Sunday, 31 August 2014
Love don't prove I'm right - The Babys
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Internal conflicts led to rhythm guitarist and keyboard player Michael Corby being removed from the band by Chrysalis on August 28, 1978....
Judy min vän - Tommy Körberg
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'Judy, min vän' ('Judy, my friend') was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed by Tommy Körberg....
Do you wanna funk - Patrick Cowley and Sylvester
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Although my English wasn't as good as it is these days, even when this single was released I had a sneaking suspicion that the title w...
Strawberry Fields forever - Beatles
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Although I would love to own the box set of Beatles singles with the green sleeves, it is quite impossible to get for a reasonable price. ...
Running with the night - Lionel Richie
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The dodgy lyrics of the man's later work may make you forget just how good his songs were at the height of his popularity. A song like...
Magnificent obsession - Fehlfarben
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Fehlfarben is a German post-punk band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The band name is from a German printing term referring to erroneous colors...
Saturday, 30 August 2014
Spetters - Kayak
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Although the name Kayak isn't mentioned on the front of this sleeve, the soundtrack for the Dutch movie 'Spetters' was indeed ...
Born free - Vic Reeves
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Vic Reeves presented a television show on New Year's Eve 1990, which went on during the turn of the year. Just after midnight, one of ...
Contenders - Heaven 17
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In a review of Heaven 17's 1986 single 'Contenders', Simon Reynolds for Melody Maker wrote: "This one practically hurls ...
Laat me nu gaan - Linda Lepomme
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In 1985, actress and singer Linda Lepomme represented Belgium during that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Laat me nu...
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
I'm going slightly mad - Queen
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This song seems very appropriate for a night like tonight. Over in London, Kate Bush is premiering her first live show in 35 years. Yes, ...
Living in a world (turned upside down) - Private Lives
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I didn't know until I bought this 12" single that Private Lives released a remixed version of their single 'Living in a worl...
Monday, 25 August 2014
Six months in a leaky boat - Split Enz
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Easily one of the most imaginative titles of the Eighties, 'Six months in a leaky boat' was thought to be a dig at the British inv...
Loving feeling - Beloved
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The Beloved were having some success as an indie band, when they slimmed down to a duo consisting of Jon Marsh and Steven Waddington. Having...
Puppet on a string - Big Fair Organ
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I couldn't find a release date for this particular single, but my guess it's a release from the Sixties - not too long after Sandi...
Sunday, 24 August 2014
Tonight - Boomtown Rats
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The Boomtown Rats recorded their sixth album 'In the long grass' in 1983, but it was initially rejected by the band's record c...
Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va - Romuald
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Romuald Figuier was born in Saint-Pol-de-Léon (France) on May 5, 1941. He represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 1964...
Saturday, 23 August 2014
Say hello - Breathe
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Breathe blasted into the UK singles charts with their second single 'Hands to heaven' and they were hailed as the year's bigge...
Kloden drejer - Gry
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'Kloden drejer' is a Danish song. The title means 'The planet's spinning'. It was performed on the 1983 Eurovision Son...
Tantalise - Jimmy the Hoover
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Jimmy The Hoover were a British pop band, who formed in 1982 and comprised Simon Barker (keyboards), Derek Dunbar (vocals), Carla Duplanti...
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