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Well, our previous host may have departed from his post, but this game, like the expression on Barry Manilow’s face, is going absolutely nowhere. Welcome to the fifth edition of Deathlist’s serene little therapy retreat, Kill or Save! So far, we’ve decided the best chart-topping songs of the 60s-90s, but now it’s time to go back and look at the hits which juuuust missed out on the top spot. Firstly, let’s give a hearty round of applause to Book. He created something brilliant but has decided to retire on a high, thus making him the polar opposite of Paul McCartney. It’s an honour to serve as his successor, and I shall try, unlike all the music we’ll be sorting through, not to be a load of number two. A quick reminder of how it works: - Each song starts with 20 points (whether it deserves it or not). - Once a day, you can award 4 points to and subtract 6 from (NOT the other way around, for fuck sake) any songs of your choosing in each round. You can split your daily +4 and -6 however you like, it’s down to you. - Make sure you copy and paste the most recent voter’s scoreboard when you take your turn to score. - Just to make it clear for everyone, please mark your scores after the song title and adjust the song’s points total as you go. (e.g.14 The Beatles -- Shite Song -6) - You can only vote once a day. To avoid any time zone confusion, please put a date at the top of your scoring post (e.g. “Sat 1 Jul”, “01-07-2023”, whatever, as long as it’s clear and doesn’t just say “today” or some shit.) Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, so I’d just like to shout out to all of our careful and attentive players who are shit hot on any potential errors that may arise. This here is serious business don’t you know, so thank you for keeping things in order. Fancy reliving all the action? See below for links to all Kill or Save games to date: 50s No.1s; 60s No.1s; 70s No.1s; 80s No.1s; 90s No.1s; 00s No.1s; 10s No.1s 50s No.2s; 60s No.2s; 70s No.2s (you are here); 80s No.2s; 90s No.2s; 00s No.2s; 10s No.2s 70s No.3s; 80s No.3s; 90s No.3s (IN PLAY!) Christmas Special 2023; Christmas Special 2024 KoS HoF Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife The Rolling Stones — Paint It, Black Donna Summer — I Feel Love Nena — 99 Red Balloons Madonna — Vogue Gorillaz — Dare Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know Dean Martin — Volare Barry Ryan — Eloise Queen — Somebody To Love A-Ha — Take On Me The Cardigans — Lovefool Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor Bastille — Pompeii David Bowie — Life On Mars? Tears For Fears — Mad World The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives See, below, the complete list of UK No.2 songs of the 70s: As ever, we will start with 5 group stages, beginning with the No.2 hits of 1970/71, followed by a grand final consisting of the 25 songs that have qualified, where we will ultimately decide what the undisputed best No.2 single of the 1970s is. Wow, what an honour. In this game, as the number of No.2 hits starting each round is fairly similar, I shall keep it simple and say that 5 songs in each round will qualify for the grand final. 1970/71: 30 songs 1972/73: 28 songs 1974/75: 34 songs 1976/77: 27 songs 1978/79: 25 songs So, without further ado… *dramatic look to camera like desperate gameshow host* …let’s Kill or Save.

I've started the No.2s game by popular demand but the 00s No.1s can run in parallel!

Lord Creator, best known for Kingston Town (covered by UB40) has died. I wish I could tell you more, but I hadn't heard of him till a few minutes ago. Such is life, such is deathlist. (Edit: Even now, I'm beaten to the punch by that boring guy)

Shop's closed. Good night!

Fuck off TWAT.

Or, if you will:

Jean Marsh is 89.

Right, let's do this then: gcreptile: Minnie Bruce Pratt (c) Bob Knight Bob Sakr Mat London Mike Romans Linda Nolan Cheri Pies Malik Shabazz Joe Zadra (DNS) Jonnie Irwin José Fuentes Nick Hungerford vs alt obits guy Gerald Risdale (c) Asad Abbas Cliff Barber James Carter Cathcart Jonnie Irwin Malik Shabazz Munawwar Rana Richard Fox Vlada Antropova Walid Daqqa

Polish medical doctor and anti-communist Joanna Muszkowska-Penson (Wiki) dead at 102

The other actor Don Kennedy who was a radio performer dead at 93

Lord Creator, who sang the original 1970 version of the song 'Kingston Town', which UB40 covered 20 years later, has died. He was 87. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/ska-rocksteady-artiste-lord-creator-has-died/

Marlon Brando died on this day 19 years ago, aged 80. - Brando got his start on stage, and was known for a 1947 role in the Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire- he reprised his role as Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film adaptation, earning him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor. - He would eventually win two Oscars for Best Actor- one in 1955 for On the Waterfront, and another in 1973 for arguably his most famous role as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather- he declined to accept the latter award. - Brando was childhood friends with fellow actor Wally Cox. When Cox died in 1973, Brando stole his ashes from his widow- she planned to sue him for their return, but she decided he needed them more. - Brando saw continued success in the late '70s, starring in movies such as Apocalypse Now and the first Christopher Reeve Superman film. - However, his career took a negative turn in the 1990s, with films such as Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, Free Money, and especially the 1996 version of The Island of Dr. Moreau (whose infamous production is the stuff of legends). His role as the titular character in the latter film also led to the creation of now seldom-seen South Park character Dr. Mephisto, who shares many of his mannerisms: - Brando's last role was a voice acting role in the unreleased film Big Bug Man- you can read more about it here. - Brando was known for his poor health in later years- by the 1990s, he was diabetic and weighed over 300 pounds (140 kilos). During this time, he also became close friends with Michael Jackson, and the latter would give him a portable oxygen tank and personal golf card to tour Neverland Ranch. - Brando made 2 appearances on the DeathList, in 1996 and 1997.

Bob Fernley, the de facto team principal at Force India's F1 team for many years, has died. Later worked in a key role for the FIA. Bit of a surprise, I hadn't heard he was ill. https://the-race.com/formula-1/former-force-india-f1-chief-fernley-dies-aged-70/

Don't know what we're finally doing, but I'll start compiling the 00s songs just in case, if anything to keep me busy.

The regularity has decreased on there too. Plus it is clear she is deteriorating as is less active on TV and social media.

1/7/2023 28 Peter, Paul & Mary — Leavin’ On A Jet Plane 25 Free — All Right Now +1 23 The Moody Blues — Question +3 21 The Kinks — Lola 21 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds 21 The Rolling Stones — Brown Sugar/Bitch/Let It Rock 20 Middle Of The Road — Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum 20 Canned Heat — Let’s Work Together 20 Mary Hopkin — Knock Knock Who’s There 20 Mr Bloe — Groovin’ With Mr Bloe 20 Hotlegs — Neanderthal Man 20 Desmond Dekker And The Aces — You Can Get It If You Really Want It 20 Deep Purple — Black Night 20 Clarence Carter — Patches 20 McGuinness Flint — When I’m Dead And Gone 20 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 20 Paul McCartney — Another Day 20 Ray Stevens — Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues) 20 R Dean Taylor — Indiana Wants Me 20 Tony Christie — I Did What I Did For Maria 20 Sweet — Co-Co 20 The New Seekers — Never Ending Song Of Love 20 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood — Did You Ever 20 Redbone — The Witch Queen Of New Orleans 20 T. Rex — Jeepster 14 The Beatles — Let It Be 14 The Jackson 5 — I Want You Back 14 Hurricane Smith — Don’t Let It Die 14 The Mixtures — The Pushbike Song 14 Tom Jones — Till -6

All seemingly well enough to accompany Elton at Glasto.

She could just go on the DL for wishful thinking anyway.

Being reported that Darren “Droz” Drozdov has taken the final count.

I also like to occasionally look at people who have received a lifetime achievement award, because maybe it's their last chance to get one... Here, for example, Michael J Fox, 3 weeks ago: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12167407/Michael-J-Fox-supported-family-receives-Lifetime-Achievement-honor-NYC.html More obscure, Taiwanese actress Brigitte Lin: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/brigitte-lin-receive-golden-horses-060200513.html Susan Lucci and Maury Povich: https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/susan-lucci-maury-povich-daytime-emmys-lifetime-achievement-award-1235646217/ Busta "Remember him?" Rhymes: https://people.com/bet-awards-2023-busta-rhymes-tears-up-lifetime-achievement-urges-rappers-not-to-fight-7553073 And of course, the already mentioned honorary Oscar winners Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett, Carol Littleton and Michelle Satter.

The first in an (very) occasional series of posts looking at a deadpooler truism - that a celebrity selling their home is usually a sign they're on the way out. Here's the "celebrity homes on the market" stories from TMZ this past month (ignoring anyone too young, unless you think Kaley Cuoco should be on the 2024 DL). Danny Bonaduce - selling due to a neurological disorder, but he says recent surgery has been successful. Rod Stewart - on the market for $70m but he's still touring, so probably nothing of note. Bret Michaels - this is more like it, how the fuck is this guy still alive? However, he is still playing gigs, you can catch him with Sammy Hagar and Rick Springfield on the Rock Legends Cruise if you don't like music. Dr. Paul Nassif - from Botched, top plastic surgeon. Brother died unexpectedly last year. Madonna - this news came out before the revelation about her recent hospitalization. John Fogerty - also still touring. I think this round of updates might be a bit of a dud.

Well, firstly, thanks so much Book for bringing this game to us and hosting the past four. I’ve said before I’m more than happy to take over hosting duties should we need a new one. I’ll gladly commit to sorting out No.2s of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 60s, plus one big Christmas Special to launch on 1st December. If we do No.3s after that, or we want any other special editions of this game (e.g. I really liked the player choice idea Bib had), anyone else can feel free to host those. Also, if the consensus is we want a 00s game too, someone else can sort that and I’ll step in when we set about the No.2s. If we’re all happy, I’ll get to organising this bollocks. I’m a busy man though so a little patience please!

John Wayne (below) lasted 2 months, and it was the Wayne/O'Hara analogies which came to mind, tbh.

for me of course.

Former BMW F1 chief Karl-Heinz Kalbfell - a 'busman's death' http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-ex-bmw-man-kalbfell-killed-crash-201546874.html