Seventies Song Madness: Division C Round 1

Simple rules. Pick the song in each pair that you think is “greater”. The one that gets more votes goes on to the next round.

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
Far Away Eyes - Rolling Stones

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner
A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
Fire and Rain - James Taylor

The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack
Flash Light - Parliament

Follow You Follow Me - Genesis
For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Forever Autumn - Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds.
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell
Fresh as a Daisy - Emitt Rhodes

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John’
Funky Town - Lipps Inc

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Get Ready - Rare Earth

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown
Ghost Rider - Suicide

Gloria - Patti Smith
Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols

Good Times - Chic
A Good Year for the Roses - George Jones

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Got to Give It Up (Part 1) - Marvin Gaye

Grease - Frankie Valli
Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Green Grass and High Tides — The Outlaws
Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland

Half-Breed - Cher
Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Have You Seen Her? - Chi Lites
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies

Heart of Glass - Blondie
Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Heaven’s Just a Sin Away - The Kendalls
Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes
Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Heroes - David Bowie
Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman

Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Horse With No Name - America

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees
Human Fly – The Cramps

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun- Rotary Connection
I Am The Fly - Wire

I Do the Rock - Tim Curry
I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Feel Love - Donna Summer
I Found That Essence Rare - Gang of Four

I Gotcha - Joe Tex
I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

I Like Dreamin’ - Kenny Nolan
I See Red - Split Enz

Far Away Eyes - Rolling Stones

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Flash Light - Parliament

Follow You Follow Me - Genesis

Forever Autumn - Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds.

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funky Town - Lipps Inc

Get Ready - Rare Earth

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Gloria - Patti Smith

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Green Grass and High Tides — The Outlaws

Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Heaven’s Just a Sin Away - The Kendalls

Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun- Rotary Connection

I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Gotcha - Joe Tex

I See Red - Split Enz

Votes

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Flash Light - Parliament

For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funky Town - Lipps Inc

Get Ready - Rare Earth

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Gloria - Patti Smith

God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols

Good Times - Chic

Got to Give It Up (Part 1) - Marvin Gaye

Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Green Grass and High Tides — The Outlaws

Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Have You Seen Her? - Chi Lites

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

Human Fly – The Cramps

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun- Rotary Connection

I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Gotcha - Joe Tex

I See Red - Split Enz

Far Away Eyes - Rolling Stones

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner

Fire and Rain - James Taylor

The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack

Follow You Follow Me - Genesis

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John’

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Gloria - Patti Smith

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Green Grass and High Tides — The Outlaws

Half-Breed - Cher

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Horse With No Name - America

Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees

I Am The Fly - Wire

I Do the Rock - Tim Curry

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

I Like Dreamin’ - Kenny Nolan

Only voting in couplets where I know both songs, or really have strong feelings about one. I’ve bolded my picks.

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
Far Away Eyes - Rolling Stones

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner
A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
Fire and Rain - James Taylor

The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack
Flash Light - Parliament

Follow You Follow Me - Genesis
For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Forever Autumn - Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds.
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell
Fresh as a Daisy - Emitt Rhodes

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John’
Funky Town - Lipps Inc

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Get Ready - Rare Earth

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown
Ghost Rider - Suicide

Gloria - Patti Smith
Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols

Good Times - Chic
A Good Year for the Roses - George Jones

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Got to Give It Up (Part 1) - Marvin Gaye

Grease - Frankie Valli
Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Green Grass and High Tides — The Outlaws
Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland

Half-Breed - Cher
Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Have You Seen Her? - Chi Lites
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies

Heart of Glass - Blondie
Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Heaven’s Just a Sin Away - The Kendalls
Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes
Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Heroes - David Bowie
Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman

Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Horse With No Name - America

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees
Human Fly – The Cramps

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun- Rotary Connection
I Am The Fly - Wire

I Do the Rock - Tim Curry
I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Feel Love - Donna Summer
I Found That Essence Rare - Gang of Four

I Gotcha - Joe Tex
I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

I Like Dreamin’ - Kenny Nolan
I See Red - Split Enz

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack

Follow You Follow Me - Genesis

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John’

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Grease - Frankie Valli

Green Grass and High Tides — The Outlaws

Half-Breed - Cher

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger

Horse With No Name - America

Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun- Rotary Connection

I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

I See Red - Split Enz

Far Away Eyes - Rolling Stones

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner

Fire and Rain - James Taylor

The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack

Follow You Follow Me - Genesis

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funky Town - Lipps Inc

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Gloria - Patti Smith

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Grease - Frankie Valli

Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland

Half-Breed - Cher

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies

Heart of Glass - Blondie

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Horse With No Name - America

Hotel California - Eagles

Human Fly – The Cramps

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun- Rotary Connection

I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

I See Red - Split Enz

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

Fire and Rain - James Taylor

The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack

For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John’

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Gloria - Patti Smith

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

A Good Year for the Roses - George Jones

Got to Give It Up (Part 1) - Marvin Gaye

Grease - Frankie Valli

Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland

Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Have You Seen Her? - Chi Lites

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees

I Am The Fly - Wire

I Do the Rock - Tim Curry

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

I Like Dreamin’ - Kenny Nolan

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Flash Light - Parliament

For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Forever Autumn - Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds.

Funky Town - Lipps Inc

Get Ready - Rare Earth

Got to Give It Up (Part 1) - Marvin Gaye

Grease - Frankie Valli

Heaven’s Just a Sin Away - The Kendalls

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I See Red - Split Enz

There were some I just couldn’t vote for, mostly because they were both so awful, or because I don’t remember having heard them (yes, I was there :D).

PS, when I was in high school, when this song came out, it was universally THE most hated song among we young’ns, at least where I grew up. :smiley:

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack

For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John’

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Gloria - Patti Smith

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Grease - Frankie Valli

Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland

Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge

Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger

Horse With No Name - America

Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun- Rotary Connection

I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

I Like Dreamin’ - Kenny Nolan

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Flash Light - Parliament

For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Forever Autumn - Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds.

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funky Town - Lipps Inc

Get Ready - Rare Earth

Ghost Rider - Suicide

Gloria - Patti Smith

God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Grease - Frankie Valli

Green Grass and High Tides — The Outlaws

Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Have You Seen Her? - Chi Lites

Heart of Glass - Blondie

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

Human Fly – The Cramps

I Am The Fly - Wire

I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Found That Essence Rare - Gang of Four

I Gotcha - Joe Tex

I See Red - Split Enz

Difficult grouping them alphabetically, because some of the pairings were completely different genres. Also, I fully hated a bunch of these songs, but I voted for one from each pair anyway.

Votes:

Note: I skipped the pairs where I didn’t know (or like) either song, plus one which was a tie.

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner

Fire and Rain - James Taylor

Follow You Follow Me - Genesis

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John’

Get Ready - Rare Earth

Gloria - Patti Smith

God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Heart of Glass - Blondie

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger

Horse With No Name - America

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Hotel California - Eagles (PASS…I can’t decide!!!)

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Gotcha - Joe Tex

I See Red - Split Enz

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Flash Light - Parliament

For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funky Town - Lipps Inc

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Gloria - Patti Smith

God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland

Half-Breed - Cher

Have You Seen Her? - Chi Lites

Heart of Glass - Blondie

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees

I Am The Fly - Wire

I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Found That Essence Rare - Gang of Four

I Gotcha - Joe Tex

I Like Dreamin’ - Kenny Nolan

I originally planned on grouping chronologically by release dates. But quite frankly, that was going to be overwhelming. So I went with alphabetical order to give myself less work.

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack
Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell
Fresh as a Daisy - Emitt Rhodes
Funky Town - Lipps Inc
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown
Gloria - Patti Smith
God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols
Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd
Half-Breed - Cher
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren
Heroes - David Bowie
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

Again, I’m skipping the ones where either I don’t know the songs, or don’t like either of them.

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner

Fire and Rain - James Taylor

Flash Light - Parliament

For the Love of Money - O’Jays

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John’

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown

Gloria - Patti Smith

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Green Grass and High Tides — The Outlaws

Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie

Have You Seen Her? - Chi Lites

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren

Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

Heroes - David Bowie

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Hotel California - Eagles

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees

I Am The Fly - Wire

I Don’t Mind - Buzzcocks

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I Gotcha - Joe Tex

I See Red - Split Enz

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
The First Time Ever I Saw You Face - Roberta Flack
Forever Autumn - Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds
Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell
Funky Town - Lipps Inc
Get Ready - Rare Earth
Gloria - Patti Smith
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Have You Seen Her? - Chi Lites
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren
Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
Hotel California - Eagles