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Thu 19 Sep 36 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 31 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine 29 Erasure — Blue Savannah 28 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 26 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love +4 24 Oceanic - Insanity  23 MC Hamme r- U Can’t Touch This 22 The Prodigy - Charly 22 EMF - Unbelievable 20 49ers - Touch Me 20 Chad Jackson - Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) 20 New Kids On The Block - Tonight 20 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 20 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 20 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart 20 Madonna - Rescue Me 20 Erasure - Chorus 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery 20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 15 Beverly Craven - Promise Me 12 Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke 12 Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever 08 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sailing on the Seven Seas 00 2 In A Room - Wiggle It -6

The Finishing Line is so gruesome it was eventually banned. https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-finishing-line-1977-online Don't play on the railway line, kids.

One of the all-time classics

Wed 18 Sep 29 Erasure — Blue Savannah +4 25 Monty Python- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 23 The Waterboys- The Whole of the Moon 23 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark- Sailing on the Seven Seas 22 EMF- Unbelievable 21 MC Hammer- U Can’t Touch This 21 Roxette- It Must Have Been Love 20 49ers- Touch Me 20 Candy Flip- Strawberry Fields Forever 20 Chad Jackson- Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) 20 New Kids On The Block- Tonight 20 Betty Boo- Where Are You Baby? 20 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams- Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 20 2 In A Room- Wiggle It 20 Rod Stewart- Rhythm of My Heart 20 Madonna- Rescue Me 20 Erasure- Chorus 20 Guns N’ Roses- You Could Be Mine 20 P.M. Dawn- Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 20 The Prodigy- Charly 20 Oceanic- Insanity 20 K-Klass- Rhythm Is a Mystery 20 Altern 8- Activ 8 (Come With Me) 20 East Side Beat- Ride Like The Wind 18 Beverly Craven- Promise Me 14 Iron Maiden- Holy Smoke 12 Michael Bolton- How Am I Supposed to Live Without You -6

Wed 18 Sep 23 Tears for Fears - Mad World  +4 05 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -5 00 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian -1

I'm bluer than 68%. "For you, turquoise is green. "

Indeed there are. Surely there must be a thread about them.

And a theme as well! Shame he picked the wrong member of Ultravox (a unique hit for another team). There's still time, I suppose.

This is so me. https://twitter.com/SoVeryBritish/status/1835605562752733458

So what does one have to do to make it work?

Tue 17 Sep 19 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian -6 19 Tears for Fears - Mad World +4 16 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

It's a wonder we survived with all the deadly hazards. https://twitter.com/ScarredForLife2/status/1835352272563286435 (Note - changing x to twitter in the url didn't work for me)

Mon 16 Sep 58 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 43 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 29 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover  27 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 15 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 14 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons  +4

Mon 16 Sep 34 Tears for Fears - Mad World +4 25 The Bangles— Walk Like an Egyptian -3 21 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3

That would be monstrous. Single people already suffer from having to foot all the bills without anyone to share the cost. But I suspect that this is a rumour put out to distract from the winter fuel payment cock-up. Give people something else to be outraged about and then have nothing come of it. Hope so anyway.

Sun 15 Sep 52 Bobby Darin— Mack The Knife 43 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 37 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 37 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 24 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 19 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6

Sun 15 Sep 46 Tears for Fears - Mad World  +4 33 The Bangles— Walk Like an Egyptian 23 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -6

IIRR the Charlotte rumour started when Edward wasn't immediately given the Edinburgh title. People were saying that Charles didn't want him to have it, but it later became clear that the delay was due to discussions about the hereditary status. Then the King waited until Edward's birthday to announce it. Yes, I suppose they could fix it for a Royal dukedom to remain royal into the third generation, but that's missing the point. They are reserved for close family members, which is why the rule was made. I agree about James and Louise, but they are still in education and may play a working role later. I think Louise might step up, not so sure about James as he seems quite shy. I could be wrong though. I don't think it's fair to blame the King, it's hardly his fault that senior Royals have died or become infirm! Unlike his mother, he doesn't have a lot of cousins to share the load. There's only Princess Margaret's two, and they have never done royal duties. And Andrew's misfortunes aren't down to the King. I do think Beatrice and her husband would be good to add to the working royal team. Not so much Eugenie if they still live mainly in Portugal - not sure if that's still the case.

When they do, those dukedoms cease to become Royal Dukedoms. Their eldest sons will become Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Kent respectively, but as great-grandchildren of a monarch they aren't entitled to be Princes or HRH. The dukedoms continue, but not as royal. At this stage the relationship to the monarch has become too distant. This is why it was decided to make Edinburgh a life peerage. Otherwise, Edward's son James (he is a Prince but doesn't use the title) would have inherited it as a Royal Dukedom, but when his son (if he has one) inherited it would no longer be Royal. They wanted to keep it in the family as a tribute to Prince Philip, so it is now a life peerage in the gift of the monarch and will revert to the Crown when Edward dies. A bit like the Princess Royal title, although that is limited to the monarch's eldest daughter.

Kent is also a Royal Dukedom, so if he gets a number, so should Gloucester. The Duke of Kent is also Prince Edward. He's the late Queen's cousin. Prince Edward Duke of Edinburgh is her son. Two different people. Edinburgh is a Royal Dukedom, but not hereditary.

Yes. I think several people have mentioned it. Seems to work for some but not others.

Since you've put the numbers in ..... I think Prince Richard is 2nd Duke of Gloucester. His father was 1st of the current creation.

Sat 14 Sep 47 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover -3 46 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +4 46 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -3 42 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 33 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 26 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6

Sat 14 Sep 37 Tears for Fears - Mad World +4 34 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 23 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -6 18 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 14 The Damned - Eloise +4