Age 66 – Celebrity Death Club

Rod Temperton, 66…. Dead!

Songwriter behind Michael Jackson’s hits Thriller, Off the Wall and Rock with You. As a member of the 1970s funk band Heatwave he also wrote Boogie Nights, Always and Forever and Ain’t no half steppin

Thoughts on the 2026 List 6th February 2026
Rantzen (anything goes), Murray (yes), Rollins (no), Jackson (no way), Chomsky (no idea), Marcos (absolutely), Woodward (absolutely not), Sasse (need I say?), Starmer-Smith (I’ve given up), Cooke (quite likely), Turner (quite unlikely), Farrakhan (good chance), Redgrave (slight chance), Hall (why not? Not unreasonable for him to get to 97; reminds me a bit of Attenborough […]
Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 50s 6th February 2026
2/26 80 Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar 63 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 48 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop 20 Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol 17 The Platters - Twilight Time +4 12 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me 09 Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be […]
Kill or Save: Best of the Rest Top 20 Hits of the 90s 6th February 2026
6/2/26 98 Travis - Driftwood 62 Weezer - Buddy Holly 54 Queen - No-One But You 53 Alanis Morissette - Ironic 39 The Cardigans - My Favourite Game +4 31 The Lightning Seeds - Sugar Coated Iceberg 31 The Wannadies - You And Me Song 28 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Walking On The […]
Death Anniversary Thread 6th February 2026
King George VI died on this day 74 years ago, aged 56.
Death Anniversary Thread 6th February 2026
Vince Guaraldi died on this day 50 years ago, aged 47. - Guaraldi's last name was Dellaglio, but took his adoptive stepfather's name. By the 1950s he would play piano for jazz ensembles, and formed his own band in 1954. - Guaraldi's first major hit was 1962's "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", which would […]
The Happy Birthday Thread 6th February 2026
Rick Astley is 60.
Political Frailty 6th February 2026
Mentioned in the Ideas and Possibilities thread nine days ago. I’d Clive you but my phone won’t let me.
Political Frailty 6th February 2026
Eleanor Holmes Norton ends re-election bid.
Falling Fauna 6th February 2026
Video game director Masahiro Sakurai has announced that his beloved cat, Fukurashi, has died.
Kill or Save: Best of the Rest Top 20 Hits of the 90s 6th February 2026
6/2/26 98 Travis - Driftwood 62 Weezer - Buddy Holly 54 Queen - No-One But You 53 Alanis Morissette - Ironic 35 The Cardigans - My Favourite Game 31 The Lightning Seeds - Sugar Coated Iceberg 31 The Wannadies - You And Me Song -6 28 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Walking On The […]