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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.
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...
When this request came in, I did wonder how much of a story there was to it. Most instrumentals tend to not have too...
This week's request came in from Martin Shoreham who said, "Hi Jon, I love your Single of the Week feature and wonder...
Ian Dury had a 1979 top 10 with Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part 3) and I always wondered what happened to parts one and...
If you want to catch someone out with a good quiz question, especially if they think they know their music, ask them...
This week suggestion came in from Darren G who said, "Hi John (sic), during the Italy vs Croatia match in Berlin at...
It can be a strange old relationship between artist and producer. Many of the rap songs over the last 10 years or so...
The 1960s was a decade that brought many protest songs, usually about war and, over the last five decades, surely the...
Another very spooky coincidence; The day after this request came in on the 7th June, the song's writer passed away....
This week's request came from Eoin Fitzgerald who said, "My father told us he used to look at my Mum in the nursing...
I always get puzzled when it becomes fashionable to hate an act for no apparent reason, Phil Collins and Celine Dion...