - Knock Three Times

Elvis Presley - I just can't help believing

Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary

Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

John Lennon ~ Jealous Guy

Paul McCartney - Another Day

Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

R Dean Taylor - Indiana wants me

Raiders - Indian reservation

Severine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue

Slade - Get Down and Get With It

The Doors - Love Her Madly

T-Rex - Cosmic Dancer

 

(Ineligible nominated songs: David Bowie – Life On Mars is in the 1973 ROTY Game and Don McLean - American Pie & The Faces - Stay With Me are in the 1972 ROTY Game)

 

 

Please vote for your five favourites in order (1st, 2nd, etc) from that list of nominations within the next two weeks.

 

The winning song will qualify for the Plays offs of the Record Of Decade (1970s)

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1st Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (5 Pts)

2nd T-Rex - Cosmic Dancer

3rd Paul McCartney - Another Day

4th David Bowie ~ Queen b**ch

5th The Doors - Love Her Madly (1 Pt)

 

Elvis Presley - I just can't help believing 1st place

David Bowie ~ Queen b**ch

John Lennon ~ Jealous Guy

Paul McCartney - Another Day

R Dean Taylor - Indiana wants me

 

Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believin’ (5pts) :wub:

John Lennon - Jealous Guy

Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

R Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me

David Bowie - Queen b**ch

 

1. David Bowie - Queen b**ch

2. The Doors - Love her Madly

3. T. Rex - Cosmic Dancer

4. Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen

5. Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary

 

Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night...........................5pts

Slade - Get Down and Get With It

Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

Paul McCartney - Another Day

 

Hope it's not too late for this...

 

John Lennon ~ Jealous Guy 5 points

Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

Slade - Get Down and Get With It

The Doors - Love Her Madly

T-Rex - Cosmic Dancer

 

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1971 Missing Songs Vote: Results

 

Thanks to the 17 of you who voted on the missing Songs from 1971:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points Scored

 

22nd Bread - If 0

21st Raiders - Indian reservation 1

20th Andy Williams - Love Story (Where Do I Begin) 2

19th R Dean Taylor - Indiana wants me 3

18th Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye 4

17th Severine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue 5

16th Budgie - Crash Course In Brain Surgery 6

14th Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night 7

14th Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 7

13th T-Rex - Cosmic Dancer 8

12th Dawn - Knock Three Times 10

 

10th Elvis Presley - I just can't help believing 11

10th Slade - Get Down and Get With It 11

9th Paul McCartney - Another Day 13

8th Carpenters - Superstar 15

7th Black Sabbath - Children of The Grave 16

6th Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen 17

5th David Bowie ~ Queen b**ch 19

4th The Doors - Love Her Madly 20

2nd Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind 24

2nd John Lennon ~ Jealous Guy 24

 

So going through to the 1970s Record of The Decade Play-offs is:

 

1st Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary 30

 

 

(Not for the first time, and probably not for the last time a cover of a song, who's original version (in this case by Creedence Clearwater Revival) is featured when I get to the relevant ROTY Game wins a place in the play-offs)

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