Everything posted by King Rollo
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PopMaster & Ten To The Top II
Thanks, Jade and those are some great artists to go and see, John. Round 1: 39 💥 Round 2: 24 Don't Get Me Wrong, Neil Diamond, Cherry Tree, Jumbalaya 3 in 10: 3 Scandal, I'm Going Slightly Mad, Now I'm Here
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The Pop Factor: Season 2 • Live Show Three
I have voted. Nik Kershaw's song would have been 'Wide Boy'.
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PopMaster & Ten To The Top II
Round 1: 36 Rolling Stones Round 2: 36 That You Love Me (he was too quick, I might have thought of it in time) Tie-break: 2 out of 2 3 in 10: 3 Apache, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Wonderful Land
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Perfect timing by James Burke
I'd forgotten he was still alive. He certainly had a good way of explaining complicated things to people with little knowledge of them. I'm assuming there was a launch countdown clock in front of him for that shot but it's still well timed.
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
Yes, I can confirm I'll be hosting the number 9 poll next year.
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The Pop Factor: Season 2 • THE FINAL RESULTS
I think Chez is David Bowie.
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
And from semi-final 2: 1. 574 Dancing On My Own 2. 553 Back To Black 3. 450 Wake Me Up When September Ends 4. 406 In The End 5. 403 Live Forever 6. 386 Padam Padam 7. 384 Suburbia 8. 376 Fade To Grey 9. 366 Time Is Running Out 10. 330 This Charming Man
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
These were the top 10 from semi-final 1: 1. 515 Enola Gay 2. 504 Smooth Criminal 3. 442 Family Affair 4. 419 Sk8er Boi 5. 413 Ain't Nobody 6. 412 Yesterday 7. 394 Smack My Bitch Up 8. 381 Rent 9. 370 Try 10. 366 Yes
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
These were the highest scoring songs in the first round: 1. 382 Dancing On My Own 2. 329 Back To Black 3. 301 Enola Gay 4. 287 In The End 5. 254 Rent 6. 252 Family Affair 7. 248 Padam Padam 8. 246 Smooth Criminal 9. 244 Live Forever 9. 244 Sk8er Boi 11. 243 Yes 12. 235 Smack My Bitch Up 13. 223 Ain't Nobody 14. 222 Yesterday 15. 197 Wake Me Up When September Ends 16. 187 Time Is Running Out 17. 185 Karma Police 18. 182 Sultans Of Swing 19. 175 Cruel Summer 20. 173 This Charming Man The biggest gainers from this format are Rent (up from 14th to 5th), Padam Padam (23rd to 7th), Yes (33rd to 11th) and Karma Police (34th to 17th). Going in the opposite direction are Smooth Criminal (3rd to 8th), Ain't Nobody (8th to 13th), Yesterday (7th to 14th) and Wake Me Up When September Ends (6th to 15th).
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
Tomorrow, I'll reveal which songs scored the most points in the first round and the two semi-finals.
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The Pop Factor: Season 2 • THE FINAL RESULTS
I'm pleased to see David Bowie survive another round.
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
Thanks to everyone who voted and commented on the results. Here's a recap of the top 50: 1. Robyn - Dancing On My Own 2. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black 3. Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal 4. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay 5. Linkin Park – In the End 6. Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends 7. The Beatles - Yesterday 8. Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody 9. Mary J Blige - Family Affair 10. Visage - Fade To Grey 11. Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia 12. Oasis - Live Forever 13. Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi 14. Pet Shop Boys - Rent 15. Pink - Try 16. Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again 17. Depeche Mode – Just Can't Get Enough 18. The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On 19. The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up 20. Eagles - Hotel California 21. The Smiths – This Charming Man 22. Muse – Time Is Running Out 23. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 24. Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine 25. Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 26. Bananarama – Cruel Summer 27. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 28. Black - Wonderful Life 29. Blink 182 - I Miss You 30. Bananarama – Venus 31. Lady Gaga - Judas 32. The Veronicas – Untouched 33. McAlmont & Butler - Yes 34. Radiohead – Karma Police 35. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing 36. Sister Sledge - We Are Family 37. Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 38. Arctic Monkeys – Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? 39. Len - Steal My Sunshine 40. The Beloved – Sweet Harmony 41. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message 42. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) 43. Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town 44. Shocking Blue – Venus 45. Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell - Firestone 46. XTM & DJ Chucky presents Annia - Fly On The Wings Of Love 47. Nero - Guilt 48. Evanescence – Going Under 49. Plastic Bertrand – Ça Plane Pour Moi 50. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold / What The World Is Waiting For
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PopMaster & Ten To The Top II
Round 1: 33 The year, Would I Lie To You Round 2: 39 💥 3 in 10: 1 Let's Put It All Together
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
1. Robyn - Dancing On My Own 1526pts Writers - Robyn, Patrik Berger Top scores - Liamski689 50, dandy* 50, chrissmith276 50 Low scores - Scone1 12, Popchartfreak 13, Bror 16 Average score - 35.5 Dancing On My Own is Buzzjack's favourite UK number 8 single, finishing 70 points ahead of 'Back To Black'. Robyn is the first solo artist to win one of these polls since Madonna won the number 1 single poll with 'Like A Prayer'. 20 voters out of 43 put the song in their top 10 while no one put it in their bottom 10. Released in 2010, the song was Robyn's fourth top 10 hit. A cover version by Calum Scott reached number 2 in 2016. It's a double celebration for Robyn this evening as she also has her first top 10 album with 'Sexistential'.
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
2. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 1456pts Writers - Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson Top scores - AaronTM 50, Alex! 49, DaTilt 49, Jason 49, musicfan97 49 Low scores - gasman449 8, King Rollo 9, JackJones 15 Average score - 33.9 Back To Black finishes just five points above 'Smooth Criminal'. Released in 2007, it only got to number 25. It reached its peak position of number 8 in 2011 following Amy Winehouse's death and was her third top 10 single.
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The Boswell Sisters - The Forgotten Original Girl Group of Pop from the 1930's
I think song 2 is the best one with song 4 in second place. I see they are on Spotify as well. Their most streamed song is 'Old Yazoo' with 3.9 million streams which is quite a lot.
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My record of the week 60 years ago
31st March - 6th April 1966 26. The Ballad Of The Green Berets - Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZXHsiFaUFM A US number 1 single so I remember it from the Sunday listening sessions. I don't know why anyone in Britain at the time would want to buy this American patriotic nonsense. 31. Supergirl - Graham Bonney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Vp1qZoQUU A well produced pop song with good use of the piano and saxophone and some falsetto from the singer. This will be his only hit. 34. Alfie - Cilla Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp5YsIPlVJI Bacharach and David wrote this for the film 'Alfie'. Cilla sings the quiet parts well but the bigger sections are an acquired taste as always seems to be the case with her vocal approach. 38. I Put A Spell On You - The Alan Price Set https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ0MAFovbrs Alan Price's first hit since leaving The Animals is this cover of a well known song. It showcases his skills on the organ and he also puts in a passionate vocal performance, very good. 39. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qePKIa6Pmxc This will be a top 3 hit for Cher and it's a good one with the violin playing really standing out. I'm more familiar with Nancy Sinatra's cover after it being sampled on that Audio Bullys song from 2005. 40. A Legal Matter - The Who https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvl5oGo7sv8 Substitute is still climbing the chart and this single has been released by the Who's producer without their permission after some dispute. Sung by Pete Townshend, it's a decent rock song but not as good as Substitute and will only get to number 32. Record of the week : 29. Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel Another well known act make their chart debut this week. The song has a great melody with the tempo changing from slow to faster and back again. The acoustic guitar, drums and vocals are all top notch. There's a plaque at Widnes railway station proclaiming that Paul Simon wrote the song there. The single will peak at number 9.
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
3. Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal 1451pts Writer - Michael Jackson Top scores - Mack 49, GreyAsh 48, Leonardo 48 Low scores - Yog1963 1, Uls2000 10, jimwatts 11 Average score - 33.7 The poll won't be won by a solo male either as Michael Jackson is the last one left. There weren't that many to start with, Plastic Bertrand and Black were the only other ones in the final. Smooth Criminal is also the highest placed song from the 20th Century and finishes more than 100 points ahead of Enola Gay. It was the seventh single to be released from the 'Bad' album, coming out more than a year after the album.
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
4. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay 1343pts Writer - Andy McCluskey Top scores - DaTilt 50, Leonardo 50, Chez Wombat 50 Low scores - vibe 1, chrissmith276 3, Alex! 6 Average score - 31.2 The polls for ultimate number 2 single all the way through to ultimate number 7 have been won by groups but that will not be the case this year as OMD are the last group left. From 1980, Enola Gay was the first of seven top 10 hits for the Merseyside band. The Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was named after Enola Gay Tibbets who was the pilot's mother. She was still alive, aged 87, when the song came out.
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PopMaster & Ten To The Top II
Round 1: 36 Sound (thought it was Light, like the contestant) Round 2: 39 💥 3 in 10: 3 Alright, Moving, Richard III
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The Pop Factor: Season 2 • Live Show Two: The Ballads of a Broken-Hearted BuzzJack
1st Abba - Chiquitita 2 Scissor Sisters - Mary 3 Rosalia - Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti 4 David Bowie - Five Years 5 Conan Gray - Forever With Me 6 Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece (Idol Version) 7 Delta Goodrem - Not Me, Not I 8 Lily Allen - Pussy Palace 9 Chappell Roan - Casual 10 Atomic Kitten - The Last Goodbye 11 Haim - Gasoline 12 Florence + the Machine - Cosmic Love 13 Troye Sivan featuring Betty Who - Heaven
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
5. Linkin Park - In The End 1322pts Writers - Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon Top scores - CowTzy 50, Julian 49, chrissmith276 49 Low scores - King Rollo 4, AH Gold 5, Jaz13music 7 Average score - 30.7 From 2001, In The End was the first top 10 hit for the Californian rock band. With more than 3 billion streams, it has a place in Spotify's top 50 most streamed songs of all-time list. The single returned to the top 20 in 2017 following the suicide of Chester Bennington.
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Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 8 Single - The Final - Results
6. Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends 1321pts Writers - Green Day Top scores - Mack 50, musicfan97 50, Jason 47, Chez Wombat 47 Low scores - dandy* 3, marcinjaro 9, AH Gold 13 Average score - 30.7 Green Day won the number 5 single poll three years ago with 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams' and they have a high placing again this year with another track from the 'American Idiot' album. The title comes from something the group's frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, said to his mother after his father's funeral.
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PopMaster & Ten To The Top II
I can only think of two songs when James come up so I'm not as familiar with their back catalogue. Glad you enjoyed it. Round 1: 30 Funny Funny, Mistake Round 2: 36 Be Loved 3 in 10: 3 When The Going Gets Tough, Words, No Matter What
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2026 Buzzjack Grand National Sweepstake
Yes please.