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44 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta´s Paradise +1 34 Livin’ Joy – Dreamer 34 Whigfield – Saturday Night 33 Stiltskin – Inside +1 31 Take That - Back For Good 29 Pato Banton - Baby Come Back 28 Toni di Bart – The Real Thing (If I Can't Have You) 28 Shaggy – Boombastic 25 Baby D. – Let Me Be Your Fantasy 24 Blur – Country House 24 D:Ream – Things Can Only Get Better +2 22 Take That – Never Forget 21 Michael Jackson — Earth Song 21 Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom 20 Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist And Shout 20 Mariah Carey – Without You 20 Cher, Neneh Cherry & Chrissie Hynde with Eric Clapton – Love Can Build A Bridge 17 Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone 17 Simply Red – Fairground 15 Take That – Everything Changes 14 Symbol (Prince) – The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 14 Outhere Brothers – Don´t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) 12 Robson Greene & Jerome Flynn – I believe / Up On The Roof 12 Celine Dion – Think Twice 7 Take That – Sure -6

26 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta´s Paradise +2 24 Blur – Country House 24 Toni di Bart – The real thing (If I can't have you) 21 D:Ream – Things can only get better +1 21 Stiltskin – Inside +1 20 Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist and shout 20 Mariah Carey – Without you 20 Doop – Doop 20 Take That – Everything changes 20 Symbol (Prince) – The most beautiful girl in the world 20 Wet Wet Wet – Love is all around 20 Whigfield – Saturday Night 20 Take That – Sure 20 Pato Banton – Baby come back 20 Baby D. – Let me be your fantasy 20 Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe 20 Celine Dion – Think twice 20 Cher, Neneh Cherry & Chrissie Hynde with Eric Clapton – Love can build a bridge 20 Outhere Brothers – Don´t stop (Wiggle Wiggle) 20 Take That – Back for good 20 Livin´ Joy – Dreamer 20 Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom 20 Take That – Never forget 20 Michael Jackson – You are not alone 20 Shaggy – Boombastic 20 Simply Red – Fairground 20 Robson Greene & Jerome Flynn – I believe / Up on the roof 20 Michael Jackson – Earth Song 16 Oasis – Some might say 14 Robson Greene & Jerome Flynn – Unchained Melody/The white cliffs of Dover 14 Manchester United Football Squad– Come on you reds 10 East 17 – Stay another day -6 So much rubbish hard to know where to start with the downvotes really. Hey ho, Boy bands it is...

64 The Shamen – Ebeneezer Goode 62 Shakespear’s Sister – Stay 55 Ace of Base – All That She Wants 36 Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite -6 25 2 Unlimited – No Limit +4 23 Snap! – Rhythm Is a Dancer 03 Bluebells – Young at Heart

59 The Shamen – Ebeneezer Goode 54 Ace of Base – All That She Wants 54 Shakespear's Sister – Stay 45 Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite -6 35 Snap! – Rhythm Is a Dancer 35 Bluebells – Young at Heart 34 2 Unlimited – No Limit +4

52 The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode 52 Shakespear's Sister – Stay 52 Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite 50 Bluebells - Young at Heart 42 Ace of Base – All That She Wants 38 2 Unlimited – No Limit +4 35 Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer 22 Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt 14 Culture Beat – Mr. Vain 10 Shaggy – Oh Carolina -6 09 Gabrielle – Dreams

Rather than wait for En Passant to revisit (in case he's like me and only visits a couple of times a day) I have copied from Hell's vote but also incorporated 2 of En Passant's votes, if he wants to reallocate the -3 given to the (already killed by Hell) Boyz to Men he can come back and do so/vote again. 46 Shakespear's Sister – Stay 45 Bluebells – Young At Heart 40 Ace of Base – All That She Wants 39 2 Unlimited – No Limit +4 39 Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite 39 The Shamen – Ebeneezer Goode 39 Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer 24 Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt 20 Culture Beat – Mr. Vain 20 Shaggy – Oh Carolina 17 Gabrielle – Dreams 17 DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room! 15 Erasure – ABBA-Esque (EP) 8 George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield – Five Live (EP) 7 Freddie Mercury – Living On My Own (Remix) -6 That would be my top 4 of what's left at the summit now. Happy to finish now :-)

Several people downvoted re-releases as a matter of principle in previous rounds yet Bluebells seem to have got a free pass. Not that I mind particularly given it's one of the better ones in a pile of mostly dross, just saying....Still a few left in the 'even worse than Mr Blobby' category. Says it all really.. 38 Bluebells – Young At Heart 36 Shakespear's Sister – Stay 32 Ace of Base – All That She Wants 31 2 Unlimited – No Limit +4 30 Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite 28 The Shamen – Ebeneezer Goode 25 Culture Beat – Mr. Vain 24 Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer 22 Boyz II Men – End Of The Road 22 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Boom! Shake The Room! 19 Gabrielle – Dreams 18 Shaggy – Oh Carolina 18 Freddie Mercury – Living On My Own (Remix) 18 Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl 18 Jimmy Nail – Ain´t No Doubt 17 KWS – Please Don´t Go/Game Boy 16 Erasure – ABBA-Esque (EP) 15 George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield – Five Live (EP) 11 Take That – Pray -6 10 Charles and Eddie – Would I Lie To You 10 Mr. Blobby – Mr. Blobby 10 Take That ft. Lulu – Relight my Fire

done

Apologies for an apparently stupid remark yesterday, I thought 5 went through, not 4. Must read rules more carefully.

Don't know about a third of them and most of the rest are rubbish. 26 Unlimited – No, no - no, no, no, no - no, no no, no - no no There's no lyrics +2 24 Ace of Base – All that she wants 22 Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite 22 Shakespears Sister – Stay 22 The Shamen – Ebeneezer Goode 22 Whitney Houston – I will always love you +2 20 Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl 20 Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy 20 KWS – Please don´t go/Game Boy 20 Erasure – ABBA-Esque (EP) 20 Jimmy Nail – Ain´t no doubt 20 Snap! – Rhythm is a dancer 20 Boyz II Men – End of the road 20 Bluebells – Young at heart 20 George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield – Five Live (EP) 20 UB40 – (I can´t help) Falling in love with you 20 Gabrielle – Dreams 20 Take That – Pray 20 Culture Beat – Mr. Vain 20 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Boom! Shake the room! 20 Take That ft. Lulu – Relight my fire 20 Meat Loaf – I’d do anything for love (But I won't do that) 18 Shaggy – Oh Carolina 18 Mr. Blobby – Mr. Blobby 14 Freddie Mercury – Living on my own (Remix) 14 Charles & Eddie – Would I lie to you 6 Take That – Babe -6

Funny how the game can grind on for 2-3 days with 9-10 left and no apparent resolution in prospect then suddenly within a few hours we lose 3, there's another on the brink and the game's over. I adopt the novel strategy of upvoting the one i like the most and downvoting the one I like the least, hence banging away downvoting Ashes to Ashes throughout the 80s final despite it obviously having enough support to get it to the latter stages. I also ignore the ones I don't know, as long as there's enough stuff I dislike sufficiently to happily downvote without listening to them. Still got no recollection of TBS or Adamski.

57 The Beautiful South – A Little Time 48 Adamski – Killer 38 Madonna – Vogue 34 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me 18 Snap! – The Power -6 18 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives 13 The Clash — Should I stay or should I go +4 04 The KLF ft The Children of the Revolution - 3 a.m. Eternal

53 The Beautiful South – A Little Time 42 Madonna – Vogue 37 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub be good to me 34 Adamski – Killer 28 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution - 3 a.m. Eternal 24 The Clash – Should I stay or should I go +4 22 Snap! – The Power -6 21 Maria McKee – Show Me Heaven 17 Queen — These are the days of our lives/Bohemian Rhapsody 04 Enigma – Sadeness (Part 1)

Dobritsa, pajalsta

45 The Beautiful South – A Little Time 44 Adamski – Killer +4 38 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub be good to me 38 Madonna – Vogue 29 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution - 3 a.m. Eternal 27 Maria McKee – Show Me Heaven 27 Snap! – The Power 26 The Clash – Should I stay or should I go +2 14 Enigma – Sadeness (Part 1) 13 Vic Reeves & the Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 13 Michael Jackson – Black or White +2 12 Queen – These are the Days of our Lives -6

47 The Beautiful South – A Little Time 44 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me 39 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution – 3 a.m. Eternal 39 Adamski – Killer 34 Maria McKee – Show Me Heaven 34 Snap! – The Power 34 Madonna - Vogue 31 The Clash – Should I stay or should I go +1 23 Enigma – Sadeness (Part 1) 17 Vic Reeves & the Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 14 Michael Jackson – Black or White +3 14 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody/These are the Days of our Lives -6

Someone has kidnapped Chesney Hawkes....can next player put him back.

Most of them during a 10 year period during which she was shagging Tim Rice, the exception in that run of R & LW musicals being Phantom of the Opera, where the lead went to a hitherto unknown Sarah Brightman, who Andrew Lloyd Webber had 'discovered'.

45 The Beautiful South – A Little Time 43 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution – 3 a.m. Eternal 40 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me 38 Adamski – Killer 33 The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go +2 31 Maria McKee – Show Me Heaven 30 Madonna – Vogue 26 Enigma – Sadness (Part 1) 27 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody/These are the Days Of Our Lives 26 Snap — The Power 22 Vic Reeves & the Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 20 Michael Jackson – Black Or White +2 19 Chesney Hawkes – The One And Only 9 Iron Maiden – Bring Your Daughter ... To The Slaughter 9 Kylie Minogue – Tears On My Pillow  4 Queen – Innuendo -6

Thanks, fixed now, my amended post reflects his votes

44 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution – 3 a.m. Eternal 43 Adamski – Killer 43 The Beautiful South – A Little Time 36 The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go 36 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me 33 Maria McKee – Show Me Heaven 28 Chesney Hawkes – The One And Only +4 from YIA 27 Snap! – The Power -2 26 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/These are the Days of our Lives 24 Madonna - Vogue 23 Enigma – Sadeness (Part 1) 22 Vic Reeves & the Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 20 Michael Jackson – Black Or White +4 20 Iron Maiden – Bring Your Daughter ... To The Slaughter 15 George Michael & Elton John – Don´t Let The Sun Go Down On Me 13 Kylie Minogue – Tears On My Pillow 13 Queen – Innuendo -4 02 U2 – The Fly -6 from YIA

Back from few days away to find 2 of the best 3 (The Joker and Righteous Brothers) have gone and the best one is a Clash re-release. None of which date from the 90s.... Ignoring the ones of which I have no recollection whatsoever (currently 5 of them), MJ ( ignoring his alleged sleeping habits) about the best of the rest 42 The Beautiful South – A Little Time 39 Adamski – Killer 35 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution – 3 a.m. Eternal 34 The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go 30 Chesney Hawkes – The One And Only 30 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me 29 Enigma – Sadeness (Part 1) 29 Maria McKee – Show Me Heaven 28 Snap! – The Power 26 Vic Reeves & the Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 25 Queen – These Are the Days of our Lives 24 Iron Maiden – Bring Your Daughter ... To The Slaughter 23 Madonna – Vogue 19 George Michael & Elton John – Don´t Let The Sun Go Down On Me 18 Sinéad O´Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U 16 Michael Jackson – Black Or White +4 16 England New Order – World In Motion 15 Kylie Minogue – Tears On My Pillow 15 Queen – Innuendo -6 11 U2 – The Fly

24 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution – 3 a.m. eternal 22 Maria McKee – Show me heaven 22 The Beautiful South – A little time 22 The Clash – Should I stay or should I go +2 22 Sinéad O´Connor – Nothing compares 2 U +1 21 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub be good to me 21 Michael Jackson – Black or white +1 20 Madonna – Vogue 20 Queen – Innuendo 20 New Kids on the Block – Hangin´ Tough 20 Kylie Minogue – Tears on my pillow 20 Snap! – The Power 20 Adamski – Killer 20 England New Order – World in motion 20 Elton John – Sacrifice/Healing hands 20 Steve Miller Band – The Joker 20 The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody 20 Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby 20 Cliff Richard – Saviour´s Day 20 Iron Maiden – Bring your daughter ... to the slaughter 20 Enigma – Sadeness (Part 1) 20 The Simpsons – Do the Bartman 20 Hale & Pace & the Stonkers – The Stonk 20 Chesney Hawkes – The one and only 20 Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his kiss) 20 Color me Badd – I wanna sex you up 20 Jason Donovan – Any dream will do 20 U2 – The Fly 20 Vic Reeves & the Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 20 George Michael & Elton John – Don´t let the sun go down on me 20 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody/These are the days of our lives 14 Bombalurina – Itsie Bitsie Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini 14 Partners in Kryme – Turtle Power -6 8 Bryan Adams – (Everything I do) I do it for you

37 Blondie — Atomic 19 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 12 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +4 07 David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes -6

None of my team appear to have died overnight so I'm out in the first round as usual. Good luck in R2 and well done Lady Fiona.