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Round 35
Vote for your WINNER
Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
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Round 35
Vote for your WINNER
Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
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Just in case it has not, my vote goes to SpaceLet's have a second referendumComment
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I'll update tonight with a result - so any last votes, please get them in.Comment
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Wow - in the end it was so close, it came down to a tie breaker in the final!
However, something has to be in second place, and it's a band who should finally be getting an artist survivor in 2023, as their latest album is finally becoming more accessible (and will hopefully be added to YouTube). It is of course Liverpool band Space - who were supported throughout this survivor by myself and Chantal. I don't actually know if the "Neighbourhood" that Tommy Scott lived in in Liverpool was actually quite as interesting as the one in the song, but this was one of a number of classic songs they had back in the late 90s. I didn't actually save Space every single time I could, particularly when they were looking really safe. However, I would have needed to give them a further 11 save votes for them to win - and it wasn't going to happen realistically.
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However big a Space fan I am, there are some things you can't really argue with, and one such thing is that "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by the Verve is an all time classic.
Formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester, the Verve's first two albums, released in 1993 and 1995, were largely ignored. However, that all changed with 1997's "Urban Hymns" - one of the 20 best selling albums ever in the UK. With its blatant Rolling Stones sample, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" became one of the defining songs of Britpop, and I really can't argue with it topping this survivor.
Spoiler!
80. Billy Fury - Jealousy
79. Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa
78. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere
77. John Ireland - The Holy Boy: A Carol of the Nativity
76. Uniting Nations - Out Of Touch
75. Hollie Steel - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
74. Kym Marsh - Cry
73. Black Grape - In The Name Of The Father
72. Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer
71. BB Mak - Back Here
70. Everything Everything - Cough Cough
69. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
68. Rebecca Ferguson - Nothing's Real But Love
67. Nicki French - Total Eclipse Of A Heart
66. Gary Barlow - Forever Love
65. Bernard Cribbins - Right Said Fred
64. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
63. It Bites - Calling All The Heroes
62. Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas - Bad To Me
61. 1975 - The Sound
60. Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
59. Searchers - Sugar and Spice
58. Blossoms - Charlemagne
57. Gomez - Whippin' Piccadilly
56. Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything
55. Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good
54. Smiths - Panic
53. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
52. Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake
51. Hollies - I'm Alive
50. Gerry and the Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey
49. Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
48. Doves - There Goes The Fear
47. Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division
46. Jethro Tull - Living In The Past
45. Viola Beach - Boys That Sing
44. Diana Vickers - Once
43. Starsailor - Alcoholic
42. David Gray - Babylon
41. John Waite - Missing You
40. Wild Beasts - Wanderlust
39. Bee Gees - Massachusetts
38. Ooberman - Shorley Wall
37. Happy Mondays - Step On
36. Little Boots - Remedy
35. Elbow - One Day Like This
34. Hurts - Wonderful Life
33. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - The Death Of You And Me
32. Beatles - Penny Lane
31. Liam Gallagher - Wall Of Glass
30. Ian Brown - Dolphins Were Monkeys
29. Coral - Dreaming Of You
28. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
27. M People - Moving On Up
26. Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott - DIY
25. Mansun - Wide Open Space
24. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
23. Black - Wonderful Life
22. Paul McCartney - Another Day
21. Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
20. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love
19. Swing Out Sister - Breakout
18. Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels
17. Farm - All Together Now
16. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
15. La's - There She Goes
14. Zutons - Valerie
13. John Lennon - Imagine
12. 10CC - I'm Not In Love
11. New Order - Blue Monday
10. Oasis - Live Forever
9. Simply Red - Stars
8. James - Sit Down
7. Cast - Walkaway
6. Lightning Seeds - Pure
5. Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
4. Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo
3. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
2. Space - Neighbourhood
1. Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
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An obvious winner! Thanks for hosting matthew!Comment
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Would have been nice for the real North West to actually win this, but the problem is she hasn't released any music
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Sorry Hun - but I haven't got the foggiest idea who those two are.Comment
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matthew_dixon
despite the results for the
54. Smiths
39. Bee Gees
32. Beatles
11. New Order
10. Oasis
should be given a wild card to the national finalsComment
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Kim Kardashian and her daughter, whose name is North West.Originally posted by matthew_dixon View PostComment
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I'd like to agree with you regarding Oasis and the Beatles at least, but unfortunately rules are rules and the North West was an incredibly tough region!Originally posted by navi View Post
Hun - That explains why I didn't recognise her - the poor girl with the stupid name. What were Kim and Kanye thinking?Comment
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Lucky Man is my favourite song by The Verve, but this was a very deserved winner! Thanks for hosting, very enjoyable!THIS WEEKS TOP 5
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