Kill or Save: UK No. 1-hits of the 70s

[time 8,591]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 
39    Freda Payne – Band of Gold
35    Slade - Coz I Luv You
34    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown
32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile
31    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel +4
30    T. Rex – Get It On
23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking
18    T. Rex – Hot Love
17    Rod Stewart - Maggie May -2
7    Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)
0    Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime -4

 

I have nothing against In The Summertime per se, but its been circling the drain for a while, so down it goes. Bridge... on the other hand, looks certain for a top four finish, so even though it's my least favourite song still remaining, it gets a pass.
 

[TQR 14,385]

Once Benny Hill gets thrown out, things really start to get interesting…S&G and Freda Payne look to be in pretty strong positions but who knows?

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282]

2 hours ago, Death Impends said:

Great Uncle Bulgaria added 6 points in his post, the save limit is +4

 

Sorry, so I did, take 2 off of Freda Payne

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

37    Freda Payne – Band of Gold -2

35    Slade - Coz I Luv You

34   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown +1

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

31    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

30    T. Rex – Get It On

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

17    Rod Stewart - Maggie May -3

7   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

 

[Grim Up North 3,725]

 

6 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said:

 

Sorry, so I did, take 2 off of Freda Payne

 

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

37    Freda Payne – Band of Gold -2

35    Slade - Coz I Luv You

34   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown +1

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

30    T. Rex – Get It On

27    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

19    Rod Stewart - Maggie May -3

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

7   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

4   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime -3

 

Mungo Jerry are BACK!!

 

Drink drivers everywhere will be celebrating.

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282]

1 minute ago, Grim Up North said:

Mungo Jerry are BACK!!

 

Drink drivers everywhere will be celebrating.

Yes, had just realised I had pasted down the wrong post when updating for my Freda Payne error when you helpfully pointed it out.

I think my edited post above is a true and accurate statement of the current state of affairs now, apologies for the incompetence.

[theoldlady 2,297]

So is it possible to have an updated, corrected list so the next person has the correct scores to base their picks on?

[TQR 14,385]

7 minutes ago, theoldlady said:

So is it possible to have an updated, corrected list so the next person has the correct scores to base their picks on?

I believe the correct scoreboard is the list in GUN’s last post, in the GUB quote.

[The Immortal 634]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

37    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

36   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown +2

35    Slade - Coz I Luv You

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

32    T. Rex – Get It On +2

31    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking -2

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

17    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

3   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) -4

Edited October 28, 2022 by TheSpinosaurus

[theoldlady 2,297]

8 minutes ago, TQR said:

I believe the correct scoreboard is the list in GUN’s last post, in the GUB quote.

 

Nope. GUN has given -8 points and +1 points. Now someone else has posted instead of waiting. It is a mess.

[Book 3,551]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

37    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

35    Slade - Coz I Luv You

34   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

30    T. Rex – Get It On

31    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

17    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

7   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

 

So this must be the correct score.

@TheSpinosaurus please try again.

[The Immortal 634]

7 minutes ago, Book said:

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

37    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

35    Slade - Coz I Luv You

34   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

30    T. Rex – Get It On

31    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

17    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

7   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

 

So this must be the correct score.

@TheSpinosaurus please try again.

Done. Hope it's correct now.

[Book 3,551]

Just to be clear,

the next voter has to use this one:

 

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

37    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

36   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

35    Slade - Coz I Luv You

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

32    T. Rex – Get It On

31    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

17    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

3   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

[Drewsky1211 4,730]

41    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water +1

37    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

36   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

35    Slade - Coz I Luv You

34    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile +2

32    T. Rex – Get It On

31    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

22    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking +1

17    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

15    T. Rex – Hot Love -3

0   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) -3

 

Ernie would've worked better as a picture book IMO.

[machotrouts 828]

There is now a small enough number of songs to have an opinion on everything.

 

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water -1

36    Freda Payne – Band of Gold -1

36    Slade - Coz I Luv You +1

35    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown -1

33    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -1

33    T. Rex – Get It On +1

32    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel +1

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking -1

16    Rod Stewart - Maggie May -1

16    T. Rex – Hot Love +1

[msc 18,436]

Oh it's this week's UK top ten! No Jive Bunny in it, so that's a win.

[En Passant 3,740]

9 minutes ago, msc said:

No Jive Bunny

 

Did you have to? 

It's bad enough trying to keep the Dawn stuff out of my head without adding to the issue. I've already had the stereo* on as a blocker constantly since this game began.

 

 

 

 

*Streaming music service through a DAC an AMP and some floorstanding speakers doesn't really have a collective name that does it justice.

[msc 18,436]

1 minute ago, En Passant said:

 

Did you have to? 

It's bad enough trying to keep the Dawn stuff out of my head without adding to the issue. I've already had the stereo* on as a blocker constantly since this game began.

 

 

 

 

*Streaming music service through a DAC an AMP and some floorstanding speakers doesn't really have a collective name that does it justice.

 

Oh, worry not, when we get to 1989 in this game, I'm gonna be killing the rabbit like I'm Elmer Fudd singing the Ring cycle!

[RoverAndOut 4,746]

3 songs gone in a day, Edison Lighthouse, Mungo Jerry and Benny Hill.

 

Edison Lighthouse has had virtually the same journey as My Sweet Lord did yesterday, going from 20 this morning to zero by mid-afternoon. Probably bad news for the current bottom 3 but it's going to get very interesting from there.

[Grim Up North 3,725]

Wonder if Hot Love is taking points from Get It On?

[ladyfiona 2,577]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water

40    Slade - Coz I Luv You +4

36    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

35    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

33    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

33    T. Rex – Get It On

26    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel -6

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

16    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

16    T. Rex – Hot Love

 

Can you tell I decided to add all of Slade's songs on to my Spotify this week? I forgot how good they were.

[TQR 14,385]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water

40    Slade - Coz I Luv You

36    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

35    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

34    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile +1

33    T. Rex – Get It On

29    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel +3

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

16    T. Rex – Hot Love

10    Rod Stewart - Maggie May -6

[Book 3,551]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water

37    T. Rex – Get It On +4

36    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

35    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

34    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

34    Slade - Coz I Luv You -6

29    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

16    T. Rex – Hot Love

10    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

[Bibliogryphon 9,570]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water

37    T. Rex – Get It On 

36    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

35    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

34    Slade - Coz I Luv You 

31    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -3

26    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel -3

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

20    T. Rex – Hot Love +4

10    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

[theoldlady 2,297]

Here are my selections for Saturday October 29th:
 

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water

39    Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - Tears of a Clown +4

37    T. Rex – Get It On 

34    Slade - Coz I Luv You 

31    Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile

30.   Freda Payne - Band of Gold -6

26    Dave and Ansel Collins - Double Barrel

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

20    T. Red - Hot Love

10    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

[Grim Up North 3,725]

41.   T. Rex – Get It On +4

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water

39    Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - Tears of a Clown

31    Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile

30.   Freda Payne - Band of Gold

28    Slade - Coz I Luv You -6

26    Dave and Ansel Collins - Double Barrel

21    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

20    T. Rex - Hot Love

10    Rod Stewart - Maggie May