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DTM
08/20/2010, 03:28
Okay boys and girls, here we have 128 of our favorite songs from the 70's, from some of our favorite artists, which will be pitted against one another, Match by Match, Round by Round, weeding them all out until they get to the FINAL MATCH, which will have our two favorite showtunes face against one another to see which one emerges as Grand Champion of our latest Rock Wars!

As always, this TOC should be voted using a very simple criteria, which song do YOU like more, which do YOU feel you would rather listen to, and which would YOU say is ultimately more deserving to move on. Easy.

Pretty basic really. Songs are matched up, you all vote on the one you like more, the winner goes to the Next Round, and we do this over and over again until the Rounds are Over. I do ask that you all give objective opinions and votes here, listening to all songs and arguments here within this TOC with an open mind, beginning to end, and base your honest votes from that.

You know the drill by now, as always I ask that you please listen to each song again with each new match before voting. Thanks all.

So without further adieu, let’s get started with the Next match of many matches to come, in HCRs latest Rock Wars, Favorite 70's Song!

I now give you:


HEART OF GLASS
(Blondie) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU&feature=av2n)

vs.

CHIQUITITA
(ABBA) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVnMDYSaYA4)


So what say you all - which of these songs will move onto the Next Round, and which will be as dead as disco?


Previous Match Results:

ROUND 1

Cat's In The Cradle (Harry Chapin) vs. Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd):
Cat's In The Cradle (Harry Chapin) (12 - 7)
Oh What A Night! (December 1963) (Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons) vs. Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie):
Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) (11 - 9)
Killer Queen (Queen) vs. Dancing Queen (ABBA):
Killer Queen (Queen) (10 - 8)
YMCA (The Village People) vs. Maggie May (Rod Stewart):
Maggie May (Rod Stewart) (12 - 4)
Bat Out Of Hell (Meat Loaf) vs. Blinded By The Light (Manfred Mann):
Blinded By The Light (Manfred Mann) (11 - 8)
Highway To Hell (AC/DC) vs. Fire And Rain (James Taylor):
Fire And Rain (James Taylor (10 - 10) - Winner Randomly Chosen
Surrender (Cheap Trick) vs. The Joker (The Steve Miller Band):
Surrender (Cheap Trick) (10 - 9)
Takin' Care Of Business (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) vs. Somebody To Love (Queen):
Somebody To Love (Queen) (15 - 3)
Folk Song (Jack Bruce) vs. Night Moves (Bob Seger):
Night Moves (Bob Seger) leads (15 - 3)
I'm Not In Love (10cc) vs. Annie's Song (John Denver):
I'm Not In Love (10cc) leads (10 - 6)
Passenger (Iggy Pop) vs. Without You (Harry Nilsson):
Without You (Harry Nilsson) leads (8 - 5)
Chiquitita (ABBA) vs. Heart Of Glass (Blondie):
??????????




PREVIOUS ROCK WARS WINNERS:

Favourite Band/Group – The Beatles
Favourite Solo Artist – David Bowie
Favourite Song – Bohemian Rhapsody
Favourite Movie Song – Don’t You Forget About Me
Favourite Album – Led Zeppelin IV
Favourite Christmas Song – White Christmas
Favourite James Bond Theme – Goldfinger
Favourite Cover Song - Piece Of My Heart
Favourite One Hit Wonder - Mickey
Favourite TV Theme - Danger Man
Favourite Across The Universe Song - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Favourite Michael Jackson Song - Billie Jean
Favourite Duet - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Favourite Glee (TV Show) – My Life Would Suck Without You
Favourite Showtunes - Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In
Favourite 50s / 60s - Fortunate Son
Favourite 70s - ??????????
EmperorNorton
08/20/2010, 03:50
Heart of Glass gets my vote.
readyeddy?
08/20/2010, 05:42
Heart of Glass gets my vote.

I'll echo that.


On a strange aside, this matchup reminded me of something.

Does anybody remember the Japanese duo Pink Lady? Remember the variety show they had where nobody even bothered to make sure that the girls spoke English. It's credited with singlehandedly destroying the variety show format.
AlienFlanders
08/20/2010, 06:36
Heart of Glass for me as well.
phantalien
08/20/2010, 07:27
Heart of glass for me
songwriterz
08/20/2010, 08:17
I voted against Dancing Queen, but not this time. One vote for Chiquitita, please, though I actually think Blondie will win this one in a landslide.
VelvetGuru9
08/20/2010, 08:26
I'll echo that.


On a strange aside, this matchup reminded me of something.

Does anybody remember the Japanese duo Pink Lady? Remember the variety show they had where nobody even bothered to make sure that the girls spoke English. It's credited with singlehandedly destroying the variety show format.

I remember Pink Lady, think I married one...no wait, mine speaks English.
VelvetGuru9
08/20/2010, 08:32
I wound up having to turn off Chuiqitita, it was making my ears bleed.

I saw Blondie perform Heart of Glass at Max's Kansas City before the single was released. If you don't know what Max's Kansas City was, google it. CBGB's and Max's were the two main NY clubs for punk rock in the 70s. Heart of Glass gets my vote in what now becomes my easiest vote to date.
songwriterz
08/20/2010, 08:39
I wound up having to turn off Chuiqitita, it was making my ears bleed.

I saw Blondie perform Heart of Glass at Max's Kansas City before the single was released. If you don't know what Max's Kansas City was, google it. CBGB's and Max's were the two main NY clubs for punk rock in the 70s. Heart of Glass gets my vote in what now becomes my easiest vote to date.

I had never heard of Blondie until I saw them Don Kirschner's Rock Concert...or Midnight Special, I forget which one. It was also before the single was released. Debbie Harry came onstage and said they played a type of music that you didn't hear anymore: Rock and Roll. And they did rock hard! Then the single came out with that ridiculous disco beat to it and I damn near died.
VelvetGuru9
08/20/2010, 08:45
I had never heard of Blondie until I saw them Don Kirschner's Rock Concert...or Midnight Special, I forget which one. It was also before the single was released. Debbie Harry came onstage and said they played a type of music that you didn't hear anymore: Rock and Roll. And they did rock hard! Then the single came out with that ridiculous disco beat to it and I damn near died.

I gotta admit that when I saw Blondie at Max's that I didn't even know who she was. Debby Harry had some bandana or kerchief or something on her head and looked like normal NY city girl. We were going to meet a drummer upstairs and my friend who played bass noticed Chris Stein was using a Fender Precision. The only way I knew it was them was when the single came out and my buddy the bass player recognized the bass line from that day and then we both realized it was the same song.
incredible
08/20/2010, 09:01
HEART OF GLASS
(Blondie)
lensnart
08/20/2010, 12:17
I love Blondie. If we had one more pick mine would have gone to "Denis". I was kind of bummed because I didn't think they got in this Rock Wars at all, so I am very pleased to see this song. And being up against what might be ABBA's worst song, this is a very easy vote for me.

Heart of Glass
DTM
08/20/2010, 17:18
I think my favorite Blondie song is Call Me, which was in the Movie Song TOC, so couldnt be in here. I do like the ABBA song here, no doubt, but Ill go with Heart Of Glass in the end, though really only by a bit (this match to me is much closer than the actual votes would lead to believe).
JKLantern
08/20/2010, 17:47
Heart of Glass gets my vote.
Gargantua
08/20/2010, 19:38
Does anybody remember the Japanese duo Pink Lady? Remember the variety show they had where nobody even bothered to make sure that the girls spoke English. It's credited with singlehandedly destroying the variety show format.

Don't forget Jeff. Pink Lady would have been nothing without...oh, never mind.

I'll add another vote to the Heart of Glass landslide.
Surfer13
08/20/2010, 19:38
I like ABBA, and even nominated one of thier songs myself, but this song? Not so much.

An easy vote for Debbie Harry and the Gang.

Heart of Glass.
lurker
08/21/2010, 08:19
I'll have to go with Chiquitita on this one. I actually nominated Heart of Glass so I have no problem with that song going through at all, but I do have a soft spot for Abba and this is certainly one of their greats.
flyingicarus
08/21/2010, 10:37
Both bands have a soft spot in my heart. Neither song is the best of theirs. "Heart of Glass" wins for me.
Grinner
08/21/2010, 12:32
I'd like to see 'em both move on, so I'll throw my vote in for the underdog.

Chiquitita to advance
hail_eris
08/21/2010, 16:25
Okay, I think Debbie Harry is kind of classless (based on her behavior at Blondie's induction ceremony at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), but I'll back her here. Heart of Glass to advance.
DTM
08/21/2010, 16:40
Why, what did she do?
hail_eris
08/21/2010, 17:00
Here's a link to the acceptance speeches (http://rockhall.com/inductees/blondie/transcript/blondie-accepts-their-inductio/). I assure you, the words can only hint at the bad blood that exists between Debbie and her former bandmates.
DTM
08/21/2010, 21:47
Interesting......