May 31, 20223 yr I think my top 3 would be Stardust, Fatboy Slim and Eminem (but 'Better Off Alone' very close behind, I do quite like 'Tender' too).
May 31, 20223 yr Author What’s with everyone picking quality records when there’s cheesy pop available? Ed I thought you were going to put Witch Doctor forward!? :nocheer:
May 31, 20223 yr after the reaction to Doctor Jones on Sunday, I’m keeping quiet about The Cartoons - but I’d happily swap Tender for that - if anything because Tender is about 7 minutes long haha Edited May 31, 20223 yr by chartjack2
May 31, 20223 yr Also I’m the only person going to nominate Outside? 2 weeks behind Believe - but an iconic record!
May 31, 20223 yr Those #2 sessions need to happen sometime - it's the only way we'll got through all these!
June 7, 20223 yr In the meantime, and in the honour of the Jubilee, why not listen to the following regal themed #1s? Roger Miller - KING of the Road ROYAL Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace QUEEN - Bohemian Rhapsody Abba - Dancing QUEEN Adam & the Ants - PRINCE Charming QUEEN / David Bowie - Under Pressure Ben E KING - Stand By Me QUEEN - Innuendo QUEEN - These Are the Days of Our Lives QUEEN / George Michael / Lisa Stansfield - Five Live EP Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh PRINCE - Boom! Shake the Room PRINCE - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Wamdue Project - KING of My Castle Five / QUEEN - We Will Rock You Westlife - QUEEN of My Heart Mint ROYALE - Singin’ in the Rain KINGS of Leon - Sex on Fire Lorde - ROYALS Storm QUEEN - Look Right Through Years & Years - KING …and throw in Sex Pistols - God Save the QUEEN ofc! I'm sure Ed Sheeran is gutted not to be on that list :kink: How many songs are we going to get though on Sunday then? Turn Back Time to Blue (Da Ba Dee) plus a bunch of #2s... guessing a 7.15pm finish at the earliest?
June 7, 20223 yr Author Yes I make it almost exactly 3 hours of Number 1s so the bonuses will be in extra time. Hopefully people will be happy to have a slightly longer session given that we’re missing a week either side. For those looking ahead, I’m planning for the following session to both start and end with a colour themed song. :D Edited June 7, 20223 yr by JulianT
June 7, 20223 yr Oh that's good with me as I won't be able to make that session, so was hoping not to miss Beautiful Day which would come the week after (if I've got the right song!)
June 7, 20223 yr Author By the way the offer of a morning session on Sunday 19th is still open - wasn’t clear if people are actually busy with Father’s Day stuff and / or that slot wouldn’t suit? Though I guess that means Jim would miss Beautiful Day. Edited June 7, 20223 yr by JulianT
June 12, 20223 yr Author We're back! :w00t: Join us from 4-7 for some late 90s classic No1s... and some not so classic No1s. Have a gin and tonic ready to get through Gym and Tonic. https://sync-tube.de/rooms/aagZkueM3 As mentioned we will likely run over by 15-20 minutes. Edited June 12, 20223 yr by JulianT
June 22, 20223 yr Author Hope you're all having a good week. Time for the midweek look at #2s in preparation for the next session! I would also love to finish with a random surprise as with the last couple of sessions - maybe a great song from the period that wasn't a Top 2 hit. I know that last time's didn't impress you much so perhaps you could all put forward a suggestion? Maybe PM it to me to keep it a surprise. The interesting thing is that despite the very high #1 turnover in this period there wasn't that high a volume of #2 peakers. I guess quite often the #2 was the #1 from the week before rather than a fresh hit. 688 Ann Lee - 2 Times 1999 689 R Kelly - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time 1999 690 Tin Tin Out feat Emma Bunton - What I Am 1999 691 Will Smith - Will 2K 1999 692 Artful Dodger feat Craig David - Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta 1999 693 S Club 7 - Two In A Million / You're My Number One 2000 694 Donell Jones - U Know What's Up 2000 695 Sash - Adelante 2000 696 Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson - Movin' Too Fast 2000 697 Blink 182 - All The Small Things 2000 698 Moloko - The Time Is Now 2000 699 Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers 2000 700 S Club 7 - Reach 2000 701 Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You 2000 702 Bomfunk MCs - Freestyler 2000 703 True Steppers & Dane Bowers feat. Victoria Beckham - Out Of Your Mind 2000 704 Sonique - Sky 2000 705 Kylie Minogue - On A Night Like This 2000 706 Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 2000 Nonetheless there a few strong contenders on that list that jump out at me!
June 22, 20223 yr Zombie Nation is a must. Bomfunk MC's and Artful Dodger would be my other picks from that bunch but a few other gooduns there too.
June 23, 20223 yr Artful Dodger had two #2s and no #1s, so I'd definitely use Re-rewind I'd also voted for Gotta Tell You and Flowers (recently ruined by ArrDee) I think Shania Twain didn't go down very well cos you accidentally picked the wrong version, people would have loved the good version I'm sure Classic top 10 favourites from that period that didn't quite make the top 2: Mel C - Northern Star, Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here, Sugababes - Overload, David Grey - Babylon, William Orbit's Barber Adagio for Strings, DC's Say My Name, Richard Ashcroft - A song for the lovers, Coldplay - Yellow, Bon Jovi - Its my life, Darude - Sandstorm, Moby- Porcelain...
June 23, 20223 yr I think my favourite 3 would be: Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson - Movin' Too Fast Moloko - The Time Is Now Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400
June 23, 20223 yr Classic top 10 favourites from that period that didn't quite make the top 2: Mel C - Northern Star, Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here, Sugababes - Overload, David Grey - Babylon, William Orbit's Barber Adagio for Strings, DC's Say My Name, Richard Ashcroft - A song for the lovers, Coldplay - Yellow, Bon Jovi - Its my life, Darude - Sandstorm, Moby- Porcelain... About half of those are better than any of the number twos :lol:
June 23, 20223 yr Author Obviously we should steer clear of anything that’s likely to feature in future #1 album sessions, so that could rule out quite a few of Bjork’s suggestions. There’s something I’d absolutely love to play as the last track of the day, but I’d appreciate your input… Edited June 23, 20223 yr by JulianT
June 24, 20223 yr Btw if anyone was wondering how the Kate Bush revival affects what'll be played at the #1 albums sessions by the currently planned criteria... RUTH(ADWG) would originally have got a play representing 'Hounds Of Love' but that play will now go to 'Cloudbusting' instead, while the song played for 'The Whole Story' will swap from 'Cloudbusting' to 'Hounds Of Love'. 'Never For Ever' will still be represented by 'Babooshka' as would have been the case regardless. :magic:
June 24, 20223 yr Author I hadn’t been wondering but great that you’ve got it all planned out Bré! :magic: For a while I thought we’d be playing Kate in the final session as a #2 but that slot has opened back up too!
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