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2023 Alex Katz Andy Taylor Bajrakitiyabha, Princess of Thailand Derek Draper Dikembe Mutombo Edmund White Françoise Hardy Frank Field Frank McGarvey 17.03.1956 – 01.01.2023 George Alagiah Gianluca Vialli 09.07.1964 – 06.01.2022 James Whale Janey Godley Joe Kinnear Jonnie Irwin Kat Bjelland Kate Keltie Katie Couric Linda Nolan Marianne Faithfull Marlyne Barrett Mutulu Shakur 08.08.1950 - 06.07.2023 Nigel Starmer-Smith Norm Coleman Rainer Langhans Randy Jackson Renee Taylor Rhod Gilbert Rob Bolland Rob Burrow Roberta Flack Rolf Harris 30.03.1930 - 10.05.2023 Ronnie Atkins Ryuichi Sakamoto 17.01.1952 - 28.03.2023 Shannen Doherty Simon Cowell Steve Gleason Steve McMichael Ted Kaczynski 22.05.1942 - 10.06.2023 Teresa Taylor 10.11.1962 - 18.06.2023

Congratulations Banana, once again! It would be nice if someone else could win, like me! Thank you DI, that was fun!

49 The Pretenders - Brass in pocket 48 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 46 Blondie — Atomic 42 Blondie — Call Me 40 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 35 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 32 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver 30 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children 29 The Specials — Ghost Town -6 28 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 22 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 21 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All +4 14 The Human League — Don't You Want Me  10 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure

Welcome to this fine competition to predict the frontpage of this site: The DeathList Prediction Game 2022! But what is it all about? It's not that hard: What do you think the official DeathList 2022 will look like? Which celebrities will be chosen by the Committee in which order? Please tell us by picking 50 celebrities listing them from No.1 to No. 50. This is the scoring system: +10 points for the exact position +5 points if the person is on the DL 2022 but 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 positions away from the original position +4 points if the person is on the DL 2022 but 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 positions away from the original position +3 points for every newcomer who also entered the DL 2022 +2 points for every returnee who entered the DL again +1 point if the person is on the DL 2022 but more than 10 positions away from the original position 0 points for unique picks -3 points for every pick who is not listed at the DL 2022 Please name 3 extra names/subs in order of priority. Just in case that the replacement is taken, please tell me in which (any) place the sub should be placed. The other places automatically move up or down and close the gap if necessary. The player with the most points will win the DL Prediction Game. But even after this announcement, which will take place on New Year's Day or maybe a little later*, the action is not over because it is exciting and interesting to see, who will win a litte side kick game at the end of 2022: Were you smarter than the Committee? Did you have more hits? Would „your“ list have won? This side kick game will not be included in the DL Hall of Fame. It's just for fun. *Since I'm not at home for New Year's Eve and will probably come back late on New Year's Day, the announcement of the result will be delayed a little, maybe on January 2nd, no later than January 3rd. Hopefully this will also prevent calculation errors. I name this for reasons ... Please send me your DL Prediction Top 50 plus 3 subs through PM until the 31th of December 2021 at 22:59 CET (mainland Europe time 21:59 GMT). All entries are welcome if they include 50 different people in a chosen order from No. 1 to No. 50 (and 3 subs). Thanks for joining! Hall of Fame: 2016: Book 2017: Book 2018: John Key 2019: Vaagheid 2020: TomTomTelekom 2021: Vaagheid

56 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 54 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 42 Blondie — Call me 39 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children 37 Blondie — Atomic 36 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All +4 36 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 36 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 35 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver 28 The Specials — Ghost Town -6 27 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 25 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 16 The Jam — Start! 13 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 09 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure

I just read that Blue Monday hit No.9 later that year, so it didn't count that well. Blue Monday and Never let me down again hit #2 in the German charts, just sayin'

Well done, Banana!

UK Top 40 songs I really like that didn't reach the Top 10: 1980: Joy Division - Love will tear us apart (#13) 1981: Randy Crawford - You might need somebody (#11) 1982: Kim Wilde: View from a bridge (#16) 1983: New Order - Blue Monday (#12) 1984: Sade - Smooth Operator (#19) 1985: Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (#20) 1986: The Smiths - Big mouth strikes again (#26) 1987: Depeche Mode - Never let me down again (#22) 1988: Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka (#17) 1989: Adeva - I thank you (#17)

Are these your favorite songs from each year that didn't make it to #1?

Frank Field as new third sub, please.

51 Blondie — Atomic +4 48 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 47 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 41 The Specials — Ghost Town -6 40 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 39 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children 36 Blondie – Call Me 36 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 33 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 32 Soft Cell — Tainted love 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 24 The Jam – Start! 24 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic  24 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming  20 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 11 The Human League – Don't You Want Me

I try to. Monthly like last year, maybe bi-monthly.

Yes, you do. I told msc about it. Congratultions!

Argh, this shouldn't have happened here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20944998/rosi-mittermaier-dead-olympic-ski-champion/

Let's celebrate the DL birthdays, not only the deaths 05.01.1931 Robert Duvall 17.01.1952 Ryuichi Sakamoto 24.01.1928 Desmond Morris 27.01.1929 Mohamed Al-Fayed 28.01.1936 Alan Alda 30.01.1941 Dick Cheney 10.02.1930 Robert Wagner 11.02.1932 Dennis Skinner 16.02.1961 Andy Taylor 18.02.1933 Yoko Ono 23.02.1959 Linda Nolan 27.02.1930 Joanne Woodward 29.02.1928 Joss Ackland 01.03.1927 Harry Belafonte 06.03.1926 Alan Greenspan 11.03.1932 Nigel Lawson 20.03.1931 Hal Linden 28.03.1935 Michael Parkinson 29.03.1931 Norman Tebbit 30.03.1930 Rolf Harris 01.04.1929 Milan Kundera 11.04.1928 Ethel Kennedy 19.04.1939 Ayatollah Ali Kamenei 29.04.1933 Willie Nelson 12.05.1928 Burt Bacharach 24.05.1926 Stanley Baxter 27.05.1923 Henry Kissinger 20.06.1928 Jean-Marie Le Pen 22.06.1932 Prunella Scales 28.06.1926 Mel Brooks 02.07.1929 Imelda Marcos 20.07.1925 Jacques Delors 27.07.1922 Norman Lear 03.08.1926 Tony Bennett 11.08.1943 Pervez Musharraf 18.08.1927 Rosalynn Carter 05.09.1929 Bob Newhart 07.09.1930 Sonny Rollins 19.09.1925 Pete Murray 30.09.1931 Angie Dickinson 01.10.1924 Jimmy Carter 01.10.1927 Sandy Gall 11.10.1937 Bobby Charlton 28.10.1927 Cleo Laine 26.11.1939 Tina Turner 12.12.1923 Bob Barker 13.12.1925 Dick van Dyke 25.12.1944 Nigel Starmer-Smith 25.12.1957 Shane MacGowan 29.12.1946 Marianne Faithfull What a coincidence that almost half (24) of the DL candidates have their birthdays in the first third (until the end of April) of the year. Looking at the list from the oldest to the youngest candidate, 24 again stands out: this number was born in the 20s: 27.07.1922 Norman Lear 27.05.1923 Henry Kissinger 12.12.1923 Bob Barker 01.10.1924 Jimmy Carter 20.07.1925 Jacques Delors 19.09.1925 Pete Murray 13.12.1925 Dick van Dyke 06.03.1926 Alan Greenspan 24.05.1926 Stanley Baxter 28.06.1926 Mel Brooks 03.08.1926 Tony Bennett 01.03.1927 - 25.04.2023 Harry Belafonte No. 5 18.08.1927 Rosalynn Carter 01.10.1927 Sandy Gall 28.10.1927 Cleo Laine 24.01.1928 Desmond Morris 29.02.1928 Joss Ackland 11.04.1928 Ethel Kennedy 12.05.1928 - 08.02.2023 Burt Bacharach No.2 20.06.1928 Jean-Marie Le Pen 27.01.1929 Mohamed Al-Fayed 01.04.1929 Milan Kundera 02.07.1929 Imelda Marcos 05.09.1929 Bob Newhart 10.02.1930 Robert Wagner 27.02.1930 Joanne Woodward 30.03.1930 - 10.05.2023 Rolf Harris Nr. 6 07.09.1930 Sonny Rollins 05.01.1931 Robert Duvall 20.03.1931 Hal Linden 29.03.1931 Norman Tebbit 30.09.1931 Angie Dickinson 11.02.1932 Dennis Skinner 11.03.1932 - 03.04.2023 Nigel Lawson Nr. 4 22.06.1932 Prunella Scales 18.02.1933 Yoko Ono 29.04.1933 Willie Nelson 28.03.1935 Michael Parkinson 28.01.1936 Alan Alda 11.10.1937 Bobby Charlton 19.04.1939 Ayatollah Ali Kamenei 26.11.1939 Tina Turner 30.01.1941 Dick Cheney 11.08.1943 - 05.02.2023 Pervez Musharraf No.1 25.12.1944 Nigel Starmer-Smith 29.12.1946 Marianne Faithfull 17.01.1952 - 28.03.2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto Nr. 3 25.12.1957 Shane MacGowan 23.02.1959 Linda Nolan 16.02.1961 Andy Taylor

December was a very quite month... until the last 3 days brought another three mayor hits for the most of us. But they didn't change the leadings, so Congratulations to Bibliogryphon and ThereWillBeDeaths7 with 18 hits each. As this is only a little sidekick game, your winning will not be included in the Hall of Fame, I'm sorry. Thank you all dear Prediction-players! So here are our hits of 2022, as far as I can see: 01. Gary Burgess (13.11.1975 – 01.01.2022): Doulton, Joes Russ 02. Sidney Poitier (20.02.1927 – 06.01.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, YoungWillz 03. Robert Durst (12.04.1943 – 10.01.2022): DL 2022, Doulton 04. Hardy Krüger (12.04.1928 – 19.01.2022): The Daredevil 05. Russell Bishop (09.02.1966 – 20.01.2022): Book 06. Barry Cryer (23.03.1935 – 25.01.2022): Bibliogryphon 07. Leonard Fenton (29.04.1926 – 29.01.2022): The Daredevil, TQR 08. Monica Vitti (03.11.1930 – 02.02.2022): 14:22, Buffalo Phil, The Daredevil 09. Shirley Hughes (16.07.1927 – 25.02.2022): Bibliogryphon 10. Vic Elford (10.06.1935 – 13.03.2022): Joey Russ, theoldlady, TQR 11. Tom Parker (04.08.1988 – 30.03.2022): Bibliogryphon, The Old Crem, TQR 12. June Brown (16.02.1927 – 03.04.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Lafaucheuse, msc, RoverAndOut, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, YoungWillz 13. Tom Smith (31.10.1971 – 06.04.2022): chilean way, Great Uncle Bulgaria, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 14. Rae Allen (03.07.1926 – 06.04.2022 ): Doulton 15. Jack Higgins (27.07.1929 – 09.04.2022): The Daredevil 16. Michel Bouquet (06.11.1925 – 13.04.2022): The Daredevil 17. Kane Tanaka (02.01.1903 – 19.04.2022): theoldlady 18. George Pérez (09.06.1954 – 06.05.2022): The Daredevil 19. Lester Piggott (05.11.1935 – 29.05.2022): Annami, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, WEP 20. Billy Bingham (05.08.1931 – 10.06.2022): TQR 21. Jean-Louis Trintignant (11.12.1930 – 17.06.2022): 14:22, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, Doulton, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, The Daredevil, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR 22. Frank Williams (02.07.1931 – 26.06.2022): ThereWillBeDeaths7 23. Peter Brook (21.03.1925 – 02.07.2022): Etushispushingupdaisies 24. Larry Storch (08.01.1923 – 08.07.2022): ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, 25. James Lovelock (26.07.1919 – 26.07.2022): 14:20, Bibliogryphon, Joey Russ, msc, RoverAndOut, TQR 26. Bernard Cribbins (29.12.1928 – 28.07.2022): Doulton, Great Uncle Bulgaria, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, WEP, YoungWillz 27. Nichelle Nichols (28.12.1932 – 30.07.2022): 14:22, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, Lafaucheuse, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, 28. Vin Scully (29.11.1927 – 02.08.2022): 14:22 29. Olivia Newton-John (26.09.1948 – 08.08.2022): Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, chilean way, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Lafaucheuse, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, WEP, YoungWillz 30. Raymond Briggs (18.01.1934 – 09.08.2022): Bibliogryphon, Buffalo Phil 31. Tom Weiskopf (09.11.1942 – 21.08.2022): msc, RoverAndOut 32. Mikhail Gorbachev (02.03.1931 – 30.08.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 33. Bill Turnbull (25.01.1956 – 31.08.2022): Bibliogryphon, Book, DL 2022, gcreptile, Joey Russ, The Old Crem, ThereWillBeDeaths7 34. Marsha Hunt (17.10.1917 – 06.09.2022): Annami 35. Queen Elizabeth II (21.04.1926 – 08.09.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP 36. Jean-Luc Godard (03.12.1930 – 13.09.2022): DL 2022, YoungWillz 37. Irene Papas (03.09.1926 – 14.09.2022): The Daredevil 38. Loretta Lynn (14.04.1932 – 04.10.2022): Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Predictor, The Old Crem, WEP 39. Peter Tobin (27.08.1946 – 08.10.2022): gcreptile, theoldlady 40. Angela Lansbury (16.10.1925 – 11.10.2022): 14:22, Annami, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, WEP, YoungWillz 41. Jerry Lee Lewis (29.09.1935 – 28.10.2022): 14:22, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 42. Bill Treacher (04.06.1930 – 05.11.2022): DL 2022, The Old Crem 43. Leslie Phillips (20.04.2024 – 07.11.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 44. Doddie Weir (04.07.1970 – 26.11.2022): TomTomTelekom, TQR 45. Jiang Zemin (17.08.1926 – 30.11.2022): 14:22, Bibliogryphon, Lafaucheuse, ThereWillBeDeaths7 46. Pelé (23.10.1940 – 29.12.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, gcreptile, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 47. Barbara Walters (25.09.1929 – 30.12.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, ThereWillBeDeaths7, WEP 48. Pope Benedict XVI (16.04.1927 – 31.12.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, WEP, YoungWillz Final Standings: 18: Bibliogryphon: Sidney Poitier, Barry Cryer, Shirley Hughes, Tom Parker, June Brown, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Raymond Briggs, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Leslie Phillips, Jiang Zemin, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 18: ThereWillBeDeaths7: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frank Williams, Larry Storch, Bernard Cribbins, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Jiang Zemin, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 17: The Daredevil: Sidney Poitier, Hardy Krüger, Leonard Fenton, Monica Vitti, Jack Higgins, Michel Bouquet, George Pérez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, Irene Papas, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 16: 14:22: Sidney Poitier, Monica Vitti, June Brown, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Vin Scully, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Jiang Zemin, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 16: theoldlady: Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, June Brown, Tom Smith, Kane Tanaka, Lester Piggott, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Tobin, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Pope Benedict XVI 16: TomTomTelekom: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Larry Storch, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Doddie Weir, Pelé, Pope Benedict XVI 15: Book: Sidney Poitier, Russell Bishop, June Brown, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 15: Buffalo Phil: Sidney Poitier, Monica Vitti, June Brown, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Raymond Briggs, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 15: RoverAndOut: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Weiskopf, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 15: The Old Crem: Sidney Poitier, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Bill Treacher, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 15: TQR: Sidney Poitier, Leonard Fenton, Vic Elford, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Billy Bingham, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Doddie Weir, Pelé 14: DL 2022: Sidney Poitier, Robert Durst, Estelle Harris, June Brown, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Jean-Luc Godard, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Bill Treacher, Pelé 14: Doulton: Gary Burgess, Sidney Poitier, Robert Durst, Rae Allen, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Leslie Phillips, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 14: Lafaucheuse: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Jiang Zemin, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 13: Annami: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Lester Piggott, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Marsha Hunt, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 13: gcreptile: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Peter Tobin, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Pope Benedict XVI 13: Joey Russ: Gary Burgess, Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Pope Benedict XVI 13: WEP: Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 12: chilean way: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Pope Benedict XVI 12: msc: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, James Lovelock, Tom Weiskopf, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 12: Predictor: Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, June Brown, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 11: Etushispushingupdaisies: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Peter Brook, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Leslie Phillips, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI 11: YoungWillz: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Jean-Luc Godard, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pelé, Pope Benedict XVI 10: Great Uncle Bulgaria: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Pope Benedict XVI As always: Please tell me if I missed a hit, especially one of the lesser known or more obscure picks...

The Daredevil has won the DL Prediction Game 2023. And I won the first Twisted DL Game 2021/22. Thank you.

With a little delay, I am now submitting the result of this year's DL Prediction Game! And the winner is... @The Daredevil! Congratulations! Overall, many participants achieved very good results, even TQR! Last year msc won with 79 points - this year this number of points would only have been enough for 7th place (which msc also achieved, haha, but with a good 66 points). Remarkable: The Daredevil and TomTomTelekom each correctly predicted 7 places and received 10 points each! You can see that in the end result! Wow! But maybe that also means the DL has become far too predictable...think about it... Thanks to all participants! It's my pleasure as always! (I'll give you the distribution of points later so you can do the math ). +122 The Daredevil +121 TomTomTelekom +104 wannamaker +93 Grimgrass +85 Great Uncle Bulgaria +80 Book +76 WEP +66 msc +64 LizLemon +64 Sean +60 RoverAndOut +53 ThereWillBeDeaths7 +49 Bibliogryphon +45 Summer in Transylvania +39 YoungWillz +33 gcreptile +28 TQR +27 chilean way +19 Joey Russ +18 Etushispushingupdaisies -21 diego -45 The Old Crem -48 theoldlady

Oh, Roxy Music's Jealous Guy is out. Please delete it in the next voting. Thanks.

47 Blondie — Atomic 46 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 43 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 41 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children 41 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 41 The Specials – Ghost Town -6 40 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 40 ABBA – The Winner Takes It All 32 Blondie – Call Me 32 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 28 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 26 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 24 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 24 The Jam – Start! 16 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu +4 13 Detroit Spinners – Working my Way Back to You 12 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 10 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno 5 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy

46 ABBA – The Winner Takes It All +4 44 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 44 Blondie – Atomic 42 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 39 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children 39 The Specials – Ghost Town -6 38 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 31 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 30 Blondie – Call Me 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 28 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 28 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 28 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 24 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 23 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 22 The Jam – Start! 15 Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back to You 14 John Lennon – Woman 14 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno 13 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 13 Odyssey – Use It Up and Wear It Out 11 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu 10 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) 7 Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up

Yes, that must have happened. Sorry my fault. But it's not like a regular song from 1981 got lost... I don't think the song should start now. It would certainly be downvoted immediately - or exactly the opposite happens: It has a bonus and is suddenly upvoted. In its own lap the song only reached 17th place out of 32, i.e. midfield. The song would have been given a new chance, but unfortunately nothing came of it due to my carelessness. Bad luck. Not bad

51 Blondie – Atomic 42 The Specials – Ghost Town -6 39 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 39 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 38 ABBA – The Winner Takes It All 35 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children 31 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 30 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 27 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 26 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 23 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 22 The Jam – Start! 22 Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love 21 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 21 Odyssey – Use It Up and Wear It Out 20 John Lennon – Woman 20 Blondie – Call Me 20 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno 19 Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) 15 Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back to You 14 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu +4 11 ABBA – Super Trouper 11 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 10 John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over 4 Smokey Robinson – Being with You

Life Death is too fast, so Ryuichi Sakamoto as my new 3. sub, please.