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What do Dionne Warwick, The Gun, Mel B and Massive Attack all have in common? They all temporarily amended their name...
This week's Single of the Week, is another one with lyrics that shouldn't have been played on the radio, but, unlike...
This week's 'Single of the Week' request is from one of the online seasoned players who remembered being at school...
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? A famous line from the pen of William Shakespeare. It's fair to say that the...
Just like the unrelated Walker Brothers a decade earlier, Sparks - comprising Californian-born real brothers Russell...
Sometimes it makes me wonder why such well-known or classic songs never get the chart recognition they deserve, good...
This week's subject is a rock cover version from 1973 of a Joni Mitchell song. Joni's first UK hit as a writer came in...
This week's choice is a one-hit wonder from 1970, by a house session band that went on to greater success, but for...
One thing I personally hate in songs in unnecessary talky bits, especially mushy ones. Ooh just the thought of it ,...
When a band forms, they would normally aim high, become successful in a competitive music world and never think about...
On week ending 6th April 1974, the top three UK singles that week were unique; at number three it was Emma by Hot...
There are quite a number of country singers in America who have had phenomenal success over there but are virtually...
So, who is the most dapper pop star of them all, arguably it's got to be the man who led the coconuts, Kid Creole....
In a recent worldwide poll a survey was conducted to find the world's favourite food the outright winner was Italy....
Whenever it comes to guessing what would come out on top in any poll about pop music, I would like to think I would...