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I'd like to join this game again! Thanks for running it @Spade_Cooley

Yay! While it won't go in the records, I think this is the first game I've won on here. And congrats to @Bibliogryphon, well played!

Two uniques: Thelma Ruby for Coronation Street and Kanye West for Brit Awards winners (one can hope) Just missed out on a unique in F1 as @arghton and I both have Keke Rosberg. Of the living world champions born mid-1940's and later he seems to be the frailest (since we don't know anything concrete about Schumacher).

You could summarize all of H&M's "tell all-interviews", books, Netflix documentaries and comments by means of a Mötörhead cover: A waste of space, a waste of space!"

I do like the Portugese versions of these names you made @diego; makes them sound rightout exotic ! When the time comes I'll look out for obits about Normando Tebbit and Dick van Dique

Correctlist 2023 entry 22 hits Henry Kissinger Bob Barker Alan Greenspan Nigel Starmer-Smith Jimmy Carter Jacques Delors Bobby Charlton Robert Wagner Joanne Woodward Joss Ackland Jean-Marie Le Pen Milan Kundera Norman Lear Rolf Harris Ryuichi Sakamoto (joker) Willie Nelson Dennis Skinner Nigel Lawson Sonny Rollins Mohamed Al-Fayed Linda Nolan Andy Taylor I can 't really see this list scoring that high. But then, I also can't see most of these names surviving for another year.

Another great list full of miracles and walking skeletons. And I like the inclusion of Van Agt; don't think he is particularly close to death but he did have multiple health scares in recent years which would have killed loads of people his age. Perhaps his passion for the Palestinian cause keeps him going now the Israeli government takes a turn to the right.

Some great names you've selected! This was my first try at a Dutch shadowlist and I immediately see some names on your list I had forgotten about or overlooked. Had some difficulty listing 50 names so I feel the same about some of my lower listed picks as you do.

And my Dutch shadowlist for 2023: (In no particular order) Dries van Agt Pieter van Vollenhoven Prinses Irene Koningin Beatrix Hans van den Broek Piet de Visser Tjerk Westerterp André Hissink Ellis Brandon Hans Wiegel Jan Terlouw Frits Bolkestein Frits Korthals Altes George Kooymans Tonke Dragt Rob Bolland Bas de Gaay Fortman Rob de Nijs Bas van Toor Harrie Dikmans Harry de Winter Jan Pronk Michel van Hulten Jan van Stuijvenberg Wim van Eekelen Ton van Baars Johan Visser Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters Erwin Nypels Jaap van der Doef Bram Stemerdink Paul van Gorcum Ted de Braak Paul van Vliet Adriaan van Dis Joost Prinsen Maarten van Rossem Hans Croiset Gijs van Lennep Rob Trip Jaap Nienhuis Kathalijne Buitenweg Jerney Kaagmaan Ernst Daniel Smid Neelie Kroes Erica Terpstra Kees Rijvers Piet van der Kuil Bennie Muller Kees Kuijs sub: Sjaak Swart

Not Pelé, Barbara Walters and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI/Joseph Ratzinger

How poetic. Betty White and Benny white both passing away on December 31, one year apart.

My regular shadowlist for 2023: 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Henry Kissinger 3. June Spencer 4. Rolf Harris 5. Bob Barker 6. Glynis Johns 7. Frank Field 8. Nigel Starmer-Smith 9. Alan Greenspan 10. Dick van Dyke 11. Tony Bennett 12. Harry Belafonte 13. Eva Marie Saint 14. William Russell 15. Mel Brooks 16. David Graham 17. Rob Burrow 18. Joanne Woodward 19. Jacques Delors 20. Cleo Laine 21. David Attenborough 22. Rosalynn Carter 23. Gudrun Ure 24. Jean-Marie Le Pen 25. George Alagiah 26. Roberta Flack 27. Stanley Baxter 28. Noam Chomsky 29. Sandy Gall 30. Bobby Charlton 31. James Whale 32. Zhu Rongji 33. Andy Taylor 34. Norman Tebbit 35. Winnie Ewing 36. Milan Kundera 37. Bob Newhart 38. Dennis Skinner 39. Burt Bacharach 40. Linda Nolan 41. Tom Lehrer 42. James Earl Jones 43. Ted Kaczynski 44. Shannen Doherty 45. Thelma Barlow 46. Nigel Lawson 47. Yoko Ono 48. Douglas Hurd 49. Rex Williams 50. Vladimir Putin Subs: 1. Joss Ackland 2. Pope Francis 3. Jean Marsh 4. Willie Nelson

While I don't easily wish bad stuff upon people, I'm glad at least he has some bad luck after what he's done. He was an influential man at Ajax for years, all the while sending young co-workers pictures of the wrong kind of balls, and after the news dropped and he had to leave, found another job with Antwerp in a couple of weeks and went on with his career like nothing happened.

You've done the -6 correctly but you can also give +4 to another song you want; And it's probably best to delete the (+/-) made by the previous poster to lessen possible confusion (in this case, the -6 for Shakin' Stevens). Some of the voters also mark their votes in bold but that's a personal choice. 29 - Blondie- Atomic 28 Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra – Xanadu 27 The Specials – Ghost Town 27 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure +2 27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +2 26 ABBA – The winner takes it all 25 The Specials – Too much, too young 24 Kenny Rogers – Coward of the county 24 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 24 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 23 Police – Every little thing she does is magic 22 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children 22 ABBA – Super Trouper 22 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver 22 Julio Iglesias – Begin the beguine (Volver a empezar) 21 John Lennon – Woman  21 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 21 Blondie – Call me 20 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 20 Fern Kinney – Together we are beautiful 20 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 20 Johnny Logan – What´s another year 20 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 20 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 20 The Jam – Start 20 Police – Don´t stand so close to me 20 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 20 Shakin´ Stevens – This ole house 20 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 20 Smokey Robinson – Being with you 20 Aneka – Japanese Boy 20 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It´s my party 17 Dexy´s Midnight Runners – Geno 16 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over -6 16 Human League – Don´t you want me 13 Don McLean – Crying 12 Kelly Marie – Feels like I´m in love 10 Blondie – The tide is high  09 Michael Jackson – One day in your life 08 Shakin´ Stevens – Green Door 02 John Lennon - Imagine

That made even me feel old and I'm only a few years older than you!

@Bibliogryphon looks like it'll be a tie between us in the second part of this game; we both have Pelé which brings our (probably final?) score to 16 hits.

17 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights -1 14 David Bowie – Space Oddity +4 12 Donna Summer – I Feel Love -5 07 Blondie – Heart of Glass

This has turned out to be a very exciting final, top 3 seem to be in balance between members and are just slowly spiralling down.

At least we haven't seen a picture of him in an Adidas vest, he would have been long gone by now. Might last a few days but don't see him alive next week.

Death by Numbers 2023 entry Here's my list. I've only select people born in 1946 and later (Tim Curry being the oldest) which will probably go on to bite me in the rear during the year. While not necessary, I've decided to name my team after a little-known wisdom: One thing to remember is that not everyone makes it to seventyseven Ady Barkan Johnny Ruffo Rob Burrow Joe Doering Jo Wilson Kate Keltie Shannen Doherty Marcus Stewart Tim Lobinger Don West Esteban Bullrich Andy Taylor Akebono Tarō Michael J. Fox Neil Ruddock Rhod Gilbert Gianluca Vialli (joker) Celine Dion Michael Schumacher George Alagiah Rob Bolland Vladimir Putin Linda Nolan James Whale Val Kilmer Ryuichi Sakamoto Frank McGarvey Shane MacGowan Phil Collins Steve McMichael Antero Laukkanen Randy Jackson (tv judge) Constantino Chiwenga George Kooymans Lindsey Buckingham John Farnham Ann-Katrin Berger Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Alan Brazil Frank Marino René Weller (boxing) Julie Walters Harvey Weinstein Jim Ward (voice acting) Jim J. Bullock Charles Martinet Tim Curry Marianne Faithfull Jonnie Irwin Bajrakitiyabha (Thai princess) subs: Kanye West, Bruce Willis, Whoopi Goldberg

1. Pelé 2. Gianluca Vialli (joker) 3. Rolf Harris 4. Ruth Buzzi 5. Vanessa Redgrave 6. Jimmy Carter 7. Rosalynn Carter 8. George Kooymans 9. George Alagiah 10. James Whale 11. Bob Barker 12. Giorgio Napolitano 13. Topol 14. Frank Field 15. Glynis Johns 16. Pope Benedict XVI 17. Eva Marie Saint 18. Norman Lear 19. Randy Jackson (tv judge) 20. Andy Taylor Subs: Theodore McCarrick, Lindsey Buckingham, Pope Francis

1. Pelé 2. Gianluca Vialli 3. James Whale 4. Rolf Harris 5. Violetta Chamorro 6. Roberta Flack 7. Katharine, Duchess of Kent 8. Jimmy Carter 9. Randy Jackson 10. Glenys Kinnock Subs: Glynis Johns, Rosalynn Carter, Harry Belafonte

28 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 26 David Bowie – Space Oddity +4 21 Donna Summer – I Feel Love -6 13 Blondie – Heart of Glass

Centenarians Deadpool 2023 1. Caren Marsh Doll 2. Kenneth McAlpine 3. Iris Apfel 4. Lloyd Geering 5. Brenda Milner 6. Philippe de Gaulle 7. Benjamin Ferencz 8. Arnold Yarrow 9. June Spencer 10. Wanda Półtawska 11. Lucile Randon 12. Marita Camacho Quirós 13. Ken Potts 14. Ray Anthony 15. Elizabeth Kelly subs: Fusa Tatsumi, Glynis Johns

53 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 30 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 28 David Bowie – Space Oddity +4 13 Blondie – Heart of Glass -6