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Live result on BBC Four from 9pm. Even tho they did already win it in 2014, I really want Young Fathers to do this. Their set at Glastonbury was incredible.. “Shame” being dedicated to Suella Braverman. *.* They performed an amazing rendition of “I Saw” apparently. Although I'd also be v happy with a Shygirl win, she's just been intervewed over on 6Music and revealed that she's working on a new album already potentially ready in 6 months!

I am loving “Si Te Portas Bonito” and especially the meaning behind the lyrics, I know little Spanish unfortunately but apparently it roughly translates to 'if you behave nice/decently'. The previous single “Madres” was also beautiful too, both solid singles! Looking forward to the album.

Really enjoying that TDJ remix. This is now probably my favourite single since “Strong”, but really they've all been decent. I am still waiting though for that absolute slammer that matches SuReaL's 2000 smash “You Take My Breath Away”, she def has it in her, I'm certain!

^ Don't worry Dandy, I didn't think you were - and that's surprising coming from me considering how paranoid and reactionary I am irl. OK, sorry for misunderstanding you Colm. Yeah, I believe that was the original definition, but it has since broadened to include basically anyone who is anti-trans. I fell down a rabbit hole last night reading about Graham Linehan, would not recommend. 😔

I'd also nominate Rob Dougan for “Clubbed To Death”.. the promo video is great! Originally released in 1995 but finally re-released and charting at #24 in June 2002 in support of his debut album release, with no other Top 40 hits. t7t18ErmxK8

I agree that discussions and debates online can struggle with nuance and can quickly polarise or lead to ppl getting the wrong impression, the instant reaction that any misjudged comment gets today can quickly blow-up out of proportion and the context lost. However, I get an uneasy feeling about this because she did pin (albeit temporarily) an explicitly transphobic comment/account which doubled down on what she appeared to say, using terms that are linked to a lot of the transphobic conspiracies that are propagated by Glinner et. al. It's obviously fine to have an opinion on something but why is it so important speak out on this particular issue when there are many other important issues affecting young people and wider society today? Those comments you've identified are completely ignorant - puberty blockers have been used safely for decades, not only within the context of those who have gender dysphoria, so she is wrong here. As for the comments about 'mixed up little kids' and 'transing away our gay youth', these are pretty offensive comments IMO, if not explicity transphobic per se. I think these would probably be somewhat consistent with having a generally negative opinion on the trans community. Then using the term 'big pharma' just rings all of the conspiracy theory loon alarms anyway. Yes the pejorative term 'TERF' does get bandied around far too easily and in these kind of debates we can risk pushing someone further into these conspiracies by not giving them space, understanding and the opportunity to discuss their genuine concerns. Nobody has said anything about cancel culture in this thread, and I agree with you Dandy that it is awful, more I was just expressing sadness and disappointment but really we should be able to seperate the art from the artist. Just to put this out there- I have no direct experience of ppl in the trans community, so I speak only from what I've read from those that are. I think it's important to hear their voices more than those we end up hearing from and I seek to understand purely on a human empathetic level and I will get things wrong, so I apologise if it comes across in any way insensitive.

ahlWufJqcSQ “Underwear Goes Inside The Pants” #30 in August 2006. Just the one T40 hit for Lazy-B, although it is an alias of Søren Rasted (Aqua) so you could argue he had many more T40 hits under that band in the 90s, 2000s and this year - courtesy of the Barbie soundtrack. I would have nommed Johnny Boy for “You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve” but it shockingly only peaked at number 50. :(

That's what it initially reminded me of too, really beautiful. On repeat!

Doctor Blind Chart - 27th August 2023 TW - LW / Artist / “Song” / (Peak- if not current) 01 - 01 Sampha “Spirit 2.0” *5 weeks at #1* 02 - 04 Snow Strippers “Again” 03 - 02 Glasser “Drift” (02) 04 - 05 Tourist “A Little Bit Further” 05 - 11 Yard Act “The Trench Coat Museum” 06 - 03 ascendant vierge “À L’Infini” (02) 07 - 13 Sofia Kourtesis “Si Te Portas Bonito” 08 - 16 Squid “The Blades” 09 - 15 Hoodie x James K “Scorpio” 10 - 06 Art School Girlfriend “Real Life” (06) 11 - 10 Róisín Murphy “You Knew” (10) 12 - 07 Avalon Emerson & The Charm “Astrology Poisoning” (04) 13 - 22 Caroline Polachek “Smoke” 14 - 17 twst “Off-World” 15 - 08 Gabriels “Glory” (06) 16 - 23 DJ Seinfeld & Confidence Man “Now U Do” 17 - 09 Peggy Gou “(It Goes Like) Nanana” (03) 18 - 20 Kwengface & Joy Overmono “Freedom 2” 19 - 12 Genesis Owusu “Leaving the Light” (01) 20 - 26 Romy “The Sea” 21 - 33 Anna Lunoe “Real Love” 22 - 35 Sufjan Stevens “So You Are Tired” 23 - 14 Nabihah Iqbal “Sunflower” (12) 24 - 39 George Clanton “Justify Your Life” *Biggest Climber* 25 - 34 James Blake “Loading” 26 - 18 Hallan “The Colline Gate” (02) 27 - 29 The Hives “Countdown to Shutdown” 28 - 19 Grian Chatten “Fairlies” (04) 29 - 32 moistbreezy “Why Can’t It Be You” 30 - 24 Will Butler + Sister Squares “Long Grass” (20) 31 - 44 dazegxd x gum.mp3 “Mania” 32 - 25 Pangaea “Installation” (01) 33 - 21 ANOHNI “It Must Change” (11) 34 - 45 SMLR “Don’t Email My Wife” 35 - 47 dj something & jamesjamesjames “Fffee / fffee3 [jjj remix ᔰ 𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂]” 36 - 42 Georgia “Give It Up For Love” 37 - NE Chain of Flowers “Serving Purpose” *Highest New Entry* 38 - NE KETTAMA “Fly Away XTC” *New Entry* 39 - 27 Say She She “C’est Si Bon” (07) 40 - NE Tutara Peak “Bassika: Act 1” *New Entry*

Would that be the same bookies that had Remain 1/4, and Brexit 3/1 on 23 June 2016? Private polling still seems to support it anyway.. @1695876424488321146

I think polling suggests that Labour are most likely to take the seat (if the Tories lose it) @1675447694905450496 I mean, there was a whole lot of nonsense in that letter. However, there was a lot of stuff that I really agreed with, especially when she went in hard at Rishi and the Government. If that doesn't end up on massive billboards come the next GE then Labour are missing a massive trick.. I will kind of miss her chaotic camp character and numerous gaffes, but she was completely unfit to be an MP, let alone a member of the Cabinet nor in the House of Lords!

Thank you Kath for the efficient hostings, and thank you to everyone who voted Data_haven through to the final! Looks like it has shaped up to be quite an eclectic final.

That Corinne Bailey Rae track was a total heater IMO, robbed x

It reminded me of Eels, if you remember any of their 90s stuff?

Sad that Pagasa missed out, one of my absolute faves in that semi. It features Nina Persson (of The Cardigans fame) on backing vocals, I guessed it may have been a bit doomed tho.

Persephonia and Scotland 2 both qualifying! :wub: Aw, don't say that - I really enjoyed it and enough to give some points, and I wouldn't have discovered the track if you hadn't sent it. That's part of the fun of these contests really, introducing songs that you love to hopefully an audience that may share that love.

YAY for Skall - it reminded me of something that the Orb would have been getting a Top 10 hit for in 1992, so obviously I loved it. <3 Great to see Pestolia through too, the only song that I knew before this contest (apart from DJ Heartstring <3) - Cecile Believe is a very underrated artist.

Sorry- I completely missed this. I have an entry ready to send if you are still accepting entries, but don't worry if not.

You've summed up how I feel about this, I tried to draw on huge amounts of copium to make sense of it by thinking it was perhaps a one-off misguided comment coming from a place of ignorance, but the doubling down (although apparently she has now un-pinned this transphobic comment) with no explanation seems to betray it as her genuine strongly and deeply held opinion. It's very sad and heartbreaking to now see this mask slip, especially given as you say she is a hugely influential and respected artist and an icon in the queer community. It feels like we've lost Róisín, lost her to the monsters that inhabit Glinner and all the other transphobes who spend basically all of their time and oxygen on hatred and division. I hope she is given the chance to reflect on this and at the very least distances herself from those awful people.

I absolutely love this, and the track length is a must IMO- doesn't overstay it's welcome. It reminds me of like a hybrid between Talking Heads and LCD Soundsystem. 'The longer the cut, the tougher you are And mine drags along the floor' !!

Been waiting for “Fly Away XTC” to be fully released for some time, absolute solid gold banger. *.*

Oh my. It's giving strong Leah McFall “I Will Survive” single artwork energy~

For me, it's Pangaea's “Installation”. <3

Ooh hype to Pestolia- I've had Cecile Believe's “Times” on my potench list for ages, but I love this track too. She recently produced and provided backing vocals on Shygirl's 2022 single “Firefly”, one of my favourite singles from last year. Though she hasn't released anything since Plucking a Cherry from the Void, I'm hoping that her time will come soon for more widespread acclaim!

Doctor Blind Chart - 13th August 2023 TW - LW / Artist / “Song” / (Peak- if not current) 01 - 01 Sampha “Spirit 2.0” *3 weeks at #1* 02 - 05 Glasser “Drift” 03 - 02 ascendant vierge “À L’Infini” (02) 04 - 06 Avalon Emerson & The Charm “Astrology Poisoning” 05 - 03 Peggy Gou “(It Goes Like) Nanana” (03) 06 - 09 Gabriels “Glory” 07 - 04 Genesis Owusu “Leaving the Light” (01) 08 - 13 Art School Girlfriend “Real Life” 09 - 15 Tourist “A Little Bit Further” 10 - 19 Snow Strippers “Again” 11 - 07 Hallan “The Colline Gate” (02) 12 - 17 Nabihah Iqbal “Sunflower” 13 - 08 Grian Chatten “Fairlies” (04) 14 - 11 ANOHNI “It Must Change” (11) 15 - 23 Róisín Murphy “You Knew” 16 - 14 The Chemical Brothers ft. Halo Maud “Live Again” (14) 17 - 10 Say She She “C’est Si Bon” (07) 18 - 12 Pangaea “Installation” (01) 19 - 37 Yard Act “The Trench Coat Museum” *Biggest Climber* 20 - 24 Will Butler + Sister Squares “Long Grass” 21 - 29 Sofia Kourtesis “Si Te Portas Bonito” 22 - 27 Squid “The Blades” 23 - 16 Aphex Twin “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f” (08) 24 - 35 twst “Off-World” 25 - 18 Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair “Set the Roof” (06) 26 - 33 DJ_Dave “Array” 27 - 21 Drab Majesty ft. Rachel Goswell “Vanity” (21) 28 - 40 Hoodie x James K “Scorpio” 29 - 20 Yves Tumor “Heaven Surrounds Us Like a Hood” (02) 30 - 43 Kwengface & Joy Overmono “Freedom 2” 31 - 36 Club Casualties “Fall Of The Leaves” 32 - 30 Couch Prints “True Religion” (30) 33 - 22 Suite Simone “Lost In Love” (17) 34 - 47 The Hives “Countdown to Shutdown” 35 - NE Caroline Polachek “Smoke” *Highest New Entry* 36 - 45 moistbreezy “Why Can’t It Be You” 37 - 32 Say Lou Lou “You’re The One” (32) 38 - NE DJ Seinfeld & Confidence Man “Now U Do” *New Entry* 39 - NE Romy “The Sea” *New Entry* 40 - 28 Confidence Man & Daniel Avery “On & On (Again)” (01)