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Amazing work. Hey hello hi. Our little bubba Kill or Save is now all grown up (happy 18th!), but despite its maturity, much like modern day Britain, there’s fuck all chance of it fleeing the nest anytime soon. How about this: the No.1s are all ticked off, and this edition is (until 2030 at least) the last of the No.2s too! 1,033 oh-so-nearlies, whittled down to 7. It’s brutal, it’s contentious, it’s chaotic, and that’s why it’s irresistable. We’ve just done a double-dose of 50s. Sounds nightmarish, but actually I think many of us were pleasantly surprised to find how much music back then still slaps to this day. Volare by Dean Martin won the fun-size final last time out, and very nearly achieved a first-ever 1-2. But enough of that; on we bang, all the way back to the modern day. The land of cheap pot purri scent billowing from a disposable vape held by the manicured and unevenly bronzed hands of the poor corrupted social media generation, raving silently to whatever is hissing at a critical volume through their noise cancelling headphones. The 2010s, everyone. Those had better be moans of excitement. 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; 80s No.2s; 90s No.2s; 00s No. 2s; 10s No.2s (you are here) (IN PLAY!) 70s No.3s; 80s No.3s; 90s No.3s (IN PLAY!) Christmas Special 2023 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 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 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 David Bowie — Life On Mars? Tears For Fears — Mad World Termsandconditionsapply: Each song starts with 20 points (whether it deserves it or not). You can vote once a day. Since we all live in different parts of the world with all sorts of different timezones, please add a date at the top of your votes to avoid any confusion (e.g. Thu 25 Jul, 25/7/24, 7/25/24 if you’re a wrongun). Each day you may add up to 4 points to and subtract 6 points from any song on the board. You can split your points between as many songs as you like. You must use all six minus points (unless it’s a round-ending turn) and give at least one plus point. Placeholder posts are allowed, but if you don't edit your votes within 5 minutes, then the next person can go and do their votes. Consecutive votes are not allowed. Before voting, please listen to the songs of each round and vote according to your own opinions, don't vote for songs because they're high/low on the board or because of your opinions about the artist, only the song matters. Make sure you copy and paste the most recent voter's scoreboard when you take your turn to score. For your own ease, ‘paste as plain text’ to get rid of the previous poster’s formatting. Then, delete their +/- scores, add yours, adjust the song’s points total and make your scores bold. Here’s a random example post from a previous game’s finale: Tue 15 Oct 35 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 31 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love 31 Dean Martin — Volare +4 27 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 09 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel  -6 Reveal hidden contents at your peril, for they contain your destiny. (which happens to involve all 130 UK Singles No.2s of the 2010s) As usual, we’ll go through 5 group stages, beginning with the No.2 hits of 2010/11, followed by a grand final consisting of the 25 songs that have qualified, in which we will decide upon the best UK single of the 10s that wasn’t quite the best, and the artist(s) of said song can resist an offer from Celebrity Big Brother for at least another year. 2010-11: 28 songs, 5 finalists 2012-13: 37 songs, 7 finalists 2014-15: 24 songs, 5 finalists 2016-17: 25 songs, 5 finalists 2018-19: 16 songs, 3 finalists Right then team, time to chow down a big pile of number twos…in Kill or Save.

Do whatever you please to get yourself in the Christmas spirit!

Sun 24 Nov 70 No Doubt - Just a Girl 70 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 53 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 48 Faithless - Insomnia 44 Suede - Trash 29 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +4 23 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 17 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 15 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me   0 Katrina and the Waves - Big Shiny Shite -6

Sun 24 Nov (24hrs until the Christmas Special!) 35 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus — Nothing Breaks Like A Heart +2 30 Billie Eilish — Bad Guy +2 29 George Ezra — Purgatory -6 26 Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man — Giant 25 Dua Lipa — Don’t Start Now 20 Ramz — Barking 20 Regard — Ride It 20 Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey — Don’t Call Me Angel 19 Marshmello ft. Bastille — Happier 15 Meduza ft. Goodboys — Piece Of Your Heart 15 Ariana Grande — No Tears Left To Cry 12 Aitch — Taste 

Diego's upset at all the fighting between MariNisia and wannamaker

Society is being strangled by woke ideology/mind virus/blob. Here’s a place to document all that’s woke in the world so we can either avoid/get angry about it. See, at the bottom of the post, a comprehensive, growing list of woke things to be furious at (with thanks to AFB for this idea). If you see it, report it. First: Scones. Avoid These At All Costs Cos They're Woke!!!1!! Scones made with margarine The BBC The National Trust McDonalds Team GB Fantastic Four Scrabble Defibrillators Elections the Tories didn't win School

Sat 23 Nov 31 George Ezra — Paradise 29 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus — Nothing Breaks Like A Heart +4 27 Dua Lipa — Don’t Start Now 26 Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man — Giant 25 Billie Eilish — Bad Guy 21 Meduza ft. Goodboys — Piece Of Your Heart 20 Ramz — Barking 20 Regard — Ride It 20 Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey — Don’t Call Me Angel 19 Marshmello ft. Bastille — Happier 18 Ariana Grande — No Tears Left To Cry -6 12 Aitch — Taste  12 Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj — Woman Like Me

Sat 23 Nov 76 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 70 No Doubt - Just a Girl 53 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 48 Faithless - Insomnia 40 Suede - Trash 23 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 21 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +4 19 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me -6 15 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me   12 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light

Fri 22 Nov 78 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 70 No Doubt - Just a Girl 53 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 48 Faithless - Insomnia 34 Suede - Trash +2 27 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +2 21 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 20 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law -3 19 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light -3 18 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me   09 The Charlatans - One to Another

Cool, final qualifier time! Teeny little round, this; 16 down to 3. 2018-19 Fri 22 Nov 22 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus — Nothing Breaks Like A Heart +2 21 Meduza ft. Goodboys — Piece Of Your Heart +1 21 Travis Scott — Highest In The Room +1 20 Ramz — Barking 20 Ariana Grande — No Tears Left To Cry 20 Drake ft. Michael Jackson — Don’t Matter To Me 20 Marshmallow ft. Bastille — Happier 20 Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj — Woman Like Me 20 Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man — Giant 20 Billie Eilish — Bad Guy 20 Kygo & Whitney Houston — Higher Love 20 Aitch - Taste 20 Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey - Don’t Call Me Angel 20 Regard — Ride It 20 Dua Lipa — Don’t Start Now 14 George Ezra — Paradise -6

Thu 21 Nov 84 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 56 Chainsmokers & Coldplay — Something Just Like This 56 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy 44 Sia — Cheap Thrills 29 Chainsmokers ft. Daya — Don’t Let Me Down +4 21 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling -6 19 Ariana Grande — One Last Time 17 Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna — This Is What You Came For 12 French Montana ft. Swae Lee — Unforgettable 08 Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners — This Girl 06 Rita Ora — Anywhere 06 Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper — Perfect Strangers

Thu 21 Nov 84 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 70 No Doubt - Just a Girl 53 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 48 Faithless - Insomnia 40 Suede - Trash 33 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +4 26 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 23 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 18 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me   14 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light -6 12 The Charlatans - One to Another

Wed 20 Nov 75 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 48 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy 48 Chainsmokers & Coldplay — Something Just Like This 44 Sia — Cheap Thrills 32 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling -6 28 Chainsmokers ft. Daya — Don’t Let Me Down +4 22 Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna — This Is What You Came For 21 French Montana ft. Swae Lee — Unforgettable 16 Ariana Grande — One Last Time 15 Rita Ora — Anywhere 13 Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners — This Girl 12 Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper — Perfect Strangers 06 Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki — Just Hold On

Wed 20 Nov 84 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 70 No Doubt - Just a Girl 53 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 48 Faithless - Insomnia 45 Suede - Trash 29 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +4 25 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law -3 25 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 24 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light -3 18 The Charlatans - One to Another 18 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me  

Tue 19 Nov 63 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 44 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy 40 Chainsmokers & Coldplay — Something Just Like This 36 Sia — Cheap Thrills 30 Chainsmokers ft. Daya — Don’t Let Me Down +4 26 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling -6 25 French Montana ft. Swae Lee — Unforgettable 24 Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna — This Is What You Came For 21 Rita Ora — Anywhere 21 Zara Larsson — I Would Like 21 Ariana Grande — One Last Time 20 Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper — Perfect Strangers 19 Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners — This Girl 16 Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki — Just Hold On 04 Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla Sign — Work From Home

Tue 19 Nov 90 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 70 No Doubt - Just a Girl 50 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 45 Faithless - Insomnia 44 Suede - Trash 33 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 29 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 28 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +4 25 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 18 The Charlatans - One to Another 18 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me   08 U2 - Staring at the Sun 03 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 0 Texas - Say What You Want (but it won't change my mind. Fack off.) -6

Mon 18 Nov 50 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 40 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy 37 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling 32 Chainsmokers & Coldplay — Something Just Like This 28 Sia — Cheap Thrills 24 Chainsmokers ft. Daya — Don’t Let Me Down +4 23 Ariana Grande — One Last Time 23 French Montana ft. Swae Lee — Unforgettable 22 Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki — Just Hold On 21 Rita Ora — Anywhere 21 Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners — This Girl 21 Zara Larsson — I Would Like 20 Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper — Perfect Strangers 18 Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna — This Is What You Came For 14 Justin Bieber & Bloodpop — Friends  12 Ed Sheeran — How Would You Feel -6 11 Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla Sign — Work From Home 11 Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane — Black Beatles  06 DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber — Let Me Love You

Mon 18 Nov 90 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 70 No Doubt - Just a Girl 47 Suede - Trash 46 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 45 Faithless - Insomnia 35 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 29 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +4 27 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 25 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 18 The Charlatans - One to Another 18 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me   14 Texas - Say What You Want -6 11 U2 - Staring at the Sun 04 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)

Sun 17 Nov 88 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 66 No Doubt - Just a Girl 46 Suede - Trash 46 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 39 Faithless - Insomnia 32 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +4 30 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 27 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 25 Texas - Say What You Want -6 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 19 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 18 The Charlatans - One to Another 18 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me  14 U2 - Staring at the Sun  12 Shola Ama - You’re the One I Love 06 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week

Sun 17 Nov 34 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 28 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy 27 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling 24 Chainsmokers & Coldplay — Something Just Like This 24 Sia — Cheap Thrills 23 Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna — This Is What You Came For 21 Ariana Grande — One Last Time 21 Rita Ora — Anywhere 21 Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners — This Girl 20 Chainsmokers ft. Daya — Don’t Let Me Down +4 20 Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper — Perfect Strangers 20 Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki — Just Hold On 20 Zara Larsson — I Would Like 20 Ed Sheeran — How Would You Feel 20 French Montana ft. Swae Lee — Unforgettable 20 Justin Bieber & Bloodpop — Friends 20 Rak-Su ft. Wyclef & Naughty Boy — Dimelo 17 Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla Sign — Work From Home 16 Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane — Black Beatles 16 DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber — Let Me Love You 14 Jonas Blue & Dakota — Fast Car 12 Ed Sheeran — Galway Girl 10 Ed Sheeran — Castle On The Hill -6

Can't keep you away from those Justin Bieber concerts, can we?

Someone do an IP check on Cornetto and Fiona. Then possibly a hearing test

...except it's most certainly not game over. It just is for Clean Bandit and the 5'5" nasal passage. Next round. 25 down to 5. Choose wisely. 2016-17 Sat 16 Nov 22 Chainsmokers ft. Daya — Don’t Let Me Down +2 22 DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber — Let Me Love You +2 20 Sia — Cheap Thrills 20 Jonas Blue & Dakota — Fast Car 20 Rihanna ft. Drake — Work 20 Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla Sign — Work From Home 20 Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna — This Is What You Came For 20 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling 20 Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners — This Girl 20 Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper — Perfect Strangers 20 Calum Scott — Dancing On My Own 20 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy 20 Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane — Black Beatles 20 Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki — Just Hold On 20 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 20 Zara Larsson — I Would Like 20 Ed Sheeran — How Would You Feel 20 Chainsmokers & Coldplay — Something Just Like This 20 Ed Sheeran — Galway Girl 20 Ariana Grande — One Last Time 20 French Montana ft. Swae Lee — Unforgettable 20 Justin Bieber & Bloodpop - Friends 20 Rita Ora — Anywhere 20 Rak-Su ft. Wyclef & Naughty Boy — Dimelo 14 Ed Sheeran — Castle On The Hill -6

Sat 16 Nov 86 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 66 No Doubt - Just a Girl 46 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 45 Suede - Trash 37 Faithless - Insomnia 33 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +4 32 Texas - Say What You Want -6 30 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 27 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 20 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 18 The Charlatans - One to Another 18 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me  17 U2 - Staring at the Sun 12 Shola Ama - You’re the One I Love 09 Celine Dion - It’s All Coming Back to Me Now 08 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week

^ updated James Bay's score. You're very welcome here! Be sure to stick around for the upcoming Christmas game.