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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

Rachel Ann - In For The Kill She sure did that and it was amazing. Began a little nervous but WOW!! I certainly didn't expect that after all the other average auditions. And she's only 16. Deserves to win!! oVl8GNDrjbs

Forgotten Iraq & Afghanistan already and now also Syria!!

Everyone blames European immigrants for our troubles. But what about all the immigrants from places such as Pakistan & Bangladesh that came over in hundreds of thousands over the last 20 or 30 years and claiming benefits. There are millions more of them than EU immigrants. At least EU immigrants come to work and do jobs that we won't do unlike the economic migrants who just come to get all their kids kept. I know which immigration I'd rather have if any of these. Also I'd rather be with Europe than being a lapdog to America and becoming their 51st state. Think about all the jobs that will be lost if we leave. If we left the EU Scotland will soon be wanting another vote for independence as they would stand to really lose out if we left. I'm Pro-European and proud of it. Better the devil you know!!!

On Sat 16 January BBC Four broadcast a program of One Hit Wonders - only many were not! Here's the list: Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire --- true OHW Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely --- not a OHW -- follow-up Frozen Orange Juice hit #10 in June 1969 Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level --- true OHW Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting --- not a OHW -- follow-up Dance The Kung Fu hit #35 in Nov 1974 and Run Back hit #25 in Dec 1977 Ralph McTell - Streets Of London --- not a OHW -- Dreams Of You hit #36 in Dec 1975 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking --- true OHW M - Pop Muzik -- not a OHW -- Moonlight & Muzak #33 in Dec 1979 -- That's The Way The Money Goes #45 in Mar 1980 -- Official Secrets 64 in Nov 1980 Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love --- not a OHW -- Loving Just For Fun #21 in Oct 1980 -- Hot Love #22 in Feb 1981 -- Love Trial #51 in May 1981 Charlene - I've Never Been To Me --- true OHW Trio - Da Da Da --- OHW Nena - 99 Red Balloons (99 Luftballons) ---not a OHW -- Just a Dream #70 in May 1984 Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer --- true OHW Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby --- not a OHW -- Play That Funky Music #10 in Feb 1991 -- I Love You #45 in Apr 1991 -- Rollin' In My 5.0 #27 in Jul 1991 -- Satisfaction #22 in Aug 1991 Chesney Hawks - The One & Only --- not a OHW -- I'm A Man Not A Boy #27 in Jul 1991 -- Secrets Of The Heart #57 in Oct 1991 -- What's Wrong With This Picture #63 in May 1992 -- Stay Away Baby Jane #74 in Jan 2002 Charles & Eddie - Would I Lie To You --- not a OHW -- NYC #33 in Mar 1993 -- House Is Not A Home #29 in Jun 1993 -- 24-7-365 #38 in May 1995 Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha --- not a OHW -- Sleep On The Left Side #23 in May 1998 -- Lessons Learned from Rocky I to Rocky III #37 in May 2002 -- Topknot #53 in Aug 2004 New Radicals - You Get What You Give --- not a OHW -- Someday We'll Know #48 in Sep 1999 Michael Andrews & Gary Jules - Mad World ---true OHW Nizlopi - JCB --- true OHW One Hit Wonder is an act that has just one single that charts and no other chart entries ever!!! True One Hit Wonder is an act that has just one single that gets to #1 and no other chart entries ever!!! Come On BBC get your facts straight!!! :w00t:

R.I.P. Lemmy Lemmy first came to prominence with the Blackpool/Manchester band The Rockin' Vickers when he was lead guitarist. This was their minor hit from way back in 1966 - Dandy. It was written by Ray Davies of The Kinks. Y9vaB0s8j_M He then became Roadie to Jimi Hendrix and The Nice before joining Hawkwind. Lead vocalist & bassist on the band's Top 10 hit Silver Machine in 1972. -- Top Of The Pops performance from 13 July 1972. yao_T2adl14

A lot of viewers like me could well have turned off the audition rounds because there is too much about life story's going on instead of pure auditions. I for one am not interested in the life story's

What do you think should happen with all the migrants at Calais. It's not right that lorry drivers get penalised as they can't do much to stop them when the migrants are carrying knives etc. If I was a lorry driver I wouldn't slow down on the motorway for them I'd mow them down. The drivers should be watching the traffic not the migrants. It's the only way to stop them apart from the French sending them back where they come from. Who knows how many of them may be terrorists etc. We don't want them and can't cope. The population of the UK has grown by around 20% since the 70s BRITIAN IS FULL!!

And what about all the immigrants that have been coming over here from the Southern Asia for the last 20 years doing the same thing. At least the Eastern Europeans are of similar culture to us and we can easily mix. Also we can go & live & work there. This was GREAT Britain but now it is just Britain or Little Pakistan, or Little Bangladesh. There are West Indians, Filipinos and Chinese here but they have not tried taking over like those from Southern Asia.

I hope we stay in or I and thousands of others will be out of a job. I'd rather be part of Europe than sucking up to bloody America.

Relight My Fire by Take That & Lulu was a cover version The original was by Dan Hartman in 1980 koBPBa8zFwE Smoke - Living Next Door To Alice Original by New World in 1972 i99GTEley8M In 1995 a naughty version under the title Alice, Who The X Is Alice by Gompie was a massive hit in mainland Europe and made UK #18. Xe0N-OGeQC8