Digest Number 163/Festive 50s

[CandySkinn@...]

I'm new to this list, so hello everyone...

My predictions for the Top 10 next week are:
Anarchy in the UK, Love Will tear Us Apart, Atmosphere, Blue Monday, Teenage 
Kicks, Smells Like Teen Spirit, White Man in Hammersmith Palais, Eat yself 
Fitter, Song 2 and There is a Light that Never Goes Out...

If I'm even 70-80% correct, I think that supports JP's assertion that the 
chart is immensely conservative and predictable. Some time ago, back in the 
mid 80s when the F50 really was dull, it was suggested - reasonably seriously 
I think - that the Top 50 simply be read out while Nos 51-100 actually got 
played. It would certainly be interesting to know what the next batch of 
tracks in this chart were as, for me, Nos 50-41 (Nick Drake, Velvet 
Underground, Culture etc) were the most interesting. And how about giving a 
selection of those that didn't quite make it a spin?

Did anyone else vote for 'Good to Be the King' by the Janitors? I thought not.

BTW I don't think giving people 10 votes instead of 3 would make any 
difference - there are people (you know who you are) who would simply use it 
as an opportunity to vote for all 10 tracks off Unknown Pleasures instead of 
their favourite 3

Cheers
Candy