There are many versions of Kim Wilde's 'Kids in America', but there are also a lot of versions of 'Kaupungin lapset', ...

'Think sometimes about me' was released in November 1966, just months before the singer would become a Eurovision icon with 'P...

Park Cafe formed in 1986 with members Rom Heck, Maggie Park and Gast Waltzing in Luxembourg. They released their self-titled debut album a...

Heidi Rosemarie Brühl was born on January 30, 1942. She was a German singer and actress who came to prominence as a young teenager and had...

'Red rose' was the fifth and final single from Alphaville's 1986 album, 'Afternoons in Utopia'. It was released in Apr...

Five years ago you met the D. Twins on this blog, with a 12" single of 'Falling' , which was a cover version of Julee Cruise...

Agnetha Fältskog and Ola Håkansson of the Swedish band Secret Service recorded 'The way you are' in 1986. The song was used to pro...

Another example of Manuela's practice of recording German versions of Eurovision songs is this single: 'Alles und noch viel mehr...

The popularity of the Eurovision Song Contest was perhaps even bigger in the Seventies than it is now. The winning songs were often big hi...

Françoise Hardy was born on January 17, 1944. She grew up in Paris. She had her breakthrough when she was just 18 years old with the hit ...

Once you get that line ' No señor, Don Quichotte y Sancho Panza no están aqui ', you may fall victim to actually liking this song....

With the latest installment of James Bond movies, 'Spectre' in the cinemas right now, these are exciting times for James Bond fans...

Frankie Vaughan was born on February 3, 1928. He made a name for himself singing easy listening and traditional pop music, starting with ...

One of my favourite singers of the early years of Eurovision is Raphael. He's got a voice that cuts through your soul and songs to mat...

China Crisis recently returned with a crowdfunded album, and it's one of the best releases of this year I think - even if it didn'...

There are a lot of Spanish singles with translated titles on the sleeve - Bobby Goldsboro's Autumn of my life is an example - but whe...

Isabelle Aubret competed in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest with 'La source', representing France. Paul Mauriat and his orchestra...

There are some singers that are blessed with both a unique voice and great compositions. I haven't heard much from Bobby Goldsboro dur...

Marty Wilde wrote some catchy songs, verging on the naff sometimes. The title 'Shang-a-lang song' alone will have some people shud...

I've recently started buying songs that were written by Marty Wilde. Between his own career in the early Sixties and his daughter'...