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1977 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR

 

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Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1977.

 

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:)

 

10cc - The Things We Do For Love

Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You

Abba - The Name Of The Game

AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie

Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

Barbra Streisand - Evergreen (Love Theme - A Star Is Born)

Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky")

Bob Marley - Jamming

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better

Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

Clash - White Riot

Commodores - Easy

David Bowie - Sound And Vision

David Bowie - Heroes

Donna Summer - I Feel Love

Eagles - Hotel California

Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer

Elvis Costello - Alison

Elvis Presley - Way Down

Emotions - Best Of My Love

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Foreigner - Cold As Ice

Heatwave - Boogie Nights

Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again

Ian Dury & The Blocklheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express

Leo Sayer - When I Need You

Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up

Neil Young - Like A Hurricane

Paul McCartney & Wings - Mull Of Kintyre

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

Queen - We Are The Champions

Queen - We Will Rock You

Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It

Rose Royce - Car Wash

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant

Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World

Stevie Wonder - I Wish

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

Stevie Wonder (or David Parton) - Isn't She Lovely

Stranglers - No More Heroes

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

 

 

B: Nominate Two songs from 1977 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 12th January 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 David Bowie - Heroes 20 Pts

2nd Donna Summer - I Feel Love

3rd Neil Young - Like A Hurricane

4. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

5. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

6. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

7. Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant

8. Stevie Wonder - I Wish

9. 10cc - The Things We Do For Love

10. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better

11. David Bowie - Sound And Vision

12. Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

13. Eagles - Hotel California

14. Stranglers - No More Heroes

15. Barbra Streisand - Evergreen (Love Theme - A Star Is Born)

16. Clash - White Riot

17. Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer

18. Elvis Costello - Alison

19. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

20. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express 1 Pt

 

Missing:

Iggy Pop - Passenger

Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy

1 Abba - The Name Of The Game

2 Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant

3 Ian Dury & The Blocklheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

4 Stranglers - No More Heroes

5 Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You

6 Donna Summer - I Feel Love

7 Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

8 Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

9 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

10 Clash - White Riot

11 David Bowie - Heroes

12 Emotions - Best Of My Love

13 10cc - The Things We Do For Love

 

poor selection

 

nominate

 

jam 'all around the world' , thin lizzy 'dont believe a word'.

 

 

David Bowie - Heroes...20 pts

Stranglers - No More Heroes

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

Ian Dury & The Blocklheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Neil Young - Like A Hurricane

Queen - We Will Rock You

Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

Eagles - Hotel California

Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

10cc - The Things We Do For Love

David Bowie - Sound And Vision

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

Bob Marley - Jamming

Queen - We Are The Champions

Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

Donna Summer - I Feel Love

 

 

nominate

Jam - In the City

Thin Lizzy - Dancing in the moonlight

 

 

 

 

20 pts goes to: Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express

Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

Clash - White Riot

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

Donna Summer - I Feel Love

Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

David Bowie - Heroes

Ian Dury & The Blocklheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant

Stranglers - No More Heroes

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

Bob Marley - Jamming

Commodores - Easy

Elvis Costello - Alison

Emotions - Best Of My Love

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better

Heatwave - Boogie Nights

Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again

David Bowie - Sound And Vision

Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

Rose Royce - Car Wash

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up

Neil Young - Like A Hurricane

 

missing -

 

Cerrone - Supernature

chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)

 

 

 

Elvis Costello - Alison 20 pts

David Bowie - Heroes

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

Donna Summer - I Feel Love

Eagles - Hotel California

Paul McCartney & Wings - Mull Of Kintyre

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

Emotions - Best Of My Love

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better

Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You

Abba - The Name Of The Game

Barbra Streisand - Evergreen (Love Theme - A Star Is Born)

Neil Young - Like A Hurricane

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express

 

 

 

David Bowie – Heroes

Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina

Elvis Presley - Way Down

Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

Queen - We Will Rock You

Eagles - Hotel California

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Foreigner - Cold As Ice

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

Donna Summer - I Feel Love

Bob Marley – Jamming

Queen - We Are The Champions

10cc - The Things We Do For Love

Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better

Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

Stranglers - No More Heroes

Commodores – Easy

Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again

David Bowie - Sound And Vision

 

Nominate

 

Jam – The Modern World

Paul McCartney and Wings – Maybe I’m Amazed

 

1 ABBA - The Name of the Game

2 Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant

3 Carly Simon - Nobody does it better

4 Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

5 Donna Summer - I Feel Love

6 Julie Covington - Don't Cry for me, Argentina

7 Queen - We are the Champions

8 Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

9 ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You

10 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

11 Stevie Wonder - Isn't she lovely?

12 Elvis Costello - Alison

13 Bowie - Heroes

14 Carpenters - Calling Occupants

15 Bob Marley - Jammin'

16 Fleetwood Mac - Go your own way

17 Kraftwerk - Trance Europa Express

18 Iggy Pop - Lust for life

19 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

20 Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

 

missing 2:

Oh Bondage! Up Yours - X Ray Spex

Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks

Oooh there are some strong songs on this list. This is hard.

 

1.) Eagles - Hotel California

2.) Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

3.) Foreigner - Cold As Ice

4.) AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie

5.) Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

6.) Queen - We Will Rock You

7.) David Bowie - Heroes

8.) 10cc - The Things We Do For Love

9.) Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

10.) Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

11.) Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You

12.) Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World

13.) Abba - The Name Of The Game

14.) Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

15.) Queen - We Are The Champions

16.) Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

17.) Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again

18.) Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

19.) Rose Royce - Car Wash

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Many Thanks to the 24 of you who voted :thumbup:

 

The 1977 Record Of The Year Results are:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points

 

50th Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up 7

49th Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 8

47th Heatwave - Boogie Nights 11

47th Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer 11

46th Leo Sayer - When I Need You 21

45th Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again 26

44th Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky") 29

43rd Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It 30

40th Elvis Presley - Way Down 38

40th Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 38

40th Stevie Wonder - I Wish 38

 

39th Barbra Streisand - Evergreen (Love Theme - A Star Is Born) 39

38th Rose Royce - Car Wash 47

37th Paul McCartney & Wings - Mull Of Kintyre 52

36th Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke 53

35th Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina 55

34th Clash - White Riot 57

32nd Stevie Wonder (or David Parton) - Isn't She Lovely 68

32nd Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World 68

31st Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway 69

 

30th Commodores - Easy 71

28th 10cc - The Things We Do For Love 78

28th Bob Marley - Jamming 78

27th AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie 80

25th Elvis Costello - Alison 83

25th Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express 83

24th Neil Young - Like A Hurricane 93

22nd Emotions - Best Of My Love 94

22nd Foreigner - Cold As Ice 96

21st Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 105

 

20th David Bowie - Sound And Vision 106

19th Iggy Pop - Lust For Life 107

17th Talking Heads - Psycho Killer 114

17th Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight 114

16th Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 115

15th Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better 122

14th Stranglers - No More Heroes 129

13th Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen 135

12th Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill 140

11th Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love 141

10th Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant 146

9th Abba - The Name Of The Game 170

 

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

 

8th Donna Summer - I Feel Love 178

7th Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 189

6th Queen - We Will Rock You 206

5th Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You 220

4th Queen - We Are The Champions 223

 

While the Top 3 Songs of 1977 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1970s) Final

 

3rd David Bowie - Heroes 239

2nd Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way 256

1st Eagles - Hotel California 273

 

Abba in a song not making the play-offs shocker.........

 

I will reveal the Missing 1977 Nominations for you to vote on next.....

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a hit in july 78 m8...

 

Taken from his 1977 album Supernature and a number 1 in France in November 1977. so I'm including it in the missing songs of 1977... But I'll always know it as the Kenny Everett Television show theme music.

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1977 Missing Nominations are:

 

AC/DC - Bad Boy Boogie

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

Al Stewart - Year of the cat

Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy

Angelo - Brotherhood Of Man

Bob Seger - Night Moves

Boney M - Ma Baker

Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict

Cat Stevens - (Remember The Days Of The) Old School Yard

Cerrone - Supernature

Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)

Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

Iggy Pop - Passenger

Jam - In the City

Jam – The Modern World

Jam All around the world

Judas Priest - Dissident Aggressor

K.C. & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love

Marie Myriam - L'oiseau et l'enfant

Muppets - Halfway Down The Stairs

Ram Jam - Black Betty

Rita Coolidge - (Your love has lifted me) higher and higher

Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever

Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

Thin Lizzy - Dancing in the moonlight

Thin Lizzy - Dont believe a word

UFO - Love To Love

X Ray Spex - Oh Bondage! Up Yours

 

(Ineligible nominated songs: Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water was in the 1973 ROTY game, Gerry Rafferty - Baker street is in the 1978 ROTY game and the original McCartney studio version of Paul McCartney and Wings – Maybe I’m Amazed was in the 1970 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 Fleetwood Mac - The Chain 5 Pts

2nd Iggy Pop - Passenger

3rd Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy

4th Al Stewart - Year of the cat

5th Thin Lizzy - Dont believe a word

 

1st X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage! Up Yours

2 Cerrone - Supernature

3 Chic - Dance Dance Dance

4 Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict

5 Boney M - Ma Baker

Jam All around the world............................5 pts :)

Thin Lizzy - Dont believe a word

X Ray Spex - Oh Bondage! Up Yours

Jam - In the City

Ram Jam - Black Betty

 

 

1 Jam - In the City

2 Thin Lizzy - Dont believe a word

3 Cerrone - Supernature

4 Jam All around the world

5 Thin Lizzy - Dancing in the moonlight

 

Jam - In The City (5 Pts)

Thin Lizzy - Dont Believe A Word

Jam - All Around The World

Thin Lizzy - Dancing in the moonlight

Jam – The Modern World

 

1. Cerrone - Supernature

2. Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)

3. Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (Meow :lol: )

4. Iggy Pop - Passenger

5. Boney M - Ma Baker

1st. Boney M - Ma Baker

2nd. Cerrone - Supernature

3rd. Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)

4th. Jam - The Modern World

5th. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

 

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