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24/12/23 10:20pm 34 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance 32 Andy Williams — Can’t Get Used To Losing You  31 Mr. Acker Bilk ft. The Leon Young String Chorale — Stranger On The Shore -6 29 Little Eva — The Loco-Motion 22 Bruce Channel — Hey! Baby 21 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen — Midnight In Moscow 21 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas — Do You Want To Know A Secret? 20 The Beatles — Please Please Me +4 20 Chubby Checker — Let’s Twist Again 20 The Shadows — Atlantis 19 The Crystals — Then He Kissed Me 17 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan — Scarlett O'Hara 16 Helen Shapiro — Tell Me What He Said 14 The Searchers — Sugar And Spice 10 Freddie and the Dreamers — I’m Telling You Now

Need a Curse of Cal Ripken thread lol

23/12/23 9:38am 36 Little Eva — The Loco-Motion 32 Andy Williams — Can’t Get Used To Losing You  31 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance 31 The Crystals — Then He Kissed Me 22 Bruce Channel — Hey! Baby 21 The Beatles — Please Please Me +4 21 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen — Midnight In Moscow 21 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas — Do You Want To Know A Secret? 21 Mr. Acker Bilk ft. The Leon Young String Chorale — Stranger On The Shore -6 20 Helen Shapiro — Tell Me What He Said 20 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan — Scarlett O’Hara 20 The Searchers — Sugar And Spice 19 Freddie and the Dreamers — I’m Telling You Now 18 The Shadows — Atlantis 18 Chubby Checker — Let’s Twist Again 13 Del Shannon — Hey Little Girl 12 Roy Orbison — Dream Baby

I never downvoted it (iirc) until the final point. Had it been flirting with the top spot I’d have come after it for the reason I stated; to wit, it may not have belonged in the competition at all. But since it was kept at bay enough by others I just voted elsewhere.

22/12/23 11:08pm 38 Little Eva — The Loco-Motion 28 Andy Williams — Can’t Get Used To Losing You 27 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance 25 Mr. Acker Bilk ft. The Leon Young String Chorale — Stranger On The Shore -6 24 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen — Midnight In Moscow 24 Freddie & The Dreamers — I’m Telling You Now 21 Bruce Channel — Hey! Baby 21 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas — Do You Want To Know A Secret? 21 Chubby Checker — Let’s Twist Again 20 Helen Shapiro — Tell Me What He Said 20 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan — Scarlett O’Hara 20 Del Shannon — Hey Little Girl 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Don’t Talk To Him 20 The Crystals — Then He Kissed Me 19 The Searchers — Sugar And Spice 16 The Beatles — Please Please Me +4 14 The Shadows — Atlantis 13 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — It’ll Be Me  11 Del Shannon — Swiss Maid 11 Roy Orbison — Dream Baby 11 Bobby Darin — Things 10 Joe Brown & The Bruvvers — A Picture Of You

Good thing it was after and not before.

Another gdamn YW reboot.

21/12/23 9:35pm 22 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +4 00 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles -1 FTR mentioning the word ‘Christmas’ in your lyrics does not a Christmas song make. Everyone owned Learning to Crawl and I never listened to it and thought ‘oh isn’t that a lovely Christmas song’. Fine song though. Great album. I voted the Pogues all along cuz I enjoy it. Is it the best Christmas song? Unlikely. The old classics are but y’all voted them off one by one. Also FTR I admit it’s obtuse but my favourite song of the season is Sleigh Ride - but just the instrumental version by the Boston Pops Orchestra. Words were never a part of the Leroy Anderson composition and I find them unnecessary (apologies to The Ronettes and Johnny Mathis.)

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20/12/23 11:41pm 34 Little Eva — The Loco-Motion 26 Mr. Acker Bilk ft. The Leon Young String Chorale — Stranger On The Shore -6 25 Bruce Channel — Hey! Baby 24 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen — Midnight In Moscow 24 Andy Williams — Can’t Get Used To Losing You 24 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance 23 The Crystals — Then He Kissed Me 23 Chubby Checker — Let’s Twist Again 22 Freddie & The Dreamers — I’m Telling You Now 21 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas — Do You Want To Know A Secret? 21 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Don’t Talk To Him 20 Helen Shapiro — Tell Me What He Said 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — It’ll Be Me 20 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan — Scarlett O’Hara 19 Del Shannon — Hey Little Girl 17 The Beatles — Please Please Me +4 17 Cliff Richard — It’s All In The Game 17 The Searchers — Sugar And Spice 17 Roy Orbison — Dream Baby 14 Bobby Darin — Things 14 Del Shannon — Swiss Maid 12 The Shadows — Atlantis 12 Joe Brown & The Bruvvers — A Picture Of You @Magere Hein, Wie is verdomme meneer Acker Bilk?

Did we REALLY go back in time and reboot the AWFUL cascading discussions? You can’t be serious. Nothing happens in a vacuum; where was the groundswell of support for that stupidity. Christ sake it’s a PITA to ware through the pages as it is, so let’s e long are them exponentially!

@AstroKat as the official DL greeter, allow me to welcome you aboard. As you’ve probably been lurking, you have the general idea how things go around here. I only ask you pause 6 months before starting any new threads. Thanks. Otherwise have a grand old time and don’t beat up Greg Lake too much lol.

20/12/2023 5:05am 34 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +4 24 Greg Lake — I Believe in Father Christmas 13 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles  00 Wizzard — I Wish I Could Eliminate This Song Every Day -6

Lol ok I don’t pay heaps of attention, but I perused the List of the Lost and found TWO of MY unique theme entries! I never knew they died. How in Fekkin Hell did Karl-Erik Eriksson not QO? He’s participated in more Winter Olympics than anyone! Smh as usual SirC has no clue what passes the QO test in the UK. Never have, never will. So far the head coach of the British Olympic equestrian team, the First Man of Belgium (also a professional footballer), and a guy who was in 6 Olympiads did not get obits. As for Ruth Adler Schnee, one of those pesky Nazi camp survivors, she was a pioneering woman in textile arts, and got a New York Times obit. If she was a man who designed a building she would have QO’d, but she’s just a mere woman. Granted, it’ll always seem silly to me that the NYTimes isn’t used for QO purposes.

20th December 10:22pm 50 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me +2 40 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John -6 36 John Leyton — Wild Wind +2 15 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 15 Billy Fury — Jealousy 

19/12/23 10:08pm 28 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +4 26 Greg Lake — I Believe in Father Christmas 13 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 12 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 06 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day -6 i hope to God I get an assist. I can vote again in less than two hours so if you plan on saving the worst song remaining you got that much time.

18/12/23 6:45pm 25 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 24 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +3 23 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day -6 23 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year +1 20 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles  18 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree  04 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride  

18/12/23 6:40pm (no military time bullshit) 39 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me  37 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John 28 John Leyton — Wild Wind 20 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou/Travellin’ Man +4 19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 17 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’  16 The Allisons — Are You Sure -6 10 Billy Fury — Jealousy

I don’t make pre-list rankings but I thought there were about 8 really good songs on the list at the start, and almost all made the top 10 and three were the top 3 so absolutely no complaints. Lovefool was a bit eccentric and plunky in its composition and I thought its popularity would keep it around a while but its eccentricity would eventually be its doom, the absence of which comes as a surprise. Black Velvet is full of soul and deserved better, not sure why it got beat up early on. And The Sign really should have been top 5 but oh well, history and sales says it was, that’s good enough; like Kris Kross, if you just don’t like hip hop you’ll vote it down, and I can see that with Ace of Base’s faux reggae beat as well. In the end a pleasingly palatable top 3 and overall result.

Well damn give me a minute EDIT - done!! Thanks @Death Impends

I would like to thank the committee for doing what needed done. This song is fucking awful. Glad I didn’t have waste time efforting its demise. Again, I thank you all.

Roey got there just before me re: Wham. 17/12/23 10:23am 35 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +3 30 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 23 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year +1 22 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 22 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 17 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day -6 13 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 12 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock

17/12/23 10:15am 37 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man +4 37 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John  36 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 29 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ 28 John Leyton — Wild Wind 22 The Allisons — Are You Sure -6 21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 10 Billy Fury — Jealousy

An interesting collection, interesting in that your side of The Pond listened to different songs than the left side. The ones at the top (presently) should all be there. The others I don’t even know without listening to them, and I’m an old fuck. Pepe? A Voice in the Wilderness? Get ta fekk. 16/12/23 8:26am 37 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John  37 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ 32 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man +3 31 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me +1 27 The Allisons — Are You Sure 25 John Leyton — Wild Wind 21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 16 Billy Fury — Jealousy 12 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe 10 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love 08 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness -6

But I thought socialists were given all that up front. It’s a utopia. Sweden and all the rest. You answered why AMERICA needs unions, not Norway.