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Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000

1. (1) Gabrielle Rise
2. (NE) Sash! Adelante
3. (NE) Fierce Sweet Love 2K
4. (2) Britney Spears Born To Make You Happy
5. (3) R.E.M. The Great Beyond
6. (NE) The Tamperer Hammer To The Heart ft Maya
7. (4) Andreas Johnson Glorious
8. (5) Donell Jones U Know What's Up
9. (NE) Death In Vegas Aisha
10. (9) DJ Luck And MC Neat A Little Bit Of Luck
11. (6) Lyte Funkie Ones Girl On TV
12. (NE) Q-Tip Breathe And Stop
13. (8) Daphne And Celeste Ooh Stick You!
14. (NE) Sisqo Got To Get It
15. (10) Nu Generation In Your Arms (Rescue Me)
16. (7) Scanty Sandwich Because Of You
17. (11) Artful Dodger Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta ft Craig David
18. (NE) Armin Communication
19. (12) Hi-Gate Pitchin' (In Every Direction)
20. (14) Len Steal My Sunshine
21. (13) Des Mitchell (Welcome) To The Dance
22. (21) Sting Desert Rose ft Cheb Mami
23. (19) Alice Deejay Back In My Life
24. (NE) Korn Falling Away From Me
25. (15) Mint Royale Don't Falter ft Lauren Laverne
26. (16) The Notorious BIG Notorious BIG ft Puff Daddy
27. (NE) Tina Turner Whatever You Need
28. (23) Westlife I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun
29. (26) Vengaboys Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine)
30. (32) William Orbit Barber's Adagio For Strings
31. (NE) Tomski Love Will Come ft Jan Johnston
32. (NE) Byron Stingily That's The Way Love Is
33. (NE) Red Hot Chili Peppers Otherside
34. (17) Aurora Hear You Calling {2000 reissue}
35. (29) S Club 7 Two In A Million/You're My Number One
36. (18) The Space Brothers Shine 2000
37. (33) R Kelly If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time
38. (32) Steps Say You'll Be Mine/Better The Devil You Know
39. (20) Manic Street Preachers The Masses Against The Classes
40. (24) Lovestation Teardrops {2000 remixes}
41. (NE) Brit Pack Set Me Free
42. (38) Macy Gray I Try
43. (30) Scooch More Than I Needed To Know
44. (27) Eurythmics 17 Again
45. (25) Adam Rickitt Best Thing
46. (NE) Giorgio Moroder The Chase {2000 remix}
47. (NE) Raissa How Long Do I Get
48. (35) Bob Marley Vs Funkstar De Luxe Rainbow Country
49. (34) Point Break Stand Tough
50. (31) Starfighter Apache
51. (64) Martine McCutcheon Talking In Your Sleep/Love Me
52. (39) Progress Presents The Boy Wunda Everybody
53. (55) Robbie Williams She's The One/It's Only Us
54. (41) Five Keep On Movin'
55. (NE) Tilt Dark Science EP
[36; Seduction Of Orpheus]
56. (57) Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer
57. (36) Fred And Roxy Something For The Weekend
58. (46) The Wamdue Project King Of My Castle
59. (28) David Bowie Survive
60. (49) Boyzone Every Day I Love You
61. (60) Geri Halliwell Lift Me Up
62. (52) John Lennon Imagine {1999 reissue}
63. (45) Celine Dion That's The Way It Is
64. (NE) Imajin Flava
65. (54) Whitney Houston I Learned From The Best
66. (37) Utah Saints Love Song
67. (NE) Ambassador One Of Those Days
68. (61) Christina Aguilera Genie In A Bottle
69. (72) Various Artists It's Only Rock 'N' Roll
70. (67) Melanie C Northern Star
71. (43) Justin Let It Be Me
72. (68) Eiffel 65 Blue (Da Ba Dee)
73. (40) Sundance Won't Let This Feeling Go
74. (50) TLC Dear Lie
75. (73) B*Witched I Shall Be There ft Ladysmith Black Mambazo
76. (80) Madison Avenue Don't Call Me Baby
77. (66) Cuban Boys Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia
78. (48) Eric Benet Why You Follow Me?
79. (NE) Blu Peter Substance
80. (75) Mario Piu Communication (Somebody Answer The Phone)
81. (78) Shania Twain Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
82. (74) The Corrs Radio
83. (44) Delerium Heaven's Earth
84. (NE) Durango-95 Drum Decay/Eyes Wide Shut
85. (81) Christina Aguilera What A Girl Wants
86. (77) Jennifer Lopez Waiting For Tonight
87. (RE) Travis Turn
88. (56) Martha Wash It's Raining Men
89. (NE) Various Artists Hardbeat EP 11
[BK & Nick Sentience - Noise; BK - You Bitch; Gigi D'Agostino - Coca &
Havana]
90. (83) Charlotte Church Just Wave Hello
91. (62) Live The Dolphin's Cry
92. (NE) Yo La Tengo Saturday
93. (NE) Boss Hogg Whiteout
94. (NE) Kelis Caught Out There
95. (NE) Van Morrison/Lonnie Donegan/Chris Barber I Wanna Go Home
96. (NE) Tilt Angry Skies
97. (70) Clint Boon Experience The Biggest Horizon
98. (84) Binary Finary 2000
99. (NE) Ritmo G13
100. (86) Rank 1 Airwave

Chris

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> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>

> 4. (2) Britney Spears Born To Make You Happy

> 53. (55) Robbie Williams She's The One/It's Only Us

> 56. (57) Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer

> 58. (46) The Wamdue Project King Of My Castle

> 61. (60) Geri Halliwell Lift Me Up
> 62. (52) John Lennon Imagine {1999 reissue}

> 68. (61) Christina Aguilera Genie In A Bottle

> 72. (68) Eiffel 65 Blue (Da Ba Dee)

> 76. (80) Madison Avenue Don't Call Me Baby

> 81. (78) Shania Twain Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

> 85. (81) Christina Aguilera What A Girl Wants
> 86. (77) Jennifer Lopez Waiting For Tonight

> 90. (83) Charlotte Church Just Wave Hello

> 94. (NE) Kelis Caught Out There

How strange - almost all the songs I know are from the bottom half of
this chart! :P

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> Rush job though because I have to get to work.
>
> Somebody in this chart has just died.
>
>
> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000

Home now, so here are the playlists from YouTube (108 tracks)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNrfOTHdfldD_Rle6E0u5Ncs

Spotify (96 tracks)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GQDsmp5oRXNSigpEjvFU2

Might as well point out that Kelis has been topical recently as a
participant on The Masked Singer. And Mint Royale has/have just released
a comeback single.

Chris

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On 12/02/2020 07:29, Vidcapper wrote:
> On 12/02/2020 07:20, Chris Brown wrote:
>>
>> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>>
>
>> 4. (2) Britney Spears Born To Make You Happy
>
>> 53. (55) Robbie Williams She's The One/It's Only Us

One side more famous than the other.

>> 56. (57) Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer
>
>> 58. (46) The Wamdue Project King Of My Castle

Free in my trestle?

>> 61. (60) Geri Halliwell Lift Me Up

I remember the video better than the song.

>> 62. (52) John Lennon Imagine {1999 reissue}

Inevitable.

>> 68. (61) Christina Aguilera Genie In A Bottle

Already lapping her newer single.

>> 86. (77) Jennifer Lopez Waiting For Tonight
>

Her best single, in my unsolicited opinion.

>
>> 94. (NE) Kelis Caught Out There
>
> How strange - almost all the songs I know are from the bottom half of
> this chart! :P

Possibly because most of them would have been released in the run up to
Christmas 1999, whereas the songs higher up will be newer?
Obviously Kelis is an exception to that, I presume she was charting on
import sales at this point.

Here's the list I made of songs which are covers or have been
prominently covered. Interestingly two of them are people covering songs
they sang as members of bands.

3. (NE) Fierce Sweet Love 2K

15. (10) Nu Generation In Your Arms (Rescue Me)

28. (23) Westlife I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun

30. (32) William Orbit Barber's Adagio For Strings

32. (NE) Byron Stingily That's The Way Love Is

38. (32) Steps /Better The Devil You Know

40. (24) Lovestation Teardrops {2000 remixes}

51. (64) Martine McCutcheon Talking In Your Sleep/Love Me

53. (55) Robbie Williams She's The One/

56. (57) Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer

62. (52) John Lennon Imagine {1999 reissue}

69. (72) Various Artists It's Only Rock 'N' Roll

71. (43) Justin Let It Be Me

77. (66) Cuban Boys Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia

88. (56) Martha Wash It's Raining Men

95. (NE) Van Morrison/Lonnie Donegan/Chris Barber I Wanna Go Home

77 is better known as The Hampsterdance Song {sic}
95 is better known as Sloop John B.

A few songs with easily recognisable sampled elements too:
1. (1) Gabrielle Rise

16. (7) Scanty Sandwich Because Of You

26. (16) The Notorious BIG Notorious BIG ft Puff Daddy

52. (39) Progress Presents The Boy Wunda Everybody

plus Mario Piu sampling a phone.

Chris

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> Rush job though because I have to get to work.
>
> Somebody in this chart has just died.
>
>
> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>
> 1. (1) Gabrielle Rise

I think the original of this is out there somewhere, uses the backing from
'Fast Car'.

> 13. (8) Daphne And Celeste Ooh Stick You!

More catching than flu, although slightly less unpleasant.

> 25. (15) Mint Royale Don't Falter ft Lauren Laverne

Superb video. Not a bad song all round really. Although Lauren is quite
limited vocally; probably a better radio host than singer.

Didn't recall this until the sports editor of the local radio station was on
their version of Desert Island Discs (ironically... although it's called
Tuesday Guest for licensing reasons, they get 6 records and no book/luxury)

This was one of his picks - it reminded him of his feelings for his wife,
who is significantly older and had a child from her first marriage.

> 56. (57) Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer

Also works if you sing it to the Match of the Day theme tune, pretty much

> 88. (56) Martha Wash It's Raining Men

Was this tied into the Bridget Jones film?

> 94. (NE) Kelis Caught Out There

One of my 'bad day at work' playlist. Although very little beats Smashing
Pumpkins, 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings' very loud. Although Suede, 'Animal
Nitrate' comes close.

James

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On 12/02/2020 07:20, Chris Brown wrote:

> Rush job though because I have to get to work.
>
> Somebody in this chart has just died.
>
>
> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>
> 1. (1) Gabrielle Rise

Decent song though far too overplayed on radio at the time.

> 2. (NE) Sash! Adelante

Decent enough but he (they?) have done better.

> 3. (NE) Fierce Sweet Love 2K

I think this is a cover of the Anita Baker song from 1986. If so I
prefer Anita's original.

> 4. (2) Britney Spears Born To Make You Happy

I quite liked this one.

> 5. (3) R.E.M. The Great Beyond

And loved this one. One of the better latter day REM songs.

> 6. (NE) The Tamperer Hammer To The Heart ft Maya

I'd forgotten they were still around as late as this. Their third and
last hit, and all went top 6.

> 7. (4) Andreas Johnson Glorious

This track is indeed glorious. Possibly my favourite song in this chart.

> 8. (5) Donell Jones U Know What's Up

This could almost be a track from the early 80s. Maybe it samples
something from back then?

> 9. (NE) Death In Vegas Aisha

Largely forgotten track. Quite liked it if it's the one I'm thinking of.

> 10. (9) DJ Luck And MC Neat A Little Bit Of Luck

For this time period this had quite a long chart run and was only one of
a handful of records to climb to its peak around this time.

> 11. (6) Lyte Funkie Ones Girl On TV

Recall the group but not the track.

> 12. (NE) Q-Tip Breathe And Stop

Ditto this artist.

> 13. (8) Daphne And Celeste Ooh Stick You!

Silly song but good fun. Didn't they perform at Glastonbury later in the
year (and have plastic bottles thrown at them)?

> 14. (NE) Sisqo Got To Get It

The only one I recall by him is 'Thong Song' from later in 2000.

> 15. (10) Nu Generation In Your Arms (Rescue Me)

I assume this is a cover, or sample of the old Fontella Bass song from 1965?

> 16. (7) Scanty Sandwich Because Of You

Strange song that appeared from nowhere (to me) to be a big hit.

> 17. (11) Artful Dodger Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta ft
> Craig David

Craig David's first hit. I sort of liked this one.

> 18. (NE) Armin Communication

Nope, don't recall.

> 19. (12) Hi-Gate Pitchin' (In Every Direction)

I think I sort of liked this one.

> 20. (14) Len Steal My Sunshine

And I definitely liked this one. Good sample of the music from 'More,
More, More' by Andrea True Connection, from 1976.

> 25. (15) Mint Royale Don't Falter ft Lauren Laverne

I see he's back on Twitter after taking down his account last year. And
he's back to making music.

> 69. (72) Various Artists It's Only Rock 'N' Roll

A charity release that was expected to do well but which was quite a flop.

> 70. (67) Melanie C Northern Star

Great song I've not heard for years. By far the best Spice Girls song,
either as a band or solo.

>
> Chris

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On 15/02/2020 19:30, Robbie wrote:
> On 12/02/2020 07:20, Chris Brown wrote:
>> Rush job though because I have to get to work.
>>
>> Somebody in this chart has just died.
>>
>>
>> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>>
>> 1. (1) Gabrielle Rise
>
> Decent song though far too overplayed on radio at the time.

I don't think you hear it much now, oddly.

>> 2. (NE) Sash! Adelante
>
> Decent enough but he (they?) have done better.

Sash! was marketed as a solo artist at the time but I believe it turned
out there were other, less outgoing group members.

>> 3. (NE) Fierce Sweet Love 2K
>
> I think this is a cover of the Anita Baker song from 1986.

Yes, in a Drum n Bass styleee

>If so I
> prefer Anita's original.

So do I but it's not unpleasant.

>> 4. (2) Britney Spears Born To Make You Happy
>
> I quite liked this one.

You can tell why it wasn't the first single from the album. Or the
second. Or the third.

>> 5. (3) R.E.M. The Great Beyond
>
> And loved this one. One of the better latter day REM songs.

Their highest-charting single in the UK if only because it came out in
January and wasn't on a studio album.

>> 6. (NE) The Tamperer Hammer To The Heart ft Maya
>
> I'd forgotten they were still around as late as this. Their third and
> last hit, and all went top 6.

I kind of remembered they'd had three hits, but not how long the
timespan was.

>> 7. (4) Andreas Johnson Glorious
>
> This track is indeed glorious. Possibly my favourite song in this chart.

I oddly never warmed to it. Mainly because of the vocal I think.

>> 8. (5) Donell Jones U Know What's Up
>
> This could almost be a track from the early 80s. Maybe it samples
> something from back then?

I can't see any evidence of that, but I know what you mean.
I did see one of the many co-writers was Anthony Hamilton who seems to
specialise in this sort of retro soul.

>> 9. (NE) Death In Vegas Aisha
>
> Largely forgotten track.

How can people forget "Aisha, I'm confused. Aisha, I'm VIBRATING" ???

>Quite liked it if it's the one I'm thinking of.

I do like the organ solo.

>> 10. (9) DJ Luck And MC Neat A Little Bit Of Luck
>
> For this time period this had quite a long chart run and was only one of
> a handful of records to climb to its peak around this time.

Yes, I remember it seeming to "grow" in a way not many record did at
that time.

>> 11. (6) Lyte Funkie Ones Girl On TV
>
> Recall the group but not the track.

I think this is another case of their biggest hit being the January
release, rather than their best-known song.
Sadly, two of them aer now dead.

>> 12. (NE) Q-Tip Breathe And Stop
>
> Ditto this artist.

His biggest solo hit though.

>> 13. (8) Daphne And Celeste Ooh Stick You!
>
> Silly song but good fun. Didn't they perform at Glastonbury later in the
> year (and have plastic bottles thrown at them)?

Reading/Leeds apparently.

>> 14. (NE) Sisqo Got To Get It
>
> The only one I recall by him is 'Thong Song' from later in 2000.

That was much more memorable than this.

>> 15. (10) Nu Generation In Your Arms (Rescue Me)
>
> I assume this is a cover, or sample of the old Fontella Bass song from
> 1965?

It is a sample. IIRC she did approve of it.

>> 16. (7) Scanty Sandwich Because Of You
>
> Strange song that appeared from nowhere (to me) to be a big hit.

On Norman Cook's Southern Fried label, which apparently caused some
speculation that it was him. Tt wasn't.

>> 17. (11) Artful Dodger Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta ft
>> Craig David
>
> Craig David's first hit. I sort of liked this one.

I really enjoyed it at the time.

>> 18. (NE) Armin Communication
>
> Nope, don't recall.

Not the same as the similarly titled song lower down the chart.

>> 19. (12) Hi-Gate Pitchin' (In Every Direction)
>
> I think I sort of liked this one.

I didn't.

>> 20. (14) Len Steal My Sunshine
>
> And I definitely liked this one. Good sample of the music from 'More,
> More, More' by Andrea True Connection, from 1976.

I found it annoying at the time, but I don't mind it now.

>> 25. (15) Mint Royale Don't Falter ft Lauren Laverne
>
> I see he's back on Twitter after taking down his account last year. And
> he's back to making music.

Yes, I quite like the new single.

>> 69. (72) Various Artists It's Only Rock 'N' Roll
>
> A charity release that was expected to do well but which was quite a flop.

I think there was some hope for it to be as big as Perfect Day.
The Spice Girls are on it, including...

>> 70. (67) Melanie C Northern Star
>
> Great song I've not heard for years. By far the best Spice Girls song,
> either as a band or solo.

Not sure I'd have gone that far but I agree she had the best solo career.

Chris

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>> Rush job though because I have to get to work.
>>
>> Somebody in this chart has just died.
>>
>>
>> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>>
>> 1. (1) Gabrielle Rise
>
> I think the original of this is out there somewhere, uses the backing
> from 'Fast Car'.

That was 'Dreams' - this one samples 'Knockin On Heaven's Door'. I
believe it was the first time Bob Dylan allowed his actual recording to
be sampled.

>> 25. (15) Mint Royale Don't Falter ft Lauren Laverne
>
> Superb video. Not a bad song all round really. Although Lauren is
> quite limited vocally; probably a better radio host than singer.

I thought she was better as a singer, but to give her credit she has
grown into the role.
Anyway, this is a great record.

> Didn't recall this until the sports editor of the local radio station
> was on their version of Desert Island Discs (ironically... although it's
> called Tuesday Guest for licensing reasons, they get 6 records and no
> book/luxury)

The Plomley estate is pretty tough.

> This was one of his picks - it reminded him of his feelings for his
> wife, who is significantly older and had a child from her first marriage.

I don't think that relates directly to the content of the song but I
suppose the sentiment fits.

>> 56. (57) Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer
>
> Also works if you sing it to the Match of the Day theme tune, pretty much

Tempting to say it works even better if you don't sing it at all.

>> 88. (56) Martha Wash It's Raining Men
>
> Was this tied into the Bridget Jones film?

Bit early for that, I think.

>> 94. (NE) Kelis Caught Out There
>
> One of my 'bad day at work' playlist. Although very little beats
> Smashing Pumpkins, 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings' very loud. Although
> Suede, 'Animal Nitrate' comes close.

Interesting as the Suede record is a bit less angry than the others.

Chris

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>> "Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>> Rush job though because I have to get to work.
>>>
>>> Somebody in this chart has just died.
>>>
>>>
>>> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>>>
>>> 1. (1) Gabrielle Rise
>>
>> I think the original of this is out there somewhere, uses the backing
>> from 'Fast Car'.
>
> That was 'Dreams' - this one samples 'Knockin On Heaven's Door'. I believe
> it was the first time Bob Dylan allowed his actual recording to be
> sampled.

Oops yes.

I think they used this in a drama I remember watching pissed one Xmas -
featuring Billie Piper James Nesbitt and Dennis Waterman.

One of the blokes ends up sticking a red hot pipe somewhere painful to the
other one...

Think it was based around a Chaucer.

James

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>> On 13/02/2020 22:10, James Heaton wrote:
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>>> "Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Rush job though because I have to get to work.
>>>>
>>>> Somebody in this chart has just died.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>>>>
>>>> 1. (1) Gabrielle Rise
>>>
>>> I think the original of this is out there somewhere, uses the backing
>>> from 'Fast Car'.
>>
>> That was 'Dreams' - this one samples 'Knockin On Heaven's Door'. I
>> believe it was the first time Bob Dylan allowed his actual recording
>> to be sampled.
>
> Oops yes.
>
> I think they used this in a drama I remember watching pissed one Xmas -
> featuring Billie Piper James Nesbitt and Dennis Waterman.
>
> One of the blokes ends up sticking a red hot pipe somewhere painful to
> the other one...
>
> Think it was based around a Chaucer.

I didn't do English A-Level, but that sounds like the way people have
described Chaucer to me.

Chris

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>
>Somebody in this chart has just died.
>
>
>Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000

There's still a part of me which refuses to believe that any four digit year
starting with a 2 can possibly be a long time ago. But still. Twenty years
is a long time ago.

I remember surprisingly little of this, given that Zoe Ball was still the
Radio 1 breakfast DJ at the time so I was listening to it on the way to work
most days. Maybe that's just because there isn't a lot of memorable music
here. Late winter does tend to be a bit of a slow time for decent music, in
any era.

I've seen one artist in this chart play live. But more of that further down.

>1. (1) Gabrielle Rise

Not hugely memorable (obviously), but still a nice song.

>2. (NE) Sash! Adelante

Typical turn of the millennium dance track. But quite a good one.

>3. (NE) Fierce Sweet Love 2K

I don't remember this at all. Listening to it now doesn't ring even the
faintest of bells.

>4. (2) Britney Spears Born To Make You Happy

Bland. If songs were colours, this would be beige.

>5. (3) R.E.M. The Great Beyond

One of the few that I properly remember from the time, and really liked then
and now.

>6. (NE) The Tamperer Hammer To The Heart ft Maya

Unmemorable.

>7. (4) Andreas Johnson Glorious

Another that was one of my favourites at the time.

>8. (5) Donell Jones U Know What's Up

Followed by one that completely passed me by.

>9. (NE) Death In Vegas Aisha

Slightly odd.

>10. (9) DJ Luck And MC Neat A Little Bit Of Luck

I found this song incredibly irritating at the time. I have no reason to
revise that opinion.

>17. (11) Artful Dodger Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta ft Craig David

This is, possibly, even more irritating. But in a different way.

>20. (14) Len Steal My Sunshine

One of the few genuinely good songs in this chart.

>22. (21) Sting Desert Rose ft Cheb Mami

As is this. But, in my mind, I don't associate this song with February.
Later that year, it was used in an advert for Jaguar, which ran repeatedly
during the TV coverage of Euro 2000. So my memories of the song are based on
that, so for me it always feels like a summer song.

Apparently, the idea of using the song as an advert for Jaguar came from
Sting's people, who thought that Jaguar might be interested in a video which
already featured one of their cars. Jaguar agreed, and built the commercials
around the video. Unusually, no money changed hands for the rights to use
the song - instead, the car commercials were designed to also be an advert
for the song and album as well as the car. It worked, at least for Sting.
The album ended up selling over 4 million copies, which was about four times
as many as the record label had expected when they released it. I have no
idea how many cars it sold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqItWzmnrD4

>28. (23) Westlife I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun

How to ruin two songs in one go.

>30. (32) William Orbit Barber's Adagio For Strings

Another one of the few great tracks in this chart. I bought the album off
the back of it, and was severely disappointed. But, still. This is classic
fin de millennium dance.

>42. (38) Macy Gray I Try

Good song.

>53. (55) Robbie Williams She's The One/It's Only Us

Did the A2 side ever get played? The A1 is a pretty good song.

>56. (57) Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer

On the one hand (the musical hand), this is pretty dire. But, on the other
hand (the subversive hand), you do have to hand it to Cliff for successfully
gatecrashing the millennium number one slot with a combination of a tune
that's centuries old and lyrics that are nearly two millennia old.

As you may have guessed, Cliff is the one artist in this chart that I've
seen play live. But, oddly enough, I've also seen the composer of this song,
Paul Field, play live. Or, more accurately, the arranger and
(part)-lyricist, since the tune is an old one and most of the words are,
too. I was dispatched to review him at a festival appearance a few years
after this. I have to say that I was not impressed. As a songwriter he may
be up there with the stars (he's written for Elkie Brooks and Tammy Wynette,
among others, as well as Cliff), but as a performer he was decidedly
mediocre. Then again, though, that's not uncommon. I doubt if Guy Chambers
or Bernie Taupin are that good on stage either.

>62. (52) John Lennon Imagine {1999 reissue}

Dunno why this was released here. It's not really a great song, anyway. I
know that may be a controversial statement, but, there you go.

>70. (67) Melanie C Northern Star

While she may have been the one who could sing, this wasn't a particularly
good song.

>72. (68) Eiffel 65 Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Quirky.

>77. (66) Cuban Boys Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia

Based on the "hampster dance" (sic) web page, which was one of the original
Internet memes. The original page is preserved at the Internet Archive, but,
unfortunately, that doesn't include the audio track.

https://web.archive.org/web/19991128125537/http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/4157/hampdance.html

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Op 18-2-2020 om 23:00 schreef Mark Goodge:

> On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:20:12 +0000, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Rush job though because I have to get to work.
>>
>> Somebody in this chart has just died.
>>
>>
>> Chart dated: 12 Feb 2000
>

>

>> 77. (66) Cuban Boys Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia
>
> Based on the "hampster dance" (sic) web page, which was one of the original
> Internet memes. The original page is preserved at the Internet Archive, but,
> unfortunately, that doesn't include the audio track.
>
> https://web.archive.org/web/19991128125537/http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/4157/hampdance.html
>
> Mark
>

This one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpMlwVwydo

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