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Retro Records Semi Final B

 

Vote for your Top20 (minimum Top10) out of the following Semi-finalists (1st = 20 Pts.... 20th = 1 Pt):

 

Abba - Fernando

Abba - Mamma Mia

Abba - The Winner Takes It All

Ace Of Base - The Sign

Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

Aretha Franklin - Respect

Bangles - Eternal Flame

Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

Beatles - Yesterday

Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

Beatles - Let It Be

Ben E. King - Stand By Me

Blondie - Heart Of Glass

Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day

Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

Cars - Drive

Coolio ft LV - Gangsta's Paradise

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

David Bowie - Life On Mars

David Bowie - Starman

Del Shannon - Runaway

Don McLean - American Pie

Doors - Light My Fire

Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel

Enigma - Return To Innocence

Europe - The Final Countdown

Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream

Everything But The Girl - Missing

Free - All Right Now

Garbage - Stupid Girl

Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Madonna - Justify My Love

Madonna - Live To Tell

Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

No Doubt - Don't Speak

Police - Message In A Bottle

Pulp - Common People

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen - Somebody To Love

Scorpions - Wind Of Change

Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

 

 

You have until next Saturday 1st March to get your votes in.

 

The Top50 songs from the four Semi Finals with the highest average will go through to the Final 50 (taking their Combined = ((Decade Final average score * 1) + (Semi Final average score * 2)) with them)

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1st David Bowie - Life On Mars 20 Pts

2nd Pulp - Common People

3rd Beatles - Yesterday

4. David Bowie - Starman

5. Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

6. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

7. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

8. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

9. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

10. Bangles - Eternal Flame

11. Beatles - Let It Be

12. Blondie - Heart Of Glass

13. Madonna - Live To Tell

14. No Doubt - Don't Speak

15. Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

16. Aretha Franklin - Respect

17. Cars - Drive

18. Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

19. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

20. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 1 Pt

 

1st (20 points) Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer

2 The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

3 ABBA - The Winner Takes It All

4 Blondie - Heart of Glass

5 Bowie - Life on Mars

6 Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man

7 Madonna - Justify My Love

8 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

9 The Beatles - Yesterday

10 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

11 Bowie - Starman

12 The Police - Message in a Bottle

13 the Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

14 ABBA - Mamma Mia

15 Duran Duran - Save a Prayer

16 Dusty Springfield - I Only Wanna Be With You

17 Pulp - Common People

18 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

19 Garbage - Stupid Girl

20 Carpenters - Close to You

1 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

2 David Bowie - Life On Mars

3 Don McLean - American Pie

4 Queen - Somebody To Love

5 No Doubt - Don't Speak

6 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

7 Cars - Drive

8 Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

9 Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

10 David Bowie - Starman

11 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

12 Bangles - Eternal Flame

13 Ben E. King - Stand By Me

14 Garbage - Stupid Girl

15 Beatles - Yesterday

16 Coolio ft LV - Gangsta's Paradise

17 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

18 Abba - The Winner Takes It All

19 Beatles - Let It Be

20 Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line

1.Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel

2.Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

3.Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

4.Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

5.Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

6. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line

7.Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

8.Abba - Fernando

9.Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream

10.Pulp - Common People

11.Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

12.Beatles - Let It Be

13. Bangles - Eternal Flame

14.Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

15.No Doubt - Don't Speak

16.Police - Message In A Bottle

17.Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

18.Europe - The Final Countdown

19.Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

20.Beatles - Yesterday

 

1. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

2. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

3. No Doubt - Don't Speak

4. Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

5. Aretha Franklin - Respect

6. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

7. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

8. Abba - Fernando

9. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

10. Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

11. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

12. Abba - Mamma Mia

13. Bangles - Eternal Flame

14. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

15. Abba - The Winner Takes It All

16. Queen - Somebody To Love

17. Coolio ft LV - Gangsta's Paradise

18. Madonna - Justify My Love

19. Madonna - Live To Tell

20. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

1st Ace Of Base - The Sign

2nd Garbage - Stupid Girl

3rd Madonna - Justify My Love

4th Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

5th No Doubt - Don't Speak

6th Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

7th Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

8th Enigma - Return To Innocence

9th Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

10th Coolio ft LV - Gangsta's Paradise

11th Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

12th Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

13th Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

14th Madonna - Live To Tell

15th Beatles - Let It Be

16th Bangles - Eternal Flame

17th Doors - Light My Fire

18th Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

19th Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line

20th Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

 

1 No Doubt - Don't Speak

2 Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

3 Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

4 Free - All Right Now

5 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

6 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

7 Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

8 Madonna - Live To Tell

9 Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

10 Police - Message In A Bottle

11 Scorpions - Wind Of Change

12 Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

13 Abba - Mamma Mia

14 Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

15 Everything But The Girl - Missing

16 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

17 Aretha Franklin - Respect

18 Cars - Drive

19 Europe - The Final Countdown

20 Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

 

 

 

 

1 David Bowie - Life On Mars

2 Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

3 Blondie - Heart Of Glass

4 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

5 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

6 Pulp - Common People

7 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

8 Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

9 Beatles - Let It Be

10 David Bowie - Starman

11 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel

12 Free - All Right Now

13 Police - Message In A Bottle

14 Queen - Somebody To Love

15 Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

16 Garbage - Stupid Girl

17 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

18 Del Shannon - Runaway

19 Cars - Drive

20 Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

 

1. Ben E. King - Stand By Me (20 points)

2. Madonna - Live To Tell

3. Abba - The Winner Takes It All

4. Europe - The Final Countdown

5. Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

6. No Doubt - Don't Speak

7. Garbage - Stupid Girl

8. Coolio ft LV - Gangsta's Paradise

9. Everything But The Girl - Missing

10. Del Shannon - Runaway

11. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

12. Scorpions - Wind Of Change

13. Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

14. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

15. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

16. Beatles - Let It Be

17. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

18. Enigma - Return To Innocence

19. Enigma - Return To Innocence

20. Abba - Fernando

 

 

1 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (20pts)

2 Beatles - Yesterday

3 David Bowie - Life On Mars

4 Ace Of Base - The Sign

5 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

6 Ben E. King - Stand By Me

7 Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

8 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

9 David Bowie - Starman

10 Beatles - Let It Be

11 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

12 Bangles - Eternal Flame

13 Police - Message In A Bottle

14 Sinead O'Connor - Nothign Compares 2 U

15 Blondie - Heart Of Glass

16 Queen - Somebody To Love

17 Abba - Mamma Mia

18 Abba - The Winner Takes It All

19 Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

20 Abba - Fernando

 

1. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel

2. David Bowie - Life On Mars

3. Queen - Somebody To Love

4. Beatles - Let It Be

5. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

6. Don McLean - American Pie

7. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

8. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line

9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

10. Free - All Right Now

11. Bangles - Eternal Flame

12. Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

13. Aretha Franklin – Respect

14. Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

15. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

16. Cars – Drive

17. Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day

18. Ben E. King - Stand By Me

19. David Bowie – Starman

20. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

 

01 Joy Division - Love will tear us apart

02 Pulp - Common people

03 The Doors - Light my fire

04 Blondie - Heart of glass

05 David Bowie - Starman

06 The Beatles - Strawberry Fields forever

07 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

08 The Beatles - Let it be

09 Dusty Springfield - Son of a preacher man

10 Free - All right now

11 Johnny Cash - I walk the line

12 Del Shannon - Runaway

13 Simon and Garfunkel - The boxer

14 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel

15 The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

16 Aretha Franklin - Respect

17 Sonny and Cher - I got you babe

18 Ben E King - Stand by me

19 The Beatles - Yesterday

20 Guns N' Roses - Sweet child o' mine

1 Carpenters (They Long To Be) Close To You

2 Abba.- Mamma Mia

3 Queen.- Bohemian Rhapsody

4 Queen.- Somebody to love

5 Abba.- Fernando

6 Don Mc Neal.- American Pie

7 Ben E. King.- Stand by me

8 Beatles.-Yesterday

9 Beatles.-Let it be

10 Blondie.-Heart of glass

 

1. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (20 points)

2. Garbage - Stupid Girl

3. Enigma - Return To Innocence

4. Blondie - Heart Of Glass

5. No Doubt - Don't Speak

6. Doors - Light My Fire

7. Europe - The Final Countdown

8. Cars - Drive

9. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

10. Abba - The Winner Takes It All

11. Scorpions - Wind Of Change

12. Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

13. Police - Message In A Bottle

14. Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

15. Coolio ft LV - Gangsta's Paradise

16. Beatles - Let It Be

17. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

18. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

19. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

20. Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (1 point)

 

1. Aretha Franklin - Respect (20 pts.)

2. No Doubt - Don't Speak

3. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

4. Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

5. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

6. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

7. Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

8. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

9. Abba - The Winner Takes It All

10. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

1. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

2. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

3. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

4. Coolio & LV - Gangsta's Paradise

5. Garbage - Stupid Girl

6. Enigma - Return To Innocence

7. Everything But The Girl - Missing

8. Cars - Drive

9. Madonna - Live To Tell

10. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

 

11. Blondie - Heart Of Glass

12. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

13. Beatles - Let It Be

14. Aretha Franklin - Respect

15. Free - All Right Now

16. Pulp - Common People

17. Doors - Light My Fire

18. Bangles - Eternal Flame

19. Beatles - Yesterday

20. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera

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Retro Records Semi Final B : Results

 

Thanks to the 47 of you who voted:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points Scored

 

50th Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day 17

49th Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line 86

48th Del Shannon - Runaway 91

47th Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 103

46th Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 103

45th Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 106

44th Madonna - Justify My Love 123

43rd Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe 128

42nd Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You 133

41st David Bowie - Starman 139

40th Don McLean - American Pie 140

39th Ben E. King - Stand By Me 140

38th Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 140

37th Everything But The Girl - Missing 152

36th Police - Message In A Bottle 153

35th Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You 154

34th Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name 157

33rd Free - All Right Now 162

32nd Aretha Franklin - Respect 162

31st Beatles - Eleanor Rigby 165

30th Bangles - Eternal Flame 167

29th Garbage - Stupid Girl 168

28th Abba - Fernando 171

27th Abba - Mamma Mia 177

26th Doors - Light My Fire 185

25th Cars - Drive 187

24th Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer 188

23rd Queen - Somebody To Love 189

22nd Coolio ft LV - Gangsta's Paradise 195

21st Pulp - Common People 197

20th Madonna - Live To Tell 201

19th Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 205

18th Ace Of Base - The Sign 209

17th Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know 209

16th Scorpions - Wind Of Change 210

15th Enigma - Return To Innocence 221

14th Europe - The Final Countdown 222

13th Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever 228

12th Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man 232

11th David Bowie - Life On Mars 237

10th Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 248

9th Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 249

8th Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 254

7th Abba - The Winner Takes It All 256

6th Beatles - Yesterday 259

5th Blondie - Heart Of Glass 261

4th Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 279

3rd Beatles - Let It Be 311

2nd No Doubt - Don't Speak 337

1st Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 424

 

Their total average scores after the Record of the Decade & Semi Final are:

 

(Average / Position / Artist - Song)

 

4.779 50th Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day

6.472 49th Del Shannon - Runaway

7.111 48th Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

7.634 47th Madonna - Justify My Love

8.104 46th Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line

8.446 45th David Bowie - Starman

8.447 44th Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

8.792 43rd Police - Message In A Bottle

9.060 42nd Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

9.418 41st Everything But The Girl - Missing

9.494 40th Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

9.678 39th Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

9.981 38th Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

10.020 37th Don McLean - American Pie

10.120 36th Abba - Fernando

10.362 35th Free - All Right Now

10.806 34th Bangles - Eternal Flame

10.837 33rd Ben E. King - Stand By Me

10.857 32nd Cars - Drive

10.901 31st Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

11.105 30th Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream

11.149 29th Garbage - Stupid Girl

11.240 28th Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

11.719 27th Abba - Mamma Mia

11.912 26th Doors - Light My Fire

12.061 25th Scorpions - Wind Of Change

12.519 24th Ace Of Base - The Sign

12.534 23rd Aretha Franklin - Respect

12.548 22nd Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

12.668 21st Queen - Somebody To Love

12.698 20th Coolio ft LV - Gangsta's Paradise

12.829 19th Enigma - Return To Innocence

12.953 18th Madonna - Live To Tell

13.647 17th Europe - The Final Countdown

14.233 16th Pulp - Common People

14.244 15th Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

14.944 14th Abba - The Winner Takes It All

15.054 13th David Bowie - Life On Mars

 

Whilst these songs have qualified for The Final 50 Songs:

 

15.112 12th Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

15.271 11th Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

15.582 10th Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

16.309 9th Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

16.622 8th Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

16.669 7th Blondie - Heart Of Glass

16.680 6th Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel

17.103 5th Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

19.341 4th Beatles - Yesterday

20.797 3rd Beatles - Let It Be

21.065 2nd No Doubt - Don't Speak

28.293 1st Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

 

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The songs that qualified for the Top 200, took their average (Points scored divided by number of posters who played i.e 200 / 40 = 5.000) into their respective Semi Final.

 

Each Semi Final consisted of 50 songs mixed up from the various decades for you to vote on. Where in the 4 semi Finals their average Points score will be multiplied by two and added to the Decade Final scores; where the 50 Highest Scores will make the Final where the scores will be added to the average score in the Final multipled by 3.

 

i.e:

 

Decade Round (Average Score *1) + Semi Final (Average Score *2) + Final (Top 50 only) (Average Score *3) = Grand Total

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