Good morning all. Just the Weddoes for me in this group (outstanding song) but of course you can choose two. 👍 #Singles1988 ROUND 1 - GROUP 17 Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak Fugazi - Waiting Room Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True The Wedding Present - Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?

*RESULT* Good Life (25) Real Gone Kid (19) ___________________ Spy In The House Of Love (18)

*RESULT" Kylie knocked out in the first round as the Sisters Of Mercy dominated with Dominion (23) with Need You Tonight second (21).

Late-night cheeseburgers. 😋

All on AN that. Bad bad night, only positive being hardly any damage to position. Neghli isn't a wide man, best in the 10 so why play him there when Emakhu would be better. Why wait until 4-0 down to make changes. Lots of angry fans but they're not seeing there's little damage apart from the result.

Today's cheap meal idea. Items from Lidl. Chilli beef noodles with salmon and tomato. 2 pkts beef noodles Tin pink salmon Tomatoes (stock) Added herbs and chilli sauce. Total cost under £4.

When routine bites hard, there will always be this.

Well you tried it just for once, found it alright for kicks. But now you've found out that it's a habit that sticks. Released on this day in 1977, the teeny tossers anthem.

Good morning. 😅

Xhaka practically saving my season, was almost at the point of calling it a day. In the end, clung on to 7th place, fended off @brucegeob.bsky.social and gained a little on @fatpie1664.bsky.social too. Meanwhile @weggster.bsky.social continues to push towards the top of #BlueskyPremier League.

Good morning Blueskyers 🦋 Good Life only for me from this quartet - oh go on then, Real Gone Kid as well. 😄 #Singles1988 ROUND 1 - GROUP 16 Bros - I Owe You Nothing Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid Inner City - Good Life Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love

*RESULT* Well as expected, the Furs and A-ha had somewhat of a bye into round two. A few niggles about Morris Minor 🤣 but then in today's group, listening to Jack 'n' Chill I'm left thinking that it's fairly unlistenable now.

Today on #Singles1988 it's ROUND 1, GROUP 15 and your choices are two from INXS, Kylie Minogue, Jack 'N' Chill and the Sisters Of Mercy. INXS - Need You Tonight Jack 'N' Chill - The Jack That House Built Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky Sisters Of Mercy - Dominion

Good morning.

I'd long gone to bed and could hear a TV. Someone's got that on loud tonight. Realised it was nearer than I thought. Went in the lounge and the cat was there watching American Football if you please. She'd climbed up on the sofa and activated the Sky Q. I mean really, MOTD I could understand!

I wondered if that Woltermade bloke was even playing, never saw him touch the ball first half. Now him and Gordon have been subbed off 😅 #BlueskyPremier League.

*RESULT" Reading down the replies your overall stance was that Neneh should win the group and that Bomb The Bass should come second. I wasn't surprised that Im Nin Alu flopped. As brilliant as it was at the time, perhaps it hasn't aged as well.

Just one of the perfect pop ballads. Still sends shivers through me. Always tearful. Two verses, two choruses and then at 03:54 such a powerful refrain.

Some group today 🤔🤭🤐 I'm voting for A-ha and the Furs. Will you be following suit? #Singles1988 GROUP 14 A-ha - Stay On These Roads Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Morris Minor & The Majors Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime) Psychedelic Furs - All That Money Wants

The wife watched a documentary about a tribe in Africa where the men had 18 inch long penises. They tied weights to their penises to make them bigger. She said I should try it, so I did. After a couple of weeks she asked if it was working. " Partly" I said. "It's turned black."

Saturday. Cooked breakfast with tea and toast and pink grapefruit juice.

Cheap prices for those who may be hard up. 🤣

*RESULT* Brilliant voting, well done everyone 🙌🙌🙌 here's what the internet made of it all. 19 Children Break 16 What For 14 You Make Me Feel 14 Should The Bible Be Banned So Pale Saints and James go through.

Back to poptality this morning with Fleetwood Mac, Neneh Cherry, Ofra Haza and Bomb The Bass. I'm siding with Im Nin Alu and Buffalo Stance, how about you? 🤔 #Singles1988 GROUP 13 Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance Ofra Haza - Im Nin' Alu

Good morning.

*RESULT* A very close finish with Slack Time (15 votes) the outright winner and both Teenage and Are You Happy Now progressing by tying with a dozen votes each.

From today this tourno is being shared on X where James have a slight advantage already. But they can only vote for one song in the poll whereas you have two choices. So who takes your fancy from these today? I'm siding with McCarthy and Pale Saints. Read on for details... ⬇️

With embedded YouTube videos now working again over on X aka Twitter this tournament will join hands there from tomorrow where results can be recorded in a poll and added to the feedback here.

Tonight's curry dish is this tasty, tangy, meat and roast potato Madras made with mushroom and tomato. There's enough 🌶️ heat alright and best of all, there's enough for seconds!

*RESULT* Sonic Youth's Teen Age Riot set a new record, pulling 37 votes. Second place was taken by Mary's Prayer (Danny Wilson). This meant an exit for Rick Astley but fear not pop pickers, Kylie is on her way soon.

Can anyone remember the first poem they heard or were read to? I just tracked this down. It was my first and to make this fun, maybe someone may know or could guess who penned it.

Good morning.

Many of us will use a notepad to save text. Last night I prepared a lot of data for today's and tomorrow's #Singles1988 groups including covers. The device has not been switched off. This morning all the data has gone. How is that even possible? The images are there. 🧐 That's why it's late today. 😡

@deborann.bsky.social Bedtime comfort. 💕

Tonight's curry dish is the classic chicken Tikka Masala and the pilau rice features onion and cranberries.

*RESULT* Today's group is certainly heading for an Astley / Wilson slam dunk but group 9 was a little closer, with 15 votes the Timelords ran out third with unsurprisingly Tracy Chapman (22) and the Stone Roses (28) moving into the next round.

For the first time I can only pick one song from a group and it's not Rick Astley! Can you manage two? 🤔 🧐 #Singles1988 GROUP 10 Rick Astley - Together Forever Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer

Pork Jalfrezi made with chopped onion, tomato and mushroom on Peshwari Pilau rice. @marksmusic1977.bsky.social @deborann.bsky.social

All very sad and expected but a fine innings all the same. I'm saying a NATIONAL TREASURE. And I enjoyed listening to her in radio plays as well as watching her peck at Basil in the classic sitcom Fawlty Towers. Well played, Sybil. 🙌🫱🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Consoling myself with memories. Look at that lot. In the 90s I was SuperMarioKart and SuperMarioWorld obsessed but moved on to PlayStation for football and golf. If any, what were you raised on? 🤔

I once had a dream that I belonged too. In today's #Singles1988 it's GROUP 9 and I'll go with Tracy and the Two Men, what say you? The Stone Roses - Elephant Stone The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis Tracy Chapman - Fast Car Two Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around

*RESULT* Despite some more than welcome support for the 14 Iced Bears, it was practically a slam dunk for both House Of Love and Billy Bragg who sail into round two.

What on EARTH???

Point being of course just how scandalous the price is. Quality fare though. Meanwhile in Tesco on a three for two deal were these delicious mini pies, chicken and bacon, steak and ale, perfect for snacking at this hour.

Sartre was right. Hell IS other people.

Ham and cheddar toastie and mango ice crush at Tesco, £8.50.

Hello hooray! The Jam released The Eton Rifles single on 26 October 1979. It became their first top ten hit in the UK, peaking at number three. I'd have posted this yesterday but I forgot.

Good morning.

A more indie-flavoured group this morning. I'm standing for William bloke and the Bears, how about you? #Singles1988 GROUP 8 14 Iced Bears - Come Get Me Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards Front 242 - Headhunter The House of Love - Destroy The Heart