Wednesday 1 May 2019
Man gratuliert mir - Cliff Richard
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In 1968, Cliff Richard sang the UK's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, 'Congratulations', written and composed by Bill Mar...
If I could choose - Sean Dunphy
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In 1967, Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest by Sean Dunphy, who was 29 years old at the time. Born on November 30, 193...
Sunday 28 April 2019
The look of love - ABC
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Unbelievably, I never owned a copy of ABC's 'The look of love' despite owning all of the band's albums, nearly all of thei...
What comes after goodbye - Respect featuring Philip Oakey
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The Sheffield-based band Respect had a short but sweet career. This single was released just a few days before Christmas 1990 with the res...
Thursday 25 April 2019
Non ho l'eta - Dora Manganello
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The Eurovision Song Contest brought forth many evergreens in the Sixties, and one of them was 'Non ho l'eta', the Italian song...
Sunday 21 April 2019
Escapade - Janet Jackson
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There is something special about UK pressed 7" singles, which is why every now and again I do buy some copies of singles I already ow...
Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüssen - Udo Jürgens
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After competing in the Euovision Song Contest 1964 with Warum nur, warum , Udo Jürgens represented his country Austria again the next year...
Saturday 20 April 2019
Goodbye little Colombus - Chris Rea
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I have many singles by Chris Rea. The man is a solid songwriter and his singles rarely disappoint. Bewilderingly, there's never been a...
Warum nur, warum - Udo Jürgens
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Udo Jürgens made a name for himself in Eurovision history by winning the 1966 edition with ' Merci Chérie '. What many people don&...
Mama - Kim Appleby
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Basically I was looking for a UK copy of Kim Appleby's 'Mama' because recently I have acquired UK versions of her other single...
Friday 19 April 2019
Liberty town - Perfect Day
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After the single Jane , Perfect Day released 'Liberty town', a track produced by Ricky Wilde. I managed to find this single during...
Thursday 18 April 2019
Absolutely immune - Act
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Claudia Brücken and Thomas Leer formed Act after Brücken left her previous band Propaganda. 'Absolutely immune' was released as th...
Keep me warm - Carita
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I have acquired many Eurovision Song Contest singles through the years, especially in the last few years. The more I have collected, the m...
Wednesday 17 April 2019
Revolutions - Jean Michel Jarre
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'Revolutions' was the ninth studio album by French synth wizard and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, first released in August 1988. The...
Pomme pomme pomme - Monique Melsen
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Luxembourg is a small country, which is why it is allowed to attract artists from other countries to represent it during the Eurovision So...
Make it with you - Bread
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Hard to believe, but the Bread song 'Make it with you' was recorded by only two people: Mike Botts (drums) and David Gates (vocals...
Shake - Andrew Ridgeley
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As one half of the duo Wham!, Andrew Ridgeley has been much maligned after he and George Michael went their separate ways. It was often sa...
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Tuesday 16 April 2019
Un día, un niño - Frida Boccara
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One of the most beautiful Eurovision melodies of the Sixties must surely be 'Un jour, un enfant' by Frida Boccara. She was one of ...
Jane - Perfect Day
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In the mid-Eighties, Perfect Day was formed by Mark Jones (vocals), Kevin Howard (guitar), Andy Wood (bass) and Mark Stott (drums). After ...
Monday 15 April 2019
The way you are - Tears for fears
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The single 'The way you are' by Tears for Fears was released as a 'stopgap' between their first and second album. The song...
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