Round 1: 27 (didn't get:

Earth, Wind & Fire, Midnight Oil, Gallagher and Lyle

)

Round 2: 27 (didn't get:

Tears for Fears, The Who, Arrows

)

Three-in-Ten: 1

(Golden Brown)

 

Round 1: 30 - didn't get

The Muppets one, Neil Sedaka

 

 

Round 2: 36 - didn't get the final question,

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

 

 

Three In Ten: 3 -

Merry Christmas Everyone, Green Door, This Ole House

 

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Round 1: 15 (didn't get:

Galaxy, Robin the Frog, 1982 (one year out), Sonny Bono, Neil Sedaka

)

Round 2: 30 (didn't get:

House of Love, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

)

Three-in-Ten: 3

(This Ole House, Merry Christmas Everyone, Green Door)

 

guess who's back

back again

brer is back

to flop

 

Round 1: 12 (missed

Galaxy (-6), 'Halfway Down The Stairs' (-3), 1982 (-3), Sonny (-6), Neil Sedaka (-6), 'Tom Hark' (-3)

)

Round 2: 9 (missed

'Shine A Little Love' (-6), 'Being With You' (-3), Stereo MC's (-3), Blue Pearl (-6), 1993 (-3), The House Of Love (-6), 'Mr. Raffles' (-3)

)

3 in 10: 3/3 (

'Green Door', 'This Ole House', 'Merry Christmas Everyone'

)

 

1 year early for round 1, 4 years late for round 2. Think I should have got

Stereo MC's

but otherwise no idea on the rest, an underwhelming comeback! At least I got the 3 in 10. x

 

I saw when skimming recent results here that Dan got a 39, well done - I guess I'm the only semi-regular here who's still not had one? RIP x

Round 1: 21 Didn't get

Corinne Bailey-Rae, Sonny Bono, Mariah Carey, Neil Sedaka

 

Round 2: 21 Didn't get

Blue Pearl, the year, House Of Love, Mr Raffles

 

 

3 in 10: 3

Green Door, This Ole House, Oh Julie

 

 

House Of Love - Shine On

is a tune, can't believe no one else got it!

 

Round 1: 39 :cheer:

 

Round 2: 30 - didn't get

The Beat, Andrew Newman

 

 

Three In Ten: 3 -

You're The First The Last My Everything, Never Never Gonna Give You Up, Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe

 

Round 1: 24 (didn't get:

Shania Twain, Wet Wet Wet, Ace of Base

)

Round 2: 24 (didn't get:

The Beat, Mud, Andy Newman, Lisa Stansfield

)

Three-in-Ten: 2

(You're the First, the Last, My Everything, You See the Trouble with Me)

 

Monday:

 

Round 1: 12

missed:

Galaxy -6, “Halfway Down the Stairs”, 1982, Sonny Bono -6, Neil Sedaka -6, “Tom Hark”

 

 

Round 2: 15

missed:

”Being with You”, Blue Pearl -6, 1993, Transvision Vamp, House of Love -6, “Mr Raffles”

 

 

3in10: 3/3 -

This Ole House, Green Door, Merry Christmas Everyone

 

 

 

Tuesday:

 

Round 1: 21

missed:

Joan Armatrading, Elvis, Wet Wet Wet -6, Slade, "The Sound of the Crowd"

 

 

Round 2: 15

missed:

"Ranking Full Stop", Electronic, Lena Martell -6, "The Cat Crept In", Andrew Newman -6, "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up"

 

 

3in10: 3/3 -

You See the Trouble With Me; You're the First, the Last, My Everything; Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe

 

 

Round 1: 15 (missed

Joan Armatrading (-3), Elvis Presley (-3), 'Don't Be Stupid' (-3), Wet Wet Wet (-6), 1998 (-3), Slade (-3), 'The Sound Of The Crowd' (-3)

)

Round 2: 18 (missed

'Ranking Full Stop' (-3), Electronic (-3), 1981 (-3), 'The Cat Crept In' (-3), Andy (-6), 'Never, Never Gonna Give You Up' (-3)

)

3 in 10: 3/3 (

'Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up', 'You're The First, The Last, My Everything', 'You See The Trouble With Me'

) -

I'd have only known the latter two but thanks to the final question of round 2 naming a Barry White song so I could just quickly spit that name out again lol

 

 

1 year late for both of the years -_- A little better than yesterday score wise although the bulk of my points today coming from the bonus questions, struggling with the regular ones this time!

Round 1: 27 Didn't get

DJ Luck, Elvis Presley, Shania Twain

 

 

I can't remember them asking two questions about the same group in one round before.

 

Round 2: 27 Didn't get

The Beat, Andrew, Lisa Stansfield

 

 

3 in 10: 3

Never Never Gonna Give You Up, You're The First The Last My Everything, You See The Trouble With Me

 

 

The last question also helped me get three for that one.

 

 

Round 1: 21 - didn't get

The Royal Guardsmen, Dave & Ansel Collins (d'oh!), Clannad, Madness - although my answer was 'Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)' which I think is also correct

 

 

Round 2: 30 - didn't get

1977 (guessed 78), Omar

 

 

Three In Ten: 3 -

You're Still The One, From This Moment On, When

 

Wednesday:

 

Round 1: 18

missed:

Dollar, Royal Guardsmen -6, "Double Barrel", Clannad -6, "One Better Day"

 

 

Round 2: 21

missed:

1977, Dire Straits, "It's My Time", Omar -6, Cheap Trick

 

 

3in10: 3/3 -

Man! I Feel Like A Woman, That Don't Impress Me Much, You're Still the One

 

 

 

Congrats on the 39 yesterday Jim :cheer:

 

Round 1: 24 (didn't get:

Dollar (one of these days I'll eventually get a question about them right , The Royal Guardsmen, UB40, Madness)

)

Round 2: 21 (didn't get:

Del Amitri, Dire Straits, Omar, Cheap Trick

)

Three-in-Ten: 3

(Man! I Feel Like A Woman, You're Still The One, That Don't Impress Me Much)

 

Had to trawl through the full Ken Bruce episode as the podcast version wasn't uploaded yet oops (accidentally skipped forward a bit too far at first but luckily didn't hear any spoilers x).

 

Round 1: 15 (missed

Dollar (-3), The Royal Guardsmen (-6), 'Double Barrel' (-3), UB40 (-3), Clannad (-6), 'One Better Day' (-3)

)

Round 2: 15 (missed

Billy Idol (-3), 1977 (-3), Del Amitri (-6), Dire Straits (-3), Omar (-6), Cheap Trick (-3)

)

3 in 10: 3/3 (

'Man! I Feel Like A Woman!', 'You're Still The One', 'Ka-Ching!'

) - not sure why the last one came to mind before the obvious third one as named by the contestant and Dan & Jade but it did the trick!

 

4 years late for the second year. The run of mediocrity continues this week. x

Round 1: 36 - all but the last question - today I learned

Lieutenant Pigeon had another hit

:cheeseblock:

 

Round 2: 33 - didn't get

1972 (guessed 71), Big Country

 

 

Three In Ten: 3 -

Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love, When Smokey Sings

 

Round 1: 21 (didn't get:

World Party, Dead or Alive, The Showstoppers, Lieutenant Pigeon

)

Round 2: 30 (didn't get:

Hollywood Beyond, 1972, Big Country

)

Three-in-Ten: 3

(The Look Of Love, Poison Arrow, When Smokey Sings)

 

Thursday:

 

Round 1: 9

missed:

Take That, World Party -6, INXS, Showaddywaddy -6, Dead or Alive, "Nothing But a House Party" -6, "Desperate Dan"

 

 

Round 2: 30

missed:

"What's the Colour of Money?", 1972, Big Country

 

 

3in10: 2/3 -

The Look of Love, Poison Arrow

 

 

 

Wednesday (a day behind as the podcast wasn't updated yesterday) :

 

Round 1: 24 Didn't get

Royal Guardsmen, Double Barrel, UB40, Madness

 

Round 2: 24 Didn't get

Dire Straits, It's My Time, Omar, Cheap Trick

 

 

3 in 10: 3

That Don't Impress Me Much, Man I Feel Like A Woman, You're Still The One

 

 

 

 

 

Round 1: 12 (missed

World Party (-6), INXS (-3), Showaddywaddy (-6), Dead Or Alive (-3), 'Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty' (-6), 'Desperate Dan' (-3)

)

Round 2: 24 (missed

Kirsty MacColl (-6), 'What's The Colour Of Money' (-3), 1972 (-3), Big Country (-3)

)

3 in 10: 1/3 (

'The Look Of Love'

) -

I also wrote down 'Telephone Line' trying to recall songs I'd heard from them at the retro album listenthrough but turns out I was confusing them with Electric Light Orchestra oops...! Unfortunately the rest of the hits from the ABC album we listened to went through a sieve in my memory clearly

 

 

2 years early for the second year. Finally got a score over 20 this week though yay x

Round 1: 24 (didn't get:

The Smiths (could only think of 'Panic'), Space, Albert Hammond, It Bites

)

Round 2: 18 (didn't get:

The Poppy Family, Denise LaSalle (argh total mind-blank), Dennis Brown, Our Kid

)

Three-in-Ten: 2

(You Can Call Me Al, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover)

 

 

Already erased

that #2 hit from Our Kid

from my mind apparently :lol: