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#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 28 (10 points) S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin' [UK, 2001] Always liked it and happily sang along, but it took the Beautiful South cover version to make me appreciate it as a *really* good song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm26...

#ShareAnAlbumCover #MusicChallenge #MusicSky 3 futuristic design Neil Young - Trans

#ShareAnAlbumCover #MusicChallenge #MusicSky catching up.. 1 artist on the cover & 2 black & white Laurie Anderson - Big Science

After 12 hours of googling, crowd asking and waiting, it seems it was an original thought! So I’ve put it on redbubble. The Two Ronnies meet Schuster’s impossible trident www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1819...

Spent years building up a big following on Twitter, essential for publicising my aviation blog, which I live from. Desperate to leave it & publicise on nicer platforms, but I have too few follows. If you want to help me escape, do give this a share. Much obliged. My blog here: hushkit.substack.com

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 27 (10 points) Slight change of mood now... Kate Bush - King of the Mountain [UK, 2005, JC fail] Written in the mid-90s, sounds like it could've been on The Dreaming in the early 80s, comically awful video. Doesn't matter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8xk...

Ben Cullen, a leading figure of the "Raise the Colours" campaign, will stand trial for three separate charges regarding a total of 78 indecent images of children. I have only seen this covered in local newspapers, so far. Grim as it is, it needs wider coverage www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2624087...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 26 (10 points) Nas ft. Jadakiss & Ludacris - Made You Look (Remix) [US, 2002] Posting the remix for the great extra guest content, assuming points will be merged. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3IO...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM5 (5 pts) The White Stripes - My Doorbell [US, 2005] When you gonna pick it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlcMRq3gb1s

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM4 (5 pts) Groove Armada, Mutya Buena - Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control) [UK, 2007] It's a sure-fire way to make your day www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY5N...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM3 (5 pts) Tracey Thorn - It's All True [UK, 2007, JC fail] Grand Canyon is my fave from the album, but the single release remix killed it (not in a good way). This is still a great tune, boppy enough, & it's got at least 1 vote. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXfD0tnBzfg

There's a hydrogen atom knocking around in my brain that's done a few turns around, and possibly in, the sun.

Doctor Trivago

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM2 (5 pts) Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' [US, 2006] In this weather, no I absolutely do not. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM1 (5 pts) St Vincent - Actor Out Of Work [US, 2009] The last song to drop out of my 50, in favour of her old band The Polyphonic Spree. There's still a hint of their sound here, I reckon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZW9...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 25 (unranked, 10 points) As we reach halftime without even a hydration break... Richard Hawley - The Ocean [UK, 2005, NK fail] Was going with 'Tonight The Streets..', but prior votes and soaring temperatures make The Ocean somehow more appealing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzYg...

Over 40 economists write to leader of Unite the Union, rejecting her claim that Ed Miliband would destroy jobs if he becomes next UK chancellor "The net zero economy generates output worth over £100bn and employs over a million workers....these numbers will grow” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 24 (unranked, 10 points) Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight) [FRA, 2000] Soupe pour une personne, s'il vous plaît. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMfx...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 23 (unranked 10 pts.) *deep breath* (thanks Ed) Bratz - So Good [US et al., 2005] 50 greatest, 50 faves, 50 Most Important? Or 50 best memories? My daughter still swears this was the best girl group of the 00s. Rubbish. But I know all the words. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGa8...

The 'ten years' bit is a clue.

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 22 (unranked, 10 points) Junior Senior - Move Your Feet [DEN, 2002, NK fail] A lightweight & repetitive effort that doesn't have much going for it, other than being utterly, joyously irresistible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPlQ...

It is absolutely true that Dems need to win swing voters to win elections. The misdiagnosis is that swing voters are “moderates.” They are not. They have almost entirely incoherent politics. You don’t win them from the middle. You appeal to your base with conviction and hope swings like the vibes.

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 21 (unranked, 10 points) Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own [UK, 2007] Sometimes it's hard to separate music from mythmaking, so it's extra hard to pick one song above another. This is my current favourite, probably because it's summer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojdb...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 20 (unranked, 10 points) Eels - Souljacker Part I [US, 2001, NK fail] Maybe the loudest song on my list, from one of the most consistently subtle & thoughtful artists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNEV...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 19 (unranked, 10 points) Lily Allen - The Fear [UK, 2008] Sometimes you can still tell what's right and what's real. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-wG...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 18 (unranked, 10 points) Tori Alamaze - Don't Cha [US, 2004] The best version, don't cha think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySE3...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 17 (unranked, 10 points) An actual JC fail for someone I always seem to find room for in these lists, and for this cautionary tale. Don't shoplift, and if you see it happening, no you didn't. Ben Watt ft. Estelle- Pop a Cap in Yo' Ass [UK, 2005] www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e_m...

Brianna ghey has become the face of a social media ban for young people Despite the fact that her killers knew her in real life, at school, and she was socialising with them outside when they killed her And the reason they killed her was the traditional print media moral panic Truly sickening

The social media ban is like a hydra of Wrong, it's hard to even know which head to try to hack off first. It won't work AND it'll harm vulnerable teens AND it's state surveillance AND it's a distraction from fixing actual harms caused by big tech AND oh god it's just monumentally stupid

#THN0UGHTIE5 Day 16 (unranked, 10 points) Portishead - The Rip [UK, 2008] Hometown pick: Their best song, & if it's not their best record, it's just about perfect on its own terms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBOa...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 15 (unranked, 10 points) Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz ft, Ying Yang Twins - Get Low [US, 2003] I think this is about the boyz working on their limbo skillz. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN43...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 14 (unranked, 10 points) Adele - Chasing Pavements [UK, 2008] I wonder if I'm the only person who thinks that, despite the *great* songs that followed, she's still yet to fulfil the potential suggested here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Dj...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 13 (unranked, 10 points) Back to the singletons, then. I don't have many left, hopefully. MC Solaar - Hijo de Africa [FRA, 2003] Des couleurs et des sons qui sont plus beaux que dans les vidéos -- but this is the best I can do: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgIT...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 12 (unranked, 10 points) Have to do it at some point so why not now. Britney Spears - Toxic [US, single release 2004] www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOZu...

Perhaps we can drown out the far right's "two-tier policing" rhetoric by accusing them of having a "two tier outrage" problem? Ask why they called for country wide protests over the Belfast attack but not the near identical one in Somerset by the white, neo-nazi girl?

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 11 (unranked, 10 points ) Guillemots - Annie Let’s Not Wait [UK, single release 2007] Can’t objectively defend the vote split, but this has some big personal memories attached and I couldn’t omit it. (It’s also a terrific song, worth its place.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YErH...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 10 (unranked, 10 points) Paul Oakenfold ft. Shifty Shellshock / Crazy Town - Starry Eyed Surprise [UK/US, 2002, NK fail] Surely I can’t be the only Victim of Fun? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7odM...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 pick 9 (unranked 10 points) An odd one, this, for me: when the mood's right it's an unbeatable singalong belter. Sometimes it's annoying AF. Last minute entry when I saw it had a vote. The Polyphonic Spree - Two Thousand Places [US, 2004] www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNdm...

The BBC 10 o’clock news says the right wing idea of ethnic minorities being given preferential treatment in criminal justice is likely to become a “growing fault line in our politics” WITHOUT POINTING OUT THAT IT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. What’s the point of the news if it doesn’t correct disinformation?

#THEN0UGHTIE5 pick 8 (10 points) unranked Taking it further than the dancefloor. Dance Wiv Me - Dizzie Rascal, ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome [UK, 2008] www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuQo...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 7 (unranked, *BONUS* 11 points ) Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys [US, 2009] The positive culmination of the decade: great sample, great hook, great rapping, great vocal. Not cynical enough for you? Well it even made a great meme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk60...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 day 6 (unranked 10 points) Rhythm & Sound with Cornel Campbell - King In My Empire [GER/JAM, 2001] When you really need some C21 ambient dub, you can always rely on the Germans. (sorry to whoever picked Queen In My Empire, I do prefer this) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQlv...

Dear BBC journalists, you really do not have to 'debate' every far-right talking point that pops up on your X feed. It is not "deeply contentious" to suggest non-white people can't be English. It's racist. The word you're looking for is racist

#THEN0UGHTIE5 day 5 (unranked 10 points) Another from the very start of the decade, but I mean, how could you possibly... Forgot About Dre - Dr Dre ft. Eminem [US, 2000] www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFcv...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 day 4 (unranked 10 points) in retrospect, this feels like the moment the 90s crossed into the new century Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around [AUS, 2000, JC fail] (surprised not to see it on the advance lists, had to double-check release date) www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1DW...

#THEN0UGHTIE5 pick 3 (10 points) unranked ..also Joan Wasser related, although I don't think she appears on this extraordinary track: Antony and The Johnsons* - Hope There's Someone [US, 2005] (* is how the host has already listed the artist on the pick list) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyMG...