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You didn't need to wait that long. The Jade covered it about 20 years ago I like it but I prefer the the versions by JJ72, Gamma Ray and this version -

First song i thought of

Tsunoda's gap to Max was way better than Lawson's gap and Yuki's was much narrower when he actually made Q3. We'll never know if that delta of Lawson's would have improved however.

This should be fun, there are two tracks on there that were on my shortlist too. I'm curious tofind out who sent them in.

The Audi A26 broke cover this week.

Imagine is the best of the bunch there, although I can never separate it from his death. It was the first time I can recall in clarity just how much celebrity death can be a big moment for society. I was a bit too young to care too much about Presley although I remember that too. Whatever is another reminder of how could Oasis were back then too. Jona Lewie I have a weird relationship with as it is less of a Christmas song than some others that never get mentioned and actually are about Christmas (The Farm's All Together Now for example). That said, I do like it but it got 9 points from me more because there weren't other options rather than actual fondness for the track.

I'm definitely going to submit something but am really struggling to find something I'm happy with. All the songs I really like with nouns are preceded by the word The (as in The Passenger etc)

A bit late to the comments but Surfin' Bird first came to my attention back in the '80s due to it's absolutely stand out, tension breaking use in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Thus began my love of '60s Garage Rock.

The most obvious touchstone for these guys is The Jam. Early Jam anyway. I've liked their singles so far and very much enjoyed them live. Nothing groundbreaking but very entertaining.

Agree with you on Norris. Decent drive and great at his best but very much right time right place. If Piastri continues to improve at the rate he has so far, Norris will have a tough time of it. Maybe the confidence of being Champion will calm him though. For me, Verstappen is very much one of the greats but I'm not prepared to say he's surpassed the two you mention. I have never witnessed a more naturally gifted and utterly intuitive driver than Senna (maybe Jim Clark but he's before my time so haven't seen it all). Schumacher though is the driver Verstappen reminds me the most off - the preference for oversteer, the brake/throttle combination through corners and the use of minimal grip - all hallmarks of Michael's style. If Jos Verstappen (no slouch of a driver himself) learned one thing from his rather difficult time at Benetton it was that and he imparted that to Max for sure. I don't think it's fair to compare drivers from different eras as it's effectively a different sport each time but these would by my top 3 picks for each (I've skipped the first two decades as my knowledge there is too sketchy) - 1920s - 1. Rudolf Caracciola 2. Louis Chiron 3. Tazio Nuvolari 1930s - 1.Rudolf Caracciola 2. Tazio Nuvolari 3. Bernd Rosemeyer 1940s - 1. Tazio Nuvolari 2. Achille Varzi 3. Nina Farina 1950s - 1. Juan Mauel Fangio 2. Stirling Moss 3. Alberto Ascari 1960s - 1. Jim Clark 2. Jack Brabham 3. Graham Hill (shout out to Rindt and Gurney) 1970s - 1. Niki Lauda 2. Jackie Stewart 3. Mario Andretti (shout out to Fittipaldi and Villeneuve) 1980s - 1. Ayrton Senna 2. Alain Prost 3. Nigel Mansell (shout out to Berger and Villeneuve again too) 1990s - 1. Ayrton Senna 2. Michael Schumacher 3. Mika Hakkinen (shout out to Alesi) 2000s - 1. Michael Schumacher 2. Fernando Alonso 3. Kimi Raikkonen 2010s - 1. Fernando Alonso 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Sebastian Vettel (shout out to Verstappen) 2020s - 1. Max Verstappen 2. Fernando Alonso 3. Charles Leclerc

Just catching up on this. A few shared chart toppers here since i last commented - The Killers, Green Day, U2, but overall a very good collection of tracks from the era. I may not comment much but am following from time to time. Very interesting to hear your then and current takes on them too.

Top 40 Plays - December 01 David Bowie 75 02 Heartworms 62 03 Adam & the Ants 59 04 Creedence Clearwater Revival 55 05 Christian Death 49 06 The Rollig Stones 45 07 The Velvet Undergrounf 45 08 Bloc Party 44 09 The Kinks 44 10 Bauhaus 43 11 Killing Joke 43 12 The Beatles 41 13 The Damned 40 14 Jane's Addiction 38 15 HotWax 37 16 Taylor Swift 35 17 Duran Duran 32 18 KNIFE BRIDE 30 19 Manic Street Preachers 30 20 Richard O'Brien 30 21 The Creepshow 30 22 Alkaline Trio 29 23 Die Spitz 27 24 The Cramps 27 25 Glasvegas 26 26 Siouxsie & the Banshees 27 The Prodigy 26 28 Kid Kapichi 25 29 Doctor & the Medics 24 30 White Lies 24 31 Bob Dylan 23 32 Creaming Jesus 22 33 PROJECTOR 21 34 Ramones 21 35 The Byrds 21 36 Bruce Springsteen 19 37 The Beach Noys 19 38 Nirvana 18 39 R.E.M. 18 40 The Killers 18 2025 Final Top 50 Artists Scrobbled 2,168 (+74) Rank/Previous Position/Artist/Plays/Change 01 (01) Manic Street Preachers 425 (+30) 02 (02) PROJECTOR 357 (+21) 03 (03) R.E.M. 308 (+18) 04 (09) Bruce Springsteen 302 (+19) 05 (07) HotWax 272 (+37) 06 (06) Garbage 259 (+14) 07 (14) David Bowie 254 (+75) 08 (05) The Sisters of Mercy 246 (-) 09 (11) Taylor Swift 240 (+30) 10 (09) Creaming Jesus 236 (+22) 11 (08) Witch Fever 232 (+4) 12 (12) Killing Joke 229 (+43) 13 (21) Heartworms 224 (+62) 14 (10) Lambrini Girls 220 (+10) 15 (17) The Creepshow 207 (+30) 16 (16) The Cramps 204 (+47) 17 (18) Siouxsie & the Banshees 199 (+26) 18 (23) Die Spitz 185 (+27) 19 (13) Fields of the Nephilim 185 (+3) 20 (15) Ultravox 185 (+6) 21 (32) Christian Death 180 (+49) 22 (19) Linkin Park 171 (+6) 23 (37) Bauhaus 169 (+43) 24 (24) Nova Twins 169 (+11) 25 (22) Poppy 169 (+10) 26 (20) Pulp 166 (+3) 27 (25) Peter Gabriel 161 (+6) 28 (35) Kid Kapichi 155 (+25) 29 (26) The SMiths 147 (-) 30 (29) Pixies 146 (+12) 31 (27) Pop WIll Eat Itself 144 (+32) 32 (RE) Creedence Clearwater Revival 143 (+55) 33 (39) The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster 138 (+12) 34 (NE) Bloc Party 137 35 (32) Interpol 134 (-) 36 (38) Saint Agnes 134 (+8) 37 (30) The Jesus & Mary Chain 134 (-) 38 (31) Calva Louise 133 (-) 39 (33) Dana Dentata 131 (-) 40 (RE) Ramones 131 (+21) 41 (34) Siouxsie 131 (-) 42 (40) Suede 131 (+6) 43 (RE) Bambie Thug 129 (+18) 44 (36) Echo & the Bunnymen 128 (-) 45 (47) Oasis 128 (+14) 46 (NE) Alkaline Trio 127 47 (42) Roxy Music 16 (+4) 48 (NE) The Prodigy 126 49 (43) The Psychedelic Furs 125 (+7) 50 (NE) Die So Fluid 123

What were they expected to do? Pretty much what they're doing. What would be legal under International law though would be to not conduct an illegal blockade, carpet bomb the area, target innocent civilians including children, use starvation as a weapon and allow the IDF to commit mass murder and rape too. Basically don't commit a genocide. But feel free to carry on ignoring Israeli war crimes and their history of violent oppression and occupation the Palestinian people for decades prior. I guess if that helps you to sleep at night. Israel's actions are a stain on the reputation of the Jewish people.

I'm sorry but this is incredibly naive. There have been about 15 previous Israeli-Gaza wars since the state existed. Each time Israel has reacted with disproportionate force and tightened the noose around Gaza. All whilst continuing to steal other lands in the West Bank, Golan Heights etc. What Hamas did on Oct 7th was abhorrent but inevitable. How long do you allow someone to slowly throttle you before you punch them hard?

This exact comment could be levelled at Israel. Continue to oppress and subjugate the Palestinians and you can't expect them (or in this case Hamas) not to retaliate. Why is that so hard to understand?