A music tournament for Bluesky users commencing soon.

No nominations needed as almost all top 40 entries (source Everyhit / Retro Charts) will be included.

Obviously there will be crossovers: hit singles that were released in 1978 but still in the charts in 1979. To save a lot of checking, these songs have been included.

The tournament will include seeded songs (round three onwards).

Round one will include groups of four songs.

The hashtag will be #Singles1979

Here is a list of all the entries including the first round draw.

ROUND ONE

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 1

Musique – In The Bush
Public Image Ltd – Death Disco
Shalamar – Take That To The Bank
The Village People – In The Navy

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 2

Earth Wind & Fire – After The Love Has Gone
Gary Moore – Parisienne Walkways
Heatwave – Always And Forever / Mind Blowing Decisions
UFO – Doctor Doctor

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 3

Boney M – Painter Man
The Dickies – Banana Splits
The Jam – Strange Town
Lena Martell – One Day At A Time

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 4

Chic – I Want Your Love
Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)
Leo Sayer – Raining In My Heart
The Shadows – Theme From ‘the Deer Hunter’ (Cavatina)

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 5

Barry White – Just The Way You Are
Dan Hartman – This Is It
Leif Garrett – I Was Made For Dancin’
UK Subs – Stranglehold

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 6

Anne Murray – You Needed Me
Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore
Dollar – Shooting Star
Sham 69 – Hersham Boys

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 7

Angelic Upstarts – I’m An Upstart
The Commodores – Sail On
The Monks – Nice Legs Shame About Her Face
Squeeze – Slap And Tickle

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 8

Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond – You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
Electric Light Orchestra – Confusion / Last Train To London
Rachel Sweet – BABY
Sister Sledge – He’s The Greatest Dancer

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 9

Electric Light Orchestra – The Diary Of Horace Wimp
Paul Evans – Hello This Is Joanne
Spyro Gyra – Morning Dance
Thin Lizzy – Sarah

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 10

Herb Alpert – Rise
David Bowie – Boys Keep Swingin’
The Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes
Sparks – Beat The Clock

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 11

Elkie Brooks – Don’t Cry Out Loud
Dennis Brown – Money In My Pocket
Mankind – Dr Who
Judie Tzuke – Stay With Me Till Dawn

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 12

Milk & Honey – Hallelujah
Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love
The Players Association – Turn The Music Up
Suzi Quatro – She’s In Love With You

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 13

Herbie Hancock – You Bet Your Love
Hot Chocolate – I’ll Put You Together Again
Motorhead – Bomber
Racey – Some Girls

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 14

Cats UK – Luton Airport
The Crusaders – Street Life
The Dooleys – Wanted
Fiddler’s Dram – Day Trip To Bangor

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 15

Dr Hook – When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman
Judas Priest – Take On The World
Randy Vanwarmer – Just When I Needed You Most
Thin Lizzy – Waiting For An Alibi

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 16

The Bellamy Brothers – If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
Kate Bush – Wow
The Three Degrees – My Simple Heart
The Tourists – I Only Want To Be With You

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 17

Frantique – Strut Your Funky Stuff
Kandidate – Girls Girls Girls
Neil Diamond – Forever In Blue Jeans
Roxy Music – Angel Eyes

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 18

BA Robertson – Bang Bang
The Barron Knights – A Taste Of Aggro
Madness – The Prince
Sylvester – Dance (Disco Heat)

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 19

Diana Ross – It’s My House
The Gibson Brothers – Ooh What A Life
Phoebe Snow – Every Night
Rickie Lee Jones – Chuck E’s In Love

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 20

The Boomtown Rats – Diamond Smiles
The Clash – English Civil War
Eruption – One Way Ticket
The Undertones – Jimmy Jimmy

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 21

Angelic Upstarts – Teenage Warning
Chanson – Don’t Hold Back
Doll – Desire Me
Sex Pistols & Ten Pole Tudor – Silly Thing / Who Killed Bambi

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 22

Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman
Elton John – Song For Guy
London Symphony Orchestra – Theme From ‘Superman’
Sparks.- The Number One Song In Heaven

ROUND TWO

Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
Racey – Lay Your Love On Me
Boney M – Mary’s Boy Child
The Bee Gees – Too Much Heaven
Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip – I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper
John Travolta – Greased Lightning
Father Abraham & The Smurfs – Christmas In Smurfland
Buzzcocks – Promises
Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays -Rama Lama Ding Dong
Sally Oldfield – Mirrors
Darts – Don’t Let It Fade Away
Billy Joel – My Life
Dan Hartman – Instant Replay
Paul Evans – Hello This Is Joanne
Barry Manilow – Could It Be Magic
Abba – Chiquitita
Generation X – King Rocker
Gene Chandler – Get Down
The Real Thing – Can You Feel The Force?
Gary’s Gang – Keep On Dancing
Toto – Hold The Line
The Pretenders – Stop Your Sobbing
The Clash – Tommy Gun
Violinski – The Clog Dance
Sex Pistols – Something Else / Frigging In The Rigging
Wings – Goodnight Tonight
Gonzalez – Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet
Boney M -Hooray Hooray It’s A Holi-Holiday
Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
Electric Light Orchestra – Shine A Little Love
McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
Quantum Jump – The Lone Ranger
The Skids – Masquerade
Dollar – Who Were You With In The Moonlight
Gerry Rafferty – Night Owl
Eddy Grant – Living On The Front Line
Elvis Costello – Accidents Will Happen
Janet Kay – Silly Games
Sex Pistols – C’mon Everybody
Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk
The Police – Can’t Stand Losing You
The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning
The Knack – My Sharona
Patrick Hernandez – Born To Be Alive
Abba – Angeleyes / Voulez Vous
The Korgis – If I Had You
Blondie – Dreaming
Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind
The Stranglers – Duchess
Secret Affair – Time For Action
Darts – Duke Of Earl
Rainbow – Since You’ve Been Gone
Status Quo – Whatever You Want
The Jam – When You’re Young
Sad Cafe – Every Day Hurts
Dave Edmunds – Queen Of Hearts
Errol Dunkley – OK Fred
Fleetwood Mac – Tusk
Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
The Jags – Back Of My Hand
Viola Wills – Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand – No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Kool & The Gang – Ladies Night
BA Robertson – Knocked It Off
KC & The Sunshine Band – Please Don’t Go
Gary Numan – Complex
Matchbox – Rockabilly Rebel
The Gibson Brothers – Que Sera Mi Vida
Status Quo – Living On An Island
Rose Royce – Is It Love You’re After
The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
The Commodores – Still
Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmas Time
Michael Jackson – Off The Wall
Abba – I Have A Dream

The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Joy Division – Transmission
The Slits – Typical Girls
Gang Of Four – Damaged Goods
Magazine – Rhythm Of Cruelty
Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles

ROUND THREE

The Village People – YMCA
Ian & The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Earth Wind & Fire – September
Chic – Le Freak
Funkadelic -One Nation Under A Groove
Driver 67 – Car 67
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
The Three Degrees – Woman In Love
Dr Feelgood – Milk And Alcohol
The Members – Sound Of The Suburbs
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
The Bee Gees – Tragedy
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Oliver’s Army
Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
The Skids – Into The Valley
The Cars – Just What I Needed
Lene Lovich – Lucky Number
Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing
Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes
Squeeze -Cool For Cats
Supertramp -The Logical Song
M – Pop Muzik
Abba -Does Your Mother Know
Peaches & Herb – Reunited
Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood
The Police – Roxanne
Earth Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland
Anita Ward – Ring My Bell
Roxy Music – Dance Away
Tubeway Army -Are ‘Friends’ Electric
Squeeze – Up The Junction
Sister Sledge – We Are Family
The Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays
Chic – Good Times
Blondie – Sunday Girl
The Special AKA – Gangsters
Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him?
The Flying Lizards – Money
Sister Sledge – Lost In Music
The Police – Message In A Bottle
Gary Numan – Cars
Michael Jackson- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star
XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
Electric Light Orchestra – Don’t Bring Me Down
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Selecter -On My Radio
The Jam – Eton Rifles
The Specials featuring RicoA Message To You Rudy
Madness – One Step Beyond
David Bowie – John I’m Only Dancing
The Skids – Working For The Yankee Dollar
The Beat – Tears Of A Clown / Ranking Full Stop
Sheila & B Devotion – Spacer
The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
Blondie. – Union City Blue
The Police – Walking On The Moon
Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall
The Sugarhill Gang – Rappers Delight

For our next music poll adventure we are leaving America and packing our bags for Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Most nominations are now in and the provisional draw for the first round has now been made.

This comprises groups of four songs with the two most voted for going through to round two.

Two groups will be posted each day on X on the commencement of the tournament.

What I would hope for is that if people have the time, to take time to listen to the choices in a group, rather than just vote for the most popular artist name which we know tends to happen a lot.

While a tournament will have an eventually winning song, the exercise is more about music-sharing and the discovery of material unheard before. 👍

*ARTISTS MUST HAVE BEEN BORN IN SCOTLAND AND BANDS MUST HAVE BEEN FORMED / ORIGINATE FROM SCOTLAND “

FIRST ROUND DRAW

Monday 14 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 1

All I Asked You To Do – The Wake
Here It Cones Again – The Amazing Snakeheads
Here On My Own – U.N.P.O.C
Mackay’s Memoirs – Martyn Bennett

ROUND 1 – GROUP 2

Dial: Revenge – Mogwai
I Guess We Were Young – Edwyn Collins
Someone Somewhere In Summertime – Simple Minds
Working For The Yankee Dollar – The Skids

Tuesday 15 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 3

Good Morning Britain – Aztec Camera
Head On – The Jesus And Mary Chain
I Was A Maoist Intellectual – Momus
Keep It Clean – Camera Obscura

ROUND 1 – GROUP 4

Bugs – Spare Snare
Grey Skies Blue – The Submarines
Hammerhead – AC Acoustics
Something Outside – The Wake

Wednesday 16 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 5

Accused Of Stealing – The Delgados
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) – Simple Minds
See Those Eyes – Altered Images
Young At Heart – The Bluebells

ROUND 1 – GROUP 6

Friend Of The Night – Mogwai
Musette & Drums – Cocteau Twins
The Reputation Of Ross Francis – My Latest Novel
The Wrong Girl – Belle And Sebastian

Thursday 17 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 7

For Adolf’s Only – The Valves
Junior Dragon – The LaFontaines
Mary’s Prayer – Danny Wilson
Ursula – Theo Bleak

ROUND 1 – GROUP 8

Eleanor – Franz Ferdinand
French Navy – Camera Obscura
Higher Than the Sun – Primal Scream
Killing This Time – Gentle Sinners

Friday 18 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 9

I Love This Life – The Blue Nile
Kelly – Kyle Falconer
Louise Louise – Orange Juice
Plastic Ashtray – Urusei Yatsura

ROUND 1 – GROUP 10

April Skies – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Fields Of Fire – Big Country
Sunny Goodge Street – Donovan
Theme For Great Cities – Simple Minds

Monday 21 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 11

Limbs – Emma Pollock
Omega Amigo – The Shamen
Perfect Skin – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Tick Tock – Astrid

ROUND 1 – GROUP 12

At Last I Am Free – Elizabeth Fraser
New Town – Life Without Buildings
Superstar Tradesmen – The View
Tinseltown In the Rain – The Blue Nile

Tuesday 22 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 13

A Very Cellular Song – Incredible String Band
I Could Be Happy – Altered Images
Pick Up The Pieces – The Average White Band
Safety Net – Shop Assistants

ROUND 1 – GROUP 14

Justify The Rain – Cosmic Rough Riders
Premonition – Simple Minds
Razzle Dazzle Rose – Camera Obscura
Satellite City – Orange Juice

Wednesday 23 Otober

ROUND 1 – GROUP 15

Coming In From The Cold – The Delgados
Hold Your Sex – Spare Snare
Mogwai Fear Satan – Mogwai
Rollercoaster Ride – Belle And Sebastian

ROUND 1 – GROUP 16

Carolyn’s Fingers – Cocteau Twins
Flying Saucer Attack – The Rezillos
Love Steals Us From Loneliness- Idlewild
Movin’ On Up – Primal Scream

Thursday 24 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 17

Carbrain – The Wake.
Chance Meeting – Josef K
If I Die – Biff Bang Pow
The Saints Are Coming – The Skids

ROUND 1 – GROUP 18

Big Ben – Roddy Frame
Gimme Your Heart – Subs
It’s Only Obvious – The Orchids
Jacob’s Ladder – The Filthy Tongues

Friday 25 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 19

Cascades – Sheer Taft
Felicity – Orange Juice
It Happens – Primal Scream
Nooks – King Creosote

ROUND 1 – GROUP 20

Haven’t You Heard – Arab Strap
Jenny Nowhere – The Clouds
Opal Krusch – Billy Mackenzie
Pinky Blue – Altered Images

ROUND 1 – GROUP 21

A Wooden Tree – Ivor Cutler
Broken Wave -James Yorkston
Golden Shower – Boy Hairdressers
Needle Of Death – Bert Jansch

ROUND 1 – GROUP 22

Daddy’s Gone – Glasvegas
Dignity – Deacon Blue
Driving With The Brakes On – Del Amitri
The Oil Slick – Frightened Rabbit

ROUND 1 – GROUP 23

Crush The Flowers – The Wake
Honey In The Sun – Camera Obscura
Killing All The Flies – Mogwai
Never Understand – The Jesus And Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 24

Here We Go Again – Sister Madds
Peculiar – Mull Historical Society
Quiet Little Voices – We Were Promised Jetpacks
Writing To Reach You – Travis

ROUND 1 – GROUP 25

Charlotte Street – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Cut The Cake – Average White Band
Hunter And The Hunted – Simple Minds
Sugar Hiccup – Cocteau Twins

ROUND 1 – GROUP 26

Autobiography Of Spy – Hamish Hawk
Hair Of The Dog – Nazareth
One Day This’ll All Be Fields – Meursalt
Sponge – Ege Bam Yasi

ROUND 1 – GROUP 27

Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
Geronimo – Young Fathers
King Of Bring – Malcolm Middleton
Whatever Turns You On – Aberfeldy

ROUND 1 – GROUP 28

Belladonna – Ian Carr
Candy – Paolo Nutini
Get Up And Use Me – Fire Engines
Horseshoe – Withered Hand

ROUND 1 – GROUP 29

Bring Me Closer – Altered Images
Christmas Steps- Mogwai
(Feels Like) Heaven – Fiction Factory
Near You – Teenage Fanclub

ROUND 1 – GROUP 30

Honey To The Core – Friends Again
My Trapped Lightning: The Nectarine No. 9
Rosemary Lane – Bert Jansch
VTr – The Twilight Sad

ROUND 1 – GROUP 31

2 Rights Make 1 Wrong – Mogwai
Chelsea Girl – Simple Minds
Falling And Laughing – Orange Juice
If Looks Could Kill – Camera Obscura

ROUND 1 – GROUP 32

I’m On My Way – The Proclaimers
Signal Fire – Snow Patrol
Teenage Superstars – The Vaselines
When I Argue I See Shapes – Idlewild

ROUND 1 – GROUP 33

Creeping Up The Back Stairs – The Fratellis
Jan 9 – Dog Faced Hermans
The Boy With The Arab Strap – Belle And Sebastian
The Place You Hid – Kitchen Cynics

ROUND 1 – GROUP 34

If I Could Tell You – The Pastels
It’s Not Too Beautiful – The Beta Band
Now Westlin Winds – Dick Gaughan
Serious Drugs – BMX Bandits

ROUND 1 – GROUP 35

Angel – Kevin McDermott Orchestra
Cherry-Coloured Funk – Cocteau Twins
In My Place – Sister John
Magic – Pilot

ROUND 1 – GROUP 36

Cath – The Bluebells
Darklands – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Motorbike Beat – The Rezillos
Walk Out To Winter – Aztec Camera

ROUND 1 – GROUP 37

Coming Around – The Cuban Heels
Default – Django Django
Losers Hall Of Fame – John Miller
Poised Over The Pause Button – This Poison!

ROUND 1 – GROUP 38

4 Notes (Phil Bancroft & Dolphin Boy mix) – Martyn Bennett
I’m Free – Soup Dragons
Love Song – Simple Minds
Soho – Annie Booth

ROUND 1 – GROUP 39

Alcoholiday – Teenage Fanclub
Baby, You’re So Free – Cosmic Rough Riders
I Don’t Talk To Me – Lowlife
We Feel Good – Endgames

ROUND 1 – GROUP 40

4 Kids On A Gaza Beach – JD Meatyard
Dark Matters- Wrest
Flame On – Captain America
Seasons – The Snuts

ROUND 1 – GROUP 41

60 Cities – Simple Minds
Feelgood Factor – Hermit Crabs
Kewpies Like Watermelon – Yurusei Yatsura
Maymorning – Runrig

ROUND 1 – GROUP 42

Flowers And Football Tops – Glasvegas
I Wanna Fall In Love – BMX Bandits
Roygbiv – Boards Of Canada
Sorry For Laughing- Josef K

ROUND 1 – GROUP 43

I Can’t Wait – Danny Wilson
Punk Rock Hotel – Paul Quinn
Roots Of Oak – Donovan
The Bronze Medal – Idlewild

ROUND 1 – GROUP 44

Avignon – The Orchids
The Final Arrears – Mull Historical Society
Daily News – The Exploited
Never Seen Before – Close Lobsters

ROUND 1 – GROUP 45

Dead Vandals – Johnny & The Self Abusers
First Big Weekend – Arab Strap
I’m Not Here – The Twilight Sad
No Danger – The Delgados

ROUND 1 – GROUP 46

Happy Cycling – Boards Of Canada
Machines – Biffy Clyro
Star Sign – Teenage Fanclub
Wax And Wane – Cocteau Twins

ROUND 1 – GROUP 47

Cycle – The Pastels
James – Camera Obscura
Pretending – C Duncan
Zoetrope – Boards Of Canada

ROUND 1 – GROUP 48

Blue Boy – Orange Juice
Glastonbury Song – The Waterboys
Koeeoaddi There – The Incredible String Band
You’ve Got to Stop Worrying All The Time – Broken Chanter

ROUND 1 – GROUP 49

Gllittering Prize – Simple Minds
Party Fears Two – The Associates
Sidewalking – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Top Of The Pops – The Rezillos

ROUND 1 – GROUP 50

Delilah – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Iceblink Luck – Cocteau Twins
Loaded – Primal Scream
This Is The Sea – The Waterboys

ROUND 1 – GROUP 51

Chance – Big Country
Don’t Talk To Me About Love – Altered Images
If I Was – Midge Ure
Knocked It Off – B A Robertson

ROUND 1 – GROUP 52

Apathy – Nyah Fearties
Ballad Of Miss Demeanour – The Flowers
Daisy – Karine Polwart
We Could Send Letters – Aztec Camera

ROUND 1 – GROUP 53

Come On Die Young – Mogwai
From The Flagstones – Cocteau Twins
Into The Valley – The Skids
Reverence – The Jesus And Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 54

(Don’t You) Forget About Me – Simple Minds
How Men Are – Aztec Camera
Mellow Doubt – Teenage Fanclub
Sunshine On Leith – The Proclaimers

ROUND 1 – GROUP 55

A Day’s Wait – Altered Images
Dying Day – Orange Juice
I Hate Scotland – Ballboy
King Of Nothing – Kevin McDermott Orchestra

ROUND 1 – GROUP 56

Heaven Or Las Vegas – Cocteau Twins
Let’s Go Out Tonight -The Blue Nile
Love Is The Heart Of Everything – Dog Faced Hermans
We Rule The School – Belle And Sebastian

ROUND 1 – GROUP 57

Everything’s Roses – Fire Engines
Gentle Tuesday – Primal Scream
Molly’s Lips – The Vaselines
Wan Light – Orange Juice

ROUND 1 – GROUP 58

Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Don’t Shilly Shally – Edwyn Collins
Punk’s Not Dead – The Exploited
White Noise – Mogwai

ROUND 1 – GROUP 59

Dogs Of War – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Moon 3 – Friends Again
Saturday Night – The Blue Nile
Where The Traffic Goes – Jasmine Minks

ROUND 1 – GROUP 60

Drop The Pressure – Mylo
Glitter And Trauma- Biffy Clyro
Labour Of Love – Hue & Cry
New Mexico – Dean Owens

ROUND 1 – GROUP 61

500 Miles – The Proclaimers
I’m In Love – Teenage Fanclub
Night Owl – Gerry Rafferty
Up On The Catwalk – Simple Minds

ROUND 1 – GROUP 62

Dry The Rain -The Beta Band
Nothing To Be Done – The Pastels
Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade
The Honeythief – Hipsway

ROUND 1 – GROUP 63

Careful – Horse
Obscurity Knocks – Trash Can Sinatras
Piglet – Arab Strap
The Sun’s Coming Over The Hill – Karine Polwart

ROUND 1 – GROUP 64

Johnny Cash – Sons And Daughters
I’m Losing More Than I Have Ever Had – Primal Scream
Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
What Do We Do Now – Just Joans

ROUND 1 – GROUP 65

Black Dog – Jill Lorean
I’ll Never Be Yours – Bubblegum Lemonade
The Hairstyle Of The Devil – Momus
The Only Thing – Travis/Susanna Hoffs

ROUND 1 – GROUP 66

Come Monday Night – God Help The Girl
Euphoria, Take My Hand – Glasvegas
Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying – Belle And Sebastian
Headlights On The Parade – The Blue Nile

ROUND 1 – GROUP 67

I Should Have Known Better – Jim Diamond
Lorelei – Cocteau Twins
Only One Way – Karine Polwart
Steel Guitars – 18 Wheeler

ROUND 1 – GROUP 68

Don’t Look Back – Teenage Fanclub
Squares – The Beta Band
Waltz For Aidan – Mogwai
You Trip Me Up – The Jesus And Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 69

Breaking Point – Bourgie Bourgie
Dead Pop Stars – Altered Images
Lazy Line Painter Jane – Belle And Sebastian
Pearly Dewdrops Drops – Cocteau Twins

ROUND 1 – GROUP 70

Changeling – Simple Minds
Helicon 1 – Mogwai
Just Like Honey – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Patience – ACUTEK

ROUND 1 – GROUP 71

Everything Goes Around The Water- The Delgados
Meat Whiplash – Fire Engines
Run – Snow Patrol
Waterfront – Simple Minds

ROUND 1 – GROUP 72

It’s Thunder & It’s Lightning – We Were Promised Jet Packs
Love’s Going Out Of Fashion – Biff Bang Pow.
Rama Llama – Sons And Daughters
The First Girl I Loved – The Incredible String Band

ROUND 1 – GROUP 73

Get Up – Young Fathers
I Just Don’t Think l’ll Ever Get Over You – Colin Hay
Sometimes Always – The Jesus And Mary Chain
That’s About It – Spare Snare

ROUND 1 – GROUP 74

A Girl Called Johnny – The Waterboys
Bluebeard – Cocteau Twins
Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken – Camera Obscura
Promised You A Miracle – Simple Minds

ROUND 1 – GROUP 75

A Girl Like You – Edwyn Collins
Danielle – The Apple Scruffs
I Believe In Bugs – Ivor Cutler
Jump On The House Train – Fear-E

ROUND 1 – GROUP 76

The Burrian – Lau
The Mother We Share – Chvrches
The Pan Within – The Waterboys
The Woodpile – Frightened Rabbit

ROUND 1 – GROUP 77

Big Sleep – Simple Minds
Come Together – Primal Scream
Faith Healer – Alex Harvey
Shy Retirer – Arab Strap

ROUND 1 – GROUP 78

Consolation Prize – Orange Juice
Going Places – Teenage Fanclub
Hurry Gurdy Man – Donovan
Some Candy Talking – The Jesus And Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 79

Appearance Is Everything – Human Beast
Masquerade – The Skids
Simply Thrilled Honey – Orange Juice
Throw The R Away. The Proclaimers

ROUND 1 – GROUP 80

Baby Honey – The Pastels
Caledonian Road – Shop Assistants
Everyday Now – Texas
Fight Like The Night – Malcolm Middleton

ROUND 1 – GROUP 81

Ain’t That Enough – Teenage Fanclub
Cocaine On The Catwalk – Dawn Of The Replicants
Kill All Hippies – Primal Scream
Let’s Go Out Tonight – Craig Armstrong

ROUND 1 – GROUP 82

Bad Bad Boy – Nazareth
Cut Your Hair – Walt Disco
Dear Heart – Cocteau Twins
I’m Taking The Train Home – Twilight Sad

ROUND 1 – GROUP 83

Al Sharp – The Beta Band
Fixed Action Patterns – Duncan Marquiss
Is This Music? – Teenage Fanclub

ROUND 1 – GROUP 84

Let’s Make Some Plans – Close Lobsters
Swamp Song – The Amazing Snakeheads
Tinder – Hipsway
Wasted Little DJs – The View

ROUND 1 – GROUP 85

The Concept – Teenage Fanclub
The Devil Gun – Frankie Miller
The Lang Toun – James Yorkston
The Sexual Loneliness Of Jesus Christ – Jackie Leven

ROUND 1 – GROUP 86

I Saw – Young Fathers
Keeping Warm – We Were Promised Jetpacks
Persephone – Cocteau Twins
USA -The Exploited

ROUND 1 – GROUP 87

Another Sunny Day – Belle And Sebastian
Elemental Attributes – Paws
Roll To Me – Del Amitri
Token Girl – Big Girl’s Blouse

ROUND 1 – GROUP 88

I Travel – Simple Minds:
Oblivious – Aztec Camera
The Bird – Kathryn Joseph
Those Eyes, That Mouth – Cocteau Twins

ROUND 1 – GROUP 89

In A Big Country – Big Country
Iron Sky – Paolo Nutini
Saturday Nite – Bay City Rollers
Sometimes I Just Have To Say Your Name – Del Amitri

ROUND 1 – GROUP 90

Air Fàir An Là – Niteworks
Burn The Empire – The Snuts
Glass Smash – The View
The Good Years – Karine Polwart

ROUND 1 – GROUP 91

Blow It Out Your Arse – JD Meatyard
I’m A Cuckoo – Belle And Sebastian
Take Me To The Girl – The Associates
World Party – The Waterboys

ROUND 1 – GROUP 92

…And A Bang On The Ear – The Waterboys
Home And Dry – Gerry Rafferty
Sparky’s Dream – Teenage Fanclub
Velocity Girl – Primal Scream

ROUND 1 – GROUP 93

Charles – The Skids
December – Teenage Fanclub
Maya – The Incredible String Band
Porrohman – Big Country

ROUND 1 – GROUP 94

Country Girl – Primal Scream
I Hate Rock n Roll – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Some People – JD Meatyard
You’ve Got the Power – Win

ROUND 1 – GROUP 95

Hang Ten – Soup Dragons
Out Of Town – The Skids
Still Alive – The Spook School
Where Do The Nights Of Sleep Go To When They Do Not Come To Me – Ballboy

ROUND 1 – GROUP 96

It Don’t Bother Me – Bert Jansch
It’s My Own Cheating Heart – Glasvegas
She’s Got Diamonds in Her Hair – Biff Bang Pow
Subbuteo – Admiral Fallow

ROUND 1 – GROUP 97

Dylan In The Movies – Belle And Sebastian
Jailbird – Primal Scream
Take Good Care Of Yourself – Frank Miller
Turning Of Our Bones – Arab Strap

ROUND 1 – GROUP 98

Buried Guns – Outlines
Hope And Despair – Edwyn Collins
Numbers – Treacherous Orchestra
Sunshine Superman – Donovan

ROUND 1 – GROUP 99

Everything Is Alright When You’re Down – The Jesus & Mary Chain
God Knows it’s True – Teenage Fanclub
Move Any Mountain – The Shamen
White Car In Germany – The Associates

ROUND 1 – GROUP 100

All I Need Is Everything – Aztec Camera
Everything Flows – Teenage Fanclub
Happy Birthday – Altered Images
Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Heads Kicked In Tonight – The Rezillos

ROUND 1 – GROUP 101

Days Away – The Cathode Ray
El Capitan – Idlwild
It Happens – Primal Scream
Nature Thing – Close Lobsters

ROUND 1 – GROUP 102

Adultery – Scars
Coolverine – Mogwai
Nautilus – Anna Meredith
Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From – Teenage Fanclub

ROUND 1 – GROUP 103

Crystal Crescent – Primal Scream
Fox In The Snow – Belle And Sebastian
Here We Go – Arab Strap
Trees And Flowers – Strawberry Switchblade

ROUND 1 – GROUP 104

Destination Venus – The Rezillos
Pillar To Post – Aztec Camera
Upside Down – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Women’s Realm – Belle & Sebastian

ROUND 1 – GROUP 105

All You Need Is Hate – The Delgados
Boss Drum – The Shamen
Dayvan Cowboy – Boards Of Canada
Never Ever Happens – Del Amitri

ROUND 1 – GROUP 106

Dog On Wheels – Belle And Sebastian
Happy When It Rains – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Lost Weekend – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Screaming In The Trees – Arab Strap

ROUND 1 – GROUP 107

Mexican Grand Prix – Mogwai
Somewhere In My Heart – Aztec Camera
The Leanover – Life Without Buildings
What You Do to Me – Teenage Fanclub

ROUND 1 – GROUP 108

Flathead – The Fratellis
Pull The Wires From The Wall – The Delgados
Revelation – Josef K
Tenterhook – Orange Juice

ROUND 1 – GROUP 109

Religious Songs – Withered Hand
Richie Sacramento – Mogwai
Toys – Young Fathers
UK ’82 – The Exploited

ROUND 1 – GROUP 110

That’s The Way It’s Got To Be – The Poets
The American – Simple Minds
The State I Am In – Belle And Sebastian
The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys

ROUND 1 – GROUP 111

A Walk Across The Rooftops – The Blue
American-English – Idlewild
Love ’74 – Stone The Crows
Over And Done With – The Proclaimers

ROUND 2 – GROUP 112

Her Name – Telstar Ponies
Mo Bhean Chomain – Julie Fowlis
Sister Shadow – Roddy Frame
Wonderful Lie – Withered Hand

ROUND 1 – GROUP 113

All About You – Scars
Lonesome Swan – Glasvegas
Natural Successor – Pictish Trail
Stars Of Track And Field – Belle And Sebastian

ROUND 1 – GROUP 114

Shot To Life – Cru Servers
That’s Not Love – Silvi
The Rattler – Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
What Comes To Pass – Kevin McDermott Orchestra

ROUND 1 – GROUP 115

Constellations Of Vanity – Nectarine No.9
Endless Soul – Josef K
My Father My King – Mogwai
One Million Rainy Days – The Jesus and Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 116

Candyskin – Fire Engines
Going To Heaven – Close Lobsters
Modern Leper – Frightened Rabbit
Wonderland – Big Country

ROUND 1 – GROUP 117

Betelgeuse – King Creosote
I Was Just Dreaming – The Orchids
Play Dead – Astrid
Sticks And Stones, Girl – Del Amitri

ROUND 1 – GROUP 118

ABC – Big Country
Memories – The Amazing Snakeheads
Love Among The Ruins – Lies Damned Lies
Tension In New York – Neil Landstrumm

ROUND 1 – GROUP 119

A.A.L.A.S – Denis Sulta
Island – The Phantom Band
Shape Of Things To Come – Love and Money
White Love – One Dove

ROUND 1 – GROUP 120

Forest Fire – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Round And Round: Paul Haig
This Rock – Jill Lorean
We Will Not Be Lovers – The Waterboys

ROUND 1 – GROUP 121

Kelvingrove Baby – The Bathers
Splinter – The Fruit Tree Foundation
Sunkissed – Friends Again
The Downtown Lights – Blue Nile

ROUND 1 – GROUP 122

Cathkin Braes – De Rosa
Euphoria – Dissenter
Mid Air – Paul Buchanan
Sun Crush – 18 Wheeler

What happens when you like the B-side of a single more than the A?

Sometimes a B-side, example The Model (Kraftwerk) and We Will Rock You (Queen) become just as well known and loved as their big brother.

In a future Acid Mouse Music poll trip, readers will be invited to submit ten examples of their favourite B-sides.

What wer’e not allowing is double A’s so out go things like Fools Gold and Dreams Of Children.

The hashtag will be #FaveFlipsides on X and I look forward to receiving your submissions.

Coming soon, a small tournament focusing on British one-hit wonders.

Starting point may be 64 songs (or higher depending on research).

References: The Official Charts Company, Retro Charts and Wikipedia

Criteria: The artist must have had only one entry inside the UK top 40 singles chart.

These are the initial 40 match-ups and if we find anything that really got missed out, it can be wild-carded in at a later date.

Friday 23 February

MATCH 1

Seaside Shuffle – Terry Dactyl and The Dinosaurs

VERSUS

Gonna Get Along Without You Now – Viola Wills

MATCH 2

Toast – Streetband

VERSUS

This Perfect Day – The Saints

Saturday 24 February

MATCH 3

Jack Your Body – Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley

VERSUS

Popcorn – Hot Butter

MATCH 4

Loving You – Minnie Ripperton

VERSUS

Ring My Bell – Anita Ward

Sunday 25 February

MATCH 5

Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

VWRSUS

Supersonic – HWA ft Sonic The Hedgehog

MATCH 6

Heartache Avenue – Maisonettes

VERSUS

Uptown Top Ranking – Althea and Donna

Monday 26 February

MATCH 7

King Of The Cops – Billy Howard

VERSUS

Just One More Night – Yellow Dog

MATCH 8

A Little Love And Understanding – Gilbert Becaud

VERSUS

Shaddap Ya Face – Joe Dolce Music Theatre

Tuesday 27 February

MATCH 9

The Pushbike Song – The Mixtures

VERSUS

Substitute – Clout

MATCH 10

Obsession – Animotion

VERSUS

Tell Laura I Love Her – Ricky Valance

Wednesday 28 February

MATCH 11

You Get What You Give – The New Radicals

VERSUS

Together We Are Beautiful – Fern Kinney

MATCH 12

Brilliant Mind – Furniture

VERSUS

Silly Games – Janet Kay

Thursday 29 February

MATCH 13

99 Red Balloons – Nena

VWRSUS

Only Crying – Keith Marshall

MATCH 14

Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) – Man Parrish

VERSUS

Je T’aime Mon Non Plus – Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

Friday 1 March

MATCH 15

7 Ways To Love – Cola Boy

VERSUS

Northern Lights – Renaissance

MATCH 16

Let’s Do Rock Steady – The Bodysnatchers

VERSUS

The Captain Of Her Heart – Double

Saturday 2 March

MATCH 17

Thunderbirds Are Go – FAB ft MC Parker

VERSUS

Tulane – Steve Gibbons Band

MATCH 18

A Walk In The Park – Nick Straker Band

VERSUS

Never Never – The Assembly

Sunday 3 March

MATCH 19

Funkytown – Lipps Inc

VERSUS

Nut Rocker – B Bumble and The Stingers

MATCH 20

Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band

VERSUS

Do You Really Like It? – DJ Pied Piper

Monday 4 March

MATCH 21

What’s Up – 4 Non Blondes

VERSUS

You’re Moving Out Today – Carole Bayer- Sager

MATCH 22

Captain Beaky – Keith Michel

VERSUS

Wand’rin’ Star – Lee Marvin

Tuesday 5 March

MATCH 23

There’s No-One Quite Like Grandma – St. Winifred’s School Choir

VERSUS

Back Of My Hand – Jags

MATCH 24

Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder

VERSUS

The Floral Dance – Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band

Wednesday 6 March

MATCH 25

In The Year 2525 – Zager And Evans

VERSUS

Top Of The Pops – Rezillos

MATCH 26

Echo Beach – Martha And The Muffins

VERSUS

Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band

Thursday 7 March

MATCH 27

Mickey – Toni Basil

VERSUS

Just When I Needed You Most – Barbara Jones

MATCH 28

Convoy – CW McCall

VERSUS

Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats And Dogs – Brian and Michael

Friday 8 March

MATCH 29

Something In The Air – Thunderclap Newman

VERSUS

Barbados – Typically Tropical

MATCH 30

Safety Dance – Men Without Hats

VERSUS

(Feels Like) Heaven – Fiction Factory

Saturday 9 March

MATCH 31

Car 67 – Driver 67

VERSUS

Telephone Man – Meri Wilson

MATCH 32

I Touch Myself – Divinyls

VERSUS

Turning Japanese – Vapors

Sunday 10 March

MATCH 33

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

VERSUS

(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’ – Whistle

MATCH 34

Doop – Doop

VERSUS

Hey Matthew – Karel Fialka

Monday 11 March

MATCH 35

Rappers Delight – Sugarhill Gang

VERSUS

SuperMarioLand – Ambassadors Of Funk ft MC Mario

MATCH 36

Eye Level – The Simon Park Orchestra

VERSUS

Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

Tuesday 12 March

MATCH 37

Day Trip To Bangor – Fiddler’s Dram

VERSUS

Every Which Way But Loose – Eddie Rabbitt

MATCH 38

Dat – Pluto Shervington

VERSUS

Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum

Wednesday 13 March

MATCH 39

Strut Your Funky Stuff – Frantique

VERSUS

Which Way Should I Jump? – Milltown Brothers

MATCH 40

7Teen – The Regents

VERSUS

Radio Africa – Latin Quarter

Thursday 14 March

MATCH 41

Jilted John – Jilted John

VERSUS

Float On – The Floaters

MATCH 42

Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell

VERSUS

Big In Japan – Alphaville

Friday 15 March

MATCH 43

Tell Him – The Exciters

VERSUS

Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes

MATCH 44

Beach Baby – First Class

VERSUS

Juicy Fruit – Mtume

Saturday 16 March

MATCH 45

Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) – Sub Sub

VERSUS

Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade

MATCH 46

Frankenstein – Edgar Winter Group

VERSUS

Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste Of Honey

Sunday 17 March

MATCH 47

Your Woman – White Town

VERSUS

I’m In Love With A German Film Star – The Passions

MATCH 48

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead

VERSUS

How Long – Ace

Monday 18 March

MATCH 49

7 Seconds – Youssou N’Dour

VERSUS

Amigo – Black Slate

MATCH 50

Kiss You All Over – Exile

VERSUS

Turn The Music Up – Players Association

Tuesday 19 March

MATCH 51

Waiting For The Train – Flash And The Pan

VERSUS

Immaculate Fools – Immaculate Fools

MATCH 52

One Rule For You – After The Fire

VERSUS

Hippy Chick – Soho

Wednesday 20 March

MATCH 53

Music Sounds Better With You – Stardust

VERSUS

Too Drunk To Fuck – Dead Kennedys

MATCH 54

One Step Further – Bardo

VERSUS

Tomorrow People – Ziggy Marley

Thursday 21 March

MATCH 55

Homicide – 999

VERSUS

Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders – Yellow Magic Orchestra

MATCH 56

We Are The World – USA For Africa

VERSUS

Sesame’s Treet – Smart E’s

Friday 22 March

MATCH 57

A Trip To Trumpton – Urban Hype

VERSUS

Love Is A Wonderful Colour – Icicle Works

MATCH 58

Police Officer – Smiley Culture

VERSUS

Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet – Gonzalez

Drowning In Berlin – The Mobiles
Girls – Moments And Whatnauts
Whispering Grass – Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
Eighteen With A Bullet – Pete Wingfield
Rochdale Cowboy – Mike Harding
Funky Moped / Magic Roundabout – Jasper Carrott
Motor Biking – Chris Sledding
The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine – Laurel & Hardy ft Chill Wills
Howzat – Sherbet

THIRD ROUND DRAW

Wednesday 14 February

(50.3 %) – Speak Like A Child – Style Council
(50.3%) – Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees

(60.8%) – Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
(60.9%) – Motown Junk – Manic Street Preachers

(86.5%) – Cannonball – The Breeders
(84.9%) – (I’m) Stranded – The Saints

Thursday 15 February

(89.3%) – They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl
(81.4%) – Who Needs Love Like That – Erasure

(50.8%) – Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
(50.5%) – Ceremony – New Order

(81.3%) – Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks
(77.8%) -The Funeral – Band of Horses

Friday 16 February

(75.8%) – Dance Stance – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
(74.5%) – Take Me I’m Yours – Squeeze

(51.5%} – Killing An Arab – The Cure
(51.5%) – In The City – The Jam

(78.7%) – Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
(77.4%) – Spiral Scratch EP – The Buzzcocks

Saturday 17 February

(74.2%) – Voodoo Ray – A Guy Called Gerald
(73.5%) – New Rose – The Damned

(52.2%) – She’s Not There – The Zombies
(51.1%) – Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

(73.2%) – Oh Bondage! Up Yours – X Ray Spex
(73%) – I Can’t Explain – The Who

Sunday 18 February

(72.9%) – The Weight – The Band
(72.9%) – Transmission – Joy Division

(52.4%) – Reverend Black Grape – Black Grape
(52.4%) – I Want You Back – The Jackson 5

(57.1%) – (50%) – Your Love Is King – Sade VERSUS (57.1%) – (50%) – Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon

Monday 19 February

(72.5%) – White Riot – The Clash
(71.9%) – Only You – Yazoo

(52.7%) – Keep Yourself Alive – Queen
(52.7%) – A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain… The Orb

(71.8%) – (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) – The Stranglers
(71.1%) – Planet Earth – Duran Duran

Tuesday 20 February

(70.9%) – Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits
(70.7%) – This Is A Call – Foo Fighters

(54.1%) – Box Elder – Pavement
(54.1%) – Getting Nowhere Fast – Girls At Our Best

(53.7%) All You Need Is Love – Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu
(52.9%) – Birthday – Sugarcubes

Wednesday 21 February

(70.3%) – Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St Etienne
(70%) – Packet Of Three EP – Squeeze

(55.6%) – Blitzkreig Bop – Ramones
(54.5%) – Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

(69.5%) – Take On Me – A-ha
(68.9%) – The Sound Of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel

Thursday 22 February

(68.1%) – Killing In The Name Of – RATM
(66.1%) – Suspect Device – Stiff Little Fingers

(56.3%) – A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
(56.4%) – Soldier Girl – Polyphonic Spree

(55.9%) – C.I.D – UK Subs
(55.7%) – Touch Me I’m Sick – Mudhoney

Friday 23 February

(65.6%) – Teenage Kicks –The Undertones
(65.3%) – Radio Free Europe – REM

(56.7%) – California Uber Alles – Dead Kennedys
(56.4%) – Supersonic – Oasis

(65%) – All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Velvet Underground & Nico
(64.8%) – Mannequin – Wire

Saturday 24 February

(64.6%) – Public Image – Public Image Limited
(64.3%) – I Only Want To Be With You – Dusty Springfield

(59.1%) – Whole Wide World – Wreckless Eric
(59.7%) – Public Enemy No. 1 – Public Enemy

(57.7%) – West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
(57.1%) – Dress – PJ Harvey

Sunday 25 February

(63.8%) – In the Ghetto – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
(63.5%) – Maybeline – Chuck Berry

(60.6%) – More Than A Feeling – Boston
(59.3%) – Ride EP – Ride

Monday 26 February

(63.4%) – Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols
(62.3%) – Fairytale In The Supermarket – The Raincoats

(61.1%) – The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum – Fun Boy Three
(60.7%) – Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s

SECOND ROUND DRAW

Thursday 25 January

(47.9%) – Keep Yourself Alive – Queen VERSUS
(50%) – Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones

(50.6%) – Cannonball – The Breeders VERSUS
(50%) – Can’t Seem To Make You Mine – The Seeds

(50.8%) – Serpent’s Kiss – The Mission VERSUS
(50.6%) – Getting Nowhere Fast – Girls At Our Best

(51.4%) – California Uber Alles – Dead Kennedys
VERSUS (50.8%) – In A Rut – The Ruts

Friday 26 January

(51.8%) – Paranoid – The Dickies
VERSUS (51.5%) – Voodoo Ray – A Guy Called Gerald

(52.2%) – Dress – PJ Harvey
VERSUS (52%) – Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps

(52.5%) – (I’m) Stranded – The Saints
VERSUS (52.5%) – I’m Shakin’ – The Blasters

(52.9%) – Virginia Plain – Roxy Music
VERSUS (52.8%) – Ceremony – New Order

Saturday 27 January

(53.5%) – Soldier Girl – Polyphonic Spree
VERSUS (53.5%) – Take It Easy – The Eagles

(54.5%) – Dance Stance – Dexy’s Midnight Runners VERSUS (54.3%) – The Promise – When in Rome

(54.9%) – Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St Etienne VERSUS (54.8%) – TVOD / Warm Leatherette – The Normal

(55.7%) – Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks
VERSUS (55.5%) – Back Of My Hand- The Jags

Sunday 28 January

(56.3%) – Crate Songs For Ella EP – Prolapse
VERSUS (56.2%) – Who Needs Love Like That – Erasure

(56.5%) – Dignity – Deacon Blue
VERSUS (56.3%) – Reverend Black Grape – Black Grape

(56.8%) – Protect Ya Neck – Wu-Tang Clan
VERSUS (56.7%) – Packet Of Three EP – Squeeze

(57.1%) – Your Love Is King – Sade
VERSUS (57.1%) – Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon

Monday 29 January

57.4%) – Spiral Scratch EP – The Buzzcocks VERSUS (57.1%) – Not Forgotten – Leftfield

(58.3%) – In the Ghetto – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds VERSUS (57.5%) – Running Free – Iron Maiden

(58.7%) – Silly Thing – Graham Parker and The Rumour VERSUS (58.5%) – Mannequin – Wire

(59.1%) – You’re Gonna Miss Me – 13th Floor Elevators VERSUS (59%) – More Than A Feeling – Boston

Tuesday 30 January

(59.3%) – I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
VERSUS (59.3%) – Pictures On My Wall – Echo & The Bunnymen

(59.6%) – Supersonic – Oasis
VERSUS (59.5%) – 10538 Overture – ELO

(60.9%) – Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry
VERSUS (60.1%) – Runaround Sue – Dion

(61.4%) – Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz
VERSUS (61.3%) – All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Velvet Underground & Nico

Wednesday 31 January

(61.9%) – In The City – The Jam
VERSUS (61.1%) – Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

(62.2%) – A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain… The Orb VERSUS (61.9%) – Date With The Night – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

(62.8%) – Powder Blue – Elbow
VERSUS (62.6%) – Oh Bondage! Up Yours – X Ray Spex

(63%) – Radio Free Europe – REM
VERSUS (63%) – Wham Rap – Wham

Thursday 1 February

(63.9%) – Johnny Come Home – Fine Young Cannibals VERSUS (63.5%) – Birthday – Sugarcubes

(64.4%) – Fairytale In The Supermarket – The Raincoats VERSUS (64.4%) – The Rattler – Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie

(65.4%) – These Arms Of Mine – Otis Redding VERSUS (64.5%) – Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson

(66.4%) – She’s Not There – The Zombies
VERSUS (66.4%) . – Rock Lobster – The B52’s

Friday 2 February

(67.4%) – The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum – Fun Boy Three VERSUS
(67.2%) – Good Times Bad Times – Led Zeppelin

(67.7%) – Black Swan – Thom Yorke
VERSUS (67.5%) – The Weight – The Band

(68.3%) – Losing My Edge – LCD Soundsystem
VERSUS (68.1%) – Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees

(68.5%) – Take On Me – A-ha
VERSUS (68.3%) – I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges

Saturday 3 February

69.2%) – Runaway – The Corrs
VERSUS (69%) – This Is A Call – Foo Fighters

(69.7%) – Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus
VERSUS (69.5%) – Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols

(70%) – Motörhead – Motorhead
VERSUS (69.9%) – Speak Like A Child – Style Council

(70.8%) – White Riot – The Clash
VERSUS (70.2%) – Mr. Brightside – The Killers

Sunday 4 February

(71.3%) – Suspect Device – Stiff Little Fingers
VERSUS (71.2%) – Falling And Laughing – Orange Juice

(72.2%) – Upside Down – The Jesus And Mary Chain VERSUS (72.1%) – A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum

(73.3%) – I Am The Beat – The Look
VERSUS (72.8%) – Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits

(75.1%) – Into Tomorrow – Paul Weller
VERSUS (73.6%) All You Need Is Love – Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu

Monday 5 February

(77.3%) – Maybeline – Chuck Berry
VERSUS (75.8%) – Royals – Lorde

(77.5%) – Caught By The Fuzz – Supergrass
VERSUS (77.3%) – The Sound Of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel

(78.1%) – Gangsters – The Specials
VERSUS (77.9%) – Teenage Kicks – The Undertones

(78.8%) – Indian Rope – The Charlatans
VERSUS (78.7%) – Torn – Natalie Imbruglia

Tuesday 6 February

(79.7%) – Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S
VERSUS (79.4%) – Pure – Lightning Seeds

(80%) – Love Me Do – The Beatles
VERSUS (79.8%) – Cockney Translation – Smiley Culture

(80.7%) – Little Johnny Jewel – Television
VERSUS (80.2%) – Blitzkreig Bop – Ramones

(81.1%) – Take Me I’m Yours – Squeeze
VERSUS (80.7%) – I Can’t Explain – The Who

Wednesday 7 February

(82.4%) – New Rose – The Damned
VERSUS (82.1%) – Love / Building On Fire – Talking Heads

(82.7%) – Fear Of Drowning – British Sea Power
VERSUS (82.6%) – C.I.D – UK Subs

(83.6%) – Long Tall Sally – The Kinks VERSUS (83.3%) – Only You – Yazoo

(84%) – Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles VERSUS (83.6%) – Transmission – Joy Division

Thursday 8 February

(84.5%) – Green Onions – Booker T & The MG’.s VERSUS (84.4%) – Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush

(84.8%) – Electricity – OMD VERSUS (84.6%) – Looking After No. 1 – The Boomtown Rats

(86%) – West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys VERSUS
(85.9%) – Killing In The Name Of – RATM

(87.5%) – Motown Junk – Manic Street Preachers VERSUS (87.2%) – So It Goes – Nick Lowe

Friday 9 February

(88.2%) – Public Image – Public Image Limited VERSUS (87.6%) – Shot By Both Sides – Magazine

(89.8%) – African And White – China Crisis VERSUS (89.3%) – They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl

(91.8%) – Life In A Northern Town – Dream Academy VERSUS (90.1%) – I Only Want To Be With You – Dusty Springfield

(61.2%) – Ride EP – Ride VERSUS
(55.7%) – Touch Me I’m Sick – Mudhoney

Saturday 10 February

(71.2%) – King / Food For Thought – UB40 VERSUS (77%) – Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s

(64.8%) – Box Elder – Pavement VERSUS (75.2%) – Dry The Rain – The Beta Band

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

Public Enemy No. 1 – Public Enemy VERSUS (50.2%) – Alive – Pearl Jam

Sunday 11 February 

(67.9%} – Killing An Arab – The Cure VERSUS (62%) – Creep – Radiohead

(72.1%) – Planet Earth – Duran Duran VERSUS (70.5%) – She’s So High – Blur

(50%) – (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) – The Stranglers VERSUS C30 C60 C90 Go! – Bow Wow Wow

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