Tuesday, 27 December 2016
Sex cymbal - Sheila E.
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My wife came home with a few singles, and I had almost all of them. Still, no harm, because it allowed me to ditch the copies that were in...
I'm Mandy fly me - 10CC
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10CC band member Eric Stewart recalled about this song, 'National Airlines used to have this beautiful poster that they displayed of t...
I've got mine - UB40
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UB40 was between albums when they released 'I've got mine' in 1983. It was just months before they hit the big time with their s...
Monday, 26 September 2016
Pas gentille - Jef Barbara
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The song 'Pas gentille' was first recorded by Françoise Hardy in 1964. Based on Marty Wilde's 'Bad boy', she translate...
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Skorápky orechu - Marie Rottrová
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Every once in a while I buy a single not for the A-side, but for the B-side. This is a good example. Marie Rottrová's 1983 single ...
Jezebel - Marty Wilde
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The last time I saw Marty Wilde live - which, I'm ashamed to say, is almost ten years ago now! - it was his song 'Jezebel' tha...
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Jezamine - Misty
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If you hear the name Misty, you might think of a middle-aged sultry female singer, but in fact it was a duo consisting of Mark Eden and Mic...
Sunday, 31 July 2016
Eurovision songs - Groot Draaiorgel Mortier
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This is probably the most mysterious single I've ever bought. It didn't come with a sleeve, so all I have is the disc and the info...
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Io senza te - Peter Sue & Marc
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I already bought Io senza te by Peter Sue & Marc at the end of 2009 as part of a big stack of Eurovision singles. The B-side of that ...
December - All about Eve
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Ordering online can be a treat sometimes, especially when you're able to combine things and get a few interesting singles together. I ...
Hon går rakt fram - Leyla
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Having a complete Kim Wilde collection also includes many cover versions. Through the years I have been able to identify over 250 cover ve...
Sunday, 3 July 2016
The world would never turn again - Keith Potger
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Keith Potger was a member of the Seekers, as the sleeve of his first solo single proclaims. The band had some success during the Sixties, ...
Friday, 24 June 2016
Do the Bartman - The Simpsons
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I wasn't really planning on spending a lot of money on a single called 'Do the Bartman', despite the fact that I have an impre...
Bodies / Kids in America - Beautiful Boy
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Beautiful Boy was founded by Singer Dane Etteridge, who began writing and demoing a handful of songs with the intention of starting a new ...
You don't die from love - Stephanie
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Princess Stephanie from Monaco appeared on this blog before with singles from her debut album, released in 1986. It was a rather successfu...
Song of love - Thomas Forstner
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On the day of the dramatic outcome of the British referendum about the EU and proof that democracy does not always work well, I thought it...
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
Layla - Habibi
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Habibi represented Israel during the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Layla'. The band consisted of: Shlomit Aharon, Ki...
Radio's on - Promises
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I remember the song 'Radio's on' by Promises best for a home-made remix of Queen's 'Radio gaga' which was played o...
Tonight - The Look
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Just like I am the beat , The Look's 'Tonight' is a song I know well from my childhood. Finding the single has proved a little...
Saturday, 18 June 2016
Genghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan
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Such was the success of the song 'Dschinghis Khan' at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, that the German band decided to also recor...
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