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Back in 1960, when this week's suggested song was first released, there was no benefit of a video to help promote the...
Family were an underrated band from the late sixties and early seventies and Roger Chapman's voice hasn't changed in...
It was Noel Gallagher who once said, "The chart of only relevant when you're at the top of them." Maybe for a...
The downside to modern day technology is that it has taken away some of the excitement of things. In chart-terms, it...
This week's suggestion came in from General Blee who emailed to say, "Just thought I would add another song for the...
Well, if I didn't believe in fate before, I certainly do now. I cannot believe that it was whilst researching some...
This week's request comes from my good lady who said to me one night, "What's I Hear You Knocking all about?" to which...
In the mid-fifties, doo-wop was all the rage and one of the few genres that wasn't swept aside by rock and roll. Many...
When the request for this song came in, I thought, 'Ooh yes, I remember this song, but not too many will. A minor hit...
'I don't like reggae, I love it' Graham Goldman once sang on the 10cc number one hit Dreadlock Holiday, he was saying...
Over the years many TV and film themes have made the chart, especially in the sixties and seventies, in facts the...
This week's suggestion is one of the most overplayed number one hits of the 1960s. Such is its popularity that it has...
"This song isn't just a song it's a lesson of life that everyone should be taught." A statement someone made on...
A few years ago, I did a connection round at my Start of Year quiz which included the songs, I'm The Urban Spaceman,...
This week's suggestion came from one of my Thursday night quiz regulars, Mummybear who emailed to ask, "Having...