Begins NEW YEAR’S EVE, 2023.

The FIRST ROUND will be HEAD TO HEAD matches with six ties posted each day on X.

🏆 THE FIRST ROUND DRAW 🏆

Sunday 31st December 2023

Pure – The Lightning Seeds
VERSUS
Fall Out – The Police

Don’t Go – Yazoo
VERSUS
Original Sin / Legion – Theatre Of Hate

In A Rut – The Ruts
VERSUS
Bingo Master’s Breakout! EP – The Fall

I Can’t Stand My Baby – Rezillos
VERSUS
Motörhead – Motörhead

The Weight – The Band
VERSUS
Moya / Fat Man – Southern Death Cult

Upside Down – The Jesus and Mary Chain
VERSUS
Mr. Jones – Counting Crows

Everything Flows- Teenage Fanclub
VERSUS
I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges

Monday 1st January 2024

Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
VERSUS
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll – Ian Dury

Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie & the Banshees
VERSUS
In The City – The Jam

Dog On Wheels – Belle and Sebastian
VERSUS
Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush

Blitzkreig Bop – Ramones
VERSUS
Less Than Zero – Elvis Costello

Tears Of A Clown – English Beat
VERSUS
Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols

Rock Lobster – B-52’s
VERSUS
Sound Of The Underground – Girls Aloud

Tuesday 2nd January 2024

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
VERSUS
California Uber Alles – Dead Kennedys

Charles EP – The Skids
VERSUS
Paranoid – The Dickies

Carry Me – The Levellers
VERSUS
Love / Building On Fire – Talking Heads

White Riot – The Clash
VERSUS
Yes – McAlmont and Butler

Damaged Goods – Gang Of Four
VERSUS
Transmission – Joy Division

Killing In The Name Of – Rage Against The Machine
VERSUS
This Time – Culture

Wednesday 3rd January 2024

New Rose – The Damned
VERSUS
The Bottom Line – Big Audio Dynamite

Ceremony – New Order
VERSUS
Hand In Glove – The Smiths

In the Ghetto – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
VERSUS
Sea Song – Doves

So Young / Tell Me- Stone Roses
VERSUS
(I’m) Stranded – The Saints

Time To Pretend – MGMT
VERSUS
Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees

Cockney Translation – Smiley Culture
VERSUS
Love Canal/ Ha Ha Ha – Flipper

Thursday 4th January 2024

Ride (Ride EP)
VERSUS
Go Out And Get Em Boy – Wedding Present

Nervous System – Killing Joke
VERSUS
She’s So High – Blur

Slowdive – Slowdive (EP)
VERSUS
Alive – Pearl Jam

Video Games – Lana Del Ray
VERSUS
Killing An Arab – The Cure

Debora – T. Rex
VERSUS
Touch Me I’m Sick – Mudhoney

Being Boiled – The Human League
VERSUS
Creep – Radiohead

Friday 5th January 2024

In Purgatory – McCarthy
VERSUS
The Promise – When in Rome

Oh Bondage! Up Yours – X Ray Spex
VERSUS
Supersonic – Oasis

The Drowners – Suede
VERSUS
Tears Are Not Enough – ABC

Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St Etienne
VERSUS
Shine On – House Of Love

Really Stupid – The Primitives
VERSUS
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix Experience

Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
VERSUS
Planet Earth – Duran Duran

Saturday 6th January 2024

The Sight of You – Pale Saints
VERSUS
Suspect Device – Stiff Little Fingers

Spiral Scratch EP – The Buzzcocks
VERSUS
(Get A) Grip (On Yourself) – The Stranglers

Champion Versions EP – The Beta Band
VERSUS
Runaround Sue – Dion

Not Forgotten – Leftfield
VERSUS
Gangsters – The Specials

Between The Wars- Billy Bragg
VERSUS
Sherry – The Four Seasons

Bam Bam – Sister Nancy
VERSUS
Silly Thing – Graham Parker and The Rumour

Sunday 7th January 2024

Radio Free Europe – REM
VERSUS
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang – Heaven 17

Science Friction – XTC
VERSUS
Take On Me – A-ha

Soldier Girl – Polyphonic Spree
VERSUS
Never Been In A Riot – The Mekons

Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus
VERSUS
Local Boy In The Photograph – Stereophonics

Warm Leatherette – TVOD
VERSUS
Offshore – Chicane

Birthday – Sugarcubes
VERSUS
All You Good Good People – Embrace

Monday 8th January 2024

Young Parisians – Adam & The Ants
VERSUS
I Want You Back – The Jackson 5

I Only Wanna Be With You – Dusty Springfield
VERSUS
Sonic EP – Underground Resistance

Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
VERSUS
You’re Gonna Miss Me – 13th Floor Elevators

Psychotic Reaction – The Count Five
VERSUS
Packet Of Three EP – Squeeze

Caught By The Fuzz – Supergrass
VERSUS
Analogue Bubblebath – Aphex Twin

The Prince – Madness
VERSUS
Voodoo Ray – A Guy Called Gerald

Tuesday 9th January 2024

A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain… The Orb
VERSUS
Summer – Mogwai

A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
VERSUS
Crazy – Seal

Cut The Cake – The Wolfhounds
VERSUS
Fear Of Drowning – BSP

These Arms Of Mine – Otis Redding
VERSUS
Kill Yr Idols – Sonic Youth

We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives – Los Campesinos
VERSUS
Electricity – OMD

Chinese Rocks – The Heartbreakers
VERSUS
Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

Wednesday 10th January 2024

Suedehead – Morrissey
VERSUS
Cannonball – Breeders

Is This Love – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
VERSUS
Fairytale In The Supermarket – The Raincoats

The Jimone EP – James
VERSUS
Mr. Brightside – The Killers

Take The Long Road And Walk It – The Music
VERSUS
A Brown Reason To Live – Butthole Surfers

Chime – Orbital
VERSUS
Reverend Black Grape – Black Grape

Getting Nowhere Fast – Girls At Our Best
VERSUS
Maybeline – Chuck Berry

Thursday 11th January 2024

Wham Rap – Wham
VERSUS
Colourfield- Colourfield

Running Free – Iron Maiden
VERSUS
Mathilde – Scott Walker

Mannequin- Wire
VERSUS
Obscurity Knocks EP – Trashcan Sinatras

Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles – Francoise Hardy
VERSUS
I Can’t Explain – The Who

Johnny Come Home – Fine Young Cannibals
VERSUS
Doo Wop – Lauryn Hill

Hold The Line – Toto
VERSUS
The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum – Fun Boy Three

Friday 12th January 2024

Motown Junk – Manic Street Preachers
VERSUS
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones

Take It Easy – The Eagles
VERSUS
Flag Day – The Housemartins

Finetime – Cast
VERSUS
More Than A Feeling – Boston

She’s Not There – The Zombies
VERSUS
To Cut A Long Story Short – Spandau Ballet

Into Tomorrow – Paul Weller
VERSUS
What She’s Done To Your Mind – The Rain Parade

Can’t Seem To Make You Mine – The Seeds
VERSUS
Straighten It Out – Pete Rock & C L Smooth

Saturday 13th January 2024

Speak Like A Child – Style Council
VERSUS
My Sharona – The Knack

Powder Blue – Elbow
VERSUS
Let’s Kill Music – The Cooper Temple Clause

Feeling Fades – Murder Capital
VERSUS
I Am The Beat – The Look

Shot By Both Sides – Magazine
VERSUS
General Public – General Public

Sound Of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel
VERSUS
Hometown Unicorn – Super Furry Animals

Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits
VERSUS
Wannabee – Spice Girls

Sunday 14th January 2024

We Love You – Psychedelic Furs
VERSUS
Green Onions – Booker T & The MGs

Never Never – The Assembly
VERSUS
Date With The Night – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Living In The Past – Cud
VERSUS
Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles

Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz
VERSUS
X Offender – Blondie

All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Velvet Underground & Nico
VERSUS
These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding

West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
VERSUS
Shall We Take A Trip – Northside

Monday 15th January 2024

Whole Wide World – Wreckless Eric
VERSUS
Time For Action – Secret Affair

Husbands – Savages
VERSUS
King / Food For Thought – UB40

Repulsion – Dinosaur Jr
VERSUS
Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s

Box Elder – Pavement
VERSUS
Hot Topic – Le Tigre

Dry The Rain – The Beta Band
VERSUS
Tom Verlaine – The Family Cat

Liberty Bell – Fontaines DC
VERSUS
Anything That’s Rock n Roll – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tuesday 16th January 2024

Protect Ya Neck – The Wu-Tang Clan
VERSUS
P.D.A – Interpol

Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon
VERSUS
Mongoloid – Devo

Reunion Song – Feckin’ Ejits
VERSUS
C.I.D – UK Subs

The Light that Will Cease to Fail – Stereolab
VERSUS
Dignity – Deacon Blue

Khe Sanh – Cold Chisel
VERSUS
The Funeral – Band of Horses

So It Goes – Nick Lowe
VERSUS
Liza Jane – Davie Jones and The King Bees

Wednesday 17th January 2024

Royals – Lorde
VERSUS
State Of The Union – David Ford

Blindfold EP – Curve
VERSUS
Losing My Edge – LCD Soundsystem

Blockbuster – The Cockney Rejects
VERSUS
Falling And Laughing – Orange Juice

The Grip Of Love – Ghost Dance
VERSUS
I’m Shakin’ – The Blasters

Six By Seven – House Of York
VERSUS
Arnold Layne – Pink Floyd

Pictures On My Wall – Echo & The Bunnymen
VERSUS
Black Swan – Thom Yorke

Thursday 18th January 2024

The Trapper’s – Yard Act
VERSUS
Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps

Cristina – Pelts Teleman
VERSUS
African And White – China Crisis

Runaway – The Corrs
VERSUS
Shake Me – Cinderella

Indian Rope – The Charlatans
VERSUS
Burning The Fields EP – Fields Of The Nephilim

Little Johnny Jewel – Television
VERSUS
Do What You Like – Take That

Hey Joe/Piss Factory – Patti Smith
VERSUS
Long Tall Sally – The Kinks

Friday 19th January 2024

Dress – PJ Harvey

VERSUS

Hey Rock And Roll – Showaddywaddy
VERSUS
Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

Roxanne’s Revenge – Roxanne Shante
VERSUS
You To Me Are Everything – The Real Thing

They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl
VERSUS
Underpass – John Foxx

Dreaming Of Me – Depeche Mode
VERSUS
Torn – Natalie Imbruglia.

Your Love Is King
VERSUS
Be The One – Dua Lipa

Saturday 20th January 2024

Back Of My Hand- The Jags
VERSUS
Goodnight Moon – Shivaree

Stop Your Sobbing – The Pretenders
VERSUS
Nothing Matters -The Last Dinner Party

The Rattler – Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
VERSUS
Lies Lies & Government – Calvin Party

All You Need Is Love – Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu
VERSUS
Orgasm Addict – Buzzcicks

I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue
VERSUS
Crate Songs For Ella EP – Prolapse

Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
VERSUS
All Fall Down – Primal Scream

Sunday 21st January 2024

Love Me Do – The Beatles
VERSUS
Public Image – Public Image Limited

Sleeping Gas – Teardrop Explodes
VERSUS
Dance Stance – Dexy’s Midnight Runners

The Damage Done – Sisters Of Mercy
VERSUS
Take Me I’m Yours – Squeeze

Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
VERSUS
Bullets – Editors

Rebel Without A Pause – Public Enemy
VERSUS
That’s Too Bad – Tubeway Army

Indian – Eg & Alice
VERSUS
Looking After No. 1 – The Boomtown Rats

Monday 22nd January 2024

Serpent’s Kiss – The Mission
VERSUS
Breathe & Stop – Q-Tip

Who Needs Love Like That – Erasure
VERSUS
Everybody – Madonna

This Is A Call – Foo Fighters
VERSUS
Berlin – Jeff Mills

VERSUS
Looking At You – The Damned

The Consultancy – Amplifier
VERSUS
Life In A Northern Town – Dream Academy

Good Times Bad Times – Led Zeppelin
VERSUS
Return To Yesterday – The Lilac Time

YOUTUBE blocked this video over copyright. The reason? The songs. But I can make a video for an individual song without any problem at all. So what is the difference in making a compilation music video? You might imagine the feedback I left them before I deleted the upload.

On my own blog thankfully I can do what I like without interference except that I had to make room for this (1.59GB) because I’m close to exceeding the allowance.

Anyway, what started out as a music mix of songs that have the word “WORLD” in the title, turned into a cool video that accompany them. Can you say cool if you are in your fifties?

It’s a splendid fusion of pop, rock and reggae set to a space background.

That said, there are 31 songs in all and this ‘movie’ is of course downloadable to those who know how.

That’s this world over. Over and out.

The World Is My Oyster – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Tomorrow’s World – Killing Joke

Miss World – Hole

Whole Wide World – 18th Dye

The Way Of The World – McCarthy

World Weary And Wise – The James Dean Driving Experience

You TearThe World In Two – Pale Saints

Entrance To Jah World – Augustus Pablo

Spitting Off The Edge Of The World – Yeah Yeah Yeahs & Perfume Genius

Here’s To The End Of The World – Whiskeytown

Ordinary World (Above And Beyond remix) – Aurora

Spirits In The Material World – The Police

Who Wants The World – The Stranglers

The Modern World – The Jam

Shoplifters Of The World Unite – The Smiths

This World Of Water – New Musik

Rocking In The Free World (live at Glastonbury, 2009) – Neil Young

Weight Of The World – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Around The World In Eighty Days – Brighter

The Sensual World – Kate Bush

World In My Eyes (Daniel Miller remix) – Depeche Mode

Small World – Roddy Frame

The Oldest Baby In The World – John Prine

Half A World Away – R.E.M

Strange World (2000 Remake) – Push

If I Ruled The World – Kurtis Blow

My World – Secret Affair

World Machine – Level 42

This World Over – XTC

Goodbye Cruel World – Pink Floyd

Free World – Kirsty MacColl

RUNNING TIME 01:03:56

A race of thoroughbreds on Twitter, beginning Monday 10th July. Heres the FIRST ROUND DRAW and then a list of the runners and riders.

MONDAY 10 JULY

TUESDAY 11 JULY

WEDNESDAY 12 JULY

THURSDAY 13 JULY

FRIDAY 14 JULY

SATURDAY 15 JULY

SUNDAY 16 JULY

MONDAY 17 JULY

TUESDAY 18 JULY

WEDNESDAY 19 JULY

THURSDAY 20 JULY

FRIDAY 21 JULY

SATURDAY 22 JULY

SUNDAY 23 JULY

MONDAY 24 JULY

TUESDAY 25 JULY

WEDNESDAY 26 JULY

THURSDAY 27 JULY

FRIDAY 28 JULY

SATURDAY 29 JULY

SUNDAY 30 JULY

MONDAY 31 JULY

TUESDAY 1 AUGUST

WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST

THURSDAY 3 AUGUST

GROUP 25

FRIDAY 4 AUGUST

GROUP 26

Big Tears
Sneaky Feelings
I’m In The Mood Again
Too Far Gone

THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS

(I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea

@oliver_shergold
@Savartist
@jimmy_viz
@Snowmanic

Written by Costello while working as a computer programmer, the song was lyrically inspired by films Costello had been watching as well as childhood trips to Chelsea. The song appeared on Costello’s 1978 second album, This Year’s Model. The single was Costello’s second chart hit in the UK, peaking at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart over a chart stay of ten weeks.

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

@wayneshields17
@Kiemaca85
@atomryan
@Waking_Robots
@TomAnderson1955

Written by Costello on a train ride to Liverpool in 1976, the song features lyrics, according to Costello, about “romantic disappointment”. The song features Byrds-inspired music with an intro contributed by John McFee of Costello’s then-backing band Clover. 

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes” was released as the third single from My Aim Is True. Despite greater exposure than Costello’s past singles, the song failed to chart in the UK.

(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

@ChrisWillcocks1
@madmidweeker
@Savartist
@jimmy_viz
@Jonscoasting
@LMcRory

In 1978, Elvis Costello and the Attractions recorded a cover of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” for the B-side of Nick Lowe’s 1978 single “American Squirm”, a version credited to “Nick Lowe and His Sound”.

This version, produced by Lowe, was appended to the US release of Costello’s 1979 album Armed Forces and has since usurped the original in popularity to become one of Costello’s signature songs.

Costello’s version was first released on Lowe’s “American Squirm” single in 1978. Though credited to “Nick Lowe and His Sound”, the single artwork alluded to Costello’s involvement. 

The video for the song, directed by Chuck Statler, was filmed in Vancouver in November 1978, while Costello and his band were in the city to perform at Pacific Coliseum.

The video was filmed illegally after hours in Stanley Park. It opens on a shot of the band on a beach with Burrard Inlet and North Vancouver in the background, and features a number of shots filmed at the park’s totem pole pavillion.

13 Steps Lead Down

@daveymark15
@landhorses

20% Amnesia

@brownmpaul

45

@daveymark15

Accidents Will Happen

@oliver_shergold
@Snowmanic
@DonBreithaupt

Accidents Will Happen first appeared on the 1979 album Armed Forces. Costello wrote the song about his many infidelities during this period of his life, including an encounter Costello had with a taxi driver in Tucson, Arizona. The song originally featured a piano-centered arrangement and was inspired by songs such as “Anyone Who Had a Heart” and “Walk Away Renée”.

The song was a moderate hit in the UK when released as the second single from Armed Forces, reaching the Top 30 in the UK. It was accompanied by an animated music video that has since received acclaim and is widely considered to be the first fully animated music video.

Almost Blue

After listening to Chet Baker’s version of the 1931 Ray Henderson/Lew Brown song “The Thrill Is Gone” from the 1954 Pacific Jazz record Chet Baker Sings, Costello became inspired to create similar-sounding music. 

Produced by Geoff Emerick, the track shares the name of the group’s previous 1981 studio album. It was released on 2 July 1982 along with the rest of Imperial Bedroom, and would later be included on side two of The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1985).

@girlshirl1
@theboymarks

All The Rage

@atomryan
@yatesy_oi_oi

All This Useless Beauty

@BruceGeoB
@oliver_shergold

American Gangster Time

@Per_Damkier
@alloutally

American Without Tears

@AMBNorwich

And In Every Home

@petekeeley62
@yatesy_oi_oi

A Good Year For The Roses

“A Good Year for the Roses” describes the thoughts of a man as his wife leaves him, and is as good an example as any of Jones’ ability to deliver an intensely moving vocal, in this case one that conveys both the sadness and profound bitterness that comes with a broken marriage.

The Costello version of the George Jones original reached number six in the UK Singles Chart in 1981.

@oliver_shergold
@Savartist
@bodomchild55
@PeskyRattigan

Alison

Written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album My Aim Is True on Stiff Record,  Costello claimed the song was written as an ode to a woman he saw working at a supermarket, though he has remained vague on the meaning. Though the single never charted, it has become one of his most famous songs.

@oliver_shergold
@ChrisWillcocks1
@petekeeley62
@madmidweeker
@CaramacJ
@Savartist
@booktowertom
@jimmy_viz
@dmt1x
@steviehind
@Jonscoasting
@jbbricker
@JonesJonesph
@LMcRory
@TomAnderson1955.

Battered Old Bird

@JackRegan65

Beaten To The Punch

@daveymark15

Beyond Belief

@dominic_rigby
@booktowertom
@dmt1x
@Jonscoasting
@theboymarks
@landhorses
@JonesJonesph
@Waking_Robots

With vague, hazy lyrics, “Beyond Belief” features an active drum line from a hungover Pete Thomas as well as a frantic vocal line Costello composed after the backing track was completed.

Though not released as a single, “Beyond Belief” appeared on several Costello compilation albums and remains a fan favourite.

Big Boys

@AMBNorwich

Boxing Day (TKO)

@yatesy_oi_oi

Blue Chair

@yatesy_oi_oi
@GrahamCD272

Big Sister’s Clothes

@theboymarks

Big Tears

@RalphMachmot

Brilliant Mistake

Written about Costello’s experiences in America, the song features introspective lyrics and a performance from the Confederates, who performed on the track after his usual backing band the Attractions could not perform to Costello’s liking.

“Brilliant Mistake” was released as the opening track to the King of America album in May 1985. 

Lyrically, the song continues what Costello describes as continuing the “theme of exile and a simultaneous attraction and repulsion to an ideal” that he cites as defining the King of America album.

@Snowmanic
@dominic_rigby
@Kiemaca85
@landhorses.
@LMcRory

Charm School

@AMBNorwich

Clubland

🎶 Thursday to Saturday
Money’s gone already
Some things come in common these days
Your hands and work aren’t steady

Written in 1980, the song was performed live in festivals before the album’s release. The lyrics, inspired by the band’s most recent tour, describe life in nightclubs, while the music includes inspiration from The Police.

In his memoir, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, Costello writes that the lyrical inspiration for the song, as well as other songs on Trust such as “Pretty Words” and “White Knuckles”, comes from the Get Happy!! tour. The song’s lyrics detail the nightlife and club scene, containing multiple double entendres and puns

Clubland was released as the first single from Trust in 1980, backed by two unreleased songs from the Armed Forces sessions. It under-performed as a single compared to the band’s previous releases, reaching number 60, but has been praised by critics.

@theboymarks

Complicated Shadows

@bodomchild55

Crimes Of Paris to

@JackRegan65

Couldn’t Call It Unexpected

@landhorses

Different Finger

@Per_Damkier

Deep Dark Truthful Mirror

@atomryan
@StephenRushton2
@bodomchild55

Everyday I Write The Book

The lyrics draw various parallels between romance and the process of writing a book. The narrator identifies himself as “a man with a mission in two or three editions” and tells his lover “your compliments and your cutting remarks are captured here in my quotation marks.

In an interview from November 1998, Costello said “Everyday I Write the Book” was “a song I wrote in ten minutes almost as a challenge to myself. I thought, maybe I could write just a simple, almost formula song and make it mean something. I was quite happy with it and I tried to do it in a kind of lovers-rock type arrangement and I wasn’t happy with it and then ended up putting this other kind of rhythm to the song, which was written originally as a kind of Merseybeat knock off…I invested less emotionally in it than any other songs from that time yet it’s the one that everyone warmed to.

@Kiemaca85
@StephenRushton2
@Savartist
@jimmy_viz
@Per_Damkier
@theboymarks
@AMBNorwich

Farewell, OK

@daveymark15

Favourite Hour

Costello began writing the material for Brutal Youth after writing a set of pop punk songs for Wendy James’ 1993 album Now Ain’t the Time for Your Tears. Under the working title Idiophone (named for an instrument “made of naturally sonorous material”),

Favourite Hour is my favourite track on Brutal Youth and I am beyond belief that I’m the only one who has nominated it for the Costello Cup.

@oliver_shergold.

Girl’s Talk

Costello gave an early version of the song to Edmunds, who reworked the song and released it on his album Repeat When Necessary. Edmunds’ version peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 in Ireland. Costello later released his version of the song as a B-side to his version of “I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down.

The most successful cover version of the song was by Dave Edmunds, to whom Costello says he donated the song “in a moment of drunken bravado.”

Edmunds said, “Elvis came to the studio one day, and he said, ‘I’ve got a song for you.’ And he gave me a cassette. Now, it wasn’t very good – it was just him on a guitar, and he was rushing through it at a furious pace. At first I couldn’t see it. I really liked the complete new arrangement and feel that I put to it. I’m not sure Elvis liked it, mind you. He’s quite an intense person and he’s quick to point out things that he doesn’t like.”

Released in June 1979, Edmunds’ version charted at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, spending 11 weeks on the chart. It was his final top ten hit in that country.

@Savartist
@jbbricker

God’s Comic

@bodomchild55

God Give Me Strength

@wayneshields17

Green Shirt

Lyrically inspired by the influence of the National Front and the Quisling Clinic in Wisconsin, “Green Shirt” features a vocal recorded by Costello after a “night of carousing”.

The first recording of “Green Shirt” was an acoustic demo with alternate lyrics that would appear on later editions of This Year’s Model.
The final version of the song would ultimately appear on Costello’s 1979 album Armed Forces. 

“Green Shirt” was not released as a single at the time of its 1979 release, but in 1985 it saw single release to promote The Man: The Best of Elvis Costello. The single reached number 68 in Britain.

@petekeeley62
@madmidweeker
@Leaffan27
@brownmpaul
@daveymark15
@AMBNorwich
@GrahamCD272

Heart Shaped Bruise

@oliver_shergold

High Fidelity

Written about an adulterous couple where one member still hopes for reconciliation, “High Fidelity” reflected the personal struggles that Costello had been suffering at the time as a result of increased fame and controversy.

Musically, the song was influenced by Motown and was initially performed in a slower style inspired by David Bowie’s Station to Station.

“High Fidelity” was released as the second single from Get Happy!! in April 1980. The single reached number 30 in the United Kingdom.

@Savartist
@booktowertom
@girlshirl1
@steviehind
@yatesy_oi_oi
@GrahamCD272

Honey Hush

@booktowertom

Home Is Anywhere
@JackRegan65

How To Be Dumb

@JackRegan65

Harry Worth

@booktowertom

Hoover Factory

@dmt1x
@LMcRory

Human Hands

@wayneshields17

I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down

Originally recorded by soul duo Sam & Dave in 1967, the song was famously covered by new wave musician Elvis Costello with his backing band the Attractions in 1980 for their album Get Happy!!.

Costello’s version was drastically rearranged from the original, turning it from a slow soul ballad into an uptempo Northern soul-style dance track. It was one of three singles taken from the album in the UK. It was supposed to be released on the 2 Tone Records label in the UK.

But even though copies were pressed, contractual difficulties eventually halted its release on that label. The single was eventually released on F-Beat Records, which was the charted release.

@ChrisWillcocks1
@girlshirl1
@jbbricker

I’ll Wear It Proudly

@jbbricker

I’m In The Mood Again

@girlshirl1
@dmt1x

I’m Not Angry

@Jonscoasting

I’ve Been Wrong Before

@oliver_shergold

In The Darkest Place

@oliver_shergold.

I Still Have The Other Girl

@oliver_shergold

I Wanna Be Loved

@girlshirl1

I Want You

Featuring lyrics about an obsessive romance, “I Want You” was released as the second single from Blood and Chocolate. It has since been positively received by critics and covered by multiple artists.

The dark lyrics describe a tormented romantic relationship. The narrator recounts the details of his partner’s infidelities, while repeatedly declaring “I want you” after each line. The music is taken at a slow, dirge-like tempo; towards the conclusion Costello offers a brief guitar solo that repeats two dissonant notes.

Due to its “bitter” lyrics, Costello commented, “That just that song is used as opening dance in weddings … I humbly bow my head, and can only wish those people a safe journey.”

“I Want You” was released as the second single from Blood and Chocolate in 1986, backed with an acoustic version of “I Hope You’re Happy Now”, another song from the album. The single was a moderate success on the UK charts, peaking at number 79 over a chart stay of 2 weeks.

@oliver_shergold
@dominic_rigby
@Kiemaca85
@jimmy_viz
@dmt1x
@Per_Damkier
@landhorses
@JonesJonesph
@GrahamCD272
@LMcRory

I Hope You’re Happy Now

@dominic_rigby
@Snowmanic
@landhorses

Indoor Fireworks

🎶 Indoor fireworks
Can still burn your fingers
Indoor fireworks
We swore we were safe as houses
They’re not so spectacular, they don’t burn up in the sky
But they can dazzle or delight
Or bring a tear
When the smoke gets in your eyes

Written as a eulogy for a broken relationship, the song utilizes a central metaphor of fireworks and took inspiration from Costello’s failed marriage. On the song, Costello is supplemented by the studio professionals of the Confederates, as on most of King of America.

With its introspective lyrics and somber tone, “Indoor Fireworks” was written by Elvis Costello as a “lament to the end of love”.

Both Nick Lowe and author Graeme Thomson surmised the song was written for Costello’s first wife, Mary, whom Costello would divorce around this period; Thomson described the song as “a fittingly tender goodbye.

The version of “Indoor Fireworks” that was released on King of America was recorded the day after the sessions that produced “Poisoned Rose” and “Eisenhower Blues”. Having drank and celebrated the successful sessions the night before, Costello attended the sessions in “pretty poor shape”.

Costello then recorded the song in one take with James Burton on acoustic guitar, Jerry Scheff on string bass, and Mitchell Froom on organ.

@oliver_shergold
@jimmy_viz
@steviehind
@JonesJonesph
@GrahamCD272

Jack Of All Parades

@Kiemaca85
@Per_Damkier
@wayneshields17
@yatesy_oi_oi

Jackson, Monk And Rowe

@madmidweeker
@dmt1x
@LMcRory

Kid About It

@girlshirl1

King Horse

@steviehind

King Of Thieves

@theboymarks

Last Boat Leaving

@yatesy_oi_oi

Less Than Zero

@AllynS30
@alloutally
@steviehind
@wayneshields17

Let Him Dangle

@StephenRushton2
@daveymark15
@bodomchild55
@wayneshields17

Little Atoms

@alloutally

Little Palaces

@booktowertom

Little Triggers

@BruceGeoB

Lipstick Vogue

@Kiemaca85
@madmidweeker
@brownmpaul
@booktowertom
@jbbricker
@landhorses
@Waking_Robots

London’s Brilliant Parade

@Kiemaca85

Man Out Of Time

With lyrics detailing a political scandal, “Man Out of Time” features a lush arrangement that was a conscious departure from the aggressive style of Costello’s previous work.

The song was released as the second single from Imperial Bedroom, reaching number 58 in the United Kingdom. 

At a lyrical level, “Man Out of Time” features lyrics about what the Guardian describes as a “cabinet minister hiding out from a sex scandal”.

Elvis Costello wrote “Man Out of Time” as a synthesis of his personal ambition and contemporary political developments.

@dominic_rigby
@Kiemaca85
@petekeeley62
@daveymark15
@steviehind
@Jonscoasting
@theboymarks
@landhorses
@GrahamCD272
@AMBNorwic

Man Called Uncle

@Kiemaca85
@girlshirl1

Miracle Man

@Waking_Robots

Monkey To Man

@Per_Damkier

My Funny Valentine

@madmidweeker

My Science Fiction Twin

@daveymark15

Mystery Dance

@jbbricker
@daveymark15
@bodomchild55

New Amsterdam

Written about the New World and New York, the recording of the song that appears on Get Happy!! was a demo that Costello had recorded in Pimlico.

Lyrically, Costello described “New Amsterdam” as “a song about a bewildered new arrival in the New World”. Costello also characterized it as “A bewildered lad, alone in New York, except for his rhyming dictionary.

New Amsterdam” was the third release from Get Happy!!, following “I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down” and “High Fidelity“, though, unlike these previous singles, “New Amsterdam” was released as part of an EP.

The song was chosen to show Costello’s stylistic diversity. The other songs included on the EP were “Dr. Luther’s Assistant” (a leftover from This Year’s Model), “Ghost Train” (which originated from a lyric Costello wrote in 1972), and “Just a Memory” (which was written for Dusty Springfield). The EP reached number 36 on the UK singles charts. 

@dominic_rigby
@petekeeley62
@DonBreithaupt
@steviehind
@JonesJonesph
@Waking_Robots

New Lace Sleeves

@GrahamCD272
@theboymarks
@wayneshields17
@PeskyRattigan
@Waking_Robots

Next Time Round

@JackRegan65

Night Rally

@alloutally
@steviehind

No Action

@atomryan

Oliver’s Army

Released as the first single from Armed Forces, “Oliver’s Army” was Costello’s most successful single in the United Kingdom, spending three weeks at number two on the UK Singles Chart and remaining on the chart for 12 weeks. 

Costello wrote “Oliver’s Army” as a comment on the Troubles in Northern Ireland during the 1970s. He was inspired to write the song after seeing British soldiers patrolling the streets of Belfast.

He stated, “I made my first trip to Belfast in 1978 and saw mere boys walking around in battle dress with automatic weapons. They were no longer just on the evening news. These snapshot experiences exploded into visions of mercenaries and imperial armies around the world. The song was based on the premise ‘they always get a working class boy to do the killing'”.

Costello’s family had roots in the Northern Ireland.

The song lyrics contain the phrase “white nigger”, a racial slur which usually remains uncensored on radio stations. The usage of the phrase came under scrutiny, particularly after Costello used racial slurs during a drunken argument with Stephen Stills and Bonnie Bramlett in 1979.

In March 2013, the radio station BBC Radio 6 Music played the song with the phrase removed, despite BBC radio stations having played the song uncensored for over 30 years.

Costello later said “I don’t think [the song’s] success was because of the lyrics. I always liked the idea of a bright pop tune that you could be singing along to for ages before you realize what it is you’re actually singing. Of course, the downside of that is some people only hear the tune and never listen to the words. After a while, I got frustrated at that”.

@oliver_shergold
@Savartist
@Snowmanic
@AllynS30
@Per_Damkier
@Jonscoasting
@DonBreithaupt
@jbbricker
@JackRegan65

Opportunity

@girlshirl1
@steviehind

Our Little Angel

@jbbricker

Party Girl

@BruceGeoB

People’s Limousine

@jimmy_viz

Pidgen English

@Per_Damkier
@Waking_Robots

Pills And Soap

🎶 The sugar-coated pill is getting bitterer still
You think your country needs you but you know it never will
So pack up your troubles in a stolen handbag
Don’t dilly-dally boys, rally round the flag
Give us your daily bread in individual slices
And something in the daily rag to cancel any crisis

What would you say, what would you do?
Children and animals two-by-two
Give me the needle, give me the rope
We’re going to melt them down for pills and soap

Punch The Click received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics on release and in later decades. Many highlighted individual tracks, particularly “Shipbuilding” and “Pills and Soap”, but felt it was below the standards set by his previous works. I’m still amazed Pills And Soap wasn’t released as a 45.

@dominic_rigby
@petekeeley62
@brownmpaul
@jimmy_viz
@steviehind

Possession

@alloutally

Pretty Words

@theboymarks

Pump It Up

Pump It Up originally appeared on Costello’s second album This Year’s Model, which was the first he recorded with the backing group the Attractions. Written as a sarcastic response to his time during the Stiffs Live Tour and inspired by “Subterranean Homesick Blues” by Bob Dylan, “Pump It Up” features a stomping rhythm and sarcastic lyrics.

Released as a single, the track reached number 24 in the UK. It has since become one of Costello’s most well-known songs, appearing on several compilation albums and being listed by critics as one of Costello’s greatest songs. The song was also accompanied by an iconic video featuring Costello dancing on the sides of his feet.

@ChrisWillcocks1
@petekeeley62
@RalphMachmot
@Jonscoasting
@yatesy_oi_oi
@GrahamCD272

Radio Radio

@ChrisWillcocks1
@brownmpaul
@booktowertom
@Per_Damkier
@jbbricker
@JonesJonesph

Radio Sweetheart

@BruceGeoB

Riot Act

@girlshirl1
@Jonscoasting
@landhorses

Secondary Modern

@steviehind

Shabby Doll

@dominic_rigby
@jbbricker
@daveymark15

Shipbuilding

@oliver_shergold
@ChrisWillcocks1
@dominic_rigby
@Kiemaca85
@petekeeley62
@madmidweeker
@CaramacJ
@brownmpaul
@Savartist
@booktowertom
@steviehind
@Jonscoasting
@LMcRory
@TomAnderson1955

Shoes Without Heels

@BruceGeoB

So Like Candy

@bodomchild55
@LMcRory

Strict Time

@alloutally

Suit Of Lights

@Kiemaca85
@AMBNorwich
@JackRegan65

Sunday’s Best

@brownmpaul

Swine
@yatesy_oi_oi

Talking In The Dark

@dmt1x

The Greatest Thing

@Kiemaca85

The Imposter

@AMBNorwich

The Long Honeymoon

@RalphMachmot

Toledo

@theboymarks

The Other Side Of Summer

@alloutally
@JackRegan65

The Sharpest Thorn

@atomryan

This Year’s Girl

@daveymark15
@landhorses

Tokyo Storm Warning

@dominic_rigby
@brownmpaul
@Snowmanic
@steviehind
@Jonscoasting
@PeskyRattigan
@yatesy_oi_oi

Too Far Gone

@alloutally

Town Cryer

@steviehind
@BruceGeoB

Tiny Steps

@BruceGeoB
@dmt1x

Two Little Hitlers

@wayneshields17

Tramp The Dirt Down

@petekeeley62
@madmidweeker
@brownmpaul
@booktowertom
@Per_Damkier
@alloutally
@steviehind
@bodomchild55
@wayneshields17
@JonesJonesph
@LMcRory
@BruceGeoB
@TomAnderson1955

Turning The Town Red

@girlshirl1

Suit Of Lights

Uncomplicated

@alloutally
@RalphMachmot

Veronica

@StephenRushton2
@dmt1x
@steviehind
@jbbricker

Welcome To The Working Week

@Kiemaca85

What’s Her Name Today?

@dmt1x

When I Was Cruel

@AllynS30

Watch Your Step

@GrahamCD272

Watching The Detectives

@oliver_shergold
@ChrisWillcocks1
@petekeeley62
@madmidweeker
@Savartist
@jimmy_viz
@DonBreithaupt
@JonesJonesph
@GrahamCD272
@JackRegan65
@AMBNorwich

You Belong To Me

@JonesJonesph

You Bowed Down

@BruceGeoB

You Tripped At Every Step

@BruceGeoB

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So today I’ve created this personal music video for my favourite song in the whole wide world.

Usually I can upload to my YouTube channel but because I’ve incorporated chunks from the official Idlewild video and quite large chunks, there are copyright issues and so I can only show it here on my own portal.

I’ve blended in scenes from a Scottish film drama I found entitled Small Faces – also, and I don’t normally do on-screen lyrics, towards the end in the final two verses I have quite theatrically thrown key words across the video and out again – well I like it very much indeed.

First off I made the image intro in Corel Video Studio and then mixed the split scenes on Roxio Creator NXT-6 before returning to Corel for the visual graphics for the on-screen lyrics.

If anyone cares to watch I’d be honoured and hope you enjoy it, even if Idlewild or the song isn’t quite your thing.

Songs when they’re true are all dedicated to you
And this invisible world i choose to live in
And if you believe that then now i understand
Why words mean so much to you:
’cause they’ll never be about you

And maybe you’re young without youth
Or maybe you’re old without knowing anything’s true
I think you’re young without youth

Then you contract the American Dream
You never look up once

And you’ve contracted American dreams
I require you to stop and look up

Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world

Constantly searching to find something new
But what will you find when you think that nothing’s true?
Maybe it’s that nothing is new
So you let me hear songs that were written all about you
The good songs weren’t written for you
They’ll never be about you

Then you contract the American Dream
You never look up once
And you’ve contracted American Dreams
You never look up once, so dont look up

Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world

Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world

And I won’t tell you what this means
’cause you already know
And I won’t tell you what this means
’cause you already know

So sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world

You came along and found the weak spot
That you always wanted
Let yourself be everything
That you’ve always wanted
It doesn’t have to be so decided
But you’ve always wanted
No need for explanations
You’ve always wanted

You’ll find what you’ll find when you find there’s nothing
You’ll find what you’ll find when you find there’s nothing

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ORIGINAL POST

Scroll down past these FIRST ROUND RESULTS to see the A TO Z of the runners and riders in this competition.

Its been a good start, despite Yessongs bowing out (means nothing in a Twitter poll), Group 2 has had twice the amount of voters than Group 1. Here are all the results from Round One. 👍

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ORIGINAL POST

There’s been a huge response for Best Live Albums, a new concept in best live albuming that should be with us in the spring.

At the time of writing over fifty contributors and to get fair, they couldn’t have done it without me.

So in this article you will find an A To Z of all titles sent in so far along with the contributor’s Twitter username.

This has involved an extraordinary amount of finger work but it will help run the competition a lot more smoothly.

This lust will of course be updated should any more lists come in but even without a calculator I would estimate some four hundred albums have been nominated. Here is the list.

10,000 Maniacs – MTV Unplugged

@gigticket

The 4skins – The Good, The Bad & The 4Skins

@OrientRob

The Alarm – Electric Folklore – Live

@PurpleDon1973
@pompeygeorge

Aswad – Live and Direct

@dominic_rigby

@AMBNorwich

Tori Amos – To Venus And Back

@oliver_shergold

AC/DC – If You Want Blood…

@VivaMozElvis
@dickidot09
@clive_1970
@Jonny_Hallidaye
@stevechapman65
@EndaOGara
@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Allman Bros – Fillmore East

@TheRealJG_Bmp
@neworderguy

@TIHMBLT

Anti Nowhere League – Live in Yugoslavia

@OrientRob

Average White Band – Person To Person

@Puppyfeat

The Band – Rock Of Ages

@TIHMBLT

Bauhaus – Press The Eject

@adilee66

The Beach Boys – Live In Sacramento

@VivaMozElvis

James Brown – Love, Power, Peace

@VivaMozElvis

James Brown – At the Apollo

@Chesh_
@Chops_Top_Fives

The Beat – Live At US Festival

@harryj185

Be Bop Deluxe – Live In The Air Age

@dreamfuel

The Beatles – Hollywood Bowl

@Jonscoasting

Blur – All The People – Live at Hyde Park

@Iain_Jenks

Tim Buckley – Dream Letter

@markwdandelion
@AlanWoodburn

@AMBNorwich

Jeff Buckley – Mystery White Boy

@steviehind

Jackson Browne – Running On Empty

@markwdandelion

@TIHMBLT

The Blues Brothers – Made in America

@23duff

The Blues Brothers – Briefcase Full of Blues

@23duff
@JayAtkins66

George Benson – Weekend in L.A.

@23duff

The Brand New Heavies – Live in London

@23duff

The Band – The Last Waltz

@23duff
@neworderguy
@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Bob – Berlin Independence Days – 21/10/91

@BOBindieband

David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust Soundtrack

@BurntEmberPine
@JakePalmer04
@trasho_mondo

David Bowie – David Live

@ErnSang1
@AlanWoodburn
@madmidweeker

David Bowie – Stage

@EdHodgson

David Bowie – Nassau Coliseum76

@EddieSweets
@Puppyfeat

David Bowie – Glass Spider

@madmidweeker

David Bowie – Live at Santa Monica

@madmidweeker

David Bowie – VH1 Storytellers

@madmidweeker

Big Black – Pigpile

@MatthewHudITV

Birthday Party – Live ‘81/‘82

@MatthewHudITV

Kate Bush – Before The Dawn

@BruceGeoB

Bright Eyes – Motion Sickness

@stevejamesLFC

Burning Spear – Live!

@CliffWiff

Burlesque – Acupuncture

@nickgusset

Sam Cooke – At The Harlem Square

@VivaMozElvis

The Clash – From Here To Eternity

@dickidot

The Clash – Live At The Shea Stadium

@PaulWButler

Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison

@harryj185
@Michaelz79Z
@Jonscoasting
@Chops_Top_Fives
@stevechapman65
@EndaOGara
@Chesh_

Johnny Cash – At San Quentin

@gigticket
@EndaOGara

Alice Cooper – Live From The Astroturf

@dreamfuel

The Computers – Live And Inconsolable

@dreamfuel

The Charlatans – Live It Like You Love It

@Iain_Jenks

The Charlatans – Some Friendly 20th Anniversary

@PaulRam20438382

Cheap Trick – At the Budokan

@jatrius

Cinerama – Live 2015

@life_slab

Counting Crows – Across A Wire: Live in NYC

@oliver_shergold

Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs & Englishmen

@steviehind

Camel – A Live Record

@Jonny_Hallidaye

Conflict – Turning Rebellion Into Money

@stevechapman65

The Cramps – Smell Of Female

@MatthewHudITV

Nick Cave – Live Seeds

@MatthewHudITV
@kelvyn_1970

The Cure – Entreat

@allison_in_nz

The Cure – Anniversary

@allison_in_nz

The Cure – Show

@stevejamesLFC

The Cure – Concert

@Chesh

The Cure – 40 Live Curaetion

@PaulWButler

The Cure – Bestival 2011

@PaulRam20438382

@LMcRory

Carter USM – The Final Comedown

@stevejamesLFC

Cabaret Voltaire – Live at the Lyceum

@EdHodgson

Elvis Costello – Live At The Hollywood High

@PaulWButler

Elvis Costello – Return of Spectacular Spinning Songbook

@alloutally

Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young – Four Way Street
@TIHMBLT

Leonard Cohen – Live In London

@AlanWoodburn

Bobby Darin – Live At The Copa

@dickidot09

Miles Davis – Dark Magus

@Puppyfeat

Miles Davis – Live Evil

@Puppyfeat
@Jonscoasting

Neil Diamond – Hot August Night

@oliver_shergold

Bo Diddley – Beach Party

@StephenRushton2

Devil Dogs – No Requests Tonight

@VivaMozElvis

Bob Dylan – Bootleg Series 6 – Live 64

@PaulRam20438382

Bob Dylan – Live ’66

@Jonscoasting

Bob Dylan & The Band – Before The Flood

@TIHMBLT

Bob Dylan – BS4 ‘Royal Albert Hall’ Concert

@cjdonnelly72

Bob Dylan- Rolling Thunder Revue

@alloutally

Deep Purple – Made In Japan

@jatrius
@clive_1970
@TheRealJG_Bmp
@AlanWoodburn
@Jonny_Hallidaye
@steviehind

Depeche Mode – 101

@cjdonnelly72
@Chesh
@EddieSweets

Dead Kennedys – Live At The Deaf Club

@stevechapman65

Daft Punk Alive – Alive 97

@23duff

Daft Punk – 07

@23duff

Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within

@BruceGeoB

Dire Straits – Alchemy

@Chesh
@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Dr Feelgood – Stupidity

@JayAtkins66
@yatesy_oi_oi

The Descendents – Hallraker

@AGARR45

The Descendents – Liveage

@AGARR45

The Dickies – We Aren’t The World

@AGARR45

The Dream Syndicate – Live At Raji’s

@AMBNorwich

Ian Dury And The Blockheads – Straight From The Desk

@yatesy_oi_oi

Dils – Live 77/80

@AGARR45

Echo and The Bunnymen – Shine So Hard

@dominic_rigby

Echo and The Bunnymen – Live In Liverpool

@dreamfuel

Echo & The Bunnymen – Royal Albert Hall

@JakePalmer04

Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid Live at Abbey Road

@EndaOGara

Einstürzende Neubauten – Live at Rockpalast

@MattDodson12

Eels with Strings – Live at Town Hall

@EndaOGara
@JakePalmer04

The Eagles – Hell Freezes Over

@allison_in_nz

The Eagles – Live
@TIHMBLT

Steve Earle – Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator

@alloutally

Erasure Two Ring Circus

@cultorcure

Faithless – Live At Alexandra Palace

@LMcRory

The Fall – Seminal Live!

@oliver_shergold

The Fall – Legendary Chaos Tape

@markwdandelion

The Fall – Fall in A Hole

@MattDodson12

The Fall – Totales Turns

@EdHodgson

Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive

@oliver_shergold

Fats Domino live in Las Vegas

@dickidot09

Fields Of The Nephilim – Earth Inferno

@missbarbell

Fleetwood Mac – Live

@ElectriCheese

Flipper – Public Flipper

@MatthewHudITV

Fishmans – 98.12.28

@Michaelz79Z

Arethra Franklin – Live at Fillmore West

@BruceGeoB
@77DigiOpsDCSU26
@Chops_Top_Fives

Frightened Rabbit – Quietly Now

@BruceGeoB

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones – Live Art

@BruceGeoB

Peter Gabriel – Plays Live

@oliver_shergold

Genesis – Seconds Out

@Michaelz79Z
@AlanWoodburn

J.Geils Band – Full House

@TheRealJG_Bmp

Gene – Rising for Sunset

@stevejamesLFC

The Gonads – Live, the official bootleg

@OrientRob

Guana Batz – Live Over London

@JayAtkins66

Green Day – Bullet In A Bible

@madmidweeker

Donny Hathaway – Live

@nickgusset

Hawkwind – Space Ritual

@kelvyn_1970
@Edwardmetcalf4

Here And Now – All Over The Show

@jatrius

Husker Du – The Living End

@Michaelz79Z
@gigticket
@BurntEmberPine
@MatthewHudITV

Steve Hillage – Herald

@jatrius

Roy Harper – In Between Every Line

@BurntEmberPine

Jimi Hendrix – Plays Monterey

@BruceGeoB
@ChrisWillcocks1

Hanoi Rocks – All Those Wasted Years

@trasho_mondo

Iron Maiden – Live After Death

@clive_1970
@OrientRob
@JayAtkins66
@kelvyn_1970
@Chops_Top_Fives

Idles – A Beautiful Thing – Live At Le Bataclan

@markwdandelion
@EndaOGara

Inxs – Live Baby Live

@stubacca1991

James – One Man Clapping

@dominic_rigby
@gigticket
@EdHodgson
@jimmy_viz
@JakePalmer04

Keith Jarrett – Koln Concert

@Jonscoasting
@EdHodgson

Judas Priest – Unleashed In The East

@clive_1970

Japan – Oil On Canvas

@markwdandelion
@trasho_mondo

Mahalia Jackson – Newport 1958

@TheRealJG_Bmp

The Jam – Dig The New Breed

@OrientRob
@PaulWButler
@StephenRushton2
@JakePalmer04
@adilee66
@steviehind

The Jam – Live Jam

@EndaOGara

Jim Bob – National Treasure

@stevejamesLFC

Jean Michel Jarre – Houston/Lyon

@Chesh_

Joy Division – Preston Warehouse

@Puppyfeat

Joy Division – Still

@PaulWButler

Jane’s Addiction – Jane’s Addiction

@trasho_mondo

B.B.King – Cook County Jail

@TheRealJG_Bmp

B.B. King – Live at the Regal

@23duff

Killing Joke – Total Invasion

@MatthewHudITV

Carole King – Carnegie Hall

@Chesh

King Curtis – Live At Filimore West

@MrTilston

KMFDM – Live In The USSA

@missbarbell

Kraftwerk – 3D Man- Machine

@PaulRam20438382

Kraftwerk – Minimum-Maximum

@Chesh
@EddieSweets
@JakePalmer04
@trasho_mondo

The Kinks – One For The Road

@StephenRushton2

Lazy Cowgirls – Radio Cowgirl

@AGARR45

LCD Soundsystem- The Long Goodbye

@gigticket
@EddieSweets

LZ – How The West Was Won

@missbarbell

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Hootin’ The Blues

@markwdandelion

Led Zeppelin – Song Remains The Same

@AlanWoodburn

Led Zeppelin – On Blueberry Hill

@EndaOGara

Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus

@TheRealJG_Bmp

Lynyrd Skynyrd – One More For The Road

@Jonny_Hallidaye

Limited X – Live at the Whiskey A Go Go

@MatthewHudITV

The Libertines – Live 2015

@stevejamesLFC

Luna – Live

@AMBNorwich

Misty In Roots – Live At Counter Eurovision

@dominic_rigby
@markwdandelion
@ErnSang1
@AlanWoodburn
@Edwardmetcalf4

@AMBNorwich

Bob Marley & Wailers – Live

@harryj185
@stevechapman65
@EdHodgson

Madness – Madstock

@harryj185

Morrissey – Live At Earl’s Court

@dreamfuel
@stevejamesLFC

Morrissey – Beethoven Was Deaf

@dreamfuel
@stevejamesLFC
@strangexways

Motorhead – No Sleep Til’ Hammersmith

@jatrius
@clive_1970
@stevechapman65
@JayAtkins66
@Chops_Top_Fives

Massive Attack- Live Albert Hall ’98

@Iain_Jenks

Mogwai – Special Moves

@Iain_Jenks

Phil Manzanera – 801 Live

@jatrius

MC5 – Kick Out The Jams

@markwdandelion
@JakePalmer04
@trasho_mondo

John Martyn – Radio 1 Live In Concert

@Jonny_Hallidaye

John Mayall – The Turning Point

@neworderguy

Mega City Four – Inspiringly Titled

@life_slab

Muse – HAARP

@Jonny_Hallidaye

Curtis Mayfield – Live

@jimmy_viz

Maria McKee – Live At The BBC

@EdHodgson

Van Morrison – Too Late To Stop Now

@cjdonnelly72
@EdHodgson
@steviehind
@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Joni Mitchell – Shadows & Light

@Puppyfeat

Magazine – Play

@PaulWButler

@AMBNorwich

Mystery Jets – Live At The Royal Festival Hall

@madmidweeker

The Meteors – Live

@JayAtkins66

Ministry – In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up

@MatthewHudITV

The Modern Lovers – Live

@alloutally

Thelonious Monk Quartet – Misterioso

@sidneypcw

NaS – Illmatic (Live at Kennedy Centre)

@PaulRam20438382

New Order – Alexandra Palace

@ChrisWillcocks1

New Order – Bestival 2012

@Iain_Jenks

New Order – Education, Entertainment Recreation

@EddieSweets

Nirvana – From the Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah

@steviehind

Nirvana – MTV Unplugged Live In New York

@harryj185
@clive_1970
@cjdonnelly72
@EndaOGara
@allison_in_nz
@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Nirvana – Live At Reading

@Michaelz79Z

Nine Below Zero – Live At The Marquee

@alanfwgreening

NOFX – I Heard They Suck Live

@stevechapman65

No Means No – Live & Cuddly

@BurntEmberPine

Buck Owens – At Carnegie Hall

@VivaMozElvis

Phil Ochs – Gunfight At Carnegie Hall

@VivaMozElvis

Orbital – Live at Glastonbury 1994-2004

@Michaelz79Z
@Iain_Jenks

The Orb – Live 93

@EddieSweets.

Graham Parker – Live Alone In America

@BruceGeoB

Graham Parker- Parkerilla

@alloutally

Pet Shop Boys Pandemonium

@cultorcure

Pink Floyd – Is There Anybody Out There

@PaulRam20438382

Pink Floyd – Pulse

@oliver_shergold
@allison_in_nz
@madmidweeker

Elvis Presley – On Stage

@VivaMozElvis
@dickidot09

Elvis Presley – Aloha From Hawaii

@23duff

Elvis Presley – In Person

@Jonscoasting

Primal Scream – Live in Japan

@stubacca1991

The Police – Live!

@TIHMBLT

Portishead – Live Roseland NYC

@gigticket
@Chesh
@EddieSweets

Public Service Broadcast – Live At Brixton

@Iain_Jenks

Public Image Limited – Paris Au Printemps

@ChrisWillcocks1

Pink Fairies – Live at the Roundhouse

@jatrius

Pigface – Welcome To Mexico

@BurntEmberPine

Pet Shop Boys – Concrete

@EddieSweets

John Prine – Live At The Other End

@alloutally

Peter and The Test Tube Babies- Pissed And Proud

@JayAtkins66

The Pogues – Live At Brixton

@EndaOGara

The Pop Group – Y Live

@dominic_rigby

Porcupine Tree – Arriving Somewhere

@missbarbell

Portishead – Roseland

@clive_1970

Queen – Live Killers

@jatrius
@clive_1970
@cjdonnelly72
@Jonny_Hallidaye

Queen – Wembley ’86

@allison_in_nz

Queen – Live At The Rainbow

@kelvyn_1970

Quicksilver – Messenger Service

@Edwardmetcalf4

Rainbow – On Stage

@missbarbell

Ramones – It’s Alive

@dickidot09
@Michaelz79Z
@markwdandelion
@ErnSang1
@MatthewHudITV
@trasho_mondo
@AGARR45
@Chops_Top_Fives
@Edwardmetcalf4
@mortisigor

Roxy Music – Viva!

@dreamfuel

Roxy Music- The High Road

@MagpiePaul37

Restless – Live At The Klub Foot

@dreamfuel

Sonny Rollins: G-Man

@sidneypcw

The Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya Yas Out

@Jonscoasting
@stevechapman65
@neworderguy

The Rolling Stones – Brussels Affair

@PaulRam20438382

The Rolling Stones- El Mocambo

@alloutally

REM – Live At The Olympia Dublin

@cjdonnelly72

Lou Reed – Rock n Roll Animal

@jatrius
@kelvyn_1970
@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Lou Reed – Take No Prisoners

@BurntEmberPine

Rain Parade – Beyond The Sunset

@AGARR45
@Edwardmetcalf4

@AMBNorwich

The Roots – Roots Come Alive

@JakePalmer04

Rush – Exit Stage Left

@evilnerfball @missbarbell

Santana – Sacred Fire

@kelvyn_1970

Frank Sinatra – At The Sands

@VivaMozElvis
@harryj185

Siouxsie and The Banshees – Nocturne

@oliver_shergold
@Gry70B
@trasho_mondo

Spacemen 3 – Performance

@kelvyn_1970

Stiff Little Fingers – Hanx!

@PurpleDon1973
@oliver_shergold
@dickidot09
@stevechapman65
@PaulWButler
@JakePalmer04
@adilee66
@stuchastosh

Stiff Little Fingers – Aberdeen 1979

@ErnSang1

Simon and Garfunkel – The Concert In Central Park

@oliver_shergold
@harryj185
@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Donna Summer – Live And More

@dickidot09

Slade – Slade Alive

@dreamfuel

Slade – Slade Alive II

@VivaMozElvis

The Specials – Moonlight Club

@harryj185

The Sound – In The Hothouse

@dreamfuel
@AGARR45

Steel Pulse – Rastafari Centennial: Live in Paris

@Gry70B

Sleater Kinney – Live in Paris

@gigticket

The Scorpions – World Wide Live

@clive_1970

Simple Minds – Live In The City Of Light

@cjdonnelly72

Bruce Springsteen – Hammersmith ’75

@PaulRam20438382

Bruce Springsteen – 75-85

@cjdonnelly72
@JakePalmer04

Bruce Springsteen – No Nukes

@alloutally

The Smiths – Rank

@cjdonnelly72
@stevejamesLFC
@EddieSweets

Status Quo – Live

@kelvyn_1970
@Chops_Top_Fives
@Jonny_Hallidaye

Bob Seger – Live Bullet

@neworderguy

Bob Seger – Nine Tonight

@Jonny_Hallidaye

Swans – Public Castration

@BurntEmberPine

Nina Simone – At The Village Gate

@BruceGeoB

Nina Simone – The Montreux Years

@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Shed Seven – See Youse At The Barras

@stevejamesLFC

Spiritualized – Royal Albert Hall

@kelvyn_1970
@JakePalmer04

Sting – Bring On The Night

@allison_in_nz

The Stooges/ Metallic KO

@Edwardmetcalf4

The Stranglers – Live (X cert)

@adilee66

Tame Impala – Live Versions

@Iain_Jenks

Toots And The Maytals – live At Hammersmith Palais

@dickidot09

Theatre Of Hate- He Eho Dares Wins

@Edwardmetcalf4

Thin Lizzy:- Live And Dangerous

@dickidot09
@jatrius
@AlanWoodburn
@EndaOGara
@steviehind

Throbbing Gristle – Heathen Earth

@adilee66

Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense

@Jonscoasting
@markwdandelion
@BurntEmberPine
@PaulWButler
@JakePalmer04
@trasho_mondo
@neworderguy

Tangerine Dream – Ricochet

@ElectriCheese

Tindersticks-The Bloomsbury Theatre

@dominic_rigby

The Tragically Hip – Live Between Us

@evilnerfball

Toyah – Warrior Rock

@jamesls12
@Damonmking

U2 – Under A Blood Red Sky

@cjdonnelly72
@EddieSweets
@PaulWButler
@kelvyn_1970
@AGARR45

Underworld – Everything Everything

@Iain_Jenks
@23duff
@Chesh
@trasho_mondo

UFO – Strangers In The Night

@clive_1970
@AlanWoodburn

UK Subs – Crash Course

@NNNPackdrill
@Edwardmetcalf4

UK Subs – Live Kicks

@JayAtkins66

Ultravox – Monument

@BurntEmberPine.

Townes Van Zandt – Live at the Old Quarter

@Chops_Top_Fives

V/A – Dance Craze

@harryj185

V/A – Live at the Electric Circus

@EdHodgson
@Puppyfeat

V/A – Live at CBGBs

@Puppyfeat

V/A – Live At The Roxy

@JayAtkins66

Velvet Underground – 1969

@Jonscoasting
@AlanWoodburn

@TIHMBLT

Anna Von Hausswolff – Live at Montreux Jazz
Festival

@BruceGeoB

London Wainwright III: Career Moves

@sidneypcw

Tom Waits – Glitter & Doom

@Puppyfeat

The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights

@StephenRushton2

The Who – Live At Leeds

@harryj185
@Jonscoasting
@alanfwgreening
@TheRealJG_Bmp
@ChrisWillcocks1

The Who – The Kids Are Alright

@Jonny_Hallidaye

The Who – Quadrophenia Live In London

@StephenRushton2

Wedding Present – Live In Rotterdam 1988

@life_slab

Wedding Present – Den Haag Paard 1992

@life_slab

Wilco – Kicking Television

@gigticket
@TheRealJG_Bmp
@alloutally

The Wonderstuff – Cursed With Insincerity

@cjdonnelly72

Muddy Waters – At Newport 1960

@TheRealJG_Bmp
@stevechapman65

Paul Weller – Live Wood

@StephenRushton2

Paul Weller – Days Of Speed

@StephenRushton2

X – Live at the Whiskey a Go Go

@MatthewHudITV

XTC – Live In Concert

@PaulWButler

Yes – Yessongs

@oliver_shergold
@steviehind

Yes – Yesshows

@missbarbell

Neil Young – Live Rust

@dominic_rigby
@ChrisWillcocks1

@TIHMBLT

Neil Young – MTV Unplugged

@Michaelz79Z

Neil Young – Live At Massey Hall

@Edwardmetcalf4

Neil Young – Weld

@gigticket
@EdHodgson
@JakePalmer04
@77DigiOpsDCSU26

Neil Young Crazy Horse – Live At Filmore East

@Edwardmetcalf4

Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps

@kelvyn_1970

@TIHMBLT

Neil Young & Stray Gators – Time Fades Away

@BurntEmberPine

Young Gods – Live Sky

@MatthewHudITV

Frank Zappa – Roxy & Elsewhere

@TheRealJG_Bmp

Frank Zappa – Make A Jazz Noise Here

@BruceGeoB

Warren Zevon – Stand In The Fire

@BruceGeoB
@alloutally

Phase two of World Cup Of Morrissey sees 16 groups of 4 songs with the two songs most voted for progressing to round three.

Here is the second round draw.

Thursday 2 March

Friday 3 March

Saturday 4 March

Sunday 5 March

Monday 6 March

Tuesday 7 March

Wednesday 8 March

Thursday 9 March

Friday 10 March

Saturday 11 March

Sunday 12 March

Monday 13 March

Tuesday 14 March

Wednesday 15 March

Thursday 16 March

• Spent The Day In Bed defeated Come Back To Camden in a twelve-hour play-off.

Friday 17 March

ORIGINAL POST

Firstly a big thank you 🙏 to all those on Twitter who have submitted entries for what should be an intriguing journey to determine WHICH Mozza song proves to be the most-loved.

As you should have seen by now, each contributor has been allocated a country to give the tournament the feel of a cup competition.

I’ve made a provisional FIRST ROUND DRAW which you can read below – provisional in the sense that it allows for any last-minute additions / changes.

I think there’s no doubt that You’re The One For Me, Fatty vs I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris is the standout tie in the first round. ✅

THE PLAYERS

Each has an allocated country as stated and so can look for their FLAG on each match. Here is an updated list of players and countries.

PERU 🇵🇪 @tansleyjames
ECUADOR 🇪🇨 @sadglamour
AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 @stevejamesLFC
MEXICO 🇲🇽 @EddieSweets
ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @mbinghamlive
GERMANY 🇩🇪 @greasedtea78
DENMARK 🇩🇰 @MagpiePaul37
BELGIUM 🇧🇪 @eccles_red
JAPAN 🇯🇵 @oliver_shergold
ARGENTINA 🇦🇷 @GavinCoughlan
CANADA 🇨🇦 @cjdonnelly72
SPAIN 🇪🇸 @marcbanyard
POLAND 🇵🇱 @supersilverfox
USA 🇺🇸 @dreamfuel
WALES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @kelvyn_1970
PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 @MD__RAD
FRANCE 🇫🇷 @clive_1970
BRAZIL 🇧🇷 @Lazy_sunbather_
MOROCCO 🇲🇦 @oddrt
CROATIA 🇭🇷 @brownmpaul
ITALY 🇮🇹 @BhobInMass
NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 @ecarreradelrio
SENEGAL 🇸🇳 @markwdandelion
SWEDEN 🇸🇪 @BruceGeoB
AUSTRIA 🇦🇹 @KierFox
CAMEROON 🇨🇲 @nicky_GT_
TURKEY 🇹🇷 @mozzerseyebrows
FINLAND 🇫🇮 @IrespawnedM
SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭 @richardtrehy
HUNGARY 🇭🇺 @MichaelRonson5
NORWAY 🇳🇴 @lightupvm
GREECE 🇬🇷 @vinylranter
KOREAN REPUBLIC 🇰🇷 @DillonTake2
CHILE 🇨🇱 @adidasangie72
ICELAND 🇮🇸 @danbirch1
SERBIA 🇷🇸 @BurntEmberPine
IRAN 🇮🇷 @stevechapman65
LUXEMBOURG 🇱🇺 @fatpie1664
URUGUAY 🇺🇾 @yesEvilp

The tournament will be a simple straightforward knock-out, the first round comprising 64 matches, with two matches being posted each day on Twitter.

I’ve also set a starting date for this which will be next Wednesday, 18th January with the matches being posted each evening around 6pm and voting for each tie open for twenty-four hours. Or a day, whichever is easier.

Happy with that everyone? Okay, here’s the draw. 🤪

WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY

THURSDAY 19 JANUARY

FRIDAY 20 JANUARY

SATURDAY 21 JANUARY

SUNDAY 22 JANUARY

MONDAY 23 JANUARY

TUESDAY 24 JANUARY

WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY

THURSDAY 26 JANUARY

FRIDAY 27 JANUARY

MONDAY 30 JANUARY

TUESDAY 31 JANUARY

WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 2 FEBRUARY

FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY

MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY

FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY

MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY

FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY

MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY

FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY

MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY

When we think of this tag it’s a far more broader church isn’t it.

Interestingly, while researching this, in many lists online, Love Will Tear Us Apart didn’t feature at all though I’d consider it fits the bill.

I’ll recognise it as a classic but won’t be nominating it as my ten will feature personal favourites.

And I hope you will too! In fact the more obscure, the merrier.

To add, when I ran this hashtag through Twitter…

way-hey, we’ve an exclusive hashtag to work with.

PREVIEW

With such a vast amount of songs duplicated, I thought it best, in the early rounds at least, not to tag each nominee individually as once the draw is published, everyone will know which song is theirs as the polls go out each day. Later on perhaps things will get a little more formal. So when you see a song and think, hang on a minute, I nominated that, don’t worry as if it’s successful and reaches the latter stages of the competition then everyone who voted for the particular song will be tagged.

To add, if you submitted ten songs and one hasn’t appeared it will simply be because of space AND subject to a limit on repetition of bands, i.e, making sure we don’t have an overflow of Clash, Pistols, Stiff Little Fingers etc – I’ve worked diligently to ensure everyone has a fair crack – so let’s Whip It!

GROUPS

In rounds one and two, there will be groups of four with the top two most voted for songs going through.

ROUND ONE – 128 GROUPS

ROUND TWO – 64 GROUPS

Then from round three onwards, all songs will compete with each other head to head on a single knockout basis.

Thank you all very much for your interest and votes: this tournament will now commence on Saturday 1st October with polls published on Twitter usually between the hours of 7 and 9am.

Now here is that FIRST ROUND DRAW in full.

GROUP 1 – SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER

GROUP 2 – SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER

GROUP 3 – SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER

GROUP 4 – SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER

GROUP 5 – MONDAY 3 OCTOBER

GROUP 7 – TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER

GROUP 9 – WEDNESDAY 5 OCTOBER

GROUP 10 – WEDNESDAY 5 OCTOBER

GROUP 11 – THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER

GROUP 12 – THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER

GROUP 13 – FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER

GROUP 14 – FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER

GROUP 15 – SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER

GROUP 16 – SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER

GROUP 17 – SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER

GROUP 18 – SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER

GROUP 19 – MONDAY 10 OCTOBER

GROUP 20 – MONDAY 10 OCTOBER

GROUP 21 – TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER

GROUP 22 – TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER

GROUP 23 – WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER

GROUP 24 – WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER

GROUP 25 – THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER

GROUP 26 – THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER

GROUP 27 – FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER

GROUP 28 – FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER

GROUP 29 – SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER

GROUP 30 – SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER

GROUP 31 – SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER

GROUP 32 – SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER

GROUP 33 – MONDAY 17 OCTOBER

GROUP 34 – MONDAY 17 OCTOBER

GROUP 35 – TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER

GROUP 36 – TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER

GROUP 37 – WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER

GROUP 38 – WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER

GROUP 39 – THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER

GROUP 40 – THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER

GROUP 41 – FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER

GROUP 42 – FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER

GROUP 43 – SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER

GROUP 44 – SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER

GROUP 45 – SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER

GROUP 46 – SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER

GROUP 47 – MONDAY 24 OCTOBER

GROUP 48 – MONDAY 24 OCTOBER

GROUP 49 – TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER

GROUP 50 – TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER

GROUP 51 – WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER

GROUP 52 – WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER

GROUP 53 – THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER

GROUP 54 – THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER

GROUP 55 – FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER

GROUP 56 – FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER

GROUP 57 – SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER

GROUP 58 – SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER

GROUP 59 – SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER

GROUP 60 – SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER

GROUP 61 – MONDAY 31 OCTOBER

GROUP 62 – MONDAY 31 OCTOBER

GROUP 63 – TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

GROUP 64 – TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

GROUP 65 – WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER

GROUP 66 – WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER

GROUP 67 – THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER

GROUP 68 – THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER

GROUP 69 – FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER

GROUP 70 – FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER

GROUP 71 – SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER

GROUP 72 – SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER

GROUP 73 – SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER

GROUP 74 – SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER

GROUP 75 – MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER

GROUP 76 – MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER

GROUP 77 – TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER

GROUP 78 – TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER

GROUP 79 – WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER

GROUP 80 – WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER

GROUP 81 – THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER

GROUP 82 – THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER

GROUP 83 – FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER

GROUP 84 – FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER

GROUP 85 – SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER

GROUP 86 – SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER

GROUP 87 – SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER

GROUP 88 – SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER

GROUP 89 – MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER

GROUP 90 – MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER

GROUP 91 – TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER

GROUP 92 – TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER

GROUP 93 – WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER

GROUP 94 – WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER

GROUP 95 – THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER

GROUP 96 – THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER

GROUP 97 – FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER

GROUP 98 – FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER

GROUP 99 – SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER

GROUP 100 – SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER

GROUP 101 – SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER

GROUP 102 – SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER

GROUP 103 – MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER

GROUP 104 – MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER

GROUP 105 – TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER

GROUP 106 – TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER

GROUP 107 – WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER

GROUP 108 – WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER

GROUP 109 – THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER

GROUP 110 – THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER

GROUP 111 – FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER

GROUP 112 – FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER

GROUP 113 – SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER

GROUP 114 – SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER

GROUP 115 – SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER

GROUP 116 – SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER

GROUP 117 – MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER

GROUP 118 – MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER

GROUP 119 – TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER

GROUP 120 – TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER

GROUP 121 – WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER

GROUP 122 – WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER

GROUP 123 – THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER

GROUP 124 – THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER

GROUP 125 – FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER

GROUP 126 – FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER

GROUP 127 – SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER

GROUP 128 – SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER

SECOND ROUND

Monday 5 December 2022

Tuesday 6 December 2022

Wednesday 7 December

Thursday 8 December

Friday 9 December

Saturday 10 December

Sunday 11 December

Monday 12 December

Tuesday 13 December

Wednesday 14 December

Thursday 15 December

Friday 16 December

Saturday 17 December

Sunday 18 December

Monday 19 December

Tuesday 20 December

Wednesday 21 December

Thursday 22 December

Friday 23 December

CHRISTMAS EVE 2022 🎅

CHRISTMAS DAY 2022 🎄

BOXING 🎁 DAY 2022

TUESDAY 27 DECEMBER

WEDNESDAY 28 DECEMBER

THURSDAY 29 DECEMBER

FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER

NEW YEAR’S EVE 2022

NEW YEAR’S DAY 2023

MONDAY 2 JANUARY 2023

TUESDAY 3 JANUARY

WEDNESDAY 4 JANUARY

THURSDAY 5 JANUARY

THE THIRD ROUND

** WHITE MAN through after play-off

FOURTH ROUND DRAW

MONDAY 16 JANUARY

TUESDAY 17 JANUARY

WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY

THURSDAY 19 JANUARY

Friday 20 January

Saturday 21 January

Sunday 22 January

MONDAY 23 JANUARY

FIFTH ROUND DRAW

Tuesday 24 January

Wednesday 25 January

Thursday 26 January

Friday 27 January

Saturday 28 January

Sunday 29 January

Monday 30 January

Tuesday 31 January

SIXTH ROUND

Thursday 2 February

Friday 3 February

Saturday 4 February

Sunday 5 February

QUARTER-FINALS

Tuesday 7 February

Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols

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Down In The Tube Station At Midnight – The Jam

Wednesday 8 February

Teenage Kicks – The Undertones

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Transmission – Joy Division

Thursday 9 February

Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve – Buzzcocks

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London Calling – The Clash

Friday 10 February

Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division

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Psycho Killer – Talking Heads