Posted November 17, 200717 yr 1974 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR :cheer: :yahoo: :w00t: :dance: Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1974. 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:) Abba - Waterloo Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Bad Company - Can't Get Enough Barry White - You're The First, My Last, My Everything Bay City Rollers - Shang A Lang Billy Joel - Piano Man Billy Swan - I Can Help Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil David Bowie - Rebel Rebel Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John - Candle In The Wind Eric Clapton (or Bob Marley) - I Shot The Sheriff Genesis - I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe George Mccrae - Rock Your Baby Golden Earring - Radar Love Harry Chaplin - Cat's In The Cradle Hollies - The Air That I Breathe Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle John Denver - Annie's Song Joni Mitchell - Free Man In Paris Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie Leo Sayer (or Three Dog Night) - The Show Must Go On Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (single edit) Mud - Tiger Feet New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me Osmonds - Love Me For A Reasom Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run Queen - Killer Queen R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock N Roll Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number Steve Miller Band - The Joker Stevie Wonder - Living For The City Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive Sweet - Teenage Rampage Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again B: Nominate Two songs from 1974 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 1st December 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
November 17, 200717 yr 1 Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love (20pts) 2 Queen - Killer Queen 3 ABBA - Waterloo 4 Billy Joel - Piano Man 5 Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo 6 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive 7 Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 8 Elton John - Candle In The Wind 9 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel 10 Lynyrd Skynryd - Sweet Home Alabama 11 Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On 12 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me 13 Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently 14 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun 15 Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet 16 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run 17 Golden Earring - Radar Love 18 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City 19 Bad Company - Can't Get Enough 20 Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number Add: David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star First Class - Beach Baby
November 17, 200717 yr Author 1974 = An absolutely dire year for music IMHO. My initial shortlist for this year for this Game was less than 50 songs!.... 1st Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (20 Pts) 2. Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 3. Joni Mitchell - Free Man In Paris 4. Hollies - The Air That I Breathe 5. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me 6. Billy Joel - Piano Man 7. Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet 8. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us 9. Genesis - I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe 10. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel 11. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird 12. Bad Company - Can't Get Enough 13. Eric Clapton (or Bob Marley) - I Shot The Sheriff 14. Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle 15. Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive 16. Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number 17. Sweet - Teenage Rampage 18. Queen - Killer Queen 19. Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock N Roll 20. Stevie Wonder - Living For The City Missing: Big Star - September Gurls Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris - Love Hurts
November 17, 200717 yr Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil........................... 20 pts Abba - Waterloo Leo Sayer (or Three Dog Night) - The Show Must Go On Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (single edit) Steve Miller Band - The Joker Elton John - Candle In The Wind Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Golden Earring - Radar Love Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Mud - Tiger Feet R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House Bad Company - Can't Get Enough David Bowie - Rebel Rebel Genesis - I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe Harry Chaplin - Cat's In The Cradle Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us Stevie Wonder - Living For The City Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive Sweet - Teenage Rampage nominate ... ronny lane and slim chance 'the poacher'.... steeleye span 'thomas the rhymer'.
November 17, 200717 yr Queen - Killer Queen Hollies - The Air That I Breathe Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us David Bowie - Rebel Rebel Steve Miller Band - The Joker Stevie Wonder - Living For The City Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me Eric Clapton (or Bob Marley) - I Shot The Sheriff Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock N Roll Leo Sayer (or Three Dog Night) - The Show Must Go On Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run Genesis - I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently Nominations 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft
November 18, 200717 yr R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House..20pts Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number Genesis - I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe David Bowie - Rebel Rebel Queen - Killer Queen Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Golden Earring - Radar Love Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock N Roll Mud - Tiger Feet Leo Sayer (or Three Dog Night) - The Show Must Go On Hollies - The Air That I Breathe Abba - Waterloo Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil Steve Miller Band - The Joker Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird Harry Chapin - Cat's In The Cradle nominate Pilot - Its magic Slade - Far far away
December 1, 200717 yr Author Many Thanks to the 22 of you who voted The 1974 Record Of The Year Results are: Position / Artist - Song Title / Points 50th Bay City Rollers - Shang A Lang 0 49th New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me 1 48th Osmonds - Love Me For A Reason 8 47th Billy Swan - I Can Help 11 46th Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl 14 45th George Mccrae - Rock Your Baby 23 44th Joni Mitchell - Free Man In Paris 28 43rd Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil 30 42nd Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo 33 41st R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House 34 39th Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle 35 39th John Denver - Annie's Song 35 38th Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie 38 37th Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme 40 36th Leo Sayer (or Three Dog Night) - The Show Must Go On 43 35th Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New 43 34th Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number 44 33rd Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun 48 31st Sweet - Teenage Rampage 52 31st Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again 52 29th Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently 56 29th Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat 56 28th Mud - Tiger Feet 60 27th Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love 61 26th Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (single edit) 64 25th Barry White - You're The First, My Last, My Everything 67 24th Genesis - I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe 69 23rd Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me 71 21st Bad Company - Can't Get Enough 73 21st Harry Chaplin - Cat's In The Cradle 73 20th Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting 80 18th Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet 93 18th Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive 93 17th Stevie Wonder - Living For The City 97 16th Steve Miller Band - The Joker 99 14th Hollies - The Air That I Breathe 108 14th Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock N Roll 108 13th Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us 134 12th Eric Clapton (or Bob Marley) - I Shot The Sheriff 140 11th Golden Earring - Radar Love 143 10th Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 152 9th Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird 155 The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1970s) play-offs 8th Elton John - Candle In The Wind 171 6th Billy Joel - Piano Man 197 6th Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 197 5th Queen - Killer Queen 200 4th Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 202 While the Top 3 Songs of 1974 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1970s) Final 3rd David Bowie - Rebel Rebel 212 2nd Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run 230 1st Abba - Waterloo 273 5woqCVd0NEY I will reveal the Missing 1974 Nominations for you to vote on next.....
December 1, 200717 yr Author 1974 Missing Nominations are: 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle Abba - Honey Honey Abba - Ring Ring Abba - So Long Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care Of Business Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were Big Star - September Gurls Cher - Dark Lady David Bowie - Diamond Dogs David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star Deep Purple - Burn Deep Purple - Stormbringer Elton John - Bennie And The Jets Elton John - The b**ch Is Back First Class - Beach Baby Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris - Love Hurts Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine John Lennon - #9 Dream Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good MFSB - TSOP Mott the Hoople - Saturday Gigs Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You Pilot - Its Magic Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance - The Poacher Slade - Far far away Steeleye Span - Thomas the Rhymer Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft UFO - Doctor Doctor Wishbone Ash - Persephone (Ineligible nominated songs: Ralph McTell - Streets Of London is in the 1975 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)
December 1, 200717 yr 1st (5 points) ABBA - So Long 2 John Lennon - #9 Dream 3 Elton John - Bennie and the Jets 4 David Bowie - Diamond Dogs 5 ABBA - Ring Ring
December 1, 200717 yr Author 1st Big Star - September Gurls (5 Pts) 2. Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris - Love Hurts 3. Slade - Far far away 4. Pilot - Its Magic 5. 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle
December 1, 200717 yr 1st First Class - Beach Baby 2nd Slade - Far Far Away 3rd David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star 4th Pilot - Magic 5th ABBA - Honey Honey
December 1, 200717 yr Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance - The Poacher..........5pts Steeleye Span - Thomas the Rhymer Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft Slade - Far far away David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star
December 1, 200717 yr 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle (5 Pts) John Lennon - #9 Dream Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star Elton John - Bennie And The Jets
December 1, 200717 yr Pilot - Its Magic 5pts Slade - Far far away John Lennon - #9 Dream Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle
December 4, 200717 yr 1. Cher - Dark Lady 2. Abba - Ring Ring 3. Abba - Honey Honey 4. Abba - So Long 5. Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love Yo
December 15, 200717 yr Author 1974 Missing Songs Vote: Results Thanks to the 21 of you who voted on the missing Songs from 1974: Position / Artist - Song Title / Points Scored 28th Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care Of Business 3 28th Wishbone Ash - Persephone 3 26th Elton John - The b**ch Is Back 4 26th Steeleye Span - Thomas the Rhymer 4 21st First Class - Beach Baby 5 21st Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine 5 21st MFSB - TSOP 5 21st Mott the Hoople - Saturday Gigs 5 21st Ronny Lane and Slim Chance - The Poacher 5 20th Deep Purple - Stormbringer 6 18th Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were 7 18th David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star 7 16th Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris - Love Hurts 8 16th Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You 8 15th David Bowie - Diamond Dogs 9 13th 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle 11 13th Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft 11 11th Big Star - September Gurls 12 11th Pilot - Magic 12 8th Cher - Dark Lady 14 8th Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good 14 8th UFO - Doctor Doctor 14 7th Deep Purple - Burn 16 6th Elton John - Bennie And The Jets 18 5th Abba - So Long 20 3rd Abba - Honey Honey 21 3rd Abba - Ring Ring 21 2nd John Lennon - #9 Dream 22 So going through to the 1970s Record of The Decade Play-offs is: 1st Slade - Far far away 25 BVOvEl18Dmw
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