Thursday 5 February 2009
Luxury - New Musik
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Why New Musik never achieved commercial success is a mystery to me. 'Luxury' is one of many singles that never reached a chart anywh...
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Real love - Beatles
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A year after releasing ' Free as a bird ', Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr completed a second unfinished recording b...
The part of me that needs you most - Exile
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The tracks on Exile's 1979 album 'All there is' were recorded with a distinct disco beat. 'The part of me that needs you mos...
Reunited - Peaches and Herb
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The original Peaches & Herb consisted of Herb Fame and Francine 'Peaches' Hurd Barker. Herb has been part of the duo ever since ...
Everyday is like Sunday - Morrissey
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'Everyday is like Sunday' was the second single taken from Morrissey's debut solo album 'Viva hate'. The previous single...
Innocence - Deborah Blando
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In 1992, Deborah Blando suddenly appeared on the pop scene with the song 'Innocence'. Born in Italy but raised in Brazil, Blando rel...
Turn the beat around - Vicki Sue Robinson
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'Turn the beat around' is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson and made popular by Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976. I...
In a minor key - Tim Finn
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This is the first double single that I can remember, and it is quite possibly the first double single released on the European continent. Af...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
I'll fly for you - Spandau Ballet
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Yes, I know, I wrote about the 12" single of ' I'll fly for you ' in December, but it was exactly that piece which made me ...
Ainsi soit je... - Mylene Farmer
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'Ainsi soit je...' was the second single taken from Mylene Farmer's 1988 album of the same name. As for all her songs since the ...
Without your love - Roger Daltrey
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'McVicar' is a British film, released in 1980, starring Roger Daltrey from The Who in the title role of John McVicar, an armed robbe...
White and black blues - Joelle Ursull
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'White and black blues' was composed by Georges Ougier de Moussac, with lyrics by legendary French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. The ...
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Crazy - Icehouse
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The Australian band Icehouse found fame with 'Hey little girl' and 'Can't help myself' in the early Eighties. I was very...
Bring me closer - Altered Images
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During the Here and Now Tour 2002 I saw Altered Images, or rather Clare Grogan, live in concert and immediately liked the songs she was perf...
Uncertain smile - The The
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After 'Uncertain smile' single version 1 and version 2 , I quickly realised that I should also buy the 12" single. It would pr...
4 films - Het Goede Doel
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Het Goede Doel (The Good Cause) released their single '4 films' in 1987. It was a new track on the live album that was released afte...
Don't go breaking my heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
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Elton John and Kiki Dee recorded and released the duet 'Don't go breaking my heart' in 1976. Like many of Elton John's singl...
Tuesday 3 February 2009
Hallelujah - Milk and Honey
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'Hallelujah' was the winning song of the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Hebrew by Milk & Honey, representing Israel....
Self control - Laura Branigan
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'Self control' is one of those songs I heard a lot in 1984, so much that I got entirely sick of it. Radio stations kept playing it a...
Black on black - Dalbello
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In 1994 I bought a promotional cd-single of Heart's 'Black on black'. It turned out to be a cover version of a song originally p...
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Videotheque - Dollar
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'Videotheque' was released in 1982 and, like many of their singles, it was produced by Trevor Horn. Lots of echo effects and synthes...
With you I'm born again - Billy Preston and Syreeta
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The beautiful balled 'With you I'm born again' was performed by Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright in 1980. The song appeared on B...
Help is on its way - Little river band
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Little River Band was an Australian rock band consisting of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, Ric Formosa, Roger McLachlan and De...
I'm not the man I used to be - Fine Young Cannibals
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The fourth single from the Fine Young Cannibals' second album 'The raw and the cooked' was 'I'm not the man I used to be...
Live at the Astoria - All About Eve
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Some things are forever lost in time. Like for instance the shop where I bought this bootleg e.p. of All About Eve. All I remember was they ...
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Monday 2 February 2009
Quiet life - Japan
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'Quiet life' was Japan's first big chart hit, peaking at number 19 in the autumn of 1981. The album of the same name saw the ban...
Feel like change - Black
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I wonder how much this single is worth. It's obviously not a commercially sold item, and not quite a white label. However it does list t...
Thought you were on my side - Cock Robin
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'Thought you were on my side' was the second chart hit for Cock Robin in the Netherlands. After the number one hit 'The promise ...
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Equinoxe - Jean Michel Jarre
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'Equinoxe' was the second album released by Jean Michel Jarre, released in 1978. The album reflects a day in the life of a human bei...
Ghosts - Ghosts
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I already wrote about the Ghosts' single ' Stay the night '. 'The world is outside', their next single, peaked at number...
The Fear - Lily Allen
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When you read the long, long entry on Lily Allen in Wikipedia, you would think this girl has spent decades in the entertainment business. B...
Sunday 1 February 2009
Let's all chant - Michael Zager Band
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A fabulous disco track from 1978. 'Let's all chant' by the Michael Zager Band reached number 4 in the Dutch Top 40 and number 8 ...
Are 'friends' electric? - Tubeway Army
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One of the most famous hits from the Eighties is actually a song from the Seventies: 'Are 'friends' electric?' was released ...
Eat it - Weird Al Yankovic
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In a world where Michael Jackson was just about the most famous person alive, it was no wonder that other people tried to make some money ou...
Blue emotion - Fiat Lux
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Fiat Lux followed up their single ' Secrets ' with the up-tempo track 'Blue emotion'. Some sounds on this track reminded me ...
Kiss me - Indecent Obsession
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Indecent Obsession formed in 1987 in Brisbane, Australia. David Dixon, Andrew Coyne, Michael Szumowski and Daryl Sims hit the Australian cha...
Een beetje vrede - Nicole
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The winner of the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, Nicole, recorded her winning song 'Ein Bisschen Frieden' in six languages. One of th...
Wunderbar - Tenpole Tudor
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Eddie Tudor-Pole formed the British punk band Tenpole Tudor in 1974 with Bob Kingston, Dick Crippen and Gary Long. In 1980, they signed a re...
Sloppy heart - Frazier Chorus
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Frazier Chorus released the single 'Sloppy heart' twice: their debut single in 1987 on 4AD records, and as their fourth single on Vi...
Come home Billy Bird - The Divine Comedy
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In 2004, The Divine Comedy released their eighth studio album, 'Absent friends'. The first single, 'Come home Billy Bird' fe...
Living on video ('85 re-mix) - Trans X
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After I'd bought 'Living on video' shortly after it was released, Trans X disappeared from the scene. The duo consisting of Pasc...
If I say yes - Five Star
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'If I say yes' was the fourth single taken from Five Star's 1986 album 'Silk and steel'. The single reached number 15 in...
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Oh, ich will betteln, ich will stehlen - The New Seekers
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The New Seekers were founded in 1969 by Keith Potger after the Seekers split up. The idea was that the new group would appeal to the same ma...
Turn my back on you - Sade
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This remix of 'Turn my back on you' was the fourth and last single drawn from Sade's third album 'Stronger than pride'. ...
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
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'Dirty Diana' was the fifth single taken from Michael Jackson's 1987 album 'Bad'. Like the four previous singles, it rea...
Fantastic day - Haircut One Hundred
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I didn't know the song 'Fantastic day' when Nick Heyward appeared as one of the artists during the 2001 Here and Now tour. He pl...
The jam was moving - Debbie Harry
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'The Jam Was Moving' was the second and final single from Debbie Harry's debut solo album, 'Koo Koo'. After Debbie's...
Revolution baby - Transvision Vamp
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'Revolution baby' was the last single by Transvision Vamp I ever bought. It was a gamble: whereas I knew the three others before I b...
You should be dancing - Bee Gees
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'You should be dancing' was released by the Bee Gees in 1976. It became a US number one hit, whereas it reached number 5 in the UK a...
Soul Cha Cha - Van McCoy
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Van McCoy was born on January 6, 1940. McCoy moved to Philadelphia just before he was twenty, where he formed his own label Rockin' Reco...
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