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Cyprus does feel doomed, which is a shame as it’s a bit of a bop but feels destined to get lost in the shuffle

Cyprus bringing the Windows Media Player circa 2004 visuals

Living for Eric’s commitment to being a miserable git *.*

Not really a surprise given the quality of the semi sadly

So many of my potentials confirmed by other this month: girli, Florrie, L Devine and Eli & Fur. There’s also the one I switched out at the last minute, Zolita.

Yes, I think S3 was compelling primarily down to the couples, whereas so far I'm feeling the opposite with S4 - the location/journey is fantastic, but the couples aren't doing much for me. Steven and Viv would be my 'preferred' couple of leave, mainly because I'm not sure how much of her SUFFERING IN SILENCE to his madness I can take.

I pretty much solely watch Apple TV+ content these days, shows I have watched and would recommend: Foundation - Sweeping space opera. Truly excellent production values. Slightly meandering storyline, but very definitely worth sticking with. For All Mankind - Alt-history based not he Soviet Union winning the space race. Each season covers a different decade. Loot - Maya Rudolph starring comedy about a billionaire divorcee who runs a charity (hilarity ensues). Severance - Impossible to describe without giving it away. Just incredible tv. Silo - Dystopian sci-fi. Not a hugely original premise, but very well executed. Lessons in Chemistry - Period drama touching on feminism, racism and the reality of life in 50's/60's America. The Morning Show - Post Me Too morning TV show soap drama. Nonsensical but fun. WeCrashed - ''Based on real events'' around WeWork. Anne Hathaway is excellent. Slow Horses - British spy drama, some excellent acting and gripping storylines. Dickinson - Modern (comedic) retelling of the life of 19th century poet Emily Dickinson. Mythic Quest - Workplace comedy set within a gaming company. Decent hit rate of jokes and good supporting cast of characters, especially Jo. Palm Royale - Campy nonsense drama set in the 1960's with an excellent cast and some fantastic dialogue.

So happy this is back next week! I didn't love S3 as much as S2, and the lineup is feeling a little STALE, but the location seems like it has the potential to be excellent.

Update after 163 Total Entries: 130 (112Q - 18DNQ - 86.2%) 01 - 6 - Blonde – I Loved You (Feat. Melissa Steel), LINES - People (Feat. Adele Kosman), Nova Miller - Mi Amor, LOVA - Dance For The Hell Of It, Leony - Remedy, Nessa Barrett - Dying on the Inside 02 - 3 - Rae Morris – Cold (Feat. Fryars), Willa – Hey, ALMA - Summer Really Hurt Us 03 - 4 - Koven - Get This Right, Kamferdrops - Jag Trodde Änglarna Fanns, Chlöe Howl - In The Middle (Sad Banger), Cornelia Jakobs - Rise 04 - 7 - The Storm – Raver, Galantis – You, Gareth Emery and Alastor - Hands (feat. London Thor), Gareth Emery and NASH - Yesterday (feat. Linney), Twinnie – Type of Girl, LÉON - And It Breaks My Heart, Bianca & Clara - Mad Man 05 - 6 - Florrie - To The End, Arlissa - You're Not Alone, Atella and Frøder - Closer To Life, GRANT - Hell Yes, I'm Betting On You, The Brides of the Black Room - Sirens, Angele - Bruxelle Je T'aime 06 - 8 - Charlotte Qvale - The Beginning Of The End, Quadron - Hey Love, Kat Graham – Power, Jerome Price - Me Minus You, Kamferdrops - f*** You, Jag Älskar Dig, Anna Bergendahl - Thelma & Louise, Majid Jordan - Summer Rain, Parade of Planets - Avec Toi 07 - 4 - Porter Robinson - Sea Of Voices, Sam Feldt - Show Me Love (feat. Kimberly Anne), The Knocks - Classic (feat. POWERS), CXLOE - Show You 08 - 4 - Florrie - I Took A Little Something, Laleh – Colors, Rhys - Too Good To Be True, Alba August - Isabelle 09 - 1 - Essy - All In It 10 - 3 - Voltaire Twins – Animalia, NONONO – Masterpiece, W O L F C L U B - Freefall (Feat. Jaki Nelson) 11 - 5 - Frida Hyvönen - Terribly Dark, Awa – Obvious, Kasper Bjørke - Apart (feat. Sísý Ey), Nathan Dawe - Repeat After Me (feat. Melissa Steel), Just Kiddin' - When You Say It 12 - 6 - Jenni Vartiainen – Nettiin, Miriam Bryant – Push Play, MARLENE - Bon Voyage, SHAED - Running Through The Fields, SAARA - I Do, Winona Oak - Let Me Know, 13 - 5 - Monarchy - We Were Young, Youngr - Out Of My System, Rose Gray - Save Your Tears, The Aces - Always Get This Way, Donna Missal - Flicker 14 - 3 - Alice Chater – Thief, Kideko - What Is It, Revenge Wife - Fantasy Girl 15 - 2 - Redlight - Threshold (feat. Melisa Whiskey), EHLE - Finders Keepers 16 - 1 - Betty Who - Heartbreak Dream 17 - 5 - Queen Of Hearts - Shoot The Bullet, Patrizia - Bag Of Bricks, Majestee Of Sweden – Governor, Austra – Anywayz, SKAAR - Get Him Away From Me 18 - 6 - Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing, Pair Of Arrows – Vestige, SOAK – Maybe, Miss Li - The Manual, BEKA - Don't Call Me A Friend, WARGASM - Modern Love 19 - 5 - Lovers Electric – Whenever, MDNGHT - I Will Lead You On (feat. Lana), Shamir - Call It Off, High Contrast and Clare Maguire - Who's Loving You Part One, Mari Bella - LOVE ME / HATE ME 20 - 2 - MARLENE - Indian Summer, Hannah Diamond - Make Believe 21 - 2 - Naomi Pilgrim - No Gun, Alan Walker - Lovesick (Feat. Sophie Simmons) 22 - 1 - San Zhi - Static Hearts 23 - 0 24 - 4 - Catey Shaw - Human Contact, Man Without Country - Laws Of Motion (feat. White Sea), OMFG - Ice Cream, NAVVY - Till You're Ready 25 - 0 26 - 2 - Adam Tyler - I Won't Let You Go, Hayden James - Just Friends (feat. Boy Matthews) 27 - 4 - PNAU - The Truth, Le Kid - Human Behaviour, Ramin Djawadi - Light Of The Seven, Alice Merton - Runaway Girl 28 - 1 - Maoni - Love Song (feat. Raphaella) 29 - 1 - Boston Bun - Don't Wanna Dance 30 - 1 - Vök - Erase You, Frida Sundemo – Anything 31 - 2 - BEN & TAN - Hallelujah (Christmas On My Lips), La Rappresentante Di Lista - Ciao Ciao 32 - 2 - John De Sohn - Standing When It All Falls Down (feat. Roshi), Erika Vikman - Hapea 33 - 1 - KATÉA – Louder 34 - 1 - Nause - Head Over Heels 35 - 2 - You In Mind – Behave, Samira - Envy Me 36 - 2 - Simone – Neon, Dylan - Girl of Your Dreams 37 - 0 38 - 0 39 - 1 - TRXD - Wherever You Go (feat. Hilde) 40 - 0 41 - 0 42 - 0 A fairly MEDIOCRE update this time [/CODY], but FINALLY completing the top 10 (and by extension top 20 too) definitely makes it worthwhile.

Congrats Phil! What a fab surprise winner. And on a selfish note, it’s only taken 130 contests, but finally completing the full set of top 10 positions (and my first top 10 in over a year) is fabulous.

Given the non-voters in Semi 2 I’m not feeling particularly confident this month.

Of course I came 21st, feels like a good portion of my DNQ’s are missing out by one place

Shame, the curse of Bre is alive and well it seems

These results have been a bit of a surprise so far, so not feeling entirely confident.

I think at his stage I’m 100% on them all: Eiffel Tower - Tiffany Air Fryer - Keala Settle Cricket - Lemar Bigfoot - Alex Brooker Piranha - Danny Jones I was wavering on Bigfoot but tonight’s vocal sounded so much like him.

We have confirmed - feeling confident for once.

Shocked at Dolly Style doing so well! It’s fantastic (obviously) but I totally discounted it as I thought it was a surefire flop.

Be Prepared would be a fantastic winner, it’s between it Zero to Hero and Hellfire for my favourite Disney song.

I’m so pleased people seem to be enjoying Zero to Hero, one of the very best Disney songs (Hercules has the best music overall of any Disney movie for my £££).

2024 [Ongoing from 2023] Streaming The Crown (Season 6) Doctor Who (Series 1-5) Young Royals (Season 3) Lessons in Chemistry Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Season 1-4) Mandy (Season 3) Loot (Season 2) The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy (Season 2) Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Season 2) Slow Horses (Seasons 1-3) Mary and George (Season 1) Terrestrial Only Connect (Series 19) The Masked Singer (Series 5) Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Arthur Conan Doyle Union with David Olusoga The Traitors UK (Series 2) The Traitors: Uncloaked England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey Race Across the World (Season 4) Interior Design Masters (Season 5) The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off (Season 7)

2023 - End of year Update Streaming Star Trek: Lower Decks (Season 3) Young Royals (Season 2) Star Trek: Discovery (Season 4) The Handmaids Tale (Season 5) Veep (Season 7) The Pentaverate You (Season 3) Schmigadoon! (Seasons 1-2) Hello Tomorrow! (Season 1) Truth Be Told (Season 3) Devil In Ohio Shadow and Bone (Season 2) The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy (Season 1) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Season 2) Star Trek: Picard (Season 3) Human Resources (Season 2) Never Have I Ever (Season 4) Mythic Quest (Seasons 1-3) The Great (Seasons 2-3) The Diplomat (Season 1) Silo (Season 1) Foundation (Season 2) The Good Doctor (Seasons 1-6) Sweet Tooth (Season 2) Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Abbott Elementary (Season 2) Lockwood & Co. The Morning Show (Season 3) For All Mankind (Season 4) WeCrashed Big Mouth (Season 7) The Gilded Age (Season 2) Physical (Season 1-3) Sex Education (Season 4) Heartstopper (Season 2) Good Omens (Season 2) Disenchantment (Season 5) Terrestrial The Masked Singer (Season 4) The Great Pottery Throwdown (Season 6) Simon Schama’s History Of Now Lucy Worsley’s History of British Romance Ancient Worlds Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama Naughty Tories: Edwina Curry and John Major Princess Alexandra: The Nations Favourite Princess Interior Design Masters (Season 4) The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off (Season 6) Race Across The World (Season 3) Home Greek Home The History of Archaeology Treasures of the World with Bettany Hughes Only Connect (Season 19) Your Home Made Perfect (Season 4) Once Upon a Time in Nothern Ireland Puzzling with Lucy Worsley We Need to Talk About Cosby The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate Louis Theroux’a Forbidden America Ancient Egypt by Train The Great British Bake Off (Series 14) Celebrity Race Across The World The Devil's Confession: The Lost Ecihmann Tapes Ghosts (Series 5)

That's Me (so good Agnetha named her Greatest Hits after it) is a fun bop, but it's definitely not as strong as much of the parent album. Little Things is just weak, it isn't even BAD, it's just bland, forgettable nothingness. Voyage would have been a much stronger album without it. Disillusion is lovely, Agnetha's plaintiff vocals really shine and acts as a nice bridge between her solo career and her ABBA work. Definitely here for some Angeleyes love though, absolutely stellar, perhaps the best vocal harmonies of ANY ABBA song.

Voted! Had a couple of decent discoveries, along with welcome reminders of some fabulous songs.

Dream World is wonderful, obviously a small portion got re-used but I think it stands alone as an equal. At the same time, I don’t think it had a place on Voulez-Vous (as much as wishful thinking would ditch I Have A Dream and the nightmare choir).

Two For The Price of One is a perfectly fine song by any metric, but it should not have been on The Visitors, not when Should I Laugh or Cry was in the wings. As Rich says, it feels like it belongs to a much earlier period in their discography. It feels most aligned with ABBA to me sonically.