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This week's suggestion came in from Mike Grosvenor who said, "Hi Jon, I love story songs and would love to know the...

This week's suggestion was yet another song that was championed by John Peel who played it on his late-night Radio 1...

This week's suggestion is by a band that fall into the minority category of having success, and two resurgences each...

When you hear or read the title of this week's suggestion you either think this is a sad song because someone has...

Back in the early 1980s when I was working at Radio 1, I witnessed something I never expected. There was a wonderful...

This week's suggestion came from a man who I know has good taste in music much it from the late 70s and early 80s and...

It's often cited that Michael Jackson was the first black act to received regular rotation on MTV when it launched in...

Numerous acts have made a substantial comeback after their career was seemingly over, Santana, Cher and Take That are...

Tiffany (Darwish) first charted in the UK in January 1988 and it took 11 years until Tiffany was back at the top, but...

This week's suggestion is classed in many places as a novelty song. I strongly disagree. The Birdie Song, YMCA, Agadoo...

On the face of it, this song would imply that the protagonist is getting advice from a new lover about how to get rid...

When this week's song came out in 1982, there was a lot of speculation as to who it was written about. The artist's...

This week's suggestion is about someone with one of the most distinctive soaring voices in musical history. How his...

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jethro Tull, Marilyn Manson and the Marshall Tucker Band are four good examples and this week's...

Eight months ago, I had a request from Mark Feltham who asked for two songs by the same act so I thought I'd spread...