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1993 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR

 

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Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1993.

 

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:)

 

2 Unlimited - No Limit

4 Non Blondes - What's Up?

Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

Aerosmith - Cryin'

Beloved - Sweet Harmony

Blind Melon - No Rain

Billy Joel - The River Of Dreams

Bjork - Venus As A Boy

Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses

Breeders - Cannonball

Chaka Demus & Pliers - Tease Me

Crowded House - Distant Sun

Culture Beat - Mr Vain

Depeche Mode - I Feel You

Dina Carroll - Don't Be A Stranger

Dr Dre ft Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin' But A 'G' Thing

Duran Duran - Ordinary World

Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own

Gabrielle - Dreams

Haddaway - What Is Love?

Inner Circle - Sweat (A La La La La Long)

Janet Jackson - Again

Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes

Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room

k.d. lang - Constant Craving

Leftfield & Lydon - Open Up

Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way

M People - Moving On Up

Mariah Carey - Dream Lover

Mariah Carey - Hero

Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love

New Order - Regret

Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box

Paul Weller - Wild Wood

Pet Shop Boys - Go West

Radiohead - Creep

REM - Everybody Hurts

Robin S - Show Me Love

Shaggy - Oh Carolina

Snow - Informer

Soul Asylum - Runaway Train

Spin Doctors - Two Princes

Sting - Fields Of Gold

Sub Sub ft Melanie Williams - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)

Suede - Animal Nitrate

SWV - Right Here

Take That - Pray

Take That ft Lulu - Re-Light My Fire

Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret

Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing

 

 

B: Nominate Two songs from 1993 MISSING from this 50 track shortlist.

 

The Top 4 Songs from each 1990s Game (1960-1, 1962-3, annually thereafter) will go through to the Record Of The Decade Final. The songs finishing 5th - 10th position will go into a Play-off, where the Top18 Songs will join the other 32 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 25th 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 (1990s) play-offs :lol:

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1st Duran Duran - Ordinary World 20 Pts

2. Crowded House - Distant Sun

3. REM - Everybody Hurts

4. k.d. lang - Constant Craving

5. Breeders - Cannonball

6. Suede - Animal Nitrate

7. Bjork - Venus As A Boy

8. Leftfield & Lydon - Open Up

9. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?

10. Beloved - Sweet Harmony

11. Depeche Mode - I Feel You

12. Sting - Fields Of Gold

13. Janet Jackson - Again

14. Sub Sub ft Melanie Williams - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)

15. New Order - Regret

16. Radiohead - Creep

17. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box

18. Aerosmith - Cryin'

19. Mariah Carey - Hero

20. Billy Joel - The River Of Dreams

 

Missing:

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

St Etienne - You're In A Bad Way

Duran Duran - Ordinary World........................20pts

Snow - Informer............................................................19

Sub Sub ft Melanie Williams - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)....18

Suede - Animal Nitrate....................................................17

 

 

Take That ft Lulu - Re-Light My Fire..........................9

Take That - Pray.....................................................8

Beloved - Sweet Harmony..........................................7

Depeche Mode - I Feel You........................................6

Radiohead - Creep...................................................5

Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way.................4

Spin Doctors - Two Princes.......................................3

4 Non Blondes - What's Up?......................................2

Ace Of Base - All That She Wants..............................1point

 

 

ive done it like this as those top few were MILES better then the rest which were very poor...

 

atm i cant think of anything worth nominating... maybe later.

01 Robin S - Show Me Love

02 Sub Sub - Ain't Love Love (Ain't No Use)

03 Bjork - Venus As A Boy

04 Janet Jackson - Thats The Way Love Goes

05 Leftfield + Lydon - Open Up

06 SWV - Right Here

07 Beloved - Sweet Harmony

08 New Order - Regret

09 Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way

10 Chaka Demus + Pliers - Tease Me

11 M-People - Moving On Up

12 4 Non Blondes - Whats Up

13 Pet Shop Boys - Go West

 

Everything else is slim pickings...

 

Nominations

 

Usura - Open Your Mind

The Goodmen - Give It Up

 

 

 

 

 

Only picked 10.....

 

Sting - Fields Of Gold 1st

Haddaway - What Is Love?

Spin Doctors - Two Princes

Nirvana - Heart shaped box

REM - Everybody Hurts

Lenny Kravitz - Are you gonna go my way

Gabrielle - Dreams

K.D Lang - Constant Craving

Whitney Houston - I have Nothing

Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

1 Duran Duran - Ordinary World (20pts)

2 Dina Carroll - Don't Be A Stranger

3 REM - Everybody Hurts

4 Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way

5 Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

6 Mariah Carey - Hero

7 Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses

8 KD Lang - Constant Craving

9 Bjork - Venus As A Boy

10 Radiohead - Creep

11 Suede - Animal Nitrate

12 Aerosmith - Cryin'

13 Pet Shop Boys - Go West

14 Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box

15 4 Non Blondes - What's Up

16 Take That - Pray

17 Mariah Carey - Dream Lover

18 Sting - Fields Of Gold

19 Crowded House - Distant Sun

20 Beloved - Sweet Harmony

 

Add:

UB40 - I Can't Help Falling In Love (With You)

Duran Duran - Come Undone

 

By position, i.e. Sting = 20 points, etc.

 

1. Sting - Fields Of Gold

2. Duran Duran - Ordinary World

3. k.d. lang - Constant Craving

4. SWV - Right Here

5. Gabrielle - Dreams

6. Haddaway - What Is Love?

7. REM - Everybody Hurts

8. M People - Moving On Up

9. Culture Beat - Mr Vain

10. Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

 

11. Pet Shop Boys - Go West

12. Take That & Lulu - Relight My Fire

13. Shaggy - Oh Carolina

14. Meatloaf - I'd Do Anything For Love

15. Dina Carroll - Don't Be A Stranger

16. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room

17. 2 Unlimited - No Limit

18. Take That - Pray

19. Robin S - Show Me Love

20. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way?

 

 

Missing:

Annie Lennox - Little Bird

Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

only like 12, don't know the rest,or hate them, lol

 

Duran Duran - Ordinary World 20 pts

Suede - Animal Nitrate

Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love

REM - Everybody Hurts

Crowded House - Distant Sun

Aerosmith - Cryin'

New Order - Regret

Pet Shop Boys - Go West

Radiohead - Creep

Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own

Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

Gabrielle - Dreams

 

nominate

Peter Gabriel - Steam

Tears for Fears - Break it down again

 

1. Leftfield & Lydon - Open Up (20pts)

2. New Order - Regret

3. Radiohead - Creep

4. Depeche Mode - I Feel You

5. Sting - Fields Of Gold

6. REM - Everybody Hurts

7. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way

8. Spin Doctors - Two Princes

9. Beloved - Sweet Harmony

10. Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own

11. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box

12. Duran Duran - Ordinary World

13. Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret

14. 2 Unlimited - No Limit

15. Pet Shop Boys - Go West

16. Bjork - Venus As A Boy

17. Haddaway - What Is Love?

18. M People - Moving On Up

19. Billy Joel - The River Of Dreams

20. Inner Circle - Sweat (A La La La La Long) (1 pt)

  • 2 weeks later...

1st (20 points) Leftfield/Lydon - Open Up

2 Suede - Animal Nitrate

3 New Order - Regret

4 Depeche Mode - I Feel You

5 Beloved - Sweet Harmony

6 Bjork - Venus as a Boy

7 Janet - That's the way love goes

8 Pet Shop Boys - Go West

9 Duran Duran - Ordinary World

10 REM - Everybody Hurts

11 Robin S - Show me love

12 Radiohead - Creep

13 SWV - Right here

14 Paul Weller - Wild wood

15 Nirvana - Heart-shaped box

16 kd lang - Constant Craving

17 Gabrielle - Dreams

18 Breeders - Cannonball

19 Lenny Kravitz - Are you gonna go my way

20 Sting - Fields of Gold

 

missing 2...

 

Shara Nelson - Down That Road

Bjork - Human Behaviour

1. Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes

2. Mariah Carey - Dream Lover

3. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box

4. Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

5. Blind Melon - No Rain

6. Aerosmith - Cryin'

7. Spin Doctors - Two Princes

8. REM - Everybody Hurts

9. SWV - Right Here

10. Radiohead - Creep

 

Not sure what to nominate, I have to think about it.

1. Radiohead - Creep (the best)

2. Culture Beat - Mr Vain

3. Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love

4. Soul Asylum - Runaway Train

5. Dina Carroll - Don't Be A Stranger

6. Mariah Carey - Hero

7. Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

8. Beloved - Sweet Harmony

9. Pet Shop Boys - Go West

10. Haddaway - What Is Love?

11. Duran Duran - Ordinary World

12. 2 Unlimited - No Limit

13. REM - Everybody Hurts

14. Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own

15. Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes

16. Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses

17. Aerosmith - Cryin'

18. Take That ft Lulu - Re-Light My Fire

19. Robin S - Show Me Love

20. Billy Joel - The River Of Dreams

 

Nominate:

UB40 - Can't Help Falling In Love

Duran Duran - Come Undone (With You)

(Closely followed by Little Bird by Annie Lennox)

 

 

 

 

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Many Thanks to the 37 of you who voted :thumbup:

 

The 1993 Record Of The Year Results are:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points

 

50th Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room 5

49th Shaggy - Oh Carolina 24

48th Paul Weller - Wild Wood 25

47th Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret 40

46th Dr Dre ft Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin' But A 'G' Thing 41

45th M People - Moving On Up 46

43rd Chaka Demus & Pliers - Tease Me 52

43rd Inner Circle - Sweat (A La La La La Long) 56

42nd Sub Sub ft Melanie Williams - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) 64

41st Leftfield & Lydon - Open Up 69

 

40th Dina Carroll - Don't Be A Stranger 70

39th Take That - Pray 72

38th Billy Joel - The River Of Dreams 77

37th Breeders - Cannonball 87

36th Robin S - Show Me Love 95

35th Snow - Informer 98

34th Take That ft Lulu - Re-Light My Fire 100

33rd Janet Jackson - Again 104

32nd Blind Melon - No Rain 108

31st Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing 115

 

30th Depeche Mode - I Feel You 120

29th SWV - Right Here 121

28th Crowded House - Distant Sun 126

26th 2 Unlimited - No Limit 132

26th Gabrielle - Dreams 139

25th 4 Non Blondes - What's Up? 141

24th k.d. lang - Constant Craving 144

23rd Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own 154

22nd Soul Asylum - Runaway Train 158

21st Suede - Animal Nitrate 159

 

20th Bjork - Venus As A Boy 163

19th Mariah Carey - Dream Lover 165

18th Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses 170

17th Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes 173

16th Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way 182

15th New Order - Regret 186

14th Mariah Carey - Hero 188

13th Culture Beat - Mr Vain 200

12th Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box 204

11th Sting - Fields Of Gold 208

 

The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1990s) play-offs

 

9th Pet Shop Boys - Go West 215

9th Beloved - Sweet Harmony 215

8th Aerosmith - Cryin' 217

7th Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love 220

6th Spin Doctors - Two Princes 224

5th Haddaway - What Is Love? 227

 

While the Top 4 Songs of 1993 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1990s) Final

 

4th Ace Of Base - All That She Wants 279

2nd Radiohead - Creep 317

2nd Duran Duran - Ordinary World 317

1st REM - Everybody Hurts 368

 

I will reveal the Missing 1993 Nominations for you to vote on next.....

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1993 Missing Nominations are:

 

AC/DC - Big Gun (from Last Action Hero)

Accept - I Don't Wanna Be Like You

Ace Of Base - Wheel OF Fortune

Aimee Mann - Stupid Thing

Annie Lennox - Little Bird

Bee Gess - For Whom The Bell Tolls

Bitty McLean - It Keeps Rainin' (Tears From My eyes)

Bjork - Big Time Sensuality

Bjork - Human Behaviour

Cappella - U Got 2 Know

Cappella - U Got To Let The Music

Def Leppard - Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)

Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes

Duran Duran - Come Undone

Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day

Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die

Janet Jackson - If

Madonna - Bad Girl

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

Michael Jackson - Give In To Me

Midnight Oil - Truganini

Neil Young - Harvest Moon

Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her?

Peter Gabriel - Steam

Prince And The N.P.G. - 7

Radiohead - Anyone Can Play Guitar

REM - Nightswimming

REM - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately

Roxette - Almost Unreal

Rush - Stick It Out

Sepultura - Slave New World

Shara Nelson - Down That Road

Shawn Colvin - I Don't Know Why

Silk - Freak Me

Snap ft Niki Harris - Exterminate

St Etienne - You're In A Bad Way

Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

Stone Temple Pilots - Plush

Suede – So Young

Tears for Fears - Break it down again

The Goodmen - Give It Up

Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song

UB40 - Can't Help Falling In Love

Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle

Usura - Open Your Mind

Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman

 

(Please note the nominated song Toni Braxton - Breathe Again is included in the 1994 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 (1990s)

1. Roxette - Almost Unreal

2. Michael Jackson - Give In To Me

3. Ace Of Base - Wheel Of Fortune

4. Madonna - Bad Girl

5. Duran Duran - Come Undone

 

1st Bjork - Big Time Sensuality

2 Depeche Mode - Walking in my shoes

3 REM - Nightswimming

4 Pet Shop Boys - Can you forgive her?

5 Mazzy star - Fade into you

1st Duran Duran - Come Undone

2nd UB40 - Can't Help Falling In Love

3rd Saint Etienne - You're In A Bad Way

4th REM - Nightswimming

5th Tears For Fears - Break It Down Again

 

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1st Aimee Mann - Stupid Thing 5 Pts

2. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

3. Duran Duran - Come Undone

4. St Etienne - You're In A Bad Way

5. Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her?

 

Duran Duran - Come Undone 5pts

REM - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

Peter Gabriel - Steam

Tears for Fears - Break it down again

REM - Nightswimming

 

(1) Usura - Open Your Mind

(2) The Goodmen - Give It Up

(3) Bjork - Big Time Sensuality

(4) Capella - U Got 2 Let The Music

(5) Bjork - Human Behaviour

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