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Sat 9 Sep 77 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 61 Nelly Furtado — Maneater 57 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella 49 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ +4 00 Mika - Grace Kelly -4

See, I'm past that stage. I'm at uni, with my first serious girlfriend, having the time of my life. Wasn't big on contemporary music growing up, preferred older stuff, dabbled a little in my teens but I've never listened to Radio 1 as much as when I was with her, so lots of these capture that moment in time...

I lived in London during that time so a lot are familiar to me from the cabs and clubs. Lots to upvote, lots to downvote. Kid Rock: I always hated and I still hear and wish it was Warren Zevon instead.

I'll vote in the morning but I'm actually pleasantly surprised by this list. Sure, there's plenty of shit on it, but this is a complete nostalgia fest! I know most of these without even having to think about it and there's lots of memories associated with them. And I count 7 X Factor relayed tracks, plus Rage Against the Machine, which was a direct challenge to X Factor and stops Joe McElderry appearing on the list by a single week.

Eh? Dusty's been a gay icon for sixty years now, and that song is great.

Lisa Lyon reportedly dead: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-12498027/Lisa-Lyon-dies-70-bodybuilding-pioneer-playboy-model.html

Inspired by the good work of @Sir Creep (ikr, first time for everything) in the World's Oldest thread, I think it's time once more to round up all the faceless users here and encourage them to add a bit of personality to their profile. So... @MadMac @Deathrace @nantonian2013 @Hanzem @Il Magneto @haley823 @CastAway @Fergie86 @Steve @Life Is Beautiful @DaDeathGuy @The Watcher @Philip @Comped @Miranda lass @six feet blunder @Fantomasss @Brad252 @Szabaka @etib80 @Philheybrookbay1 @GuyFromFuture @Stogiagio @jd24fan @Cian @Puma85 Look at all the vibrant and interesting people around you with their avatars. Go on, give yourself a face. It's easy! EDIT: Yes Flufen, Nick, La Tombe, YorkshireBanker, GrimGrass, TheSpinosaurus, The Red Death, FasuTutsami, Funeralopolis, Chiesa and Polar Duck!

9/8/2023 (10:21 PM EST) 30 Katy Perry- I Kissed A Girl 23 Coldplay- Viva la Vida +1 22 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You 22 Lady Gaga- Bad Romance 21 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 21 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire 21 Lady Gaga- Poker Face 21 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 21 Lily Allen- The Fear 21 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 21 Taio Cruz- Break Your Heart +1 21 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance +1 21 La Roux- Bulletproof +1 20 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone 20 Duffy- Mercy 20 The Ting Tings- That’s Not My Name 20 Rihanna- Take a Bow 20 Mint Royale- Singin’ in the Rain 20 Ne-Yo- Closer 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me 20 Pink- So What 20 Girls Aloud- The Promise 20 Beyoncé- If I Were a Boy 20 Take That- Greatest Day 20 Leona Lewis- Run 20 Alexandra Burke- Hallelujah 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb- (Barry) Islands in The Stream 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Boom Boom Pow 20 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 20 Cascada- Evacuate the Dancefloor 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Chipmunk- Oopsy Daisy 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys 20 Cheryl Cole- Fight for This Love 20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band- The Official BBC Children in Need Medley 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 14 X Factor Finalists 2008- Hero 14 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland- 4 Minutes 12 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling 10 X Factor Finalists 2009- You Are Not Alone -4 6 Kid Rock- All Summer Long -2 The nostalgia is real here... Viva La Vida was my favorite song when I was 6, and I remember begging my parents to buy Break Your Heart from iTunes (they got me an iPod Nano around that time).

Downloading music by Kazaa, each song took forty minutes at best to download. You knew someone who insisted Metallica did Paint it Black because it was named a Metallica song on Kazaa.

A System of a Down fan and a Black Eyed Peas hater. I may need to reappraise my previous opinions about your lack of taste in music.

Jesus Fuckface Christ. What a list. Sat 9 Sep 26 Katy Perry- I Kissed A Girl +4 22 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You 22 Coldplay- Viva la Vida 21 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 21 Lady Gaga- Bad Romance 20 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone 20 Duffy- Mercy 20 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland- 4 Minutes 20 The Ting Tings- That’s Not My Name 20 Rihanna- Take a Bow 20 Mint Royale- Singin’ in the Rain 20 Ne-Yo- Closer 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me 20 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire 20 Pink- So What 20 Girls Aloud- The Promise 20 Beyoncé- If I Were a Boy 20 Take That- Greatest Day 20 Leona Lewis- Run 20 Alexandra Burke- Hallelujah 20 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance 20 Lily Allen- The Fear 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb- (Barry) Islands in The Stream 20 Lady Gaga- Poker Face 20 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Boom Boom Pow 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 20 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 20 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 20 La Roux- Bulletproof 20 Cascada- Evacuate the Dancefloor 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome- Holiday 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Taio Cruz- Break Your Heart 20 Chipmunk- Oopsy Daisy 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys 20 Cheryl Cole- Fight for This Love 20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band- The Official BBC Children in Need Medley 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 17 X Factor Finalists 2008- Hero 17 X Factor Finalists 2009- You Are Not Alone 14 Kid Rock- All Summer Long 14 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling -6 I Gotta Feeling is definitely the worst pop song of all time. It's probably, in fact, one of the worst things humanity has ever done. I Kissed A Girl is, I think, a product of the genius of Cathy Dennis, and is right the other end of the scale.

2008/09: 51 songs = the last 5 songs will enter the final. Everyone can vote again 9/9/23 22 Coldplay- Viva la Vida +2 21 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy +1 21 Lady Gaga- Bad Romance +1 20 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone 20 Duffy- Mercy 20 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland- 4 Minutes 20 The Ting Tings- That’s Not My Name 20 Rihanna- Take a Bow 20 Mint Royale- Singin’ in the Rain 20 Ne-Yo- Closer 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me 20 Kid Rock- All Summer Long 20 Katy Perry- I Kissed A Girl 20 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire 20 Pink- So What 20 Girls Aloud- The Promise 20 Beyoncé- If I Were a Boy 20 Take That- Greatest Day 20 Leona Lewis- Run 20 Alexandra Burke- Hallelujah 20 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance 20 Lily Allen- The Fear 20 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb- (Barry) Islands in The Stream 20 Lady Gaga- Poker Face 20 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Boom Boom Pow 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 20 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 20 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 20 La Roux- Bulletproof 20 Cascada- Evacuate the Dancefloor 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome- Holiday 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Taio Cruz- Break Your Heart 20 Chipmunk- Oopsy Daisy 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys 20 Cheryl Cole- Fight for This Love 20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band- The Official BBC Children in Need Medley 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 17 X Factor Finalists 2008- Hero -3 17 X Factor Finalists 2009- You Are Not Alone -3

KILLER QUEENS: 11 theoldlady 4 BuffaloPhil 3 ladyfiona 2 RoverAndOut 2 Drewsky1211 2 justonecornetto 2 lilham 2 Paul Bearer 2 Clorox Bleachman 2 Bibliogryphon 2 Toast 1 DoltonMoney 1 RIP Wee Jum 1 Imelda No surprises on the killer queen list. theoldlady comfortably takes first place, & BuffaloPhil gets second. ladyfiona is back on the podium after not appearing since the 00/01 round. ASSISTS: 6 Great Uncle Bulgaria 4 Diego 4 Toast 3 wannamaker 3 RIP Wee Jum 2 DoltonMoney 2 ladyfiona 2 RoverAndOut 2 Root Inspector 2 lilham 2 Book 1 justonecornetto 1 Imelda 1 Bibliogryphon 1 TQR 1 RoverAndOut GUB takes first place in the assist leaderboard, Diego and Toast share the silver, and Wee Jum and some other guy share third place.

There's no sating the bloodlust...

Previous post: Following post: 13 - 4 = 9 Corrected list (with my points): 9/Sep/2023 72 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 66 Bangles — Manic Monday 66 Erasure — Sometimes 37 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 34 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life +1 30 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You -1 29 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 24 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners +2 10 George Michael — Faith +1 06 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York -5

9th September 77 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 61 Nelly Furtado — Maneater 57 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella 45 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ +4 04 Mika - Grace Kelly -6 FFS...15 mins too late to finish this off! Come on @theoldlady...

I know a few Free French Forces veterans- Maurice Le Coutour (1914-) Free French Army Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921-) Free French Army and Free French Air Forces Philippe de Gaulle (1921-) Free French Naval Forces Colette Escoffier-Martini (1922-) Merlinettes of the Free French Forces Auguste Plenet (1924-) Last living French-Guianese veteran of the Free French Army That's all i know of, haven't found much luck with Vichy France veterans

09/09/2023 77 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 61 Nelly Furtado — Maneater 57 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella +4 47 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ 06 Mika - Grace Kelly -6 Humphrey, we're leaving...

Why not take the opportunity to find out more about Yarwood? There were other impressionists back in the day, but none were as good as him. Though by today's standards, some of his stuff was a little ropey. Known for signing off with his catchphrase - "And this is me". A whole series of sketches, he was especially good at the political figures of the day - but that all died when Thatcher became PM. Most of those he parodied are dead anyway. I couldn't pick Paris Hilton or Katie Price out in a room full of them, never mind half the rap stars of today. But I'm willing to learn about them, god alone knows this is part of Forum learning!

Bernie Sanders is 82 today.

8th September 72 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 62 Bangles — Manic Monday 62 Erasure — Sometimes 45 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 39 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You +4 27 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life 25 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 22 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners 14 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme 13 George Michael — Faith -6 11 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York

8/Sep/2023 68 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 62 Bangles — Manic Monday 58 Erasure — Sometimes 47 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 33 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life +2 31 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You 27 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 26 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme 18 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners +2 16 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World 15 George Michael — Faith 07 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 00 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own -6

Considering nothing changes, here is how the perfect deathlist 2024 would go according to me : 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Rosalynn Carter (just for the sake of having these two on top spots) 3. Shane McGowan 4. Joanne Woodward 5. James Whale 6. Jonnie Irwin 7. Linda Nolan 8. Frank Field 9. Henry Kissinger 10. Bernadette Chirac 11. Diane Feinstein 12. Sonny Rollins 13. Nigel Starmer Smith 14. Shannen Doherty 15. Bobby Charlton 16. Esther Rantzen 17. Jean Marie Le Pen 18. Sandra Day’O Connor 19. Mel Brooks 20. Dick Van Dyke 21. Emperor Akihito 22. Mitch McConnell 23. Jacques Delors 24. Norman Lear 25. Prunelle Scales 26. Louis Farrakhan 27. Imelda Marcos 28. David Attenborough 29. Bob Newhart 30. Raul Castro 31. Vera Miles 32. King Salman of Saudi Arabia 33. Kim Novak 34. Douglas Hurd 35. Franz Beckenbauer 36. Glynis Johns 37. Robert Solow 38. Eva Marie Saint 39. Buzz Aldrin 40. Giorgio Napolitano 41. Valentino 42. Rex Williams 43. Tippi Heren 44. Warren Buffett 45. James Earl Jones 46. Rupert Murdoch 47. Sophia Loren 48. Liza Minnelli 49. Pope Francis 50. Ozzy Osbourne The top 10/20 seems pretty strong ! I feel like I'm forgetting an obvious name in the top 10 though…

There is now a three way tie at the top of the leaderboard

“She had only so much ‘self’ to give. She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them. She became crazed, yes, but uninteresting, never. She had done nothing wrong. She had proud vulnerability … and there is a certain music industry hatred for singers who don’t ‘fit in’ (this I know only too well), and they are never praised until death - when, finally, they can’t answer back. The cruel playpen of fame gushes with praise for Sinead today … with the usual moronic labels of “icon” and “legend”. You praise her now ONLY because it is too late. You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you. The press will label artists as pests because of what they withhold … and they would call Sinead sad, fat, shocking, insane … oh but not today! Music CEOs who had put on their most charming smile as they refused her for their roster are queuing-up to call her a “feminist icon”, and 15 minute celebrities and goblins from hell and record labels of artificially aroused diversity are squeezing onto Twitter to twitter their jibber-jabber … when it was YOU who talked Sinead into giving up … because she refused to be labelled, and she was degraded, as those few who move the world are always degraded. Why is ANYBODY surprised that Sinead O’Connor is dead? Who cared enough to save Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday? Where do you go when death can be the best outcome? Was this music madness worth Sinead’s life? No, it wasn’t. She was a challenge, and she couldn’t be boxed-up, and she had the courage to speak when everyone else stayed safely silent. She was harassed simply for being herself. Her eyes finally closed in search of a soul she could call her own. As always, the lamestreamers miss the ringing point, and with locked jaws they return to the insultingly stupid “icon” and “legend” when last week words far more cruel and dismissive would have done. Tomorrow the fawning fops flip back to their online shitposts and their cosy Cancer Culture and their moral superiority and their obituaries of parroted vomit … all of which will catch you lying on days like today … when Sinead doesn’t need your sterile slop.” MORRISSEY 26 July, 2023.