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Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 70s

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1 hour ago, wannamaker said:

 

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.

 

I hear you - after a fashion anyway.

But the problem for me is that it's exactly that, the interest is that it's a novelty song with a sad tale.

What that doesn't do, for me at least, is make it repeatable. Musically it's banal at best and an earworm at worst.

 

Still, if we all liked the same stuff these threads would be damn short lived.

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Tue 21 May

 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

43 America - A Horse With No Name 

34 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain -6

29 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

23 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

22 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

18 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

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21 May

 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

43 America - A Horse With No Name 

34 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

29 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

26 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

18 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

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

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21st May

 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

43 America - A Horse With No Name 

34 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

18 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

17 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

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Tue 21 May

 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

37 America - A Horse With No Name  -6

34 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine   +4

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

18 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

17 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

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21/05/24

 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

37 America - A Horse With No Name 

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

28 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain -6

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

22 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy +4

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

17 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

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21/05/24

 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

41 America - A Horse With No Name +4

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

28 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

22 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

18 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

18 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

17 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

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21/05/24

 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

32 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +4

22 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

18 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

15 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday -3

14 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack -3

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21/5/24

 

51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

32 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash -6

26 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy +4

18 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

15 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

14 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

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21/5/24 06:45 hrs 


 

48 David Bowie - Life on Mars? -3

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

45 America - A Horse With No Name +4

32 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

26 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

18 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

15 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

11 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack -3

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May 21st at 202am

 

48 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 

45 America - A Horse With No Name

32 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy +4

32 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 

27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

15 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

12 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

11 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

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Previous post:

56 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said:

26 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

 

Following post:

40 minutes ago, lilham said:

32 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy +4

 

26 + 4 = 30

 

Corrected list (with my points):

 

21/May/2024

 

48 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

45 America - A Horse With No Name

32 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4

24 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy -6

15 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

12 Hawkwind - Silver Machine

11 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

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21/5/2024

 

48 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

45 America - A Horse With No Name

32 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

20 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy -4

16 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday -2

11 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

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21/5/2024

 

48 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

45 America - A Horse With No Name

32 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

17 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy -3

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

08 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack -3

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5/21/2024

 

48 David Bowie - Life on Mars?

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

39 America - A Horse With No Name -6

32 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

17 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

08 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

 

Happy to leave the Shangris here; given our unwritten rules on previous decade hits in these games, the victory was getting them to the top third.

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5/21/2024

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? +2

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

39 America - A Horse With No Name

34 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +2

31 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy -4

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

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

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5/21/2024

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

39 America - A Horse With No Name

38 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +4

25 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash -6

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

6 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

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21st May

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name +2

40 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +2

25 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

18 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

6 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

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Wed 22 May

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

34 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain -6

25 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 

22 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

6 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

 

^ Tempting, but I properly dislike that Carly song.

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22/05/24

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

29 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4

28 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain -6

22 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

06 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

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22nd May

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4

28 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

16 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

06 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 

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22nd May

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4

28 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

20 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

 

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

 

Temptation accepted. I'm ok with Carly. Actually I'm ok with the shangri-la's too, nothing I detested here but we need to move on.

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Wed 22 May

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

24 Hawkwind - Silver Machine +4

22 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain  -6

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

13 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

 

YSV is one of those songs that I never need to hear again.

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Wed 22 May

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

41 America - A Horse With No Name 

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

26 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain  +4

21 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -3

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

10 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday -3

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Wed 22 May

 

50 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 

48 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes

45 America - A Horse With No Name +4

33 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

26 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain  

15 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6

13 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 

10 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 

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