Chez Wombat

I am going to choose to interpret this as a piss-take given the rock music speculation, in that it works very well. I seriously hope so because taken as a lead single it's....not great x

Thankfully Reform weren't really a threat at all in Bromley, still Conservative of course but when it's been that way for generations, that's gonna be hard to shake. I'm thankfully in the most progressive part of it and it's stayed Lib Dem (I voted Green as there was honestly not a lot of need for tactical voting and I could never, ever forgive myself for voting Tory even if they are the lesser of two evils in this case). Havering wasn't so lucky it seems...:/ Excellent to see Greens get some great mayoral results in London though. Depressingly high numbers for Reform of course but this was always going to happen, I don't know what else can possibly get through to Labour that their current strategy is just not bloody working, I can't help but doom-wait for the inevitable Farage handover in 2029 at this stage :(

Apple Music if I'm out and about, though I always try to attend the Synctube session (ie. YouTube playlist) if it's in the week as I rarely get the time to listen otherwise.

And two more total horrors! A lot of JLS' material was pretty mediocre but that one was absolutely terrible, the autotune makes it very unlistenable and the Sound of Music sample is a baffling choice. I remember despairing at it going to number 1, but it's descent down the charts was quite funny. I heard that version of Heroes before the original, so I actually thought at the time that this actually sounds OK compared to the other Finalist charity singles, however having heard and become more familiar with the original, that swiftly turned around. I agree it's probably the most insulting in terms of completely misrepresenting one of the most complex and iconic ballads of all time into a pro-veterans song. I'm really surprised he signed off on it, although I guess it would've been bad PR. Was a very entertaining series though, although certainly the peak looking back, the weekly dramas and fix scandals did start to get a bit old.

I was in a similar place in life to you in 2010 so have the same sort of nostalgic vibes for this time period, 2010's chart toppers were very of their time for the most part, but I definitely have some fondness attached to them, I was still very into the charts. Would agree with that last placer, there are just no redeeming qualities to it at all for reasons others have already said, poor No Diggity suffers just as much as Shout and it's annoying I can never listen to either without thinking of this monstrosity! I did really like Wavin' Flag at the time, it's very anthemic, I didn't gather at the time how much Coca Cola mangled with the original meaning of the song, but I've still got fondess for it. Waka Waka I think was the best World Cup song that year though, can't believe that one didn't make the top 20.

Link to full spreadsheet for completeness x I can't complain at The Human League winning as I did vote for it, although I was really hoping for a surprise given everyone was expecting it, though I'm pleased it was a bit closer than expected as it did seem like they were quite unbeatable at one point. Mark'Oh was a real surprise package at the start and Travelers getting so close to winning at the end was wonderful to see, really glad to see both rock instrumentals go down well. I liked all of the top 10 even if I couldn't fit them all into my votes, a shame both of the trip hop entries couldn't make it in the top 10 but pleased they at least found varying levels of niche support x I'm pleased with 19th for myself, it's been on my potentials list for a while, and being just an album track and a fairly chill/downtempo one at that, I thought it might struggle to stand out, so pleased it found a few fans in the end, and at least it didn't suffer the same fate as two of the Japanese entries whoops (almost regret not giving a few points to Rainy Day Woman now as that definitely didn't deserve last! </3) I was pleased with how spread out the votes were across years, I thought the 90s may dominate but actually just two making it to the top 10 compared to three 60s songs is an unexpected turnout (two of those three by legacy acts granted, but Master Jack is certainly a surprise), also cool how the 80s bookended the scoreboard, and one good thing about TheSnake not voting was it did allow a 70s song to make the top 10 to make at least one from each decade getting there (apart from the 40s ofc. but the fact that wasn't dead last is something!), it was weird how close together they all stayed, although I suppose those styles would have similar fans. Thanks for the kind comments, the commentaries were just Wikipedia pastes a lot of the time, but always happy to educate!

01. dandy* - The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (1981) - 103 02. seven - T-SQUARE - TRAVELERS (1984) - 99 03. jimwatts - Mark’Oh – Tears Don’t Lie (1995) - 96 04. gooddelta - Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack (1968) - 78 (13 Voters) 05. Mangø - The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (1965) - 78 (12 Voters) 06. Severin - XTC – Dear God (1987) - 77 07. Herbs - Sarah McLachlan – Vox (1988) - 76 08. DaTilt - Innocence – Natural Thing (1990) - 71 (11 Voters) 09. Dobbo - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1962) - 71 (9 Voters) 10. Bror - Ashra – Blackouts (1977) - 70 11. Nine & ¾ - Hooverphonic - Eden (1998) - 68 12. Roba - The Bangles - I'll Set You Free (1989) - 67 13. Popchartfreak - The Lightning Seeds – Life’s Too Short (1999) - 66 14. Jaz13Music - Buzzcocks – What Do I Get (1978) - 65 15. matto - Caravan - All The Way (1976) - 60 16. danG - Supertramp – School (1974) - 55 17. WoW73 - Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day (1973) - 53 18. Jade - The Starseeds - Parallel Life (1997) - 52 19. Chez Wombat - POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Slave to the Computer (1994) - 50 20. TheSnake - Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) (1993) - 48.69 (33.3% deduction) 21. Lee_J11 - Nilsson – Spaceman (1972) - 47 22. Addy! - Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica (1979) - 44 (8 voters) 23. Julian - Tülay German - Burçak Tarlasi (1964) - 44 (7 voters) 24. dhwe - Codeine – Cave-In (1991) - 39.95 (15% deduction) 25. Paddington James - The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) - 36 26. AH Gold - Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (1960) - 35 27. Suedehead2 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Onedin Line Theme (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) Theme (1971) - 31 (8 Voters) 28. Viper* - Tina and Ike Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) - 31 (6 Voters) 29. King Rollo - Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You (1992) - 31 (5 Voters) 30. Jester - Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love (1961) - 26 31. Scene - Shakira - Dónde Estás Corazón (1996) - 22 32. AllStarBySmashMouth - Tomoko Aran – Midnight Pretenders (1983) - 21 33. CowTzy - Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman (1980) - 13 Sorry, I really got my timings a bit out tonight! I'll do a more full post tomorrow but thanks all for following!

Voter 33: dhwe Year: 1991 Song: Codeine – Cave-In dhwe was sadly a bit late to vote so will receive a slight deducation to this great slowcore indie entry. Although the group broke up in 1994 shortly after the release of The White Birch, their subdued and melancholic style helped pioneer the then-nascent slowcore subgenre of indie rock. 103; dandy* - The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (1981) 99; seven - T-SQUARE - TRAVELERS (1984) 96; jimwatts - Mark’Oh – Tears Don’t Lie (1995) 78; gooddelta - Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack (1968) 78; Mangø - The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (1965) 77; Severin - XTC – Dear God (1987) 76; Herbs - Sarah McLachlan – Vox (1988) 73; TheSnake - Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) (1993) 71; DaTilt - Innocence – Natural Thing (1990) 71; Dobbo - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1962) 70; Bror - Ashra – Blackouts (1977) 68; Nine & ¾ - Hooverphonic - Eden (1998) 67; Roba - The Bangles - I'll Set You Free (1989) 66; Popchartfreak - The Lightning Seeds – Life’s Too Short (1999) 65; Jaz13Music - Buzzcocks – What Do I Get (1978) 60; matto - Caravan - All The Way (1976) 55; danG - Supertramp – School (1974) 53; WoW73 - Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day (1973) 52; Jade - The Starseeds - Parallel Life (1997) 50; Chez Wombat - POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Slave to the Computer (1994) 47; dhwe - Codeine – Cave-In (1991) 47; Lee_J11 - Nilsson – Spaceman (1972) 44; Julian - Tülay German - Burçak Tarlasi (1964) 44; Addy! - Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica (1979) 36; Paddington James - The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) 35; AH Gold - Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (1960) 31; King Rollo - Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You (1992) 31; Viper* - Tina and Ike Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) 31; Suedehead2 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Onedin Line Theme (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) Theme (1971) 26; Jester - Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love (1961) 22; Scene - Shakira - Dónde Estás Corazón (1996) 21; AllStarBySmashMouth - Tomoko Aran – Midnight Pretenders (1983) 13; CowTzy - Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman (1980) On a knife-edge, the status quo remains, Congrats dandy on yet another one of my contests you've won! Full scoreboard coming up in a tick x

Non Voter: TheSnake Year: 1993 Song: Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) Though he was doing well throughout, TheSnake for some reason never voted despite being around and saying he would, you've lost your right to a commentary for that x Voter 31: CowTzy Year: 1980 Song: Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman Another of the sadly flailing city pop entries, Miki Matsubara was mainly known in her lifetime as contributing to the opening and ending theme songs of the anime Gu-Gu Ganmo under the name Suzie Matsubara. Her 1979 debut song "Mayonaka no Door" became a hit, reaching No. 28 on the Oricon chart, but experienced a minor revival thanks to the Tik Tok city pop trend. Though she didn't see this sadly, as she contracted cancer at a young age and retired from public life, dying in 2000. 96; dandy* - The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (1981) 96; seven - T-SQUARE - TRAVELERS (1984) 92; jimwatts - Mark’Oh – Tears Don’t Lie (1995) 78; gooddelta - Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack (1968) 78; Mangø - The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (1965) 75; Severin - XTC – Dear God (1987) 73; Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) (1993) 70; DaTilt - Innocence – Natural Thing (1990) 70; Herbs - Sarah McLachlan – Vox (1988) 70; Bror - Ashra – Blackouts (1977) 68; Nine & ¾ - Hooverphonic - Eden (1998) 67; Roba - The Bangles - I'll Set You Free (1989) 66; Popchartfreak - The Lightning Seeds – Life’s Too Short (1999) 65; Jaz13Music - Buzzcocks – What Do I Get (1978) 61; Dobbo - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1962) 55; danG - Supertramp – School (1974) 53; WoW73 - Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day (1973) 52; Jade - The Starseeds - Parallel Life (1997) 48; matto - Caravan - All The Way (1976) 47; Codeine – Cave-In (1991) 47; Lee_J11 - Nilsson – Spaceman (1972) 44; Julian - Tülay German - Burçak Tarlasi (1964) 42; Chez Wombat - POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Slave to the Computer (1994) 36; Paddington James - The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) 44; Addy! - Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica (1979) 31; King Rollo - Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You (1992) 31; Viper* - Tina and Ike Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) 30; AH Gold - Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (1960) 26; Jester - Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love (1961) 31; Suedehead2 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Onedin Line Theme (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) Theme (1971) 22; Scene - Shakira - Dónde Estás Corazón (1996) 21; AllStarBySmashMouth - Tomoko Aran – Midnight Pretenders (1983) 13; CowTzy - Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman (1980) Oh my, we have a tie x One voter left and they voted for all of the current top 3, stay awake, we're almost there x

anyone still alive? :x

Voter 30: Roba Year: 1989 Song: The Bangles – I’ll Set You Free From the birth year of Taylor Swift, Roba chose I'll Set You Free, which was an early leader and still looking like a solid hit, from the Bangles' third album Everything, which also features their UK number 1 single, Eternal Flame released as a "goodbye" single to its fans and came before their initial disbandment due to internal tensions following being hurtled into success. It was additionally released as a single in Australia in 1990 to promote their Greatest Hits. 96; dandy* - The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (1981) 92; jimwatts - Mark’Oh – Tears Don’t Lie (1995) 84; seven - T-SQUARE - TRAVELERS (1984) 78; gooddelta - Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack (1968) 75; Severin - XTC – Dear God (1987) 73; Mangø - The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (1965) 72; Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) (1993) 70; DaTilt - Innocence – Natural Thing (1990) 70; Herbs - Sarah McLachlan – Vox (1988) 68; Nine & ¾ - Hooverphonic - Eden (1998) 67; Roba - The Bangles - I'll Set You Free (1989) 66; Popchartfreak - The Lightning Seeds – Life’s Too Short (1999) 65; Jaz13Music - Buzzcocks – What Do I Get (1978) 63; Bror - Ashra – Blackouts (1977) 61; Dobbo - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1962) 55; danG - Supertramp – School (1974) 52; Jade - The Starseeds - Parallel Life (1997) 48; matto - Caravan - All The Way (1976) 47; Codeine – Cave-In (1991) 45; WoW73 - Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day (1973) 44; Julian - Tülay German - Burçak Tarlasi (1964) 43; Lee_J11 - Nilsson – Spaceman (1972) 40; Chez Wombat - POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Slave to the Computer (1994) 36; Paddington James - The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) 34; Addy! - Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica (1979) 31; King Rollo - Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You (1992) 31; Viper* - Tina and Ike Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) 30; AH Gold - Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (1960) 26; Jester - Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love (1961) 25; Suedehead2 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Onedin Line Theme (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) Theme (1971) 22; Scene - Shakira - Dónde Estás Corazón (1996) 18; AllStarBySmashMouth - Tomoko Aran – Midnight Pretenders (1983) 13; Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman (1980) Nothing for the top 2 but Travelers gets ever closer to make the top 3 a bit close at this late stage x

Voter 29: Addy! Year: 1979 Song: Goombay Dance Band – Sun of Jamaica Addy most certainly would've preferred a certain other decade here but at least it gave the rest of us a chance He has gone with a deeper cut from German Boney M-esque group Goombay Dance Band, best known for their little remembered UK number 1 Seven Tears, from the debut album of the same name, with lyrics recounting the narrator's desire to visit Jamaica after seeing Mutiny on the Bounty as a boy, mentioning Marlon Brando in the lyrics. The song reached number 1 in five countries around Europe. 96; dandy* - The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (1981) 92; jimwatts - Mark’Oh – Tears Don’t Lie (1995) 75; Severin - XTC – Dear God (1987) 74; seven - T-SQUARE - TRAVELERS (1984) 73; Mangø - The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (1965) 72; Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) (1993) 70; DaTilt - Innocence – Natural Thing (1990) 68; Nine & ¾ - Hooverphonic - Eden (1998) 67; The Bangles - I'll Set You Free (1989) 66; Popchartfreak - The Lightning Seeds – Life’s Too Short (1999) 66; gooddelta - Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack (1968) 65; Jaz13Music - Buzzcocks – What Do I Get (1978) 63; Bror - Ashra – Blackouts (1977) 63; Herbs - Sarah McLachlan – Vox (1988) 61; Dobbo - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1962) 48; matto - Caravan - All The Way (1976) 47; danG - Supertramp – School (1974) 47; Codeine – Cave-In (1991) 46; Jade - The Starseeds - Parallel Life (1997) 44; Julian - Tülay German - Burçak Tarlasi (1964) 40; WoW73 - Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day (1973) 40; Lee_J11 - Nilsson – Spaceman (1972) 40; Chez Wombat - POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Slave to the Computer (1994) 35; Paddington James - The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) 34; Addy! - Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica (1979) 31; King Rollo - Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You (1992) 31; Viper* - Tina and Ike Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) 30; AH Gold - Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (1960) 26; Jester - Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love (1961) 22; Scene - Shakira - Dónde Estás Corazón (1996) 23; Suedehead2 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Onedin Line Theme (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) Theme (1971) 18; AllStarBySmashMouth - Tomoko Aran – Midnight Pretenders (1983) 09; Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman (1980) Certainly not the vote Human League needed, eek!

Voter 28: seven Year: 1984 Song: T SQUARE – TRAVELERS Seven didn't quite get his decade namesake, but the Orwellian year has proved very successful, certainly more so than the other Japanese acts here. T-SQUARE are a jazz fusion band, most notable for Truth which was used as the theme for Fuji Television's Formula One coverage from 1987 to 1998. They have won 12 Japan Gold Disc awards and remain musically active to this day with 51 (!) studio albums under their belt. Their music had an effect and was inspired by video game music and they have been credited as inspiring these throughout the 80s and 90s, Travelers was no exception, inspiring Guile's Theme from the 1991 game, Street Fighter II. 96; dandy* - The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (1981) 80; jimwatts - Mark’Oh – Tears Don’t Lie (1995) 75; Severin - XTC – Dear God (1987) 74; seven - T-SQUARE - TRAVELERS (1984) 68; DaTilt - Innocence – Natural Thing (1990) 68; Nine & ¾ - Hooverphonic - Eden (1998) 67; The Bangles - I'll Set You Free (1989) 66; gooddelta - Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack (1968) 65; Popchartfreak - The Lightning Seeds – Life’s Too Short (1999) 65; Mangø - The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (1965) 65; Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) (1993) 65; Jaz13Music - Buzzcocks – What Do I Get (1978) 63; Bror - Ashra – Blackouts (1977) 61; Dobbo - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1962) 53; Herbs - Sarah McLachlan – Vox (1988) 48; matto - Caravan - All The Way (1976) 47; danG - Supertramp – School (1974) 47; Codeine – Cave-In (1991) 46; Jade - The Starseeds - Parallel Life (1997) 40; WoW73 - Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day (1973) 40; Lee_J11 - Nilsson – Spaceman (1972) 39; Julian - Tülay German - Burçak Tarlasi (1964) 37; Chez Wombat - POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Slave to the Computer (1994) 35; Paddington James - The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) 34; Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica (1979) 31; King Rollo - Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You (1992) 30; AH Gold - Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (1960) 26; Jester - Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love (1961) 25; Viper* - Tina and Ike Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) 22; Scene - Shakira - Dónde Estás Corazón (1996) 19; Suedehead2 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Onedin Line Theme (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) Theme (1971) 18; AllStarBySmashMouth - Tomoko Aran – Midnight Pretenders (1983) 09; Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman (1980) Seven is pretty kind to his fellow 80s songs and moves Dear God into 3rd place.

Voter 27: Bror Year: 1977 Song: Ashra – Blackouts Bror wasn't overly pleased with the 70s but he's definitely made it work and has been riding high from the decade with this gorgeously building guitar piece. He sent the a key artist in the Krautrock movement, Ashra, a musical ensemble founded by German Manuel Göttsching in 1976, the name was changed as Göttsching's music became less psychedelic and more oriented towards electronica. New Age of Earth is considered a foundational record for the ambient genre. 94; dandy* - The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (1981) 80; jimwatts - Mark’Oh – Tears Don’t Lie (1995) 74; T-SQUARE - TRAVELERS (1984) 68; DaTilt - Innocence – Natural Thing (1990) 68; Nine & ¾ - Hooverphonic - Eden (1998) 67; The Bangles - I'll Set You Free (1989) 66; gooddelta - Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack (1968) 65; Popchartfreak - The Lightning Seeds – Life’s Too Short (1999) 65; Mangø - The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (1965) 65; Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) (1993) 63; Bror - Ashra – Blackouts (1977) 63; Severin - XTC – Dear God (1987) 61; Dobbo - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1962) 59; Jaz13Music - Buzzcocks – What Do I Get (1978) 53; Herbs - Sarah McLachlan – Vox (1988) 48; matto - Caravan - All The Way (1976) 46; Jade - The Starseeds - Parallel Life (1997) 44; danG - Supertramp – School (1974) 40; WoW73 - Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day (1973) 40; Lee_J11 - Nilsson – Spaceman (1972) 39; Julian - Tülay German - Burçak Tarlasi (1964) 39; Codeine – Cave-In (1991) 34; Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica (1979) 34; Paddington James - The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) 32; Chez Wombat - POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Slave to the Computer (1994) 31; King Rollo - Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You (1992) 26; Jester - Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love (1961) 25; Viper* - Tina and Ike Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) 23; AH Gold - Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (1960) 22; Scene - Shakira - Dónde Estás Corazón (1996) 19; Suedehead2 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Onedin Line Theme (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) Theme (1971) 08; AllStarBySmashMouth - Tomoko Aran – Midnight Pretenders (1983) 05; Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman (1980) Though Bre doesn'r point a lot of the frontrunner, with just a few votes left, it's looking like a healthy lead, T-SQUARE has been silently climbing and now breaks the top 3.

Voter 26: Severin Year: 1987 Song: XTC – Dear God Severin was thankfully able to vote by going for the influential punk and new wave band, XTC. Dear God tells the tale of an agnostic grappling with the existence of God and the problem of evil. Partridge was inspired by a series of books with the same title, which Partridge viewed as exploitative of children. It's controversial lyrics caused a minor moral panic in the US, one radio station received a bomb threat, and in another incident, a student forced their school to play the song over its public-address system while holding a faculty member hostage. Partridge also received a plethora of hate mail, though band member Andy Partridge itself if anything didn't feel it went far enough in his views and has expressed dissatisfaction. 94; dandy* - The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (1981) 80; jimwatts - Mark’Oh – Tears Don’t Lie (1995) 68; DaTilt - Innocence – Natural Thing (1990) 67; T-SQUARE - TRAVELERS (1984) 67; The Bangles - I'll Set You Free (1989) 66; gooddelta - Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack (1968) 65; Popchartfreak - The Lightning Seeds – Life’s Too Short (1999) 65; Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) (1993) 63; Ashra – Blackouts (1977) 62; Mangø - The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (1965) 60; Nine & ¾ - Hooverphonic - Eden (1998) 59; Dobbo - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1962) 59; Jaz13Music - Buzzcocks – What Do I Get (1978) 57; Severin - XTC – Dear God (1987) 53; Herbs - Sarah McLachlan – Vox (1988) 48; matto - Caravan - All The Way (1976) 40; danG - Supertramp – School (1974) 40; WoW73 - Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day (1973) 40; Lee_J11 - Nilsson – Spaceman (1972) 39; Julian - Tülay German - Burçak Tarlasi (1964) 36; Jade - The Starseeds - Parallel Life (1997) 34; Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica (1979) 34; Paddington James - The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) 31; Chez Wombat - POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Slave to the Computer (1994) 31; King Rollo - Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You (1992) 27; Codeine – Cave-In (1991) 26; Jester - Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love (1961) 25; Viper* - Tina and Ike Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) 23; AH Gold - Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (1960) 22; Scene - Shakira - Dónde Estás Corazón (1996) 14; Suedehead2 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Onedin Line Theme (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) Theme (1971) 08; AllStarBySmashMouth - Tomoko Aran – Midnight Pretenders (1983) 05; Miki Matsubara - Rainy Day Woman (1980) Severin's votes mainly help a few stragglers, but yet more points for the leader.