#black sails 305

[garashir]

Black Sails XXIII. // XXVII.

[guthrie-rogers-place]

Luke Roberts as Woodes Rogers in Black Sails 305

[maremote]

you notice a lot of shit when ur putting together a tournament of every black sails monologue. for example in 305 flint tells the maroon queen that england takes "lives and loves and spirits and homes," because these are things he has had, and then lost to england. meanwhile in 410 silver tells flint that the war is putting "lives and loves and spirits" in danger, but he does not say "homes." this is because-

[melis-ash]

Luke Roberts and Hannah New as Woodes Rogers and Eleanor Guthrie in Black Sails 305

[westeroswisdom]

This is a condensed version. For more details, see the article. I added an item for clarity and corrected the year which Aerys II became king. Most of the wording below is my own. No HotD spoilers beyond Season 1.

This is based primarily on the TV versions rather than the books.

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1 AC: Aegon's Conquest is completed, Aegon crowned king.

101 AC: Great Council at Harrenhal names Viserys as successor to King Jaehaerys.

112 AC: 'House of the Dragon' Season 1 begins in earnest with the death of Queen Aemma Arryn.

132 AC: The Dance of the Dragons; the Targaryen Civil War begins with the death of Lucerys Velaryon.

258 AC: Aerys II Targaryen (the Mad King) ascends the Iron Throne after a massive fire at Summerhall – the Targaryen summer palace.

281 AC: Robert's Rebellion; Targaryen dynasty overthrown, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are born.

298 AC: 'Game of Thrones' Season 1; death of Jon Arryn sets off a string of events, the White Walkers start reminding humans that they're still around.

299 AC: 'Game of Thrones' Season 2; the War of the Five Kings up to the return of Tywin to King's Landing, Arya Stark gains some experience serving wine to lords.

300 AC: 'Game of Thrones' Season 3; the War of the Five Kings ends (though Stannis didn't get the memo), weddings start to go sour, and Daenerys Targaryen makes progress in her conquest of Slaver's Bay.

301 AC: 'Game of Thrones' Season 4; big turnover with the Lannisters, Bran reaches the Heart Tree, Stannis Baratheon arrives at Castle Black, Arya Stark sails to Braavos, Tyrion sails to Pentos, Daenerys's victory puts her in a rut.

302 AC: 'Game of Thrones' Season 5; various bad things happen to Sansa Stark, Jon Snow, the House Baratheon, Cersei Lannister, and Daenerys Targaryen (among others) while the Sparrows effectively take over the capital.

303 AC: 'Game of Thrones' Season 6; except for the Baratheons, a reversal in fortunes for the folks who had bad luck in Season 5. Team Dany sets sail for Westeros, Arya Stark heads back to Winterfell, and Jaime Lannister meets with a number of surprises on his return to King's Landing.

304 AC: 'Game of Thrones' Season 7; Daenerys meets her nephew but loses a dragon, Olenna Tyrell sends Cersei a final thought, a wight attends the Dragonpit Summit, and winter comes for Littlefinger and the House Frey.

305 AC: 'Game of Thrones' Season 8; two big battles, two Stark monarchs, and many annoyed fans who forgot that George R.R. Martin warned that the ending would be "bittersweet".

[flockofdoves]

was writing this yesterday and then forgot to post and good news bc it looks more like this might be it??

i think my ideal quarter finals for the flint black sails monologue bracket is. wait actually i cant abbreviate these because literally like every line is Soooo good and adds stuff to it for me. so copypasting whole monologues lol

Flint, to Silver, in 410: “This is how they survive. You must know this. You're too smart not to know this. They paint the world full of shadows… and then tell their children to stay close to the light. Their light. Their reasons, their judgments. Because in the darkness, there be dragons. But it isn't true. We can prove that it isn't true. In the dark, there is discovery, there is possibility, there is freedom in the dark once someone has illuminated it. And who has been so close to doing it as we are right now?”

Flint, to Silver, in 410: “All this will be for nothing. We will have been for nothing. Defined by their histories… distorted to fit into their narrative… until all that is left of us… are the monsters in the stories they tell their children. […] You will. Someday, you will. Someday. Even if you can persuade her to keep you… she’ll no longer be enough. And the comfort will grow stale. And casting about in the dark for some proof that you mattered and finding none, you’ll know… that you gave it away… in this moment… on this island. Left it in the ground… along with that chest.”

Flint, to Madi, in 403: “Well, that’s the trick, isn’t it? If no one remembers a time before there was an England, then no one can imagine a time after it. The empire survives in part because we believe its survival to be inevitable. But it isn’t. And they know that. That’s why they’re so terrified of you and I. If we were able to take Nassau, if we are able to expose the illusion that England is not inevitable, if we are able to incite a revolt that spreads across the New World… then, yeah… I imagine people are gonna notice.”

after that its difficult but either

Flint, to Silver, in 408: “If we are to truly reach a moment where we might be finished with England… cleared away to make room for something else… there most certainly lies a dark moment between here and there. A moment of terror…where everything appears to be without hope. I know this. But I cannot believe that that is all there is. I cannot believe we are so poorly made as that. Incapable of surviving in the state to which we are born. Grown so used to the yoke that there can be no progress without it.”

or

Flint, to the Maroon Queen, in 305: "I have great respect for your husband, and I know what he wants me to say… that you have no choice but to use me and my men to hunt for you, that I am your only means of survival. But let’s be honest. If that is all I can offer you, then my men and I are dead before the sun rises tomorrow, because you know there is always a choice to be made, and you don’t trust me at all. So… let us assume that I can offer you something better. You have hidden in this place for a lifetime, hidden from the harsh realities that lie beyond this veil that you have constructed here, but the moment that that shot entered his belly, that veil began to unravel, and sooner or later, you are going to have to confront these realities, chief among them being that England takes whatever, whenever, however it wants. Lives. Loves. Labor. Spirits. Homes. It has taken them from me. I imagine that it has taken it from you. And when that veil drops altogether, they will come for more.[...]

[this parts long but like i really love the ending of it so even tho its not in the poll its there. to Me]

I am suggesting that we help each other start taking things back, and it starts with Nassau. You cannot stay here. This camp's secrecy is its virtue, but that secrecy is going. Nassau is defendable. Nassau can supply itself. Is that not exactly the sort of place that could replace this? A place that you could settle? Governor Woodes Rogers holds Nassau Town with a full company of British regulars. He holds the harbor with a small navy. He holds the men on the street with his pardons. Woodes Rogers has an inoperative fort, responsibility for an administrative nightmare that isn't going away just because he wants it to, and an island full of hunters that may be placated for now, but could be awoken. That I could awaken. They pledged to follow me when they thought I was alive. They turned when they thought I was gone. So I will come back from the dead and lay claim to what I am owed. For every man in your camp, there are thousands somewhere in the West Indies living under the same yoke, chained in fields, pressed on ships, sold into indenture. When they see a sitting governor protected by His Majesty's Navy, deposed by an alliance of pirates and slaves, how many consider joining that fight? How many thousands of men will flock to Nassau, join your ranks, and help you defend it? What does a colonial power do when the men whose toil powers it lay down their shovels, take up swords, and say no more? Bring down Nassau, maybe you bring it all down.

i think i mostly just really really love flints monologues once hes become a communist lol even if theres also so much in his monologues before his political evolution its just these ones just like Fully Out There stating huge themes in the show im so Ouaghhhhh holky shit

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I’m making a chronological list of things I have seen/want to see! Any suggestions and add ons are awesome! I hope to have a comprehensive list spanning as much history as possible. I prefer series and miniseries to movies but I’ll take it all!!!! (Eventually i will add links to pages for info on the ones I’ve chosen and also add regional contexts. All dates are starting dates and there is much overlap!)

Also don’t judge me, I can’t do subtitles 😂 i spend all of my time obsessing over the words that i miss the action

I’ll mark what I’ve seen with an x

• Slave of Dreams (biblical Joseph)(1901 BC)

• The Red Tent (1700 BC)

• Tut (1332 BC)

• The Prince of Egypt (biblical Moses) (1290 BC) x

• The Story of Ruth (1220 BC) (biblical Ruth) x

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• The Trojan Women (1150 BC) (Greek legend)

• The Odyssey (1150 BC) (Greek legend) x

• King David (1140 BC) (biblical David)

• One Night With the King (biblical Esther) (518 BC) x

• The 300 Spartans (480 BC) x

• The Cleopatras (305 BC)

• Alexander (283 BC)

• Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (146 BC)

• Julius Caesar (100 BC) x

• Spartacus (73 BC) x

• Rome (52 BC)

• Imperium: Augustus (49 BC)

• Cleopatra (48 BC) x

• Empire (44 BC)

• I, Claudius (24 BC) x

• (Life of Biblical Jesus) (1 AD) x

• Nero (41)

• Britannia (43)

• Boudica (60)

• Decline of an Empire (307)

• Agora (360)

• (Arthurian Legend) (5th-6th centuries) x

• Attila (406)

• Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King: Ring of the Nibelungs (Volsunga Saga) (450) x

• Tristan & Isolde (Post Arthurian Legend) (6th Century)

• Prince of Jutland (6th Century)

• Redbad (680)

• Vikings (793)

• The Gaelic King (800)

• The Last Kingdom (866)

• A Viking Saga (870)

• The 13th Warrior (922) x

• Valhalla Rising (1000)

• Vikings: Valhalla (1002)

• The Vinland Saga (1013)

• El Cid (1043)

• 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth (1066)

• The Pillars of the Earth (1123)

• Barbarossa (1176)

• Kingdom of Heaven (1183) x

• The Lion in Winter (1183)

• Ivanhoe (1192) x

• The Pagan King (13th century)

• Knightfall (1291)

• Braveheart (1296) x

• Outlaw King (1304)

• Robert the Bruce (1306)

• The Name of the Rose (1327)

• World Without End (1327)

• Black Death (1348)

• The Reckoning (1380)

• The King (1403)

• Medici (1409)

• The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1429)

• The Hollow Crown (1455)

• The White Queen (1464) x

• Maximilian (1477)

• The White Princess (1485)

• The Borgias (1490)

• The Spanish Princess (1501)

• Luther (1505)

• The Tudors (1516) x

• The Other Boleyn Girl (1521)

• The Headsman (1525)

• A Man For All Seasons (1529)

• Wolf Hall (1529)

• The Serpent Queen (1533)

• Lady Jane (1553)

• Reign (1557) x

• Mary, Queen of Scots (1561)

• Dangerous Beauty (1562)

• Elizabeth I (1579)

• The Merchant of Venice (1596)

• Shogun (1600)

• Gunpowder (1605)

• Mary & George (1612)

• Jamestown (1619)

• Silence (1630)

• The Devil's Whore (1638)

• To Kill a King (1648)

• Charles II: The Power and The Passion (1649)

• Versailles (1667)

• A Little Chaos (1682)

• The Crucible (1692) x

• Rob Roy (1713) x

• Black Sails (1715)

• The Great (1745)

• The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1749)

• Casanova (1753)

• Roots (1760’s)

• Belle (1761)

• Harlots (1763)

• Sons of Liberty (1765)

• John Adams (1770)

• The Duchess (1774)

• Marie Antoinette (1774) x

• Hamilton (1775) x

• Franklin (1776)

• Poldark (1783)

• A Respectable Trade (1787)

• Banished (1787)

• Northanger Abbey (1798)

• Sense and Sensibility (early 19th century)

• Pride and Prejudice (early 19th century) x

• Mansfield Park (early 19th century)

• Emma (early 19th century)

• Persuasion (early 19th century)

• Bridgerton (1813) x

• Belgravia (1815)

• Sanditon (1817)

• Gentleman Jack (1832)

• Harriet (1849)

• North and South (1851)

• The Empress (1853)

• The Luminaries (1860)

• Far from the Madding Crowd (1870)

• Deadwood (1870’s)

• The Buccaneers (1870’s)

• Victoria (1876)

• The Gilded Age (1882) x

• Miss Scarlet and the Duke (1882)

• The Knick (1900)

• Forsyte Saga (1906)

• Downton Abbey (1912) x

• Boardwalk Empire (1920)

• Black Narcissus (1939)

• Blitz (1940)

• The Crown (1947)

• A Suitable Boy (1951)

• Call the Midwife (1957)

• Mad Men (1960’s)

• Rustin (1963)

• Small Things Like These (1985)

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if kripke wanted to actually serve cunt he should have followed through on the plan for dean to kill john. in this version, dean kills john bc john was going to kill sam. john should have stuck around as a ghost haunting dean until after 3x10 “i dont deserve what he put on me and i don’t deserve to go to hell.” after that, dean salts and burns john’s jacket.

this would make s4 “you don’t think you deserve to be saved” go absolutely crazy. cas saves him bc it’s an order but later he knows he would have saved him anyway! bc sometimes you have to disobey your god! sometimes you have to kill him.

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Black Sails Monologuolympics! 🏴‍☠️🦜

Behold... the ultimate contest, to determine the one true monologue to rule them all!

Over the next few weeks, I will be running 8 tournaments to determine the best/most popular monologue in the whole show.

There will be 8 bracket tournaments.

TOURNAMENT 1: MINOR CHARACTERS' MONOLOGUES

berringer, dufresne, blackbeard, featherstone, garrett, idelle, mr.mccoy, mrs. guthrie, muldoon, ned lowe, oglethorpe, thomas hamilton, morley

TOURNAMENT 2: SECONDARY CHARACTERS' MONOLOGUES

billy, gates, israel hands, julius, maroon queen, miranda, mr.scott, woodes rogers

TOURNAMENT 3: SECONDARY MAIN CHARACTERS' MONOLOGUES (2 WINNERS)

anne, vane, eleanor, jack

TOURNAMENT 4: SILVER'S MONOLOGUES

TOURNAMENT 5: MADI'S MONOLOGUES

TOURNAMENT 6 : MAX'S MONOLOGUES

TOURNAMENT 7: FLINT'S MONOLOGUES

TOURNAMENT 8:

winner of tournament 1, winner of tournament 2, 2 winners of tournament 3, silver's winning monologue, madi's winning monologue, max's winning monologue, flint's winning monologue

Attached below is the bracket setup for Tournament One, which will go live Friday, February 17th, at 5 PM EST. Each poll will contain the full text of both monologue options. Every successive poll will go live at approximately 5 PM EST.

LINK TO POLLS FOR MONOLOGUOLYMPICS 1.1

LINK TO ALL POLLS FOR MONOLOGUOLYMPICS

(All posts related to the monologuolympics will be tagged #bsm. Posts will also be tagged in accordance to their situation within the tournament: for example, bracket one round one posts will be tagged #bsm11, bracket five round two posts will be tagged #bsm52, etc.)

Monologuolympics Bracket One Round One Matches:

Idelle: "You killed my friend" (408) vs Morley: "The Barlow woman's agenda" (104)

Featherstone: "And with the stroke of a pen, it's all gone as if it never existed." (305) VS Blackbeard: "A man puts a dead thing in the ground, he expects it to stay there." (302)

Berringer: "The time calls for dark men to do dark things." (403) VS Ned Lowe: "I make the men feel better about themselves." (201)

Oglethorpe: "What's to be done with the unwanted ones?" (410) VS Mr.McCoy: "Hold onto this for as long as you can."  (409)

Garrett: "Part of what you built, it worked too well." (405) VS Dufresne: "Is it possible a man could do such a thing?" (203)

Mrs.Guthrie: "It's the wrong river and the wrong woman, but perhaps to get even this close to a fantasy is something." (408) VS Abigail: "It would seem these monsters are men." (208)

Blackbeard: "There is no forever." (301) VS Featherstone: "I remember what you did for me." (406)

Tham: "We've talked and talked. And now it is time to act." (204) VS Muldoon: "What the water does to you once it's got you." (302)

[melis-ash]

[stilljumpingback]

(via Black Sails Episode 305 - XXIII)

FRAGMENTED THOUGHTS

Our last hallucination.    Anyone have thoughts on why this time, Flint’s lips don’t move but we hear his voice?

Flint is still preoccupied with death, but Miranda attempts to dissuade him with two tactics:  1) he is close to achieving something great, and 2) he is not alone.

Miranda:  James, you resented me because we were so close, and I threw it all away.  If you join me now, what if I resented you for the same reason? James:  What would I be throwing away? Miranda:  You can’t see it yet, can you?  You are not alone.

It is so rewarding to hear Mr. Scott say, “Give us the room.”  Finally the man is given the deference that his power has always deserved.  SUPER kudos to Flint for recognizing that Mr. Scott is even more impressive than he’d realized, and he’d already given Mr. Scott a lot of praise.

“I wonder if ever a war so loudly anticipated ended so quietly” is such a beautiful line.

Despite saying he was all out of lies in the last episode, Flint steals a tiny knife and reveals his backup plan should his conversation with the Queen go badly – he’ll hold her hostage so that his crew can escape, despite knowing he cannot survive that scenario.  When Silver points out that the plan is suicidal, Flint’s look is all, “I know, that’s why I chose it.”

Eleanor is back in Nassau!!  And I adore her forcing Hornigold to report to her.

“I suppose I should have seen this, that somehow your grip on this place would be too strong to be denied by a king, his laws, or even your death.”

When told the governor’s mansion is “home to a smuggler, den to opium fiends, salon to a pirate king,” Woodes Rogers jokes, “Suppose I’ll fit right in.”  #jokes, or is Rogers hinting at something darker?

Max and Eleanor reunite, and I am so thrilled to be watching a show in which two powerful women arguing about their influence and legitimacy!  I love even more that their posturing fades away as they question how deeply they’ve betrayed each other and the answer turns out to be NOT AT ALL.  Forever crying!!

Eleanor appeals to Max’s desire for safety, but when she doesn’t bite, Eleanor says, “He can make life very difficult for you.”  Hmmm, civilization doesn’t seem so healthy if it only exists thanks to threats of punishment.  Not to mention that Rogers knows Max is important enough that he needs her blessing of the governing council, but she cannot be a part of it (because she’s a woman/not white).  Not making a great case for the preferability of English rule!

But Max knows her worth, even if no one else does.  I LOVE HER.

“I own title to more of the street than you ever did.  I earn as much legitimate income as you ever did.  I have no enemies and strong friends.  I am the one they all come to here to make peace between them when no one else can.”

Mr. and Mrs. Scott are so cute!!  “Do you trust me to make this decision?”  “Of course I do.”  He knows she’s the one with all the power, and I’m forever dying from strong men admiring stronger women.

Billy’s “uh DUH” expression when Silver points out that he’s awfully eager to be rid of Flint, lol.  These two constantly circling Flint and missing each other in the process is super fascinating.  I would love someone else to parse their relationships with the captain and each other throughout the entirety of the series.

Max bribes Woodes Rogers with her share of the Urca gold, hidden from Spain because of its new form as black pearls etc.  Only it turns out Mrs. Hudson is a spy for Spain and they know about the double dealing!!  (How great is it that this show refuses to let women be anything other than complex and amazing??)

Eleanor didn’t tell Woodes Rogers about her relationship with Max, huh?  Sex with a pirate is one thing, but sex with another woman?  Civilization couldn’t stomach that.

Silver doesn’t want Flint to die!!  I realize that this is an incredibly low bar to clear, but, um.  It’s so sweet??

“I understand the allure of ensuring that no one will ever think you the villain you fear you are.  What a waste, it seems to me, knowing it doesn’t have to be this way, knowing the man who talked me into giving a shit about this crew, why, he could talk those people out there into anything.  If he wanted to.”

I know that Silver is calling back to his 205 realization that Flint doesn’t want to be a villain, but I think he also now understands this from his own experience.  Based on how ashamed he was to tell Flint of his betrayal re: the Urca gold, I think he’s afraid he’d be a villain to the crew if they found out.  Extra sad, knowing his eventual role in Treasure Island.

Silver knows Flint, and this is EXACTLY what he needs to hear to leave the knife (Plan B) behind and trust fully in his ability to sell a dream to someone by giving SUCH A GOOD SPEECH.

“Let us assume that I can offer you something better.  You have hidden in this place for a lifetime, hidden from the harsh realities that lie beyond this veil that you have constructed here, but the moment that that shot entered his belly, that veil began to unravel.  Sooner or later, you are going to have to confront these realities, chief among them being that England takes whatever, whenever, however it wants:  lives, loves, labor, spirits, homes.  It has taken them from me. I imagine that it has taken it from you.  And when that veil drops altogether, they will come for more.”

Revolutionary Flint is SUCH A GOOD FLINT.

This is just, FULL FLINT.  A culmination of his pursuit of freedom from oppression (now extended to more people), his rage (now turned into righteous fervor), and his military prowess (now turned against an empire).  He wants to bring it all down, and I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.

Woodes Rogers and Eleanor kiss for half a second before being interrupted.  Even though Rogers realizes he can’t accept Max’s bribe, problems are complicated because Spain knows there’s another portion missing!

Cut to:  Jack, Anne, and an enormous treasure chest.  Jack goes back to Nassau because he won’t give up his name.  He knows it’s dumb, but he cares.  She knows it’s dumb, but she loves him.  He kisses her on the hat, and it’s so cute, but SERIOUSLY.  People should listen to Anne!!  “We did it.  We beat the fucking game.  Walk another half mile, we get in that boat, and we win.”

The Walrus crew is let out of their cages, and we see Flint putting on his captain’s coat because symbolism is delicious.

Silver:  I’m going to admit something to you.  Please don’t take this the wrong way, but I didn’t think there was a chance in hell that was actually going to work. Flint:  Me neither.  Thank you…for opening that door.

They are SO CUTE, and it’s clear that Miranda’s words about James not being alone refer to Silver, but Flint is all, “Now we go find Charles Vane,” because that is his City Sacking Buddy.

[angelhummel]

once again i spent hours of my life answering >5000 questions in order to sort almost all of the glee songs ever (there’s 683 songs in the sorter when there’s over 700 on the show) anyway if you wanna see my rankings for those then check it out <3 [also here’s the sorter!]

1 Being Alive 2 Rose's Turn 3 Baby, It's Cold Outside 4 Le Jazz Hot 5 Maybe This Time 6 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going 7 Come What May 8 To Sir, With Love 9 As If We Never Said Goodbye 10 Valerie 11 Somewhere Only We Know 12 Cough Syrup 13 Teenage Dream 14 Not The Boy Next Door 15 It's Too Late 16 It's My Life / Confessions Part II 17 Start Me Up / Livin' On A Prayer 18 When I Get You Alone 19 The Happening 20 The Boy Is Mine 21 Home 22 Don't You Want Me 23 How Will I Know 24 Bad Romance 25 Not While I'm Around 26 Scream 27 Shake It Out 28 On My Own 29 Hate On Me 30 Bills, Bills, Bills 31 4 Minutes 32 True Colors 33 There Are Worse Things I Could Do 34 Go Your Own Way 35 Jessie's Girl 36 Proud Mary 37 Tongue Tied 38 Last Christmas 39 Somebody Loves You 40 Back To Black 41 Sweet Transvestite 42 For Good 43 At The Ballet 44 Gloria 45 Blame It (On The Alcohol) 46 Like A Prayer 47 So Emotional 48 Misery 49 Nasty / Rhythm Nation 50 Toxic 51 Don't Speak 52 Born This Way 53 Dog Days Are Over 54 Defying Gravity 55 Last Name 56 Womanizer 57 I Will Always Love You 58 Broadway Baby 59 The Lady Is A Tramp 60 I'm A Slave 4 U 61 Centerfold / Hot In Herre 62 Thriller / Heads Will Roll 63 Bust Your Windows 64 Candyman 65 Brave 66 Boys / Boyfriend 67 The Scientist 68 The Scientist (Acapella) 69 Dream On 70 Hey Jude 71 I Lived 72 I'm Still Here 73 I Believe In A Thing Called Love 74 Me Against The Music 75 Like A Virgin 76 My Man 77 Everybody Wants To Rule The World 78 I Have Nothing 79 Blackbird 80 Got To Get You Into My Life 81 Animal 82 3 83 I Follow Rivers 84 Just The Way You Are 85 Constant Craving 86 Don't Stop Me Now 87 Hung Up 88 Let's Have A Kiki 89 Love Shack 90 Marry The Night 91 Hit Me With Your Best Shot / One Way Or Another 92 It's Not Right, But It's Okay 93 I Want To Hold Your Hand 94 All You Need Is Love 95 Getting Married Today 96 Don't Rain On My Parade 97 Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals) 98 We've Got Tonite 99 Smooth Criminal 100 Uptown Girl 101 Sway 102 If I Die Young 103 No One Is Alone 104 Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee 105 No Scrubs 106 Mamma Mia 107 Papa Don't Preach 108 Teenage Dream (Acoustic Version) 109 Santa Baby 110 We Found Love 111 Roar 112 She's Not There 113 Spotlight 114 The Way You Look Tonight/You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile 115 Some Nights 116 Rumour Has It / Someone Like You 117 You Make Me Feel So Young 118 You Keep Me Hangin' On 119 I'll Stand By You (Amber) 120 Hand In My Pocket / I Feel The Earth Move 121 Crazy / U Drive Me Crazy 122 Funny Girl 123 Cold Hearted 124 Keep Holding On 125 Bye Bye Bye / I Want It That Way 126 I Know Where I've Been 127 I Kissed A Girl (Season Six) 128 Hopelessly Devoted To You 129 Homeward Bound / Home 130 Into The Groove 131 Hold On 132 Tell Him 133 Nutbush City Limits 134 Because You Loved Me 135 Perfect 136 Cherish / Cherish 137 Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) 138 Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead 139 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 140 Tik Tok 141 The Safety Dance 142 Oops!... I Did It Again 143 Run Joey Run 144 Time Warp 145 Something's Coming 146 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 147 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 148 Vogue 149 Downtown 150 Diva 151 Dancing With Myself 152 Rockstar 153 Wrecking Ball 154 We Are Young 155 I Saw Her Standing There 156 Jumpin', Jumpin' 157 Just Can't Get Enough 158 Take Me To Church 159 Wannabe 160 It's All Over 161 Take Me Home Tonight 162 If I Were A Boy 163 Landslide 164 Pompeii 165 The Bitch Is Back / Dress You Up 166 Christmas Wrapping 167 Buenos Aires 168 Call Me Maybe 169 You Can't Stop The Beat 170 Seasons Of Love 171 Safety Dance 172 Dream A Little Dream 173 Alfie 174 I Want To Break Free 175 Baby One More Time 176 A House Is Not A Home 177 Daydream Believer 178 I Don't Know How To Love Him 179 Hungry Like The Wolf / Rio 180 Suddenly Seymour 181 People 182 Silly Love Songs 183 Love Song 184 Shout It Out Loud 185 Some People 186 One Of Us 187 Sing! 188 Up Up Up 189 Torn 190 Popular 191 This Is The New Year 192 Paradise By The Dashboard Light 193 Let It Snow 194 Let It Be 195 Never Can Say Goodbye 196 Touch A Touch A Touch A Touch Me 197 La Isla Bonita 198 Tightrope 199 My Love Is Your Love 200 Love Is A Battlefield 201 Losing My Religion 202 Total Eclipse Of The Heart 203 This Time 204 I Dreamed A Dream 205 Leaving On A Jet Plane 206 Locked Out Of Heaven 207 Chandelier 208 Girl On Fire 209 Telephone 210 Don't Cry For Me Argentina 211 Human Nature 212 Halo / Walking On Sunshine 213 Anything Goes / Anything You Can Do 214 Make You Feel My Love 215 Stronger 216 Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag 216 Pumpin' Blood 218 Papa Can You Hear Me? 219 Summer Nights 220 Sweet Caroline 221 Superstition 222 We Will Rock You 223 Alone 224 Hello, I Love You 225 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) 226 A Hard Day's Night 227 Mine 228 My Prerogative 229 Beauty School Drop Out 230 My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) 231 Extraordinary Merry Christmas 232 Every Breath You Take 233 Express Yourself 234 Everybody Talks 235 Everytime 236 Marry You 237 Moves Like Jagger / Jumpin' Jack Flash 238 My Favorite Things 239 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 240 River Deep, Mountain High 241 My Life Would Suck Without You 242 Be Okay 243 Applause 244 Cool 245 All I Want For Christmas Is You 246 American Boy 247 Cell Block Tango 248 Breakaway 249 Don't Dream It's Over 250 Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) 251 Whatever Happened To Saturday Night? 252 Without You 253 Science Fiction Double Feature 254 Loser Like Me 255 I Kissed A Girl 256 I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You 257 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) / You Make My Dreams 258 Don't Stop Believin' (Season 5) 259 Empire State Of Mind 260 Old Time Rock & Roll / Danger Zone 261 Take My Breath Away 262 You Get What You Give 263 Take On Me 264 Beautiful 265 It's Time 266 ABC 267 Afternoon Delight 268 Don't Stand So Close To Me / Young Girl 269 Don't Stop Believin' (Season 1) 270 Colorblind 271 Cool Kids 272 Dancing Queen 273 Songbird 274 Somebody That I Used To Know 275 Singing In The Rain / Umbrella 276 I Feel Pretty / Unpretty 277 Borderline / Open Your Heart 278 In My Life 279 I'm Still Standing 280 Blow Me (One Last Kiss) 281 Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? 282 Do They Know It's Christmas? 283 Mustang Sally 284 Pinball Wizard 285 Anything Could Happen 286 America 287 Any Way You Want It 288 Higher Ground 289 Flashdance... What A Feeling 290 My Life 291 Let It Go 292 If I Can't Have You 293 L-O-V-E 294 Closer 295 Addicted To Love 296 Heroes 297 A Boy Like That 298 Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend / Material Girl 299 Holding Out For A Hero 300 Dinosaur 301 Disco Inferno 302 Party All The Time 303 Raise Your Glass 304 Push It 305 Lean On Me 306 Pure Imagination 307 Lovefool 308 Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' 309 Americano / Dance Again 310 All Of Me 311 At Last 312 Promises, Promises 313 Hair / Crazy In Love 314 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 315 Chasing Pavements 316 Don't You (Forget About Me) 317 Love Child 318 School's Out 319 Poker Face 320 Boogie Shoes 321 Bootylicious 322 I Love New York / New York, New York 323 One Less Bell To Answer 324 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 325 Rehab 326 I Don't Want To Know 327 Shout 328 I'm The Greatest Star 329 I Love It 330 Never Say Never 331 Juke Box Hero 332 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 333 Glad You Came 334 For Once In My Life 335 Here Comes The Sun 336 Baby It's You 337 Drive My Car 338 Last Friday Night 339 Roots Before Branches 340 The Only Exception 341 Survivor / I Will Survive 342 All Or Nothing 343 Time After Time 344 You're The One That I Want 345 Yeah! 346 Starships 347 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 348 Story Of My Life 349 Something 350 We Need A Little Christmas 351 Gold Digger 352 Beth 353 Fighter 354 Forget You 355 How To Be A Heartbreaker 356 Get Back 357 Love You Like A Love Song 358 There's A Light (Over At The Frankenstein Place) 359 We Got The Beat 360 Make 'Em Laugh 361 Sing 362 U Can't Touch This 363 Try A Little Tenderness 364 Pony 365 On Our Way 366 Lucky Star 367 Loser 368 Over The Rainbow 369 Outcast 370 Stop! In The Name Of Love / Free Your Mind 371 What Makes You Beautiful 372 Will You Love Me Tomorrow / Head Over Feet 373 Wide Awake 374 Wishin' And Hoping 375 Yesterday 376 Out Here On My Own 377 You're All The World To Me 378 Somethin' Stupid 379 Someday We'll Be Together 380 River 381 The Longest Time 382 Somebody To Love 383 The Edge Of Glory 384 The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year 385 Lucky 386 Memory 387 Mary's Boy Child 388 Longest Time 389 My Dark Side 390 Taking Chances 391 The First Noël 392 Smile 393 Celebrity Skin 394 All That Jazz 395 A Thousand Years 396 Big Girls Don't Cry 397 Ain't No Way 398 Don't Sleep In The Subway 399 Doo Wop (That Thing) 400 Don't Stop 401 Uptight (Everything's Alright) 402 New York State Of Mind 403 Turning Tables 404 Vacation 405 Fire 406 Hold It Against Me 407 I've Gotta Be Me 408 Endless Love 409 Run The World (Girls) 410 Saving All My Love For You 411 Give Up The Funk 412 I Am Changing 413 I Melt With You 414 I Could Have Danced All Night 415 Fat Bottomed Girls 416 Hot For Teacher 417 Never Going Back Again 418 Imagine 419 Jolene 420 Arthur's Theme 421 Damn It, Janet 422 Control 423 Barracuda 424 Copacabana 425 Barely Breathing 426 I Look To You 427 Come Sail Away 428 Jump 429 Clarity 430 Friday I'm In Love 431 Jar Of Hearts 432 It's Not Unusual 433 Footloose 434 Here Comes Santa Claus 435 Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy 436 Help! 437 Greased Lightning 438 Hell To The No 439 All Out Of Love 440 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 441 Candles 442 All By Myself 443 Hello Goodbye 444 It's A Man's Man's Man's World 445 I Say A Little Prayer 446 It Must Have Been Love 447 Just Give Me A Reason 448 Come See About Me 449 Born To Hand Jive 450 I Want To Know What Love Is 451 I Wish 452 I'll Remember 453 Get It Right 454 (I've Had) The Time Of My Life 455 I'll Stand By You (Cory) 456 Forever Young 457 A Change Would Do You Good 458 Smile (Charlie Chaplin song) 459 Best Day Of My Life 460 An Innocent Man 461 Dreams 462 All About That Bass 463 Home (originally by Michael Bublé) 464 Black Or White 465 Baby 466 Bad 467 Problem 468 Oh Chanukah 469 What Kind Of Fool 470 Wings 471 You're My Best Friend 472 You're All I Need To Get By 473 White Christmas 474 Whenever I Call You Friend 475 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 476 What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) 477 Wedding Bell Blues 478 More Than A Feeling 479 More Than A Woman 480 Our Day Will Come 481 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 482 Here's To Us 483 Honesty 484 Hall Of Fame 485 It's All Coming Back To Me Now 486 Teach Your Children 487 Night Fever 488 What The World Needs Now 489 Listen 490 Let Me Love You 491 Live While We're Young 492 Light Up The World 493 Trouty Mouth 494 Werewolves Of London 495 Kiss 496 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 497 Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 498 Mickey 499 Mean 500 Mercy 501 Merry Christmas Darling 502 Let's Wait Awhile 503 Man In The Mirror 504 Rather Be 505 Rise 506 Good Vibrations 507 Faithfully 508 Firework 509 How Deep Is Your Love 510 Fix You 511 Fire And Rain 512 Give Your Heart A Break 513 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 514 Little Girls 515 Cry 516 Bust A Move 517 Bridge Over Troubled Water 518 Bring Him Home 519 Cheek To Cheek 520 Break Free 521 As Long As You're There 522 Big Ass Heart 523 Bitch 524 Bamboleo / Hero 525 Away In A Manger 526 Deck The Rooftop 527 Christmas Eve With You 528 Angels We Have Heard On High 529 Creep 530 Crush 531 Make No Mistake, She's Mine 532 Lose My Breath 533 Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise) 534 What I Did For Love 535 Wake Me Up 536 Thousand Miles 537 Take A Bow 538 Still Got Tonight 539 The Music Of The Night 540 Stereo Hearts 541 The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) 542 Take Me Or Leave Me 543 I'm The Only One 544 Isn't She Lovely 545 I Just Can't Stop Loving You 546 I'll Never Fall In Love Again 547 Unchained Melody 548 You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch 549 You Have More Friends Than You Know 550 You Should Be Dancing 551 I'm His Child 552 You Learn / You've Got A Friend 553 Somewhere 554 So Far Away 555 Uptown Funk 556 The Winner Takes It All 557 They Long To Be Close To You 558 Tonight 559 Being Good Isn't Good Enough 560 You May Be Right 561 To Love You More 562 Don't Wanna Lose You 563 Do You Hear What I Hear? 564 Ice Ice Baby 565 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 566 Don't Make Me Over 567 I Won't Give Up 568 I'll Be Home For Christmas 569 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 570 I Still Believe / Super Bass 571 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 572 I Want You Back 573 Father Figure 574 Everybody Hurts 574 Gangnam Style 576 We Are The Champions 577 Stayin' Alive 578 Superman 579 The Rose 580 Don't Stop Believin' (Rachel) 581 Fly / I Believe I Can Fly 582 Gives You Hell 583 I Love L.A. 584 Mr. Roboto / Counting Stars 585 O Holy Night 586 Only The Good Die Young 587 One 588 Silent Night 589 Piano Man 590 Sexy And I Know It 591 Sgt. Pepper's Lonley Hearts Club Band 592 Pretending 593 Physical 594 Danny's Song 595 Stand 596 The Final Countdown 597 You Can't Always Get What You Want 598 You Are Woman, I Am Man 599 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 600 Your Song 601 Say 602 No Air 603 Need You Now 604 No Surrender 605 Piece Of My Heart 606 Thong Song 607 Blurred Lines 608 Another One Bites The Dust 609 I Was Here 610 Bella Notte 611 I Know What Boys Like 612 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 613 Glory Days 614 Friday 615 More Than Words 616 Waiting For A Girl Like You 617 Welcome Christmas 618 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 619 You Give Love A Bad Name 620 We Built This City 621 Whistle 622 Who Are You Now? 623 You And I / You And I 624 Take Care Of Yourself 625 Tell Me Something Good 626 The Rain In Spain 627 Can't Fight This Feeling 628 Jingle Bell Rock 629 In Your Eyes 630 Hello 631 Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) 632 I Only Have Eyes For You 633 Jingle Bells 634 Joy To The World 635 I Wanna Sex You Up 636 Fight For Your Right (To Party) 637 Feliz Navidad 638 I'm So Excited 639 Uninvited 640 The Living Years 641 The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) 642 O Christmas Tree 643 One Love (People Get Ready) 644 Ohio 645 Only Child 646 Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love 647 My Sharona 648 Dance The Night Away 649 Poison 650 My Cup 651 Not The End 652 What It Feels Like For A Girl 653 Listen To Your Heart 654 Little Drummer Boy 655 One Hand, One Heart 656 Bein' Green 657 Big Spender 658 Billionaire 659 Ben 660 Gimme More 661 Burning Up 662 Hey Ya! 663 Hey, Soul Sister 664 Baby Got Back 665 Blue Christmas 666 Bohemian Rhapsody 667 Far From Over 668 The Trolley Song 669 Starlight Express 670 Whip It 671 You're The Top 672 Red Solo Cup 673 Next To Me 674 Rolling In The Deep 675 Rainbow Connection 676 La Cucaracha 677 (You're) Having My Baby 678 A Little Less Conversation 679 Happy 680 Highway To Hell 681 Same Love 682 Rock Lobster 683 Girls Just Want To Have Fun