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19 May 20:37h

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

47 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

40 America - A Horse With No Name

33 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +4

32 Hawkwind - Silver Machine   

30 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

28 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy  

27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash -6

20 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

12 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies 

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20 May

 

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes +4

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

40 America - A Horse With No Name

33 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

32 Hawkwind - Silver Machine   

30 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

28 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy  

27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

20 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

6 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies -6

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20 May

 

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

40 America - A Horse With No Name

33 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash  +4

30 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

28 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy  

26 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

20 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

6 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies

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20th May

 

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars

40 America - A Horse With No Name

35 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4

33 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

30 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

28 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy  

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

20 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

06 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies

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20/5/24

 

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars

40 America - A Horse With No Name

33 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

32 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy  +4

30 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

29 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash -6

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

20 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

06 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies

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20/5/24

 

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars

40 America - A Horse With No Name

37 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +4

32 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

28 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack -2

27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash -2

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday -2

06 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies

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20/5/24

 

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars

44 America - A Horse With No Name +4

37 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

32 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

28 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 


00 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies -6

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20/May/2024

 

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

44 America - A Horse With No Name

37 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4

28 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

26 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy -6

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

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20/5/2024

 

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

49 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

44 America - A Horse With No Name

37 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

28 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

20 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy -6

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

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5/20/2024

 

52 David Bowie - Life on Mars? +3

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

44 America - A Horse With No Name

38 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +1

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

28 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

14 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy -6

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5/20/2024

 

52 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

39 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +1

38 America - A Horse With No Name -6

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +2

29 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack +1

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

14 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

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5/20/2024

 

52 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name +3

40 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +1

27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash -6

29 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

14 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

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5/20/2024

 

52 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

40 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

29 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +2

26 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +2

23 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack -6

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

14 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

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20th May

 

54 David Bowie - Life on Mars? +2

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

43 America - A Horse With No Name +2

40 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

29 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

23 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

14 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

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Honestly thought Hawkwind was a safe bet to qualify :(

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2 minutes ago, TQR said:

Honestly thought Hawkwind was a safe bet to qualify :(

 

Thought the same about T. Rex so you never know.

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16 minutes ago, TQR said:

Honestly thought Hawkwind was a safe bet to qualify :(

 

So did I but I guess it's a bit marmite.

It's also not really representative of their general output.  I really like the album Quark Strangeness and Charm (as an example only, there's quite a lot), which I think is much better than this oddity of a single.

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2 minutes ago, En Passant said:

 

So did I but I guess it's a bit marmite.

It's also not really representative of their general output.  I really like the album Quark Strangeness and Charm (as an example only, there's quite a lot), which I think is much better than this oddity of a single.

 

Yeah much of it is certainly an acquired taste, but Silver Machine seems a bit more accessible for the masses. They're another prog rock act that Absolute Radio introduced me to.

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27 minutes ago, TQR said:

 

Yeah much of it is certainly an acquired taste, but Silver Machine seems a bit more accessible for the masses. They're another prog rock act that Absolute Radio introduced me to.

 

I was really into their early space rock stuff, for me their LP In Search of Space is the best example of this genre and saw them in Glasgow in 1972. fantastic gig. I had the Silver Machine single and played it thousands of times also had their next single Urban Guerilla which was later withdrawn due to the troubles in Ireland. I like all the songs left  here so when Silver Machine goes, inevitably because of  downvoters poor taste, then I will probably opt out for rest of this game.

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May 20th at 348pm

 

54 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

51 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

43 America - A Horse With No Name

40 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

29 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

23 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

18 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy +4

14 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

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Can't understand why anyone would prefer the boring horse song to Silver Machine.

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4 minutes ago, Toast said:

Can't understand why anyone would prefer the boring horse song to Silver Machine.

 

Personally I'm not eager for either of them to go through. Silver Machine the better of the two, but neither of them did enough for me. Really like 48 Crash though, which I've not heard before.

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20/5/24 21:03 hrs 


 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? -3

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes -3

43 America - A Horse With No Name

40 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

29 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

23 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

18 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

18 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

 

 

Never been a fan of Bowie. Maybe I just didn’t “get him”.  

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It's not something I normally go for but I actually quite like Horse With No Name. The one really surprising me is The Shangri-Las. How the bloody hell is that still here?

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31 minutes ago, TQR said:

The one really surprising me is The Shangri-Las. How the bloody hell is that still here?

 

Because it's an amazing song (an all-time favourite of mine), at first the goofy sound effects makes it a bit funny, but at the end you genuinely feel sad for the girl. In some kind of way this song is like a proto-Stan, songs that tell a sad story with silly sound effects where the guy ends up dying on a crash.

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