Sunday 28 November 2021
Kick it out - Heart
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The American band Heart has released some classic tracks like ' Magic Man ', ' Alone ' and, oddly, the one I always hear in ...
Den dopper - De Strangers
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Although the A-side of this single is De Strangers' take on 'Rivers of Babylon', a big hit for Boney M at the time, this single ...
Saturday 27 November 2021
Wa d'hee die nen dikke nek - De Strangers
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My collection of singles by the Belgian band De Strangers is still expanding, and it's all because they have recorded so many covers of ...
Non ho l'eta / Si - Gigliola Cinquetti
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Released in 1977, this single combines the two Eurovision entries of Gigliola Cinquetti on one disc, with an attractive new sleeve. ' No...
One more song - Halla Margret
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Buying singles online can be a good way out for rare items, but one has to be careful not to be cheated out of huge amounts of money. This p...
Diamonds are forever - Shirley Bassey
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The James Bond movies used to be accompanied by classic tunes, songs that would stand the test of time. Before the producers fell for the li...
Viens l'oublier - Jean Vallée
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In 1978, Jean Vallee represented Belgium with ' L'amour ça fait chanter la vie '. I found that single 12 years ago in Chelsea Re...
Friday 26 November 2021
Le soleil donne - Laurent Voulzy
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The majority of my Laurent Voulzy discs come from Antwerp, and this one is no exception. I bought the 7" single of ' Le soleil donn...
Era troppo carina - Alain Barriere
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It's always nice to find a Eurovision song in a different language than the original version, but performed by the original singer. And ...
Julie - Daniel
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21 years after buying ' Julie ' by Daniel, I bought it again... but this time it's the original Yugoslavian single, which featur...
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Der alte Musikant - Ben Cramer
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Ben Cramer's Eurovision song 'De oude muzikant' featured on this blog before, not only in the original version but also in the E...
Moja generacija - Korni Grupa
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Korni Grupa was a Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. Formed in 1968, Korni Grupa was one of the first Yugoslav rock bands to achieve major ma...
Thank you for the music - Abba
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The current resurgence of Abba would have you think that I have suddenly started buying Abba singles. This could be true, of course, but thi...
Flying up with my balloon, my balloon, my balloon - Manuela Bravo
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In 1979 Manuela Bravo represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest with Sobe, sobe, balao sobe . Besides the original version in Port...
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Claudia (Uno per tutte) - Louis Neefs
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Belgian singer Louis Neefs is no stranger to the Eurovision Song Contest: he represented Belgium in 1967 with ' Ik heb zorgen ' and ...
Auf der grossen Himmelsstrasse - Margot Eskens
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Here's another single I didn't buy for the A-side, but for the B-side! 'Damals war alles so schön' is a great German version...
Als je maar nooit bekent - Corry Brokken
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'Als je maar nooit bekent' is a Dutch-language cover of ' N'avoue jamais ', the song that was made famous by Guy Mardel,...
Johnny Blue - Katri Helena
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' Johnny Blue ' was originally recorded by Lena Valaitis, and it was her entry for the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, representing Ge...
Een sprookje - De Spelbrekers
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De Spelbrekers represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with ' Katinka '. However, this wasn't the fir...
Saturday 13 November 2021
Lied für einen Freund - Maxi & Chris Garden
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I already own a copy of ' Lied für einen Freund ', but the opportunity came up to buy a stack of singles (and cd-singles) from a Eur...
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