Brett-Butler

Nicola Sturgeon is is recommending face masks when at shops. Glad to see at least one part of the UK is finally doing so, but I’m surprised it’s taken so long for this recommendation to be endorsed at the national level.

A poll from Deltapoll about whether people think the ending the lockdown sooner is a worry has yielding some surprising results. The majority thinks the government is moving too quickly to end the lockdown, but the split between age/political party was the opposite of what I expected, with millennials being the least likely to worry about the lockdown ending sooner, and Conservative voters being the most worried about this. Obviously this is only one poll, and I haven't been able to locate the raw data as of yet, but it surprise me somewhat. @1254342141884674048

"Hot Fudge" really should have been a single from Robbie Williams' Escapology. He didn't release many upbeat singles from that album ("Something Beautiful" aside), so would have been a welcome change of pace. v3FG8TfG2fo

Michael Ball has a UK #1 single in Anno Domini 2020. This is a rather odd year.

Just as well the Live Lounge All-stars weren't credited individually, otherwise Joseph would still be updating its entry in this thread.

Finished the 1st series of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (covering the first 2 generations), and am about 8 episodes into the 2nd season. Have enjoyed it so far, and I agree it has got better the more it gets into it, whilst also upping the campness by 100. It has more violence than I'm used to, even for anime, but it's so ridiculously over-the-top that you can let it slide - although the 1st season did have one of the most shocking scenes I've seen, Also love the use of Western music in the end credits (I never skip the end credits of season 2 as the use of "Walk Like An Egyptian" is so perfect with the ending sequence), and the use of music-related names has only increased (although it seems that there's a few that have had their names changed in the subtitles for presumably legal reasons - J Geils becoming Centrefold for example). And whilst I'm not normally one for worrying about "problematic" elements in anime, there were a few moments that didn't suit well with me. But apart from those quibbles, still enjoying it. Think there's still at least 100 episodes for me to get through.

That would be great news if Gerry Cinnamon did get a top 40 hit at last. The streaming era means that the songs from slow-burning albums like Gerry Cinnamon's debut didn't stand a chance of making the chart unless they got a re-promotion or a re-recorded version (neither of which was likely, given the independent nature of its release), so week 1 of album release #2 remains his best chance of getting there. It's amazing that some of the songs on that album are now seen as standards despite never charting - I was at a wedding last month where the band played "Belter".

In the most recent series, Jeremy Clarkson specifically asks if a researcher is in the room with the phone-a-friend before handing it over to the contestant. I don't know if it was implemented in the older series post-Ingram though.

Really enjoying it. I actually found it quite funny once you view it through the prism of a war drama or heist caper, but with middle-class white people from the Shires and multiple-choice questions.

"This report thoroughly disproves any suggestion that antisemitism is not a problem in the Party, or that it is all a “smear” or a “witch-hunt”. The report’s findings prove the scale of the problem, and could help end the denialism amongst parts of the Party membership which has further hurt Jewish members and the Jewish community. " - Page 11.

"Blinding Lights" still sounds great. I thought I wouldn't like any other song by The Weeknd that wasn't "Can't Feel My Face", but he's proven me a liar.

Glad Drake didn't make #2. YOU CAN'T MANUFACTURE A DANCE CRAZE, IT HAS TO GROW ORGANICALLY.

First time hearing "Physical". It is a great song. The synths remind me of Gary Numan. Jolly decent.

I'm guessing that Dua Lipa was inspired by "Need You Tonight" on this song? Nice guitar.

This is actually rather nice. That use of the sample is absolutely lovely.

This scat-esque part of this Mabel song reminds me a bit of "Remember Me" by Blue Boy. Probably just me. fKKNPLowteY

Yes, this is a long way away from being the best song with "Blueberry" in the title.

I'm guessing that Justin Bieber is now uncool again? This is rather uninspiring.

I will defend "Dance Monkey" to the death. Well, maybe not to the death. Perhaps to the point of mild bruising. But I quite like it.

Of course, if I'd named this rapper, he would be called "Heich".

Henry Styles has really distanced himself from the poppy-pop of One Direction at this stage. Don't actually mind "Falling".

First time in the Chart Show thread for a while, given that I'm off. The BENEE song isn't bad. Can't say the same about PARTYNEXTDOOR. Not sure why capital letters are so vogue at the moment. Attention, probably.

Just had a look at the linear notes of my copy of Onka's Big Moka (yes, I have the album. Don't judge). Three of the tracks have a Copyright date of 1999, but the rest have a date of 2000 - "Dancing in The Moonlight" is one with 2000. Rather curious.

There was a popular 3rd party candidate in Ross Perot in 1992, which might have helped Clinton in that election.

Well, that's Trump getting another 4 years then. If Bernie had any sense, he'd use this opportunity to run as a 3rd party candidate to see if there really is a demand for his policies - if he performs better than expected ie notches up a few states and takes quite a few votes off Trump as well as Biden (I do think that there is significantly more Trump voters who would switch over to Bernie than you would think), then it means that going forward, there's a good chance the American duopoly could start to crumble and there's be a greater range of candidates going forward.