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7th May 37 Creedence Clearwater Revival- Up Around The Bend 35 Edwin Starr — War 33 Three Dog Night- Mama Told Me (Not To Come) +3 26 Lynn Anderson- Rose Garden 25 Bobby Bloom- Montego Bay 25 Neil Diamond — Cracklin’ Rosie 25 Don Fardon- Indian Reservation 23 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke- Resurrection Shuffle 23 Andy Williams- Can’t Help Falling In Love +1 21 Chairmen of the Board- Give Me Just A Little More Time 20 The Supremes- Stoned Love 18 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell- All I Have To Do Is Dream 14 The Four Tops- A Simple Game 14 The Elgins- Heaven Must Have Sent You 11 Marmalade- Reflections Of My Life 11 Marmalade- Rainbow 06 Blue Mink- The Banner Man 01 Blue Mink- Melting Pot -6 Hoping that's fixed it. It looks like justonecornetto took the scoreboard from the end of the last page, rather than the most recent one; I've added his and bibliogryphon's scores to the scoreboard from lilham's post before doing my own... but I am still half asleep, so if anyone wants to verify please do.

Ian Gelder, who played Kevan Lannister in GoT, reportedly dead: There's the obligatory Torchwood and Doctor Who appearances, alongside Eastenders, The Bill, Absolutely Fabulous and Poirot (The Underdog). IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0312245/

American composer Bill Holman (Wiki) dead at 96

Update for Toast & Wannamaker. 50 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +8 30 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 28 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 26 Owl City — Fireflies 25 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 25 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 24 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 24 Kesha — We R Who We R 24 Little Mix — Cannonball 22 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 22 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 22 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 22 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat  22 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 21 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 21 The Black Eyed Peas — The Time (Dirty Bit) 21 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 20 Iyaz — Replay 20 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 20 Usher ft. Will.I.Am — OMG 20 Diana Vickers — Once 20 Roll Deep — Good Times 20 Dizzee Rascal — Dirtee Disco 20 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 20 The Wanted — All Time Low 20 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 20 Roll Deep — Green Light 20 Olly Murs — Please Don't Let Me Go 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan — Start Without You 20 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 20 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 20 Cheryl Cole — Promise This 20 JLS — Love You More 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Rihanna ft. Drake — What's My Name 20 Bruno Mars — Grenade 20 Adele — Someone Like You 20 Nicole Scherzinger — Don't Hold Your Breath 20 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Give Me Everything 20 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 20 Jason Derulo — Don't Wanna Go Home 20 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 20 The Wanted — Glad You Came 20 JLS ft. Dev — She Makes Me Wanna 20 Nero — Promises 20 Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra — Don't Go 20 Example — Stay Awake 20 Pixie Lott — All About Tonight 20 One Direction — What Makes You Beautiful 20 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 18 Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song 18 Dizzee Rascal & James Corden — Shout 16 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull — On The Floor 16 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock — Party Rock Anthem 15 Jason Derulo — In My Head 14 Ne-Yo — Beautiful Monster 14 Dappy — No Regrets 14 Sak Noel — Loca People 14 JLS — The Club Is Alive -6 06 Joe McElderry — The Climb

@TQR Give my -6 to JLS — The Club Is Alive please.

Was in the last series of Father Brown in the pretty big role of Flambeaus dad. Second cast member from that episode of Fr Brown to die already and both were villains in Dr Who in the Moffat/Chibnall eras.

So far we're okay with DQing Bad Romance. Fact is, it already made the final of the 00s game which it was part of as a result of it getting to No.1 in Dec 2009, the same chart run as its return to the top in early Jan 2010. Again, I sincerely apologise for my cock up - you’d have thought, this being the seventh KoS I’ve organised, that I’d have the hang of it by now. Thank you to Wannamaker for noticing it and to Bibliogryphon, justonecornetto and MariNisia for agreeing to reallocate their points. Here's a scoreboard update with their points and I'll update again as and when the other four players decide where to transfer theirs. @Toast is due +8, @Paul Bearer has +4, @theoldlady has +2 and @wannamaker has -6. 42 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +11 (+5 Cornetto, +4 MariNisia, +2 Bib) 30 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love +3 (Cornetto) 26 Owl City — Fireflies 25 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 25 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 24 Kesha — We R Who We R 24 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 24 Little Mix — Cannonball 22 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 22 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 22 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 22 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat 22 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 21 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 21 The Black Eyed Peas — The Time (Dirty Bit) 21 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 20 Iyaz — Replay 20 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 20 Usher ft. Will.I.Am — OMG 20 Diana Vickers — Once 20 Roll Deep — Good Times 20 Dizzee Rascal — Dirtee Disco 20 JLS — The Club Is Alive 20 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 20 The Wanted — All Time Low 20 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 20 Roll Deep — Green Light 20 Olly Murs — Please Don't Let Me Go 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan — Start Without You 20 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 20 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 20 Cheryl Cole — Promise This 20 JLS — Love You More 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Rihanna ft. Drake — What's My Name 20 Bruno Mars — Grenade 20 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 20 Adele — Someone Like You 20 Nicole Scherzinger — Don't Hold Your Breath 20 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Give Me Everything 20 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 20 Jason Derulo — Don't Wanna Go Home 20 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 20 The Wanted — Glad You Came 20 JLS ft. Dev — She Makes Me Wanna 20 Nero — Promises 20 Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra — Don't Go 20 Example — Stay Awake 20 Pixie Lott — All About Tonight 20 One Direction — What Makes You Beautiful 20 Sak Noel — Loca People 20 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 18 Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song 18 Dizzee Rascal & James Corden — Shout 16 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull — On The Floor 16 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock — Party Rock Anthem 15 Jason Derulo — In My Head 14 Ne-Yo — Beautiful Monster 14 Dappy — No Regrets 12 Joe McElderry — The Climb

JFC. He makes Jonathan Gullis look reasonable.

Ok with me if you remove LG's Bad Romance Give +5 to Telephone and +3 to We Found Love Cheers

As an aside, Mike Nolan of Bucks Fizz (now The Fizz) is leaving the group. I see he expressed the whole travelling to gigs stuff getting him down, but also "personal reasons". Well, they are cracking on, time for him to "slow it down".

Sudarshan Maharaj might have pulled off the - almost - impossible, for now: https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-goalie-coach-sudarshan-maharaj-announces-cancer-status

07/05/24 33 Creedence Clearwater Revival- Up Around The Bend  25 Lynn Anderson- Rose Garden  25 Three Dog Night- Mama Told Me (Not To Come) +1 25 Edwin Starr — War +3 24 Andy Williams- Can’t Help Falling In Love 24 Bobby Bloom- Montego Bay 24 Neil Diamond — Cracklin’ Rosie 23 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke- Resurrection Shuffle 23 Don Fardon- Indian Reservation  20 Chairmen of the Board- Give Me Just A Little More Time  20 The Supremes- Stoned Love  20 The Elgins- Heaven Must Have Sent You  18 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell- All I Have To Do Is Dream 18 Blue Mink- The Banner Man  17 Blue Mink- Melting Pot  17 The Four Tops- A Simple Game 14 Marmalade- Reflections Of My Life  14 Marmalade- Rainbow -6 Once I started listening to these most of them came rushing back to me, the good & the bad.

07/05/2024 40 Lady Gaga — Bad Romance 26 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 25 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 25 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 24 Owl City — Fireflies 24 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 24 Little Mix — Cannonball 24 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 22 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 22 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 22 Kesha — We R Who We R 22 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 22 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat 22 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 21 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) -1 21 The Black Eyed Peas — The Time (Dirty Bit) 21 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 20 Iyaz — Replay 20 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 20 Usher ft. Will.I.Am — OMG 20 Diana Vickers — Once 20 Roll Deep — Good Times 20 Dizzee Rascal — Dirtee Disco 20 Dizzee Rascal & James Corden — Shout 20 JLS — The Club Is Alive 20 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 20 The Wanted — All Time Low 20 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 20 Roll Deep — Green Light 20 Olly Murs — Please Don't Let Me Go 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan — Start Without You 20 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 20 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 20 Cheryl Cole — Promise This 20 JLS — Love You More 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Rihanna ft. Drake — What's My Name 20 Bruno Mars — Grenade 20 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 20 Adele — Someone Like You 20 Nicole Scherzinger — Don't Hold Your Breath 20 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull — On The Floor 20 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Give Me Everything 20 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 20 Jason Derulo — Don't Wanna Go Home 20 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 20 The Wanted — Glad You Came 20 JLS ft. Dev — She Makes Me Wanna 20 Nero — Promises 20 Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra — Don't Go 20 Example — Stay Awake 20 Pixie Lott — All About Tonight 20 One Direction — What Makes You Beautiful 20 Sak Noel — Loca People 20 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 18 Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song 18 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock — Party Rock Anthem +4 15 Jason Derulo — In My Head 14 Joe McElderry — The Climb 14 Ne-Yo — Beautiful Monster 14 Crappy — No Regrets 12 X Factor Finalists 2010 — Heroes 06 Cher Lloyd — Swagger Jagger 00 Helping Haiti — Everybody Hurts -6

Guessing it's in part because of the Big 5 taking part in the semis (although already qualified) https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-orders-revealed Olly Alexander performing tonight

7th May 42 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 30 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 26 Owl City — Fireflies 25 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 25 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 24 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag +4 24 Kesha — We R Who We R 24 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 24 Little Mix — Cannonball 22 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 22 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 22 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 22 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat  22 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 21 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 21 The Black Eyed Peas — The Time (Dirty Bit) 21 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 20 Iyaz — Replay 20 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 20 Usher ft. Will.I.Am — OMG 20 Diana Vickers — Once 20 Roll Deep — Good Times 20 Dizzee Rascal — Dirtee Disco 20 JLS — The Club Is Alive 20 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 20 The Wanted — All Time Low 20 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 20 Roll Deep — Green Light 20 Olly Murs — Please Don't Let Me Go 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan — Start Without You 20 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 20 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 20 Cheryl Cole — Promise This 20 JLS — Love You More 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Rihanna ft. Drake — What's My Name 20 Bruno Mars — Grenade 20 Adele — Someone Like You 20 Nicole Scherzinger — Don't Hold Your Breath 20 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Give Me Everything 20 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 20 Jason Derulo — Don't Wanna Go Home 20 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 20 The Wanted — Glad You Came 20 JLS ft. Dev — She Makes Me Wanna 20 Nero — Promises 20 Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra — Don't Go 20 Example — Stay Awake 20 Pixie Lott — All About Tonight 20 One Direction — What Makes You Beautiful 20 Sak Noel — Loca People 20 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 18 Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song 18 Dizzee Rascal & James Corden — Shout 16 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull — On The Floor 16 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock — Party Rock Anthem 15 Jason Derulo — In My Head 14 Ne-Yo — Beautiful Monster 14 Dappy — No Regrets 06 Joe McElderry — The Climb -6 Assuming we're ok to keep playing until those spare points are assigned!

5/7/2024 37 Creedence Clearwater Revival- Up Around The Bend 37 Edwin Starr — War +2 33 Three Dog Night- Mama Told Me (Not To Come) 28 Lynn Anderson- Rose Garden 27 Don Fardon- Indian Reservation +2 27 Neil Diamond — Cracklin’ Rosie 25 Bobby Bloom- Montego Bay 23 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke- Resurrection Shuffle 23 Andy Williams- Can’t Help Falling In Love 21 Chairmen of the Board- Give Me Just A Little More Time 20 The Supremes- Stoned Love 18 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell- All I Have To Do Is Dream 14 The Four Tops- A Simple Game 14 The Elgins- Heaven Must Have Sent You 13 Marmalade- Reflections Of My Life 2 Marmalade- Rainbow -3 0 Blue Mink- Melting Pot -3 I'm guessing this is the better "Melting Pot" song from the 1970s:

I will stand by your decision as game runner and if you decide to remove it just transfer my points to Telephone

Michael Rosen is 78.

7/May/2024 34 Creedence Clearwater Revival — Up Around The Bend 30 Edwin Starr — War +4 26 Three Dog Night — Mama Told Me (Not To Come) 25 Andy Williams — Can’t Help Falling In Love 25 Bobby Bloom — Montego Bay 25 Lynn Anderson — Rose Garden 25 Neil Diamond — Cracklin’ Rosie 25 Don Fardon — Indian Reservation 23 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke — Resurrection Shuffle 20 Chairmen of the Board — Give Me Just A Little More Time 20 The Supremes — Stoned Love 20 The Elgins — Heaven Must Have Sent You 18 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell — All I Have To Do Is Dream 17 Blue Mink — Melting Pot 17 The Four Tops — A Simple Game 11 Marmalade — Reflections Of My Life -3 11 Marmalade — Rainbow -3 06 Blue Mink — The Banner Man

Considering Peter Jackson and Sean Astin's children were in the movies and under 8 at the time (roughly), this thread could be going on for a while. Just want to make a post though that the first three movies were my comfort movies as a teenager, and I spent my pocket money and waited an extra year just to buy the extended editions. So I have a lot of in depth knowledge and very passionate about the trilogy.

I'm not old enough to have seen the Boys from the Blackstuff, although I am aware of Yosser Hughes and Gizza Job as parts of the cultural landscape. For me, he is Theoden, King of Rohan, a role he played superbly in both films. A sad loss. RIP Bernard.

Renato de Fusco, architecture historian, dead at 95: https://www.ilmattino.it/en/renato_de_fusco_esteemed_architectural_historian_passes_away_at_95-8089364.html (This is currently highest on my Internet search right now)

Count Basie died on this day 40 years ago, aged 79. - Basie's actual first name was William, and he began using his stage name sometime around 1928. His parents were instrument players, and they taught him how to play the piano- albeit he preferred drums. - Basie would get his start in Harlem (during its eponymous 'Renaissance' in the 1920s), before moving to Kansas City in 1929. He would play for the Bennie Moten Band, and he would soon take over the band when they kicked Moten out. He would rename it 'Count Basie and His Cherry Blossoms', before later renaming it to 'Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm'. Among his biggest hits included "One O'Clock Jump" and "Boogie Woogie": - Basie's band would break up once the big band era ended following World War II, but he would make a new orchestral band in 1952, called "The New Testament Band", moving from swing and blues to jazz at this time. - Basie would make a few cameos in movies in his later years, most notably in Blazing Saddles: - Basie was one of the musicians mentioned in Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke", and one of two alive at the time of the song's release in 1977 (the other being Ella Fitzgerald). Basie was specifically the first one mentioned in the second verse's lyrics. - Basie died from pancreatic cancer.

Eddy Merckx received emergency surgery due to volvulus, but was never in danger of life and has been already discharged.