Death Impends

6/9/2023 28 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World +2 26 Creedence Clearwater Revival — Bad Moon Rising 26 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine +2 25 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 24 Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 22 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 22 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 22 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 21 The Beatles – Lady Madonna 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 20 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 20 Cliff Richard – Congratulations 20 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young Girl 20 The Equals – Baby Come Back 20 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 The Bee Gees – I´ve Gotta Get A Message To You 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 20 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 20 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 20 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 20 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 The Beatles – The Ballad Of John & Yoko 20 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Woman 19 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 17 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 15 Des O´Connor – I Pretend 15 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 08 Esther & Abi Ofarim – Cinderella Rockefella -6 08 The Beatles – Hey Jude

I remember when Falwell died Fred Phelps made a big video sermon about how Falwell was in Hell. Phelps was the ultimate useful idiot for these guys given they held all the same viewpoints but because Falwell/Robertson didn't picket funerals, they could use that to claim to be "sane".

6/8/2023 62 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 41 The Four Tops — Reach Out I’ll Be There 29 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running -6 24 The Kinks — Sunny Afternoon 21 The Monkees — I’m A Believer 21 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me +2 18 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale +2 09 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)

6/7/2023 62 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 33 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running -6 31 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 29 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me +2 28 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 21 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' +2 22 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 19 The Monkees — I’m A Believer 16 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) 16 Procol Harum — A Whiter Shade Of Pale 

6/6/2023 64 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 35 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running -6 33 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There +1 31 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 28 The Monkees – I´m A Believer 26 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 25 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me +3 24 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 22 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 20 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) 07 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations

6/5/2023 64 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 36 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 35 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 34 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running 33 The Monkees – I´m A Believer 33 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 33 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me +4 25 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 23 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 22 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) -6 13 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations

Oh we finally got rid of one Superstar, now we have another? Name changed anyway.

6/4/2023 58 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 37 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 36 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 34 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 31 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 29 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 29 The Monkees – I´m A Believer 28 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' +4 26 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running 25 The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye -3 21 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) -3 21 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations 13 The Bee Gees – Massachusetts 11 The Foundations – Baby, Now That I´ve Found You

Well done AFB!

54 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 38 The Monkees — I’m A Believer 37 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 36 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 36 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me +2 35 The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye 34 Procol Harum — A White Shade Of Pale 33 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' +2 26 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running 25 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 23 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) -3 21 The Bee Gees – Massachusetts 18 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations 12 The Small Faces – All Or Nothing -3 10 The Foundations — Baby, now that I’ve found you 05 The Beatles – Paperback Writer

6/2/2023 53 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 40 The Monkees – I´m A Believer 37 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There +1 34 The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye 34 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me +1 33 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' +1 33 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale +1 32 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 27 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running 26 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 25 Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds – Out Of Time 22 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations 19 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) -3 19 The Small Faces – All Or Nothing 16 The Bee Gees – Massachusetts 13 The Foundations – Baby, Now That I´ve Found You 12 The Beatles – Paperback Writer 10 The Spencer Davis Group – Somebody Help Me -3

There's a few more easy KOs for me next round than this. But that'll be irrelevant after the first day or two, and songs I like are still going to dominate the years.

6/1/2023 46 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 35 The Monkees — I’m A Believer 32 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 32 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 31 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 30 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 30 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 27 Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds – Out Of Time 24 The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye 24 The Beatles – Paperback Writer 24 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 24 Petula Clark – This Is My Song 23 The Spencer Davis Group – Somebody Help Me 23 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running 22 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations +4 20 The Beatles – All You Need Is Love 19 The Small Faces – All Or Nothing 17 The Foundations – Baby, Now That I´ve Found You 16 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) 15 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Get Away 14 The Bee Gees – Massachusetts 07 Manfred Mann – Pretty Flamingo 02 Nancy & Frank Sinatra – Somethin ' Stupid -6 I generally like both of the Sinatras (Strangers in the Night included), but Somethin' Stupid veers too cutesy for my liking.

Yup, somewhat roundabout but like Jozef Tomko last year, funeral = he dead

Harrison Ruffin Tyler