Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Final Four!
Fittingly, both votes were very close.
Stairway to Heaven 13.5, Wish You Were Here 12.5
Born to Run 13, Superstition 11.5
Stairway to Heaven 13.5, Wish You Were Here 12.5
Born to Run 13, Superstition 11.5
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
It's time for the finals.
#5 Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin IV
Year: 1971
Charts: not released as a single
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF3oxziUI4
#7 Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
Album: Born to Run
Year: 1975
Charts: Billboard Hot 100 #23
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1glxaEB5G7I
Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
Vote. You have until July 5 at 8 p.m.
#5 Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin IV
Year: 1971
Charts: not released as a single
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF3oxziUI4
#7 Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
Album: Born to Run
Year: 1975
Charts: Billboard Hot 100 #23
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1glxaEB5G7I
Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
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Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
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Stairway to Heaven is not the best song of the 70s. It's not even the best Led Zeppelin song of the 70s. You morons.
Stairway to Heaven is not the best song of the 70s. It's not even the best Led Zeppelin song of the 70s. You morons.
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I"m chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line.
I'm gonna have to go out and find 15 people who haven't been part of this bracket to come in and vote for Bruce in a callback to Fred's fantastic basketball survivor bracket.
I'm gonna have to go out and find 15 people who haven't been part of this bracket to come in and vote for Bruce in a callback to Fred's fantastic basketball survivor bracket.
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Y'all crazy for this one.
Y'all crazy for this one.
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I'm normally a Zeppelin fan, but in this caseValenciaQBowl wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:42 am I'm chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line.
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BORN TO RUN!!!
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
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I'd vote for When The Levee Breaks over Born to Run, but then again I'd vote for Thunder Road or Jungleland or maybe Backstreets over everything on Led Zeppelin IV.
I'd vote for When The Levee Breaks over Born to Run, but then again I'd vote for Thunder Road or Jungleland or maybe Backstreets over everything on Led Zeppelin IV.
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Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
Stairway to Heaven may not be the best Led Zeppelin song, but it's not like Born to Run is the best Springsteen song either.
EDIT: not trying to insult Fred's picks (these are obviously super popular and well-regarded songs for both artists), just a matter of personal preference
Stairway to Heaven may not be the best Led Zeppelin song, but it's not like Born to Run is the best Springsteen song either.
EDIT: not trying to insult Fred's picks (these are obviously super popular and well-regarded songs for both artists), just a matter of personal preference
William Golden
University of Texas at Austin '22
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
No offense taken. The only things I've really rolled my eyes at are takes along the lines of ""Bohemian Rhapsody" isn't the best song of the 70s for Queen; it's actually "Tie Your Mother Down"!"Quinctilius Varus wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:12 pm EDIT: not trying to insult Fred's picks (these are obviously super popular and well-regarded songs for both artists), just a matter of personal preference
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Stairway to Heaven.
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run - I still think this should have lost to Free Bird
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Stairway to Heaven - Zeppelin owned the 70s hard rock scene, so even one of their lesser smashes can win. The Dross is a terrible musician who generally writes emetic tripe. Born to Run is one of the approximately two good songs he sang. It’s still not good enough to win.
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Also, I've started working on the 80s bracket. I'm not going through as many songs for this one as I did for the 70s bracket, but there's still approximately 1500 songs to listen to which are ranked by Acclaimed Music.
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
i can't wait to vote on all the best songs of the 1780s
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
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I never post on these things, but I can't allow Zeppelin to win. When I was a dorm DJ in the 80s, my partner ended every show with Stairway to Heaven, and I grew to hate hate hate it.
I never post on these things, but I can't allow Zeppelin to win. When I was a dorm DJ in the 80s, my partner ended every show with Stairway to Heaven, and I grew to hate hate hate it.
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I presume you're joking, but I'd totally run such a bracket...a named reaction wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:16 pm i can't wait to vote on all the best songs of the 1780s
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
neither of these songs is the best song of the 1970's. however, one of them is better than the other
neither of these songs is the best song of the 1970's. however, one of them is better than the other
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
Bruce is miles above Led Zeppelin as a lyricist. Anyways, here's some reminiscence about how we got to this place:
Mik's Top Five:
Superstition
Bohemian Rhapsody
Just What I Needed
No Woman No Cry (Live)
War Pigs
Horizon Expanders (Songs I liked, but had never heard before):
The Letter
25 or 6 to 4
Lawyers, Guns, and Money
Ain't No Sunshine
Drift Away (this version, at least)
Flash Light
Midnight Train to Georgia
Cruel to be Kind
Ain't No Love (In the Heart of the City)
Broken Mirages (Songs I liked less after listening to them intently)
What's Going On
Riders on the Storm
London Calling
Moondance
I Will Survive (twice as long as it has material for)
Shrugs (New, but didn't like at all - or don't even remember listening to...that said, this was months ago for first-round matchups)
Radio Radio
Tears of a Clown
Marquee Moon
I'm Your Captain
Doctor My Eyes
I'll Be Around
Mr. Blue Sky
Pink Moon
I Saw the Light
As always, many thanks to Fred for putting up with a tremendous (if self-imposed) slog in setting this whole thing up!
Bruce is miles above Led Zeppelin as a lyricist. Anyways, here's some reminiscence about how we got to this place:
Mik's Top Five:
Superstition
Bohemian Rhapsody
Just What I Needed
No Woman No Cry (Live)
War Pigs
Horizon Expanders (Songs I liked, but had never heard before):
The Letter
25 or 6 to 4
Lawyers, Guns, and Money
Ain't No Sunshine
Drift Away (this version, at least)
Flash Light
Midnight Train to Georgia
Cruel to be Kind
Ain't No Love (In the Heart of the City)
Broken Mirages (Songs I liked less after listening to them intently)
What's Going On
Riders on the Storm
London Calling
Moondance
I Will Survive (twice as long as it has material for)
Shrugs (New, but didn't like at all - or don't even remember listening to...that said, this was months ago for first-round matchups)
Radio Radio
Tears of a Clown
Marquee Moon
I'm Your Captain
Doctor My Eyes
I'll Be Around
Mr. Blue Sky
Pink Moon
I Saw the Light
As always, many thanks to Fred for putting up with a tremendous (if self-imposed) slog in setting this whole thing up!
Mik Larsen
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Y’all have just a few more hours to vote.
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Someday girl, I don't know when, we're gonna get to that place where we really wanna go and we'll walk in the sun
But til then, tramps like us, baby we were BORN TO RUN
But til then, tramps like us, baby we were BORN TO RUN
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Can we get a first round match between Mozart and Salieri?ThisIsMyUsername wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:52 pmI presume you're joking, but I'd totally run such a bracket...a named reaction wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:16 pm i can't wait to vote on all the best songs of the 1780s
Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Voting is closed.
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Congratulations to Born to Run, which has scientifically been determined to be the best song of the 1970s.
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Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
I wanna know if love is wild, I wanna know is love is real!
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