Tekel Towers » Tek Towers Best Britpop Song Cup

Tek · 12/8/2015 7:17 pm

4 numbers from 1 to 64 please.

Sieb22 · 12/8/2015 7:26 pm

2, 13, 22 and 44 please Tek

Tek · 12/8/2015 9:55 pm

Many thanks Siebby.

Ok lads/lassies,it's the normal format...

64 entrants..top place goes through to next Round as a seed,runner-up unseeded.

The period i'm deeming 'Britpop' to have centred around is 1993-1997 (not saying that's bang-on btw but just my interpretation)...here goes.

Round 1/Game 1 -

Pulp - Something Changed

Released - 25th March 1996
Chart Position - 10 (UK)

V's

Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz

Released - 24th October 1994
Chart Position - 43 (UK)

V's

The Bluetones - Slight Return

Released - 3rd February 1996 (Re-Release)
Chart Position - 2 (UK)

V's

The Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go

Released - 22nd July 1996
Chart Position - 5 (UK)

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW (Thursday 13th August) AT 10PM
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Songs Eliminated from Round 1 -

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2.
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Songs Through Round 1 -

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Trap_6 · 12/8/2015 11:20 pm

Oh - Supergrass v Bluetones! That's a tough start.

I saw them both play in Lucifer's Mill one night in 1995, fantastic gig!

Think I've got to go for Caught By The Fuzz. Brilliantly energetic, coming of age, 2 and a bit minutes about getting caught with a bit of hash by the polis when you're 15.

Both debuts by these two bands would be in my top 5 Britpop albums.

huntedbyafreak · 13/8/2015 7:30 am

Pulp.

The Bluetones were shite. Caught by Fuzz is a decent track though. I fucking detest the Manics

Sieb22 · 13/8/2015 7:34 am

Tough start already!

I'm stuck between Supergrass and Bluetones just like Trap_6

So I will go the other way to make it a vote each

My vote goes to The Bluetones - Slight Return.

arabchanter · 13/8/2015 8:15 am

Pulp

Andy · 13/8/2015 8:54 am

Slight return.

Like all other bands more than the Bluetones but this is my favourite song of the four.

lifesanocean · 13/8/2015 9:31 am

Andy wrote:
Slight return.

Like all other bands more than the Bluetones but this is my favourite song of the four.

This for me too.

lifesanocean · 13/8/2015 10:24 am

huntedbyafreak wrote:
Pulp.

The Bluetones were shite. Caught by Fuzz is a decent track though. I fucking detest the Manics

I might request the Bluetones on the 28th.

Sieb22 · 13/8/2015 11:37 am

Andy wrote:
Slight return.

Like all other bands more than the Bluetones but this is my favourite song of the four.

Yes, absolutely agree. All three bands are better imo, but it's for the best britpop 'song', and slight return is awesome.

huntedbyafreak · 13/8/2015 1:56 pm

Think I must have seen the same tour as trap 6 as I saw the Bluetones and Supergrass at Edinburgh Uni

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Foo Kin Twat · 13/8/2015 2:30 pm

Pulp - amazing lyrics.

Jarvis put the cock in Cocker!

Tek · 13/8/2015 3:17 pm

Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz

Remember watching this performance in my bedroom on my wee colour portable telly and thinking it was about the most exciting thing i'd ever seen.Only other band who affected me the same way was seeing Oasis on the White Room around the same time.

What times.

Tek · 13/8/2015 3:19 pm

Score Update -

The Bluetones - 3
PULP - 3
Supergrass - 2
Manics - 0

doontheroadarab · 13/8/2015 4:14 pm

Pulp fir me please

Sarto Mutiny · 13/8/2015 7:13 pm

Out of those four songs, it has to be Supergrass. Caught By The Fuzz is a great song.

I am not a fan of either Something Changed of Everything Must Go, despite being a huge fan of both bands.

As for the Bluetones, I really didn't like them. Just seems dull to me. Aside from Bluetonic. That was alright.

PatReilly · 13/8/2015 7:20 pm

Not my favourite music period, so I'll normallygo for songs rather than artisits. That's probably the way you intend it anyway TEK.

Pulp's 'Something Changed', please.

Tek · 13/8/2015 8:42 pm

Score Update -

PULP - 5
Supergrass - 3
The Bluetones - 3
Manics - 0

*PULP have now won the tie so please no more votes for them.Next vote for Bluetones or Supergrass determines who progresses in 2nd place*

GF80 · 13/8/2015 8:49 pm

Supergrass please.

Tek · 13/8/2015 8:53 pm

GF80 wrote:
Supergrass please.

Yaas.

Full Time -

PULP - 5
Supergrass - 4
The Bluetones - 3
Manics - 0

Rocky Raccoon · 16/8/2015 8:25 pm

I could not stand Supergrass at the time but grew to like them after it was really over for them, The Bluetones had some crackin' tunes also, Pulp were ok but wasn't too much of a fan and the least said about the Welsh the better.

Everything must go was a good song though.