Posted October 20, 200717 yr 1972 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR :cheer: :yahoo: :w00t: :dance: 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 1972. 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 - Let's Stay Together Alice Cooper - School's Out America - A Horse With No Name Argent - Hold Your Head Up Bill Withers - Lean On Me Billy Paul - Me & Mrs Jones Bread - Everything I Own Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father David Bowie - Starman David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Derek & The Dominoes - Layla Don McLean - American Pie Don McLean - Vincent Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies Eagles - Take It Easy ELO - 10538 Overture Elton John - Crocodile Rock Elton John - Rocket Man Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy Elvis Presley - Burning Love Faces - Stay With Me Gary Glitter - Rock 'n Roll (Parts 1 & 2) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) Harold Melvin - If You Don't Know Me By Now Hawkwind - Silver Machine Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now Lindasfarne - Meet Me On The Corner Mott The Hoople (or David Bowie) - All The Young Dudes Neil Young - Heart Of Gold New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing Nilsson - Without You Osmonds - Crazy Horses Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice Roxy Music - Virginia Plain Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow Sweet - Little Willy T Rex - Children Of The Revolution T Rex - Metal Guru T Rex - Telegram Sam Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light B: Nominate Two songs from 1972 MISSING from this 50 track shortlist. The Top 3 Songs from each year (1970-1979) 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 3rd November 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
October 20, 200717 yr Author 1st Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (20 Pts) 2nd David Bowie - Starman 3rd T Rex - Children Of The Revolution 4. Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light 5. Elton John - Rocket Man 6. Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress 7. Mott The Hoople (or David Bowie) - All The Young Dudes 8. Al Green - Let's Stay Together 9. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 10. Alice Cooper - School's Out 11. Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice 12. T Rex - Metal Guru 13. Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 14. Nilsson - Without You 15. Derek & The Dominoes - Layla 16. Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken 17. Neil Young - Heart Of Gold 18. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 19. Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane 20. Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion (1 Pt) Missing Nominations: Badfinger - Day After Day Kinks - Celluloid Heroes
October 21, 200717 yr David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (20 pts) T Rex - Telegram Sam Faces - Stay With Me Hawkwind - Silver Machine David Bowie - Starman Alice Cooper - School's Out Roxy Music - Virginia Plain T Rex - Metal Guru Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes T Rex - Children Of The Revolution Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now Argent - Hold Your Head Up Derek & The Dominoes - Layla Don McLean - American Pie Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well Al Green - Let's Stay Together Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling Bill Withers - Lean On Me (1 pt) Nominations David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo
October 21, 200717 yr America - A Horse With No Name 1st David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Neil Young - Heart Of Gold T Rex - Metal Guru ELO - 10538 Overture Argent - Hold Your Head Up Alice Cooper - School's Out David Bowie - Starman Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy Lindasfarne - Meet Me On The Corner T Rex - Telegram Sam Roxy Music - Virginia Plain Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light Nilsson - Without You Mott The Hoople (or David Bowie) - All The Young Dudes Derek & The Dominoes - Layla Elton John - Rocket Man Don McLean - American Pie Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father nominate 2 songs Colin Blunstone - Say you don't mind Lindesfarne - Lady Eleanor
October 22, 200717 yr Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy (20Pts) Nilsson - Without You Don McLean - American Pie Derek & The Dominoes - Layla Mott The Hoople (or David Bowie) - All The Young Dudes David Bowie – Starman Elvis Presley - Burning Love Elton John - Rocket Man Roxy Music - Virginia Plain Alice Cooper - School's Out T. Rex - Telegram Sam Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust America - A Horse With No Name Al Green - Let's Stay Together Argent - Hold Your Head Up Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother Bill Withers - Lean On Me Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father
October 23, 200717 yr Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light................ all the point to this track only! BRILLIANT!! oh ok...heres the rest :) 2nd ELO - 10538 Overture........... paul weller nicked the riff for 'changing man' Alice Cooper - School's Out Faces - Stay With Me Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well Argent - Hold Your Head Up Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling Derek & The Dominoes - Layla Bill Withers - Lean On Me Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father Lindasfarne - Meet Me On The Corner Roxy Music - Virginia Plain T Rex - Metal Guru America - A Horse With No Name Sweet - Little Willy Hawkwind - Silver Machine Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress nominate.... duncan brown 'journey', terry dactile 'seaside shuffle'...lol
October 24, 200717 yr TODD FRICKIN' RUNDGREN?! Vile man, vile song... Rob?! :( :o not bothered about the man.... i vote for the song which is fantastic!
October 27, 200717 yr T Rex - Children Of The Revolution 20 points Hawkwind - Silver Machine Eagles - Take It Easy Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well Elton John - Rocket Man Nilsson - Without You Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face America - A Horse With No Name Billy Paul - Me & Mrs Jones Don McLean - Vincent Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies T Rex - Metal Guru Neil Young - Heart Of Gold Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now Alice Cooper - School's Out David Bowie - Starman David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother Al Green - Let's Stay Together
November 3, 200717 yr Author Many Thanks to the 22 of you who voted The 1972 Record Of The Year Results are: Position / Artist - Song Title / Points 50th Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow 0 49th Harold Melvin - If You Don't Know Me By Now 7 47th Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion 9 47th Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies 9 46th Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father 12 45th Osmonds - Crazy Horses 15 44th New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing 17 43rd Lindasfarne - Meet Me On The Corner 20 41st Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken 21 41st Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother 21 40th Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling 24 39th Billy Paul - Me & Mrs Jones 33 38th Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane 34 37th Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 36 36th ELO - 10538 Overture 45 35th Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 50 34th Gary Glitter - Rock 'n Roll (Parts 1 & 2) 52 33rd Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy 53 32nd Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light 54 31st Don McLean - Vincent 56 30th Bread - Everything I Own 61 29th Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress 63 27th Bill Withers - Lean On Me 66 27th T Rex - Telegram Sam 66 26th Faces - Stay With Me 68 25th Sweet - Little Willy 71 24th Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 76 23rd Argent - Hold Your Head Up 77 21st Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now 84 21st Elvis Presley - Burning Love 84 20th Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice 95 19th Roxy Music - Virginia Plain 106 17th Hawkwind - Silver Machine 117 17th Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 117 15th T Rex - Metal Guru 120 15th Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well 120 13th Neil Young - Heart Of Gold 121 13th Eagles - Take It Easy 121 12th T Rex - Children Of The Revolution 125 11th Elton John - Crocodile Rock 127 10th America - A Horse With No Name 146 9th Nilsson - Without You 148 The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1970s) play-offs 8th Al Green - Let's Stay Together 154 7th Mott The Hoople (or David Bowie) - All The Young Dudes 157 6th Elton John - Rocket Man 176 5th Derek & The Dominoes - Layla 184 4th David Bowie - Starman 195 While the Top 3 Songs of 1972 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1970s) Final 3rd Don McLean - American Pie 209 2nd David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 236 1st Alice Cooper - School's Out 251 I will reveal the Missing 1972 Nominations for you to vote on next.....
November 3, 200717 yr Author 1972 Missing Nominations are: Badfinger - Day After Day Black Sabbath - Snowblind Blue Öyster Cult - Cities On Flame With RnR Carpenters - Goodbye To Love Chicago - Saturday In The Park Colin Blunstone - Say you don't mind David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing Deep Purple - Highway Star Duncan Brown - Journey Elton John - Honky Cat Hot Butter - Popcorn Kinks - Celluloid Heroes Lindesfarne - Lady Eleanor Looking glass - Brandy (you're a fine girl) Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo Simon and Garfunkel - America Sweet - Wig Wam Bam Terry Dactile - Seaside Shuffle (Ineligible nominated songs: Carly Simon - You're So Vain, Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water, Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind & Lou Reed ~ Walk on the Wild Side are all in the 1973 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)
November 3, 200717 yr 1 Simon and Garfunkel - America 2 Bowie - John I'm only dancing 3 Carpenters - Goodbye to love 4 Black sabbath - Snowblind 5 Blue Oyster Cult - Cities on flame
November 3, 200717 yr 1 David Bowie - Starman 2 Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes 3 Alice Cooper - School's Out 4 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla 5 Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light 6 Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now 7 Slade - Gudbuy T' Jane 8 T Rex - Metal Guru 9 T Rex - Telegram Sam 10 T Rex - Children of the Revolution 11 Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father 12 Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion 13 Al Green - Let's Stay Together 14 Elton John - Rocket Man 15 Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well 16 Bill Withers - Lean On Me 17 Elvis Presley - Burning Love 18 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy 19 Faces - Stay With Me 20 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
November 3, 200717 yr 1st Badfinger - Day After Day 2nd Simon & Garfunkel - America 3rd David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing 4th Sweet - Wig Wam Bam 5th Carpenters - Goodbye To Love
November 3, 200717 yr 1.Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy 2. Elvis Presley - Burning Love 3. Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 4. Eagles - Take It Easy 5. Al Green - Let's Stay Together 6. Bread - Everything I Own 7. Harold Melvin - If You Don't Know Me By Now 8. Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother 9. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 10. Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow 11. Nilsson - Without You 12. Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling 13. America - A Horse With No Name 14. Bill Withers - Lean On Me 15. Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken 16. Elton John - Rocket Man 17. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 18. New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing 19. Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well 20. Sweet - Little Willy Some fantastic songs there. :wub:
November 3, 200717 yr Author 1st Badfinger - Day After Day 2nd Kinks - Celluloid Heroes 3rd Colin Blunstone - Say you don't mind 4th Carpenters - Goodbye To Love 5th Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo
November 3, 200717 yr Duncan Brown - Journey..................................5pts Terry Dactile - Seaside Shuffle David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing Colin Blunstone - Say you don't mind Badfinger - Day After Day
November 3, 200717 yr David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing 5pts Colin Blunstone - Say you don't mind Badfinger - Day After Day Lindesfarne - Lady Eleanor Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo
November 4, 200717 yr David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing (5Pts) Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind Simon and Garfunkel – America Carpenters - Goodbye To Love Lindesfarne - Lady Eleanor
November 5, 200717 yr not bothered about the man.... i vote for the song which is fantastic! I agree, it's a great song. Terry Hall covered it in the 90s.
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