Bibliogryphon

57 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 48 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 34 Madonna – La Isla Bonita +4 32 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 28 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 27 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 25 Mel & Kim – Respectable 24 Bee Gees – You Win Again 24 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 23 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 23 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 23 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 17 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 14 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 13 Wham – Edge of Heaven 13 George Michael – A Different Corner -2 12 Los Lobos – La Bamba -2 4 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite -2

Another big name but one that raises a possibility of a quick one in each category win? @MariNisia @Perhaps @Spade_Cooley All have both hits so far

From where Liz Truss stands everyone looks Left Wing and 'The Establishment' are those checks and balances that Stop a work experience girl's idiotic dogma from ruining the countries finances. She is dog whistling to conspiracy theorists and other right wing nut jobs

53 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 44 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 36 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 35 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 30 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 28 Madonna – La Isla Bonita +2 25 Bee Gees – You Win Again 25 Mel & Kim – Respectable 24 M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume 22 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 22 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 21 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 19 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 18 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 17 Wham – Edge of Heaven 15 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 14 George Michael – A Different Corner 12 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite -2 12 Ben E. King – Stand By Me -2 12 Los Lobos – La Bamba -2 9 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction +2

I suspect once the rough stragglers are gone. The down votes will come along. It is a good song so doesn't attract the immediate hate but when the choice gets tougher there is probably better opposition

Jabouille was joint second most popular pick in the F1 category. Doesn't give any player an immediate advantage because a player with three uniques still needs less hits to win but as total hits count more in the final stages if it is a long game

47 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 41 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 40 Rick Astley — Never gonna give you up 36 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 32 M/A/R/R/S - Pump up the volume 32 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 29 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 24 Madonna – La isla bonita +2 24 Bee Gees - You Win Again 22 T´Pau – China in your hand 23 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 23 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now -2 22 Berlin – Take my breath away 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you wait’n (fo me) 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 20 George Michael – A different corner 19 Ben E. King – Stand by me -2 19 Los Lobos – La Bamba -2 16 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 14 Wham – The edge of heaven 9 Madonna – True Blue 9 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction +2

I love The Pet Shop Boys but this is one of the best parody tracks out there

BBC Article about Gary

This is one of my top five. Although nowhere near the top of best Housemartins songs I suspect sooner or later I may give up trying to save it

Reports on Twitter that Gary Glitter has been freed from jail

A big hit to start us off with eight players getting their first hit over a month after the competition started. The longest journey starts with a single step

Surely that question is put in the interview to see what a good liar you are. When I used to interview school leavers for lab jobs there was a section on the form for interests and pastimes. Generally the girls would write a huge paragraph about all sorts on things they said they did. Lads would put play video games and football. I rapidly learnt that you do not put playing FRPGs on your application form

38 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 37 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 37 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 32 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 31 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 31 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 29 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 28 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba -2 24 MARRS - Pump up the volume 22 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 22 Berlin – Take my breath away 21 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 21 Madonna – La isla bonita +1 20 Bee Gees - You Win Again 19 T´Pau – China in your hand 19 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction +1 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 The Housemartins – Caravan of love +2 15 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 14 Wham – The edge of heaven 14 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body -2 13 Ben E. King – Stand by me 12 Boy George – Everything I own 10 Madonna – True Blue 5 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I just can´t stop loving you -2

Is Bonnie Langford on wheelchair pushing duty?

As a sketch on a comedy show it is brilliant and an excellent parody (though there are many better) As a contribution to the musical culture of the nation less so

The whole point of the Chicken Song is that it is meant to be annoying Paint your left knee green Then extract your wisdom teeth Form a string quartet and pretend your name is Keith Written by Grant/Naylor of Red dwarf fame

39 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 38 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 34 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 32 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 29 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 26 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 25 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 25 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 24 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 22 Bee Gees – You win again 22 T´Pau – China in your hand 21 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 21 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 20 Berlin – Take my breath away 19 Madonna – La isla bonita 18 The Housemartins – Caravan of love +4 18 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body -2 17 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 16 Wham – The edge of heaven 15 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 15 Ben E. King – Stand by me 14 Europe – The Final Countdown 13 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I just can´t stop loving you -2 12 Boy George – Everything I own 10 Madonna – True Blue 7 Boris Gardiner — I want to wake up with you -2 6 Madonna – Who´s that girl

Was watching the BBC Football on Saturday and one of the correspondants at the ground was called Betty yet would have been only in her twenties

Brother in law of Julian Sands

There aren't many Barry, Gary, Nigel, Jeremy, Karen or Wendy these days

My youngest nephew is 30 years younger than me and today his partner is giving birth to their third child. 25 years is effectively the generational gap

Penn Jillette called his children Zoltan & Moxie Crimefighter

Fifth place - I'll take that

Thanks Probably got lost in a mass of Joneses I will edit my list