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I may be a moderator here, but I have no idea what @Tafty sent before or what he has sent now, but, I do feel this theme is right up his street, and so he deserves to win, and whatsmore, I can't recall him winning a song contest in recent memory, so this is well overdue, so please send us the winner Jonjo!

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. He increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and became a global figure in popular culture. It's Sean Kingston vs. Connie Talbot! You Decide! Here is what we have had so far in this series of SoundClash; Five vs. Robbie Williams in a battle of the Queen covers Alien Ant Farm vs. Fall Out Boy in a battle of the Michael Jackson covers Mad'House vs. Kelly Osbourne in a battle of the Madonna covers A1 vs Milk Inc. in a battle of the A-ha covers No Doubt vs. Weezer in a battle of the Talk Talk covers Scissor Sisters vs. Eric Prydz in a battle of the Pink Floyd covers Lolly vs. Céline Dion in a battle of the Cyndi Lauper covers Placebo vs. Maxwell in a battle of the Kate Bush covers Adele vs. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran in a battle of the Bob Dylan covers Dario G vs. Bad Wolves in a battle of the Cranberries covers Smash Mouth vs. Joe McElderry in a battle of the Monkees covers Destiny's Child vs. Lizzo in a battle of the Bee Gees covers Atomic Kitten vs. One Direction in a battle of the Blondie covers Westlife vs. Fyfe Dangerfield in a battle of the Billy Joel covers Aurora feat. Naimee Coleman vs. allSTARS* in a battle of the Duran Duran covers Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks vs. Eva Cassidy in a battle of the Fleetwood Mac covers The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes vs. Disturbed in a battle of the Simon & Garfunkel covers Girls Aloud vs. Ultra Naté in a battle of the Pointer Sisters covers t.A.T.u. vs. Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather in a battle of the Smiths covers Brandy & Ray J vs. Steve Brookstein in a battle of the Phil Collins covers Journey South vs. Mary J. Blige & U2 in a battle of the U2 covers Martine McCutcheon vs. Sam Smith in a battle of the Donna Summer covers Daphne & Celeste vs. Groove Coverage in a battle of the Alice Cooper covers Girls@Play vs. Pepsi & Shirlie in a battle of the Mel & Kim covers Stereophonics vs. Girls Of FHM in a battle of the Rod Stewart covers ATB vs. Alanis Morissette in a battle of the Seal covers Glee Cast vs. Rise Against in a battle of the Journey covers Stooshe vs. Weezer in a battle of the TLC covers Steps vs. Amerie in a battle of the Diana Ross covers Cascada vs. Discotronic & Tevin in a battle of the Savage Garden covers McFly vs. Young Soul Rebels in a battle of The Killers covers Dancing DJs vs. DHT in a battle of the Roxette covers Madonna vs. Passenger in a battle of the Don McLean covers Oasis vs. Limp Bizkit in a battle of The Who covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Rita Ora feat. Fatboy Slim in a battle of the Fatboy Slim covers Blue feat. Elton John vs. Ellie Goulding in a battle of the Elton John covers Primal Scream & Kate Moss vs. Jessica Simpson in a battle of the Nancy Sinatra covers Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules vs. Lorde in a battle of the Tears For Fears covers Ryan Adams vs. Leona Lewis in a battle of the Oasis covers MØ vs. Herve Pagez, Charli XCX & Diplo in a battle of the Spice Girls covers Lighthouse Family vs. Muse in a battle of the Nina Simone covers Sunblock feat. Sandy vs. Bastille in a battle of the Corona covers Sharleen Spiteri vs. Human Nature in a battle of the Tom Jones covers Beverley Knight vs. Calum Scott in a battle of the Robyn covers Madcon vs. Måneskin in a battle of The Four Seasons covers Richard X vs Liberty X vs. Tinashe in a battle of the Chaka Khan covers Jamie Cullum vs. Regina Spektor in a battle of the Radiohead covers DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do vs. DJ Ötzi in a battle of the Bryan Adams covers Scooter vs. Gym Class Heroes in a battle of the Supertramp covers X Factor Finalists 2008 vs. Fifth Harmony in a battle of the Mariah Carey covers Ane Brun vs. Becky Hill in a battle of the Alphaville covers Joss Stone vs. Marcus Collins in a battle of the White Stripes covers Soda Club feat. Hannah Alethea vs. De-Grees in a battle of the Belinda Carlisle covers Slash feat. Fergie & Cypress Hill vs. Sandi Thom in a battle of the Guns N' Roses covers The Beautiful South vs. Lily Allen in a battle of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) covers Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk vs. The Pussycat Dolls in a battle of the Labelle covers 311 vs. Natalie Imbruglia in a battle of The Cure covers India Shawn vs. Louise in a battle of the Janet Jackson covers Queensberry vs. Delta Goodrem in a battle of the Shakespears Sister covers 5 Seconds Of Summer vs. Bastille in a battle of the Green Day covers Creed vs. Will Young in a battle of The Doors covers LEN vs. Rockell in a battle of the Kim Wilde covers Marilyn Manson vs. The Hoosiers in a battle of the Soft Cell covers Tori Amos vs. The Saturdays in a battle of the Depeche Mode covers Sophie Ellis-Bextor vs. Adam Lambert in a battle of the Cher covers Bth vs. Shane Richie in a battle of the Wham covers Lucie Silvas vs. Motörhead in a battle of the Metallica covers Ash vs. Skylife feat. Summer Rayne in a battle of the Carly Simon covers Mariana Kupfer vs. Caroline Polachek in a battle of The Corrs covers Glasvegas vs. The Muppets Barbershop Quartet in a battle of the Nirvana covers Dannii Minogue vs. Lou Bega in a battle of the Olivia Newton-John covers The Space Cowboy vs. Alex Clare in a battle of the Prince and the Revolution covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Gregory Porter in a battle of the Moby covers Flip & Fill vs. Beyond Chicago, Majestic & Alex Mills in a battle of the Whitney Houston covers Alex Parks vs. Yellowcard in a battle of the Coldplay covers Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud vs. Crazy Frog in a battle of the Run-DMC covers Alex Ross feat. Dakota & T-Pain vs. DJ Spoony feat. Gabrielle in a battle of the Gabrielle covers

Maybe Jonny Evans has other plans...

Thanks to @TheSnake for the suggestion today.

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Gabrielle is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Hackney, London, she released her debut single, Dreams, in 1993, and it topped the UK Singles Chart the same year. Gabrielle has received two BRIT Awards and an Ivor Novello. Her music often blends soul, R&B, and pop influences. It's Alex Ross feat. Dakota & T-Pain vs. DJ Spoony feat. Gabrielle! You Decide! Here is what we have had so far in this series of SoundClash; Five vs. Robbie Williams in a battle of the Queen covers Alien Ant Farm vs. Fall Out Boy in a battle of the Michael Jackson covers Mad'House vs. Kelly Osbourne in a battle of the Madonna covers A1 vs Milk Inc. in a battle of the A-ha covers No Doubt vs. Weezer in a battle of the Talk Talk covers Scissor Sisters vs. Eric Prydz in a battle of the Pink Floyd covers Lolly vs. Céline Dion in a battle of the Cyndi Lauper covers Placebo vs. Maxwell in a battle of the Kate Bush covers Adele vs. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran in a battle of the Bob Dylan covers Dario G vs. Bad Wolves in a battle of the Cranberries covers Smash Mouth vs. Joe McElderry in a battle of the Monkees covers Destiny's Child vs. Lizzo in a battle of the Bee Gees covers Atomic Kitten vs. One Direction in a battle of the Blondie covers Westlife vs. Fyfe Dangerfield in a battle of the Billy Joel covers Aurora feat. Naimee Coleman vs. allSTARS* in a battle of the Duran Duran covers Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks vs. Eva Cassidy in a battle of the Fleetwood Mac covers The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes vs. Disturbed in a battle of the Simon & Garfunkel covers Girls Aloud vs. Ultra Naté in a battle of the Pointer Sisters covers t.A.T.u. vs. Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather in a battle of the Smiths covers Brandy & Ray J vs. Steve Brookstein in a battle of the Phil Collins covers Journey South vs. Mary J. Blige & U2 in a battle of the U2 covers Martine McCutcheon vs. Sam Smith in a battle of the Donna Summer covers Daphne & Celeste vs. Groove Coverage in a battle of the Alice Cooper covers Girls@Play vs. Pepsi & Shirlie in a battle of the Mel & Kim covers Stereophonics vs. Girls Of FHM in a battle of the Rod Stewart covers ATB vs. Alanis Morissette in a battle of the Seal covers Glee Cast vs. Rise Against in a battle of the Journey covers Stooshe vs. Weezer in a battle of the TLC covers Steps vs. Amerie in a battle of the Diana Ross covers Cascada vs. Discotronic & Tevin in a battle of the Savage Garden covers McFly vs. Young Soul Rebels in a battle of The Killers covers Dancing DJs vs. DHT in a battle of the Roxette covers Madonna vs. Passenger in a battle of the Don McLean covers Oasis vs. Limp Bizkit in a battle of The Who covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Rita Ora feat. Fatboy Slim in a battle of the Fatboy Slim covers Blue feat. Elton John vs. Ellie Goulding in a battle of the Elton John covers Primal Scream & Kate Moss vs. Jessica Simpson in a battle of the Nancy Sinatra covers Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules vs. Lorde in a battle of the Tears For Fears covers Ryan Adams vs. Leona Lewis in a battle of the Oasis covers MØ vs. Herve Pagez, Charli XCX & Diplo in a battle of the Spice Girls covers Lighthouse Family vs. Muse in a battle of the Nina Simone covers Sunblock feat. Sandy vs. Bastille in a battle of the Corona covers Sharleen Spiteri vs. Human Nature in a battle of the Tom Jones covers Beverley Knight vs. Calum Scott in a battle of the Robyn covers Madcon vs. Måneskin in a battle of The Four Seasons covers Richard X vs Liberty X vs. Tinashe in a battle of the Chaka Khan covers Jamie Cullum vs. Regina Spektor in a battle of the Radiohead covers DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do vs. DJ Ötzi in a battle of the Bryan Adams covers Scooter vs. Gym Class Heroes in a battle of the Supertramp covers X Factor Finalists 2008 vs. Fifth Harmony in a battle of the Mariah Carey covers Ane Brun vs. Becky Hill in a battle of the Alphaville covers Joss Stone vs. Marcus Collins in a battle of the White Stripes covers Soda Club feat. Hannah Alethea vs. De-Grees in a battle of the Belinda Carlisle covers Slash feat. Fergie & Cypress Hill vs. Sandi Thom in a battle of the Guns N' Roses covers The Beautiful South vs. Lily Allen in a battle of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) covers Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk vs. The Pussycat Dolls in a battle of the Labelle covers 311 vs. Natalie Imbruglia in a battle of The Cure covers India Shawn vs. Louise in a battle of the Janet Jackson covers Queensberry vs. Delta Goodrem in a battle of the Shakespears Sister covers 5 Seconds Of Summer vs. Bastille in a battle of the Green Day covers Creed vs. Will Young in a battle of The Doors covers LEN vs. Rockell in a battle of the Kim Wilde covers Marilyn Manson vs. The Hoosiers in a battle of the Soft Cell covers Tori Amos vs. The Saturdays in a battle of the Depeche Mode covers Sophie Ellis-Bextor vs. Adam Lambert in a battle of the Cher covers Bth vs. Shane Richie in a battle of the Wham covers Lucie Silvas vs. Motörhead in a battle of the Metallica covers Ash vs. Skylife feat. Summer Rayne in a battle of the Carly Simon covers Mariana Kupfer vs. Caroline Polachek in a battle of The Corrs covers Glasvegas vs. The Muppets Barbershop Quartet in a battle of the Nirvana covers Dannii Minogue vs. Lou Bega in a battle of the Olivia Newton-John covers The Space Cowboy vs. Alex Clare in a battle of the Prince and the Revolution covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Gregory Porter in a battle of the Moby covers Flip & Fill vs. Beyond Chicago, Majestic & Alex Mills in a battle of the Whitney Houston covers Alex Parks vs. Yellowcard in a battle of the Coldplay covers Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud vs. Crazy Frog in a battle of the Run-DMC covers

What a gem of a song that Melanie C song is! Such a beaut! It was probably the highlight of Now 47 for me at the time.

Predicting a landslide win for All Saints to come, in the form of a soundtrack single from this movie;

Same Difference, Different Outcome.

@CowTzy I can think of someone for you that inspired a certain Zanmatonese entry to go poking around your personal chart before you became a member of BuzzJack!

@Hadji since the releases of Yearbooks for 1989 + Extra... have you had an attempt at creating "The Final Chapter - 1985-1989" to coincide with the one they did for the first half of the decade? Plus that will have an Extra release too, so you're looking at seven discs in total with approximately 140 more songs from those 5 years that haven't featured so far on any other Yearbook?

That or your big fat lies! @Mangø get him!

What I meant was it ruins their suspense or finding out tomorrow if they won or not... but at least for the other finalists they can still be surprised. It's fine, it has to be done this way obviously.

That sort of spoils it for anyone who was hoping to receive the Golden Wagner... if they haven't been informed, then they haven't been saved...

EVERY round it's important Addy! Don't let us down now!

So much to say about those last few tracks but it's all been a trip down memory lane for me. Plus @Scene pay attention to @gooddelta's descriptive of Cheiron-sounding songs and send us your best version for the next BJSC so I can award big points! 😄

Oh what a big song to lose this early on! Looking back, it definitely felt like some sort of contractual repayment for Chicane being an uncredited producer on Cloud Number Nine (a personal favourite of mine for many years). This style of music might have worked well and suited Bryan's vocals, but I don't get the sense that he wanted to be involved, despite appearing in the music video. He never returned to this type of dance music again after that. It still goes down for me as the second best #1 on Now 45 at the time, beaten only by Fragma of course.

Ok caught up... So that final Westlife song was clearly a marketing ploy to try and attract a wider American audience albeit ineffective. The collaboration didn't feel like either artist wanted it at the time but labels pushed it to happen. The result was a very unimpressive #1 from the year. Incidentally I don't think it make it onto any compilation at the time. For Oasis, I did in fact enjoy that single at the time, it felt anthemic at the time, and I didn't know too many Oasis songs by name at this point despite hearing many of them in the years before. I didn't care for the other releases from this era from them but they improved in their next era for me. The song itself was enough to appear on New Hits 2000 which I was pleased with. The Billie Piper story is a sad one for me. She had so much star potential and charisma. I ended up enjoying Something Deep Inside more than her #1 of this era even though it never made it onto a Now compilation at the time. I think I've even played Walk Of Life more times than her #1 here but I wish we had so much more from her as a pop star. She had so much energy, good looks and her music was great. I'm glad she at least made the Top 30 here, though I'd wish it was a tad higher.

Haven't you made us endure enough Westlife for one day! 😂

What was all the fuss about a Radiohead track that didn't even appear in the Top 100 then?