RoverAndOut

18/3/24 40 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon  39 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 35 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 35 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 33 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 32 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 30 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 28 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 28 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 26 Kelis — Milkshake 25 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 25 Girls Aloud — The Show 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 24 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 17 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 16 Kelis — Trick Me +4 13 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 12 D12 — My Band -6

Well? Answers on a postcard...

Sooner he calls the election, sooner he can go back to avoiding tax and earning 7-figure salaries.

Just noticed this: revenge is a dish best served cold as they say, eh, Toast?

According to the weekend papers, that's a view increasingly shared by Tory MPs. There's no meaningful business in Parliament, the polls aren't getting better, and the plotters are only going to keep plotting. Might as well get the election over with and fight on their own terms. Again, according to the weekend papers, this is what was suggested was keeping the plotters at bay - that Sunak would call an election if they tried anything. Now he has publicly stated that there won't be an election until the autumn, the plotters feel they've got time to remove him, install someone new and give them time to settle in before thinking about calling an election. Whether he'd let them do that, I don't know. I'm not convinced he's got the balls to call an election if he's challenged, although what has he got to lose?

Got to be a decent chance Charlie Duke's the last one standing, certainly of the moonwalkers... Stafford has died 59 years to the day since Alexei Leonov's first spacewalk.

18.03.2024 41 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 35 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon  35 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 33 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 32 Jojo — Leave (Get Out)  32 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 31 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 30 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 29 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You  27 Kelis — Milkshake 25 Girls Aloud — The Show +4 24 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 24 Kelis — Trick Me 24 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 18 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 16 Girls Aloud — Love Machine  15 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 15 D12 — My Band -6 06 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick

Not for me, I'd rather have 10 of the last round I reckon, although I can scrape together 5-8 I could put through here. But glad you're happier this time around for a change.

17/3/2024 41 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 34 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 34 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon  31 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 30 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 30 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 30 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 28 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 27 Girls Aloud — The Show 27 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 26 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 24 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 23 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 23 D12 — My Band  22 Kelis — Trick Me 22 Kelis — Milkshake 21 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 17 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 14 Rihanna — Pon De Replay +4 8 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 0 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights -6 Didn't do much for me, and it's another one down - sorry Toast.

The mystery is solved!

16/3/2024 39 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 32 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 29 Girls Aloud — The Show 29 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 29 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 29 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 29 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 29 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 28 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 26 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 26 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 26 Kelis — Trick Me 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 23 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 23 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 19 D12 — My Band 19 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 18 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 18 Kelis — Milkshake 17 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 15 Rihanna — Pon De Replay +4 12 Jamelia — Thank You 12 Ashanti — Only U -6 Listened to all the ones I wasn't sure on last night, and have to say I'm not as enamoured with this round as the last one. Doesn't feel too much that stands out as definitely going through. Top end's looking ok for now, though. Most of them are listenable enough, and while I'm not going to pretend Pon de Replay is top tier Rihanna, it's better than a quarter of this list for me. Other thoughts: Trick Me is the better Kelis song, despite Milkshake being the more prominent. For the second round in a row, I have initially dismissed a Rachel Stevens song only to listen to it and remember what a banger it is. Thank You is no patch on Superstar. And why is My Band credited to D12 when it's clearly an Eminem track essentially?

15.03.2024  36 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 29 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 28 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 28 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 28 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 28 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 27 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 27 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 27 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 26 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 26 Daniel Powter — Bad Day +1 26 Girls Aloud — The Show +1 26 Girls Aloud — Love Machine +2 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 24 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 22 Kelis — Milkshake 22 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Kelis — Trick Me 20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 19 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 19 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 18 Ashanti — Only U 15 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together 15 D12 — My Band 07 Robbie Williams — Tripping 06 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs -6

If it's not May, it won't be June. September, October is my guess, they'll do it before the clocks go back.

Why host it on the same day as all the other elections and reduce the burden on people, councils and budgets? Nothing sums the last decade-and-a-half up better than the unnecessary waste of time, effort and money that's going to be caused by an autumn election. I'm not at all bothered about getting my prediction wrong, because I know that is the only right day the election should be held. The fact it isn't being held then just shows how shallow and desperate the squatters are. Time's ticking Rishi - fuck off back to Goldman Sachs.

14.03.2024 32 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 29 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 29 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 28 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 27 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 26 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 25 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 25 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 25 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 25 Girls Aloud — The Show 24 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 24 Girls Aloud — Love Machine +2 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath +2 23 Robbie Williams — Tripping 23 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 23 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 23 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 22 Kelis — Milkshake 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 19 Ashanti — Only U 19 Kelis — Trick Me 18 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together 18 Oasis — Let There Be Love 14 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs 14 D12 — My Band 09 Ice Cube ft. Mack10 & Ms. Toi — You Can Do It -6

Agree, she's gorgeous. William's punching. Shook her hand just over a decade ago when she was still plain old Kate Middleton, for another week at least.

Boy, life is a rollercoaster isn't it?

Three more films seen in recent weeks: Wicked Little Letters - very enjoyable, Jessie Buckley is always worth watching and Olivia Colman was her usual self. Very sweary, and you'll see the twist coming a mile off but a classic British caper trying to catch the culprit. And it seems a decent chunk of it is true, more than I thought would be when watching it. Bob Marley: One Love - don't know much about the man himself in all honesty, so was interesting to watch. Plot was quite vague and it wasn't the most engaging biopic I've ever seen, felt somewhat like it was just made to cash in on the Bohemian Rhapsody/Rocketman/Whitney Houston bandwagon. There's a better film in there to be made I think. Performances were good though from the leading couple. Zone of Interest - saw it last night, really unsettling watch but well worth it if you get the chance. Possibly the most aural film I've ever seen (it completely deserved its Best Sound Oscar). Hard to watch this outwardly very normal family punctuated with subtle reminders of the horrors being committed. Plot was meandering, but it was much more a character study. Christian Friedel and Sandra Huller are superb. Still thinking about it. Still not got around to Dune 2, it's going to be around for ages and we've more pressing concerns with smaller releases that will disappear sooner.

I'm looking forward to finally finding out what they are.

13/3/24 29 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 27 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 26 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 26 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 24 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 24 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 24 Kelis — Trick Me 23 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 23 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 23 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 23 Girls Aloud — The Show +1 22 Kelis — Milkshake 22 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 22 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 22 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +1 22 Girls Aloud — Love Machine +1 22 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath +1 21 Robbie Williams — Tripping 21 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 21 Ashanti — Only U 20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 18 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together 18 Oasis — Let There Be Love 18 Ice Cube ft. Mack10 & Ms. Toi — You Can Do It 17 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs 14 Ronan Keating — She Believes In Me 14 Ronan Keating — I Hope You Dance 14 D12 — My Band 08 Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam — Father And Son -4 08 Mario — Let Me Love You 06 Duncan James & Keedie — I Believe My Heart -2

On a lighter note:

Tom Kingston (Lady Gabriella's husband) was cremated today in a private ceremony with about 140 mourners including the Prince of Wales but not the King (obvious reasons) or Queen (hosting an event at Buck Pal). Disappointingly predictable levels of accuracy on the Beeb's article though: (nope) (ah, got there eventually ) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68549345

What the Dido Wars did to this thread. Anyone would think Jimmy Carter had died, surprised the server coped.

Two posts earlier I'd posted I'd vote eventually after the 3 other people who'd already bagged a place. From NOW I will vote later, because it doesn't matter at this stage and this furious midnight voting frenzy is fast doing my nut in. Wannamaker's fixed it, no harm done.

Really? After the discussion that's just been had @theoldlady? I'll leave you to make the adjustments, handily I didn't kill the one you killed.