Sunday 5 July 2009
Young guns (Go for it) - Wham!
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' Death by matrimony ' is a phrase in the lyric of this song, which is a good summary of what the song is about. George Michael wrot...
Love in the shadows - E.G. Daily
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After E.G. Daily reached the chart in several countries with ' Say it say it ', a second single was taken from her 1985 album 'W...
Neon City - Mistral
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Another single, another singer. The studio band Mistral had a different singer for every single - although they were all released in 1978. &...
Tunnel of love - Fun Boy Three
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Fun Boy Three released 'The tunnel of love' in 1983. It was a rather cynical song, bemoaning life and the twists and turns it takes....
If I had words - Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley
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Before Scott Fitzgerald represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 with ' Go ', he'd had one previous success, a ...
Saturday 4 July 2009
Heaven on earth - Nathalie
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Beautiful Belgian girl Nathalie had only one international hit - ' My love won't let you down ' - but released a few more single...
Lovers of a kind - Pussycat
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After their success in the Seventies, the Dutch band Pussycat never really recovered during the Eighties. They only managed a few minor hits...
Barracuda - Heart
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'Barracuda' was released in 1977 as the first single from Heart's third album 'Little queen'. The song is an aggressive ...
Nobody does it better - Carly Simon
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'Nobody does it better' was written by Carole Bayer Sager and composed by Marvin Hamlisch. Carly Simon recorded it as the theme song...
In and out of love - Imagination
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Leee John (yes, with three 'e's!) and Ashley Ingram met in the late Seventies and formed a songwriting partnership, trying to start ...
Take a chance with me - Roxy Music
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'Take a chance with me' is the last single release by Roxy Music. It was released in August 1982 as the third single from the band...
Starship 109 - Mistral
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The studio group Mistral was initiated by Robbie van Leeuwen (ex-Shocking Blue) and Rick van der Linden. While on their debut single ' J...
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it - Fun Boy Three with Bananarama
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'It ain't what you do (It's the way that you do it)' was originally written by jazz musicians Melvin 'Sy' Oliver and...
Automatic pilot - Fay Lovski
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Fay Lovski was one of the more interesting artists in the Netherlands during the first half of the Eighties. Her 1982 single 'Automatic ...
Say it say it - E.G. Daily
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So I've had the 12" single of ' Say it say it ' for more than 20 years. I didn't buy the single because I didn't ha...
Blow the house down - Living in a box
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Having seen the Here and Now tours in the UK between 2001 and 2004, I've also had the pleasure to see Living in a box live. It was a mix...
Club Fantastic megamix - Wham!
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'Club Fantastic megamix' is a unique Wham! single, because it's the only one that didn't become a top 10 hit in the UK. It s...
Positive reaction - Mandy Smith
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Mandy Smith became a model during her early teens. In 1987 she was signed to PWL Records. The production trio Stock/Aitken/Waterman produced...
(Si Si) Je suis un rock star - Bill Wyman
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Bill Wyman was born as William George Perks on October 24, 1936. He is best known as bass guitarist of the Rolling Stones, which he was betw...
Blaze of glory - Joe Jackson
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It is printed on the sleeve and on the label of this single: 'For promotion only Not for sale'. So was 'Blaze of glory' rele...
She's out of my life - Michael Jackson
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It's hard to believe now, but 20 years ago, when you wanted to hear a song and not be dependent of radio stations, you actually had to b...
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I'll wait - Taylor Dayne
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Even though the American double 12" single of ' I'll wait ' contains no less than 7 remixes of the track, the 'US 7&quo...
More than the sun - Black
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'More than the sun' was the second single by Black. Unlike the debut single ' Human features ', this single was released on ...
Friday 3 July 2009
Love is - Vikki
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Vikki Watson was born in 1959 in Liss, Hampshire (UK). As a child she took singing and dancing lessons, and then went on to the Guildhall Sc...
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Livin' thing - Electric Light Orchestra
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'Livin' thing' was written by Jeff Lynne and appears on ELO's 1976 platinum-selling album 'A New World Record'. In t...
You're the greatest lover - Luv'
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'You're the greatest lover' is Luv's signature song. Originally released in July 1978, it reached number 1 a month later. Th...
Wow (Eddy TM Losers remix) - Snow Patrol
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The album 'DanceRocks' was released in April 2007 and features remixes by Eddie Temple Morris. It's a collection of rock tracks ...
New dimension - Imagination
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Imagination released the single 'New dimension' in 1983. It met with a muted response from the record-buying audience: the single on...
Schoolgirl - Steve Forbert
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Steve Forbert was born on December 13, 1955 in Meridian, Mississippi. In America he is best known for his song 'Romeo's tune', ...
Thursday 2 July 2009
The way to your heart - Soulsister
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The Belgian duo Soulsister, consisting of Jan Leyers and Paul Michiels, released their fourth single 'The way to your heart' in 1988...
There's no answer to it - Ph.D.
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The self-titled debut album from Ph.D. did not only include their big hit ' I won't let you down ' and the unsuccessful ' Li...
Einstein a go-go - Landscape
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Landscape was formed in 1974 by Richard James Burgess, Christopher Heaton, Andy Pask, Peter Thoms and John Walters. They began experimenting...
Poker face - Lady Gaga
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I don't really keep up with the hypes of today anymore. Sad to say, I've lost touch with the charts some years ago because the amoun...
Video - The Dutch
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After The Dutch had their first hit with ' This is welfare ' and the mini-album of the same name, they released a new track as a sin...
Down to earth - Curiosity killed the cat
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In 1985, the band Curiosity Killed the Cat was signed to Phonogram records. The group began recording their first album. However, producers ...
Yellow boomerang - Middle of the Road
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By 1973, the band Middle of the Road had stopped having hits in the UK. Their popularity remained unchanged on the European mainland. So muc...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Oh yeah - Ash
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'Oh Yeah' was released as the fifth single from Ash's album '1977'. It became their second Top 10 single. The lyric tell...
Diamonds - Herb Alpert
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What kind of a name is Herb? Well, anyway, Herb Alpert and his business partner Jerry Moss were the founders of the A&M label. When they...
Lament - Ultravox
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Ultravox's 1984 album 'Lament' saw the band continuing to move away from the synth pop style associated with their previous albu...
Scales of justice - Living in a box
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'Scales of justice' was Living in a box's second single. It was taken from their self-titled debut album and reached number 30 i...
Love is - Alannah Myles
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Alannah Myles followed up her hugely successful debut single ' Black velvet ' with the more straightforward rock song 'Love is...
Zusammen geh'n - Tony Wegas
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Tony Wegas was born as Anton Hans Sarközi on May 3, 1965 in Unterschützen, Austria. He was born in a Roma family. His father, who was a musi...
Cantonese boy - Japan
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'Cantonese boy' was the third single taken from Japan's 1981 album 'Tin drum'. The album continued their now developed u...
Amigo - Black Slate
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Black Slate was formed in 1974 with musicians from England, Jamaica, and Anguilla.They backed Delroy Wilson and Ken Boothe on their UK appea...
From the hip ep - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
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The 'From the hip EP' was the last single release of Lloyd Cole & the Commotions before the band broke up and Lloyd Cole continu...
Een vrouw zoals jij - Hans de Booy
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Hans de Booy was born on June 2, 1958 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. In the early Eighties he made his debut with the album 'Hans de Booy...
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