CORONABOBS ISOLATION DAY 81 – Diary of a Self-Isolator 4.6.2020
jeanniejeanniejeannie.co.uk BLOG 6th June 2020
CORONABOBS ISOLATION DAY 81 – Diary of a Self-Isolator Thursday 4th June 2020
The government decreed that from Monday 15th June when shops reopen everyone has to wear face coverings on public transport. That will feel weird. How will you distinguish between ordinary passengers, bank robbers and sex perverts?
I’ve got to go to the doctors for a blood test Wednesday and apparently, I have to wear a face covering for that too.
It is amazing what trivia I end up finding online in this extended period of lockdown.
I came up with this list of “60 Of The Richest Songwriters Of All Time”
1 Buddy Holly- $1 Million
2 Billie Eilish – $6 million
3 Chuck Berry- $10 Million
4 Billy Ray Cyrus – $20 million
5 Willie Nelson – $25 million
6 Sia — $25 million
7 Beck — $25 million
8 John Mayer — $40 million
9 Leonard Cohen- $40 Million
10 Bill Withers — $40 million
11 Ariana Grande — $50 million
12 Paul Simon — $55 million
13 Johnny Cash- $60 Million
14 Michael Bublé — $60 million
15 James Brown- $100 Million
16 Smokey Robinson- $100 Million
17 Pete Townshend — $115 million
18 Bob Marley- $130 Million
19 Drake – $140 Million
20 Miley Cyrus – $160 million
21 Brian May — $175 million
22 Janet Jackson — $175 million
23 Neil Diamond – $175 Million
24 Bob Dylan — $180 Millio
25 Britney Spears — $215 Million
26 Sting — $243 million
27 Tim Rice — $250 million
28 Kenny Rogers – $250 million
29 Lady Gaga — $275 million
30 Nana Mouskouri — $280 million
31 Prince- $300 Million
32 Julio Iglesias — $300 million
33 Justin Bieber — $305 million
34 Cher — $305 million
35 Taylor Swift — $320 million
36 Mick Jagger — $332 million
37 Bruce Springsteen — $345 million
38 Beyoncé — $355 million
39 Celine Dion — $400 million
40 Johnny Mathis — $400 Million
41 Shania Twain — $400 Million
42 Barbara Streisand — $400 Million
43 George Harrison – $400 million
44 Jon Bon Jovi — $410 million
45 Elton John — $500 million
46 Dolly Parton — $500 million
47 Mariah Carey — $510 million
48 Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus – $550 million
49 Bing Crosby — $550 million
50 Jimmy Buffett — $560 million
51 Madonna — $590 million
52 Bono — $700 million
53 Dr. Dre — $770 million
54 John Lennon — $800 million
55 Sean Combs — $825 million
No other artist has gone through as many name changes as Sean Combs. Combs’ debut album, No Way Out (1997) has gone seven times platinum. No Way Out was followed by even more successful albums, such as Forever(1999), The Saga Continues… (2001) and Press Play (2006). In 2009, he formed the group Diddy – Dirty Money and released the well-reviewed and extremely successful album Last Train to Paris (2010)
56 Michael Jackson — $825 million
57 Herb Alpert — $870 million
58 Jay-Z — $900 million
59 Paul McCartney — $1.2 billion
60 Andrew Lloyd Webber — $1.2 billion
And here are 12 Of The Highest Earning Songs Of All Time
Being successful in the music business takes more than just a great voice. If you want to rake in the big bucks you have to have (or write) the ultimate song.
12 I Will Always Love You By Dolly Parton (1973)
11 Candle In The Wind By Elton John And Bernie Taupin (1973)
10 The Christmas Song By Mel Torme (1944) It is estimated that Wells and Torme earned $19 million from their song.
9 Oh Pretty Woman By Roy Orbison And Bill Dees (1964) The estimated value of the song is $19.75 million.
8 Every Breath You Take By Sting (1983)
7 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town By Haven Gillespie And Fred J. Coots (1954) earned an estimated $27 million.
6 Stand By Me By Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller (1961) The song has earned an estimated $27 million.
5 Unchained Melody By Alex North And Hy Zaret (1955) The estimated earnings of the song are $27.5 million.
4 Yesterday By John Lennon And Paul McCartney (1965) The estimated earnings of the song are $30 million.
3 You’ve Lost That Feeling By Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil And Phil Spector (1964) The song has earned an estimated $32 million.
2 White Christmas By Irving Berlin (1940) The song has brought in an estimated $36 million.
1 Happy Birthday By The Hill Sisters (1893) The song has brought in an estimated $50 million.
Mamma did her online Tesco order today. We saw an item in the newspaper which described Small anxieties of “Online Shopping”. One of which was: Running through the house shouting “I got a slot” as if you’ve just discovered one of Willy Wonka’s golden tickets.
That is so true!
TV wise we saw the fantastic German comedienne Henning Wehn on a repeat of Live at the Apollo. He is so funny.
We also saw the first ever marriage proposal on the finale episode of “First Dates”. Can’t beat it!
DON’T FORGET TO LAUGH EVERYDAY ESPECIALLY WHILST IN ISOLATION
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR THE DAY
Failure is another steppingstone to greatness. —Oprah Winfrey
HAPPINESS IS…
Happiness is…writing songs especially if they sell
GRANDAD’S ONE LINER JOKE OF THE DAY
The fourth Russian doll is the most pretentious, because she talks about herself in the third person. – Olaf Falafel
LOVE IS…
Love is…saving the best till last.
5 Things To Be Grateful For During Lockdown/Coronavirus
We are grateful Lockdown gives us a time…
- A time to get it on on First Dates…A time to propose on First Dates.
- A time for Cilla Black to buy a hat for the Blind Date Wedding…. A time for Fred to buy a hat for the First Dates Wedding
- A time for Buddy Holly to make US$1 million from song writing…A time for Paul McCartney to make $1.2 billion song writing.
- A time for the Mills Sisters to earn $50 million royalties from Happy Birthday… A time for Roy Orbison And Bill Dees to earn $19.75 million royalties for Pretty Woman.
- A time to win a Willy Wonka’s golden ticket. …A time to get an Tesco online supermarket slot.
TOTAL STAIRWAY TO EVERST CLIMB CHALLENGE
DAY 61 18 Times – 162 Feet Cumulative Total 9,234 Feet
HORRIBLE LITTLE NUMBERS
Country Confirmed cases Deaths
1 US 1,897,838 109,143
2 UK 284,734 40,344
3 Brazil 614,941 34,021
4 Italy 234,531 33,774
5 France 186,666 29,059
6 Spain 240,978 27,134
7 Mexico 110,026 13,170
8 Belgium 58,907 9,566
9 Germany 185,416 8,666
10 Iran 167,156 8,134
UK Deaths yesterday 357
Global cases Updated 6 Jun at 09:03 local
Confirmed 6,741,812 +108,827
Deaths 394,984 +3,848
Recovered 2,749,067
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