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Is there a song that you would like to know the story behind? Why not email me at the bottom of this page and I’ll get to work on it.
This week's request came in from Alan Dorman who said, "Hi John (sic), I heard a great song on Radio Two a few weeks...
This week's suggestion is a very recent song and many won't have heard of. It's rare to get asked for the stories...
Your quiz question for this week is, who were the most successful British band of the 1970s in terms of singles record...
When two of the greatest soul voices get together for a duet and received almost saturation airplay across Britain and...
Back in the 1970s and 80s, TV adverts were far more memorable than they are these days and it was usually because of...
The Big Sound Authority's success came about after two individual members responded to an advert Paul Weller had...
A few months ago we lost the prolific bass player Herbie Flowers and I presented a show on Forest Radio of the top 30...
Once upon a time, when a record label was important and mattered, a good trivia question was, what was the first hit...
One of the age-old music trivia questions is, 'what is the only UK number one hit to mentioned the title in the lyrics...
Every music genre has its own anthems and disco is one of the most popular. Every DJ has their own go-to song when...
Gimme Dat Ding (The Pipkins)
This request stemmed out of a conversation of artists who have performed under various guises and songwriter's with...
Eoin is a regular attendee of my Thursday night quiz and is always there to ably assist his knowledgeable wife with...
This week's story begins with an apology to the suggestee, blodwyn buttercup, because she requested this song a long...
I must be one of the few people in the world who has seen Blondie live on three occasions and never looked at their...
A few weeks ago I had an email from mummybear who said, "I have an ear worm from watching a film: Time in a Bottle by...