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

I'm afraid you drew a blank with those, Beatrice.

You might score for one other Eurovision song, though...

Today's 5 guesses:

The Stevie Wonder sample was a big clue - Coolio with Gangsta's Paradise.

Eurovision songs?
Katrina with Love Shine A Light - I think at the time its winning margin was the highest ever.

Going back in time, I remember my ballet teacher telling me she'd bought Brotherhood of Man Save Your Kisses For Me, having been charmed by its final line "even though you're only 3". So if a 70 year old woman purchased it I'm guessing it was widely sold!

Boybands:

Boyzone - No Matter What
Westlife - You Raise Me Up.

Page turner - here's what we have 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)
10. Boney M Marys Boy Child
12. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (1.785m)
13. Stevie Wonder I Just Called
14. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand (1.75m)
15. Aqua Barbie Girl
16. Cher Believe
17. Various artists Perfect Day
18. Bryan Adams - Everything I Do I Do It For You (1.545m)
19. Ken Dodd Tears
20. The Beatles Can’t Buy Me Love
21. John Travolta/Olivia Newton John - Summer Nights (1.520m)
22. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (1.510m)
23. John Lennon Imagine
24. Wham - Last Christmas (1.485m)
25. Britney Hit Me Baby One More Time
26. Human League Don’t You Want Me
27. Puff daddy I’ll be missing You
29. Culture Club Karma Chameleon
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)
38 Gareth Gates Unchained Melody
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)
46. Celine Think Twice
47. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (1.205m)
48 Dexys Come On Eileen
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)
61 Run DMC It’s Like That
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

Here are some based on no clues:

Beastie Boys - Interplanetary
Cantaloupe (Flip Fantasia) by ???

And here are some based on clues:

Another song by the man born as Arnold Dorsey;
Engelbert Humperdinck ... Oh, no, hang on, wasn't his name Jerry Dorsey?
A US singer with a song from an animated movie; Bare Necessities by ???
A guy whose records the BBC now avoid playing, due to his subsequent predilections; Rolf Harris - Tie me Kangaroo down, Sport
Eurovision: Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String

I've googled the Humperdinck. (How could I forget? But thank bob I did )

So I won't proffer it as a guess.

You score for:

43. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (1.253m)
70. Boyzone - No Matter What (1.075m)
79. Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (1.007m)



Clues for unclaimed songs 61-70:

A yodeller;
Another song from two UK actors, already featured in the list;
A Scandinavian woman with a Euro-dance hit;
Another hit from a 1990s UK girl band, already featured on the list;
A group that won a UK talent show;

Not Robson & Jerome - I Believe ?

The Beatles - We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper

Another Girl Group - must be Spice Girls with, I'm guessing, 2 Become 1.

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3 out of 3

You score for:

32. The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (1.387m)
65. Robson & Jerome - I Believe (1.09m)
68. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (1.083m)

Final set of clues, for unclaimed songs 71-82:

X-Factor winner from Liverpool;
Christmas party song;
Italian Eurodance hit;
Children's TV theme;
Neighbours actress (but not Kylie);
UK TV theme - crime drama;
and a band who changed their name after the death of their vocalist.

Children's TV theme - Not Bob the Builder with Bob the Builder?

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Although thinking back, was the song title 'Can We Fix It?' by Bob the Builder?

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Can't start to guess any of those. Very UK centric. Except perhaps the last one, but even there I'm stumped...

Yes, we're at the tail end of it now. I'll give the solution and announce winners after a judicious period of time with no further guesses.

Neighbours actress (but not Kylie);
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn ?

a band who changed their name after the death of their vocalist.
The only one I can think of is Joy Division > New Order
The only song I can think of by them would be "Love will tear us apart"

Neither of them UK-centric and both of them I could have guessed. Well done BB!

OK given I'm on a roll
Was the TV detective series set in Amsterdam?

I need the song title, BB.

And the earlier one's not 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'...

Today's Five from the Bea-Hive....

I think the Beeb persona non grata must be Gary Glitter. I can name a few songs, not sure which was the biggest seller but I'll try "Do You Wanna Be In My Gang (Come on come on)"

From the same era I'll go for Marc Bolan and T Rex and Get it On.

Was the yodeller Frank Ifield -I Remember You.

TV show winners - Hear'Say Pure and Simple

INXS Need You Tonight

Which BB are you asking?
My last guess yesterday was Bob The Builder - 'Can We Fix It?'

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