April 30, 2021

 

1     KEVIN O’CONNOR

2     PETER GELSON

3     MARCUS GAYLE

4     NEAL MAUPAY

5     HENRIK DALSGAARD

6     SAM SAUNDERS

7     IVAN TONEY

8     OLLIE WATKINS    

9     PONTUS JANSSON

10   SAMAN GHODDOOS

11    JAKE BIDWELL

12    GARY BLISSETT

13    MOSES ODUBAJO

14    LUKE DANIELS

15    SAID BENRAHMA

16    BILLY SCOTT

17    JACKIE GRAHAM

18    VITALY JANELT

19    ALAN JUDGE

20    ARCHIE LING

21    CLAYTON DONALDSON

22    TERRY EVANS

23    RON GREENWOOD

24    KEN COOTE

25    MARCUS BEAN

26    ETHAN PINNOCK

27    DANIS SALMAN

28    NICO YENNARIS

29    SERGI CANOS

30    DAVID RAYA

31    PONTUS JANSSON

32    PATSY HENDREN

33    SIMON RATCLIFFE

34    KEITH MILLEN

35    RICO HENRY

36    BRYAN MBEUMO

37    ANDRE GRAY

38    MADS ROERSLEV

39    ROBERT TAYLOR

40    DEAN HOLDSWORTH

41    MADS BECH SORENSEN

42    GERRY CAKEBREAD

43    RICHARD CADETTE

44    KEVIN GODFREY

45    ANDREW McCULLOCH

46    WINSTON REID

47    JIM TOWERS      (also No.74) – oops

48    CHRIS KAMARA

49    LLOYD OWUSU

50    MARCUS FORSS

51    BOB BOOKER

52    GARY ROBERTS

53    FRED MONK

54    CHIC BRODIE

55    MATHIAS JENSEN

56    THOMAS FRANK

57    JAMIE BATES

58    BOBBY ROSS

59    CHRISTIAN NORGAARD

60    JACK HOLLIDAY

61    GORDON PHILLIPS

62    IDRIS HOPKINS

63    ANDY SCOTT

64    TARIQE FOSU

65    GEORGE POYSER

66    EMILIANO MARCONDES

67    NICKY FORSTER

68    ROBBIE COOKE

69    ALAN NELMES

70    JACK LANE

71    JOSH DASILVA

72    ANDY SINTON

73    DAVID BUTTON

74    JIM TOWERS       (also No.47)

75    HARLEE DEAN

76    TERRY HURLOCK

77    JOHN EGAN

78    TONY CRAIG

79    ROGER CROSS

80    GEORGE  PARSONAGE  

81    RICHARD LEE

82    NEIL SMILLIE

83    ADAM FORSHAW

84    TOUMANI DIAGOURAGA

85    BILLY LANE

86    ALAN McCORMACK

87    GEORDIE REID

88    PAUL EVANS

89    STEVE PHILLIPS

90    GEORGE FRANCIS

91    FRANCIS JOSEPH

92    JOE CROZIER

93    TOMMY HIGGINSON

94    MICHAEL DOBSON

95    BILLY DARE

96    PAUL BENCE

97    ERNIE WATKINS

98    JOHNNY RAINFORD

99    ALAN HAWLEY

100  FRED CORBETT

101   GEORGE BRISTOW

102   PAUL SHRUBB

103   JIMMY BAIN

104   JOHN DOCHERTY

105   ALLAN JONES

106   DUSTY RHODES

107    IAN DARGIE

108   MEL SCOTT

109   JOE JAMES

110   KEITH JONES

111   BRADLEY WALSH

 

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April 24, 2021

 

 

1     FINE MONTY     3  6

2     AKA  N  HELD WORLD     6  7

3     VAR    O YES   E  R G     3  7

4     E IN ALL  EX     4  4

5     OPEN THEM SPORT     5  8

6     SHALL BY LINK     4  7

7     MAN NIGH N URGE  G C     4  10

8     S A  MADLY CLEAR     3  9

9     U INVADED  G  N  T     5  6

10   TREE PRIDE     5  4

11    I SURE MANAGE     4  7

12    PLAN  AS  IVAN     4  6

13    AS EVEN BID     3  6

14    ME MORE GROUND  G D     6  8

15    ROME  IN  BATH UK   Z     3  10

16    WAX SEAL  ON D     4  6

17    J  HIM MIST     3  6

18    O NEARER J G     3  6

19    CIRCA  LISTS  NOT     5  8

20    Y  E WON U MEAL     4  6

21    MY MY  OTHER DOC T     5  8

22    O MY   DID SAVE     5  5

23    AND  G  NEARLY ON     4  8

24    MINDER BEFORE JACK     8  8

25    TICK  HTL CRUISE     5  8

26    LAUGH REGAL PAL     4  9

27    A  N  E  MILE POINT     4  8

28    L  REALLY   ASK N     4  5  2

29    U C   D R LANDED     6  4

30    L   ONE MILLER     4  6

31    DELIVER AS NINE     6  7

32    ADD  VIA  CLUES     6  5

33    O LEAN  TO  J W     3  6

34    I D    AH DELAY V     5  5

35    TRY   MR MOST  OBE     5  7

36    SLENDER STAGE     4  2  6

37    NEW SHARED HUG     6  6

38    N PUTTING HAUL ON     4  10

39    FANS DRILL HERE     7  6

40   L   I IN MY SALAD     4  7

41    E   HARD ANAGRAM   EX  L      6  9

42    I MAY B LOST  S     3  7

43    SWELL RED CHAIRS  R  C     7  9

44    C  HE  SAVED  N     4  5

45    LEARN    A B WON     4  6

46    SIR MSM  JOY     5  4

47    I SO BE  MR J   ASK LINE     4  3  8 

48    JOY IN BELLS     5  5

49    VAR    IS E HIM   L  C     4  7

50    BACK HAVE MID D     5  7

51    DR   TOAST B P     4  5

52    OH  SALON NINE   D J     6  7

53    CALM SOUND VALID     6  8

54    ME  C TO LARK     3  6

55    D J   T   OR  YEARS ON     6  6

56    PLUCK AN NAME     4  7

57    O HEAR  JLS     4  4

58    VAR   BEGS  P  END PEN     4  3  3  4

59    JOIN  N  PARK     3  6

60    REASON   PEN  B     3  7 

61    CARER  N  TRADER     6  6

62    HEAR ANGELS   SAVE     4  10

63    J H  LOADING  URL     6  6

64    I  C     S L  DOT ART     5  5

65    NEARLY SO  N  D     4  6

66    L    J W  SHONE  H     4  5

67    COLUMN  B  ALSO IN R     6  8

68    U  PAIR  B RACKET     7  5

69    E G    D  IN ACADEMY     5  7

70    E C  HIM    TRY  P S     5  5

71    WORTH SHARING TEA     6  9

72    Y GRAB RAIL  Z     4  6

73    I D   E LED  WISE     5  5

74    L   JAK RAN    YELL     4  5  2

75    LARGER WITH ETC     3  10

76    THINK R WON   GRAFT  ON     5  11

77    Y  LANES  VALID     4  7

78    O PENNINES  OR  J     6  6

79    LIKE WE MISS     4  6

80    K  IN CROSS     4  4

81    BE IN ANY ROOM     5  6

82    IN CORNER PLOY     6  6

83    EER  CREDIT P M B     5  7

84    R REG  OR EYE  G B     6  5

85    I NEAR  MASTER  J     5  7

86    O FORWARD BY BBC     5  8

87    Y ME  AND  ENSO F     4  7

88    O L  THE GROCER DO  GF     6  9

89    E    U C HIM WINNING ALL     6  10

90    SO ME   B B HOL     3  6

91    E G   ROSES  GRO     6  4

92    I B BY BOAT   B TEE     5  7

93    B MAXI JET  R     3  6

94    U R    A B   EXCEL     4  5

95    TRY SUN  OK     3  5

96    D IN DAY  R K     4  4

97    MY ONE WISH  AL     5  6

98    CAKE  N  J M   ON     3  6

99    Y CREAM TEA  N  D     4  7

100  HECK  I  C  A SALON  M J     7  7

101   Y  SAW G   N  RAN     4  5

102   UK  GRANT    ON     4  5

103    EGS   CHISWICK  RD     5  8

104    BIG EARLY HIT  W     6  6

 

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April 23, 2021

 

With ten consecutive Top Ten hits in 5 years,

The Bay City Rollers entered the UK charts in 71.

Their first hit reaching No.9 on the Bell label,

was  ‘Keep On Dancing’, and so their magic begun.

 

Four more Top Ten hits followed in 74 –

at No.6 ‘Remember (Sha-la-la)’ & ‘Shang-a-lang’, at No.2.

Next came ‘Summerlove Sensation’ at No.3,

and at No.4,  ‘All Of Me Loves All Of You’.

 

Three more Top Ten singles came in 75 –

the first two, both gold selling No.1 hits.

‘Bye Bye Baby’ and ‘Give A Little Love’,

followed by ‘Money Honey’ – thrilling fans to bits.

 

In 76, still on the Bell label,

at No.4 was ‘Love Me Like I Love You’.

And ‘I Only Wanna Be With You’, also a Top 4,

for this group, who no wrong could do.

 

In 77, now on the Arista label,

making No.16, was ‘It’s A Game’,

and at No.34 ‘You Made Me Believe In Magic’,

so apt, as their last chart entry claim.

 

This Scottish band, loved by so many –

(founded by brothers Alan & Derek Longmuir)

won every teenage heart in the 70’s,

with their music, so wonderfully pure.

 

Thank you for the music.

R I P   Alan Longmuir     1948 – 2018

R I P    Les McKeown     1955 – 2021

 

written by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

April 19, 2021

 

 

1     O GREENER FOREST     5  9

2     REFINED WILL M     7  5

3     OR BOLT IN NET     4  7

4     L U NICE MALL     4  6

5     J CAN SHOOT  H K     4  7

6     L  HE S  REAL  M C     3  7

7     I  SIR H W  LABEL ME I     6  8

8     MARK N ROY  G     5  4

9     I D   ARENA AND A K     6  6

10   L  WE B WISE  B     5  4

11    I ON YR FIELD  W B     8  4

12    E   R J    I SAME BOB     6  5

13    J T   HASH   O SO M     4  6

14    YOURS  IF  G S  SING LO     5  10

15    RING   HOVE SEA HUTS     7  8

16    L  SO NICE CHARM     5  7

17    HANDY AND A     3  6

18    L LED    U ENTER         3  7

19    Y HIS FAR RIGHT  RF     5  9

20    EYE  N AWARD     5  4

21    AIM   DO DEFEND ROW     7  7

22    A TALENT   A     4  4 

23    MASTER IT   M G       4  6

24    VAR   O CHURCHILL     4  9

25    J  LEO LANE     3  5

26    A NEON BAG  B C     3  7

27    U HEAR NOON  CHOIR     5  9

28    ANGLE ANGLER     5  6

29    O  MR HITS KEY     5  5

30    AKA   FLANK BIZ IS US     6  9

31    FAB COLD BROTH     3  9

32    I MUCH     5

33    E LARGE SUN FOX     4  8

34    VAR ANS BE  IN     5  5

35    O I NET RALLY     4  6

36    O ME A WALL  J     5  4

37    A TURN   SAIL C     4  6

38    H N JOKING     4  4

39    EG   I CHARM U     4  5  (on loan)

40    RE   A RITZ TROMBONE     7  8

41    WE LABEL KID  J     4  7

42    OH I C  C     5

43    ON MIGHT E SEA   L J     8  5

44    SEND A VIBE     3  6

45    B T CORNER  SO ON  R     6  7

46    THEIR LAKE  K W     5  6

47    JOG AN HUNT   AMAZED N     8  2  6

48    HE  ARTY  AN  N D     6  4

49    RIO SERVED US  D     5  2  5

50    LEO BY HILL     5  4

51    COAST   SIR CLINT     5  8

52    LUNCH CALLER H     3  9

53    L ME   M V CHOIR     6  4

54    HERE S  MY EARL   J C     6  7

55    O BIRD FEEDER     6  5

56    Y SKI NEAR RIALTO’     8  6

57    GREEN LED   WAY OUT     5  9

58    J B WON AS ONE     5  5

59    HNDY  ANAGRAM     5  6

60    Y DID WE SELL U     6  5

61    AT N  OF  JULY     3  6

62    COOL SPIN ACE     5  6

63    MY RED WINTER     5  6

64    CARRY ON   HEAD     5  6

65    ENTER ORLANDO  N  EFL     8  8

66    ED AND ALL  A W     4  6

67    U R DOIN ART  T M     5  6

68    C NEW DEAL  SIR     3  8

69    A LONDON CAST  J S     5  8

70    RULES  N  ME     3  5

71    L MAILING CHUM  J     3  10

72    WHAT   EVERY D G     4  7

73    WAY I SHALL SMILE     6  8

74    HUGS   ME HIKE     4  6

75    SEEN SOLVING NET     5  9

76    E G    GLAD  N  Y     4  4

77    NR  WEBSITE  LOC     5  7

78    SO ME   ALL IN JCS     5  7

79    Y PETER VOTES     5  6

80    I AM TO DASH     3  6

81    MOSTLY ON ME     5  5

82    SEEKS JOY     3  5

83    J WALK  FORCE     4  6

84    K T    HE DO IT   D     5  4

85    FINE R R SNACK     5  6

86    PHONE  DR SOLOMAN  T     7  8

87    WIN LINE R    AIM LO  S     6  8

88    MY MY   R  MC OSCAR     5  7

89    C J   LEN IS OFF     5  5

90    R  BLEND SOY  YEARLY     7  8

91    Y KEN NOT LAUGH     4  8

92    E BAND  EVENTS     6  5

 

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April 4, 2021

 

 

1     COVER K   ‘N ONION     5  6

2     TENSE ROLE  P G     5  6

3     SAY U C  LARGE    M     6  5

4     A MENU    PAY  AL     4  6

5     A REAL H D   AS DR KING     6  9

6     US  AN  DREAMS  S     3  8

7     I  T    AN ENVOY     4  5

8     I WILL TAKE ON  S     5  7

9     JUST NANS SPOON     6  7

10   HAS GO AND SO MOD     5  8

11    E  J B  LED      I WALK     4  7

12    BY  GREAT LISTS     4  8

13    O ASSUME    DO JOB     5  7

14    AS  LINE DUKE  L     4  7

15    A HAND    BEAM SIR     4  8

16    C  Y    TO STILL B     5  5

17    AKA   E MARCH   I  JG     6  6

18    TALL   YET IN A V J     6  6

19    U ANGLED   A J     4  5

20    G  IN CHARLIE     6  4

21    L Y  LONDON AND COAST     7  9

22    ENTRY SAVER     5  5

23    GORDON NOW ERE     3  9

24    CEO  TOKEN     3  5

25    USE AN M B CAR     6  4

26    NINE NACHO PKT     5  7

27    SALAD N MAINS     5  6

28    NINE RAN   SO ICY     4  8

29    E  CROSSING  A     5  5

30    A YARD  VIA  D     5  4

31    NOON   JUST SNAPS     6  7

32    YR NEAT SEND  P H     5  7

33    C NO TARIFF    SMILE     5  9

34    KITE HILL MEN     5  6

35    O IN CHERRY     4  5

36    O MAY B  NUMBER     5  6

37    GRAND YEAR     5  4

38    SEVERAL MOR   D S     4  8

39    ROYAL  B T  ERO   R T     6  6

40    HERALD OWNS HOT D     4  10

41    NB   MEN HEAD    S SCORES     4  4  8 

42    CRY    BAKER AGREED     5  9

43    I  C  CHARTER  DATED     7  7

44    O FIND EVERY  K G     5  7

45    L  C NEW CHARM CLOUD     6  9

46    I D   WINTER SON     7  4

47    O   MR J T   WISE     3  6

48    AKA   SIR CHARM     5  6

49    Y SO WOULD U   L     5  5

50    U CROSS ARMS  F     6  5

51    O E B OK   OR BB     3  6

52    GO    STAR BERRY     4  7

53    ROK  N  ED   FM     4  4

54    I DO  C    C B HIRE     4  6

55    TEAS AN SHINE  M J     7 6

56    A THANKS FROM     6  5

57    E IS   A TEAM J B     5  5

58    SO   BY BROS B     5  4

59    CAN SING A THIRD ROAR     9  8

60    I D   OK   CALL  JAY H     4  8

61    O SHOPPING DRILL     6  8

62    SIR H   DO SKIP IN     5  7

63    DO STAY   N  C  T     4  5

64    U Q FOR  I TEAS     6  4

65    O  YES ROGER   E  G P     6  6

66    O MIRACLE MAN  ON SIDE     8  9

67    C  ENTRY  FOR SKI     5  7

68    O I B  ROCKO BEE     6  5

69    L   E LEN AN SAM     4  6

70    C  A  ANKLE   J     4  4

71    DJ VISA   ALSO H     4  7

72    DONNY SAT IN     4  6

73    O  DVD    U B  IN AT  T     5  6

74    O MR WISE   J T     3  6

75    NEE    A  HERALD     6  4

76    L   HURRY ROCKET     5  7

77    EG   JONAH  N     4  4

78    O  Y  RING A   T C     4  5

79    GROCER ROSS     5  5

80    P O GARAGE    SO GREEN     6  9

81    E  DR CHARLIE     7  3

82    L  LINE  IS  MILE     4  7

83    HAD WARM SOFA     4  7

84    ADAM A GROUTING   I O U   A     7  10

85    Y  LINE BALL     5  4

86    CLOCK CAMRA MAN     4  9

87    ID   O RIDER GEE     7  4

88    U PLAN SAVE     4  5

89    VESSEL HILT   PIP     5  8

90    ENGAGE SIR OR FC     6  7

91    C PHONE SIR   AS  F J     7  6

92    O ZERO RICE  J     3  7

93    MY NIGHT SONG    MOI     5  9

94    MD  SOLO  IN BEACH     7  6

95    DEAR LILY  B     5  4

96    PANEL CUBE     4  5

97    E ASK   IN WINTER     5  7

98    RON N JO   FRIDAY  N H      6  8

99    A   N E  HALLWAY     4  6

100  BETTER   O DR    FC     4  7

101   O BIGGER  TOWERS     6  7

102   AH  PS    R U BULB     4  6 

103   I MY MAN     I  J B     5  4

104   O C   J D   NOT HENRY     4  8

105   AL NELSON    A J     5  5

106   YES TODD    RUSH     5  6

107   I    A READING     3  6

108   C   ME LOST  T     3  5

109   O  E  SAME  J J     3  5

110   NEE    O THIS  K J     5  5

111   REALLY DASH  B W     7  5   (The Chase is on)

 

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on 30th April 2021.

 

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March 31, 2021

 

 

 

1     STEVE BULL

2     BILLY WRIGHT

3     DEREK DOUGAN

4     JOHN RICHARDS

5     CONOR COADY

6     RON FLOWERS

7     DEREK PARKIN

8     ROBBIE KEANE

9     STAN CULLIS

10   JOLEON LESCOTT

11    DIOGO JOTA

12    PHIL PARKES

13    JACK GREALISH

14    HUGH CURRAN

15    RAUL JIMENEZ

16    KI – JANA HOEVER

17    JIM McCALLIOG

18    BERT WILLIAMS

19    BILL SLATER

20    RUBEN NEVES

21    ANDREAS SONDERGAARD

22    JONNY WOLVERHAM

23    ADAMA TRAORE

24    GEORGE BERRY

25    FABIO SILVA

26    PAUL COOK

27    KENNY HIBBITT

28    DAVE WAGSTAFFE

29    WILLIE CARR

30    PETER BROADBENT

31    RAYAN AIT – NOURI

32    BOBBY GOULD

33    MATT DOHERTY

34    FRANK MUNRO

35    JONNY OTTO

36    JIMMY MULLEN

37    LEANDER DENDONCKER

38    ROMAIN SAISS

39    RORY BROWN

40    WILLY BOLY

41    PAUL INCE

42    NELSON SEMEDO

43    JOAO MOUTINHO 

44    PETER WITHE

45    MICHAEL KIGHTLY

46    JOHNNY HANCOCKS

47    DANIEL PODENCE

48    ANDY MUTCH

49    DARREN FERGUSON

50    MATT JARVIS

51    RUI PATRICIO

52    KEVIN FOLEY

53    MAX KILMAN

54    PEDRO NETO

55    ALAN SUNDERLAND

56    SYLVAN EBANKS – BLAKE

57    FERNANDO MARCAL

58    DENNIS WESTCOTT

59    JOHN RUDDY

60    MIKE BAILEY

61    ANDY THOMPSON  (also No.67)  oops!

62    LEO BONATINI

63    WAYNE HENNESSEY

64    MORGAN GIBBS – WHITE

65    MIKE STOWELL

66    KEVIN DOYLE

67    ANDY THOMPSON  (also No.61)

68    MALCOLM FINLAYSON

69    DEAN RICHARDS

70    BILLY HARRISON

71    MEL EAVES

72    ROY SWINBOURNE

73    EMLYN HUGHES

74    ROBBIE DENNISON

75    MATT MURRAY

76    BOB HAZELL

77    RICHARD STEARMAN

78    MICK KEARNS

79    PETER EASTOE

80    TOM BADDELEY

81    ALF BISHOP

82    NORMAN DEELEY

83    ANDY GRAY

84    TOM GALLEY

85    BILLY HARTILL

 

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March 2021

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March 29, 2021

 

 

 

In 95, ‘My Friends’, on Warner Brothers,

for The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, made No.29.

And in 07, ‘The Girls’, on Sony,

saw Calvin Harris on the Top 3 line.

 

In 84, ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’,

on Portrait, gave Cyndi Lauper a Top 2.

And in 99, ‘Friends Forever’, for Thunderbugs,

reached the Top 5, on 1st Avenue.

 

In 86, Queen peaked at No.14, on EMI,

with ‘Friends Will Be Friends’.

And in 07, The Spice Girls, on Virgin,

made No.11, with ‘Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)’.

 

In 71, ‘You’ve Got A Friend’, on Warner Brothers,

gave James Taylor, a US No.1 & UK Top 4.

And in 79, ‘Girl Talk’, on Swansong,

for Dave Edmunds, also a UK Top 4.

 

In 70, ‘Friends’, on Decca,

gave Arrival, a No.8 entry.

And in 89, ‘Girls NIght Out’,

on Wildstar, for Alda, made the Top 20.

 

In 71, ‘Girls Are Out To Get You’, on Mojo,

took The Fascinations to No.32.

And in 2000, Melanie C, on Virgin,

had a No.1 with ‘I Turn To You’.

 

In 92,’Good Friends’, peaked at No.61,

on Columbia, for Paris Red.

And in 2010, Plan B, on 679/Atlantic,

had a Top 3 with ‘She Said’.

 

In 83, ‘Dear Prudence’, on Wonderland,

was a Top 3 for Siouxsie & The Banshees.

And in 05, ‘All About You’/’You’ve Got A Friend’,

on Island, for McFly, made No.1 with ease.

 

In 82, Zoom, on Virgin,

gave Fat Larry’s Band, a Top 2.

And in 63, The Beatles had a 7 week No.1,

on Parlophone, with ‘From Me To You’

 

written by Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

March 26, 2021

 

 

In 80, Roger Daltrey, on Polydor,

raced to No.39 with ‘Free Me’.

And in 05, ‘Free My Name’, on Sanctuary,

for Ocean Colour Scene, reached No.23.

 

In 78, Free, rose to No.11,

on Island, with ‘Free EP’.

And in 84, ‘I Want To Break Free’,

on EMI, for Queen, made the Top 3.

 

In 73, ‘Free Electric Band’, on Mums,

gave Albert Hammond, a No.19.

And in 80, ‘Running Free’, on EMI,

for Iron Maiden, also a No.19.

 

In 94, ‘Free Spirit’, on Parlophone,

for Kim Appleby, was at No.51, seen.

And in 04, ‘Freedom Fighters’, on Virgin,

gave Music, a No.15.

 

In 93, Jon Secado had a Top 50,

with ‘I’m Free’, on SBK.

And also in 93, ‘Free To Love Again’,

made No.58, for Suzette Charles, on RCA.

 

In 77, Deniece Williams, reached No.1,

with ‘Free’, on CBS.

And in 84, ‘Freedom’, on Epic, gave Wham,

a gold selling US & UK No.1 success.

 

In 87, ‘Free’ on Mercury, made No.56,

for Curiosity Killed The Cat.

And in 97, ‘Freed From Desire’, on Big Life,

found Gala, with a silver selling No.2 hat.

 

In 97, ‘Free’, on Positiva,

saw DJ Quicksilver at No.7.

And in 01, ‘Free’, on Interscope,

for Mya, peaked at No.11.

 

In 95, Free Spirit reached No.68,

on Columbia, with ‘No More Rainy Days’.

And in 2000, ‘Freedom’, on Mute,

gave Erasure, a No.27 gaze.

 

In 01, ‘Free At Last’, on Positiva,

took Simon to No.36.

And in 95, ‘Free As A Bird’, on Apple –

a No.2, for the Beatles, ending this mix.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

March 16, 2021

 

 

1     L   BLUE VEST     5  4

2     BRIGHTY WILL     5  6

3     GO  ARDEN DUKE     5  6

4     H  JOINS ARCH RD     4  8

5     O  Y  ON ACCORD     5  5

6     R F WON ROLES     3  7

7     E KIND PARKER     5  6

8     OR  I  KEEN   BABE     6  5

9     US STILL CAN     4  6

10    LET J NET   SO COOL     6  7

11    O  I  A  GO TO  D J     5  4

12    HIP  SPARKLE     4  6

13    L  I REACH   ASK  J G     4  8

14    ARCH RUN   HUG     4  6

15    L  IN  AZURE  JEM     4  7

16    AKA – HE  V  JOIN  E R     2 – 4  6

17    L   C GOAL  MIMIC J     3  9

18    I WILL BE SMART    4  8

19    L   RESIT BALL     4  6

20    BE  EVEN  RUNS     5  5

21    A GRAND SEASON  R DARED     7  11

22    VAR  JOY   N MEN HOWL     5  9

23    A DREAM   A ROTA     5  6

24    REG BY REG  OR  E     6  5

25    FOIL  AS I B  V A     5  5

26    LOOK  A    U  PC     4  4

27    THINK IT  B  BY  N E      5  7

28    DWF   A STAGE FAVE     4  9

29    I  CARER  WILL     6  4

30    BET NET OR READ  B P     5  9

31    YOU – IN ART ARIA  N     5  3 – 5

32    O  B  BOLD   GUY B     5  5

33    TRY HOT MADE T     4  7

34    N FOR UNMARK     5  5

35    JO  NOT  TONY     5  4

36    U  N Y  JEM MILL M     5  6

37    NEED LAND  N REED  ROCK     7  10 

38    A MISS   SO I RAN     6  5

39    BOY    WON R R R     4  5

40    L   Y O Y  WILL B     5  4

41    U IN PLACE     4  4

42    ME LONE   SO SEND     6  6

43    O HI  JO MAN   U TOO     4  8

44    WIPE  T   THERE     5  5

45    AH   MIGHT LIKELY C     7  7

46    CANNY  HOCKS  ON  J H     6  8

47    I C  OPEN ENDED  AL     6  7

48    Y  U  MATCH  D N     4  5

49    R ROSE GARDEN  FUN     6  8

50    ITS  AT  VAR  M J     4  6

51    I  C  U  PAIR  TRIO     3  8

52    ONLY  KE  FIVE      5  5

53    ALAN MIX  M K     3  6

54    RED  TO  OPEN     5  4

55    NN  RUN SALAD DEAL     4  10

56    VAN B KEYS – SANK LABEL     6  6 – 5

57    A LEONARD M RAN F C     8  6

58    TIN CONTD SWEETS     6  8

59    N Y  DJ  OUR D H     4  5

60    Y  E  MAIL BIKE     4  6

61    POST  MONDAY  N H     4  8

62    O BOAT  IN  LINE     3  8

63    YES   E  HEN  N  SWAN   Y  E     5  9

64    ROW B  –  BEAMING SIGHT     6  5 – 5

65    WILL SEEK  TOM     4  7

66    Y  E  KIND LOVE     5  5

67    MANY HOT PONDS     4  8

68    MY MOON CALLS FINAL     7  9

69    I  C  DEAR HANDS  R     4  8

70    I  ON  BARRYS  HILL     5  8

71    SLEEVE M     3  4

72    WIN BY   U  R  ON ROSE     3  10

73    S N E  HUGELY  M H     5  6

74    O  E  NINE RIBS BOND     6  8

75    MM  ART   U ARTY      4  6

76    OH  BE   Z  BALL     3  6

77    TEA AND CHARM  SIR R     7  8

78    KICK EARNS  M     4  6

79    E REPEATS  TOE     5  6

80    E DO MY DEAL  T B     3  8

81    L  I  FAB SHOP     3  6

82    E  ME  ROY AND LEN     6  6

83    Y GARY   DAN     4  4

84    LET MY GOAL     3  6

85    Y  I  B  ALL THRILL     5  7

 

the answers will appear on my website –

blackbury-poems.com

on 31st March 2021

(usual copyright rules apply)

 

Thank you for visiting my website – Regards Harriet        

 

 

March 15, 2021

 

 

and buttercups in the meadow knew,

that you need me and I need you.

 

and honey bees, who saw us coming,

filled with joy and started humming.

 

and swans with cygnets formed a flotilla,

when we arrived to give them dinner.

 

and hungry gulls with a deafening sound,

dive bombed the party, and came to ground.

 

and canadian geese picked up the scraps,

along with ducks – such cheeky chaps.

 

and pigeons too, from far and wide,

gathered by the waterside.

 

and all too soon, the food was gone,

and the late – comers, just looked on.

 

‘that’s it kids, no more today’,

I say, with sadness, turning away.

 

‘next time, I promise to bring more’,

with deep sincerity, I implore.

 

as buttercups in the meadow view,

us coming back, with hands held true.

 

and honey bees who saw us coming,

no longer there – no sound of humming.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury

 

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