Bibliogryphon

I see I am missing a sub so Julie Goodyear can go in but I also note that my number 11 pick Margaret Stuart Barry was dead when the game began. Obviously she will not score but can I replace her? If the answer is yes then Tom Baker will go to the bottom of my subs list

The negative reacts are really random. If I come on and there have been lots of posts I am not going to negative react every single one of them but if I just happen to see one that frustrates me because I thought progress was being made then you might get it. In addition SC and TQR have made their intentions fairly clear so the chances of influencing them are fairly slim. The negative reactions are more like shorthand comments - essentially I disagree with you without actually saying that in a separate comment. If you voted something I liked you would probably get the positive react. It is just another way of showing engagement with the game. I do think that there is a lot of Beatles negativity which in my opinion is undeserved. However, the way the game works is that we all have equal votes so you express yours and I will express mine and we comment accordingly

It is a terrible thing to admit that almost all my knowledge of the songs that have featured in the Sixties polls come from listening to Jimmy Saville's Double Top Ten show on Radio 1 on Sunday Lunchtime as a kid

I have a vinyl copy of The Legend of Xanadu which I bought when I was a student (late eighties) so it still was something that I thought I wanted to own but that might be the exception in their output. It has become apparent across this game that there are songs that escape their time and enter into the cultural race memory whereas there are those that might have been incredibly successful at the time but a trapped in the amber of cultural moment.

I have magnified the first fifty days to show exactly where we are Earliest third hits are all in February

There has never been a third hit in January

January 16th

@RoverAndOut only has one out as his other four are shared between the other players who need a Brit winner. However another hit in any category would see him steal Shirley Bassey and Zubin Metha from @msc 1. Marc Almond (da) 2. Adam Ant (ms) 3. Thelma Barlow (bp) 4. Shirley Bassey (ms) (ro) 5. Victoria Beckham (da) 6. Melanie Chisholm (da) 7. Vince Clarke (gr) 8. Phil Collins (sc) (gr, ms, af, ro) 9. Beverly Craven (af) 10. Randy Crawford (gr) 11. Anne Cunningham (bp) 12. Kenneth Farrington (bp) 13. Brenda Fricker (da) 14. Geri Halliwell (da) 15. Michelle Heaton (da) 16. Ayatollah Khomenei (th) 17. Sally Kirkland (da) 18. John Leckie (gr) 19. Sophia Loren (th) 20. Philip Lowrie (bp) 21. Shirley MacLaine (th) 22. Jochen Mass (da) 23. Zubin Metha (ms) (af, ro) 24. DJ Minutemix (sc) 25. Micheal Moore (da) 26. Kirk Pengilly (af) 27. Kevin Rowland (th) 28. William Russell (bp) 29. Penny Ryder (da) 30. Prunella Scales (th) 31. Mahbouba Seraj (da) 32. Vern Shuppen (da) 33. Lula da Silva (da) 34. David Sterne (da) 35. Andy Taylor (sc) (gr, af, ro) 36. Pete Waterman (ms) 37. Kayne West (da) 38. John Williams (ro) 39. Terry Williams (sc) 40. Bobby Z (sc)

You are right I have updated the table this also means @RoverAndOut only needs a Brit winner as well

Can't vote against Val as one of the few albums we had growing up was Val Doonican - a big favourite of my Mum (Can't vote for him either...)

Two of these are still on my regular playlist including Penny Lane which is probably in my Beatles Top 5

There are only two new names added to the out list as the other three are taken by higher scoring opponents 1. Marc Almond (da) 2. Adam Ant (ms) 3. Thelma Barlow (bp) 4. Shirley Bassey (ms) 5. Victoria Beckham (da) 6. Melanie Chisholm (da) 7. Vince Clarke (gr) 8. Phil Collins (sc) (gr, ms, af) 9. Beverly Craven (af) 10. Randy Crawford (gr) 11. Anne Cunningham (bp) 12. Kenneth Farrington (bp) 13. Brenda Fricker (da) 14. Geri Halliwell (da) 15. Michelle Heaton (da) 16. Ayatollah Khomenei (th) 17. Sally Kirkland (da) 18. John Leckie (gr) 19. Sophia Loren (th) 20. Philip Lowrie (bp) 21. Shirley MacLaine (th) 22. Jochen Mass (da) 23. Zubin Metha (ms) (af) 24. DJ Minutemix (sc) 25. Micheal Moore (da) 26. Kirk Pengilly (af) 27. Kevin Rowland (th) 28. William Russell (bp) 29. Penny Ryder (da) 30. Prunella Scales (th) 31. Mahbouba Seraj (da) 32. Vern Shuppen (da) 33. Lula da Silva (da) 34. David Sterne (da) 35. Andy Taylor (sc) (gr, af) 36. Pete Waterman (ms) 37. Kayne West (da) 38. Terry Williams (sc) 39. Bobby Z (sc)

Joint top pick in the Oscars category gives fourteen players a boost including a first hit for @MortalCaso but the big winner from this is @An Fear Beag who moves into a winning position just needing a Brit winner to complete one in each category

Scoreboard updated for Glynis Johns

"You've all done very well"

For me this is really exciting. This game normally passes by with my team untouched and here I am in the Top 5 (for now)

05/01/24 31 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 30 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 30 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown -3 28 Cat Stevens — Matthew and Son 27 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 26 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) +2 24 The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows 24 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It 24 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 24 The Troggs — Wild Thing 24 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 23 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love  23 Crispian St. Peter’s — You Were On My Mind 23 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 23 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 22 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 22 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 22 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 21 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera 21 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 20 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 20 The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself 20 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 20 The Move — Night Of Fear 20 The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever +2 16 Tom Jones — I’m Coming Home 11 Val Doonican — What Would I Be 09 The Who — I’m A Boy -3 6 Tom Jones — I’ll Never Fall In Love Again 

January 30th

January 4th 27 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love 27 The Troggs — Wild Thing 27 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 27 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 27 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 26 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 26 The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever +1 24 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 24 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 24 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) +1 23 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It 22 The Move — Flowers In The Rain +1 22 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 22 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 22 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 21 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera +1 21 Crispian St. Peters — You Were On My Mind 21 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 20 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 20 The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself 20 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 20 Val Doonican — What Would I Be  20 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 20 The Move — Night Of Fear 20 The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows  17 Tom Jones — I’m Coming Home 14 Tom Jones — I’ll Never Fall In Love Again 14 The Who — I’m A Boy -3 10 The Beach Boys — Sloop John B 10 Vikki Carr — It Must Be Him 08 Harry Secombe — This Is My Song -2 00 Vince Hill — Edelweiss -1

Just been on my first cinema trip of 2024 and it was the absolutely fantastic Wonka. It is pure joy an almost perfect family film. It takes nothing away from the Roald Dahl books and should leave you with a smile on your face.

Whoops - corrected

Wed 3 Jan 25 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 25 The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever 25 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 25 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 23 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) +3 22 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 22 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love 21 The Move — Flowers In The Rain +1 21 The Troggs — Wild Thing 21 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 20 Crispian St Peters — You Were On My Mind 20 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 20 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 20 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 20 The Beach Boys — Sloop John B 20 Gene Pitney — Nobody Needs Your Love 20 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It 20 The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself 20 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James 20 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 20 Val Doonican — What Would I Be 20 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 20 The Move — Night Of Fear 20 Cat Stevens — Father And Son 20 Tom Jones — I’ll Never Fall In Love Again 20 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera 20 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 20 The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows 20 Tom Jones — I’m Coming Home 17 The Who — I’m A Boy -3 16 Vikki Carr — It Must Be Him 13 Vince Hill — Edelweiss  12 The Beatles — Magical Mystery Tour Double EP 12 Harry Secombe — This Is My Song -3

16 Deaths 1. Jimmy Carter (Joker) 2. Pete Murray 3. Ethel Kennedy 4. Cleo Laine 5. Dennis Skinner 6. Nigel Starmer-Smith 7.Glynis Johns 8. Joanne Woodward 9. Derek Draper 10. Jean Marie Le Pen 11. Denis Law 12. Tom Brokaw 13. Norman Tebbit 14. Esther Rantzen 15. Sonny Rollins 16. Franz Beckenbauer

3/1/2024 75 Petula Clark — Downtown 66 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 62 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 57 The Who — My Generation -6 21 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul +4 15 The Fortunes — You’ve Got Your Troubles

What is his actual problem? Is it that the supermarkets have chosen to fill their shelves with goods people will need to buy (and being able to buy them in advance will help with those people strapped for cash - everybody)? Or maybe the free availability of Easter eggs means that the pre-election Culture rant that the Greens/Lefties/Muslims/Tom Nook/LGBT Community have stopped all the God fearing Christians from celebrating Easter? Or is he just uncomfortable with a story in which a bearded do-gooder with lots of follows, who is betrayed by his own side is given New Life ("for heaven's sake even the initials are the same")?