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February-Update: February was a quite month and Jimmy Carter did not score. 3 others did, as long as I got everything everyone all at once... As far as I can see, we do have the following hits: Hits so far: 01. Fay Weldon (22.09.1931 – 04.01.2023): Bibliogryphon, Grimgrass 02. Gianluca Vialli (09.07.1964 – 06.01.2023): Book, chilean way, diego, gcreptile, JoeyRuss, LizLemon, RoverAndOut ,Sean, Summer in Transylvania, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, TQR, wannamaker, WEP, YoungWillz 03. King Constantine II of Greece (02.06.1940 – 10.01.2023): diego, Grimgrass, RoverAndOut, Summer in Transylvania, The Old Crem, WEP 04. Carole Cook (14.01.1924 – 11.01.2023): Etushispushingupdaisies 05. Gina Lollobrigida (04.07.1927 – 16.01.2023): Bibliogryphon, The Daredevil 06. David Crosby (14.08.1941 – 19.01.2023): chilean way, Etushispushingupdaisies, Great Uncle Bulgaria, JoeyRuss, msc, RoverAndOut, TomTomTelekom, wannamaker, WEP 07. Pervez Musharraf (11.08.1943 – 05.02.2023): Book, DL 2023, Grimgrass, LizLemon, msc, RoverAndOut ,Sean, Summer in Transylvania, TomTomTelekom, wannamaker 08. Burt Bacharach (12.05.1928 – 08.02.2023): Bibliogryphon, Book, DL 2023, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Grimgrass, LizLemon, msc, RoverAndOut , Summer in Transylvania, The Daredevil, TomTomTelekom, WEP, YoungWillz 09. Betty Boothroyd (08.10.1929 – 26.02.2023): Great Uncle Bulgaria, Sean, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, WEP Standings: 05: RoverAndOut: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, David Crosby, Pervez Musharraf, Burt Bacharach, 05: TomTomTelekom: Gianluca Vialli, David Crosby, Pervez Musharraf, Burt Bacharach, Betty Boothroyd, 05: WEP: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, David Crosby, Burt Bacharach, Betty Boothroyd, 04: Grimgrass: Fay Weldon, King Constantine II of Greece, Pervez Musharraf, Burt Bacharach, 04: Summer in Transylvania: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, Pervez Musharraf, Burt Bacharach, 03: Bibliogryphon: Fay Weldon, Gina Lollobrigida, Burt Bacharach, 03: Book: Gianluca Vialli, Pervez Musharraf, Burt Bacharach, 03: Etushispushingupdaisies: Carole Cook, David Crosby, Burt Bacharach, 03: Great Uncle Bulgaria: David Crosby, Burt Bacharach, Betty Boothroyd, 03: LizLemon: Gianluca Vialli, Pervez Musharraf, Burt Bacharach, 03: msc: David Crosby, Pervez Musharraf, Burt Bacharach, 03: Sean: Gianluca Vialli, Pervez Musharraf, Betty Boothroyd, 03: The Daredevil: Gianluca Vialli, Gina Lollobrigida, Burt Bacharach, 03: wannamaker: Gianluca Vialli, David Crosby, Pervez Musharraf, 02: chilean way: Gianluca Vialli, David Crosby, 02: diego: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, 02: DL 2023: Pervez Musharraf, Burt Bacharach, 02: gcreptile: Gianluca Vialli, Burt Bacharach, 02: JoeyRuss: Gianluca Vialli, David Crosby, 02: The Old Crem: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, 02: theoldlady: Gianluca Vialli, Betty Boothroyd, 02: YoungWillz: Gianluca Vialli, Burt Bacharach, 01: TQR: Gianluca Vialli, 0: ThereWillBeDeaths7: Please tell me if I missed a hit, especially one of the lesser known or more obscure picks...

Oh. Look above. I correct it in the original post now.

Right, did not combined it, sorry.

22 Maria McKee – Show me heaven +2 22 The Beautiful South – A little time +2 20 New Kids on the Block – Hangin´ Tough 20 Kylie Minogue – Tears on my pillow 20 Sinéad O´Connor – Nothing compares 2 U 20 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub be good to me 20 Snap! – The Power 20 Madonna – Vogue 20 Adamski – Killer 20 England New Order – World in motion 20 Elton John – Sacrifice/Healing hands 20 Partners in Kryme – Turtle Power 20 Bombalurina – Itsie Bitsie Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini 20 Steve Miller Band – The Joker 20 The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody 20 Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby 20 Cliff Richard – Saviour´s Day 20 Iron Maiden – Bring your daughter ... to the slaughter 20 Enigma – Sadeness (Part 1) 20 Queen – Innuendo 20 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution – 3 a.m. eternal 20 The Simpsons – Do the Bartman 20 The Clash – Should I stay or should I go 20 Hale & Pace & the Stonkers – The Stonk 20 Chesney Hawkes – The one and only 20 Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his kiss) 20 Color me Badd – I wanna sex you up 20 Jason Donovan – Any dream will do 20 U2 – The Fly 20 Vic Reeves & the Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 20 Michael Jackson – Black or white 20 George Michael & Elton John – Don´t let the sun go down on me 20 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody/These are the days of our lives 14 Bryan Adams – (Everything I do) I do it for you -6

Absolutely right, you can't compare Nena to Donna Summer!!! That's reason No.1 out of 99, so keep on going @TQR

Hooray, we got a winner from this KoS round: It's German Fräulin Wunder Nena! Congratulations! Who would have thought that??? I was surprised that she did that well in her own KoS (1984/85), but never guessed her to be the winner of the whole thing! Not bad! Maybe it's because the song is somehow overplayed in Germany, no Party without “99 Luftballons”. While Nena is called a one-hit-wonder internationally, she is still very successful in Germany as a solo artist (in her hey-days Nena was a whole band, up from the early 90s Nena is a solo artist). Her/Their discography shows 2 No.1 singles, further 13 Top 10-hits, 2 No. albums, further 8 top 10-albums. With 25 million records sold worldwide, she is one of the most successful musicians in the history of German pop music. And now she can also book winning the 80s UK No.1 hits KoS as a success! Well done! That has to be a highlight of her career! And here's our top 25 most popular UK No.1 hits of the 80's: 01. Nena – 99 red balloons 02. David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes (Youth in Asia) 03. Soft Cell – Tainted Love (ladyfiona) 04. Blondie – Atomic (RIP Wee Jum) 05. Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love (Book) 06. George Michael – Careless Whisper (CaptainChorizo) 07. Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin (Imelda) 08. Madonna – Into the groove (Drewsky1211) 09. Men at Work – Down Under (Drewsky1211) 10. Madonna – Like a prayer (ladyfiona) 11. The Specials – Ghost Town (Book) 12. Madness – House of fun (Joey Russ) 13. a-ha – The sun always shines on TV (En Passant) 14. Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way (Joey Russ) 15. Bee Gees – You win again (Drewsky1211) 16. Human League – Don´t you want me (Paul Bearer) 17. Eurythmics – There must be an angel (playing with my heart) (Youth in Asia) 18. Frankie goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes (Drewsky1211) 19. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth (En Passant) 20. Enya – Orinoco Flow (Toast) 21. The Bangles – Eternal Flame (Drewsky1211) 22. Bonnie Tyler – Total eclipse of the heart (Paul Bearer) 23. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Youth in Asia) 24. The Jam – A town called Malice (wannamaker) 25. Kylie Minogue – I should be so lucky (msc) I would also like to crown Drewsky as a killer queen, congratulations! You killed most of the songs in this round Killer-Queens: 5 Drewsky1211 3 Youth in Asia 2 Book 2 En Passant 2 Joey Russ 2 ladyfiona 2 Paul Bearer 1 CaptainChorizo 1 Imelda 1 msc 1 RIP Wee Jum 1 Toast 1 wannamaker Thanks for playing again... and again... and again... the 90s are on its way!

42 Nena – 99 Red Balloons +4 07 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes -6 This ones for @TQR

Teresa Taylor still posts irregularly on Facebook, the last time 8 hours ago. I also assume that it is she herself who writes. https://www.facebook.com/teresattt

We have a clear result! Thanks for voting! Once the 80's are done, I'll start the 90's. Although there were a lot of #1 hits, especially in the late 90's, I'll stick to the familiar voting procedure (+4, -6, top 25). Maybe there will be a KoS in which the top 25 of the decades played compete against each other... The idea for the ESC voting was that all UK entries compete against each other. But of course all winning songs could also go to the KoS. Or if it's supposed to be a trashy KoS, all last places. Although... ESC is already trashy enough!

Well, I would now be interested in Nena winning (which I wasn't before...)

German drummer Hans-Joachim Behrendt has died at age 68. Maybe his name isn't well known, but the band he played in is: IDEAL, very successful, very influencing, very iconic. They paved the way for German pop music in the 1980s, including the so-called "Neue Deutsche Welle", which made acts like Nena, Falco and Trio internationally successful. https://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/hans-joachim-behrendt--der-ideal-schlagzeuger-ist-gestorben-33241052.html

Please use Pauls voting! 31 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 29 Blondie – Atomic +4 14 Soft Cell – Tainted Love -5 9 David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes 00 Kraftwerk – The Model/Computer Crashed -1

27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 27 George Michael — Careless Whisper 24 Blondie – Atomic 20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons 20 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love 12 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes 10 Madonna – Into The Groove +4 07 Pet Shop Boys — It’s A Sin -6

I don't mind but only +4, not +6...

29 Madonna – Into The Groove +4 29 Nena — 99 red balloons 28 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 28 Blondie – Atomic 22 George Michael - Careless Whisper 20 Men at Work – Down Under 18 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes 16 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 14 Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin 7 Madonna — Like a Prayer 00 Nothing Special - Ghost Town -6

37 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 32 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 31 Madonna – Into The Groove +3 25 Men at Work – Down Under 24 Blondie – Atomic 22 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 21 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes 17 George Michael – Careless Whisper 12 The Specials – Ghost Town -6 11 Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin 07 Madonna – Like a Prayer +1

Everyone is welcome!

Woohoo, my first poll!

37 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 36 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 26 Blondie – Atomic 25 Madonna – Into The Groove +4 25 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 22 Men at Work – Down Under 22 Madonna – Like a Prayer 22 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 21 Madness – House Of Fun 20 George Michael – Careless Whisper 19 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes 12 Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin  12 The Specials – Ghost Town -6

Thank you for all your feedback and opinions! Now, of course, I asked explicitly about the 90s and some players spoke positively about it. However, there were also other great suggestions, such as the #2 hits, UK ESC songs, Xmas hits, 60s #1s. Personally, I think we can play all themes and ideas! We have enough time for that! The question now is when which KoS should be played: The 80's KoS will last a while; we can't make a 60s, 90s or No.2 hits KoS all the way to the ESC. But well, it could also overlap for a short time, then you would have 2 KoS games running in parallel. With the 60s, 90s and the ESC songs, I would be ready to start the game. The implementation of the #2 and Xmas hits I would like to leave to someone else. Is anyone there? I also found the idea of Bibliogryphon and the songs, which are submitted anonymously by the players, but for which you are not allowed to vote, very interesting. The best thing would probably be a voting where each player can cast a single vote, which KoS should start after the 80s: #2 songs 60s 90s anonymous ESC Xmas I'll try to start that over the weekend! And until then... keep killing and saving!

Ok, feel free to create a KoS. I'm only here for the #1-songs.

So there is any interest in continuing the KoS with the UK #1-songs of the 90s?

33 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 31 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 30 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 25 Madonna – Into The Groove +4 25 Madness – House Of Fun 25 Blondie – Atomic 24 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 22 Men at Work – Down Under 21 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes 20 George Michael— Careless Whisper 19 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 18 Pet Shop Boys — It’s a Sin 15 Madonna — Like a Prayer 13 The Specials — Ghost Town  -6 12 Bee Gees – You Win Again 06 The Human League – Don’t You Want Me

31 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 30 Madonna – Into The Groove +4 27 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 26 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 24 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 23 Blondie – Atomic 21 Madness – House Of Fun 21 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes 21 George Michael – Careless Whisper 21 a-Ha – The Sun always Shines on TV 21 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 20 Men at Work – Down Under 19 Bee Gees – You Win Again 17 The Specials – Ghost Town -6 16 Madonna – Like A Prayer 15 Human League – Don´t You Want Me 14 Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 14 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 6 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth