prussianblue

Mea culpa, Sir Cunt. Sorted now.

08.07.23 51 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds 45 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 35 The Moody Blues — Question 32 The Kinks — Lola +4 31 Deep Purple — Black Night 06 T. Rex — Jeepster -6 Considering how few songs there are, people are getting surprisingly sloppy with basic maths and removing previous scores.

07.07.23  53 Elvis — Suspicious Minds 45 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 45 The Moody Blues — Question 42 T. Rex — Jeepster  41 Deep Purple — Black Night +2 22 The Kinks — Lola +2 14 Canned Heat — Let’s Work Together -3 06 Peter, Paul & Mary — Leavin’ On A Jet Plane -3 Getting in while I still can. Very much not my era of music, but at least I like a couple of them. WTF is 'a Jeepster for your love' meant to mean?

07.07.23 45 Spiller — Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 44 Kylie Minogue — Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 43 All Saints —Pure Shores 39 Fragma — Toca’s Miracle +1 39 Eminem ft. Dido — Stan 35 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This +1 35 Roger Sanchez — Another Chance 32 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me +1 31 So Solid Crew- 21 Seconds 30 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me 29 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 28 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 27 S Club 7 - Don’t Stop Movin’ 27 S Club 7 - Have You Ever 26 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight 26 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight)  26 Manic Preachers — The Masses Against the Classes -2 26 Afroman- Because I Got High -1 24 Melanie C — I turn to you +1 24 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 23 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up  22 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 22 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 22 All Saints- Black Coffee 22 Craig David- 7 Days  22 Sonique- It Feels So Good 21 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 21 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 21 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 21 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 A1- Take On Me  20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 Atomic Kitten- Eternal Flame 19 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 19 Steps – Stomp  19 Five - Let’s Dance 17 Spice Girls - Holler/Let Love Lead The Way -2 13 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife - Against All Odds -1 12 Blue - Too Close 16 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies - Do You Really Like It? 09 Robbie Williams - Rock DJ

06.07.23 46 Kylie Minogue- Can’t Get You Out Of My Head +1 43 All Saints- Pure Shores 42 Fragma — Toca’s Miracle 41 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 35 Eminem ft. Dido- Stan 34 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 32 Melanie C — I turn to you +1 31 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes -1 28 So Solid Crew- 21 Seconds -1 29 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 28 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 28 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me 28 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 27 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me +1 27 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This +1 27 S Club 7 - Don’t Stop Movin’ 27 Sonique- It Feels So Good 26 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight 25 Afroman- Because I Got High -1 24 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 24 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight)  23 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up  23 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 23 S Club 7 - Have You Ever -1 22 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 22 All Saints- Black Coffee 22 Craig David- 7 Days  21 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 21 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 21 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 A1- Take On Me  20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 Atomic Kitten- Eternal Flame 19 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 19 Geri Halliwell- Bag It Up  19 Steps – Stomp 19 Spice Girls - Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 19 Five - Let’s Dance -1 17 Robbie Williams - Rock DJ 16 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies - Do You Really Like It? 16 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 15 Blue- Too Close -1 8 Destiny’s Child - Independent Women Part I

BBC article speculating about 5 potential Tory by-election losses in the near future, including an apparently unprecedented 3 in one day: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66113704

05.07.2023 44 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes 37 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 37 Kylie Minogue- Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 36 All Saints- Pure Shores 36 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 32 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 31 Melanie C- I Turn to You +1 31 Sonique- It Feels So Good +1 28 Eminem ft. Dido- Stan 26 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This  26 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight 26 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 26 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 25 So Solid Crew- 21 Seconds  25 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me 25 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 24 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 24 S Club 7 - Have You Ever 24 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 24 Afroman- Because I Got High 24 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 23 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up +1 23 S Club 7 - Don’t Stop Movin’ 22 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 22 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 22 All Saints- Black Coffee 22 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 22 Craig David- Fill Me In 22 Craig David- 7 Days 21 Billie Piper- Day & Night +1 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 A1- Take On Me  20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 Atomic Kitten- Eternal Flame 20 Five - Let’s Dance 19 Geri Halliwell- Bag It Up -1 19 Steps – Stomp -1 19 Spice Girls - Holler/Let Love Lead The Way -1 18 Robbie Williams - Rock DJ 18 Blue- Too Close 16 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies - Do You Really Like It? 16 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You -1 15 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay 14 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True 14 Westlife - Fool Again 14 Destiny’s Child - Independent Women Part I 14 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds -1 11 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster 6 Westlife - My Love -1 5 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman- Somethin’ Stupid I think the Manics are being seriously overvalued, but there are far worse offenders to downvote. In no world should Music or even Born To Make You Happy be going out before any of the Westlife offerings.

Except you seem to have used a very out-of-date list here, U2 having been binned by The Old Lady 8 hours ago...

I'm back from holiday and listening to these and the 1970s no.2s will hopefully sustain me as I wade through 141 unread emails. We're into my first year of high school with this list, so it's already dripping in nostalgia.

I should have put a bet on at the time. I see the tour has (had?) grown to 84 dates.

It's VAHgner, Louis.

I'm in Greece and an obscure restaurant in a mountainous location near Delphi has a signed photo of Robert Wagner (and Stefanie Powers)

According to Eurosport Zaccheroni was among the delegation.

Silvio's funeral is suitably lavish, and also a great form-spotting opportunity for the great and good of Italian society. Everyone from Fabio Capello to Alessandra Mussolini has turned up: https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/06/14/news/mattarella_draghi_bossi_emanuele_filiberto_funerali_silvio_berlusconi-404439004/?ref=RHLF-BG-I404374650-P1-S2-T1 The only one that looks especially bad in these photos is a wheelchair-bound Umberto Bossi, 81 year old former leader of the Lega Nord.

14.06.23 60 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 52 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 44 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 40 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 38 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 36 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 30 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 29 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 23 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash +4 21 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 16 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 15 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 12 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 12 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 12 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 08 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 08 The Beach Boys – Do It Again -6

@drol, you beat me to it. Literally came on to post this. Don't think we'd have given him long if we'd seen this in advance. Fitting that he was having a drink in a bar in the development that launched his property empire.

BBC standards continue to fall. They have his birth year as 1930, rather than 1933.

13.06.23 55 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 48 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 43 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 41 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 35 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 28 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 28 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 23 Thunderclap Newman — Something In The Air 21 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 19 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 17 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 16 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash +4 15 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 15 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 13 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 10 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days  09 The Move – Blackberry Way -6 07 The Equals – Baby Come Back

12.06.23 51 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 44 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 38 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 38 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 30 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra — The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air +2 26 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash +2 25 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 25 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 23 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 22 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 21 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 19 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 19 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 18 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 15 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 12 The Move – Blackberry Way -6 10 The Equals – Baby Come Back

I actually gasped and just about dropped my phone. I've previously written about how Silvio has been an (semi)ironic in-joke among my uni friend group for the past 15 years or so, to the extent of naming our pub quiz team after him. I know that objectively he was a shit, but I'll miss him.

Think this was more or less inevitable after Beattie and Murrell getting questioned. If you've spoken to the party treasurer and the chief executive, the then-leader is the logical next step.

11.06.23 51 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 40 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 38 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 28 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 28 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 28 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 26 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 24 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 23 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash +4 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good , The Bad And The Ugly 22 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 18 The Move – Blackberry Way 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beak y, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 17 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 15 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back 12 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap – Young Girl -6 10 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross

10.06.23 43 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 26 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 25 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air +4 24 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 24 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 22 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 22 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap — Young Girl 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 16 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 16 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 16 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 15 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back  13 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 13 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde -6 12 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 08 The Beatles – Lady Madonna

09.06.23 26 Creedence Clearwater Revival — Bad Moon Rising 26 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 25 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 24 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 24 Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 22 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar +2 22 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 22 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 21 The Beatles – Lady Madonna 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 20 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 20 Cliff Richard – Congratulations 20 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young Girl 20 The Equals – Baby Come Back 20 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 The Bee Gees – I´ve Gotta Get A Message To You 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 20 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 20 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 20 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 20 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 The Beatles – The Ballad Of John & Yoko 20 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Woman 19 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde -1 17 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash +2 15 Des O´Connor – I Pretend 15 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 14 Esther & Abi Ofarim – Cinderella Rockefella 08 The Beatles – Hey Jude 00 Rolf Harris — Two Little Boys -5 Thought I might as well see off Rolf, but holy fuck, do I hate Georgie Fame. Was blissfully ignorant of him before this game.

08.06.23 62 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 36 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 29 The Monkees – I´m A Believer 27 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 27 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 20 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon +4 02 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) -2 00 The Spencer Davis Group — Keep On Running -4