Alexander Rybak - 'Fairytale'
OMG you will not believe this, right, but according to a TV show I watched over the weekend, 'Fairytale' is officially the best song in the whole of Europe. I know this will come as a shock to some of you, especially if you were hoping for a late surge from the Dizzee Rascal camp. It seems there's been some kind of competition, and lots of songs were considered - although not that many of our recent chart hits, I couldn't help but notice - and this one is the best. It may sound crazy, but you can't argue with democracy.
OK, OK, so that's possibly not the best word to use, given the accusations of political voting from certain countries, although you'll notice there's not as much moaning about this as usual, given that the UK didn't do as badly as we have in recent years. I could go into why, but we've already reviewed the Jade Ewen single, and it's madness to take Eurovision too seriously. And besides, it's all very well beating the rest of the continent, but the real test of a great song - as any fule kno - is the ChartBlog review.
(Here's the video. Always nice to have a little fiddle when you're onstage, right fella?)
Now, from a UK pop perspective, there's a bit of a problem with songs like this, and it's to do with 'authentic' folk music and what we tend to think about it. Put simply, we tend to like folky music when it sounds like it's coming from the back room of a pub, either far away or in the past. We tend not to like folky music when it sounds like it was recorded properly in a studio with lots of digital polish on it, so that it becomes pop music. That's the point at which the dreaded r-word comes into play - Riverdance.
There again, the Eurovision Song Contest is no place to look for roots. The klezmer bounce and wailing violin of this song is about as close as you'll get in any case. It may even count as a refreshing change from the tiresome balladeering and over-blown pyrotechnics of some of the other entries (were it not for the three cossack-kicking dancers. Isn't that more Russia than Norway?).
As a song, it's kind of cute, silly, and tells an odd story of a couple who only fall in love when they're not getting on (or something like that, anyway). Alexander has quite an anonymous voice, for all that he's clearly a decent violinist, and looks not unlike a picture of Zac Efron aged 14, as drawn by a pavement artist with a nostril obsession.
Bit of a mixed bag all round, then.
Download: Out now
www.myspace.com/alexanderrybak
BBC Eurovision page
(Fraser McAlpine)
Clapham Omnibus says: "Norway's song is rubbish but Alexander is alarmingly cute and a good performer "
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~11~RS~)
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Do you realise that the voting system was different this year?
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Iceland woz robbed. :(
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Not cossack. Halling. Norwegian folk dancing. So there :P
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Ah cool. I knew I couldn't be right about that. Especially not with Russia literally right there watching.
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He only won cos he's FIT.
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I still think Ukraine were robbed. None of the others were trying anywhere near as hard! They had hamster wheels and half naked Roman soldiers and an acrobat instead of a vocalist. It was truly epic.
My friends and I couldn't believe it when this little floppy haired noob with the broken violin bow won it.
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I absolutely LOVED Ukraine for the sheer ridiculousness of it! Her random drumming was the best bit ("because I can", when asked). Although some friend described her as a "stripper in a hamster wheel".
I could write an entire blog on Eurovision but I wont. Just thought Ukraine deserved a special mention.
Onto this song. My God is it a grower. Although its pretty cheesy folky type stuff, I actually really like it. His charming persona obviously helped him win, along with the dancers and the violin.
But at the end of the day its probably the best song to have won Eurovision since Fly on the Wings of love, or Ukraine's Xena Warrior Princess thing a while back. Id 4 star it :p
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This song won ( by a record points total ) because it was the catchiest ( huge chorus )and the winner had superb charisma, and a likeable persona.
Our entry never won because it was bland , banal , clithe - ridden and sounded extremely dated !
Can we all now put to bed this misguided Terry Wogan inspired myth about losing because of block voting...that argument was not relevant for this competition. (old hat !)
We cannot keep saying that forever ,when all our entries are sub standard,and do not deserve to win. !
The best song won.
If THE U.K want to win , we will have to come up with something better than the Lloyd - webber , Diane Warren written song , ( Jade 's performance was excellent however ! )
Right let's get on with crafting a winning Eurovision entry... who is responsible ?
I want to speak to them .
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I adored Azerbaijan's entry. And Turkeys Dum Tek Tek or whatnot.
2006 still the vintage year recently- check Ukraines entry then *shudder*
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The version of this song linked seemed to have had the first verse cut off. This saddens me ;(
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Alexander Ryback..........
Hmmm... didn't Steven Segal play a character called Casey Ryback in one of his films ?
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Love his violin playing !
There's nowt wrong with havin a little fiddle onstage....
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Actually, it's Rybak, not Ryback.
Miss Paradox, resident Norway expert.
;)
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Bah! You know what I've done there, don't you, I've Anglicised his name. That's proper cultural imperialism, that is. I've practically invaded Norway there.
Sorry!
Fraser
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Steven Segal played Casey Ryback in the Under Siege films as the chef with the martial arts skills....
Poor Alexander......
Fraser you have "segalled " his name !!!!
lol..
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Invaded Norway, huh? Well, we had it coming.
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Hello,
Just for the record, my favouritest Eurovision song is "My Star" by Brainstorm or Prata Vetra by Latvia which was I think third around 2000? I actually bought their album Among the Suns because of it and it is a fantastic album by the way.
Thranjax.
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I think mine would have to be " Waterloo " by Abba ,
The song that started an amazing career !
Great , great song !
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Yo Thranjax , nice to have you back.... Since The Maccabees ... which songs are you liking at the moment ?
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Hello Spirit!
This month, I are mostly been listening to:
St. Vincent - Actor
Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe
Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Altered Images - The Best Of
Momus - Joemus
Wild Beasts - Limbo Panto
according to my MP3 player.
In terms of the top 40, then I would rate La Roux and Marmaduke Duke above the rest.
And I have the manics' Journal for Plague Lovers lined up to listen to, jarvis's further complications, madness's the liberty of norton fulgate and tori's abnormally attracted to sin. And the Divine Comedy and Patrick Wolf are also due to release albums soon!
I again heartily endorse Brainstorm - Among the Suns. In fact I will put that on my player asap.
What is your job spirit? you have often implied you work in the music industry somewhere.
Thranjax
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Wow , no wonder we have not heard from you for a while... you are busy listening to great music !
Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position... what a song !
Album The Bachelor is out soon.
Altered Images .... my fave song by them would have to be "See those eyes "
Love the Mode of course !
And Doves !
Journal by the Manics is class... a welcome return !
Been meaning to hear The Decemberists , must get round to it....
Regarding what I do.... I used to be involved in the music business... but have been largely out of it for the last six years... just the occasional input.
Now I am feeling rejuvenated and cannot wait for my next big input into the wonderful world of music , just not sure which path to take.
It could be writing pieces for magazines, the live entertainment side , or the advising side of recommending management and artists which songs to release for the best possible business and profile success for the act ( I largely have this knack of hearing a hit single .. it's uncanny but very useful ). And then the skills some marketing teams have is awesome in providing the next step.
I will soon, when I am ready put my "feelers " out again and see the best thing that is offered or appeals to me.
Always lovin music
Spirit.
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Yes, See Those Eyes is probably mine as well, not least for the Prisoner inspired video.
Hey, I left a link to a piece I wrote (because you were asking if I ever wrote anything) did you get that?
I think you will find the Hazards of Love very interesting, perhaps a bit over the top and excessive in its adherence to prog rock templates, but very entertaining, not least for the near incomprehensible lyrics.
Thranjax
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Oh sorry, just noticed it on one of your previous messages..... going out now... will read it later.... and get back to you tomorrow.......
Spirit.
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but have you seen that Patrick Wolf video for Vulture! good lord...
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Well this topic has completely gone off on one. In true Spirit style, thought Id share a random thought about up and coming music..
.. Im absolutely creaming myself about the Artic Monkeys new album. Me and many others Im sure, but nothing (not even the massive popular success it will achieve) will detract from its probably the album I am most excited about this year.
Thats all.
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Oh and to bring it back on 'topic', still really liking this song.
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Sorry Liam, I can't believe we are on the Eurovision winners blog and we are discussing the video to "Vulture " by Parick Wolf !
Oh the irony Jax.....
Anyway Jax, I cannot seem to access your link on the Lady Sovereign post. When I click I get a blank page and access denied . Shame. Any ideas ?
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The Decemberists... like the hazards of love track.
The video to 16 Military wives is very good, and I like The Rake's Song.
I can see why they appeal to their following.
Hey Fraser , any chance of maybe a part of chartblog where us bloggers can share the music that we are listening to at the moment ?
It would be very informative and promote our community spirit .
What do you think ?
Would love to know what everyone likes, and it could prove informative as we would all get to know new artists that we may have missed, and want to discover.
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Anyway, shooting off topic again.
Basement Jaxx.
I was out clubbing last nite and the d.j played Red Alert .
It sounded immense .
I went up to his booth and diplomatically asked for the new single " raindrops " which he duly played.
The clubbers loved it.
A good summer single , strong chorus, love the falsetto, and it gets better each listen.
Liam, you are lovin a cool song !
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Fluorescent Adolescent - What a great , great song !
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Hello,
Glad you like the decemberists spirit! Liam, you are right the Arctic Monkeys new album is another upcoming highlight!
Spirit, the link is
http://www.metalliville.co.uk/bankup/LIVE%20Folder/SwedenRock%202008.htm
I guess the % signs are spaces, please bear in mind I didn't design the page or the site.
Or go to metalliville.co.uk, click on live reviews at the bottom and then scroll down in the main frame to SwedenRock 2008.
Fraser, a general sort of comments thread about what we are listening to now would prevent this hijacking!
Thranjax
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Yo Jax..
In the u.k.. NEW entries !
Manics - Journal - Number 3
Madness - Liberty - Number 5
Jarvis - Complications - Number 18
I am out tonight hosting an entertainment quiz function.... will give your article areally good read later.
Enjoy your evening
Spirit .
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Sorry ! typo !
Jarvis is at 19 !
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And just to stay on topic, this song , Fairytale is at number 10 !!!
It beats our entry, but hey it's the far better song, so well deserved Alexander !
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And now of course , shooting off topic again... ( hi Liam ! )
Empire of the sun ( oh here he goes again ! ) are into the TOP 40 in the singles and album charts !
Now that radio is lovin the song......
The next step is getting the video to " We are the people" on heavy rotation on the major music channels.
It is a video that certainly deserves to be seen.
Anyway back to the topic.... Alexander you are one good looking dude !
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Haha yeh great that it made it to number 10, its being played a lot by me and my housemates atm.
Fluorescent Adolescent pales in comparison to some tracks off Favourite Worst Nightmare (and plenty off Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not). Spirit, give Old yellow bricks and 505 a listen if you wanna trawl those up on your iTunes. Promise no disappointment.
Raindrops is a brilliant track. If anybody gets the chance to go see them live do, they are one of the best live acts Ive ever seen (Ive got a lot left to see mind you).
Bonkers number one .. no surprises there. Well earnt..
Listening to Empire Of the Sun a lot atm Spirit, thought Id let you know, knowing how happy youd be ...
.. Thats it for random thoughts atm.
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505 is an immense song !!!!
So brilliant !!!
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Haha, love Old Yellow Bricks although it doesn't seem to fully fit on the album. My fave 'monkeys track has to be A Certain Romance or The View From the Afternoon, the latter just for the drumming. Personally spirit, I'm not feeling Empire of the sun, to me feels like a bit of a watered down MGMT. Maybe it'll grow, or perhaps after Klaxons, Foals and even MGMT i'm a little disillusioned with this whole indie/pop/electronica thing. We'll see
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The View From the Afternoon is probably my fav track too.
Empire of the Sun are pretty much a watered down MGMT, but I like MGMT so much that they are good enough for a listen. If that makes sense ^^. Not sure if Id lump Foals in the same group as MGMT and Klaxons.
The synth sound deffo seems to be back. I think Sam Sparrow really brought it to the front of pop music with Black and Gold though. Lady Gaga, Little Boots, La Roux and the others just seem to be following that.
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Hi Catman
In reply , I can understand your view.
When Empire of the sun were first drawn to my attention as one to watch in mid 2008, I immediately had the album shipped over from Australia where it was released first.
I played the album and was a little disappointed .
Nothing stood out.
Why were people asking me to get behind this band when there seemed to be little substance or real outstanding quality to get excited about ?
To help a band get recognition, you have to feel their appeal, their attitude and general aura, and on first play I was struggling.
I was aware their videos were gonna be full of wonder and awe, but I needed to feel the music.
To cut to the chase , I forgot about this so called amazin band ,and went to Egypt for a well earned rest , and a little soul searching .
On a scorching hot day, on a beach in Sharm El Sheik , somehow I heard We are the people again on my I-Pod.
As soon as that huge chorus came in where Luke sings ;
"I can't do well when I think you're gonna leave me,
But I know I try,
Are you gonna leave me now ?
Can't you be bellieving now ?
I thought........ WOW ! this is huge.
It somehow connected with me.
I played the album again and it began to make sense.
By the end of the holiday , I totally got it !
The vision , the dream , the aura , the scope and the power.
I will say however that the album is not consistantly great.
The first four tracks on the album though, are absolutely top drawer.. and I played them constantly.
We are the People is a great , great song but it took me sometime to be convinced .
When I saw the finished video, for the song, they raised the bar again.
Not everyone will like the song, but music is individual and that song spoke to me when I needed to be spoken to.
The healing power of music is a wonderful comfort sometimes !
Spirit.
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Catman... it would be great to hear about the songs you are lovin at the moment......
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Liam... out of interest... what are your thoughts about Josh Homme producing the new Monkey's album and the leaked tracks sounding heavier with a great sense of power ?
I saw a picture of Alex the other day, he has grown his hair , and I thought he looked fantastic !
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Back to the topic
Alexander , you play a mean violin !
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Yo Jax
I have just read your article .
You paint a wonderful view of Sweden.
You should be extremely proud of your work. Very proud !
First class.
You write with real love for your art, and your passion and knowledge really shines through.
Your attention to detail and the information you shared is top notch.
I loved the " Fill your head with rock " idea.
I could go on all night about some of the bands you named that are so superb , it hurts.
Loved the bass guitarist , who complained that his bass was too "bassy ".
Hello !!!
I am still laughing now !!!
You have a natural skill for writing , and you paint a picture with words in a truly effective way.
When one has such a clear talent, the best thing one can do, is share this talent with the world.
Great stuff.
Spirit.
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Josh Homme can only be a good thing for The Monkeys. The drummer from them said that going to be a QoTS gig changed the way he thought about live music ("I need to hit harder").
For them to take themselves in a more MGMT or Klaxons direction would be a bit dull I think, as Jax said, its been done. So they could stay on a similar track to their previous 2 albums, but that would just be dull. Going down a slightly heavier route, but retaining the lyrical brilliance? Yes please! Ill just stick to the Last Shadow Puppets if I want a lighter (perhaps more refined?!?!) sound.
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Oh Liam..............
Now you have gone and mentioned The Last Shadow Puppets !
Now you have caused me to go off topic and ask the question.....
Just how good was The Age Of The Understatement ?
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You know Fraser's gonna wake up today , put on his deep burgundy housecoat, prepare his cornflakes with ice cold milk, turn on his computer and find out that we have all totally hijacked the 2009 Eurovision winner !!
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Hi
Wow spirit thanks for that good review glad you enjoyed it!
I would have gone back this year and covered it again, however with my wife having a child it doesn't seem to be a priority!
Glad to see Jarvis, Madness and the Manics charting - album wise anyway!
As for the Empire of the Sun, I think I am with the general consensus - fantastic singles, slightly under par album. But with MGMT setting the bar so high for this style of music, they always had a tough task ahead of them.
I do think it might be a good idea if all 1980's influences were banned for a week to see what else bands can come up with.
An entertainment quiz function? Go on, ask us one...
Thranjax
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Totally agree on your Empire comment.
The first four tracks on the album ;
1) Standing on the shore
2) Walking on a dream
3) Half Mast
4)We are the people
are all very good with the hypnotic, interwoven melodies really weaving something magical.
Unfortunately there is a real downturn in quality for the rest of the album, but that is not my focus.
It's those first four songs that had me hooked.. and when you see the video to We are the people.... you will understand the wonder and the vision of this very forward looking duo.
Regarding MGMT..
Time to pretend ( Noel Gallagher's fave song of 2008 )
Electric feel
Kids
3 uber brilliant singles ! Amazingly good !!
Regarding music quizzes... oh my word ... my head is full of so much.. where would I start. ?
You would have me opening up so ,so much.............
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Spirit, great, bring it on! This could become the longest and least relevant blog entry on the site!
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OK Jax ,just the one to start you of with........
Which act had a NUMBER 1 single in the 70 's and a NUMBER 1 in the 90's but with a totally different line up ?
Enjoy.
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England World Cup Squad is my guess.
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got to go out now, try some more tonight!
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you got it superb !!
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Back home in 1970
World in motion in 1990.
Cool.
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I thought it had to be them or Manchester United.
More!
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OK , but trust me , you are starting off something potentially prolific....
And it's down in tablets of stone that you are encouraging to do this !
I do love putting in loads of new stuff , and like to really fire a quiz up in a live enviroment , using quick fire wit, interplay and I like to play positively on peoples skills and personalities .
My quizzes are largely current and focus on the here and now, and acts that are doing it, or having big influences on those doing it !
But for now I will give you a posing question that will involve a little bit of brain power.....
Here goes...
Who is the only artist to have had number one singles as ;
A) a solo artist
b) a duo
c) a trio
d) a quartet
e) a quintet
There is only one possible answer...
Good luck...
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Well er...
Paul McCartney? solo, with stevie wonder, with wings, the beatles and er... did the beatles ever have someone else on one of their records? Billy Preston was it?
the only other person it might be i can't work out the duo.
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My word ...excellent !!
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Paul Mccartney it is !
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hurrah! i thought it might be cliff, but couldn't think of the duo. or the quartet.
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or the trio for that matter.
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Age of the Understatement is a fantastic album. Really atmospheric and well written. I was a bit sad that when I saw them at Reading Festival some of the magic of the album was lost, they bought a 16 piece orchestra but it's such a hard sound to re-create. I wish I'd seen them when they were touring.
Good news is that they are planning a second album and hopefully a larger tour. Bad news probably being that it wont be for a while, due to The Monkey's new album. Dunno what The Rascals are up to at the moment.
Time to Pretend makes my top 5 songs of all time (this is a debate and a half, gogo).
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Time to Pretend is great, and a tough act for them to follow but Kids and Electric Feel were also very good.
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But I guess Cliff was in TWO quintets, being with the Shadows and with the Young Ones. Actually Hank played on Living Doll with the Young Ones as well didn't he so technically that is a sextet.
Although on the other hand I don't think the Act name was The Young Ones Featuring Cliff Richards and Hank Marvin so it wouldn't count.
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Yo Liam...
You have implied that you have a top 5 Songs of all time list.
Of which Time to pretend is one.
I am dying to know what your other four are and why........................
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Ok Jax .... I am off out to the cinema now to see " Angels and Demons "... but I will leave some questions for you....
1) Whose real name is Dylan Mills ?
2) Which band are named by The Guiness Book of Hit Singles , as being the most successful of the last 20 years, but their first London gig only drew 9 people ?
3)According to the Performing Rights Society which 90's song was the most sang song at karaokes in the u.k in 2008 ?
4) Which song title links Pink and Coldplay ?
5) Which song title links Green Day AND Madonna ?
Away you go...
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Paul Mccartney
solo - Pipes of peace
duo - Ebony and ivory
trio - Mull of Kintyre- Wings.......... with Linda and Denny Lane.
quartet - all those amazin Beatles singles
quintet - Get Back- Beatles and Billy Preston.
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Which band's new album is called..
Battle for the sun ?
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Liam one for you...
Whose new album is called...
Scars.
out in June ?
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Spirit, if you talk even half as much in real life as you do on here, boy do I feel sorry for your colleagues.
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Spirit,
How was Angels and Demons? It looks pretty good and the book is certainly better than The Da Vinci Bore.
anyway your questions:
1. Dylan Mills: No idea.
2. Oasis?
3. Angels?
4. Trouble
5. there's a song called holiday on American Idiot, I don't know if it was a single.
Read my comment on the Placebo review yet? New album Battle for the sun should be good... always liked them.
Thranjax
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Hi Spirit,
In response to your earlier question, I am really into Manics at the moment, both old and new. Also, somewhat bizarrely, RATM, although that's not great revision music, makes me want to set fire to my textbooks! Also enjoying Muse, partly in anticipation of their forthcoming (very forthcoming, not even a release date yet) album, partly because they're epic! Not to mention the Arctic Monkeys, pretty much for the same reason and of course, my all time faves, Radiohead! New music is't brilliant at the mo, although I do quite like that placebo track which got a rubbish rating.
All the best
ManCat!
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Catman, like you, I can't wait for more material from Muse. and RATM - happy memories.
Oliviaaa, given that the two posts after yours were reponses to Spirit, I think you just have to accept that the page is being renamed SpiritBlog slowly but surely.
Thranjax.
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Haha, in my head, alongside such conspiracy theories that suncream actually makes you burn quicker so that you put more on and then buy more, Spiritwarrior is simply Jimmysavillecigar: did anyone else notice that he stopped posting right around the time that spirit did?
Catman231
(in case any of you are wondering, as a child, I was bitten by a radioactive cat)
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Catman, maybe you are right...
my own idea was that Fraser was Jimmysavillecigar, frantically writing messages to himself on two keyboards...
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and don't worry, you don't have to explain your name.
lord knows mine is a long story.
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I had to google who's new album was called 'Scars', I didnt know that was what it was gonna be called! Having seen loads of material off it live, I never bothered to look it up. Bassment Jaxx for anybody wondering lol.
Most successful band of the last twenty years? U2 or Oasis I guess then. Probably a good call on Oasis..
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Hi Cat
The Manics mean so, so much to me..... absolutely brilliant , James has an amazin voice and some of their songs are , really special. A GREAT ,GREAT band .
After Black Holes , which was an excelent album , Muse have raised the bar really high and there are many people like yourself, waitin for what I have been told is something ambitious and special.
Muse's songwriting skills and album sales are following a very positive trajectory.
Killing in the name of - a really great song.
Lovin all the conspiracy theories regarding Jimmy Savilles cigar......
But when you step back ... you can even imagine that Fraser has a whole room of computers and he is in fact , me.
The spirit Warrior is an urban myth .
Now that's scary !
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Anyway , getting right back to topic........
Jax
I really enjoyed Angels and Demons!
I loved your Placebo comment and have purposely not commented on their song yet, so that your comment has it's very own 15 minutes of fame. lol
Re the questions.......
Angels was the most sang song at karaokes in 2008, cool.
Trouble - Pink and Coldplay. Cool.
Holiday - Madonna and Coldplay. Cool .
You need 1 AND 2........
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Wheres my comment about my 5 fav songs of all time gone?!? I guess I forgot to click post.
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Time to Pretend - MGMT
Why? - Annie Lennox
And the final one is probably ..
The long way around - Dixie Chicks
(Fighting off competition of my fav Artics song at time of writing and The Corrs - Run Away).
Cant be bothered going into reasons for each. I am aware Im opening a can of worms here though..
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You got it Liam... U2 's first London gig only drew 9 people......
Now who is Dylan Mills ...................
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The can of worms are out....
Mr Brightside- What an immense song....... when I first heard it I could not believe how good it was... superb.... will be seen as a classic in 20 years time.
MGMT - Great song...it's a given.
That opening keyboard riff is already iconic.
Annie - Why - Great song..... and The Corrs... great song
Iris - I played this at a function recently, and at the end loads of people said how they really loved the song.
It worked so well in City of Angels....
Great stuff.
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Holiday - Madonna and Green Day... sorry.
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As well as Fraser's excellent reviews and interviews etc maybe we could have threads for what we are listening to, that we think is great and want to share... excitement of new material... gigs we are attending or have seen and want to share .
It would keep us all up to date and informed and enhance the community spirit.
Maybe.....
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Absolutely right spirit we could do with a thread but on the other hand this thread seems to be doing fine!
Still don't know who Dylan Mills is and without googling it i won't get it.
Top five songs of all time? Goodness I have no idea! If we are limiting it to songs which have charted as singles that might help..
Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
The Associates - Party Fears Two
Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric
The Divine Comedy - Something for the Weekend
Sparks - The Number One Song in Heaven.
.. help that is to show my age and bizarre tastes. If we include album tracks as well then heaven help us all. And this doesn't include "classical" music, soundtracks or singles which only charted abroad or only charted in specialist charts.
What a task to set us Spirit!
Thranjax
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And yes Spirit I am aware that "Are 'Friends' Electric" is technically by Tubeway Army!
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No comment on The Dixie Chicks Spirit? Gutted!
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It's been two long years
Since the top of the world came crashing down !
Oh Liam what a great song , the voice , the instrumentation , the meaning , the response to the Bush saga....
Superb song... means a real lot to me .
Hey life can throw a lot of trouble at us.... we have to always find the solution and come back stronger !
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Jax... can't wait to rave over some of your choices later...
Right now I have to catch the National Express down to the Country Club, where there are no Cars, and I can listen to Avalon.... which of course is......
the Number one song in heaven !
Best Wishes.
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The Dixie Chicks
It's been two long years
Since the top of the world came crashing down.....
Superb song.
Great voice , instrumentation , meaning and message.
Hey ... when the chips are down.. you dust yourself down and comeback stronger.
Awesome stuff .
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Country Club of course is a great one! I was so genuinely saddened when Billy Mackenzie died... another undervalued genius. His "Winter Academy" is an amazingly beautiful song and performance.
The Dixie Chicks are amazing for their honesty and their views, although I'm not into their music as such, I greatly admire them.
Thranjax
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Heh yeh they certainly got in a lot of trouble for that. And came back with such a fantastic album to counter it. Glad it did happen really as it obviously shaped that album.
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The thought of choosing my five favourite songs of all time is far too difficult for me.
It would change daily dependent on mood , company , circumstance and there are too many songs and special moments to consider.
I try to live in the now, and hope that my five favourite songs are yet to be written.
My five favourite current songs would have to be :
Enter Shikari - Juggernauts
Mr Hudson - Supernova
Empire of the Sun - We are the people
Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers
Carolina Liar - Show me what I'm looking for.....
4 OFF THE RADIO 1 "A" list...
I must say the people that organise the playlists are mostly so sharp in getting this right and shaping the songs for the station.
Sterling stuff.
Music changes so fast and great songs are always around to find.....
Radio 1 is a great place to be....
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La Roux - Bulletproof
Climbing up the playlist.. its a brilliant song. I really hated In for the Kill (1) because of her voice on it and 2) because it kept getting played in appapropriate times on nights out). So this is a breath of fresh air and gives me hope in La Roux.
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honestly!
I'm away for two minutes and people start posting on threads other than Alexander Rybak - Fairytale!
Nearly at 100 posts now!
Spirit, you are right, hopefully the best songs ever are yet to be written.
I also can't quite make up my mind about La Roux, but think I like her.
Did we establish who Dylan Mills is?
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Sorry for the slow reply but I felt compelled to respond to Spirit's claim that Muse rose the bar with Black Holes and Revelations. Really?!? Admittedly, it was very commercially successful and yes, it is undoubtedly a brilliant album, encompassing aspects of dance music, alternative rock and even classical guitar, showcasing Muse's awesome talent, both now and in the future. But their best ??? Have you heard Absolution or 'Symmetry ??? Songs like 'Butterflies and Hurricanes' and 'New Born' are some of the best ever written; the only stand-out track on Black Holes' is 'Knights of Cydonia'. Starlight is pants.
p.s. Apparently Muse are going for an 'orchestral' sound on the next album. Should be interesting.
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Ok well Dylan Mills is obviously the guy with the number one single !!!!
He's a rascal !!
But who are
Kwasi Danquah
and
Victoria Hesketh ?
Someone must know....
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Hi Cat
Or are you possibly Jimmy Saville's cigar..... ?
You could be double bluffing by suggesting that Jimmy is me !
On the other hand...
Jax could be Jimmy , using distraction techniques to make us think that Fraser is Jimmy using two computers frantically answering himself .....
On the other hand.....
Has anyone ever seen Liam and Jimmy in the same room at the same time ?
Maybe Liam is Jimmy ?
Trust no one ! lol lol
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In response to Muse....
They have written and performed many great songs... all great albums... all truly special in different ways......
The fact that they keep doing this... and keep pushing boundaries.... selling more albums.....playing to bigger crowds.... wowing Glastonbury to an insane degree (the neutrals did not know they were that good !!!! ) means that over time the bar keeps getting higher...
Starlight rose high on many radio airplay charts and although not maybe being as technically brilliant as other previous songs... it's commercial pull was great enough to bring in even more fans and generate interest from non converts, to discover other treasures that the band had to offer...
This truly innovative great band... stand at the peak of their powers...
Can't wait for the next chapter....
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Certainly Black Holes was less complex musically than previous albums... but perhaps they raised the bar in being more upfront in their political concerns and also by drawing a larger audience into hear their really quite unusual music.
But there again I would like more density to their sound, which might be the case with a more orchestral approach.
And I am not Jimmy Saville Cigar. I promise you that!
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Basically... I think we all appreciate Muse...
Their cover of " feelin good " is awesome..
I also really like " plug in baby " to a strong degree... so good
" time is running out "
superb song...
"map of the ploblematique "
another favourite
"sing for absolution " ,
Too many to mention.....
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"new born " and " butterflies " are a given.......
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But - just to keep on topic, I think Alexander Rybak probably shouldn't do any Muse covers on his next album.
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Until Jimmy comes back on here and states that he has never been to Sweden, and has never excellently reviewed a rock festival featuring Def Lepperd , Judas Priest and others , then we cannot be truly sure....
The only way to entice the wonderful and very readable Jimmy back to join us, is for Fraser to do another ...
How to Destroy !
Come on Fraser , give your devoted fans what they want !
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Give Fraser a chance, he's probably only got down to post 50 or so...
I can't promise that jimmy will do that you know spirit...
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Yeah but given that Cat informs us that the new Muse album is orchestral......
And Alexander plays the.....
Violin !
Hmmmm interesting.................
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Alexander playing violin on Muse's album! Balanescu, possibly, Rybak... that would be a surprise!
I wonder who will orchestrate for Muse? Joby Talbot would be great, or maybe Brian Gascoigne who orchestrated Scott Walker's terrifying album Tilt...
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OH , now you have mentioned the great , great Scott Walker... what a singer , his version of Jacque Brel's Jacky is a real personal highlight !!!!!
Amazin !
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Yes, he is amazing... but Tilt... I want to hide behind the sofa even thinking about some of that album...
On the other hand "Farmer in the City" is absolutely beautiful. and Patriot.
I should mention Momus's cover of Jacky at this point called Nicky... but I won't.
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You can mention Marc Almond's superb cover however..
A great version ... excellently produced by the wonderful Trevor Horn.... who bringing it all up to date... is producing the new Robbie William's album...
It's sounding good !!!
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Map of the Ploblematique - my fav Muse track. Although I still need to listen to some of their older albums more. Although Starlights a weak track .. its got some fantastic hooks that make it a brilliant single, just poor in context of the album.
New album = cannot wait. Hopefully they will be playing whatever festival Im off to next year.
Some guesses on those names Spirit ..
Kwasi Danquah .. Fergie? Victoria Hesketh .. Kate Bush? I dunno lol.
Yes I am Jimmy. Next.
What happened to Fraser? Is he hoping this will run out of steam if he doesnt post on it?
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While we are communicating , I really want you to know that your comment number 76... has had me seriously laughing uncontrollably for the last couple of days !
It's when I picture it in my head, I collapse in a fit of giggles !
lol lol
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Isn't Kwasi a boy's name?
So you are Jimmy! .... Fraser will surely turn up now to wreak his revengy.
Marc Almond's cover was very inspired and camp. Perhaps Trevor can achieve some of the same for Robbie - even with Mr. Duffy's help his act was getting a bit flat.
The Days of Pearly Spencer was on the same album! That was good too. A cover, can't remember the name of the original singer.
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Well Spirit, it would explain why Fraser isn't bloggin much, if he has sprained his wrists from over exertion...
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We've got about 20 different conversations on the go here. Lets wrap some up ..
Kwasi Danquah and Victoria Hesketh anybody? Dont make me google them.
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Victoria Hesketh sounds posh, so she probably isn't. Is SHE fergie?
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I cracked and googles it. Youll NEVER guess it.
So here's a hint - The music act she is associated with or is (not giving away if shes in a band or a solo artists) is on the Reading/Leeds line up.
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You are right, I won't guess that... I can't think of any female acts at the Reading Leeds ... Is this a big act or a medium/small act?
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Small. Added recently. Looking at the bill theres not many women this year..
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Hurry up and get Victoria and Kwasi... I got more topics lined up !!!
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Lily allen, kate (Argh) nash sort of area?
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clue- Victoria AND Kwasi will both be in the uk singles chart in the top twenty next week....
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yes, spirit because you SAY SO ;)
Little Boots?
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I have posted long monologues on Victoria's single blog ...
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Lol spirit, that could be any blog!
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woo hoo !!!!
now Kwasi Danquah... who is currently having..........................................................
nay nay nigh !!!!!!!!!!
sang in his ear !!!
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Tinchy?
Little Boots is a lovely lovely lady.
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Comment 126...
At my expense you are showing a wonderful flair for comedy.......
lol
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VICTORIA Hesketh - Little Boots
Kwasi Danquah - Tinchey Stryder
Finally....... lol
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A lovely lady.
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Right ...
Marc Almond's Tenement Symphony is one of my favourite albums. ( In my top 1000 anyway )
Liam.... 112 ... Totally agree on Starlight... it's a commercial song with about 5 hooks in it... and is a masterful pop single that drew more people to Muse.
112 - Are you really Jimmy ?
And what do people think of Ash's no more albums plan.......
They will instead put out 26 singles over the course of the next 12 months ?
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beating the previous record held by the Wedding Present for most top thirty singles in a year?
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Jax .. I personally think Trevor Horn producing Robbie WILLIAMS and Guy Chambers songs , when Robbie is being the determinned competitor with a huge point to prove... sounds absolutely what the doctor ordered...
If they are all on top form... Robbie will be born again.....
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The Wedding present had a top 30 single every month in 1992...
Amazin...
Let's see how Ash do...
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Sounds like a gimmick from Ash.
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Liam in agreement on your comment re ..
La Roux - Bulletproof
This is the most obvious 80's sounding song I have heard..
The backing sounds like Depeche Mode a la 1981... Speak and Spell.
It's more 80's than the 80's themselves.
(listen with caution Jax... it's a far cry from Judas Priest .!)
Her persona is more engaging the more I see her and she looks like a star.
It's the Blade Runner android type look... very aloof and sexy , even the fact that she's the daughter of that fine actress in The Bill,,, just adds to the mix.
Bulletproof will be another top 20 hit !
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Jax, talkin of the 80's
The Blue Nile
Tinseltown in the Rain
Headlights on the parade..
Are they great songs ?
Discuss.......
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The Blue Nile are one of the greatest synth bands for their ability to emote whilst using "cold"sounding instruments.
They were originally sponsored by Linn who wanted demonstration records for their hifi equipment, and went well beyond that!
TInseltown and Headlights are just two of many great songs. They aren't very prolific but every album release is the highest qualify songwriting.
Their best songs are melancholic but the music invests some kind of hope, Family Life for instance is heart wrenching, as is Over the Hillside.
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La Roux - Bulletproof - I don't mind the 80is ness, although you are right it is a bonus track from Speak and Spell unaccountably sung by a woman - I just think it's a bit rubbish.
Nice quiff though.
Still prefer Little Boots... Lovely lady.. lovely...etc... (Nurse, the medication!)
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Don't you mean Victoria Hesketh ??
Jax , I really don't wanna push you over the edge.........
But......
Victoria is is even more gorgeous in person.........
Nurse ! nurse
Oh dear.... too late !
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OK have to disappear for a couple of days... work commitments..... but I am so lookin forward to these things that might have happened when I return......
1) Jax has either proposed to Little Boots............... or single - handedly taken this blog up to 200 posts !
2) Oliviaaa will have shared all the music she's likin at the moment...... and maybe others could share as well.
Don't be shy , we are all among friends, we will all respect each others individual tastes and surely this is what this blog is for....
We can all learn from each other...
Come on everyone....
3) Enter Shikari AND Empire of the sun reviews from the excellent Fraser......
4) Another How to Destroy and the return of the entertaining Jimmy Saville's Cigar.....
5)Just want to stress number 2 again, come on everyone........ what songs are people likin at the moment.................
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First, going back to ash a few posts ago, if it is a gimmick it is a well planned one, they talked about doing it ages ago, well over a year.
In response to Spirit's last post - you're 'going away' for a few days and predicting the return of Jimmysavillecigar... coincidence, I think not. You would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for us meddling kids... !
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Ah Spirit ... work committments eh? That could be anything, a murderous trip to Bruge, disco in Antarctica, pub quiz in Buckingham Palace...
Anyway, with your predictions..
1) I don't think my work would be that happy if I ran away and proposed to Little Boots. I don't think Victoria would be that happy either... And next time you meet her get an autograph for me!
2) Yes, let's hear what everyone is listening to today!
3) Both reviews are presumably forthcoming, although Fraser is a bit quiet is he on hols?
4) If Jimmy does return then he IS spirit, case closed.
5) Yes.
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"if it is a gimmick it is a well planned one"
Quite right. I think the band probably want to celebrate the single as an art form. I'm all for it.
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Just so you know, I AM on hols, but I've stacked some reviews up ready to go while I'm off. And I'm watching you, so play nice. 'k?
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Yes dad! *looks down with solemn and obedient face*
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Oh, while I'm here, will you (by this I mean Fraser and [enter other assorted names of Chartblog team here]) be reviewing Jamie T's new track when it comes out? Please....? pretty please.....?
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Oh. You. Betcha.
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Fraser how nice to see you. How is your holiday? Given your penchant for Burgundy HouseCoats I assume you are at some peculiar version of Butlins.
Wakey Wakey and all that!
I'm afraid Spirit isn't here though, he is away on "work business" perhaps as a childrens entertainer?
"Come on kids, no one gets their ice cream until you've told me the name of every band starting with an X that's had a top ten single! Stop crying Jamie we're playing Midweek Top Ten Predictions next!"
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For the things we're listening to and liking at the moment, is it current and upcoming singles or anything at all?
Because that would make a big difference.
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Both, I think Oliviaaa, what are your five favourites at the moment and what are your desert island discs?
Thranjax
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Top 5 Current or Soon-to-be Hits:
La Roux - Bulletproof
The Veronicas - Untouched
The Maccabees - Love You Better
Enter Shikari - Juggernauts
And, for some reason it still hasn't become annoying
Lady Gaga - Pokerface
Top 5 that I'm listening to at the moment -
Dance Gavin Dance - Uneasy Hearts Weigh The Most
A Day To Remember - You Had Me At Hello
Maximo Park - Books From Boxes
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
Gosh this is so tricky!! Those last 5 aren't my all time top favourites, rather the songs I'm currently infatuated with. I have a whole other list of songs that I will always love, but that's a litle too long.
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It is virtually impossible to state what your favourite songs are since it changes every day.. still, good choices there oliviaaa with Maximo, the kinks and the specials, in fact I will check the others out you mention to see what they are like!
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Hi Oliviaaa......
Great choices....
Your five current ones all speak to me...
A Certain Trigger by Maximo is a great album... but my fave track by them is
Our Velocity....
"If everyone became so sensitive..
Perhaps I wouldn't be so sensitive "
Superb..
Whats your take on
Quicken the heart ?
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Cat..... I love most of Jamie T'S
Panic Prevention..
Calm Down Dearest and Ike and Tina really stand out for me..
His new album..
Kings and Queens is out July 13th....
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Oliviaaa
I saw Ray Davies lat year and he played all the Kinks stuff... it was magical !!
The Specials are fantastic, have reformed without founding member Jerry Dammers ,and are on a nationwide tour , will have to listen to your other choices......
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Right now Fraser's gone on holiday...
So if Jimmy Saville's cigar emerges now......................
Then Jax's comment on 76, that Jimmy is Fraser..... will be right under the microscope !
Oh the suspense !
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Ok Jax ........................acts beginning with X having top ten singles..... here goes
Xtc - swindon's finest !
Sorry Billie Piper and Melinda Messenger..
Richard X - who did Being Somebody with Liberty X - great song mixin Being boiled with Ain't nobody.
X press 2 with the great David Byrne from Talking Heads doing the song Lazy...
Not sure if XTM , XZIBIT or XPANSIONS had top ten hits..........
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I know that my chart predictions are mostly right......... but now I feel slightly elated that I even predicted the 2 days that Fraser would review Empire of the Sun and Enter Shikari......
Strange.........
Now does anyone know Saturday's winning lottery numbers... ?
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Yes, they are 6, 11, 38, 41, 43, 48
OK?
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If there are people out there wondering who Jimmy Saville's Cigar is... then go to Fraser's How to Destroy feature and click on the Razorlight one... then the more recent ones...
It's an entertaining read , full of drama.... you will be entertained.....
Jimmy has not been back for a while, and there are many wild conspiracy theories circulating on this blog that either Fraser , Catman , Jax or indeed myself are in fact the real Jimmy !
Who really knows ?
The plot thickens.......
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Jax ... will try those numbers,,,,,
Now another question....
Who is the only female artist to have number one singles as..
A solo artist
A duo
A quartet
A quintet
There is only one possible answer... good luck !
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Just to get back onto topic.....
Alexander's song Fairytale is the highest charting Eurovision winner since Ireland's Johnny Logan reached Number 2 with Hold me now in 1987 !
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Overseas winner I meant sorry... overseas winner !
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Diana Ross?
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I was going to say Spirit, didn't Katrina and the Waves have a number one?
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Mel C?
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You got it........
Mel C !
Solo - I turn to you
Duo - Never be the same again with Lisa Left Eye Lopes.
Quartet - spice girls after Geri left
Quintet- before Geri left !
Great stuff !
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Katrina and the waves have some English members.... but I am getting seriously impressed about your knowledge......... Love shine A light got to number 3 in 97....
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Sorry Jax for my human error....
I meant to say Alexander is the highest placed OVERSEAS Eurovision winner since Johnny Logan.
Katrina and the waves had some English members.
Thanks for keepin me right...
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Well, I quite liked some of her songs.
But I thought the duet was When you're gone with Mr Bryan "Blandness himself" Adams. Guess that wasn't number one then.
Thranjax
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Number 3.... for Mel and BRY...... right talk later...just about to put your numbers on... then it's the F.A cup final.. then the Britain's got talent final.. then tonight I will be dancin my sox off.. have a great day..
Spirit.
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Whatever you win off those numbers, I think I deserve a third at least!
Thran "poverty stricken" jax
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How did those numbers do mr. spirit?
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I notice no one is defending Mr. Adams from the Bland accusation I made...
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The numbers ?
There is always Wednesday...
My favourite Bryan Adams track is his number 1 ...
NO NOT THAT ONE !
The number one with Chicane "Don't give up " is the one I mean...
The other one I like is his song that became a number one for someone else.....
Which is......
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I don't know spirit, did someone cover summer of '69? or run to her?
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None of them... come on Jax... you have a glowing reputation to uphold !
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I know spirit, it is just that Bryan Adams.. I don't have much interest in him.
If not the songs I mentioned then I guess Heaven... which was covered by DJ Sammy I do not know if it was number one or not.
The Chicane song Don't Give Up was pretty good though.
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Heaven by D.J Sammy was number one.... is there no stoppin you ?
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No, not on the dancefloor anyway, unfortunately... it isn't a pretty sight...
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Is this now the official chart trivia thread then?
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Sure. Which man, woman and group have won the most BRITS? The man and woman may or may not have once been part of a group and then gone onto have solo career(s).
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Liam.... lovin this !
For the boys it's Robbie .. without googling I know it's either 10 or over.... and a record !
For the girls it's Annie Lennox..
Now for the bands... British... it's Take that
International... U2......
Great question...
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OK heres another...
Which singer currently in the charts won the Swedish version of pop idol ?
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In the top ten now, Agnes.
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Someone asked on sunday night, which american band has been going since 1969 with the same line up?
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ooh a toughie... The Grateful Dead ?
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No isn't Jerry Garcia dead now?
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The only others I could guess at then is ZZ top,,, but not sure if they are still going ?
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ZZ Top is correct Spirit. And the silly fact about their names is...?
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1) They are the last band alphabetically in the Guiness book of hit singles..
2) Two of them have huge beards.... and the drummer who does not have a beard is called
Frank Beard !
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Yep the beard thing is just crazy!
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OK... while we are on the subject of names... and this is one of my favourite ever questions.....
How did the band 10CC get their name ?
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Is it true or an urban myth that Jonathan King suggested it on the basis that 10CC is the average amount of (how can I put it on Chartblog?) "Rhymes with punk" that a man produces in one go?
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Well the average amount a man produces in one go is actually 9cc.....
Obviously ,they wanted to go one better so they called themselves...
10cc !
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Probably best to keep Jonathan King out of it...
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Here's some more.. how did these bands get their names...?.
The Thompson Twins
Empire of the Sun
Duran Duran
Frankie goes to Hollywood
ABBA
The foo fighters
The Killers
and how did you get your name ?
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The Thompson Twins - Detectives in Tintin and inspiration for the song We are Detective.
Empire of the Sun - JG Ballard Book (RIP btw)
Duran Duran - (should be Durand Durand) from Barbarella movie
Frankie Goes to Hollywood from a newspaper headline about Frank Sinatra ( I THINK)
ABBA - Acronym of band members names
The Foo Fighters - USAF code name for UFOs
The Killers - Not sure is it to do with charles manson?
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The origins of the name Thranjax are quite convoluted.
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You are phenomenal....
The Killers were a fictional band in a New Order video.......
Just like you Thespiritwarrior is a very long story, and one with deep meaning to me.
Hey maybe it's better to know each other as good buddies with a keen ear for music..... names are important but also what we say and what we do..... maybe when this thread hits 1000 , we might start giving clues , but maybe some things are more fun with a little mystery.......
Well pop music certainly is......
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Yes, quite right! I wondered if the spirit warrior was from the anime or something to do with martial arts...
I don't think the Thranjax origin story is particularly interesting, just convoluted :)
It is also useful to have a username that no one else will have of course! e.g. if you want to email me, pretty much [Personal details removed by Moderator] should you ever want to email.
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Will do...
I am shortly on hols for a while in the sun, and my girlfriend has stipulated no computers and no contact with the u.k, so as from tomorrow this blog will be a Spirit free zone .....
I hope you will keep our glorious leader on his toes..... it's a testament to him that this blog is such a good place to be....
I am not Jimmy ,but I would be gutted if he emerged, while I was gone...
Fraser , hold that How to destroy..
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I can well imagine your gf banning chartblog when on holiday lol!
Still, great alibi if Jimmy does emerge...
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Have a great holiday Spirit!
We will keep Fraser busy as much as possible!
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Cool.... seriously about 2 weeks ago , when I read all those entries on those how to destroys ,I was transfixed and it was a fascinating read for about an hour.
Your comment that it was Fraser on two computers has had me laughing uncontrollably for the last week or so !
I am even laughing now as I type this !
Especially that bit about the licence fee !
If it was Fraser.. it's like he is having an internal struggle with the service he provides... and did he really deserve "Jimmy" paying his wages...
The other bits that I loved was Jimmy's use of phrases, especially..
"Cease and desist ! "
And the glorious word "nish "
Jax, please tell me it's not just me that found the whole thing comedy gold ?
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It's funny because it is such a random thing for Jimmy to get into a rage about! unless as we have surmised it is Fraser arguing with himself... possibly without knowing - maybe guilt stricken over the license fee debacle and his expense account for moat cleaning!
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Ha ha... great stuff !!
If Jimmy comes back.. do find out his desert island discs... and stall him until I return..
Have a great week.
Spirit...
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Have fun :)
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Cheers Liam.. hope you are well..
Have a good week. :)
Watch Empire and Shikari climb the charts ....
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2 big bits of news before I go away, as I know these bands are loved on this blog..
1) Arctic Monkeys third album will be released on August 24th.
2) Muse will play 6 arena shows in th U.K later this year as part of a European tour..
Tickets go on sale this Friday 5th June 9am.
Have a good week everyone...
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Before I buy Muse tickets I want to hear any new material ...
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Are you insane?!?!? If they were coming ANYWHERE near here I'd be there... I'd be there more than once....
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Not insane catman, just trying to keep the infinite thread going ;)
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Oh, ok. Well if procrastination is the name of the game... Don't worry about their new material, they only have to play Hyper Music and my knees turn to jelly. You HAVE to see them if it is at all a possibility, they are undoubtedly the best live band in the world. (That last statement was a cheap attempt at gaining more comments on the thread. I am ashamed).
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I hope their new material is even more political and comments on the whole 2012 and 9/11 mythology and New World Order in even greater depth.
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I can't believe no one has bitten at that last comment! Maybe if I mention HAARP and the dawn of Harmonic Convergence...
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Oooh I've just noticed your link to Clapham Omnibus - thank you very muchly, kind sir!
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yeah we all read your blog Hedgie, kudos on your support of @BullyingUK.
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Thanks thranjax. I see I've also helped your quest to keep this comment thread going!
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Thank you hedgie, yes, feeding the thread is a long and gruesome task...
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which no one appreciates... I don't even get my moat cleaned!
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I think we all appreciate your dedication, thranjax...
And well done for having the staying power to keep a sentence going for well over 24 hours!
225 anyone?
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Waaaaaaaaay too busy to really keep up with the blog atm. But thought I'd steal 225.
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You are welcome to post 225 Liam! Bear in mind that Alexander Rybak got £*& sorry I mean 387 points in Eurovision... The least we can do is give him 387 blog comments!
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Well I think it's about time our glorious leader from Kent, who has me cleaning his moat every second Wednesday, while he watches Empire of the Sun videos in his burgundy house coat with the open back,... gave us some more threads to get all medieval over.... and what about the next How to Destroy and the return of Fraser's nemesis ?
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Welcome back spirit how was your holiday and did you keep internet free while you were away? I guess so or your gf would have killed you,
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Had a terrific holiday... thanks Jax...
Really good...
A good holiday means no computers and no internet of course.. and no correspondence with the U.K... which was hard... especially when someone texted me to say Empire of the sun was number 14 !
Couldn't wait to rattle Fraser's cage... but Mrs Spirit can be quite a fiery young girl with quite a good right hook.... so correspondence was banned !
Listening to Empire of the sun in a car drivin in the Spanish sun was a brilliant experience ,as well as all the wonderful places. we visited... but I missedf all my music commitments back home...and all you great people on this blog... It was like going away without the family...... It's good to be back !
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Reboot!
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And hey spirit where's that email... I have such links to show you!
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I hopefully just sent it, if I have remembered your address before it disappeared.
Jax , are you aware that Jimmy is back among us ?
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Excellent Mr. Spirit, will check email when I get to work, I mean, after I finish work...
Jimmy is awaiting the call I believe.... The challenge is out there... Fraser where is the next destructive monologue?
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The next How to destroy is sure to be the biggest and best !
By the way the new Muse album will be called...
"The Resistance ".
The next Maccabees single is "Can you give it ?
The next Kings of Leon single is "Notion "......... ( Should have been Be somebody... that SHOULD have been the choice ).
The next Green Day single is "21 Guns ".
What do people think ?
Good choices by the record companies ?
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All good choices. Of course The Alarm lead in terms of the number of guns involved but there you go.
What about some more trivia questions to keep the old flame going eh?
Jimmy what do you say, what brand of cigar is that anyway mr protesteth too much?
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Ok ... here's a question that nobody has been able to answer so far , not even Fraser.
In which film is Bruce Willis shot by a member of New Kids on the block ?
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billy bathgate?
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Here's another question...
Jax / Fraser.... where is the next How to Destroy ?
Why is it taking so long ?
Anyone know ?
Anybody ?
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Well I would write it today if I could.. I just think Fraser is on his holiday schedule still.
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Not Billy Bathgate then, I think he gets pushed into the sea with concrete boots on in that one.
Another film he gets shotted in. Sixth Sense is one I can't remember what the guy looked like.
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He gets shot in The Fifth Element I think but not by NKOTB.
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Maybe Jimmy is working on his own project, How to Destroy Chartblog...
could be a long one though.
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Ha... you got it !
Bruce Willis gets shot by a member of NKOTB in The Sixth Sense !
In that famous opening scene, the deranged guy who comes out of the bathroom and shoots him is Donnie Wahlberg !
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Are you saying that Donnie Wahlberg is deranged, or the character in the film? I'm confused ;)
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He plays a deranged guy silly !
In the film Donnie is acting ! And very well too !
Sheesh ! lol
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I really think that when Fraser does the next "How to Destroy " we will see the real Jimmy.
I will try and keep him on a tight leash , but try not to stifle his natural attacking instincts !
Bit like what Alex Ferguson does for the great Wayne Rooney at Manchester United !
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How on earth do you keep an imaginary construct named after a 70's DJ and Television Presenter's most famous accessory "on a tight leash"?
What we need is someone called Barbara Woodhouse's Gruff Voice to come along as well and give him a talking to.
Which is of course exactly what Alex Ferguson does for the great Wayne Rooney at Manchester United. That and the great blow he gives him. From the hairdryer, I mean, apparently.
Thranjax
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"which of course 'is' exactly what" ... etc.
Sorry.
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When JimmySavillescigar makes his long awaited return, maybe we need a character with the name TheAllenCarrguidetogivingupsmoking , to also emerge , to give the verbal jousting a little balance !
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"Nowthennowthennowthenguidetothe abolitionofnonsequiturs" Howzaboutthatthen?
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OK , time for another question !
Which chart star.. took their name from the title of a Queen single ?
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Presumably not the Killers since we already did that one.
Lady GAGA?
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You are right again !
Lady Gaga acquired the name with the help of the Queen single. "Radio gaga "
OK .. which current chart stars are named after the getaway driver of an infamous crime that occured in 1969 ?
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are they in the singles top forty now?
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if they are then I would guess Kasabian, if not then maybe Travis or are they named after Travis Bickle? Or Travis from Blakes Seven?
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Kasabian is correct.
Linda Kasabian was the getaway driver of a crime commited in 1969 which is inappropriate to discuss here.
Next question...
Which song features in the new Coco Rocks advert ?
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Owen Paul, My Favourite Waste of Time.
There's a clip of him and his band you often see which is from Pebble Mill. The music comes on but they don't start miming.
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Wow, your knowledge is good..
Here's another....
Which band took their name from the horse that won the Northumberland Plate in 2001 ?
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Now that I don't know.
Is it actually a Northern band?
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More North than you , and with a great historical connection !
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A scottish band?
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You are right... you could call them a Scottish band !
Their most recent album entered at NUMBER 2 about 2-3 months ago....
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I'm reasonably sure that the Northumberland Plate isn't the origin of the bands name, but the historical connections run deep, Pre-1914 and recently, even to the ancient greeks...
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Indeed , the name has great significance in World history , and this may have been the factor that made the band choose it , but the name was brought to their attention by the horse that won the 2001 Northumberland Plate.
Come on Jax ......................
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1914 was when the war started is that relevant?
ah do you mean ferdinand?
a recent album in the charts yes? won't be the mighty Shamen then lol.
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Correct.... Franz Ferdinand.
It was a common held belief that they took their name from the gentleman who's circumstances contributed to the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914 .... but they came across this with the name of the horse who won the Northumberland plate in 2001.
OK here's another question...
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He has had a top 40 hit , and started his Professional football career at Scunthorpe United !
WHO ?
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Well Kevin Keegan played here, that I know.
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And Kevin Keegan had a Number 31 hit in 1979 with Head over heels in love !
Here's another one...........
Which very famous and successful band , were originally called On a Friday , because that was when they used to rehearse ?
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Is it coldplay?
by the by, there is one person - one - born in Scunthorpe who has had a number one single as part of a group.
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It's not Coldplay .
Your question is very obscure , they would reject it as the one million pound question on who wants to be a millionaire, because it is too hard.(Picture Chris Tarrant asking it , and then picture the face of the conestant as he asks it ! ) Sheer bewilderment . lol lol
Can I please ask the audience or at least have a little clue ?
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Kaiser Chiefs
It was a one hit wonder in the sixties.
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It's not Kaiser Chiefs , they were named after the South African football team...
One hit wonder in the 60's.... way before my time... but I will try some guesses...
The Archies
Zagar and Evans
Thunderclap Newman
Marmalade
Dave Dee, Dozy ,Beaky, Mick and Tich
Procul Harem
The Overlanders
Unit 4 Plus 2
The Four Pennies
The Tornados
The Highwaymen
One of them could be right.............
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radiohead?
I do apologise, when i say 60s I should be saying 70s because it is 1970.
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Radiohead is correct , they used to be called On a Friday.
Since when was 1970, in the 60's ?
If I did that in one of my quizzes , I am not sure if I would get out alive !
Joking aside there was one time when there was a major rumpus over one particular question, in which I asked it in such a way , where if you were not listening correctly , it could be misleading.
Well let's just say that things got very heated that day , and from it , I learnt 2 important lessons.
1) As I write all my material myself , I test every single question on a test audience first , before it goes public.
Mistakes in a small room are easier to correct, than in a large venue with hundreds of people , who are all fiercely competitive.
2) It helps to have a six feet six colleague called " Bob " who has worked in security all his life on hand.
Anyway 1970 , number 1...
Edison Lighthouse or Mathew's southern comfort...
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Ian Mathews of Mathew's Southern Comfort was born in Scunthorpe.
Their number one was Woodstock !
na na na na na ad lib to fade.............
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well done spirit the musical heritage of scunthorpe will live on!
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Stephen Fretwell also comes from Scunthorpe. He went to the same school as I.
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What good NEW summer indie tracks are out and about at the mo, my summer collection feels a little dated...
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I feel honour bound to mention the Duckworth-Lewis Method, which is out on the 6th July but may be a trifle on the silly side.
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What about Start/Stop/Synchro by Rose Dougal? I don't think anyone has mentioned that yet.
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Hmm, there was a properly funny sketch on a BBC radio show called look away now about the D-L M, very funny, try youtubing it
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And silly is not an issure, I'm the worlds biggest young knives fan, of which there is half a song dedicated to the words "she was screaming at your mum and I was punching you dad", bizarre and very funny
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Cat man ...
The new Muse album "The resistance " is released on 14th September !
Excitement builds.............
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Oh and get ready for Chicane's version of Sigur Ros's epic "Hollipola " to be a big hit...
Love it !
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Chicane vs Sigur Ros ... Not sure how I feel about that, I will need to hear it.
Muse album big anticipation I have yes....
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I know Spirit, I will never have wanted summer to end so much, (apart from that one year with the rabbits, and the honey, erm, actually forget it)
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Rabbits and Honey? Catman, I will not forget it.. I am imagining several possible scenarios which involve them. I don't want to, so thank you very much. ;)
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OK .. time for another question
Which song has currently been in the top 75 for 26 weeks and has sold over 600,000 thousand copies ?
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You're not on about Just Dance again are you? ;)
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You are good
OK prior to his death , which Michael Jackson single had sold the most copies in the uk ?
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Put it this way Thranjax, if I'd shaved there wouldn't have been a problem...
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... Shaved... you or the rabbit??? ye gods
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Is it Billie Jean?
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It's not Billie Jean
Oh and by the way..
Billie Jean is not my lover..
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one !
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being lateral then, is it we are the world?
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Oh I see what you are doing here.
Purposely giving wrong answers so that this thread continues and goes past 300. A cunning plan Mr. Jax !
The answer is a Michael Jackson solo single.
This thread is sponsored by Thranjax ltd.
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Just as we wait for someone to give the right answer , here come some new singles from some artists...
Britney's next single will be Radar.
Kasabian's will be Where did the love go ?
The Killers will be A dustland fairytale
Little Boots's will be Remedy
Pink's will be Funhouse
In the next couple of months we have new singles and albums by Sean Paul , Reverend and the makers , The Arctic Monkeys and Muse among others ...
What do people think of all or any of this ?
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Just heard the new Arctic Monkey's single Crying Lightning...
Alex's voice sounds great , and it will be another top ten hit, great stuff...
Who is gonna grab 300 ?
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ME! Hahahahaha!
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Ha ha... out from under the metal dress for some opportunistic pilfering !
Very disingenuous ! lol
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Some interesting new singles coming our way.
The new Sugababes single will get it's first play on Scott Mills today.
It's called Get Sexy , and heralds a real change in direction. See what you think.
Preston's new solo material is a far cry from The Ordinary Boys pop/ska crossover. Here comes a man, who has gone away planned his sound . and come back with an electro pop sound that to me sounds chart friendly.
His team are still deciding on the first single , but the material sounds really strong.
Heard some new Muse tracks yesterday,Matt's voice is sounding superb, and the songs sound really grand and very lavish. It's a huge sound.
Changing style a little, Peter Andre's new single is Behind Closed Doors. It comes with a video which features a robotic wife , straight out of the Stepford Wives. What point is Pete trying to get across , I wonder ?
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I have just been told that Preston's first solo single will be called " Dressed to Kill " .
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Another song heading for the top 5 is "Holiday " by Dizzee Rascal.
To my mind , not as ground breaking as Bonkers , but still a strong single nonetheless.
This song will ensure Dizzee's album will enter in the top 5 of the album charts when it's released.
The future is sure looking bright for this man !
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Looking forward to all that Spirit, especially Muse.
But what about Monsieur Rybak, what is his follow up to Fairytale going to be??????
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Monsieur Ryback parle, il est tres content.
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The Duckworth Lewis method...
The batsmans Holding , the bowler's Willey .
lol
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Preston's new single is a grower and it features a sample of Siouxsie and the Banshees Happy House.
Editors new album is out on September 21st.
The Cribs release a new album soon..
U2's new single will be I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight.
Eminem's new single is Beautiful.
Athlete's new single is Superhuman touch out on Aug 10th. The album Black Swan follows a week later.
Tinchy Stryder's new single Never leave you . Aug 3rd.
Spirit predicts Beat again by JLS to be a top 3 hit , but I really think it will be number 1.
It's writer , Daniel Bullard releases an album later in the year . I am lucky to have been given an i-pod with his debut album on , I will give more info when Fraser does the JLS review.
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Great stuff, Arctic Monkeys are straight on the Radio 1 A list with Crying Lightning , as are Chicane with Sigur Ros's Poppiholla.
A special mention must go to Mr Hudson's Supernova , which I have been championing for months .
Now on the A list and destined to be a big , big hit !
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I heard the Chicane track yesterday.
Ugh.
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Ugh indeed. That music is beautiful of itself, just putting a drum beat behind it and the usual trance gubbins is just lazy and utterly pointless.
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Is it Earth Song?
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Thank God for that !
Before his death , Michael Jackson's biggest selling single , in the uk was Earth Song !
Your prize for getting this right after 6 days , is a copy of the new Chicane single !
I am posting it now !
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You know where you can post it, don't you? lol
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Does the word feature in the second verse of National Express by the Divine Comedy , and does Kirsty MaColl sing the word in Fairytale of New York ?
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It may do indeed Spirit.
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More questions!
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OK Boss ! Here's some ...
1) Who was born Katherine Elizabeth Hudson in 1984.
2) As we have just had Wimbledon..
Which song features the lyric....
"You can see Venus and Serena in the Wimbledon arena .. "
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Katy "your cats will complain about the noise" Perry.
Don't know. Guess it isn't King Cliff.
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Well done on Katy Perry.
The second song was a number 2 single and was a three way collabaration.
The main rapper has featured in Orange ads and has played Huggy Bear.
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Hey. I've just seen this question. Even without the clues, I could tell you that it's Snoop Dogg featuring Justin Timberlake and Charlie somebody (let's just say Charlie Brown), and Signs.
Woo and hoo.
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Well done Curtains.. think it was Charlie Wilson.
Here's another..
Which band appeared in the video for their last number one , with a cardboard cut out of one of their band members ?
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Ha Jax , regarding your comment 319 , Mrs Spirit is currently playing Katy Perry's album , in the room next door.
Lets just say Katy sounds great, when she has an excellent song to play around with.....
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Ha ha.. I was just encouraged to dance around the bedroom to "Hot and cold ".
Yes I did it with a free will... and yes it did make me smile. :)
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Despite your talk of "free will", I still can't help adding "at gunpoint" after the word "encouraged"...
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Yo Jaxi. I just found out that my girlfriend's little sister used to know Little Boots. Apparently, Little Boots' then boyfriend was the guitarist in Little Sister's band - and the famous lady herself wanted Little Sister to be her drummer at one point.
Seems to be a small world on the music scene in Leeds. The same girl also knew Pigeon Detectives when her band was doing the same circuit of pubs etc a few years ago. However, I figured the Wee Boots connection would be of more interest, given your...um... close interest in her.
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Wow that's cool. Drummer girls are cool anyway and a drummer girl who knows Little Boots is off the scale...
Anyway, close interest? Hmmm. You make me sound like some kind of obssessed stalker.... still, shame she doesn't live in Leeds, it would be so handy...
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Excuse me , you guys , sorry to put the bromance on hold..........
The question in 322 needs answering !
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Erm, McFly (thats a complete guess btw)
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It's not Mcfly.....
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Is it Boyzone?
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Oh, I've just been informed that that was in fact the REAL Mikey Graham, rather than just a cardboard cut-out. My mistake.
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It's not Boyzone ...
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They appeared with a cardboard cut out of this person , as there were some internal disputes and he had ?left the band ........
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It's a boy band though? Backstreet Boys? Five? Let Loose? New Kids on the Bloke?
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Well none of you really got it..
Bangtaxi , in a desperate attempt of listing every possible boyband , you stumbled upon Five.
In the video for "Let's Dance " as Sean was ill , ( had left the band! ) , the remaining 4 appeared with a cardboard cut out of him in the video !
Curtains , I thought you may have remembered this .....
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Ah, but you see I never really bothered with their videos. It was all about the music, man (said in chin-stroking, prog-afficionado style).
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I quite liked Keep on Moving.
But then again, I think The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is underrated, so I may be insane.
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Question, when I refresh chartblog, a background shows up in the main body of the text for a moment then disappears. Is it supposed to be there all the time? Or is my browser not showing the page properly? Or is the CSS not right?
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Also, on what is now I think "Alexander Rybak's Technical Blog Forum", has anyone ever put Chartblog as a search term into Google Images (Moderate Filter or Filter Off). What is all that about?
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OK another question !
In the current film , The Hangover...
Mike Tyson punches out a guy , whilst listening to which song ?
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In the adverts, the punch drunk rapist ear swallower seems to be speaking the lyrics to In the Air Tonight tunelessly,
But do you have a reply to my comment at 339? or 340?
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Which radio four show links Tracy Ullman and Billy Mackenzie?
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The Archers ?
A wild guess I know.
339 .. nothing eerie for me.
Will try 340 ......
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Well Jax I just did it !
Putting Chartblog into google images got me lots of pictures of naked , tanned , toned male models !
This leads me to the following conclusion.....
Fraser , your fitness regime is incredible !
You go girlfriend.....
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I just put chartblog into google images...
WOOAH.
IS THAT YOU FRASER?
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Hey Fluffy , keep your hands off !!!
I saw him first !!! lol
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So Fraser....
When can I take you out for dinner ?
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Or stay in, whatever?
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So has Chartblog joined that sad list of words which, no matter how innocent sounding they are, must NEVER be put into a Google Image search if you value your sanity?
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Naked twister ?
You decide....
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Tracy Ullman performed on the show, Billy Mackenzie was performed on the show, Spirit.
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I'm moving to Cornwall !
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Also the thing with the background I mentioned at 339 only happens on my computer at work and not at home...
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... not that I ever waste time on the internet at work of course....
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... so it must be to do with the version of Internet Explorer. Fraser?
And Spirit, how does Mrs Spirit feel about your menage a trois then?
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So is the Archers right ?
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No Spirit, the post at 352 was a clue.
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Like this would be the first time ? lol
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The radio 4 show ... Hmmm , another guess would be " Bearded ladies " that gave Tracey a big break into the world of comedy....
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No, this was a sketch show and Tracey was one performer on it (but the only obviously pop related one I noticed)
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You and your obscure questions..... you will have to enlighten me....
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Weekending: which ran from 1970 to 1998 so you may have noticed it. Tracey Ullman was a comedienne on the show and Party Fears Two was the theme tune for 11 years from 82 to 93.
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I know you guys have gone off on another topic, but Spirit - I wouldn't to bother taking Fraser to dinner, seeing as he's such a... well, I'm trying to think of something that will get past the filter... a "loose man".
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I'll have a shower ,
And then call my brother up ,
Within the hour ,
I'll smash another cup ........
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Fluffy , this going off of the topic , is clearly Thranjax's mad but successful scheme of getting as many comments on this post as possible.
Man , this boy is milkin it !
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Fluffy , I have my romantic dinner with Fraser all sorted .
I will cook his favourite meal , talk romanticly about Cornwall and all it's majestic splendour , while The Maccabees are softly playing in the background....
Our glorious Chartblog leader will be putty in my hands......
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Docking, is one.
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I'll rephrase the question, no actually, I'll just ask the same question again. (Alan Partridge)
Question, when I refresh chartblog, a background shows up in the main body of the text for a moment then disappears. Is it supposed to be there all the time? Or is my browser not showing the page properly? Or is the CSS not right?
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My browser can't even hack opening this page (hence the blank comment above), which, if I cast my eyes up a few comments, is probably no bad thing.
What image can you see behind the text?
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Yeah Jax what can you see on your screen....
Sydney Opera House , The Hanging Gardens of Babylon , herds of wilderbeest , sweeping majestically..........
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It's the same as the Radio One circular logo at the top except on a background which is orange at the top and changes to pink further down.
I've got a screen grab if you need it.
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Hmm...I have no idea why this should be the case, and it doesn't happen on any browsers I've got...
Is it bearable? Is it really annoying?
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It doesn't bother me at all, it would if it stayed on. I just wondered if it was in fact meant to be there.
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I'm going to say yes then.
If it was annoying, I would say no (and then I would get it fixed).
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I am sure if your workplace is anything like anywhere else in the world, the last thing you want to have to do is provoke the ire of the IT department by waking them from their slumbers.
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You are a very perceptive person, Thranj.
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I knew you were going to say that :)
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As we have just had 12 posts , concerning what Jax may see on his computer , ( great way for his plan to get more entries on this post . Nobody's fooled ! )
Let's have another question...
Which band (who I am seeing on Friday ), had a number 1 album with "Free all Angels " ?
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Ash.
Given this story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_10000000/newsid_10000400/10000461.stm
I would just like to make it clear that I was at home all Sunday and never went near a phone. Just where were you on Sunday Spirit? lol :)
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I was listening in the back room to all your Chicane and Kanye West albums remember ? lol
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Free All Angels is one of my ALL-TIME favourite albums. I absolutely love it.
I went to see them in Camden a couple of years ago. Barrelled up the front for the songs you'd expect (Girl From Mars, Kung-Fu, Burn Baby Burn). Also discovered Twilight of the Innocents for the first time when they played it, which I subsequently went and downloaded and has since become one of my 100 favourite songs (yes, I have a list). "Sometimes" is on there too, actually.
Good shout Spirit. Have a good time.
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My favourite Ash songs , would have to be :
A life less ordinary
Shining light
Angel interceptor
Orpheus
Girl from Mars
Oh yeah
The return of the white rabbit
It's Mrs Spirit who is the huge Ash fan , who keeps in contact with them.
I do appreciate , they have released some excellent songs.
Can't wait to hear the new stuff !
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Talkin of new stuff...
How good is Muse's
United States of Eurasia ?
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Wheres the Catman ?
The huge Muse fan !
Can't wait to read your opinion.....
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Oh frabjous day! We have reached the blessed number of 387 made holy by Saint Alexander of Rybak in his glorious conquest of Mount Eurovision!
Make celebration with herrings and halling, break out the Vodka and Schnapps! Head for the Fjords with dancers and fireworks and Oslo marked down on the maps!
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Way ahead of ya !
Alexander pass me my drink !
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So what do we all think about the nominations for the Mercury Music Prize :
Florence and the Machine
Glasvegas ( Yes ! )
La Roux
Friendly Fires
Bat For Lashes
The Invisible
The Horrors
Kasabian
Led Bib
Lisa Hannigan
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Speech Debelle
Which of these acts contibuted the best album to the world ?
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The only one I've heard in full is the Glasvegas album, which I bought, so I'm backing that. It has its fair share of weak points (Polmont On My Mind and Lonesome Swan for me), but the highs (especially Flowers and Football Tops, and It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry) are amazing - like pure emotion being injected directly into you.
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Totally agree and Geraldine , Daddy's Gone and Go Square Go are fantastic too !
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As if this is still going.
Im not gonna read the latest 100 or so comments .. yet ..
but Mercury prize run down Liam style -
Florence and the Machine - Her voice is one of the most exciting things in pop music atm. I am yet to listen to the album but Kiss with a Fist and Dog Days are Over are two very strong tracks. Opinion on the album is witheld for a few days/weeks.
La Roux - Although the whole brining back the 80s synth thing probably warrents them a place on this list .. and the lead singer is very cool .. and Bulletproof is in my top 5 of the year .. still not my thing.
These two are two bands/artists on my "To do" list -
Friendly Fires
Bat For Lashes
The Horrors - Ive heard OF them .. not heard them much I dont think. Further down the To Do list.
Kasabian - Very underwhelmed by the latest offerings. Not listened to the album in full but Im not happy with the released tracks. I was a big fan of Empire and tracks like Club Foot and LSF are brilliant.
Lisa Hannigan - I love this lady. Heard her on Jools Holland a few weeks ago.. took her album with me on holiday and its great. Not massively original or good enough to win though.
Sorry guys, no idea really on these. Will try to listen to them at some point -
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Speech Debelle
The Invisible
Led Bib
And finally. Glasvegas. My winners please. What an album .. however... last years winner's album doesnt have a weak point. This does. Soo who knows what the organisers will be looking for this year?
I think it might be La Roux's year.
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Oh and on the TOPIC of this song .. sat in a Sheesha bar in Istanbul (my final destination) and what starts playing? That familar violin intro .. I was well happy.
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Florence and the Machine - Brilliant Album, my favourite on the list and probably will win.
Glasvegas ( Yes ! ) - Brilliant Album, my third favourite on the list and probably should win.
La Roux - Very Good album, third favourite of mine and possible winner.
Friendly Fires - Not heard all the album, very competent but not that original.
Bat For Lashes - Brilliant album, my second favourite on the list. Along with Florence, has so much of Kate Bush about her and my feelings for Kate Bush are very strong. No, not in a Little Boots sense, Spirit.
The Invisible - Not Heard Of, yet alone heard. Suspect I should have.
The Horrors - Not heard this album yet, should do, may do so soon.
Kasabian - BORING. Least favourite on list. Earlier stuff was better, back in my day you could eat a Marathon bar while cleaning your bathroom with Jif etc etc.
Led Bib - ?
Lisa Hannigan - Not Heard this.
Sweet Billy Pilgrim - ?
Speech Debelle - Won't be my cup of tea, I know that.
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Just to clarify:
1) Yes, Glasvegas and La Roux are joint second on my list.
2) Actually, stuff it, they are in a Little Boots sense. Just she's a bit older now and married... still would not object in a Dustin Hoffman / Anne Bancroft stylee.
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Fraser - putting Alexander's Technical Forum hat on again (it's made of tinfoil)...
... Referring to the link to this post at the bottom of the page under "Topical Posts on this Blog", link to "A little modesty" ... What exactly is a "magesty"?
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Actually, since the actual page is correctly titled with "majesty", how does that even happen?
These pages are dynamically generated so the link would come from a database, I mean no one types in all those links at the bottom, the server generates them from the pages which exist and are listed in the database automatically as they are created. So how can a link end up wrong?
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If you reply to this question Fraser, you will capture post #400 ....
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HAHA NO I GOT POST 400! mwahahaha! (sorry)
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Ah well, I had 300, so it's all good. The battle is now on for 500, although I have a feeling my creaky old BBC browser will expire before then...
So, just quickly, the Magesty/Majesty thing occured cos I put the title into the publishing software in a hurry, and spelled it wrong. Then corrected it later, once it was live. Somehow, some bits of the uncorrected version are kind of floating around the web, waiting to pounce and make me look like an idiot.
Not unlike some of the ChartBlog commenters, actually... ;-)
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It seems the comments link box is using the old URL, which doesn't exist...
Will try and get it fixed. In the meantime, just click on it and then correct the spelling in your browser, should you wish to keep the King Of Pop comments going...
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Oh and my final Mercury prize though .. Im staggered White Lies didnt make the cut. That would win any list for me.
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Liam .. it's brilliant to have you back !!
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If you want to tell us about all the brilliant places you visited , and sprinkle this with future hits , like you did for Basement Jaxx and Kelly Rowland , then go for it !
Travelling and music , two wonderful things .
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I feel that it's my duty to report that Ash were fantastic tonight , doing a very , very intimate gig , and filming the video for forthcoming single " The return of the white rabbit ".
They sounded amazing , and on talking to Tim , he divulged the following details .
Starting in October 2009 , Ash will release a single every 2 weeks over a period of a year . All in all there will be 26 singles.
He said he thought it was the craziest thing they had ever done , and they really wanted a challenge.
They played 3 new songs ;
Return of the white rabbit
Space shot
True Love 1980
They all sounded really strong with big choruses, and an added electronic vibe.
They really think they have the quality of songs to pull this off effectively .
Let's hope so....
Ash rocked the boat tonight !
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OK .. here's a question...
Which ASH and Roxy music single , share the same title ?
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Oh Yeah and Oh Yeah (On the Radio).
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OK .. heres another..
Who are Gill , Williams , Humes and Merrygold ?
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No Idea. You got me Beat Again!
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Yesterday was terrible. I forced myself to watch Harry Potter and the Tree of Nothing (Stewart Lee's brilliant and accurate name for the books) in five minute chunks of Half Blood Prince pointlessness. I had to stop every few minutes to go for a walk so I wouldn't throw the monitor on the floor and jump on it. Lord it is terrible, I would rather have gone on the fun run with Spirit.
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Jax , you are magical with music.
Humes , williams , Gill and Merrygold are indeed the surnames of JLS .
Yesterday for me was great.
Supernova number 2 !
Frankmusik has a second top 30 hit . (He's a bit down it didn't go higher , but I think I know why.
Went on a fun run.
Didn't watch Harry Potter.
On the subject of films , I have 5 friends who are determinned to take me on Wednesdayto see Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in their new rom-com The Proposal.
Iliked Ryan in Just Friends and The Nines , so I am tempted...
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Enter Shikari - No slleep tonight .
Arguably the most commercial sounding song they have done.
It sounds great on the radio , with a topical , biting , political message.
Currently "b" listed .... I hope it has individuality and drive to warrant an "A".
It sounds great !
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Ugh Im so behind on music. Too busy with photos and being ill to catch up.
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By all accounts, you do not want to see The Proposal. It has not got great reviews and it looks dreadful.
No Sleep Tonight is great and very topical for me.
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Two words: STOP RAINING!
Spirit, have you been practising the violin again? You will never be Alexander Rybak! And you're making it rain!
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Sorry this if this is going in a funny direction (although these comments seem to be lacking in that department ;) ) but in response to earlier posts, USOE is phenomenal- In a time where acts like GreenDay and KoL are selling out and producing material that is simply commercially viable, USOE shows an unparalleled level of audacity and bravery from Muse, and hasn't it paid off? What an incredible, progressive monstrosity of a record, absolutely mind-blowing and with the adjoining of Collateral Damage this is (so-far) my song of the year.
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USOE is brilliant: political and bombastic, impossible to ignore. The references - Queen etc. are obvious but that is not a criticism, they are well used and integrated with the result still being totally MUSE and no one else. The use of Chopin is clever for all sorts of reasons. Five stars.
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lacking in that department though... humph... :)
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hey, don't look so down thranj. in the 'completely random' and 'not very good quiz' categories, you and spirit score ten out of ten ;)
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There's no comment from Spirit since he said he was going to see the Proposal. It must be really bad.
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Well I am glad we built that new Catflap JAX , because look who is back !
To say the Cat has been missed is a massive understatement .
Hope the exams went well .
The Proposal was surprisingly good by the way , I am a huge Ryan Reynolds fan , and I have to admit I got a little "misty " a few times during the film.
It was a little too predictable in places , but it also had some really good moments , that took you emotionally by surprise .
I give THE Proposal 3 stars ...
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Glad to be back, its annoying but since the layout has changed, I can't see recent comments and respond to them...
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I will give the Proposal a missty I think.
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Sure you can, Cat. Look in the bottom left corner of the page. The posts at the top of the Topical Posts list have the most recent comments. I actually find I'm missing LESS of the comments now, especially as the list is on every page.
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Jax , it's official .
You are funny !
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Right , this week I am gonna post news about new releases on this blog, and see how we go.
I am gonna start with an absolutely mammoth new single that will be realised on 21/9.
Shakira- She wolf
As comeback singles go , this is up there .
I have had loads of messages from all quarters about this song . It's huge !
Love the video , and it's got a fantastic catchy chorus .
My perceptive powers say that alot of people around Europe are gonna love this , and in the U.K it will be a top 5 hit , and don't be surprised if it goes to NUMBER 1 .
With almost 2 months to go , there is not a midweek chart in sight.
It's obvious to anyone with pop perception , that this song will do well.
Does anyone agree with me ?
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NEW SINGLES
3/8
MADNESS - SUGAR AND SPICE
TINCHY/AMELLE - NEVER LEAVE YOU
This will be a very high new entry , top ten at least !
10/8
CALVIN HARRIS - READY FOR THE WEEKEND
Great Summer song , this is going TOP TEN.
24-8
DIZZEE RASCAL - HOLIDAY
The poor guy had to film this video in Ibiza with 20 gorgeous female models as extras . My heart goes out to him , that must have been tough !!
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Dizzee's holiday is going top 5 !
Does anyone agree ?
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31/8
GOSSIP - LOVE LONG DISTANCE
NOISETTES - WILD YOUNG HEARTS
7/9
BAT FOR LASHES - SLEEP ALONE/ MOON AND MOON
PLACEBO - THE NEVER ENDING WHY
14/9
CHIPMUNK - OOPSY DAISY
COLDPLAY - STRAWBERRY SWING
PARAMORE - IGNORANCE
21/9
SHAKIRA - SHE WOLF
LETHAL BIZZLE - GOING OUT 2 NIGHT
28/9
MR HUDSON - WHITE LIES
MPHO - SEE ME NOW
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Anyone wish to comment on any of these releases , feel free , let's get some discussion going....
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Previous information , aboout new releases , I posted on the JLS , CHICANE , and KASABIAN reviews.
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Would love to but Im on holiday again for a week! Sorry guys.
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I will play :)
She Wolf will be huge and reach the top three in the UK
Madness Sugar and Spice SHOULD be a huge hit if there is any justice in the world, but there isn't. Nevertheless it is one of the catchiest songs on their new album and will briefly make the top thirty.
Tinchy/Amelle number two.
Calvin Harris I actually think will be number one as all the sheep (I mean, all the discerning record downloading public) grab it on the basis of his trendiness. It's really good as well.
Dizzee Rascal, top five for holiday obviously.
I don't know all the ones in the other post. Bat For Lashes will be top thirty only I think and Placebo also.
BangTaxi have yet to crack the hot 500.
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Thanks Fraser, now the 500th post will be mine MWAHAHAHAHA!!!
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Cat , you have no chance of grabbing 500 , this will be mine !
I am setting Shakira's She Wolf on you.
You may indeed , be radio active my friend , but Shakira performing the She Wolf routine on you , will allow Spirit to grab the sacred 500.
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Whats that Spirit, am I sensing a sense of hysteria from you!?! Let me tell you, your time is running out, you may think you are invincible, but thats just your megalomania playing tricks on you. Any way, didn't you read the small print? Due to interspecies diversity, I'm entitled to the 500th spot and let me tell you, when I reach it, it will be a sense of utter bliss! This may not sound fair, but at the end of the day, thats Showbiz!
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Oh yeah, even got album tracks in there!! BOOM!
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Lovin the Cat's return ! Boom !
On a slightly different vibe than all those classic Muse tracks , I had an exclusive listen to the next JLS single today .
I can reveal it will be called Forever and a Day , and will be another top ten hit.
These guys will be with us for a while.
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I must say , the new Biffy Clyro single "That Golden Rule " , is growing on me after each listen.
It reminds me of one of my favourite 90's bands Therapy , around the time of their excellent Infernal Love album .
Go the Biff !
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That's "'mon the Biff", Spirito.
I heard That Golden Rule yesterday, and to be honest I wasn't too bothered - until the outro to the song, which featured some cool strings I think. I was quite taken with it.
I've not heard any of the songs in post 430 (other than the Coldplay one). However, I'm keen (to varying degrees) to hear the ones from The Gossip, Bat For Lashes, Paramore and MPHO.
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I am quite liking "The Day I Died " , the new Just Jack single , and I think it will be a top 30 hit, at least.
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And now what is it with gorgeous girls in cages ?
I have greeted the Shakira video for She Wolf , by literally barking at the moon , and now in the new Sugababes vid for Get Sexy , Amelle is dancing in a cage !
This now begs the question , which is sexier , the Shakira or the Sugababes video ?
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Is anyone else loving the new Muse single "The Uprising ", which to me sounds grand and moving.
What do people think ?
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And as Jordan relaxes in the sun in Puerto Banus in Spain with a cage fighter , Peter Andre releases his video for Behind Closed Doors , and as discussed previously , in it he has a robotic wife.
I am loving the guitars on the track , and I think we will have a return to the top 20 for Mr Andre.
The single is available to download on the 10th of August .
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Uprising is amezzin, the perfect counterbalance to the classical edge of USOE.
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I'm just gonna throw this out there... but I think we need an Unofficial ChartBlog forum to all vent our views on. Anyone agree?
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A little bit of news..
Robbie Williams new album will be released in October and will be called........ "Reality killed the Video Star ! "
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Robbie's very good new single is called.......
Bodies !
Maybe you read it here first .... maybe.....
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Brilliant.. Enter Shikari now A listed at radio 1 !
Superb.
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SuperScott: this IS the unofficial Chartblog Forum ;)
Spirit: just how do you RELAX with a cage fighter???
Fantastic news for Enter Shakira and all the best to them!
Actually looking forward to hearing Robbie's new stuff hope he retains a sense of humour.
Uprising IS amazing. Sounds like a mash up of Sparks "I can't believe you would fall for all the **** in this song" and Doctor Who. With synths from Ultravox. Which is brilliant! Join the resistance, because 2012 isn't far off...
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Jax , my man , the easy way to relax with a cage fighter is to lock him in his cage ! Job done.
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Anyone else noting the commercial potential of the new Pixie Lott single.... Boys and Girls ?
This is a sure - fire hit , and a top 10 single for sure !
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Robbie Williams's ne single "Bodies " is slated for release on October 11th , and the album will be released on November the 9th .
Expect to hear "Bodies" on your radio , in a couple of weeks ....
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Just how big a single is Mika's We are Golden going to be ?
When I first heard it , I thought it was a theme tune to a Disney Musical.
Then I heard the We are golden refrain , and I knew who it was .
I really tried not to like it , but I cannot deny this guy has a way with a melody .
It had 4 major hooks that grabbed me on first listen .
We are Golden is gonna be a top 10 hit !
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We discussed it a couple of days ago , but Mini Viva's I Left my heart in Tokyo is sure to be a TOP 30 hit at least.
The single is released on September 17th .
This duo look great , have a wonderful team behind them , and are set to have a very broad appeal .
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Here comes a collaboration that might excite some people.
Released on SEPTEMBER 7TH is the song Feelings Gone .
It's the meeting of Basement Jaxx and...... Sam Sparro !
What do you think of that ?
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Paloma Faith releases New York in September !
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Duckworth Lewis Method "Meeting Mr. Miandad" out on 23rd August!
Not quite in the same league as Basement Jaxx and Sam Sparro, which could be awesome, of course.
I thought we'd got rid of Mika?
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Mik's new single is commercial heaven Jax !
Camper than a row of tents .. but loads odf hooks , and huge commercial potential .
A huge song !
A sure fire hit !
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Natalie Imbrulia's new single will be another hit .
It was written by Chris Martin of Coldplay !
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Madonna , Rhianna , Whitney Houston , Robbie Williams all signed up to be on the next series of X FACTOR !!!!!
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Kiss of life by Friendly Fires will be their first top 30 hit !
Great song !
Anyone else likin this song ?
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I've heard it now Spirit and you are right, We are Golden will be huge. Calvin Harris remix is cool also. I don't need to see Mika dancing round his bedroom nearly naked though.
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I like Kiss of Life. It isn't amazing, but I do like it. Well done to the band on their first top thirty hit.
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X-Factor - don't care.
Chris Martin and Natalie ... together ... surely that could open up a vortex of blandness that could engulf us all?!
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Kiss of Life - Friendly Fires .
Jax , you are saying congrats to the band for their first top 30 hit .
It's not released for weeks , how do you already know ?
I only did a fun prediction .....
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Preston's new single "Dressed to kill " which I mentioned somewhere about 2 months ago , will now be released on September 6th .
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I don't think I had any of the landmark posts on this lovely Rybak site .
100
200
300
400
These all escaped me .
I have an elaborate scheme to ensure that 500 is mine however !
Just watch me .....
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(checks actual charts) oh yes. Because Spirit, I am half asleep most of the time at the moment and didn't read what you put properly.
It will be a top thirty hit though. Number 21 actually.
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How unlucky were FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE ?
5 weeks with the number 2 album , second every time to the King of Pop !
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Do you know when I first started reading the reviews on chartblog , a lot of the songs were getting zero comments , or ones , twos and threes .
Some controversial reviews got a few more , but I love it here now , being around all you wonderful incessant bloggers , as I TYPE COMMENT 472 , as you sleep in your warm beds dreaming of tomorrows chart .
Sweet dreams ....
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Both CALVIN HARRIS and TINCHY STRYDER release new albums tomorrow !!!
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Oooh, long time no speak!!! Well, in the vein of spirit I'm going to predict four stars for muse's uprising. It's good, but by no means their best. Oh yeah, anyone heard about the rumoured muse gig in Teignmouth - i love in the south west!!!! Best gig EVER!!!
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Yeah that should be LIVE in the south west, just to clarify... I don't just pop down to cornwall every now and then for some affection ;)
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3 stars for Muse. Although maybe Im just judging it in relation to other use tracks. Maybe itd be 4 stars compared to the competition in the charts at the moment.
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Someone said to me the other day that the Muse single sounded like
" The Doctor Who theme tune getting down and dirty with Britney Spears's Womanizer ! "
Interesting stuff !
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Hey hey ! The cat's back ! WOO HOO !
I live in the South West too Cat , in the gorgeous city of Bristol .
Just exactly where in the South West is your litter tray ?
lol
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I'm devonian, don't wanna be too specific as I might upset the mods, but I live reasonably close to the teignmouth (the gig venue) so I'm in with a shout hopefully. It has the potential to be the BEST WEEKEND EVER!!!
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OK catman , HERE'S SOME NEWS ...
Muse will play THE DEN in Teignmouth for 2 nights at the beginning of SEPTEMBER .
Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday morning !!!!!
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I know this is random .. but Alexandra Burke was in a Los ANGELES recording studio yesterday recording her new single ...
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LOST PROPHETS new single gets first play on ZANE LOWE tonight !
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exclusive the new jls single will be called everyone in love !
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OK warning !
We will soon be close to 500.
Who's gonna grab it ?
Regarding the new SUGABABES single GET SEXY , I would like to wager that Fraser can't do the review without a RIGHT SAID FRED reference somewhere in his script ......
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I am really liking 3 future singles...
PEARL JAM - THE FIXER
THE CRIBS - CHEAT ON ME
THE PRODIGY - TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL
All good in different ways .
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YO DAN
JAY Z / RHIANNA / KANYE - RUN THIS TOWN , released 31/ 8 same day as SUGABABES.
There 's another battle for NUMBER 1 !
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And then another battle for number one ...
Released on SEPTEMBER 7th is PIXIE LOTT - GIRLS AND BOYS and MIKA - WE ARE GOLDEN .
Another battle !
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MUSE - UPRISING
MINI VIVA - I LEFT MY HEART IN TOKYO
Both Sept 7th as well !!!
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SEPTEMBER 21ST sees new singles by SHAKIRA , LADY GAGA and NATALIE IMBRUGLIA !
It's gonna be exciting .....
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LA ROUX release I'M NOT YOUR TOY 28/9/09 .
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I bought Cheat On Me at the weekend. I really like it. I'm often surprised when I come across stuff by bands like the Cribs - you know, "NME bands" - and find their music to be accessible and fun to listen to. I'm sometimes guilty of presuming that if something is catchy, then Radio 1 will get behind it, and if they don't, then it's probably slightly hard going. Some Cribs songs, like Men's Needs, make me wonder why they aren't bigger, especially when Radio 1 playlist some of the absolute garbage that they do. I dunno - maybe they don't play the game; maybe the playlist people have to include certain genres to appeal to the kids; maybe they just like a lot of rubbish.
Another band which definitely falls into this category of "why don't they get more mainstream/Radio 1 attention" is Delays. They're one of my favourite bands, and their music is absolutely beautiful, and definitely pop. It's a shame - especially when you hear Pitbull and Sean Kingston every 20 minutes.
Ah well. It's probably my age. Hence my slow migration to 6Music. Next thing you know I'll be wearing cords.
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And over in nostalgia corner ..
There will soon be new singles by BANANARAMA - LOVE COMES and AQUA (remember them ? ) - BACK TO THE 80'S .
Coming soon ....
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MIKA'S new album is called....
THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH .
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MADONNA soon to release a new single CELEBRATION to promote a greatest hits album of the same name !
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X - FACTOR starts this Saturday !
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Hey keeping this post mildly topical...
JADE EWEN who was our EUROVISION ENTRY , releases her new single MY MAN on September 14th , same day as Taio Cruz's new single .
I am acutely aware that Fraser is watching these posts creep up to 500 , like Jordan AND Peter read the magazines , so the next few posts will need to be strategic......
Must get 500 .....
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OH CURTAINS !
I love MENS NEEDS by the CRIBS and THE DELAYS are also one of my favourite bands .
Why on earth they never released GIRL'S ON FIRE the best and most commercial track from EVERYTHINGS THE RUSH is a mystery to me .
Do they not want success ?
WHAT A SONG !
Also VALENTINE , HIDEAWAY AND LONG TIME COMING are to me 3 of the most brilliant pop singles.
Superb !
They are on tour in October WITH A NEW ALBUM OUT IN EARLY 2010 !
If they would have released GIRLS ON FIRE and radio 1 got behind it , we would have been looking at a top 20 hit !
I could go on about the brilliance of this under rated band , but I will let you have a go ......
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Gosh Spirit, let's hear more about The Delays, just how did you hear about this band originally? ;)
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I tell you what, I will complete this entry for you and then you can race to get the next one. Aren't I nice filling this in?
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And this one too obviously.
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