Wednesday 14 October 2009
Papillon - Editors
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The first single from the Editors' third album 'In this light and on this evening' (which came out just recently) is 'Papill...
Paris is burning - Ladyhawke
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When I wrote about ' Paris is burning ' by Ladyhawke in August, I noted that that single contained only a remix and the French versi...
We are golden - Mika
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I'm really sorry now that I didn't buy the 7" singles from Mika's debut album 'Life in cartoon motion', because whe...
Net als in de film - Toontje Lager
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Even if you're not able to understand the Dutch language, when you listen to this single it will be obvious from the music alone that th...
Nothing can come between us - Sade
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'Nothing can come between us' was released as the third single from Sade's 1988 album 'Stronger than pride'. The single ...
Heading west - Cyndi Lauper
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'Heading west' was the third single from Cyndi Lauper's album 'A night to remember'. It was written by Lauper with Billy...
The gap - Thompson Twins
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While in the UK the Thompson Twins released a special single version of 'Sister of Mercy', the German record company decided that th...
Cry like a rainy day - Feargal Sharkey
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I actually have no idea whether Feargal Sharkey's 'Cry like a rainy day' was released as a single commercially. My copy of the s...
If you cared - Kim Appleby
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The fourth single from Kim Appleby's self-titled debut album was also released on 12" single. This 12" single contains three r...
Monday 12 October 2009
Diamonds and pearls - Prince
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'Diamonds and pearls' is the title track from Prince's 1991 album, recorded with the New Power Generation and featuring the powe...
Stay - Shakespears sister
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Shakespear's sister released 'Stay' as the second single from their second album 'Hormonally yours' in early 1992. It be...
Call me (The Ben Liebrand remix) - Blondie
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'Call me' was originally recorded as the main theme of the movie 'American Gigolo'. Producer Giorgio Moroder originally aske...
Way of the world - Max Q
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Max Q was formed by Michael Hutchence and Ollie Olsen who were accompanied by key members of the Melbourne post-punk scene, most of whom had...
Don't you want me - Human League
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The lyric of 'Don't you want me' was, according to lead singer Phil Oakey from the Human League, inspired by a story in "a ...
Rich man - Ten Sharp
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The last single from Ten Sharp's debut album 'Under the waterline' was 'Rich man', released in March 1992. Amazingly, it...
Drowning in the sea of love - The Adventures
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The Adventures released their most successful album 'The sea of love' in 1988. It reached number 30 in the UK albums chart and remai...
If you were with me now - Kylie Minogue and Keith Washington
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Kylie Minogue teamed up with American R&B singer Keith Washington for the single 'If you were with me now', a track traken from ...
Thru' these walls - Phil Collins
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'Thru' these walls' was released as the first single from Phil Collins' second solo album 'Hello, I must be going!'....
I would do for you - UB40
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'I would do for you' was a 1989 single by UB40. As they continued to make music well into the Nineties and Noughties, the band becam...
Uit de bol met alcohol - Rubberen Robbie
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The British and the Irish have a strange relationship with alcohol: for some reason they always seem to have to overdo it. And then there...
Sunday 11 October 2009
19 - Paul Hardcastle
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I bought the German version of '19' this year, but I've had the original since 1990. The story remains the same: '19' f...
One night in Bangkok - Murray Head
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Abba never officially disbanded, but when they stopped recording together in 1983, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus concentrated on writing...
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Cold - Tears for fears
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In the song 'Cold', Roland Orzabal included some references to former associates of Tears for fears. Business manager Paul King is m...
Autodrive - Herbie Hancock
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Buying this single was a gamble. I liked the track 'Rockit' and assumed that the second single from the album 'Future shock'...
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The Buddha of Suburbia - David Bowie
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The song 'The Buddha of Suburbia' was a song by David Bowie, made for the BBC TV series of the same name. It features Lenny Kravitz ...
Kiss from a rose - Seal
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When 'Kiss from a rose' was released as the second single from Seal's self-titled second album in July 1994, it did not make muc...
I need love - Sandra
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'I need love' was released as the second single from Sandra's 1992 album 'Close to seven'. The track was edited for the ...
A girl like you - Edwyn Collins
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Edwyn Collins was born on August 23, 1959. He formed the Nu-sonics in 1976, which became Orange Juice in 1979. This band broke up in 1985, a...
Net zo lief gefortuneerd - Het Goede Doel
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Roughly translated the chorus of this song starts with the words ' I'd rather be well off / preferably a millionaire '. The song...
I'm specialized in you - Time bandits
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'I'm specialized in you' was the second chart hit in the Netherlands for the Dutch band Time Bandits, and also their biggest hit...
Eldorado - Drum Theatre
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Simon Moore, Paul Snook, Patrick Gallagher, Gari Tarn, Myles Benedict and Kent B. Bass formed Drum Theatre in 1985. They released one album,...
Candy love - Lili and Sussie
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I don't know why I like this song so much, but I do. It's pretty standard eighties dance stuff, but it has that certain Scandinavian...
MacArthur park - Richard Harris
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This is the original version of 'MacArthur park', also made famous by Donna Summer. Richard Harris recorded it for his 1968 album ...
I'll find my way home - Jon and Vangelis
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Jon Anderson and Vangelis had their biggest hit together in 1982, when they released 'I'll find my way home'. It reached number ...
Your own sweet way - The Notting Hillbillies
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When the Dire Straits went on hiatus in 1987, band leader Mark Knopfler formed the Notting Hillbillies, a country music project, with Brenda...
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The head and the heart - Chris de Burgh
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Chris de Burgh is considered by many to be the epitome of uncool. Hearing this song, having not played it for two decades, I would say I wou...
Enola gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the dark
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'Enola Gay' is named after the aeroplane, a USAAF B-29 Superfortress which dropped 'Little Boy', the first atomic bomb to be...
Saturday 10 October 2009
Cowboys and angels - George Michael
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'Cowboys and angels' was released as the fifth single from George Michael's 1990 album 'Listen without prejudice vol. 1'...
Forever autumn - Justin Hayward
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The mailman made me happy today, when he delivered this little package to my doorstep. Although I have the UK pressing of 'Forever autum...
Friday 9 October 2009
Mrs. Malinski - Ricky Wilde
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Ricky Wilde's short-lived music career consisted of six singles released on the UK label. 'Mrs. Malinski' was the fourth of this...
Nothing compares 2 u - Sinéad O'Connor
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'Nothing compares 2 u' was written in the Eighties for the Family by Prince. They released their version in 1985. In 1990, Sinéad O&...
The man with the child in his eyes - Kate Bush
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Kate Bush released her second single 'The man with the child in his eyes' in the summer of 1978. This 7" single is a bit of a r...
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Brite side - Deborah Harry
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'Brite side' was released as the third single from Deborah Harry's third solo album, 'Def, dumb and blonde'. The single ...
Violet hill - Coldplay
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Coldplay originally released 'Violet hill' on April 29, 2008 as a free download from their official website. After one week of free ...
The air that I breathe - The Hollies
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This song has the rare distinction of being the one and only song that has ever appeared in my dreams. I don't remember much of the drea...
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Fast car - Tracy Chapman
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Tracy Chapman was born on March 30, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was raised by her mother. In 1988, he made her debut with the single ...
This is me - Climie Fisher
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'This is me' was originally Climie Fisher's debut single in 1986. After the success of 'Love changes (everything)' and &...
That was my big mistake - Korgis
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For a while in the early Eighties, I thought the Korgis were the coolest thing since sliced bread. That was largely thanks to their biggest ...
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