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64 George Michael – Careless Whisper 63 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 61 Madonna – Into the Groove 40 Eurythmics – There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)  26 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax -6 26 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 25 Duran Duran — The Reflex 24 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 17 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes +4 10 Feargal Sharkey — A Good Heart Two Tribes is clearly a better track than Relax!

Tonight's Twitter trends are interesting...

They're probably too old. (j/k ). Not everyone's cup of tea; there were some punk bands I didn't/don't like but I wouldn't have called Television punk; (nor Blondie, The Ramones, or Green Day, all of which/whom I have seen described as punk).

Punk is the antithesis of mainstream. Despite your name, you're too young to have been around during the punk era.

Big day for the trades unions, as (L to R)* John Edmonds, former general secretary of the GMB is 79, Nigel de Gruchy, former general secretary of the NASUWT is 80, and (Baron) Bill Jordan, former President of the AEEU is 87 today. *pictorially, not politically.

69 George Michael – Careless Whisper 60 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4 58 Madonna – Into the Groove 34 Duran Duran – The Reflex 34 Frankie Goes to Hollywood — Two Tribes 33 Eurythmics — There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) 24 Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart 23 Frankie Goes to Hollywood — Relax -3 20 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 20 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 14 Chaka Khan – I Feel for You 11 Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go -3

I should have guessed..

Counterintuitively, it really is called Expresso Bongo.

I remember her from ITV comedy series My Good Woman (1972-74) opposite Leslie Crowther. Strangely, there's little info on the 'net about this, but it also starred other familiar faces, Glyn Houston, Richard Wilson et al.

To be honest there are probably more than 4 or 5, can't think of a duff release, but solo Annie Lennox, No More I Love Yous. The Tourists were (and still are) severely underrated, but The Loneliest Man in The World was my introduction to Annie Lennox. It reached number 32 in the UK. Peet Coombes was/is underrated as a songwriter too.

The existence of NFL players named Lemon & Lemonier implies the existence of an NFL player named Lemoniest.

I couldn't pick a definitive top 3, maybe a top 4 or 5, in which the order is variable depending on my mood, but all Eurhythmics' songs would be eclipsed by an Annie Lennox solo hit and a Tourists track (minor hit).

A lion hunter was killed by the pride of lions of the one he'd killed for an instagram story.

Its 11 years since the death of composer Ted Dicks, aged 83. (Picture by Adrian Bailey, via The Guardian) His best known works came as a result of a collaboration with lyricist Myles Rudge, including the hit songs Right, Said Fred & Hole In The Ground, performed by Bernard Cribbins, and the Ivor Novello-award winning A Windmill in Old Amsterdam, performed by Ronnie Hilton. He also wrote scripts for TV, including episodes for Crossroads and Compact, and film and TV scores, including the theme to children's TV favourite Catweazle, brought to you with the magic of electrickery.

Donald Trelford, formerly editor of The Observer, reported dead aged 85, after long illness. eta: Suggested by @arghton in Ideas & Possibilities, but not followed up by anyone.

57 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4 56 George Michael – Careless Whisper 42 Madonna — Into the Groove 38 Eurythmics – There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) 37 Frankie Goes to Hollywood — Relax 34 Feargal Sharkey — A Good Heart 32 Midge Ure — If I Was 30 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 28 Chaka Khan – I Feel for You 27 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 26 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 25 Duran Duran – The Reflex 21 Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 12 Wham! – I’m Your Man 09 Wham! – Freedom  0 Paul Hardcastle – 19 -6 (= 13, unlucky for some)

This - right at the top of the article, no idea what that means either.

Cartoonist & playwright etc. Jules Feiffer is 94 today

same!

Source: twitter

46 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 42 George Michael — Careless Whisper 39 Madonna – Into The Groove 34 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart 31 Frankie goes to Hollywood – Relax 27 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 27 Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 27 Midge Ure – If I Was 25 Dead or Alive – You spin me round (like a record) 22 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 21 Frankie goes to Hollywood – The power of love 21 Duran Duran – The Reflex 21 Chaka Khan – I feel for you 21 Foreigner – I want to know what love is 19 Shakin´ Stevens – Merry Christmas everyone 19 Wham – Freedom 19 Wham - Wake me up before you go go 17 Jim Diamond – I should have known better -3 18 Wham – I`m your man 15 Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer 12 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I got you babe  11 Paul Hardcastle – 19 9 Jennifer Rush – The power of love 7 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing in the street 7 Sister Sledge – Frankie 5 Whitney Houston – Saving all my love for you -3

Mr Reptile has only earned half a beer from me so far - Jim Norton is now the right Jim Norton (or to put it another way, you've addressed him by his proper title, you little bollocks), but Paul Young, the Still Game actor, has been rechristened John Young (who was his dad, who died in 1996).

wtf is this? pipes of peace got eliminated five hours ago. Are you on EST?

When he goes no doubt the headline will read "from 6 feet 2 to 6 feet under".