Results of Retroclash #67

 

Japan - Ghosts [ 5 ] [45.45%]

Aretha Franklin - Respect [ 6 ] [54.55%]

Boney M - Rasputin [ 0 ] [0.00%]

 

I knew Boney M wouldn't get a vote! Anyway this time The Queen of Soul just squeezes through to record her first victory.

Next up I've gone as recent as I possibly could with Ray of Light, one of Madonna's finest singles.

 

You have until whenever I get round to announcing the results to vote!

 

Previous Wins

 

9 wins

Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)

 

8 Wins

Take On Me (A-Ha)

 

5 wins

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush)

Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks)

Blue Monday (New Order)

 

4 Wins

Enjoy The Silence (Depeche Mode)

 

3 Wins

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2)

Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones)

I Feel Love (Donna Summer)

Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)

 

2 Wins

Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who)

Light My Fire (The Doors)

Can't Be Sure (The Sundays)

 

1 Win

With Or Without You (U2)

Living On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)

Like A Prayer (Madonna)

Paperback Writer (The Beatles)

Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd)

Life on Mars? (David Bowie)

Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

Going Underground (The Jam)

Song to the Siren (This Mortal Coil)

Ghosts (Japan)

Respect (Aretha Franklin)

 

The Champion - Aretha Franklin

 

 

The Challenger - Madonna

 

 

actually.... i think this poll should only be open to people who have posted in retro.... otherwise madges fan base here in her o.f. could give a false result if they decide to vote en mass.

actually.... i think this poll should only be open to people who have posted in retro.... otherwise madges fan base here in her o.f. could give a false result if they decide to vote en mass.

Can you actually limit this? I'll know if the result is skewed because we only get about 15 votes usually.

My vote went for......... all together now sing "Anna Friel like she just got stoned..." :D

Can you actually limit this? I'll know if the result is skewed because we only get about 15 votes usually.

 

cant really, but you might have to null and void the poll IF theres a huge swing towards madge... theoretically if her fans came here they could keep her at the top forever.

 

i voted for madge this time... :)

Well there is a 10 win limit on this whole thing but if there was a massive swing then Ray of Light would have to be removed :(

Edited June 21, 200818 yr by grebo69

Aretha for me, not a big Madonna fan. Not ashamed to admit it, goes and hides from her fan base :D

Aretha for me, not a big Madonna fan. Not ashamed to admit it, goes and hides from her fan base :D

 

dont be ashamed m8.... if you dont like madge you dont...

 

tbh im not keen on anything shes done over the last 20 years, much prefering 'holiday' to 'la isla bonita' era.

 

and whatever happened to her face?... she was real cute in the 80's...

Well although Aretha is one of the greatest female vocalists ever, i've voted for Madonna.

I think 'Respect' is far too 'karoake' these days.

Well although Aretha is one of the greatest female vocalists ever, i've voted for Madonna.

I think 'Respect' is far too 'karoake' these days.

 

i agree... besides it was never my fav aretha track anyway...

 

(not having a go at grebos choice here btw)

TBH I couldn't stand Madonna in the 80s and Dear Jessie was the first Madonna song I liked.

Much preferred Erotica and the stuff that followed.

oh well... viva la differance!

Voted for Aretha, I'm not a huge Madonna fan although I do like some of her stuff.

Aretha Franklin - Respect ^_^ xox.

 

I do like a lot of Madonna's stuff (even if the woman herself gets on my nerves) but in this face-off I prefer Aretha (even though its not one of my fave's of hers - I prefer it to Ray of Light).

 

Norma

I've voted for a landmark single by one of the greatest female singers of all time.

 

One fits the bill perfectly, the other was years out of date at the time of release.

Aretha for me, not a big Madonna fan. Not ashamed to admit it, goes and hides from her fan base :D

 

I join with you here - Aretha's class

I admit that I like both songs. If I had to choose, it would be Ray Of Light :)