Wednesday 22 May 2019
Love is blue - Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra
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I already bought a copy of ' L'amour est bleu ' by Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra in January 2015, and in the very same store ...
Rock 'n' Roll is king - Electric Light Orchestra
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I think I wasn't the only one who was quite shocked when Electric Light Orchestra released this single in 1983. Ever since they hit it...
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Eurovision mit Hazy Osterwald - Hazy Osterwald-Sextett
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Rolf Osterwald was born in Bern (Switzerland) on February 18, 1922. He began his career as a pianist. Starting in 1944, he led his own ens...
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Monday 20 May 2019
Heaven help me - Deon Estus (with additional vocals by George Michael)
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Deon Estus was born in Detroit on July 4, 1956. As a teenager he joined the band Brainstorm and recorded two albums with them. During the ...
New song - Howard Jones
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The recent release of a super deluxe edition of Howard Jones' debut album 'Human's Lib' included a rare track. It made me ...
Sunday 19 May 2019
Piove (Ciao ciao bambina) - Domenico Modugno
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While we're in a winning Eurovision mood, it's good to revisit some old goodies - and since I've bought a few good ones yester...
Popcorn - MH Band
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Here is another version of 'Popcorn', the legendary Gershon Kingsley composition. Well... not exactly another version, because I a...
Save your kisses for me - Bobby Vinton
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There was excitement here when the Netherlands finally won the Eurovision Song Contest yesterday, for the first time since 1975. It was th...
Friday 17 May 2019
Love city groove - Love city groove
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With the acquisition of this 7" single I can truly say that I now own every UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest that was ever re...
Giorgio - Lys Assia
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A day before another edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, let's go back in time - way back, in fact. Lys Assia was the Contest'...
Wednesday 15 May 2019
Twenty foreplay - Janet Jackson
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'Twenty foreplay' was the second single release from the compilation album 'Design of a decade' that was released by A&...
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Tuesday 14 May 2019
Fire of love (Pali się)- Tulia
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It should come as no surprise that I will be watching the first final of the Eurovision Song Contest tonight, and before I do, I will post...
Sunday 12 May 2019
I giorni dell'arcobaleno - Nicola di Bari
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I don't know if anyone has ever wondered if there is a connection between The Doors and the Eurovision Song Contest, but if you have b...
Thursday 9 May 2019
Love's theme - Love Unlimited
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The female vocal trio Love Unlimited, consisting of Glodean James, Linda James and Diane Taylor, were most famous for providing backing vo...
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Opstalan - Monica Aspelund
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Monica Aspelund represented Finland during the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with 'Lapponia', a happy song about a region in the...
Saturday 4 May 2019
De do do do de da da da - The Police
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The Police recorded their nonsensical 1980 single 'De do do do de da da da' in two languages other than English: in Japanese and S...
Jerusalem - The Divine Comedy
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This single features three different bands, but my reason for buying was undoubtedly the band featured on the A-side: The Divine Comedy. I...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Ready boy & girls? - Tears for fears
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Strangely enough, 'Ready Boy & Girls?' is the only new release by Tears for fears this decade. This is as much a statement of ...
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Som en dröm - Östen Warnerbring
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In 1967, Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest by Östen Warnerbring, the kind of artist you wouldn't find in the conte...
Tom tom tom - Marion
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'Tom tom tom' was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in English by Marion Rung. This was Rung's ...
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