h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Sorry, you didn't score with those.

I'm worried that if you don't get the Elvis one soon, you may not get it at all.

The remaining 1950s singer is half Syrian, half Lebanese, once Canadian but now American.

Completely wild guess - could that be Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam? Too bad I don't even know his hits...

I can't think of anyone who fits that description either, but it did remind me of Esther and Abi Ofarim. Maybe one of their songs is in this list?

However, I won't speculate on that, but I shall go for five Elvises just to make sure



Jailhouse Rock
Blue Suede Shoes
Wooden heart
All shook up
In the Ghetto

Oh - hang on, Bluebottle's already tried two of those.

Here we go again:


elvis elvis elvis elvis elvis

Blue Suede Shoes
Wooden heart
In the Ghetto
Tutti frutti
Are you lonesome tonight?

Not Cat Stevens, sorry

And you'll kick yourself over Elvis. It isn't those (he's had so many hits), but I dropped rather a sneaky clue earlier.

And I suggest you don't speculate on Esther and Abi Ofarim.

I won't. All I had was Eric Idle. I'm spent.

Could the lebanese/Syrian/Canadian/American be Paul Anka?

Cheesiest Elvis I can think of: Peace in the Valley

It certainly is Paul Anka Do you know his big hit of the 1950s?

If you hum it Icy, I am sure we'll all join in

Diana?

Why Must I Be A Teenager In Love?

You score for:

45. Paul Anka - Diana (1.240m)

OK, time for some bigger clues.

The four unclaimed songs in the top ten include two songs by a German/Caribbean disco band; a duet from a 1970s rock-and-roll revival movie; and a 1950s ballad revived in the 1990s by a couple of actors. This song was also revived in the 2000s by a guy from a talent show - this features further down in the list - but its most enduring version was recorded in the 1960s (yet this isn't on the list, surprisingly).

You're the one that I want!



that's the title

newton john and travolta

I'm the one that nobody wants

6. Travolta/Newton John - You're the one that I want (1.975m)

Robson and Jerome- Unchained Melody
Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
It's now or Never - Elvis
Killing me Softly - The Fugees
Rivers of Babylon - Boney M

Wow!

5. Boney M - Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring (1.985m)
9. Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody (1.844m)
21. Travolta/Newton John - Summer Nights (1.520m)
22. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (1.510m)
41. The Fugees - Killing Me Softly (1.270m)

Ah sorry, I misread one of your answers. You got Elvis, not Travolta/Newton John:

44. Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never (1.246m)

Aqua - Barbie Girl
B52s - Love Shack
Have we had Bryan Adams and that song that made me hate him? Everything I Do?
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
Englebert Humperdink - Please Release Me

Page Turner - the list so far:

1. Elton John - Candle in the Wind (4.865m)
2. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (3.575m)
3. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (2.176m)
4. Wings - Mull of Kintyre (2.050m)
5. Boney M - Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring (1.985m)
6. John Travolta/Olivia Newton John - You're the one that I want (1.975m)
7. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1.91m)
8. The Beatles - She Loves You (1.89m
9. Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody (1.844m)
12. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (1.785m)
14. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand (1.75m)
18. Bryan Adams - Everything I Do I Do It For You (1.545m)
21. John Travolta/Olivia Newton John - Summer Nights (1.520m)
22. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (1.510m)
24. Wham - Last Christmas (1.485m)
30. The Seekers - The Carnival is Over (1.4m)
31. Bill Haley - Rock Around the Clock (1.392m)
33. Village People - YMCA (1.38m)
35. Englebert Humperdinck - Release Me (1.365m)
36. Whitney Houston - I will Always Love You (1.361m)
37. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (1.347m)
40. Spice Girls - Wannabe (1.276m)
41. The Fugees - Killing Me Softly (1.270m)
44. Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never (1.246m)
45. Paul Anka - Diana (1.240m)
47. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (1.205m)
51. Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child (1.175m)
53. Tony Christie - Amarillo (1.16m)
58. Band Aid 20 - Do They Know it's Christmas? (1.138m)
60. Acker Bilk - Stranger on the Shore (1.130m)
62. The Teletubbies - Teletubbies say 'Eh oh' (1.108m)
63. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
67. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of my Head (1.087)
73. Cliff Richard & The Shadows / The Young Ones (1.052m)
74. Michael Jackson - Earth Song (1.040m)
76. Oasis - Wonderwall (1.015m)
81. Bing Crosby - White Christmas (1.005m)

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You got one of those obscure Scandinavians:

15. Aqua - Barbie Girl (1.723m)
26. Human League - Don't You Want Me (1.43m)



Some clues for the unclaimed songs 11-20 on this list:

A talent show winner with a song released in 2002;
A visually-impaired soul singer;
A song with notably auto-tuned vocals;
A BBC corporate promotion;
A Liverpudlian entertainer;
and another from the Fab Four

Icy