Emma - Hot Chocolate

The dramatic story of 'Emma' gave Hot Chocolate their first significant hit. It became a number 3 hit in both the UK and the Netherlands in 1974. 

The song details the love of the (nameless) singer and a girl called Emmaline from the age of 5 all through a wedding at 17 until her suicide at an unspecified later date. Emma wanted to be a 'movie queen' but never got a break, eventually killing herself, explaining in a suicide note: 'I just can't keep on living on dreams no more'.

My collection: 7" single no. 7735
Found: Come Back, Darmstadt (Germany), 4 August 2025
Tracks: 'Emma' / 'Makin' music'