Great Uncle Bulgaria

metoo for this round. Already saved myself listening to Limp Bizkit (who?) and a Westlife cover, but given (a) it's Westlife (b) the original is far from one of Billy Joel's best, fairly confident everyone else has made the right decision on the latter. Seems to be an excess of boyband rubbish and covers here, although the cream seems to have risen to the top already. The video for the Jennifer Lopez one used to get played a lot on That's what I call music/freeview channel 7 at breakfast time. The song is unmemorable but she does at least take her clothes off throughout it, the video sadly finishing just as things are looking up (as it were).

2/7 24 Kylie Minogue- Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 24 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay 24 Sonique- It Feels So Good 22 Eminem ft. Dido- Stan 22 Bob the Builder- Can We Fix It? +2 22 Melanie C- I Turn to You +2 21 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 20 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes 20 Britney Spears- Born To Make You Happy 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 All Saints- Pure Shores 20 Madonna- American Pie 20 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up 20 Geri Halliwell- Bag It Up 20 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 20 Westlife- Fool Again 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 20 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 20 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 20 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 20 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Black Legend- You See The Trouble With Me 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster 20 Craig David- 7 Days 20 Robbie Williams- Rock DJ 20 Madonna- Music 20 A1- Take On Me 20 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 20 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 20 All Saints- Black Coffee 20 Steps- Stomp  20 Spice Girls- Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 20 Westlife- My Love 20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 LeAnn Rimes- Can’t Fight the Moonlight 20 Destiny’s Child- Independent Women Part 1 20 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True 20 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Shaggy ft. RikRok- It Wasn’t Me 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 S Club 7- Don’t Stop Movin’ 20 Geri Halliwell- It’s Raining Men 20 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies- Do You Really Like It? 20 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 20 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 20 Hear’Say- The Way to Your Love 20 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 20 Atomic Kitten- Eternal Flame 20 So Solid Crew- 21 Seconds 20 Five- Let’s Dance 20 Blue- Too Close 20 DJ Ötzi- Hey Baby 20 U2- Beautiful Day 20 Afroman- Because I Got High 20 Blue- If You Come Back 20 S Club 7- Have You Ever 20 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman- Somethin’ Stupid 18 Oasis- Go Let It Out 18 Westlife- Queen of My Heart 17 Limp Bizkit - Rollin' 16 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 14 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You 14 Westlife- Uptown Girl -6 12 Bob the Builder- Mambo No. 5 -

02.07.2023 34 Peter, Paul & Mary — Leavin’ On A Jet Plane 29 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds 28 The Moody Blues — Question 28 Free — All Right Now 23 The Kinks — Lola +4 27 Deep Purple — Black Night 25 The Jackson 5 — I Want You Back 25 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 24 Sweet — Co-Co 23 R Dean Taylor — Indiana Wants Me 22 Paul McCartney — Another Day 22 Canned Heat — Let’s Work Together 22 The Rolling Stones — Brown Sugar/Bitch/Let It Rock 21 Clarence Carter — Patches 20 T. Rex — Jeepster 20 Mary Hopkin — Knock Knock Who’s There 20 McGuinness Flint — When I’m Dead And Gone 20 Tony Christie — I Did What I Did For Maria 19 Redbone — The Witch Queen Of New Orleans 17 Middle Of The Road — Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum 16 The New Seekers — Never Ending Song Of Love 14 Desmond Dekker And The Aces — You Can Get It If You Really Want It 12 Mr Bloe — Groovin’ With Mr Bloe 09 The Beatles — Let It Be 08 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood — Did You Ever -6

Yes, I know, but surely they are supposed to adhere to the same fame threshold as the DL. I'm too lazy to bother, but surely anyone could come up with a list of obscure centenarians and FFBI types and do very well against others (and the committee) simply because of the unlevel playing field? Not having a pop at anyone, just thinking aloud.

Isn't the idea that there aren't supposed to be any of these?

It's certainly bottom 3. It was saved from -6 this time by the fact that Young Bulgaria thought it was a fun song 53 years ago, whereas the Hurricane Smith song is just dull.

Apologies, I gave Middle of the Road +1 (for Sally Carr being a very youthful crush rather than musical reasons) but forgot to add 1 to the 20. Can the next person adjust them to 21 please. Ta.

24 Free — All Right Now 24 Peter, Paul & Mary — Leavin’ On A Jet Plane 21 The Kinks — Lola +1 21 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds +1 21 The Rolling Stones — Brown Sugar/Bitch/Let It Rock +1 20 Middle Of The Road — Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum +1 20 Canned Heat — Let’s Work Together 20 Mary Hopkin — Knock Knock Who’s There 20 The Moody Blues — Question 20 Mr Bloe — Groovin’ With Mr Bloe 20 Hotlegs — Neanderthal Man 20 Desmond Dekker And The Aces — You Can Get It If You Really Want It 20 Deep Purple — Black Night 20 Clarence Carter — Patches 20 McGuinness Flint — When I’m Dead And Gone 20 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 20 The Mixtures — The Pushbike Song 20 Paul McCartney — Another Day 20 Ray Stevens — Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues) 20 R Dean Taylor — Indiana Wants Me 20 Tony Christie — I Did What I Did For Maria 20 Sweet — Co-Co 20 The New Seekers — Never Ending Song Of Love 20 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood — Did You Ever 20 Redbone — The Witch Queen Of New Orleans 20 Tom Jones — Till 20 T. Rex — Jeepster 14 The Beatles — Let It Be 14 The Jackson 5 — I Want You Back 14 Hurricane Smith — Don’t Let It Die -6

Go on then, as we're allowed 5 I'll also drop Phil Collins in favour of Nick Hungerford, whose terminal illness is one of the top stories on the BBC website atm and as he just fell into my lap without doing any research it seems churlish not to add him. As it happens he's in 'my' industry so I had heard of him.

Out Jamila Massey Sally Carr Su Pollard (who I never expected to die anyway, she's just very irritating i.e. it was wishful thinking) Scarlett Moffatt (see Su Pollard) In Linda Nolan Eva Marie Saint Esther Rantzen Anne Diamond Resisted the temptation to add all these people who I've never heard of being inserted by other people who have clearly done a lot more research than me

Big thanks to Book. And delighted with the 60s result - my top 2 were the final 2, albeit the other way round. 70s no 2s is fine by me, but didn't we agree to do a (mid-late) 50s one next a few weeks ago? Having downvoted all those 'not very good living on past glories' Elvis no 1s of the 60s would be a shame to overlook the classic ones of the 50s.

29/6/2023 32 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 30 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +4 17 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun -2 09 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There -2 06 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine -2

Whatever happened to Peggy Sue - by Peggy Sue Gerron This is the life story of the girl who inspired the Buddy Holly classic, although most reader interest is obviously going to centre on its treatment of Buddy rather than the unremarkable eponymous 'heroine'. There are a number of things in this autobiography that aren't in the 'official' version, as brought down to us by the Buddy film and stage musical and official Bios. Neither Jerry/JI (Peggy Sue's husband and the Crickets' drummer) nor Maria Elena ever went into print to refute the content of this book which suggests it is basically true (Peggy Sue died in 2017 so they had plenty of opportunity) although since last year Jerry is no longer with us either. Peggy Sue contends that Maria Elena was unfriendly, high maintenance and generally a piece of work and Buddy was planning to divorce her. She also claims that Buddy had said the same thing to his mother although the latter is no longer around to corroborate his. She also said that JI didn't treat her well, culminating in his hitting her, which seems to have been the straw which broke the camel's back and made her finally seek a divorce. (One does wonder why, if he was so bad to her, she stuck it for so long but I guess the answer is a combination of religion and 'different times'). Peggy Sue also implies that she and Buddy would both have been happier with each other than their respective spouses; she clearly admired him a lot more than she did her husband, although there is little evidence that Buddy reciprocated.. She is also a lot kinder to the Pettys than the usual version (the Rave On biography, for example), which has them as taking financial advantage of the Crickets. Part of the book is taken from Peggy Sue's diaries of the time, which portray her as a socially immature simple country girl who wasn't ready for marriage so young, particularly not to someone who was to become a hard living rock star. (Some episodes, notably her going skinny dipping in a hotel swimming pool which leads to the honeymooning couples being asked to leave, don't fit this narrative very well). Despite a ghost writer/co-author It's not brilliantly written in places and I could have done without the bits about hairstyles and dresses, but overall I'm glad i read it. PS It's cheaper on Alibris and Abebooks than Amazon.

28/6 28 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +4 28 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There -4 27 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine -2 24 The Rolling Stones — Paint It, Black 20 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 13 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

27/6/23 36 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 35 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There -4 35 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 22 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +4 21 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 18 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 11 The Supremes – Baby Love 10 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me -2

26th June 33 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 31 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 30 The Supremes – Baby Love 30 Marvin Gaye — I Heard It Through The Grapevine 29 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 28 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me -6 24 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +4 22 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 11 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire

25/6/2023 38 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 34 The Supremes – Ba by Love 31 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 31 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 30 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 28 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +4 28 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire -2 25 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 25 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 14 Del Shannon – Runaway -4

24/6 38 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black +1 34 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire -3 33 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 33 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 33 The Supremes – Baby Love 31 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 29 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +3 26 Del Shannon – Runaway 26 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 23 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 15 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 11 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -3

23/6/2023 36 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black +1 36 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire -1 31 Del Shannon – Runaway 28 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 27 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +3 26 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 26 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 24 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale 24 The Shadows – Apache 24 The Supremes – Baby Love 23 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 22 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 15 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love -2 08 The Tornados – Telstar -3

Medal used as a verb e.g. 'she medalled in the Olympics'. Meddled with what (or whom?). Batter used in a cricketing context rather than something in which you cook fish (or mars bars)

Well, the compromise candidate Fade to Grey wasn't eligible.... Assuming the Kinks don't make the final few I shall be on Team Black personally...

22nd June 31 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black +1 31 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale -1 29 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 26 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 26 Creedence Clearwater Revival — Bad Moon Rising 25 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 25 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 24 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 24 Del Shannon – Runaway 24 The Supremes – Baby Love 23 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +3 20 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 20 The Shadows – Apache 19 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love -5 19 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 14 The Beatles – From Me To You 13 The Tornados – Telstar 13 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 12 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 08 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely

21st June 24 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black +2 24 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 23 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -3 22 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 22 The Kinks – You Really Got Me +2 22 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 22 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 22 The Monkees – I´m A Believer 20 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 20 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love 20 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 20 Del Shannon – Runaway 20 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 20 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 20 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 20 The Beatles – From Me To You 20 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 20 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 20 The Shadows – Apache 20 The Supremes – Baby Love 19 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 17 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 14 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 09 The Tornados – Telstar -3 04 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride

20/6 59 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 58 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 57 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 48 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -6 34 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash +4 14 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love

19/6/2023 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 55 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 53 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 48 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -6 41 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash +3 23 The Love Affair — Everlasting Love 20 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 16 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again +1