Great Uncle Bulgaria

41 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Tears of a Clown 40 Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water 37 T Rex - Get It On 29 Slade - Coz I Luv You 25 Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile -6 13 Freda Payne - Band of Gold +4 11 Dave Edmunds - I Hear you Knocking

40 T. Rex – Get It On 40 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 39. Freda Payne – Band of Gold 36 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 30. Slade - Coz I Luv You +4 25 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -6 16 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

40 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 39 Slade - Coz I Luv You 38 T. Rex – Get It On 38 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water +1 37 Freda Payne – Band of Gold +3 27 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -6 16 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 7 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

Rolf Harris came in as a sub with Marian Fuks' death a few days ago. As I have most uncharacteristically had 2 people die on me within the space of a few days I think I need another sub. Glynis Johns please.

41. T. Rex – Get It On 40 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water 39 Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - Tears of a Clown 36 Freda Payne - Band of Gold +2 30 Slade - Coz I Luv You +2 26 Dave and Ansel Collins - Double Barrel 25 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile -6 21 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 20 T. Rex - Hot Love 4 Rod Stewart - Maggie May

https://www.gamingdeputy.com/warsaw-professor-marian-fuks-is-dead-he-was-108-years-old-the-jewish-theater-informed-about-his-death/ Marian Fuks f*cked. 23rd October apparently.

Jerry Lee Lewis makes it 7. Still maintaining a respectful distance behind the pacesetters....

Saw 10cc live last night. Actually more accurately 2.5cc, as only Graham Gouldman remains of the original foursome, Godley & Creme having left in the late 70s and Eric Stewart in the 1990s. Two of the other guys on stage had been in the touring band in the 70s and had played on various albums thereafter. They had an excellent lead vocalist who, while not doing an impression of the originals, sounded quite like Lol Creme on all the latter's solos and not too far away from Eric Stewart in his baritone range. Gouldman sounded just like himself 40+ years ago on Dreadlock Holiday (and looked very well generally, not going to be of interest to us for many years). Did all the hits and my favourite album tracks (Old Wild Men, Somewhere in Hollywood, all 3 parts of Feel the Benefit), so I was delighted. Thoroughly recommended. I know bands still touring decades after their hey day with one or even none of the classic line up can divide opinion. Both Stewart and Creme are on record as saying they wished Gouldman wouldn't call the band 10cc, although Godley is supportive and still makes occasional cameo appearances with them (sadly not last night). As long as the publicity posters clearly show who is playing (which they did) then I think it's fine. It's a great back catalogue and they did it justice.

Yes, had just realised I had pasted down the wrong post when updating for my Freda Payne error when you helpfully pointed it out. I think my edited post above is a true and accurate statement of the current state of affairs now, apologies for the incompetence.

Sorry, so I did, take 2 off of Freda Payne 40 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 37 Freda Payne – Band of Gold -2 35 Slade - Coz I Luv You 34 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown +1 32 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 31 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel 30 T. Rex – Get It On 23 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 18 T. Rex – Hot Love 17 Rod Stewart - Maggie May -3 7 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

40 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 34 Slade - Coz I Luv You +3 33 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 32 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -6 32 Freda Payne – Band of Gold +3 30 T. Rex – Get It On 30 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel 23 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 18 T. Rex – Hot Love 18 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 11 Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime 8 Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) 7 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) Probably a minority view here but, although the boy can clearly play a bit, Hendrix doesn't really do it for me. Otherwise, I like all of them, although the top 4 (exc Hendrix), looks about right to me.

35 Freda Payne – Band of Gold 32 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 32 Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water 32 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel 29 Slade - Coz I Luv You +2 28 T. Rex – Get It On 27 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 25 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) 22. Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking +2 19 T. Rex – Hot Love 18 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 15 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) 15 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -6 8 Lee Marvin - Wanderin` Star 7 Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

34 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel 33  Freda Payne – Band of Gold 32 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) 30 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 29 Slade - Coz I luv you 28 T. Rex – Get It On 28 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 27 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 26 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 19 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 17 T. Rex – Hot Love 17 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) 14 Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime +2 14 Lee Marvin - Wanderin' Star 8 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -6 5 Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock 5 Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting +4

36  Freda Payne – Band of Gold 29 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown +2 28 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) 28 T. Rex – Get It On 27 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 27 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 27 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel 23 Slade - Coz I Luv You 23 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 23 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 21 Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting +2 17 T. Rex – Hot Love 15 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) 15 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -6 13 Lee Marvin - Wanderin' Star  12 Christie - Yellow River 11 Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime  10 Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock 10 Elvis - The Wonder of You 9 Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump

If you do allow this, then I'll sub in Rolf Harris. But I can see from Reptile's above why you wouldn't....given the fact he has died is not at issue I can presumably sub in Rolf anyway irrespective of whether or not I get a point for Mr Fuks...

Marian Fuks no more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Fuks_(historian) No sign of a QO as yet. Occupational hazard of a pick chosen because their (wilfully mis-pronounced) surname appealed to the 12 year old boy inside me.

33 Freda Payne – Band of Gold 32 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) +4 28 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 28 T. Rex – Get It On 27 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 26 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 26 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 26 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel 22 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) 20 T. Rex – Hot Love 20 Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting +3 19 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 18 Christie - Yellow River 17 Lee Marvin - Wanderin' Star  17 Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump 15 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -4 15 Slade - Coz I Luv You +1 10 Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock 10 Elvis - The Wonder of You 9 Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime 9 Dana – All Kinds of Everything 5 The Tams - Hey, Girl, Don't Bother Me -2

They won't. Wombling Merry Christmas peaked at 2 and that was as good as it got....:-(

32 Freda Payne – Band of Gold +4 28 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 28 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) 26 T. Rex – Get It On 26 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 25 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 25 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel 24 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 24 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 23 Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting 22 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -6 22 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) 20 Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock 20 T. Rex – Hot Love 19 Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump 19 Lee Marvin - Wanderin' Star 18 Christie - Yellow River 17 Dana – All Kinds of Everything 12 Elvis - The Wonder of You 12 Slade - Coz I Luv You +4 12 The Tams – Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me -6  8 Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime Anyone else leaving 'Baby Jump' because they can't remember it? I could, if pushed/sufficiently drunk, make a stab at singing nearly all of the others in their entirety but I don't recall BJ at all.

31 Freda Payne – Band of Gold +4 31 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 31 Edison Lighthouse – Love grows (where my Rosemary goes) 26 Rod Stewart - Maggie May +3 26 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 25 Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock 24 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water +1 24 T.Rex – Get it on 23 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 23 Dave & Ansil Collins – Double Barrel 23 Dave Edmunds – I hear you knocking 23 Diana Ross – I´m still waiting 20 Dana – All kinds of everything 20 Elvis Presley – The wonder of you 20 T.Rex – Hot love 20 The Tams – Hey girl, don´t bother me 19 Lee Marvin - Wanderin` Star 19 Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump 18 Dawn – Knock three times 17 Christie - Yellow River 16 Benny Hill - Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) -1 11 Slade – Coz I luv you 03 Mungo Jerry - In the summertime -1 03 Norman Greenbaum – Spirit in the sky -1 -1 Clive Dunn – Grandad -6 Bye Clive...

In purely musical terms, whilst Rolf's song is pretty awful, surely Granddad is even worse? All those sickly sweet kids sitting around him him singing their sickly sweet lyrics in a sickly sweet way? If we're going to take off-field considerations into account, then surely the thought of Sally Carr's hot-panted rear ca 1971 should be enough to have MOTR rocketing up the charts...

28 Edison Lighthouse – Love grows (where my Rosemary goes) 27 Freda Payne – Band of Gold +1 24 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water +1 23 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -1 23 T.Rex – Get it on 22 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -2 22 Dave Edmunds – I hear you knocking 22 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 21 Dave & Ansil Collins – Double Barrel 21 Diana Ross – I´m still waiting +1 20 Lee Marvin - Wanderin` Star 20 Dana – All kinds of everything 20 Elvis Presley – The wonder of you 20 T.Rex – Hot love 20 Dawn – Knock three times 20 The Tams – Hey girl, don´t bother me 20 Rod Stewart – Maggie May 19 Christie - Yellow River -1 19 Benny Hill - Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) 19 Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump -1 19 Matthews Southern Comfort – Woodstock -1 16 Clive Dunn – Grandad -3 15 Middle of the road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep +1 14 Slade – Coz I luv you 10 Rolf Harris - Two little boys -1 10 Norman Greenbaum – Spirit in the sky 8 Mungo Jerry – In the summertime 6 England World Cup Squad — Back Home Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep first record I ever bought My sweet Lord a complete rip off of he's so fine So many classics here, can' t find points for Maggie May, Tears of a clown and Love grows..

A Bride's Nightie by Tony Thorpe (formerly of the Rubettes). There is a lot about his time in the industry before fame hit (some of it interesting) and quite a lot about his post pop-star career (most of it less than fascinating). What there isn't is much about his time in what was a very successful singles band that had 9 hits over a couple of years in the mid-70s. Given how litigious some of his former bandmates turned out to be, this may have been deliberate, but there are as many pages devoted to his comeback fronting the Firm (singing the novelty song 'Arfur Daley') as there are to his time in the band - all rather like reading a Paul McCartney autobiography which glosses over the Beatles in one chapter only to spend another one wallowing in the pleasure that the Frog Chorus song brought him. A bonus point for writing it all himself rather than getting someone else to do it for him, but a little disappointing on the whole. Much the same applies to Dave Hill's 'So Here it is.' There's a lot of his philosophy on life and a lot of detail about his nice house in Solihull, but the Slade years chapters are full of platitudes for the most part, you get little feel for which of his bandmates he liked (or didn't), which is remarkable for a band that were together nearly 25 years (and then 2 of them carried on as Slade II for another 20). Presumably he didn't want to fall out with/get sued by any of them either.

Sub. But GUB is obviously the best. Peanut butter - smooth or crunchy?

I see Diego has liked all 24 posts on the previous page (excluding the Engineer's one of only 2 hours ago). Never knew discussions about whether obscure actors from (in some cases) equally obscure films are still alive could be so consistently fascinating....