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

[Toast 16,129]

34 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:

@theoldlady logged in early to try and save it +4 last night, +4 first thing this morning but 3 hours later it was literally Toasted 

 

It's not my most disliked song there, but it wasn't going to make the top 4, so I took the opportunity to do a bit of deck-clearing.

[Book 3,551]

30 minutes ago, TQR said:

Agonisingly for me, the final four is most likely going to be decided whilst I’m away.

I'm really sorry to hear that!

[msc 18,436]

tbf Being struck down prematurely is, alas, on brand for George Harrison.

[En Passant 3,740]

1 hour ago, Toast said:

 

It's not my most disliked song there, but it wasn't going to make the top 4, so I took the opportunity to do a bit of deck-clearing.

 

Indeed, I have no particular axe to grind about Hank Lee Marvin either, but if it's clearly going to go, get it gone and move on.

Harrison was the most marmite song there it appeared, and with +4 for and -6 against, it was only a matter of time.

Slade however..... well, there's book on one side, but outnumbered on the other. We shall see .

Where the hell are you going TQR such that some kind of phone can't get you in long enough to vote? 

[ladyfiona 2,577]

I can't save George Harrison anymore, so now it gets interesting.

 

36    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water
35    Freda Payne – Band of Gold
33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 

33    Slade - Coz I Luv You

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile +2
30    T. Rex – Get It On

30    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel -6
23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

20   Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
18    T. Rex – Hot Love
18    Rod Stewart - Maggie May +2
11    Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

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

[TQR 14,385]

37    Slade - Coz I Luv You +4

36    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water
35    Freda Payne – Band of Gold
33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile
30    T. Rex – Get It On

30    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel
23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking
18    T. Rex – Hot Love
18    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

14   Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) -6
11    Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

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

[Book 3,551]

 

36    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile +4

36    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water
35    Freda Payne – Band of Gold
33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

31    Slade - Coz I Luv You  -6
30    T. Rex – Get It On

30    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel
23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking
18    T. Rex – Hot Love
18    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

14   Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
11    Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

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

[Bibliogryphon 9,570]

 

 

 

 

36    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

35    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

31    Slade - Coz I Luv You  

30    T. Rex – Get It On

30    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -6

30    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

18    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

14   Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

13  Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West +4

11    Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

 

 

 

 

[theoldlady 2,297]

R.I.P. George Harrison. Here are my selections for Friday October 29th:

 

36    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

34    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile +4

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

31    Slade - Coz I Luv You  

30    T. Rex – Get It On

30    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

29    Freda Payne – Band of Gold -6

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

18    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

14   Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

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

11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

[Grim Up North 3,725]

36    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

34    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

 33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

30    T. Rex – Get It On

29    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

28    Slade - Coz I  Luv You  -3

27    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel -3

 23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

 22    Rod Stewart - Maggie May +4

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

14   Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

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

 11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

•  

[msc 18,436]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water +4

34    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

31    Slade - Coz I Luv You  

29    Freda Payne – Band of Gold 

28  Slade - Coz I Luv You 

27 Dave and Ansel Collins - Double Barrell

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

22  Rod Stewart - Maggie May

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

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

11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

8  Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) -6

 

FFS GRIM! Err, I mean, EDITED in the lovely Grim up North (my former DDP colleague) votes into this post.

[justonecornetto 948]

 

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 

38    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile +4

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

30    T. Rex – Get It On

29    Freda Payne – Band of Gold 

28    Slade - Coz I Luv You  

27    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

22    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

8  Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) 

7   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) -6

[Grim Up North 3,725]

It's all gone a bit Pete Tong on the msc edit where he lost T Rex and had two Slades

Cornetto (there can only be one) has correctly reinstated T Rex but has lost the wrong Slade 

and has lost the down mark Double Barrel and upmark of Rod.

 

Slade just need corrected to 28, the collinss to 27 Rod to 22 and it's all good so I've done it below.

 

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 

38    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile +4

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 

30    T. Rex – Get It On

29    Freda Payne – Band of Gold 

28    Slade - Coz I Luv You

27    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

22   Rod Stewart - Maggie May

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

8  Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) 

7   Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) -6

 

[justonecornetto 948]

I spotted the errors just after I posted then edited just before you posted the corrections Grim, next poster needs to use your post

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 

34    Slade - Coz I Luv You  +3

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -6

32    Freda Payne – Band of Gold +3

30    T. Rex – Get It On

30    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

18    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

8  Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) 

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

 

Probably  a minority view here but, although the boy can clearly play a bit, Hendrix doesn't really do it for me.

Otherwise, I like all of them, although the top 4 (exc Hendrix), looks about right to me.

[msc 18,436]

24 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:

It's all gone a bit Pete Tong on the msc edit where he lost T Rex and had two Slades

Cornetto (there can only be one) has correctly reinstated T Rex but has lost the wrong Slade 

and has lost the down mark Double Barrel and upmark of Rod.

 

Slade just need corrected to 28, the collinss to 27 Rod to 22 and it's all good so I've done it below.

 

 

Bad showing for a Jurassic Park fan to make a dinosaur extinct.

 

 

[Grim Up North 3,725]

I'll try again - GUB's post updated to reflect earlier corrections.

 

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile -6

32    Freda Payne – Band of Gold +3

31    Slade - Coz I Luv You  +3

30    T. Rex – Get It On

27    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

22    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

8  Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) 

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

[Toast 16,129]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

36    Freda Payne – Band of Gold  +4

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

32    Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile

31    Slade - Coz I Luv You 

30    T. Rex – Get It On

27    Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

23    Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

22    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

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

2  Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes)  -6

[Grim Up North 3,725]

On 21/10/2022 at 12:17, theoldlady said:

 

28 Edison Lighthouse – Love grows (where my Rosemary goes) 

 

2 Mungo Jerry – In the summertime -6

 

 

27 minutes ago, Toast said:

11   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

 

2  Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes)  -6

 

Isn't it strange that in a week's worth of voting by pretty much the same people we've gone from the top to the bottom.

[Death Impends 7,955]

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

[Book 3,551]

10 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:

 

 

Isn't it strange that in a week's worth of voting by pretty much the same people we've gone from the top to the bottom.

It's called mobbing

 

Don't have the time to check our maths here, try to do it later.

[En Passant 3,740]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

36    Freda Payne – Band of Gold

35    Slade - Coz I Luv You +4

33   Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown

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

22    Rod Stewart - Maggie May

18    T. Rex – Hot Love

7   Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime -4

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

0  Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes)  -2

 

Love goes

Because Rosemary grows

And nobody knows

Its a herb like me.

 

Or something.

[TQR 14,385]

32 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:

 

 

Isn't it strange that in a week's worth of voting by pretty much the same people we've gone from the top to the bottom.

I suppose we’ll see more and more quick turnarounds like this as the list shrinks…

 

Mungo Jerry had circled the drain since the start though, so the fact they’re still here is fascinating.

[Death Impends 7,955]

40    Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water

39    Freda Payne – Band of Gold +3

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

[Toast 16,129]

I was astonished by the Edison Lighthouse love. Just a silly throwaway pop tune, it does nothing for me. 

I left it alone in the beginning as its popularity would have meant a waste of minus points.