Tuesday 6 January 2009
Thriller - Michael Jackson
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The title track from the album 'Thriller' was released as the fifth single. 'Thriller' is one of Jackson's signature son...
Wanna be startin' somethin' - Michael Jackson
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'Wanna be startin' somethin'' was the fourth single taken from the album 'Thriller'. It was originally intended for ...
Beat it - Michael Jackson
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The third single from 'Thriller', 'Beat it', won two Grammy Awards for 'Record of the year' and 'Best male rock ...
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
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Released as the second single from his album 'Thriller', Michael Jackson met international acclaim with 'Billie Jean'. The g...
The girl is mine - Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
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This duet by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney was the first single taken from the album 'Thriller'. Following its release, some ob...
She's out of my life - Michael Jackson
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'She's out of my life' was the fourth and final single taken from Michael Jackson's 1979 album 'Off the wall'. Unlik...
Rock with you - Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson's third single from 'Off the wall' was written by Rod Temperton. It was one of the last big disco hits by Jackso...
Off the wall - Michael Jackson
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'Off the Wall' was the second single released from Michael Jackson's 1979 album of the same name. The track, composed by Rod Tem...
Don't stop 'til you get enough - Michael Jackson
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'Don't stop 'til you get enough' was the lead single from Michael Jackson's 1979 album 'Off the wall'. The song ...
Be near me - ABC
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ABC had reasonable success with this single, reaching no. 25 in the UK singles chart in the summer of 1985. 'Be near me' by ABC was ...
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Monday 5 January 2009
Nothing's wrong - Mo
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The first incarnation of Mo consisted of Clemens and Huub de Lange with Harm Bieger and singer Heili Helder. The group split up in 1981, but...
The rhythm divine - Yello and Shirley Bassey
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The lyric of 'The rhythm divine' was written by Billy MacKenzie, from the Associates . No wonder, then, that it stands out from Yell...
Mmm mmm mmm mmm - Crash test dummies
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One of the strangest song titles ever has to be 'Mmm mmm mmm mmm'. The Canadian band Crash test dummies had a big hit with this in 1...
Soul Dracula - Hot blood
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There is a bad disco song for every occasion, I read somewhere on the web, and I think that's true. Take the lyrics of this single for e...
Forever young - Alphaville
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'Forever young' is the title track from Alphaville's 1984 debut album. Originally a ballad, the 12" single contains a speci...
Special lady - Ray, Goodman and Brown
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Harry Ray, Al Goodman and William Brown worked together as 'The Moments' until 1980, when they switched record companies. They start...
I'm gonna shoot the deejay - The Press
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I wonder if a song like 'I'm gonna shoot the deejay' (" 'cause he won't play my tunes ") would be allowed thes...
Sunday 4 January 2009
It's going to happen! - The Undertones
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The Undertones formed in Derry in 1976. Members were John O'Neill, Diamian O'Neill, Michael Bradley, Billy Doherty and Feargal Shark...
I'm alive - Electric Light Orchestra
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Taken from the soundtrack of the movie Xanadu, this track by Electric Light Orchestra sound kindof familiar. It is almost a pastiche of earl...
Whenever you need somebody - Rick Astley
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'Whenever you need somebody' was Rick Astley's second single. It followed up his debut single ' Never gonna give you up '...
Arrival - Mike Oldfield
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'Arrival' was composed by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from Abba, and recorded on their album of the same name. Mike Oldfield c...
Another weekend - Five star
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Five Star returned in 1988 with a raunchier image for their fourth album, 'Rock the world'. They'd had big success with their th...
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Doot doot - Freur
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Freur was formed in the early 1980s in Cardiff, Wales by Karl Hyde, Rick Smith, Alfie Thomas, John Warwicker and Bryn Burrows. In 1983 they ...
Situation (remix) - Yazoo
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Yazoo has always fascinated the eighties techno generation. Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet only recorded two albums together in the early eig...
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Torch songs for the heroine - Peter Godwin
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One of the tracks on ' Dance emotions ' is an extended version of 'Torch songs'. The single was released in 1981 under the t...
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Flowers in December - Mazzy Star
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I got to know Mazzy Star when they released 'Fade into you' (1994), a beautiful dreamy pop song. It was the group's biggest hit,...
Beetlebum - Blur
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Like ' The day before yesterday's man ', I bought this single during a weekend trip to London. It was a colourful buy, because w...
Saturday 3 January 2009
Owner of a lonely heart - Yes
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'Owner of a lonely heart' by Yes is one of the great classics of the eighties. The rock band teamed up with Trevor Horn for their al...
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The politics of dancing - Re-flex
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Re-Flex was an English band formed in 1981 by John Baxter, Paul Fishman, Nigel Ross-Scott and Roland Kerridge. They released their debut sin...
Somebody (Hey girl) - Video
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'Somebody (Hey girl)' was one of those radio hits from 1984 you just couldn't get out of your head. I recorded the track from th...
God thank you woman - Culture Club
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'God thank you woman' was the last single from the Culture Club before they broke up in 1986. Lacking the immediate appeal of their ...
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Soul kiss - Olivia Newton-John
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In 1985, Olivia Newton-John released her comeback album 'Soul kiss' and the title track was also the lead single. She'd been out...
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Sign of the times - Belle Stars
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In January 1983 the Belle Stars, an all-female group consisting of Stella Barker, Sarah-Jane Owen, Miranda Joyce, Penny Leyton, Judy Parsons...
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Eve's volcano - Julian Cope
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'Eve's volcano' was taken from Julian Cope's 1987 album 'Saint Julian', which also included the hit singles 'Wor...
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Eaten alive - Diana Ross
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Last week I wrote about Diana Ross's second single from her 1985 album 'Eaten alive', ' Chain reaction '. I was a bit su...
Barco a venus - Mecano
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The Spanish group Mecano started as a synthpop outfit in 1981 in Madrid. Mecano consisted of brothers Nacho and Jose Maria Cano and singer A...
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Friday 2 January 2009
Monté la rivié - Kali
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In 1992, France decided to send a reggae king to the Eurovision Song Contest. Kali's 'Monté la rivié' was a beautifully arranged...
Nearly there - One 2 Many
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Well, at least they were optimistic. After the failure of previous single 'Another man', One 2 Many followed up with another single,...
Message in the box - World Party
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World Party is a British pop/rock band, consisting of only one member, Karl Wallinger. He started World Party after he left the Waterboys in...
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Mad world - Tears for fears
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These days, 'Mad world' is considered to be a ballad performed by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules, but I am old enough to remember th...
I'll keep on loving you - Princess
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This beautiful 12" picture disc appeared on a record fair a couple of years ago. I bought it because it was really cheap, but also beca...
Can't stand losing you - The Police
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The Police's 1978 single 'Can't stand losing you' was banned by the BBC in the UK because of the sleeve pictured here. Accor...
Kiss you all over - Exile
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Most people, including me, got to know the group Exile because of this single. 'Kiss you all over' went to number 4 in the Dutch Top...
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Dance emotions - Peter Godwin
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I don't often write about albums on this blog because mostly the lp's I own have been neatly re-released on cd at some point. But I&...
Funkin' for Jamaica - Tom Browne
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Tom Browne was introduced in the Netherlands by the influential TV chart programme Toppop. They recorded a clip of him and his band performi...
Thursday 1 January 2009
Gotta have more love - Climax Blues Band
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The Climax Blues Band formed in 1968. They released their twelfth album 'Flying the flag' in 1980. From this album, the single '...
Ain't nobody - Rufus and Chaka Khan
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'Ain't nobody' was recorded as a bonus studio track on Rufus & Chaka Khan's live album 'Stompin' at the Savoy...
Half a minute - Matt Bianco
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'Half a minute' was the third single taken from Matt Bianco's debut album 'Whose side are you on' (1984). The video was...
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Song 2 - Blur
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'Song 2' was the second single released from Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997). The riff-based track, known for its overdriv...
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No more "I love you's" - The Lover Speaks
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The Lover Speaks consisted of David Freeman and Joseph Hughes. They formed in 1985 after working in the punk band The Flys. They got a recor...
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