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I can host a synctube listenthrough for this on Wednesday 23rd September

I did shorten any youtube links that looked to be too long.

Thanks, that looks a lot better. The old site had a 'how to do hyperlinks' guide but this one doesn't and I didn't know how to do it. Also, the Spotify playlist did not embed when I copied and pasted it.

I should explain that four of the featured artists debuted in this century. These are Damien Rice, Tarja (as a solo act), Jason Ross and Florence Welch. They were all allowed in as the lead artists all started before 2000.

BOP IDOL 8 - WHOLE LOTTA HISTORY Welcome to the voting stage of Bop Idol 8 where all the artists had a whole lot of history behind them when they released the songs you see here. This is an anonymous contest so please do not reveal or hint at your entry until the results are revealed. These are the 32 songs: 1. Seal - Love's Divine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iczaDcixBj4 2. Fangoria - Mas es mas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtuMjjdU2wc 3. Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOKI_tIBWVI 4. Booka Shade - In White Rooms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDaXgipLOVg 5. Beth Orton - Conceived https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvJasSfvnRI 6. Matchbox Twenty - Put Your Hands Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t3ETJlVRio 7. All Saints - This Is A War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmheIhcj8MA 8. Cosmic Gate and Jason Ross - Awaken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSVf_x1F6K4 9. Ace Of Base - Unspeakable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuUHZj6fFnU 10. Trance To The Sun - Sleeping With The Natives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J46B-aAITV8 11. Kate Bush - Mrs. Bartolozzi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRiJ1xrZQ80 12. Legowelt - Elements Of Houz Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeYx7VQTCCE 13. Aqua - Playmate To Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ayTZi7Xjw 14. Within Temptation featuring Tarja - Paradise (What About Us?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6MpsDPKts 15. Tori Amos featuring Damien Rice - The Power of Orange Knickers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWaRnJqkcC4 16. Modest Mouse - Little Motel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqQTODR3kR8 17. Peter Gabriel - Signal To Noise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJoSNZxLdbU 18. RuPaul - Glamazon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1PsQmFdlnk 19. Cher - Woman's World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjPWL-23w-w 20. Unkle - Hold My Hand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f12iEBlHpLE 21. Robyn - Ever Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfK88LsB0fg 22. Sweet Trip - Milk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGG2g0mWfkc 23. Bruce Springsteen - Land Of Hope And Dreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHpJhS99Q60 24. Axwell - Center Of The Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTsyVNlzc7I 25. David Byrne and Fatboy Slim featuring Florence Welch - Here Lies Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ6SBJt57EY 26. Cusco - Odysseus And The Sirens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu2N7Tm3--I 27. Placebo - For What It's Worth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_XJEQaYRck 28. Charlotte Martin - 12 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcyOB8MOYNs 29. Blink-182 - Ghost On The Dance Floor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiM48pjqf6c 30. Sophie B Hawkins - Soul Lover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vbFxW-aBtw 31. Neneh Cherry - Kong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ivBXh1zGQ 32. Kaku P-Model - Shagan Daishi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98MBhn7sY8Q Spotify Playlist: Missing: Kaku P-Model - Shagan Daishi When you are ready to vote, please send me a PM using this scoring system: 12pts 10pts 8pts 7pts 6pts 5pts 4pts 3pts 2pts 1pt You have until 23:59 UK time on Saturday 3rd October to submit your votes. Guest votes are very welcome. Voted: Tafty WoW73 Doug Chez Wombat Jade Jaz13music vibe jimwatts Paddington James Scene King Rollo Viper* matto Lee_J11 Dobbo AllStarBySmashMouth Mango gooddelta DaTilt Spiceboy Lukuzz nine3/4 Addy! CowTzy Herbs Julian_ Bror Roba Cody DiLaurentis awardinary uhsting dhwe

I did think Sailing would do quite well as it hit the top 3 in two separate chart runs. Bright Eyes is a wonderful song which I like more now than I did at the time. The top 4 is the one I expected and I have an order in which I think they will be so I'll find out soon whether or not I've got it right.

I wasn't expecting Bohemian Rhapsody to be in the top 2 but thought maybe somewhere from 3rd to 5th. My Sweet Lord is very good and Tie A Yellow Ribbon is enjoyable. I've never really liked I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing.

This was the strongest category, there was nothing I really disliked. 1. Ultravox - Sleepwalk A good idea to start with their first top 40 hit 2. Depeche Mode - See You The same here with one of their early singles 3. New Order - Ruined In A Day A later era for this group but Bernard's vocal ability improved over time and sounds good here. I think these three bands will be my top 3 in most rounds but the order will change according to which songs get sent 4. M83 featuring Susanne Sundfør - Oblivion Susanne, one of my favourite female singers 5. Iamamiwhoami - Play An interesting discovery, looking forward to hearing more from them 6. Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) A good cover version 7. Dead or Alive - Misty Circles Not the best vocal from Pete but plenty to like musically 8. Sade - The Sweetest Taboo Their big hit singles were all classy but 80s wine bar music isn't really my thing 9. Fontaines D.C. - A Lucid Dream I quite enjoyed this but difficult to know where to rank it in a pop genre contest 10. Vengaboys - We Like to Party! (The Vengabus) A toe tapper certainly but very cheesy 11. Texas - When We Are Together They have a few good songs but most of them, like this one, are bland, radio friendly ones 12. Years & Years - Take Shelter Nice enough to listen to but I've already forgotten it

Brentford 2-2 Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Aston Villa Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Arsenal Everton 2-0 Ipswich Town Newcastle United 1-0 Hull City Nottingham Forest 2-0 Coventry City AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Liverpool Leeds United 3-0 Crystal Palace Manchester City 2-0 Sunderland Fulham 1-2 Manchester United

31 entries so far. This is the final evening for anyone else to find something to enter.

I never got round to doing a 70s top 10 so I'll do them both together, looking at my top 1000 chart: 1970s 1. Supper's Ready - Genesis 2. Feel The Benefit - 10cc 3. Eldorado - ELO 4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 5. Music - John Miles 6. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd 7. Here Comes The Flood - Peter Gabriel 8. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel 9. 2112 - Rush 10. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band I'm Not In Love and Mr Blue Sky both miss out as they are my second favourites by 10cc and ELO and I'm leaving Yes for another decade. 1980s 1. Dr Mabuse (12 inch version) - Propaganda 2. Welcome To The Pleasuredome (album version) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 3. Vienna - Ultravox 4. Budapest By Blimp - Thomas Dolby 5. Blue Monday - New Order 6. Tell Me There's A Heaven - Chris Rea 7. Never Let Me Down Again (the extended version known as the Split Mix) - Depeche Mode 8. Woman In Chains - Tears For Fears 9. Cry - Godley & Creme 10. In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins The Chris Rea song was a single in 1990 but already on a 1989 album so I'm putting it in the 80s.

Interesting, if it's not breaking any of Calum's rules, I suppose it will be OK then.

I'm glad you liked 10538 Overture. It shows how creative Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne were to do something that was so different to The Move. 10538 was the number of the escaped prisoner the song was about, inspired by the number of the mixing desk in the studio which was 1053. The 8 was added as the melody needed an extra syllable. Popcorn by Hot Butter is certainly ahead of its time so I would also put it in second place out of that batch.

Thanks, and well done for your full house. Round 1: 36 Suede Round 2: 30 Love, Tomorrow Never Dies, Gerry Rafferty 3 in 10: 1 Harvest For The World

1st - Gary Numan - We Are Glass A song I know well and one of his best singles 2nd - Damien Rice - 9 Crimes Agree with what others have said about this song and I'll overlook it having a female vocalist, hopefully his remaining songs for each round will be solo efforts 3rd - Calvin Harris - Feel So Close I like that recurring two note groove 4th - Sam Fender - Chin Up The best of the rest, there isn't anything else now that I liked 5th - Roosevelt - Luna 6th - Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait 7th - Sam Smith - Diamonds 8th - Harvey & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego 9th - Darin - Lovekiller A shame this isn't Bobby Darin 10th - Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For 11th - Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life 12th - Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission)

15th - 21st September 1966 26. Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67RRnBlqX9w A song inspired by the music hall era with a very British sound to it so it's a surprise that it went all the way to number 1 in the US. The instrumental at the start sounds like a 70s TV sitcom theme tune while the vocal effect is quite similar to the one in Your Woman by White Town. 32. Sunny - Bobby Hebb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CogTxGCNCSk A very good soul song with chord progressions and an androgynous vocal style. A cover by Boney M will be a top 3 hit in 1977. 33. Run - Sandie Shaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOU8ze5WucM The dramatic production suits the lyrics which are about being terrified by an ex-partner. I particularly liked the electric organ sound. 39. Summertime - Billy Stewart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAfUgI08KZ8 The third version of the song to chart will be the only hit for the American singer. He does his own thing with it, including some scatting, backed by a lively backing band. 40. I Don't Care - Los Bravos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7-DJMB1S8g A decent enough pop song but the worst of this week's six new entries. It will be their second and final top 40 hit. Record of the week : 37. Bend It! - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich There were a few candidates this week but I've chosen this one for its tempo changes, Greek influence and the use of an electric mandolin. It even came with its own dance, the instructions for which were published in music magazines. It will be the biggest hit for the group so far, reaching number 2.

Yes, I can do that unless I also forget.

Round 1: 39 💥 Round 2: 39 💥 3 in 10: 3 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Karma Chameleon, Victims Yesterday's was Maxi Priest, by the way, not Cat Stevens, in case you are wondering which one my one answer of Wild World referred to.

I did like Eye Level at the time as a seven year old and retain a fondness for it. I wasn't so keen on the bagpipes of Amazing Grace. Mouldy Old Dough is lovingly eccentric and YMCA still sounds good.

Fade To Grey is a wonderful song to pick as your favourite. I'd forgotten about it so I thought your top 2 might be Don't You Want Me and something by The Cure, maybe A Forest. I see you mentioned both in your honourable mentions. Love Will Tear Us Apart is also an enduring classic from the same year.

Oh, I forgot about that Worldvision so you're 3-2 ahead of me now.

Congratulations Jim, it's always good to see a long song win a contest and it was 2nd in my vote, you join me on two contest wins in 2026. 9th place was higher than I expected for my own song, thanks to all who gave it points, especially WhoOdyssey for the 12. Lonely Robot is the solo project of John Mitchell who was the lead singer of It Bites who I sent to Bop Idol. I started listening to some Lonely Robot after liking the two It Bites albums from the 2000s. Thanks to uhsting for doing a great job with the hosting.

1st Kate Bush - Hounds of Love She's in a different league to everyone else in this category so I think she'll always be likely to top my vote 2nd Dido - White Flag I've always liked her vocals on Faithless albums, a lovely tone to her voice, and this song is co-written and produced with the other Rollo 3rd Agnes - Selfmade Never heard of her but I enjoyed the vocal effects and outro 4th Milica Pavlović - Ona nosi Pradu A good rhythm to this 5th Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Music Gets the Best of Me 6th Tove Lo featuring Wiz Khalifa - Influence 7th Leona Lewis - Better in Time (Single Mix) 8th Adele - Hello 9th Marina - Bubblegum Bitch 10th Jessie Ware - Sauna 11th Robyn - Talk To Me 12th Zara Larsson - Love Me Land

I'm not expecting to do too well in this one.

Vienna and Blue Monday are certainly two of my favourite songs from the 80s and both groups are in the Pop Factor now. I'm much less certain of what your top 2 are compared to the 70s but I do have two songs in mind so I'll see if I'm right tomorrow.