Friday 27 November 2009
Twee mobiele ogen die keken de kraker aan - Rubberen Robbie
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In 1980, squatters were dominating the news in the Netherlands. During the crowning of Queen Beatrix they used the occasion to protest again...
Thursday 26 November 2009
It's OK - Harmony
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When Harmony were selected to represent the Netherlands during the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest with ' 't Is OK ', they recorded...
Endless love - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
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Diana Ross and Lionel Richie recorded 'Endless love' for the soundtrack of the movie 'Endless love' starring Brooke Shields....
99 red balloons - Nena
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Having achieved widespread success in Europe and Japan with '99 Luftballons', Nena wanted to try their luck in the rest of the world...
I hear talk - Bucks Fizz
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'I hear talk' was released on December 15, 1984, in the same week when Bucks Fizz were involved in a road accident: their tour bus c...
And when the night comes - Jon and Vangelis
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'And when the night comes' was released as the second single from Jon & Vangelis' third album 'Private collection'. ...
Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood
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ZTT Records signed Frankie Goes to Hollywood after producer and co-founder Trevor Horn saw the band play on the TV show The Tube, where they...
Take me home - Phil Collins
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The song 'Take me home' is not to be taken literally: it's not about a man going home. Phil Collins has explained that the song ...
The hardest part - Blondie
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While in most of the world 'Union city blue' was released as the second single from Blondie's 1979 album 'Eat to the beat...
Reet petite - Jackie Wilson
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'Reet petite' by Jackie Wilson was re-released in December 1986 after a clay animation video was shown in the BBC 2 documentary seri...
If I had you - The Korgis
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For the second time I bought the single 'If I had you' by the Korgis. I already had this version , which includes two tracks on the ...
Spaceman - Bolland and Bolland
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Bolland and Bolland started producing themselves with this single, and in a sense it's the start of a successful career as producers. ...
One man woman - Sheena Easton
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'One man woman' was the third single by Sheena Easton, released in November 1980. Recorded at George Martin's Air Studios and pr...
Little Willy - The Sweet
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The song title 'Little Willy' has to be one of the most obvious double entendres of the Seventies. Still, the Sweet got away with it...
Baker street - Gerry Rafferty
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'Baker street' was a track on Gerry Rafferty's second album 'City to city' (1978). It was Rafferty's first release a...
The heavens are crying - Blue Rondo a la Turk
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Chris Sullivan, Christos Tolera, Mark Reilly, 'Choco' Mick, Kito Poncioni, Geraldo d'Arbilly and Moses Mount Bassie formed Blue ...
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Loved by the one you love - Rupert Holmes
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Since I already own a handful of singles by Rupert Holmes, I decided to try out this single when I found it during a record fair. 'Loved...
Hotline to heaven - Bananarama
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The song 'Hotline to heaven' is a track on Bananarama's second self-titled album. On the album, it's a seven minute track. I...
Stainsby girls - Chris Rea
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Chris Rea wrote 'Stainsby girls' as a tribute for his wife Joan, a former student of the Stainsby Secondary Modern School. The singl...
Horoscope - Harpo
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Although I am not familiar with most of Harpo's work, I bought three singles by him on one day. This is the third and last one. 'Hor...
Dreaming - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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When the compilation album 'The best of OMD' was released in 1988, the new track 'Dreaming' was released as the accompanying...
Five miles out - Mike Oldfield
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Released in February 1982, 'Five miles out' was a single from the Mike Oldfield album of the same name. The song makes numerous refe...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Oh l'amour - Erasure
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'Oh l'amour' was released in April 1986 as the third single by the synthpop duo Erasure. Written by members Vince Clarke and And...
Two tribes - Frankie goes to Hollywood
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People who grew up in the Eighties are usually familiar with the music video for Frankie goes to Hollywood's second single 'Two trib...
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Visage - Visage
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'Visage' was the fourth single by Visage, released in June 1981. It is the title track from Visage's selftitled debut album, pro...
Take Four EP - Mike Oldfield
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The EP 'Take Four' was released in 1978. It contained one new track: 'Wrekorder Wrondo', plus three previous singles. 'S...
Give a little bit - Supertramp
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Supertramp released one of their best albums in 1977 with 'Even in the quietest moments'. 'Give a little bit' was the openin...
The heat is on - Glenn Frey
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'The heat is on' was written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey and recorded by Glenn Frey for the sountrack of the 1984 movie &...
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Americanos - Holly Johnson
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Back in 1989, I didn't really like the track 'Americanos', written and performed by Holly Johnson. It was basically a listing of...
Oh yeah - Roxy Music
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'Oh yeah' was written by Bryan Ferry. He explained in an interview: 'In this song I was trying to create a picture of Americana,...
Johnny Blue - Lena Valaitis
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Valaitis was born in Memel (Klaipėda), in 1943 part of the Memel Territory of East Prussia, Germany, now in Lithuania. Her father, a soldier...
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Nobody's perfect - Mike and the Mechanics
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'Nobody's perfect' was the first single from Mike and the Mechanics' 1988 album 'The living years'. With its rather ...
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Via Satellit - Rheingold
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Bodo Staiger, Brigitte Kunz and Lothar Manteuffel formed Rheingold in the early Eighties. Their biggest hit was ' Dreiklangs dimensionen...
Que sera - Chris Rea
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In 1988, Chris Rea released the album 'New light through old windows', an album of re-recordings of his own songs. Reportedly, Rea w...
With a girl like you - Harpo
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'With a girl like you' was written by Reg Presley and a hit single for the Troggs in 1966. Swedish singer Harpo released his version...
Walking on sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
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'Walking on sunshine' is a song on Katrina and the Waves' second album of the same name. The song was released as a single from ...
How old are you? - Robin Gibb
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While a member of the Bee Gees, Robin Gibb still had a solo career. During the Eighties he released three solo albums: 'How old are you&...
On the radio - Donna Summer
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Donna Summer's 1979 single 'On the radio' was written for the soundtrack of the movie 'Foxes' and also included as a new...
Dance, dance, dance - Chic
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'Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)' is a 1977 disco song recorded by Chic. Luther Vandross, who was a session vocalist at...
Where did our love go - Amii Stewart
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Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, 'Where did our love go' was originally a hit for the Supremes in 1964. In 1981, Amii Stewart reco...
Room service - Fischer Z
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I read in an article on Wikipedia that the songs written by Fischer Z's John Watts drew heavily on his experience as a mental health car...
Who can it be now? - Men at work
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'Who can it be now?' was the second single from the 1981 debut album by Men at work, 'Business as usual'. The lyric is the n...
Monday 23 November 2009
Ease on down the road - The Wiz Stars
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'Ease on down the road' is one of the lesser known Michael Jackson hits. It was taken from the 1978 movie soundtrack 'The Wiz...
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The floral dance - The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
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The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band was formed in 1881. Based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, the band relies on public subscriptions and fu...
Then the music stopped - Pussycat
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These days, Dutch bands find it hard to come up with a decent song, let alone decent instrumentation, but this 1981 single by Pussycat prove...
Sparvöga - Marie Fredriksson
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'Sparvöga' is a 1989 single by Swedish artist Marie Fredriksson. It was written for the Swedish TV series 'Sparvöga', based ...
You can call me Al - Paul Simon
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Paul Simon's legendary album 'Graceland' was brought to prominence partly because of the first single taken from the album, '...
Runaway - Janet Jackson
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Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, 'Runaway' was one of two previously unreleased songs on Janet Jackson's 1995 ...
Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan
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Germany thought it was a good idea to send in a song about a cruel warrior when the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest was organised in Jerusalem....
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