Bibliogryphon

I Wish It Could Be Christmas everyday is Wizzard but they are like the first two tracks on every single Christmas compilation album every created

Slade are very much of their time and were very popular but their songs do not have the staying power or classic status that some of the other songs that reached No.1 have. Westlife had a lot of No.1's in the 90s but I hardly ever hear them played now The exception is possible Merry X-Mas Everybody but that is not as good as I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

I was living in Cheltenham in 1992 and voted for him at my first general election. Briefly met him during the campaign and shook his hand when Paddy Ashdown came to Cheltenham for a rally. That was the election where there was a huge argument surrounding the Conservative candidate but they tried to indicate that this diminished the LD victory but it ignored the fact that they had only held the seat previously because of loyalty to the sitting MP. Most of the council seats in the town were LD

Welcome aboard diego you will need to be going some to catch @MariNisia but getting into the habit before the 2023 game starts is good practice

I believe it is on the syllabus at the University of Maryport

Oh OK my bad I am going to blame Elon Musk

DEAD!

57. The Sweet – Blockbuster 53. Don McLean - Vincent 53. Nilsson – Without you 46 Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough 44 Alice Cooper – School's Out -6 44 Suzi Quatro – Can the can 42 Wizzard – See My Baby Jive 42 10CC – Rubber Bullets +4 35 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize 29 Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well 17 T Rex - Metal Guru  9 Chicory Tip - Son of my father -3 7 Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody -3

So in 2022 we have lost three original cast members of Eastenders in Leonard Fenton, June Brown and Bill Treacher - who should be worried?

David Butler is an actual hit for me here

Me too including a wildcard

So an update of the graphs to take account of the two quick hits on the list In 2020 there were still five hits to be had even though we were two hits further on at this point Most years there is at least one

Leslie Phillips is a big one here selected by three players @ThereWillBeDeaths7 @Grim Up North get a first hit but more significantly @En Passant moves into a winning position. So Lee Montague joins Lesley Parrish as a potential game ender

Previously I had said two more then no more but the two close together has given me pause for thought Went for Bob Baker narrowly above no more

50 Don McLean - Vincent 50 Nilsson – Without you 50 The Sweet – Blockbuster 48 Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough 44 Alice Cooper – School's Out -6 40 Suzi Quatro – Can the can 38 Wizzard – See My Baby Jive 38 Spade - Cum On Feel The Noize 36 10CC – Rubber Bullets +4 29 Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well 27 Chicory Tip - Son of my father 23 T.Rex – Metal Guru  23 Slade – Merry X-mas everybody 6 T.Rex - Telegram Sam

Sorry bit I stole Rolf Harris

December 4th

Paul Hogan for my new no.3 sub

1922 Juli Lynne Charlot/John B. Goodenough 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Ned Rorem 1924 Anne Vernon/Sheldon Harnick 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Georgia Holt/Timothy Dudley-Smith 1927 Leontyne Price/Kenneth Anger 1928 Queen Ratna of Nepal/Jean Marie Le Pen  1929 Imelda Marcos/John Woodvine 1930 Edna O'Brien/Rolf Harris  1931 Leslie Caron/Ken Bates

Congrats @MariNisia 1922 Juli Lynne Charlot/John B. Goodenough 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Ned Rorem 1924 Anne Vernon/Sheldon Harnick 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Georgia Holt/Timothy Dudley-Smith 1927 Leontyne Price/Kenneth Anger 1928 Queen Ratna of Nepal/Jean Marie Le Pen  1929 Imelda Marcos/John Woodvine 1930 Edna O'Brien/Bill Treacher 1931 Leslie Caron/Ken Bates

47 Don McLean - Vincent 46 Nilsson – Without you 46 Slade - Cum on feel The Noize 45 The Sweet – Blockbuster 43 Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough 40 Alice Cooper - School`s Out -6 36 Suzi Quatro – Can the can 34 Wizzard – See My Baby Jive 29 10CC – Rubber Bullets 29 Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well 29 T.Rex – Metal Guru 26 Slade – Merry X-mas everybody 23 Chicory Tip – Son of my father 18 Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level 15 Wizzard – Angel Fingers 14 Gilbert O´Sullivan – Get down +4 12 T.Rex – Telegram Sam

The second half of the decade is much much better And I would not be averse when we are done with the seventies to passing on into the Eighties - the peak of good music

Yes and would still defend it but my parents went out and bought the Lena Martell single Though I do prefer the Marc Bolan interpretation of the Dawn song: Tie a Purple Mini round an Old oak tree

Oh no Lena Martell!!!!! I think that might vanish faster than Tie A Yellow Ribbon

Only one female solo artist in the 72/73 group compared to three in the 70/71 and only three that feature female lead vocals