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

[theoldlady 2,210]

Here are my selections for Thursday, November 10th:

 

57.     The Sweet – Blockbuster

53.     Don McLean - Vincent
53.     Nilsson – Without you

48      Alice Cooper - School’s Out +4

44      Suzi Quatro – Can the can
42      Wizzard – See My Baby Jive  

42      10CC - Rubber Bullets

40      Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough -6
35      Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
29      Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well

17     T Rex - Metal Guru 
  9     Chicory Tip - Son of my father 

  7     Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody 

[Book 3,500]

57     The Sweet – Blockbuster

55    Don McLean - Vincent  +2
55     Nilsson – Without you +2

48      Alice Cooper - School’s Out

44      Suzi Quatro – Can the can
42      Wizzard – See My Baby Jive  

42      10CC - Rubber Bullets

40      Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough
29      Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well

29      Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize  -6

17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 
  9     Chicory Tip - Son of my father 

  7     Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody

[Grim Up North 3,710]

57     The Sweet – Blockbuster

55    Don McLean - Vincent
55     Nilsson – Without you

52.     Alice Cooper - School’s Out +4

44      Suzi Quatro – Can the can
42      Wizzard – See My Baby Jive  

42      10CC - Rubber Bullets

40      Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough
29      Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well

29      Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 
  9     Chicory Tip - Son of my father 

  1.     Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody -6

 

Bah humbug

[justonecornetto 912]

57    The Sweet – Blockbuster

55    Don McLean - Vincent
55    Nilsson – Without you

52.    Alice Cooper - School’s Out 

48     Suzi Quatro – Can the can +4
42     Wizzard – See My Baby Jive  

42     10CC - Rubber Bullets

34     Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough -6
29     Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well

29     Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 
  9     Chicory Tip - Son of my father 

  1    Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody -6

[Death Impends 7,861]

57    The Sweet – Blockbuster

55    Don McLean - Vincent
55    Nilsson – Without you

52.    Alice Cooper - School’s Out 

48     Suzi Quatro – Can the can
46     Wizzard – See My Baby Jive  +4

42     10CC - Rubber Bullets

29     Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough -5
29     Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well

29     Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 
  9     Chicory Tip - Son of my father 

  0    Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody -1

 

[Toast 15,838]

56    The Sweet – Blockbuster  -1

56    Alice Cooper - School’s Out  +4

53    Don McLean - Vincent  -2
53    Nilsson – Without you  -2

48     Suzi Quatro – Can the can
45     Wizzard – See My Baby Jive  -1

42     10CC - Rubber Bullets

29     Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough
29     Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well

29     Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 
  9     Chicory Tip - Son of my father 

[En Passant 3,575]

60    The Sweet – Blockbuster +4
56    Alice Cooper - School’s Out
53    Don McLean - Vincent 
53    Nilsson – Without you
48     Suzi Quatro – Can the can
45     Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
42     10CC - Rubber Bullets
29     Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough
29     Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well
29     Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 
  3     Chicory Tip - Son of my father -6 

[msc 18,282]

60    The Sweet – Blockbuster 
60    Alice Cooper - School’s Out +4
53    Don McLean - Vincent 
53    Nilsson – Without you
48     Suzi Quatro – Can the can
45     Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
42     10CC - Rubber Bullets
29     Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well
29     Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

23     Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough - 6
17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 
  3     Chicory Tip - Son of my father -

[diego 1,939]

Question from a person who doesn't know the songs, Slade had a 5 songs there but there was only one left, are the songs really that bad?

Why didn't people like him?

[msc 18,282]

6 minutes ago, diego said:

Question from a person who doesn't know the songs, Slade had a 5 songs there but there was only one left, are the songs really that bad?

Why didn't people like him?

 

Slade are a very popular British band. They aren't liked by 2 or 3 people who play this game. That is all.

[diego 1,939]

1 minute ago, msc said:

 

Slade é uma banda britânica muito popular. Eles não são apreciados por 2 ou 3 pessoas que jogam este jogo. Isso é tudo.

Thanks

[Toast 15,838]

5 minutes ago, msc said:

Slade are a very popular British band. They aren't liked by 2 or 3 people who play this game. That is all.

 

Also having more than one song in the competition is a disadvantage because fans' votes may be spread among all of them, this diluting the support.

[Drewsky1211 4,539]

60    The Sweet – Blockbuster 
60    Alice Cooper - School’s Out
53    Don McLean - Vincent 
53    Nilsson – Without you
46     Suzi Quatro – Can the can -2
45     Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
42     10CC - Rubber Bullets

33     Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize +4
28     Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well -1

23     Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough
17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 
 0     Chicory Tip - Son of my father -3

[Book 3,500]

17 minutes ago, msc said:

 

They aren't liked by 2 or 3 people who play this game. That is all.

 

Yes, that's exactly how it is! The songs were kicked out and thus killed by theoldlady (Mama, weer all crazee now & Take me back ´ome), En Passant (Skweeze me, pleeze me) and Death Impends (Merry X-mas everybody).

[Joey Russ 7,173]

60    The Sweet – Blockbuster 
60    Alice Cooper - School’s Out
53    Don McLean - Vincent 
53    Nilsson – Without you

49     Wizzard – See My Baby Jive +4
46     Suzi Quatro – Can the can 
42     10CC - Rubber Bullets

33     Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize 
28     Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well 

17     Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough -6
17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 

[Bibliogryphon 9,387]

1 hour ago, diego said:

Question from a person who doesn't know the songs, Slade had a 5 songs there but there was only one left, are the songs really that bad?

Why didn't people like him?

 

Slade are very much of their time and were very popular but their songs do not have the staying power or classic status that some of the other songs that reached No.1 have.

 

Westlife had a lot of No.1's in the 90s but I hardly ever hear them played now

 

The exception is possible Merry X-Mas Everybody but that is not as good as I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

[ladyfiona 2,476]

64    The Sweet – Blockbuster +4
60    Alice Cooper - School’s Out
53    Don McLean - Vincent 
53    Nilsson – Without you

49    Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
46     Suzi Quatro – Can the can 
42     10CC - Rubber Bullets

33     Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize 
28     Rod Stewart – You Wear It Well 
17     T. Rex - Metal Guru 

11     Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough -6

[En Passant 3,575]

1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said:

he exception is possible Merry X-Mas Everybody but that is not as good as I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

 

You know what? I never really noticed there were two different ones. I just thought A was a misnaming of B as I skimmed over it.

Anyway, I'm now joining book and Grim oup North in downvoting every Slade song ever, nobody should be allowed to inflict two farking xmas songs on an unsuspecting public.

Trying to get a lifetime pension from one awful xmas song is bad enough, two is downright criminal.

 

That reminds me, it's only 3 weeks or so to Whamaggedon 2022 edition 

[Bibliogryphon 9,387]

18 minutes ago, En Passant said:

 

You know what? I never really noticed there were two different ones. I just thought A was a misnaming of B as I skimmed over it.

Anyway, I'm now joining book and Grim oup North in downvoting every Slade song ever, nobody should be allowed to inflict two farking xmas songs on an unsuspecting public.

Trying to get a lifetime pension from one awful xmas song is bad enough, two is downright criminal.

 

That reminds me, it's only 3 weeks or so to Whamaggedon 2022 edition 

 

I Wish It Could Be Christmas everyday is Wizzard but they are like the first two tracks on every single Christmas compilation album every created

[En Passant 3,575]

6 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said:

 

I Wish It Could Be Christmas everyday is Wizzard but they are like the first two tracks on every single Christmas compilation album every created

 

Actually now you mention it, I bloody knew that. Duh.

 

I blame the fact I stick my fingers in my ears and go 'la la la' when any xmas song comes on.

I avoid Supermarkets completely for 6 weeks if I don't have some sort of earphones about my person, starting in a week or two xD

[msc 18,282]

28 minutes ago, En Passant said:

 

You know what? I never really noticed there were two different ones. I just thought A was a misnaming of B as I skimmed over it.

Anyway, I'm now joining book and Grim oup North in downvoting every Slade song ever, nobody should be allowed to inflict two farking xmas songs on an unsuspecting public.

Trying to get a lifetime pension from one awful xmas song is bad enough, two is downright criminal.

 

That reminds me, it's only 3 weeks or so to Whamaggedon 2022 edition 

 

The other song is Roy Wood, not Slade.

 

Though, Noddy Holder didn't like Merry Xmas either. Thought it was cheesy rubbish. Until, as he later said, he saw his first royalty checks from the sales, and then he decided it was amazing! 

 

(I know Biblio ninja'd me by a whole ten minutes but I was adding that bit about the Slade royalties and I'm sticking to it!)

[Toast 15,838]

9 minutes ago, En Passant said:

I blame the fact I stick my fingers in my ears and go 'la la la' when any xmas song comes on.

I avoid Supermarkets completely for 6 weeks if I don't have some sort of earphones about my person, starting in a week or two xD

 

18 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said:

I Wish It Could Be Christmas everyday is Wizzard but they are like the first two tracks on every single Christmas compilation album every created

 

The problem is that newer songs never seem to get a look-in.  I'm sure we could compile a refreshingly different Christmas album.

[msc 18,282]

29 minutes ago, Toast said:

 

 

The problem is that newer songs never seem to get a look-in.  I'm sure we could compile a refreshingly different Christmas album.

 

That cunt LadBaby probably has a copyright trademark out on new ones.

[Toast 15,838]

1 hour ago, msc said:

That cunt LadBaby probably has a copyright trademark out on new ones.

 

Being number one at Christmas does not make it a "Christmas song" . I don't mean novelty shit.   Mercifully I rarely hear Mr Blobby or Bob the Builder in the shops.

[msc 18,282]

Just now, Toast said:

 

Being number one at Christmas does not make it a "Christmas song" . I don't mean novelty shit.   Mercifully I rarely hear Mr Blobby or Bob the Builder in the shops.

 

I've not actually listened to the songs tbf.