Greatest Male Solo Artist - Round 1 - Bob Dylan vs Shakin Stevens

[Bjornebye]

12 minutes ago, Chairman Meow said:

Are we talking real Shakin Stevens? Or a fat Shakin Stevens impersonator?

Bringing Lifetime Fan into it is beyond the pale 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

How are we defining "Greatest"?

 

Record sales? Global recognition? Longevity? Versatility? Originality? Artists who cite them as an influence? Artists who have covered their work? Grammies? Oscars? Nobel prizes?

 

Or who has had the most appearances by a pre-fame Vic Reeves in their videos?

[Chairman Meow]

10 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Bringing Lifetime Fan into it is beyond the pale 

 

It's a reference to stringvest from when PaddyBerger15 had his rant. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

3 hours ago, Jack the Sipper said:

Poor form to be sticking one of Shakey's lesser known tunes in the OP. Anyone would think this was set up for Dylan to win.

He's saving the better known stuff for the later rounds.

[Code]

The man behind the greatest christmas song of all time obviously need to get through to the next round.
 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

4 minutes ago, Code said:

The man behind the greatest christmas song of all time obviously need to get through to the next round.

 

Agreed.

 

 

[Harry's Lad]

4 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

This Ole House was the first single I ever bought. I’ve obviously voted for Dylan. 

You've got some bollocks Mate owning up to that!

Repped for said bollocks.

[YorkshireRed]

7 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

You've got some bollocks Mate owning up to that!

Repped for said bollocks.

I’m my defence, I was only eight. Loved Shakin Stevens when I was a young kid. It didn’t last.

[SasaS]

He did make the song better.
 

 

[Bjornebye]

Hahahaha Mook voting Shakin'.... 

 

Why am I not surprised. 

[PestiRed]

6 minutes ago, YorkshireRed said:

I’m my defence, I was only eight. Loved Shakin Stevens when I was a young kid. It didn’t last.

I reckon I’d pay money to see a Shakin Stevens & Showaddywaddy revival tour

[JohnnyH]

Gave Shaky a sympathy vote

[AngryOfTuebrook]

28 minutes ago, JohnnyH said:

Gave Shaky a sympathy vote

Why? For God's sake, why?

 

The useless turd is only in the draw because at least 2 people thought it would be a laugh to mention his name. He's taking up a space that belongs to an actual good artist and he deserves to be battered, a million- nil.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

31 minutes ago, JohnnyH said:

Gave Shaky a sympathy vote

That's 8 sympathy/comedy/troll votes, plus one honest one from Code.

[Strontium]

14 minutes ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

That's 8 sympathy/comedy/troll votes, plus one honest one from Code.

 

It could be one sympathy/comedy/troll vote, plus 8 honest votes from Code.

[Paul]

Shakin’ Stevens????? ‘Kinell. 

[Jairzinho]

Gil Scott Heron didn't make the 64, did he?

[Chip Butty]

Bob Dylan invented Covid. 

 

 

 

[Bjornebye]

Just now, Jairzinho said:

Gil Scott Heron didn't make the 64, did he?

Nope. Some absolutely superb artists not in the final 64. 

 

Its not may fault though you weird fuckers 

[JohnnyH]

2 hours ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Why? For God's sake, why?

 

The useless turd is only in the draw because at least 2 people thought it would be a laugh to mention his name. He's taking up a space that belongs to an actual good artist and he deserves to be battered, a million- nil.

Spot the man who’s never listened to “This Ole House”. A banger before bangers were even banging. 

[Jairzinho]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

Nope. Some absolutely superb artists not in the final 64. 

 

Its not may fault though you weird fuckers 

Fucking disgrace you are.

[Bjornebye]

Just now, Jairzinho said:

Fucking disgrace you are.

You're goddam right 

[Mook]

3 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Hahahaha Mook voting Shakin'.... 

 

Why am I not surprised. 

I'm not a Dylan fan at all.

 

Obviously he's a genius songwriter though & will breeze through the tie so I pished my vote against the toilet wall.

[Raymond Duck]

5 hours ago, Chairman Meow said:

 

It's a reference to stringvest from when PaddyBerger15 had his rant. 

Snee-vel-ing. Gets me every time.

[johnsusername]

Shaky was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s.

 

i used to love Dylan - I was a Dylan obsessive. But I saw him live a few times and he's shit live. Yeah he "plays songs his own way". A shite way! Dylan is a bell end, a proper bell end.

 

It's for these reasons I'm voting for...Dylan.