Great Uncle Bulgaria

1/6/24 35 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know +1 34 John Newman — Love Me Again 34 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 33 Coldplay — Paradise 31 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 30 Little Mix — Wings 30 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 28 Lorde — Royals +2 27 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 26 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 26 Jessie J — Domino 26 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 25 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 25 Daft Punk ft. Pharrel Williams — Get Lucky 25 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 24 Rihanna — Diamonds 24 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful +1 23 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone 23 Avicii — Wake Me Up 23 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child 22 Will.I.Am ft. Britney Spears — Scream & Shout 21 Katy Perry — Roar 21 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 21 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 21 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 20 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 20 Cover Drive — Twilight 20 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 20 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 20 Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah — R.I.P. 20 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 20 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 20 Wiley ft. Ms D — Heatwave 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 One Direction — Little Things 20 Gabrielle Aplin — The Power Of Love 20 Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis & Wanz — Thrift Shop 20 Justin Timberlake — Mirrors 20 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 20 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It 17 Flo Rida — Good Feeling 16 Chris Brown — Turn Up The Music 16 Rita Ora — How We Do (Party) 16 Tulisa — Young 12 Bingo Players ft. Far East Movement — Get Up (Rattle) -2 12 Miley Cyrus — We Can’t Stop 12 Martin Garrix — Animals 11 The Justice Collective — He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother 06 Cheryl Cole — Call My Name -6

1/6/24 34 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 34 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love 29 The Four Seasons - Silver Star +3 28 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 28 Status Quo - Rockin’ All Over the World 23 Boney M - Sunny 23 David Dundas - Jeans On +1 22 The Chi-Lites - You Don’t Have to Go 21 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez 21 The Miracles - Love Machine 21 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth 17 Barry Biggs - Sideshow  14 John Miles - Music 14 Rod Stewart - You’re in My Heart 14 The Wurzels - I Am a Cider Drinker  08 Robin Sarstedt - My Resistance is Low -6

31/05/24 32 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 30 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love 24 The Four Seasons - Silver Star +3 24 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez 23 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 21 Status Quo - Rockin’ All Over the World 21 The Miracles - Love Machine 21 David Dundas - Jeans On 20 The Chi-Lites - You Don’t Have to Go 20 The Wurzels - I Am a Cider Drinker 20 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth 20 Barry Biggs - Sideshow 19 Boney M - Sunny 19 John Miles - Music 14 Robin Sarstedt - My Resistance is Low -6 12 Showaddywaddy - When 14 Rod Stewart - You’re in My Heart 10 Berni Flint - I Don’t Want to Put a Hold On You 10 Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock +1

31/5/2024 33 John Newman — Love Me Again 30 Little Mix — Wings 30 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 29 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 28 Coldplay — Paradise 27 Lorde — Royals 27 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 27 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 25 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It 25 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 24 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 24 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 24 Daft Punk ft. Pharrel Williams — Get Lucky 24 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 24 Rihanna — Diamonds 23 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful +4 23 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone 23 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 22 Will.I.Am ft. Britney Spears — Scream & Shout 22 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child 22 Jessie J — Domino 22 Avicii — Wake Me Up 21 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 21 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 21 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 21 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 20 Katy Perry — Roar 20 Cover Drive — Twilight 20 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 20 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 20 Tulisa — Young 20 Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah — R.I.P. 20 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 20 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 20 Wiley ft. Ms D — Heatwave 20 Rita Ora — How We Do (Party) 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 One Direction — Little Things 20 Gabrielle Aplin — The Power Of Love 20 Bingo Players ft. Far East Movement — Get Up (Rattle) 20 Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis & Wanz — Thrift Shop 20 Justin Timberlake — Mirrors 20 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Martin Garrix — Animals 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 17 Miley Cyrus — We Can’t Stop 17 Flo Rida — Good Feeling 17 The Justice Collective — He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother 16 Chris Brown — Turn Up The Music 14 James Arthur — Impossible 11 Cheryl Cole — Call My Name -4 10 Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz — Talk Dirty 08 Robbie Williams — Candy 00 Eminem ft. Rihanna — The Monster is Dead -2

Jane Morgan

31/5/24 74 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 37 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World 34 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 22 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run 19 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble +4 04 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil -6

Former Scunthorpe, Leicester, Reading and Weymouth speedway rider Doug Underwood died a couple of weeks ago at 77. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Underwood_(speedway_rider) I'm in a fb group with a lot of former Weymouth riders which confirmed this.

30/5/2024 30 Lorde — Royals 28 John Newman — Love Me Again 28 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 25 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 25 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 25 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 25 Coldplay — Paradise 24 Little Mix — Wings 24 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 23 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 23 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 23 Rihanna — Diamonds 23 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 23 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It 22 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 22 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 22 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child 21 Robbie Williams — Candy 21 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 21 Jessie J — Domino 21 Avicii — Wake Me Up 21 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone 21 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 21 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 20 Katy Perry — Roar 20 Flo Rida — Good Feeling 20 Cover Drive — Twilight 20 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 20 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 20 Chris Brown — Turn Up The Music 20 Tulisa — Young 20 Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah — R.I.P. 20 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 20 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 20 Wiley ft. Ms D — Heatwave 20 Rita Ora — How We Do (Party) 20 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 One Direction — Little Things 20 Gabrielle Aplin — The Power Of Love 20 James Arthur — Impossible 20 The Justice Collective — He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother 20 Will.I.Am ft. Britney Spears — Scream & Shout 20 Bingo Players ft. Far East Movement — Get Up (Rattle) 20 Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis & Wanz — Thrift Shop 20 Justin Timberlake — Mirrors 20 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Martin Garrix — Animals 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 19 Miley Cyrus — We Can’t Stop 19 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful +4 15 Cheryl Cole — Call My Name -6 15 Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz — Talk Dirty 14 One Direction — One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) 11 Sam & The Womp — Bom Bom 08 Eminem ft. Rihanna — The Monster 03 The Script ft. Will.I.Am — Hall Of Fame Apart from the undermarked beneath your beautiful, the top 10 are looking like the right ones already. Striking a blow for cloakroom attendants everywhere

30/5/24 74 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 37 Lulu — The Man Who Sold The World 35 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 27 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run -2 20 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble +4 18 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil -4 13 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love  04 Slade - Bangin’ Man

Because some of the characteristics displayed during last season (unwillingness to change a system that was clearly not working, inability to sort out a sieve-like defence, failure to replace a goalkeeper who was not up to standard until too late in the day) are not what you look for in a top manager. Maybe he will do fairly well with a much better squad that will be the best in the league and able to play the way he wants to. If you'd put Pep in charge of last season's Sheffield United squad that would have no doubt ended the same way as Heckingbottom/Wilder's tenure too.

Don't get this one at all. How does finishing 2nd bottom of and getting relegated from the PL (even finishing below Luton who had a far worse squad) qualify you for one of the biggest jobs in European club football?

Casting personal bias aside, whilst it's no match for R Dean Taylor, it's jolly, brings back happy memories and is definitely better than 3 uninspiring fragments stitched together in the vain hope it might make an epic, 3 minutes of self-indulgent drum solo and a harmless but hardly classic MOR soul song - and as such deserves to progress.

From wiki Upon reaching number one, fans asked Labrinth via social networking website Twitter about the spelling. He replied "Can I make something clear! this is twitter! Not an English GCSE haha I’ll spell as BADLY as I wish awritemayte!... Oh is this about #Beneath”YOUR”Beautiful I love how crazy this has sent people…. It was to annoy English teachers and grammar Nazis." FWIW surely Labrinth himself is a spelling mistake....

29/5/2024 25 Lorde — Royals +1 24 John Newman — Love Me Again 23 Psy — Gangnam Style +1 22 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 22 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 22 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know +1 21 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 21 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 21 Rihanna — Diamonds 21 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 21 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 21 Coldplay — Paradise 21 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful +1 20 Flo Rida — Good Feeling 20 Jessie J — Domino 20 Cover Drive — Twilight 20 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 20 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 20 Chris Brown — Turn Up The Music 20 Tulisa — Young 20 Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah — R.I.P. 20 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 20 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 20 Cheryl Cole — Call My Name 20 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone 20 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 20 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 20 Wiley ft. Ms D — Heatwave 20 Rita Ora — How We Do (Party) 20 Little Mix — Wings 20 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 20 Script ft. Will.I.Am — Hall Of Fame 20 Swedish House Mafia ft. Martin — Don’t You Worry Child 20 Calvin Harris & Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 Robbie Williams — Candy 20 One Direction — Little Things 20 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 20 Gabrielle Aplin — The Power Of Love 20 James Arthur — Impossible 20 Justice Collective — He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother 20 Will.I.Am ft. Britney Spears — Scream & Shout 20 Bingo Players ft. Far East Movement — Get Up (Rattle) 20 Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis & Wanz — Thrift Shop 20 Avicii Vs Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 20 Justin Timberlake — Mirrors 20 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us 20 Duke Dumont ft. Ame — Need U (100 Percent) 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It 20 Avicii — Wake Me Up 20 Miley Cyrus — We Can’t Stop 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz — Talk Dirty 20 One Republic — Counting Stars 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Martin Garrix — Animals 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 20 Katy Perry — Roar 18 Gary Barlow ft. Commonwealth Band — Sing 18 Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell — Blurred Lines 17 Sam & The Womp — Bom Bom 14 One Direction — One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) 14 Eminem ft. Rihanna — The Monster 00 PJ & Duncan — Let’s Get Ready To Crumble -6

75 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 36 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run -3 35 Lulu — The Man Who Sold The World 34 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 25 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble +4 22 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil -3 16 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love 16 Slade - Bangin’ Man

28/05/2024 88 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 80 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love -6 80 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 63 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano +2 62 Owl City — Fireflies 57 Cee Lo Green — Forget You +2 24 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 22 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes

28.05.24 69 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 35 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World 33 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 30 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble +4 30 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil -3 25 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run -3 25 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love 18 Kenny - The Bump 16 Slade - Bangin’ Man 07 Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me 06 Slade - Everyday

27/5/24 63 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 35 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World 31 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 31 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run 30 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble +4 27 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love 26 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil -3 22 Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me 22 Kenny - The Bump 20 Slade - Bangin’ Man 13 Fox - Only You Can -3 10 Slade - Everyday

86 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé— Telephone 81 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love -6 76 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 62 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano +4 58 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 57 Owl City — Fireflies 46 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 37 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 06 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 03 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It

24/5/2024 85 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 73 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 72 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 59 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano +2 53 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 50 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 48 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 46 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 39 Owl City — Fireflies 34 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 24 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 21 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight +2 14 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder -6 06 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You Slightly conflicted by Price Tag. on the one hand it's a decent song. on the other hand, remember seeing Jessie J as a Judge on The Voice a few years back (young wombles used to watch it) and her constant attention-seeking behaviour made her so unwatchably irritating that I don't think I could ever bring myself to vote for her.

24/5/2024 43 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 31 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil 30 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 28 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love 26 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble +4 25 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World 23 Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died 21 Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me 21 Kenny - The Bump 21 The Rubettes - Juke Box Jive 20 Slade - Everyday 20 Slade - Bangin’ Man 20 Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby 20 Fox - Only You Can 18 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run 18 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation 18 Peter Shelley - Love Me Love My Dog 15 Hot Chocolate - Emma 10 Bay City Rollers - Money Honey 09 The Stylistics - Sing Baby Sing 03 Mud - The Secrets That You Keep -1 00 The Moments and Whatnauts - Dead Girls Saw Mud live 40-odd years ago and they were good fun but this isn't one of their better efforts

Remember you're a womble (which you've downvoted) has a shorter (and much jollier!) intro than Band on the Run which you've upvoted!

They're still going - on in Oxford in a few months' time - minus the one wirh the high voice. There's a lot of good stuff here - apart from RYAW (obviously) R Dean Taylor's song is great, as are Hang on in there baby and Juke Box Jive, closely followed by both the Slade songs, Emma (HC's best, IMO), the Hustle and Lulu's Bowie cover. Some rubbish too I grant you, but the worst of it is 6 feet under already.

23/5/24 25 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble +4 24 R Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 24 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love 24 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation 24 Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 24 Lulu - The Man Who Sold the World 21 Kenny - The Bump 20 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run 20 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil 20 Hot Chocolate - Emma 20 Slade - Everyday 20 Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died 20 Slade - Bangin’ Man 20 Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby 20 The Rubettes - Juke Box Jive 20 Mud - The Secrets That You Keep 20 Fox - Only You Can 20 The Moments and Whatnauts - Girls 20 Peter Shelley - Love Me Love My Dog 20 The Stylistics - Sing Baby Sing 20 Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me 14 Bay City Rollers - Money Honey 14 Peters and Lee - Don’t Stay Away Too Long -6 10 Mac and Katie Kissoon - Sugar Candy Kisses Stop the clock! That looks about right...

23/05/24 83 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 71 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 70 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 56 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano +2 53 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 51 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 44 Jessie J ft. B. O .B — Price Tag 39 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight +2 39 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 38 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 35 Owl City — Fireflies 25 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 23 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 18 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 15 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 08 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out -6