September 28, 2021

 

1     R OR R   HE VERY T C     6  6

2     A DRAW    RUN MORE     6  6

3     EK  RUN   COLLAR D B     6  7

4     E ASK BRAND     3  6

5     O DO EDIT   E B     5  4

6     BRILL  PEAR MAZE  F C     7  8

7     O  C  ALL MR  M B  WON     7  5

8     G   HANG ON TO A  J H     8  4

9     SAM CAN HELP     3  7

10   O  AL  AND RON  SOAR     7  6

11    UP CAME TEN BALLS     6  8

12    N ASK  INSIDE  T     5  6

13    AL  TRY ROOF OF  H     5  7

14    A PIP     4

15    DJ  DR   ON A SHORE     6  6

16    U BLOCK  DR ELF     4  7

17    L C VIEW  LILO L     4  7

18    O Y  HOT BAND     4  5

19    OR  C STAR  RING  AMG     5  9

20    E GRAND SIR – MEN DREAM ON     7  7  5

21    LIFT TWO B    4  4

22    C SOLAR FITTED     5  7

23    EE’  I OWN L B  SIR     5  1  5

24    ID   D B   UK  RAVE     5  5

25    WE C E REBORN     5  5

26    N  DR  B  ON CHAIRS     5  7

27    O HOOK ARMS  J     4  6

28    NET  RICHARD   O BLESS     5  11

29    ABBA  T TOWEL  P     5  6

30    A K   REF  REF    J B     4  6

31    RYAN BARS     4  4

32    A UNION J   A BUNCH     7  6

33    K CUBE KETTLE     4  7

34    B SAID   ONLY MR     5  6

35    E U HOMELANDS     5  6

36    RAY IN B A     3  4

37    INVEST AS BEE     5  6

38    GO NEW   B ROGER     6  5

39    Y   D FINE SCHOLAR     4  9

40    TOWN BARN     3  5

41    SANDY MAN  D A      5  5 

42    AN BASK IN     3  5

43    MR  I  B  JAKE     3  5

44    ANDY  DRAWN C     5  1  4

45    RAN GB  TT  YEAR     4  7

46    R  MY STRONG  R RATE     5  9

47    TRAWL TAIL BIT   ELM     7  8

48    IRON MANS CLOTH     5  8

49    AND Y  DRAWN     5  4

50    AGH  HURRY  BRO     5  6

51    I RAN   JAM  BANG     3  8

52    O ALWAYS LINEN     5  7

53    MAN  B  AT A TREBLE     6  7

54    R BACK  F  LED MAN     4  8

55    C E AS  MR  ALL DAY     3  9

56    N YET  HAT ON  J B     4  7

57    L O   I  SUPA MAN     4  6

58    BE A SET PLAY     3  7

59    RON   UNITE  J B     6  4

60    RUN   ARTIST  YE     5  6

61    HI  CHEERS  C B     5  5

62    BY ROYAL CAB  BB     5  7

63    G  MR  IS  T B    O  G     3  6

64    I B ON TEAM SON     5  6

65    E  C  J  MAKE FRIEND  BRO     8  8

66    H  DEMAND AN  A     5  5

67    THEY B ON AT J     4  6

68    A B  RAN ON L W     4  5

69    HARK  AM BAR M     4  6

70    BOLT IT   FRED     3  7

71    O  BREAD  FRIES  DVD     5  9

72    HURRY   NAB N     5  4

73    E WENT BY A TURN     5  7

74    G  AM A MATCH  N VOY     5  8

75    AN  E  B  INTENT     3  7

76    C   L R  BY RAIL     5  4

77    CHILL  BY SIR     5  5

78    N  C  DIESEL RANK     6  6

79    C  ME B BOP  BY BALL     5  8

80    BLUE  TNT     3  4

81    GAME  BY AIR  HAL     6  6

82    ME J B  E STARTER     5  7

83    M B  CRY NIKE     4  5

84    I B PILING HILL  P  6  7

85    R BLUE   R GREY   R  L     5  7

86    N   V BEST COAT     5  5

87    NB   URGE GOAL   C  KERB     6  9

88    AX  IN  ABLE     4  4

89    TOYS N CARS     4  5

90    I BE UP  BY ALL     4  6

91     C IN CHART LIST     5  7

92    CANADIAN DRY  R TEAM     5  11

93    U TRY  A BLEND     4  6

94    DO C  UTTER  B LIEF  A  J B     5  11

95    U  B  MR TICKLE     4  6

96    C  MOON AT W     3  5

97    CORN   WHEAT   HAY   RR     5  9

98    AN ANKLE CHART     6  6

99    N  DOING NOD THO  J C     4  10

100  O C  J C  ON RANK     4  6

101  ECK   ERIC  ME  E     4  6

102  O Y  ON ACCORD     5  5

103  HIM IN CLOSE CALL     7  7

104  LA VILLA   LE RING     5  8

105  N  VAR  HIRES  K F C      5  7

106  PELE TRACKER     5  6

107  R IN THIS ROMANCE     6  8

108  A  R R  CAB LINK     5  5

109  CALM DAYTONA     4  7

110  ONLY  COL WENT     4  7

111  I C  LET MARK     3  6

112  C MISSION  N LOL     5  7

113  E  GO GO   E ROCK     6  4

114  L  O   TRACK ME     3  6

115  R C  LINK  COOLER     3  9

116  S  CALMS  LION     3  7

117  OR  CAMEO  GRAPH     6  6

118  I  A  ROCK  DVD     5  4

119  DO  C  VALID WING     5  7

120  ROYAL  ELM     3  5

121  L  O  AT UPLAND     4  6

122  I WILL   EVADE  I     6  5

123  LED  SPEED TRAIN     5  8

124  I UPLAND  OX     4  5

125  IN BOX CAR     5  3

126  C  TRUE  R R   RYAN     5  6

127  VAR   YES   I HAD R     5  6

128  B  ACE   RING N      5  5

129  I  C  TRAINER MAN     6  6

130  B  ON  OLD  COINS     5  6

131  G  Y  RORY  CABS     4  6

132  VET  SAID  D     3  5

133  E  WAS OWN  G GROCER  H     6  9

134  N Y THEN  J D  ON     6  4

135  O E UNRELATED  TRIP     7  8

136  I WINDMILL VALE     7  6

137  O  J D   E  SWAM     5  7

138  THEY ORDER PET     5  3

139  ROYAL TREND     5  5

140  E  DOVE  STYLE     5  5

141  DR ANDY RAN NEW KIT     5  10

142  U IN AND IN     4  4

143  G   U AND N   G DAY     4  6

144  N Y  SOON  J D     3  5

145  E LUXURY BED     3  7

146  DO  B  REWARDS     3  7

147  C Y E  SELECT  R R     5  6

148  TIME TO HOST ALL     6  7

149  DR MEND   SO D E  RAN ON     6  9

150  TO HELP MY MICK     5  7

151  GREAT HAVENS     6  5

152  F  EARLY DE COY     6  5

153  U GO MARCH   I FLICK     4  10

154  Y ERASE  DR  FF     4  6

155  YR  N  RAN  FIFTH     6  5

156  Y   H F  RERAN EARLY     5  8

157  L  I   GOLF  BY  G     5  4

158  P  REFLECT  THERE     5  8

159  L  E FLOWER  E     3  6

160  I SEVEN STAR FC     5  7

161  LOWER  TRAIN   M F     6  6

162  O WIN GOLD CAR O     5  7

163  NEAR R  BY FAR     5  5

164  N L IN KALE VEG     5  6

165  CALL A HILLY GORGE     7  8

166  A REAL RUN  P G     4  6

167  A HOT N Y GARDEN  R R     7  7

168  SIR   I B  BANG ON     5  6

169  ZZ  MY J G   AM LAIRD     5  8

170  LONG TENT MAN     4  7 

 

The answers will appear on my website

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on 5th November 2021

(usual copyright rules apply)

Thank you for visiting my website – Regards Harriet 

 

September 10, 2021

 

1     VAR    T F  IS CORNER     6  7

2     O Y  ENTERED  Y     4  6

3     C  HARD L F BOOT  B     3  9

4     N  DOVE SING     3  6

5     I C  RR LIKE GEM     3  7

6     C VAST RIDGE  LEE     5  8

7     ANS  I B A STAR LESSON     9  7

8     HOW LAKELAND RD     6  7

9     HE ASK    U C KEN     5  5

10   AL GAVE X ON     4  5

11    A  UK  J B  AND  T L C     4  7 

12    DAYS OR NOW     4  5

13    BELOW  R  EYE     3  6

14    ART WITH A SCHEME     6  8

15    WR   BATTLE BOAT     6  6

16    O   CALL MP A GEM     7  4

17    IN SHORT CUTS     5  6

18     OR TRY GATE   W     4  6

19    C  HAS MADE     3  5

20    A SILVERY   OBE     6  5

21     HE AN LEADER     6  4

22    RE  RISK PEN  INSTEAD     8  8

23    GRANDER  G  RAY     4  7

24     I SCAN UNI   V  J     4  6

25     ZAT  U  L J    U WISE KICK     5  10

26     I AM STAR    I JACK     6  6

27    E MILE ERA   J  BE     7  4

28    L AN COUNTER MAN     6  7

29    O C THAT SONG     5  5

30    NAIL MEXICO  M     6  5

31     MR STAR  OR  CBE     4  7

32     TODAY  AN CALM     4  7

33    O E NATHAN    J L  OK     8  4 

34    A HAND OR ARM  J G     6  6

35    I D  HERE E TINGLE     4  9

36    ANS   HAVE ZINC     4  7

37    U C  BEST EVER     5  5

38    E  AN  OK BELL     4  5

39    AM  ROYAL KIT     4  6

40    NA  DMAND  THRONE     6  7

41    E SMILE   HE KEY     5  6

42    E GIVES  OR  ABBA     6  6

43    OR   E NETS   B F     3  6

44    O I C  A LIKING  Z     6  5

45    I C U R   A  FAB  BEAM  M     7  6

46    I C   ADD A PLUS     4  6

47    MOTOR IT    MICHAEL     5  9

48    RACING GEAR RD    5  7

49    O U SEE  A  J     U NEAR   J B     4  10

50    WHAT MUST OPEN     7  5

51    U R HIKERS  C B     5  5

52    SEE FORMAL SKILL     6  8

53    TO A J     4

54    E  DO LABEL   D A    E     4  7

55    ME  OR E  ROMANCE  J     7  6

56    L E LINK VIP SHIP     5  8

57   N  SIR    MR COOL    NOT IN     7  8

58    TUCK IN BY T     5  4

59    SO JOIN ME N HAND     6  7

60    ME  A C    PLAN BALL     4  8

61    N   S J  OR  THEN     5  4

62    YR  MY FRESH CAFE  G     4  10

63    E REALLY C  ES     3  7

64    BERRY FOR ANGUS     5  8

65    J M F  DEMAND CASE     5  8

66    WILLIAM LEDGER     4  9

67    C  MR  B   AS TUNE     6  4

68    H GONE SOON R   J R     5  7

69    C  B SET  IN ZENITH AIR     9  7

70    D AND DU VIN     5  4

71    LAY TARGET  B     4  6

72    PRESENT  ARCH    7  4

73    N  SENT CABLE   KIND R     7  8

74    I MADE MY TOE     3  7

75    CAST LED W LEVEL     5  8

76    RUN BAND    3  4

77    I A JOB   E MERGE     7  4

78    COOL N YIELD     5  5

79    I  YR DREAM  AGA     7  4

80    MR H H    A PARTY ON     5  7

81    WHEN MANY ON  J N     6  6

82    GLORY AHEAD  W     6  5

83    ID    HAS MAIL     4  5

84    ID    HURRY    CHARGE POST     10  7

85    FRONT  N WORTH A KING     5  11

86    YOU RETURN   THE MAN     6  9

87    N  MR K  IN GOAL     6  4

88    B ANY  SIDE LINK     6  6

89    C  KING  PRIDE  REF     4  9

90    Y  OUR SIR   SOME MR     7  6

91    O I C  FELIX  DREW  O     7  6

92    I SLIM  IN GYM  J     5  6

93    TIM  HILL  B S     4  5

94    N  ASK TO C   J A      4  5

95    THIS  M N DAY     4  5

96   Y  L  LED VIEW     4  5

97    C  ONE VERSION  V    5  7   

98    ID  LUCK    ANS   I  J     6  5

99    Y  MR  J M     GO TO  MINE     3 10

100  CLASSIE     OUI     5  5

101   WIPE THERE  T     5  5

102   AH  ADAPT UNEVEN W     3  3  3  5

103   J F   KEEN FAN     4  5 

104   THEY ONLY EAT     4  7

 

The answers will appear on my website

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on the 1st October 2021

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Thank you for visiting my website  Regards  Harriet

 

September 6, 2021

 

 

 

With the first twelve of seventeen

consecutive hits on Polydor,

In 02, Girls Aloud entered the charts at No.1,

with Platinum selling ‘Sound Of The Underground’.

 

In 03, ‘No Good Advice’, reached the Top 2,

and also in 03, ‘Life Got Cold’, made the Top 3.

Ending 03, ‘Jump’ rose to the Top 2,

and in 04, ‘The Show’, another Top 3, was to be.

 

Also in 04, ‘Love Machine’, made the Top 2,

and ‘I’ll Stand By You’, a two week No.1.

In 05, ‘Wake Me Up’, became a Top 4,

and ‘Long Hot Summer’, had the No.7 slot won.

 

Still in 05, ‘Biology’, peaked at No.4,

and ending 05, ‘See The Day’, reached No.9.

In 06, ‘Whole Lotta History’, was a Top 6, and

‘Something Kinda Ooooh’, on Fascination, hit the Top 3 line.

 

Ending 06, ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’, peaked at No.4, and

in 07, ‘Walk This Way’ for The Sugarbabes & Girls Aloud, a No.1.

Still in 07, ‘Sexy! No No No’, rose to No.5.

And ending 07, ‘Call The Shots’, had the Top 3 won.

 

In 08, ‘Theme To St Trinians’, reached No.51.

and gold selling, ‘The Promise’, made No.1 heaven.

Also in 08, ‘The Loving Kind’, peaked at No.10.

And in 09, ‘Untouchable’, rose to No.11.

 

Thank you for the music

R I P

Sarah Harding     1981 – 2021

 

written by

Harriet Blackbury

blackbury-poems.com

 

September 2, 2021

 

1     DARREN FERGUSON     (ex Manager)

2     BARRY FRY     (Director of Football) 

3     GEORGE BOYD

4     SIRIKI DEMBELE

5     CRAIG MACKAIL – SMITH

6     MARK TYLER

7     AARON McLEAN

8     JOHN WILE     Player/Manager

9     ERIC STEELE

10   BRITT ASSOMBALONGA

11   WORRELL STERLING

12   LEE TOMLIN

13   TOMMY ROBSON

14   PETER MORRIS

15   IVAN TONEY

16   JIM ILEY

17   RYAN BENNETT

18   MARK LITTLE

19   JORGE GRANT

20   JOSH KNIGHT

21   JOE TOMLINSON

22   JOEL RANDALL

23   KWAME POKU

24   ETHAN HAMILTON

25   CHRISTY PYM

26   RICKY – JADE JONES

27   MARK BEEVERS

28   FRANKIE KENT

29   DAVID CORNELL

30   HARRISON BURROWS

31   NATHAN THOMPSON

32   RONNIE EDWARDS

33   JACK TAYLOR

34   DAN BUTLER

35   EMMANUEL FERNANDEZ

36   AARON POWELL

37   ANDRE BOUCAUD

38   WILL BLACKMORE

39   KYLE BARKER

40   BENJAMIN   MENSAH

41   OLIVER NORBURN

42   JOE WARD

43   CHARLIE O’CONNELL

44   DAVE BODIE

45   HAMED ISHOLA

46   CONOR WASHINGTON

47   JOE LEWIS

48   STEVE CASTLE

49   MARCUS MADDISON

50   TOUMANI DIAGOURAGA

51   JACK MARRIOTT

52   TERRY BLY

53   SIMON DAVIES

54   CHRIS TURNER

55   RUSSELL MARTIN

56   IDRIS KANU

57   OLLIE CONMY

58   GRANT McCANN

59   DAVID FARRELL

60   MICHAEL BOSTWICK

61   ADAM NEWTON

62   LEON McKENZIE

63   JONSON CLARKE – HARRIS

64   KEN CHARLERY

65   TOMMY ROWE

66   DWIGHT GAYLE

67   PAUL TAYLOR

68   JIM HALL 

69   MOHAMED EISA

70   MICK HALSALL

71   STEVE MORROW

72   LIL FUCCILLO

73   GARY JOHNSON

74   SAMMIE SZMODICS

75   JONATHAN BOND

76   JON TAYLOR

77   KEITH WAUGH

78   GWION EDWARDS

79   ANDREW HUGHES

80   CHARLIE LEE

81   CHRIS FORRESTER

82   MATT GODDEN

83   STEVE EVANS

84   JACK CARMICHAEL

85   LEONARDO DA SILVA LOPES

86   MICK JONES

87   STEVE COLLINS

88   NOEL LUKE

89   ANDY EDWARDS

90   SIMON REA

 

compiled by Harriet Blackbury

August 2021

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Thank you for visiting my website.  Regards Harriet

 

 

 

 

In 82, ‘Living On The Ceiling’, on London,

gave Blancmange a No.7.

And in 09, ‘The Climb’, on Polydor,

for Miley Cyrus, reached No.11.

 

In 70, ‘Up The Ladder To The Roof’, rose to No.6

for The Supremes, on Tamla Motown.

And in 81, Spandau Ballet, had a Top 30,

on Reformation, with ‘Paint Me Down’.

 

In 69, ‘White Room’, peaked at No.28

for Cream, on Polydor.

And in 2000, ‘Deeper Shade Of Blue’, on Ebul/Jive,

for Steps, leapt to No.4.

 

In 66, ‘Black Is Black’, on Decca,

gave Los Bravos a Top 2 call.

And in 78, The Tom Robinson Band, on EMI,

rose to No.33, with ‘Up Against The Wall’.

 

In 67, ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’, on Deram,

gave Procal Harem, a No.1 song.

And in 83, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, had a UK No.7,

on Island, with the US No.1 – ‘Up Where We Belong’.

 

In 66, ‘Paint It Black’, on Decca,

gave The Rolling Stones US & UK No.1 pride.

And in 01, Ocean Colour Scene, on Island,

reached No.19, with ‘Up On The Down Side’.

 

In 68, ‘Green Tambourine’, on Pye International,

gave The Lemon Pipers, a US No.1 & UK Top 7.

Also in 68, ‘Black Magic Woman’, on Blue Horizon,

for Fleetwood Mac, reached No.37.

 

In 79, ‘Off The Wall’, on Epic,

for Michael Jackson, was a No.7 gem.

Also in 79, ‘Painter Man’, on Atlantic/Hansa,

made the Top 10, for Boney M.

 

In 72, Greyhound, on Trojan,

had a Top 20, with ‘I Am What I Am’.

And in 88, ‘A Hazy Shade Of Winter’, made No.11,

for The Bangles on Def Jam.

 

In 96, Fool’s Garden, on Encore,

reached No.26, with ‘Lemon Tree’.

And in 06, ‘Break The Night With Colour’,

on Parlophone, gave Richard Ashcroft a Top 3.

 

written by

Harriet Blackbury