Thank you Edmond.

The 3rd match of Round 2 saw a drawn out affair eventually won by "How Soon Is Now?" by THE SMITHS,which will now enter Round 3.Joining it in the 3rd Round will be "Going Underground" by THE JAM which finished runner-up.Eliminated at this stage are "Fools Gold" by The Stone Roses and "Ashes To Ashes" by David Bowie.The latter receiving no votes this time out.

Round 2/Game 4 -

Dexy's Midnight Runners "Geno"


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

V's

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls


Released - 9th April 1984
Written By - Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
Chart Position - 1 (UK) + 1 (US)

V's

Kraftwerk - Computer Love


Released - July 1981
Written By - Ralf Hutter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult
Chart Position - 1 (UK)

V's

The Jesus+Mary Chain - Just Like Honey


Released - September 1985
Written By - William+Jim Reid
Chart Position - 45 (UK)

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW (Friday 13th March) 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
9.Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
10.Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
11.The Cure - A Forest
12.The Clash - Rock The Casbah
13.Pixies - Debaser
14.Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
15.Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
16.Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love
17.The Sound - Winning
18.Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
19.AC/DC - Back In Black
20.OMD - Enola Gay
21.Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday
22.The Clash - Straight To Hell
23.Visage - Fade To Grey
24.Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
25.Yazoo - Only You
26.Heaven 17 - Temptation
27.Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
28.The Undertones - It's Going To Happen
29.Ultravox - Vienna
30.The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl
31.The The - This Is The Day
32.Madonna - Like A Prayer
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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
9.Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (S)
10.Soft Cell - Say Hello,Wave Goodbye
11.New Order - Blue Monday (S)
12.The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
13.The Jesus+Mary Chain - April Skies (S)
14.Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
15.Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (S)
16.The Sound - I Can't Escape Myself
17.The Human League - Don't You Want Me? (S)
18.Kraftwerk - Computer Love
19.Joy Division - Atmosphere (S)
20.The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
21.Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (S)
22.Blondie - Atomic
23.Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (S)
24.Orange Juice - Rip It Up
25.808 State - Pacific State (S)
26.The Specials - Ghost Town
27.The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (S)
28.The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
29.Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (S)
30.The Smiths - This Charming Man
31.Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (S)
32.The Jesus+Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
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Songs Through Round 2 -

1.New Order - Blue Monday
2.Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule the World
3.Soft Cell - Tainted Love
4.The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
5.The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
6.The Jam - Going Underground
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Songs Eliminated in Round 2 -

1.Orange Juice - Rip It Up
2.NWA - Straight Outta Compton
3.Joy Division - Atmosphere
4.The Sound - I Can't Escape Myself
5.The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
6.David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

West end girls. Can I apologise to any Stone Roses fans for changing my vote in the last round. My ulterior motive backfired badly 

Last edited by St Obswell (12/3/2015 11:09 pm)

Pet Shop Boys

Score Update -

West End Girls - 4
Geno - 3
Computer Love - 0
Just Like Honey - 0

 

Geno Geno Geno Geno  

St Obswell wrote:

West end girls. Can I apologise to any Stone Roses fans for changing my vote in the last round. My ulterior motive backfired badly

A vote is precious, use it wisely.
 

arabugsy wrote:

St Obswell wrote:

West end girls. Can I apologise to any Stone Roses fans for changing my vote in the last round. My ulterior motive backfired badly

A vote is precious, use it wisely.
 

 
Buggsy he disnae ken what being wise is 

stobievulture wrote:

doontheroadarab wrote:

A prominent  rangers fan fae Dundee used to ponce about singing  west end girls when I worked in the Kestrel
cant get that visual oot my head when I hear that sang, so that's a no.
Close call on the other 3 but it's got to be GENO fir me 

HT? The old pest lol

west end girls for moi...although suburbia and paninaro are better tracks

No need to call in the compliance officer, you're spot on it was indeed HT

Scarred for life wi' that visual 
 

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