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Happy Burns Night!

Of the five finalists from the last round, I'd have only picked one; having said that, there are only 4 I could definitely say I think deserved to advance. There are a lot more to my taste this round.

34 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4 33 George Michael – Careless Whisper 28 Madonna – Into The Groove 26 Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 26 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart 25 Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer 24 Midge Ure – If I Was 23 Frankie goes to Hollywood – Relax 23 Frankie goes to Hollywood – The power of love 23 Dead or Alive – You spin me round (like a record) 23 Paul Hardcastle – 19 21 Duran Duran – The Reflex 21 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 21 Chaka Khan – I feel for you 21 Foreigner – I want to know what love is 21 Jennifer Rush – The power of love 20 Shakin´ Stevens – Merry Christmas everyone 20 Wham – I`m your man 19 Wham – Wake me up before you go go 18 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 18 Sister Sledge – Frankie 18 Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace 18 Jim Diamond – I should have known better 18 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I got you babe 17 Wham – Freedom 17 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – I know him so well 13 Whitney Houston – Saving all my love for you -3 11 Lionel Richie – Hello -3 10 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing in the street

70 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love +4 55 Madness – House of Fun 44 Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the heart 28 The Jam – Town called Malice / Precious 28 Men at Work – Down Under 17 The Police — Every breath you take -6 9 Irene Cara — Fame

Thanks team - good stuff. Two errors on my "times-up team" however. Jim Norton should be the Father Ted Jim Norton, not the one I've never heard of, & the Paul Young should be the Scottish Still Game actor, not the mediocre singer. Cheers!

66 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 62 Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the heart 56 Madness – House of Fun 36 The Jam – Town called Malice 29 Men at Work – Down Under 22 The Police – Every breath you take -6 13 Irene Cara – Fame  11 David Bowie – Let's Dance +4 10 Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know?

How about The Ramones?

Duran Duran were famously named after a character in Barbarella.

Watched The Bear (Disney+) over the last couple of days; its good, but not as good as the hype surrounding it would have you believe.

For some reason I never voted yesterday so I see some have fallen by the wayside in my absence, but still some chaff to be sorted. The flying pickets aren't Yazoo, therefore they're downvoted (even if the song isn't that bad, its still one of the bottom 6).

61 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 60 Bonnie Tyler — Total Eclipse of the heart 44 Madness – House of Fun 42 The Jam — Town called Malice 30 Men at Work – Down Under 26 The Police – Every breath you take 24 Culture Club – Do you really want to hurt me? 23 David Bowie – Let's Dance +4 22 Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know? 12 Irene Cara — Fame 3 Flying Pickets – Only You -6

Tim Barlow reported dead

Beano artist David Sutherland OBE reported dead.

This BBC report mentions Jeremy Renner has left hospital and is recovering at home.

While Let's Dance may not be as good as Rebel Rebel, John I'm Only Dancing, Laughing Gnome Space Oddity etc, surely it's better than House of Fun, Give it Up & Only You?

53 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 52 Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart 48 Madness – House of fun 44 Men at Work – Down Under 44 The Jam – Town called Malice 40 Eddy Grant – I Don't Wanna Dance +4 30 KC & the Sunshine Band – Give it up 30 Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know?25 Culture Club – Do you really want to hurt me? 22 Flying Pickets – Only You 21 The Police – Every breath you take -6 21 David Bowie – Let's Dance 19 Spandau Ballet – True 16 Irene Cara — Fame

Kipling also wrote the first Royal Christmas Message from George V, broadcast in 1932.

I don't like it either, but no doubt I'll get used to it, like every other website which changes format for no obvious reason (and to no benefit of the user).

47 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 46 The Jam – A town called Malice 42 Men at Work - Down Under 41 Madness – House of fun 41 Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance +4 38 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart36 Flying Pickets - Only You 35 David Bowie – Let's Dance 32 Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know? 31 Culture Club – Do you really want to hurt me? 30 KC & the Sunshine Band – Give it up 27 Spandau Ballet – True22 Irene Cara — Fame 19 The Police – Every breath you take -6 10 Kajagoogoo – Too shy 6 Paul Young – Wherever I lay my hat (that's my home) 5 Phil Collins – You can´t hurry love

Is there a follow-up planned?

Thanks @An Fear Beag Mea culpa - I see now Gordon Lee (RIP) was only a sub in my previous team, and I didn't check those. Sorry about the extra extra work! My strategy is that even people with no known health issues die eventually.

BOLLOCKS is a fair description of my entry too.

47 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 44 The Jam – Town called Malice 41 Madness – House of fun 40 Men at Work – Down Under 37 Bonnie Tyler — Total eclipse of the heart 34 David Bowie – Let's Dance 33 Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance +4 32 Culture Club – Do you really want to hurt me? 30 Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know?29 Flying Pickets – Only you 28 The Police – Every breath you take -6 25 Spandau Ballet – True 25 KC & the Sunshine Band – Give it up 22 Kajagoogoo – Too shy 22 Irene Cara — Fame 21 Captain Sensible – Happy Talk 16 Paul Young – Wherever I lay my hat (that's my home) 14 Phil Collins – You can´t hurry love 12 Survivor – Eye of the tiger 04 Bucks Fizz – The Land of Make Believe

Harsh!

To clarify, the above is Monday's vote, submitted approximately 90 seconds to midnight, but then edited to remove the extra Musical Youth.