Monday 16 November 2009
Waves - Blancmange
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When I heard Blancmange's 'Waves' for the first time, I thought it was a fascinating track. With an intro lasting for 40 seconds...
Kid - Pretenders
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I got to know the song 'Kid' by the Pretenders when they released an acoustic ballad version of the song in 1994. After I bought tha...
You don't love me - Marilyn
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Well, I've got the 12" single of 'You don't love me' , but I've got the 7" single as well. It was Marilyn'...
Don't answer me - Alan Parsons Project
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In 1984, Alan Parsons Project released their seventh and commercially most successful album 'Ammonia Avenue'. The first single from ...
Don't cry for me Argentina - Sinéad O'Connor
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Sinéad O'Connor released her version of the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice song 'Don't cry for me Argentina' as the se...
Allan (live) - Mylene Farmer
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The live version of 'Allan' was the first single taken from Mylene Farmer's first live album, 'En concert' (1989). The ...
I ran - A flock of seagulls
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'I ran' was the third single of A flock of seagulls, taken from their self-titled debut album. The single peaked at number 1 in Aust...
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And the world turns on - Bolland and Bolland
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The brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland had become completely independent by the mid-Eighties. Originally performing artists, they started produc...
What you're proposing - Status Quo
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Status Quo released their album 'Just supposin'' in October 1980. It was produced by the band and John Eden. The album was recor...
My old piano - Diana Ross
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Having had piano lessons between the age of 5 and 20, you would expect that I would have learned to play a mean bit of piano. But when I sto...
Eeny meeny miny moe - Luv'
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'Eeny meeny miny moe' was released in the summer of 1979 as a single from Luv's second album 'Lots of Luv'. As usual, th...
Avanti la vie - Jacques Zegers
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Jacques Zegers was born on June 25, 1947 in Brussels, Belgium. He began singing in cabaret at the age of 16 and continued to participate in ...
Sunday 15 November 2009
Too much trouble - Limahl
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After Limahl left the band Kajagoogoo, he embarked on a solo career. His first solo single was 'Only for love', a hit in the UK, USA...
Go west - Pet Shop Boys
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In 1992, when Pet Shop Boys were asked by Derek Jarman to perform at an AIDS charity event at The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, Chris Lo...
Loving you - Chris Rea
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'Loving you' was released as the first single from Chris Rea's fourth album in 1982. The single was only a minor success, reachi...
Get down - Gilbert O'Sullivan
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'Get down' is a track on Gilbert O'Sullivan's 1973 album 'I'm a writer, not a fighter'. The single spent two wee...
Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
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Bobby Goldsboro was born on January 18, 1941 in Marianna, Florida. He left university in 1961 to pursue a music career. He played guitar wit...
Nothing rhymed - Gilbert O'Sullivan
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Gilbert O'Sullivan was born as Raymond Edward O'Sullivan on December 1, 1946. He attended St. Joseph's and the Swindon College o...
Saved by the bell - Robin Gibb
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Traditionally, Robin Gibb was the lead singer of the Bee Gees, vying for the spot with his elder brother Barry Gibb during the trio's fi...
One love/People get ready - Bob Marley and the Wailers
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'One love/People get ready' was originally released in 1977 on the Bob Marley & the Wailers album 'Exodus'. The song con...
Kayleigh - Marillion
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The song 'Kayleigh' has become one of those indestructible rock anthems from the Eighties, a staple on the radio and a big hit when ...
Skin trade - Duran Duran
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The title 'Skin trade' was derived from the Dylan Thomas book 'Adventures in the skin trade'. The music for the song was wri...
Never never - The Assembly
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When Vince Clarke left Depeche Mode, he had a brief period of working with various other artists. His first project was Yazoo, together with...
Time (Clock of the heart) - Culture Club
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'Time (Clock of the heart)' was a stand-alone single in most of the world, but the track was included on the American version of Cul...
Change - Lisa Stansfield
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There's a famous scene in the American sitcom 'Married... with children' in which Al Bundy judges a line of women with the quali...
Er is zoveel verdriet - Mam
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The Dutch band Mam debuted in 1987 with this single, 'Er is zoveel verdriet' ('There's so much sadness'). It's a dyn...
See the lights - Simple Minds
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'See the lights' was the second single released from Simple Minds' 1991 album 'Real life'. The track was remixed and edi...
Listen to the voices - Labi Siffre
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In 1985, Labi Siffre came out of a self-imposed retirement from music after five years, when he saw a television film from South Africa show...
Too funky - George Michael
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'Too funky' was George Michael's final single for Sony Music before he started legal action against his record company to be fre...
Le soleil donne - Laurent Voulzy
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One of Laurent Voulzy's biggest hits in France was 'Le soleil donne', released in 1988. The song featured verses in French, Engl...
The pen is the mightiest weapon - Fay Lovsky
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In 1985, Fay Lovsky released her fourth album 'Cinema'. The album was produced by Fay Lovsky herself. Two singles were drawn from th...
Lazy Bums - Lazy Bums
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The comedic duo Datner & Kushnir performed 'Shir habatlanim' (English translation: 'The Bums' song') at the 1987 Eur...
I put a spell on you - Creedence Clearwater Revival
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On her latest album, Lily Allen states that Creedence Clearwater Revival may very well be God's favourite band. When you listen to their...
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Message in a bottle - The Police
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'Message in a bottle' was released as a single from the Police's second album 'Reggatta de Blanc'. The single was The Po...
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The promise - Arcadia
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After their first hit ' Election day ', things quickly went downhill for Arcadia. The single 'Goodbye is forever' was only r...
Saturday 14 November 2009
Don't turn me away - 10CC
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The eighth studio album by 10CC was 'Ten out of 10', released in 1981. It failed to chart in the USA and UK. The album marked the fi...
Tingalingaling - Luv'
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On March 5, 1981, Luv' disbanded. The replacement of Patty Brard by Ria Tielsch did not bring them the amount of success they hoped for,...
Rapture '88 - Blondie
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In 1988, Blondie's record company released 'Once more into the bleach', an album of remixes of Blondie hits. It also contained m...
Friday 13 November 2009
All I want is you - U2
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'All I want is you' is a track on U2's 1988 album 'Rattle and hum'. Although I really didn't like that album, this w...
Seven years in Tibet - David Bowie
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'Seven years in Tibet' is one of the tracks on David Bowie's stunning 1997 album 'Earthling'. It was released as the fou...
Congratulations - Cliff Richard
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'Congratulations' was written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter as the UK entry for the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest. The song was per...
Thursday 12 November 2009
Never tear us apart - INXS
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'Never tear us apart' was the third single taken from INXS's sixth studio album 'Kick'. It was composed by Andrew Farris...
Into temptation - Crowded House
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'Into temptation' was released as the third single from Crowded House's second album 'Temple of low men'. The track was ...
The answer - Garland Jeffreys
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Garland Jeffreys released 'The answer' as the second single from his 1992 album 'Don't call me Buckwheat' in December 19...
Soul kiss - Olivia Newton-John
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Although Olivia Newton-John's 1985 album 'Soul kiss' was only a moderate success in Europe, it did achieve gold status in Americ...
Listen to your heart - Roxette
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According to Per Gessle, 'Listen to your heart' was conceived as 'The Big Bad Ballad. This is us trying to recreate that overblo...
19 (The final story) - Paul Hardcastle
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'19 (The Final Story)' was the second 12" single to be released by Paul Hardcastle as a result of the success of his single ...
Can you forgive her? - Pet Shop Boys
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The Pet Shop Boys followed up the two singles from their compilation album 'Discography' with the dramatic and impressive single ...
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