Once again Vulture,thank you.

The 4th Match of the 1st Round witnessed a comfortable victory registered for "The Whole of the Moon" by Scottish band THE WATERBOYS.It will now enter the 2nd Round as a seed,and joining it in the next round will be "Temptation" by NEW ORDER which finished runner-up.Eliminated from the Cup are "Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft" by The Wedding Present and "Waiting For The Great Leap Forward" by singer/songwriter Billy Bragg.

Round 1/Game 5 -

Simple Minds "Glittering Prize"


Released - August 1982
Written By - Simple Minds
Chart Position - 16 (UK)

V's

Dexy's Midnight Runners "Geno"


Released - 15th March 1980
Written By - Kevin Archer and Kevin Rowland
Chart Position - 1 (UK)

V's

Soft Cell "Say Hello,Wave Goodbye"


Released - January 1982
Written By - Marc Almond and David Ball
Chart Position - 3 (UK)

V's

Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"


Released - 21st January 1983
Written By - Annie Lennox and David A.Stewart
Chart Position - 2 (UK) + 1 (US)

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW (Wednesday 18th February) AT 9PM
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Songs Eliminated in Round 1 -

1.Van Halen - Jump
2.KC+The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
3.The Associates "Party Fears Two"
4.Echo+The Bunnymen "The Killing Moon"
5.Pixies "Where Is My Mind?"
6.My Bloody Valentine "You Made Me Realise"
7.The Wedding Present "Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft"
8.Billy Bragg "Waiting For The Great Leap Forward"
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Songs Through Round 1 -

1.Soft Cell - Tainted Love (S)
2.NWA - Straight Outta Compton
3.Madness "Embarrassment" (S)
4.David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes"
5.The Jam "Going Underground" (S)
6.Duran Duran "Hungry Like The Wolf"
7.The Waterboys "The Whole of the Moon" (S)
8.New Order "Temptation"

oh ffs.....favourite group v absolute classic v guilty pleasure...

dinna ken man...should vote for the minds oot oh loyalty ...should vote for Dexys cause it could be a comp winner but i'm gonna vote for soft cell cause i fucking love that sang...gay azzz but its a guilty pleasure

Look at the release date of "Geno".If it gets played at Hampden before the game were winning the fucker...it's an omen a tells ya.

Very tough round imo.

Gonna opt for SOFT CELL "Say Hello,Wave Goodbye".

Electronica-meets- Almond's bitter Goth angst.

Majestic stuff tbh.

I thought i voted for Glittering prize

Again chaps apologies about the missing posts.

It would appear the board has went tits up today.

If you previously voted and the post is missing all i can ask is that you repost it.

 

Dexy's for me, awa' tae look oot the dungarees.

Geno

Geno, great song.

No Geno, no Stone Roses (literally!)

Full Time -

Geno - 5
Say Hello,Wave Goodbye - 3
Glittering Prize - 2
Sweet Dreams - 1