Death Impends

37 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 34 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 34 Blondie – Heart of Glass +4 31 Gary Numan – Cars 27 David Bowie – Space Oddity 27 10cc – I'm Not in Love 26 ABBA – Knowing Me , Knowing You 23 The Sweet – Blockbuster 22 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 22 Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive 22 Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 20 ABBA – The Name of the Game 20 Nilsson – Without You 18 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water 16 T.Rex – Get It On 13 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 12 Alice Cooper – School's Out  12 Suzi Quatro – Can the Can  08 Don McLean – Vincent -6 04 ABBA – Waterloo

She's a death many of us were dreading. Not because we were all huge Xi Xi fans, but because this means we actually have to think about what X name to pick in the ABC Pool again.

33 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 29 David Bowie – Space Oddity 28 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 28 Gary Numan – Cars +2 25 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 24 10cc – I'm Not in Love 25 Blondie – Heart of Glass +2 22 Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 22 ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You 21 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water 20 ABBA – The Name of the Game 20 Nilsson – Without You 20 Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive 20 The Sweet – Blockbuster 20 T.Rex – Get It On 19 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 17 Alice Cooper – School's Out 16 Don McLean – Vincent -3 14 Suzi Quatro – Can the Can 13 ABBA – Waterloo 10 Althea & Donna – Up Town Top Ranking 9 Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby -3 7 ABBA – Fernando  2 Blondie – Sunday Girl

64 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights +1 57 Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking 54 Blondie – Heart of Glass +1 53 Gary Numan – Cars +1 25 Blondie – Sunday Girl +1 1 Bee Gees – Tragedy -3 0 Bee Gees - Night Fever -3 Yeah, let's wrap this up

Maybe they were just referring to his career

5.

Might give it to Mihajlovic now, thought for sure he'd be the type on at least a couple of casuals even if he seemed OK in his cancer battle. But no, List of the Missed.

Don't think so? Banana, gcreptile, and msc could've done it last year had Floyd Little lived an extra day. Loki also came close in 2013, when Peter O'Toole died a day before Harold Camping and Joan Fontaine.

61 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 57 Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking 50 Gary Numan – Cars 49 Blondie – Heart of Glass 19 The Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star 17 Bee Gees – Tragedy 17 Blondie – Sunday Girl +4 8 The Police – Message in a Bottle -6  7 Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick  4 Bee Gees – Night Fever

Think Book was downvoting Police before I was, not really sure if I can claim to be the lead general here

60 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 51 Althea and Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 50 Blondie – Heart of glass 49 Gary Numan - Cars 24 Blondie – Sunday Girl +4 23 ABBA – Take a chance on me 22 Police – Message in a bottle -6 14 The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star 13 Bee Gees – Tragedy 13 Bee Gees - Night Fever 12 Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Hit me with your rhythm stick

And I concur, the final few years of the 80s are an utter deadzone, I typically skip the weekly 80s countdown if I see it's 1988 or 89. The trajectory of 80s chart music is like an inverse of the 60s.

Remembering my title-winning DDP hit Suzanne Whang as I Will Survive gets knocked out

58 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 50 Blondie – Heart of glass 47 Althea and Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 43 Gary Numan - Cars 32 Bee Gees - Night Fever 26 ABBA – Take a chance on me 24 Police – Message in a bottle -6 24 Blondie – Sunday Girl +4 21 The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star 19 Bee Gees – Tragedy 16 Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Hit me with your rhythm stick 7 Gloria Gaynor – I will survive

58 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 50 Althea and Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 45 Blondie – Heart of glass 37 Gary Numan - Cars 35 Bee Gees - Night Fever +4 31 Bee Gees – Tragedy 28 Police – Message in a bottle 28 ABBA – Take a chance on me 26 The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star 20 Gloria Gaynor – I will survive 16 Blondie – Sunday Girl 13 Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Hit me with your rhythm stick 11 Tubeway Army – Are “Friends” Electric 3 10CC – Dreadlock Holiday -6

Joyce Randolph is a completely different person from either Joyce Reynolds.

If so, a LotM-er last picked 2015.

It's a borderline case, I'd probably be slightly hesitant considering it a theme given it's at the whim of other members' posts. Would be fascinating as a team in general though.

I tend to assume every obit-lock 95+ year old finds their way onto the DDP these days, so I'd give it to Peter Brook or Virginia Patton. Abe surely has to be the biggest drop in teams for a LotMer though.

Yahoo magic does it again: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pitt-visionary-remembered-her-legendary-110700123.html

53 Althea & Donna – Up Town Top Ranking 52 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 41 Blondie – Heart of glass +1 35 Bee Gees - Night Fever 35 Gary Numan - Cars +3 29 Bee Gees – Tragedy 27 ABBA – Take a chance on me 27 Police – Message in a bottle 26 The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star 25 Tubeway Army – Are “Friends” Electric 23 The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap 18 Gloria Gaynor – I will survive 17 10CC – Dreadlock Holiday -6 17 Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Hit me with your rhythm stick 14 Blondie – Sunday Girl

A DDP pick. Could see her QOing, maybe a 50/50 chance?

Honolulu Star-Advertiser obit: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/12/12/hawaii-news/king-of-tropical-drinks-harry-yee-created-blue-hawaii-cocktail/

I'm probably only really at risk while out grocery shopping, which is still so far so good. Sometimes the 60s channel I listen to plays advertisements for temporary Christmas stations that in past years included snippet of Last Christmas, but so far I've mostly just heard era artists like Darlene Love in this year's ads.

47 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 47 Althea & Donna – Up Town Top Ranking 42 Bee Gees - Night Fever 40 Blondie – Heart of glass 32 Gary Numan - Cars +4 30 The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star 28 Bee Gees – Tragedy 27 Police – Message in a bottle 26 Tubeway Army – Are “Friends” Electric 26 The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap 25 Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Hit me with your rhythm stick 25 10CC – Dreadlock Holiday 23 Blondie – Sunday Girl 22 ABBA – Take a chance on me 21 Gloria Gaynor – I will survive 6 Police – Walking on the moon -3 0 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall -3 Police are a mixed bag for me, I think the songs themselves are pretty good but the vocals are somewhat doofy. Not to the point I can't enjoy the songs, but it does make them do relatively less for me in a strong batch.