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My daughter shared a Britney conspiracy theory that she has heard in that it is believed that Britney is already dead and statements like this are just preparing the ground

Thu 15 Jun 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 56 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 48 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 44 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -2 38 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly -2 36 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites -2 33 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 28 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 +4 23 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 19 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 12 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 09 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 09 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 07 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar

John Woodvine

14.06.2023 60 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 52 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 44 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 43 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 38 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly -1 33 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 30 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 +4 30 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 23 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 21 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 17 The Beach Boys – Do It Again -2 16 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 15 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 14 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 12 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 11 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 07 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 06 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus -3

My wife and daughter are big Beatles fans. I am non- too keen on the early Love you stuff but the more ambitious later stuff is really great. Worth noting that nothing from Sgt. Pepper reached No.1

13 June 2023 55 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 48 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 47 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -2 43 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 35 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 28 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 25 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 +4 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 23 Thunderclap Newman — Something In The Air 21 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus -2 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 The Beach Boys – Do It Again -2 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 18 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 17 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 17 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 16 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 15 The Move – Blackberry Way 15 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 11 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 10 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days  07 The Equals – Baby Come Back

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Heading up to Scotland tomorrow for work I will have my phone with me so I will be checking in and voting on KorS but any significant updates on Scavvy will need to wait till Thursday

I thought JJF would smash this but this is a much tougher group. I am still shocked by The Beatles snobbery that is on display here Still not sure that the top five is right but it is getting harder to down vote things

12/Jun/2023 51 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 44 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -2 38 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 +4 26 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra — The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 26 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 25 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 23 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 23 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus -2 22 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 19 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women -2 18 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 18 The Move – Blackberry Way 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 17 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back 10 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross

11.06.2023 47 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 44 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 28 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus -2 25 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 24 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 24 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 24 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 23 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 20 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 18 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 +4 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap – Young Girl 18 The Move – Blackberry Way 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 17 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women -2 16 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back 10 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends -2 10 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 07 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 07 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde

September is conference season and a lot will depend on whether the aim is to minimise losses or actually try to win

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39 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 36 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 28 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 24 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 22 Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 22 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 22 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 22 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 21 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 21 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 21 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women -2 20 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 20 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 20 The Equals – Baby Come Back 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 18 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends -2 16 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 16 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 16 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 15 The Beatles – Lady Madonna +4 14 The Beatles – The Ballad Of John & Yoko 14 The Bee Gees – I´ve Gotta Get A Message To You 14 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young Girl 07 Des O´Connor – I Pretend -2

The Conservatives will get to pick the date. It is possible they will pick the same day as the Scotland one (if it comes to that) thinking that one day of bad headlines is better than two days of bad headlines a couple of weeks apart If Labour fails to win both seats will Rishi be tempted to go to the polls sooner rather than later?

This is why I think it will be a Tory Hold. At this time Keir Starmer cannot be seen to be making electoral pacts. The Lib Dems will fancy their chances. However, if the Tory faithful sit on their hands and simply don't vote rather than switch allegiance then it could be a shock result.

My cousin used to buy singles play them and then give them to my brother and sister (One of these tracks was No.1when I was born) We had in our house Cinderella Rockerfeller, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and Lily the Pink I loved the fact that at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert the BBC camera man was obsessed with Rowan Williams and it was very clear when Paul McCartney was playing that he was word perfect on Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and he also kept cutting back to him during Stevie Wonder playing Superstition

Well the last MRLP candidate really wasn't trying they didn't have a stupid made up name or anything However when your opponent is Nadine Dorres how do you try to make yourself look like the most unhinged candidate?

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Labour are the challengers here. Still expected to be a Tory hold unless there is concerted tactical voting

Unfortunately @Hell has nicked Giorgio Napolitano

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young Girl maybe this would have been a better song for Rolf Harris.....

9/6/23 22 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je t´aime... moi non plus -2 22 Crazy World of Arthur Brown – Fire 22 Beatles & Billy Preston – Get back 21 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The legend of Xanadu +1 21 The Beatles – Lady Madonna +1 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where do you go to (my lovely) +1 20 Georgie Fame – The ballad of Bonnie & Clyde 20 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 20 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) 20 Cliff Richard – Congratulations 20 Louis Armstrong – What a wonderful world 20 Gary Puckett & the Union Gap – Young Girl 20 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 20 The Equals – Baby come back 20 Tommy James & the Shondells – Mony Mony 20 The Beach Boys – Do it again 20 The Bee Gees – I´ve gotta get a message to you 20 The Beatles – Hey Jude 20 Mary Hopkin – Those were the days 20 Joe Cocker – With a little help from my friends 20 Hugo Montenegro & his Orchestra – The good, the bad and the ugly 20 The Scaffold – Lily the pink 20 The Marmalade – Ob-la-di, ob-la-da 20 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If paradise is) Have as nice 20 Marvin Gaye – I heard it through the grapevine 20 Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Israelites 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 The Beatles – The ballad of John & Yoko 20 Thunderclap Newman – Something in the air 20 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad moon rising 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll never fall in love again 20 The Archies – Sugar Sugar 20 Rolf Harris – Two little boys 18 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Woman -2 18 Des O´Connor – I pretend -2 15 Zager & Evans – In the year 2525 +1 14 Esther & Abi Ofarim – Cinderella Rockefella