Bibliogryphon

Have opted for Tom Lehrer instead

I heard the news on the radio about Burt Bacharach at the beginning of a 2 hour drive and my first thought was oh no by the time I get to 20/20 all the best picks will be gone He wasn't even a hit here

I felt bad for not trying harder to save it but I saw the direction of travel

Feb 16th

60 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 40 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 39 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 35 Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up -2 26 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls +4 25 Bee Gees – You Win Again -2 17 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 15 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus-2 09 Madonna – La Isla Bonita

Nigel Lawson We could do with some good news

Discography -The Pet Shop Boys GH album is the first album I owned on CD

59 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 45 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 35 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 32 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up -2 27 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) -2 27 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls +2 25 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus -2 23 Bee Gees - You Win Again 23 Madonna — La Isla Bonita +2 16 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me

56 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 46 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 46 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 34 Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up -2 31 Madonna – La Isla Bonita +2 29 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 27 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 22 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 21 Bee Gees – You Win Again 18 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls +2 11 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now -2 11 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 08 Berlin – Take My Breath Away -2

You know Dreams don't come true....

We have a leader after six hits @DoorSlammer gets a second hit and moves into the lead

1923 Vic Seixas/Barbara Wallace 1924 Jimmy Carter/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Doreen Mantle 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 Tom Lehrer/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Lynne Reid Banks 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Prunella Scales

Hans Modrow

57 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV  45 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 44 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 38 Madonna – La Isla Bonita +4 36 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 24 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 24 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 23 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 23 Bee Gees - You Win Again  21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 19 Mel & Kim — Respectable 17 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls  15 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 12 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 8 Wham – Edge of Heaven  7 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 5 Los Lobos — La Bamba -6

M&Co (formally McKays) to close all its 170 stores

Congrats @Summer in Transylvania 1923 Henry Kissinger/Glynis Johns 1924 Jimmy Carter/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Doreen Mantle 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 Joss Ackland/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Lynne Reid Banks 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Prunella Scales

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