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Top US singer from the early 60s Bobby Vee has died aged 73 from Alzheimers. He was best known for hits Rubber Ball - How Many Tears - Take Good Care Of My Baby - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes In all he had 12 UK hits between 1960 & 1963 with many more in the US Rubber Ball qu1Vjf9hTvY How Many tears GyLTzhhiaa0 Take Good Care Of My Baby YKuNv_YlIrs The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 3GQAmTznY2o R.I.P. Bobby

Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster died at the age of 78 from heart problems. He was best known for songs including Al Capone - Big Five - Ten Commandments Of Man He also produced Oh Carolina for the Folkes Bros - a #1 single cover by Shaggy in the 90s.

So Drake made 15 weeks at #1 equalling Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet UK's longest continuous #1 single with 16 weeks - Everything I Do by Bryan Adams it was 25 years ago this week that it spent it's first week at #1

All but one of the Small Faces - drummer Kenny Jones now with The Who All but one of the later Bee Gees of the early Bee Gees both drummer Colin Petersen & guitarist Vince Melouney are still alive - both aged 70 Only 2 of the Dave Clark 5 still survive - Dave Clark & guitarist Len Huxley

To start you off: Thunderclap Newman -- Something in the Air - #1 in 1969

My favourite has to be Whole Lotta Love - the instrumental version by CCS which peaked at #13 in late 1970. CCS featured the late Alexis Korner

After the dismal display by England in Euro 2016 & the demise of Roy Hodgson who do you think should now get the job of Manager / Coach? I think it should be Alan Shearer

Apart from Nicole Shitzinger :puke2: :puke2: Surely they can do better than bring O'Dreary back I can't see any of these changes getting the viewers back Only good change is Sharon I'm one that has given up on this rubbish

Madness have all the 7s The song - Return Of The Los Palmas 7 There were 7 members in the band This was their 7th hit It peaked at No. 7

The trailer music for Peggy Michell's Eastenders Farewell is a re-made version of The Last Goodbye by The Kills from 2012. Brilliant song - it should have been a big hit. MgaHy7DYs3g

Sorry but wrong choice for me. Most likely a one hit wonder. I think he was so ordinary compared to Jolan I think Lydia should have won by miles with Jolan runner-up - Cody 3rd and Kevin a distant last.

3 of my choices got through Jolan, Lydia & Cody -- Kevin is horrendous KYDIA to win :heart:

Not be watching next series of X Factor - childish Dermot O'dreary's back :puke2:

Chloe to win now for me. Shocked that Rachel Ann went out - she was much better than Heather. I just don't see what they see in Kevin & Jolan The girls are far better than the guys this year.

Another song that should never be covered. For the battle between Leighton Jones & Eli Cripps Boy George chose my all time favourite Motown ballad. If I Were Your Woman by Gladys Knight & The Pips from 1970. Unfortunately not a UK hit but massive in US Canada & Australia. It must be one of the top 10 Motown ballads ever. It was excruciating to listen to - they ruined it. - He shouted she screamed. Here's the original Gladys Knight version - you can see what I mean: 74uktZ63qo4