Kill or Save: UK No.2 Hits of the 60s

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You’re back! That’s nice. It’s another edition of Deathlist’s jovial jukebox of judgement, Kill or Save!

 

We are exploring the top end of the UK music charts, from the 60s right through to the 00s, and we’re going great guns in our quest to sort out the best songs which fell just shy of reaching the coveted top spot. The nailbiter of a 90s final saw the top 10 virtually inseparable for what felt like a couple of years, but eventually, a hugely surprising top-2 shootout saw kitsch little Swedish bop Lovefool crowned the winner of an accolade that frankly dwarfs anything you’ll see in televised awards ceremonies: deathlist.net's Best UK Charts No.2 of the 1990s.

 

So, that was the 90s, but before we move forward, we must go back. The 60s was an interesting decade. People were wearing new types of clothes, going out to new types of places, smoking new types of stuff, and experimenting with new types of music. Rock, pop, soul, psychedelia, tunes your nan hummed along to, it’s all here. So come one, come all: we have 128 of such things to whittle down to 1. Oh joy.

 

A big fat congratuwelldone is in order, for this is our 10th edition of the game! Over 400 days, over 16,000 posts and quite the hall of fame we’re building. (see most recent game)

 

Fancy reliving all the action? See below for links to all Kill or Save games to date:

50s No.1s; 60s No.1s; 70s No.1s; 80s No.1s; 90s No.1s; 00s No.1s; 10s No.1s
50s No.2s; 60s No.2s (you are here); 70s No.2s; 80s No.2s; 90s No.2s; 00s No.2s; 10s No.2s (IN PLAY!)

70s No.3s; 80s No.3s; 90s No.3s (IN PLAY!)

Christmas Special 2023; Christmas Special 2024 (IN PLAY!)

 

A quick reminder of how it works:

- Each song starts with 20 points (whether it deserves it or not).

- You can only vote once a day. To avoid any time zone confusion, please put a date at the top of your scoring post (e.g. “Fri 15 Dec”, “15-12-2023”, whatever, as long as it’s clear and doesn’t just say “today” or some shit.)

- Once a day, you can award 4 points to and subtract 6 from the songs of your choosing in the current round. You can split your daily +4 and -6 between as many songs as you like, it’s down to you.

- Ideally give a little listen to any songs in the list you don’t know already before voting. You are, after all, voting based on how good/bad you think each song is. I know it takes a few mins of precious time, but hey, it could be an education.

- Please do bump off any songs you dislike/consider to be the weakest link, but don’t for fuck sake just knock them down because they’re scoring low. This is meant to gauge collective opinion, it’s not a massacre and we’re not pushed for time. Be tactical, be contrary, but be true to what you actually think.

- Make sure you copy and paste the most recent voter’s scoreboard when you take your turn to score. For your own ease, ‘paste as plain text’ to get rid of the previous poster’s formatting.

- Just to make it clear for everyone, please mark your scores after the song title and adjust the song’s points total as you go. Ideally make your scores bold too. As an example:

24 Absolute Tune — Slaps +4

20 Ignore — Lift Music

20 Bland — Drowning In Beige

19 The Cleveland Steamers — Dog Egg -1

16 Ear Piss — Left To Die

15 Shite — Hateful Bilge -5

 

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, so I’d just like to shout out to all of our careful and attentive players who are shit hot on any potential errors that may arise. This here is serious business don’t you know, so thank you for keeping things in order.

 

See, below, the complete list of UK No.2 songs from the 1960s. I’ll warn you, it’s not all good:

Spoiler

06-Feb-60 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness

24-Mar-60 - Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

14-Apr-60 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

19-May-60 - Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

26-May-60 - Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

23-Jun-60 - Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man

08-Sep-60 - Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

21-Sep-60 - Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

27-Oct-60 - Shirley Bassey — As Long As He Needs Me

01-Dec-60 - The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

 

02-Feb-61 - Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

09-Mar-61 - The Allisons — Are You Sure

27-Apr-61 - Bobby Darin — Lazy River

06-Jul-61 - Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

05-Oct-61 - Billy Fury — Jealousy

26-Oct-61 - John Leyton — Wild Wind

23-Nov-61 - Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

 

04-Jan-62 - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen — Midnight In Moscow

11-Jan-62 - Acker Bilk ft. The Leon Young String Chorale — Stranger On The Shore

01-Feb-62 - Chubby Checker — Let’s Twist Again

22-Mar-62 - Helen Shapiro — Tell Me What He Said

12-Apr-62 - Roy Orbison — Dream Baby

26-Apr-62 - Bruce Channel — Hey! Baby

03-May-62 - Del Shannon — Hey Little Girl

31-May-62 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows — I’m Looking Out The Window / Do You Want To Dance

28-Jun-62 - Joe Brown & The Bruvvers — A Picture Of You

09-Aug-62 - Pat Boone — Speedy Gonzales

06-Sep-62 - Bobby Darin — Things

27-Sep-62 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows — It’ll Be Me

11-Oct-62 - Little Eva — The Loco-Motion

01-Nov-62 - Chris Montez — Let’s Dance

29-Nov-62 - Del Shannon — Swiss Maid

 

21-Feb-63 - The Beatles — Please Please Me

11-Apr-63 - Ned Miller — From A Jack To A King

16-May-63 - Andy Williams — Can’t Get Used To Losing You

23-May-63 - Jet Harris & Tony Meehan — Scarlett O’Hara

30-May-63 - Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas — Do You Want To Know A Secret?

27-Jun-63 - The Shadows — Atlantis

29-Aug-63 - Freddie & The Dreamers — I’m Telling You Now

12-Sep-63 - Cliff Richard — It’s All In The Game

10-Oct-63 - The Crystals — Then He Kissed Me

14-Nov-63 - The Searchers — Sugar And Spice

05-Dec-63 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Don’t Talk To Him

 

23-Jan-64 - The Swinging Blue Jeans — Hippy Hippy Shake

06-Feb-64 - Gerry & The Pacemakers — I’m The One

05-Mar-64 - The Dave Clark Five — Bits And Pieces

26-Mar-64 - The Hollies — Just One Look

07-May-64 - The Bachelors — I Believe

21-May-64 - Millie — My Boy Lollipop

25-Jun-64 - Brian Poole & The Tremeloes — Someone Someone

24-Sep-64 - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons — Rag Doll

19-Nov-64 - The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night

03-Dec-64 - Gene Pitney — I’m Gonna Be Strong

17-Dec-64 - Petula Clark — Downtown

 

28-Jan-65 - Cilla Black — You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

25-Feb-65 - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders — Game Of Love

22-Apr-65 - Them — Here Comes The Night

20-May-65 - Peter & Gordon — True Love Ways

17-Jun-65 - The Everly Brothers — The Price Of Love

15-Jul-65 - The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul

12-Aug-65 - The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

19-Aug-65 - The Fortunes — You’ve Got Your Troubles

07-Oct-65 - Manfred Mann — If You Gotta Go, Go Now

14-Oct-65 - Andy Williams — Almost There

25-Nov-65 - The Who — My Generation

23-Dec-65 - Cliff Richard — Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)

 

10-Feb-66 - Crispian St Peters — You Were On My Mind

17-Feb-66 - The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown

10-Mar-66 - The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love

17-Mar-66 - The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go

05-May-66 - The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream

19-May-66 - The Beach Boys — Sloop John B

26-May-66 - The Troggs — Wild Thing

14-Jul-66 - Gene Pitney — Nobody Needs Your Love

28-Jul-66 - Los Bravos — Black Is Black

25-Aug-66 - The Beach Boys — God Only Knows

29-Sep-66 - The Who — I’m A Boy

06-Oct-66 - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It

27-Oct-66 - The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself

03-Nov-66 - The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop

17-Nov-66 - Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James

24-Nov-66 - The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving

15-Dec-66 - Val Doonican — What Would I Be

22-Dec-66 - The Seekers — Morningtown Ride

 

12-Jan-67 - Donovan — Sunshine Superman

26-Jan-67 - The Move — Night Of Fear

02-Feb-67 - Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son

02-Mar-67 - The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever

23-Mar-67 - Vince Hill — Edelweiss

30-Mar-67 - Harry Secombe — This Is My Song

18-May-67 - The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love

25-May-67 - The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset

15-Jun-67 - Engelbert Humperdinck — There Goes My Everything

19-Jul-67 - The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git)

26-Jul-67 - Vikki Carr — It Must Be Him

23-Aug-67 - Tom Jones — I’ll Never Fall In Love Again

20-Sep-67 - Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera

04-Oct-67 - The Move — Flowers In The Rain

18-Oct-67 - Traffic — Hole In My Shoe

29-Nov-67 - The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows

20-Dec-67 - Tom Jones — I’m Coming Home

27-Dec-67 - The Beatles — Magical Mystery Tour Double EP

 

27-Mar-68 - Tom Jones — Delilah

01-May-68 - 1910 Fruitgum Co. — Simon Says

08-May-68 - Small Faces — Lazy Sunday

15-May-68 - Engelbert Humperdinck — A Man Without Love

29-May-68 - Bobby Goldsboro — Honey

03-Jul-68 - OC Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp

09-Oct-68 - Leapy Lee — Little Arrows

16-Oct-68 - The Casuals — Jesamine

20-Nov-68 - Barry Ryan — Eloise

18-Dec-68 - Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do

25-Dec-68 - The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup

 

02-Apr-69 - Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind

09-Apr-69 - Lulu — Boom Bang-A-Bang

16-Apr-69 - Mary Hopkin — Goodbye

14-May-69 - Herman’s Hermits — My Sentimental Friend

28-May-69 - Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World

18-Jun-69 - Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day

02-Jul-69 - Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto

23-Jul-69 - The Plastic Ono Band — Give Peace A Chance

16-Aug-69 - Robin Gibb — Saved By The Bell

20-Sep-69 - The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember

01-Nov-69 - Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine

08-Nov-69 - Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well

22-Nov-69 - The Tremeloes — (Call Me) Number One

06-Dec-69 - Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday

13-Dec-69 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town

 

God.

 

As ever, we will start with 5 group stages, beginning with the No.2 hits of 1960/61, followed by a grand final consisting of the 25 songs that have qualified, where we will ultimately decide what the undisputed best No.2 single of the 1960s is, and the artist of said song will, pfft, I dunno, spin in their grave probably?

 

1960/61: 17 songs - the last 4 songs will make the final

1962/63: 26 songs - the last 5 songs will make the final

1964/65: 23 songs - the last 5 songs will make the final

1966/67: 36 songs - the last 6 songs will make the final

1968/69: 26 songs - the last 5 songs will make the final

 

Right, sound the alarms in the residential home, for it’s time…to Kill or Save.

[TQR 14,408]

1960-61

So, first round. And…Lord God. There’s no sugar-coating it; this is the worst selection ever. I’m speechfuckingless. It’s an absolute outrage that FOUR of these will make the final. It is a mercifully small group, at least, so let’s just get it over with.

 

Fri 15 Dec

 

24 The Allisons — Are You Sure +4

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness

20 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

20 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

20 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

20 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

20 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

14 Shirley Bassey — As Long As He Needs Me -6

[wannamaker 1,414]

15/12/23

 

24 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ +4

24 The Allisons — Are You Sure 

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

20 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

20 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

20 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

20 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

14 Shirley Bassey — As Long As He Needs Me 

14 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man -6

 

Actually a decent batch of songs.

[wannamaker 1,414]

7 minutes ago, TQR said:

1960-61

So, first round. And…Lord God. There’s no sugar-coating it; this is the worst selection ever. I’m speechfuckingless. It’s an absolute outrage that FOUR of these will make the final. It is a mercifully small group, at least, so let’s just get it over with.

 

88-89 No.1's were so shite I didn't participate in it, only liked Orinoco Flow

[TQR 14,408]

3 minutes ago, wannamaker said:

 

88-89 No.1's were so shite I didn't participate in it, only liked Orinoco Flow

 

I quite enjoy some of the, erm, lower quality rounds. The ranting is funny and the killing is fun  It was a hoot getting rid of Jive Bunny in the 80s, and it will be here getting rid of the likes of Shirley and Connie whose songs sound like a fire in a pet shop.

[Bibliogryphon 9,592]

15/12/23

 

24 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John +4

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure -2

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

20 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

20 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

18 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues -2

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness -2

14 Shirley Bassey — As Long As He Needs Me 

14 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man 

[Death Impends 8,007]

12/15/2023

 

24 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

23 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me +3

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young +1

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

20 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

20 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

18 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness

14 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man

08 Shirley Bassey — As Long As He Needs Me -6

 

Drifters got the best song here. Gave the Duane Eddy song a point for a daft reason, whoever guesses it gets a like.

[theoldlady 2,313]

12/15/2023

 

24 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

23 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 

22 Bobby Darin — Lazy River +2

22 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man +2

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

18 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness

14 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man

02 Shirley Bassey — As Long As He Needs Me -6

[Book 3,561]

15.12.2023

 

28 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’  +4

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

22 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

18 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness

17 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me   -6

14 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man

02 Shirley Bassey — As Long As He Needs Me

[Drewsky1211 4,762]

12/15/2023

 

32 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’  +4

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

22 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe -1

18 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness

17 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 

11 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man -3

 

0 Shirley Bassey — As Long As He Needs Me -2

 

Unfamiliar with all of these songs except the Summer Place Theme:

 

[diego 1,993]

12/15/2023

 

32 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’  

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

22 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness +4

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe 

18 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

16 Bobby Darin — Lazy River -6

17 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 

11 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man 

[Toast 16,155]

Fri 15 Dec

 

32 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’  

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me  +4

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe 

18 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

16 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

16 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Voice In The Wilderness -6

11 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man 

[MariNisia 4,204]

15/Dec/2023

 

32 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

24 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man +2

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 John Leyton — Wild Wind

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River +2

18 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

16 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness

14 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You -6

11 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man

[DoltonMoney 306]

12/15/23

 

32 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

24 John Leyton — Wild Wind +4

24 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

16 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness

14 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues -6

11 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man

[justonecornetto 958]

15/12/2023

 

32 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

28 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man +4

24 John Leyton — Wild Wind 

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

16 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness

14 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues 

05 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man -6

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,292]

 

 

15/12

32 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

28 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man 

26 John Leyton — Wild Wind +2

24 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness +2

17 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby -3

14 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues 

02 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man -3

[lilham 758]

December 15th at 110pm

 

32 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

28 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man 

28 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John +4

26 John Leyton — Wild Wind

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness

17 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues  

10 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You -4

00 Connie Francis — Mama / Robot Man -2

 

Never heard of Cliff Richard prior to this game, and there is a lot of Cliff Richard.

[Paul Bearer 6,116]

15/12/23 18:12 hrs 

 

34 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ +2

26 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man -2

26 John Leyton — Wild Wind 

28 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

22 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me +1

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy +1

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness 

17 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby 

14 Bobby Darin — Lazy River -4

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess OfBlues
10 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

 

 

[TQR 14,408]

6 minutes ago, lilham said:

Never heard of Cliff Richard prior to this game

 

Blimey! I'm envious.

[RoverAndOut 4,746]

34 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

30 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John +2

26 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

26 John Leyton — Wild Wind 

24 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me +2

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy

20 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love

19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness 

17 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby 

14 Bobby Darin — Lazy River

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess OfBlues
4 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You -6

 

I only knew 3 and one's already gone! The other 2 are decent, but I don't need an excuse to downvote Cliff.

[ladyfiona 2,606]

I can see Elvis had an influence in some of these (just look at the haircuts). It also sounds like these people watched a lot of Westerns.

 

15th December

 

34 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

34 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John +4

26 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

26 John Leyton — Wild Wind 

24 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy 

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness  

17 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby  

17 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love -3

16 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe -3

14 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess OfBlues
4 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall In Love With You

[BuffaloPhil 932]

15th December

 

34 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

34 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John 

28 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me +4

26 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

26 John Leyton — Wild Wind 

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy 

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness  

17 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love 

16 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe 

15 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby  -2

14 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess OfBlues
 

0 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Fall Off A Cliff With You -4

[wannamaker 1,414]

16/12/23

 

36 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ +2

34 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John 

28 John Leyton — Wild Wind +2

28 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

26 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

22 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Billy Fury — Jealousy 

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness  

17 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love 

16 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe 

14 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

09 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby -6

 

Not as good as Johnny Remember Me, but still pretty good.

[Toast 16,155]

Sat 16 Dec

 

36 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

34 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John 

28 John Leyton — Wild Wind

28 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

26 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man

26 The Allisons — Are You Sure  +4

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness  

17 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love 

16 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe 

14 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 

14 Billy Fury — Jealousy  -6

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

09 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby

[TQR 14,408]

Sat 16 Dec

 

38 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John +4

36 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’

28 John Leyton — Wild Wind

28 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me

26 The Allisons — Are You Sure

21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young

20 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man -6

18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — A Voice In The Wilderness  

17 Johnny Preston — Cradle Of Love 

16 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe 

14 Bobby Darin — Lazy River 

14 Billy Fury — Jealousy

12 Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

09 Adam Faith — Someone Else’s Baby