Sunday 7 March 2010
Nous on veut des violons - Morgane
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Morgane was born as Ingrid Simonis in Blegny, Belgium on August 23, 1975. In 1992, she was selected to represent Belgium during the Eurovisi...
I'll set you free - The Bangles
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'I'll set you free' was released as the fourth and final single from the Bangles' 1988 album 'Everything'. The track...
I'm not satisfied - Fine Young Cannibals
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Although I have the limited edition singles in a tin can from all four previous single releases from Fine Young Cannibals' 1989 album ...
Looking at midnight - Imagination
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'Looking at midnight' was released in May 1983, while Imagination were very much a part of the chart scene. Produced and co-written ...
No son of mine - Genesis
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'No son of mine' was released as the first single from Genesis' 1991 album 'We can't dance'. The lyric tells the sto...
Over de muur - Klein orkest
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'Over de muur' ('Over the wall') can be considered an Eighties classic in Dutch pop music. It was recorded by Klein orkest i...
Family man - Daryl Hall and John Oates
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Mike Oldfield recorded 'Family man' as a track on his 1982 album 'Five miles out'. He wrote all of the music for the chorus,...
Frei zu leben - Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac
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'Frei zu leben' was performed during the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest by Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac. Like more songs during that...
Saturday 6 March 2010
It never rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond
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'It never rains in Southern California' was written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. The lyric of the song concerns the struggl...
Again - Janet Jackson
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'Again' was included as the closing song of Janet Jackson's 1993 movie debut in 'Poetic Justice'. The song was, however,...
The tide is high - Blondie
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'The tide is high' was written in 1967 by John Holt and performed by The Paragons with John Holt as lead singer. The song was popula...
Children, Kinder, enfants - Margo, Franck Olivier, Diane Solomon, Malcolm Roberts, Ireen Sheer, Chris Roberts
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Sometimes you wonder why people don't think of the most obvious things. So why was the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest entry from Luxembour...
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Ne t'enfuis pas - Kate Bush
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I ordered Kate Bush's 1983 single 'Ne t'enfuis pas' some 10 years after its release, as described in this post . However, th...
Magazines - Media
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Henk Van Der Neut, Richard Emans, Rob Van Zomeren, Robert van der Tol and Robin van Vliet form Media in the mid-Eighties. They are signed by...
Girl I'm gonna miss you - Milli Vanilli
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So Milli Vanilli didn't really sing themselves. Their music was produced by Frank Farian and the vocals were apparently performed by stu...
Get down tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
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Band member Richard Finch has commented that 'Get down tonight' was inspired by the Gilbert O'Sullivan single ' Get down ...
Rock the boat - The Hues Corporation
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'Rock the boat' was released in 1974 by the Hues Corporation as the second single from their 1973 album 'Freedom for the stallio...
Nights on Broadway - Bee Gees
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Robin Gibb commented about this song: 'This song holds a special place for a variety of factors. One, the start of a long, lasting relat...
Keep on loving you - REO Speedwagon
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REO Speedwagon took its name from the REO Speed Wagon, a flatbed truck and fire engine, manufactured by the REO Motor Car Company. (R.E.O. a...
Someone belonging to someone - Bee Gees
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After 'The woman in you', the ballad 'Someone belonging to someone' was the second single release from the soundtrack of the...
Give me the night - George Benson
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'Give me the night' was the title track of George Benson's 1980 album. The song was written by Rod Temperton, who would go on t...
Life is a minestrone - 10CC
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In 1975, 10CC made an important step in their career. Eric Stewart comments: 'At that point in time we were still on Jonathan King's...
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Bad boy - Marty Wilde
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Marty Wilde himself wrote 'Bad boy'. Until then, his hits had been covers of American rock 'n' roll songs. It proved to be h...
Die Sommermelodie - Cindy und Bert
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Cindy & Bert are a German schlager vocal duo from Völklingen, Saarland consisting of Jutta Gusenberger (born 26 January 1948) and Norber...
Flieger - Nino de Angelo
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'Flieger' ('Flyers') was the German entry for the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in German by Italian singer Nino d...
Soldiers of love (Version Française) - Liliane Saint-Pierre
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Liliane Saint-Pierre performed the song 'Soldiers of love' almost entirely in Flemish during the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest. Howev...
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Soldiers of love - Liliane Saint-Pierre
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Liliane Saint-Pierre was born as Liliane Keuninckx in Diest, Belgium on December 18, 1948. She started her career in music in the Sixties wh...
De oude muzikant - Ben Cramer
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This year's Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest was written and composed by Pierre Kartner, a.k.a. Father Abraham. The resulting...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Lovesong - The Cure
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This is a song title for nitpickers. It varies between 'Lovesong' and 'Love song' on many official Cure releases. The artwor...
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Fingertips '93 - Roxette
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Roxette recorded the song 'Fingertips' on their 1992 album 'Tourism'. When the track was chosen to be the third single from ...
Be with you - The Bangles
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After the huge success of the single ' Eternal flame ', the Bangles had to come up with another single to reach the higher regions o...
Voyage voyage - Desireless
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Whenever you feel depressed, leave it to the French to push you over the brink of suicide. Desireless' 'Voyage voyage' sounds li...
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In too deep - Genesis
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'In too deep' was recorded for Genesis' 1986 album 'Invisible touch'. It was released as the second single from the albu...
Ne t'enfuis pas - Kate Bush
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The fact that collecting records is not always fun, is proved with this particular item. I ordered 'Ne t'enfuis pas' by Kate Bus...
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By my side - INXS
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'By my side' was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence as part of the 1990 sessions for the X album. Record Producer Chris...
Another kind of loving - Lasse Holm and Monica Törnell
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Lasse Holm was born as Lars-Eric Gustav Holm on December 9, 1943. After becoming interested in music at an early age, he was a member of sev...
Just a little bit of peace in my heart / Please go - Golden Earring
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Back in 1988, I spent a week in hospital for minor surgery. One of the joys of this was the fact that I had to do absolutely nothing except ...
Monday 1 March 2010
Absolute beginners - David Bowie
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David Bowie was a good friend of Julien Temple, who directed the movie 'Absolute beginners' in 1986. Not only did he land a supporti...
The miracle of love - Eurythmics
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'The miracle of love' was recorded by the Eurythmics in 1986 on their sixth album 'Revenge'. It was subsequently released as...
Children say - Level 42
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The 1987 album 'Running in the family' by Level 42 had been a great success, spawning four hit singles through the year, but still i...
Kontakt - Frank Boeijen Groep
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'Kontakt' was the third and final single from Frank Boeijen Groep's fourth album of the same name. You don't have to underst...
Something about the way you look tonight / Candle in the wind 1997 - Elton John
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Yesterday it was twelve and a half years ago that Diana, Princess of Wales, affectionately known as Lady Di, was killed during a mysterious ...
The prisoner - Howard Jones
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The music video for Howard Jones' 'The prisoner' was notably innovative at the time, mixing multiple photo and video editing tri...
Never let me down again - Depeche Mode
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'Never let me down again' was released as the second single from Depeche Mode's 1987 album 'Music for the masses'. The s...
My lucky love - Marty Wilde
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Marty Wilde's career took off after he released his fourth single, 'Endless sleep', which reached number 4 in the UK singles cha...
Sea of love - Marty Wilde
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'Sea of love' was written by John Philip Baptiste and George Khoury. Baptiste, who was working as a bellboy in Lake Charles, Louisia...
A teenager in love - Marty Wilde
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In June 1959, Marty Wilde released the single that he would forever be associated with, the immortal 'A teenager in love'. It reache...
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