Posted July 21, 201311 yr It was close run, two great current dancepop singles, but the sheer Class of Naughty Boy won for a second week at the top. Those vocals by Sam Smith are awesome, the lyrics say something that's not been said before, and the song is unusual in sound and structure. Fab. As is the dramatic strings and vocals of John Newman! Bibio almost did it too, gorgeous retro synth sounds and gentle melody. Meanwhile Blondie (with beth) get a run of Top 10's dating back 35 years to Denis. Pink keeps up her numerous Top 10's with highest entry at 8 (though she should have been in last week's chart), going back to 2000 (around 10 of 'em so far). Belinda Carlisle also returns to the top 10 for the first time in 20 years, and dates back to 1982 with the Gogos. Just missing out was MIKA, but he's had number ones before (and quite a few top 10's) and he's a new entry too! An unknown classic album track I heard them do live enters at 21 for the Moody Blues. It's a tribute to the moon landings from 1969 and it's fab. Man of the day Pharrell enters with a track from Despicable Me 2, and Goldfrapp return happily at 27, hooray! Naughty video too albeit art not smut. I'm all in favour! 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 3 4 3 5 A TOUT A L'HEURE Bibio 221350 4 3 1 10 SUPREME Postiljonen 992500 5 2 2 4 YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE Anneli Drecker 266200 6 5 5 4 I'M WANDERIN' Kristina Train 225000 7 25 7 3 A ROSE BY ANY NAME Blondie/ Beth Ditto 86950 8 NEW 8 1 TRUE LOVE Pink/ Lily Rose Cooper 48000 9 15 9 15 BACK SEAT OF MY CAR Paul & Linda McCartney 215100 10 59 10 3 SUN Belinda Carlisle 59200 11 NEW 11 1 LIVE YOUR LIFE MIKA 37000 12 12 3 8 BLURRED LINES Robin Thicke/ T.I./ Pharrell 352500 13 23 13 2 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS Friend And Lover 51250 14 7 7 7 VOCAL Pet Shop Boys 197550 15 11 1 13 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE Ray Charles 720800 16 8 2 7 GOIN' CRAZY Dizzee Rascal/ Robbie Williams 508000 17 17 17 2 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry 46000 18 14 12 8 TREASURE Bruno Mars 198500 19 9 5 4 ALREADY GONE Red Sky July 176000 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 21 NEW 21 1 HIGHER AND HIGHER The Moody Blues 19750 22 NEW 22 1 HAPPY Pharrell Williams 19500 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 25 16 6 14 AXIS Pet Shop Boys 410150 26 19 19 5 WOR Django Django 92200 27 NEW 27 1 DREW Goldfrapp 18400 28 45 28 4 A TON OF LOVE The Editors 65900 29 37 29 4 SLOW LOVE Pawws 58400 30 22 7 9 POSTCARD FROM PARIS Glen Campbell 257500 31 32 31 14 REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND) The Shangri-Las 146850 32 NEW 32 1 ATLANTIS Postiljonen 17800 33 18 10 13 MAGNETISED Johnny Hates Jazz 241450 34 NEW 34 1 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons 17600 35 NEW 35 1 THURSDAY Pet Shop Boys/ Example 17500 36 21 2 10 NOW IS THE START A Fine Frenzy 480150 37 39 37 3 WE WRITE THE STORY Avicii/ Benny & Bjorn 44500 38 38 38 3 NEVER FORGET Bebe Black 39800 39 65 39 2 CRAZY KIDS Kesha/ will.i.am 24100 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 41 24 19 6 SAFE AND SOUND Capital Cities 109800 42 27 4 10 BIRDS Anouk 365600 43 31 9 12 THE ONE WHO LOVES ME NOW Agnetha Faltskog 203150 44 30 3 10 ONLY TEARDROPS Emmelie de Forest 411000 45 47 45 3 BIG WHEN I WAS LITTLE Eliza Doolittle 32500 46 48 46 9 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Marvin Gaye/ Tami Terrell 82100 47 46 9 11 PURPLE YELLOW RED AND BLUE Portugal. The Man 260550 48 NEW 48 1 WAKE ME UP Avicii/ Aloe Blacc 12300 49 36 36 3 I WILL LEAD YOU ON MDNGHT/Lana 35900 50 41 1 15 FINE CHINA Chris Brown 632450 51 49 1 14 SHORLEY WALL Ooberman 618250 52 51 1 14 PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr 421800 53 26 19 8 WASTING MY YOUNG YEARS London Grammar 105550 54 33 33 3 DREAMING Smallpools 46000 55 55 55 6 THE PRETTIEST STAR David Bowie 54200 56 60 56 3 BANG BANG will.i.am 25800 57 NEW 57 1 I'M WANDERIN' Jackie Wilson 10400 58 43 21 5 PUMPIN BLOOD Nonono 75700 59 NEW 59 1 DETROIT CITY Texas 10100 60 73 60 2 SHAMELESS FASHION Visage 15400 61 29 29 8 WALKS LIKE RIHANNA The Wanted 94400 62 64 62 5 GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers 32900 63 63 63 2 RIGHT NOW Rihanna/ David Guetta 14400 64 NEW 64 1 I'M ALIVE Kamaliya 7100 65 68 65 4 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper 24600 66 NEW 66 1 BLACK SKINHEAD Kanye West 6800 67 70 67 4 BROKENHEARTED Lawson/ B.O.B. 24600 68 67 1 112 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1914550 69 NEW 69 1 COME UNTO ME The Mavericks 6200 70 NEW 70 1 FURTHER AWAY Lissie 6000 71 72 71 4 HEY JOE Jimi Hendrix Experience 21400 72 NEW 72 1 RELOAD Sebastian Ingrosso/ Tommy Trash/ John Martin 5600 73 75 73 2 THE LAST TIME The Rolling Stones 10400 74 NEW 74 1 LOOKING OUT FOR CAROLINE Status Quo 5200 75 NEW 75 1 GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) T.Rex 5000 DROP OUTS 10 10 20 I DON'T WANT TO KNOW Fleetwood Mac 287850 34 23 5 QUEEN OF DISASTER Lana Del Ray 92400 35 8 9 LUV BOMB Bowie Jane 209300 42 27 6 WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN John Fogerty/ Bob Seger 78850 44 10 9 BULA BULA QUO! Status Quo 179500 50 50 2 RACER Giorgio Moroder 24000 52 1 9 WHEN THE LOVE IS GOOD Big Trouble 433800 53 40 3 MY PROMISE Earth, Wind & Fire 45250 54 32 6 FORTUNATE SON John Fogerty/ Foo Fighters 72250 56 39 2 WEMBLEY SONG The Killers 27700 57 10 11 DANCE YOUR PAIN AWAY Agnetha Faltskog 214800 58 58 4 START ME UP The Rolling Stones 30600 61 1 18 WHEN YOU REALLY LOVED SOMEONE Agnetha Faltskog 647900 62 44 4 HOT DAMN Ivy Levan 41050 66 66 1 GETTING OVER THE STORM UB40 6800 69 69 2 EDGE OF SOMETHING Jamie Cullum 12400 71 71 2 BROKEN Jake Bugg 11600 74 74 1 SING TO THE MOON Laura Mvula 5200 Edited July 24, 201311 yr by popchartfreak
July 21, 201311 yr Hi 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 4 3 1 10 SUPREME Postiljonen 992500 8 NEW 8 1 TRUE LOVE Pink/ Lily Rose Cooper 48000 12 12 3 8 BLURRED LINES Robin Thicke/ T.I./ Pharrell 352500 16 8 2 7 GOIN' CRAZY Dizzee Rascal/ Robbie Williams 508000 18 14 12 8 TREASURE Bruno Mars 198500 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 22 NEW 22 1 HAPPY Pharrell Williams 19500 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 32 NEW 32 1 ATLANTIS Postiljonen 17800 34 NEW 34 1 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons 17600 37 39 37 3 WE WRITE THE STORY Avicii/ Benny & Bjorn 44500 39 65 39 2 CRAZY KIDS Kesha/ will.i.am 24100 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 42 27 4 10 BIRDS Anouk 365600 43 31 9 12 THE ONE WHO LOVES ME NOW Agnetha Faltskog 203150 44 30 3 10 ONLY TEARDROPS Emmelie de Forest 411000 45 47 45 3 BIG WHEN I WAS LITTLE Eliza Doolittle 32500 46 48 46 9 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Marvin Gaye/ Tami Terrell 82100 47 46 9 11 PURPLE YELLOW RED AND BLUE Portugal. The Man 260550 48 NEW 48 1 WAKE ME UP Avicii/ Aloe Blacc 12300 50 41 1 15 FINE CHINA Chris Brown 632450 53 26 19 8 WASTING MY YOUNG YEARS London Grammar 105550 56 60 56 3 BANG BANG will.i.am 25800 61 29 29 8 WALKS LIKE RIHANNA The Wanted 94400 62 64 62 5 GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers 32900 63 63 63 2 RIGHT NOW Rihanna/ David Guetta 14400 64 NEW 64 1 I'M ALIVE Kamaliya 7100 65 68 65 4 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper 24600 66 NEW 66 1 BLACK SKINHEAD Kanye West 6800 67 70 67 4 BROKENHEARTED Lawson/ B.O.B. 24600 68 67 1 112 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1914550 72 NEW 72 1 RELOAD Sebastian Ingrosso/ Tommy Trash/ John Martin 5600 73 75 73 2 THE LAST TIME The Rolling Stones 10400 75 NEW 75 1 GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) T.Rex 5000 Good Chart!
July 21, 201311 yr Author Hi 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 4 3 1 10 SUPREME Postiljonen 992500 8 NEW 8 1 TRUE LOVE Pink/ Lily Rose Cooper 48000 12 12 3 8 BLURRED LINES Robin Thicke/ T.I./ Pharrell 352500 16 8 2 7 GOIN' CRAZY Dizzee Rascal/ Robbie Williams 508000 18 14 12 8 TREASURE Bruno Mars 198500 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 22 NEW 22 1 HAPPY Pharrell Williams 19500 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 32 NEW 32 1 ATLANTIS Postiljonen 17800 34 NEW 34 1 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons 17600 37 39 37 3 WE WRITE THE STORY Avicii/ Benny & Bjorn 44500 39 65 39 2 CRAZY KIDS Kesha/ will.i.am 24100 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 42 27 4 10 BIRDS Anouk 365600 43 31 9 12 THE ONE WHO LOVES ME NOW Agnetha Faltskog 203150 44 30 3 10 ONLY TEARDROPS Emmelie de Forest 411000 45 47 45 3 BIG WHEN I WAS LITTLE Eliza Doolittle 32500 46 48 46 9 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Marvin Gaye/ Tami Terrell 82100 47 46 9 11 PURPLE YELLOW RED AND BLUE Portugal. The Man 260550 48 NEW 48 1 WAKE ME UP Avicii/ Aloe Blacc 12300 50 41 1 15 FINE CHINA Chris Brown 632450 53 26 19 8 WASTING MY YOUNG YEARS London Grammar 105550 56 60 56 3 BANG BANG will.i.am 25800 61 29 29 8 WALKS LIKE RIHANNA The Wanted 94400 62 64 62 5 GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers 32900 63 63 63 2 RIGHT NOW Rihanna/ David Guetta 14400 64 NEW 64 1 I'M ALIVE Kamaliya 7100 65 68 65 4 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper 24600 66 NEW 66 1 BLACK SKINHEAD Kanye West 6800 67 70 67 4 BROKENHEARTED Lawson/ B.O.B. 24600 68 67 1 112 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1914550 72 NEW 72 1 RELOAD Sebastian Ingrosso/ Tommy Trash/ John Martin 5600 73 75 73 2 THE LAST TIME The Rolling Stones 10400 75 NEW 75 1 GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) T.Rex 5000 Good Chart! Thanks Ken! cheers john B-)
July 21, 201311 yr Hi John 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 3 4 3 5 A TOUT A L'HEURE Bibio 221350 4 3 1 10 SUPREME Postiljonen 992500 7 25 7 3 A ROSE BY ANY NAME Blondie/ Beth Ditto 86950 12 12 3 8 BLURRED LINES Robin Thicke/ T.I./ Pharrell 352500 14 7 7 7 VOCAL Pet Shop Boys 197550 18 14 12 8 TREASURE Bruno Mars 198500 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 25 16 6 14 AXIS Pet Shop Boys 410150 27 NEW 27 1 DREW Goldfrapp 18400 32 NEW 32 1 ATLANTIS Postiljonen 17800 34 NEW 34 1 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons 17600 35 NEW 35 1 THURSDAY Pet Shop Boys/ Example 17500 36 21 2 10 NOW IS THE START A Fine Frenzy 480150 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 41 24 19 6 SAFE AND SOUND Capital Cities 109800 42 27 4 10 BIRDS Anouk 365600 44 30 3 10 ONLY TEARDROPS Emmelie de Forest 411000 45 47 45 3 BIG WHEN I WAS LITTLE Eliza Doolittle 32500 47 46 9 11 PURPLE YELLOW RED AND BLUE Portugal. The Man 260550 48 NEW 48 1 WAKE ME UP Avicii/ Aloe Blacc 12300 53 26 19 8 WASTING MY YOUNG YEARS London Grammar 105550 56 60 56 3 BANG BANG will.i.am 25800 60 73 60 2 SHAMELESS FASHION Visage 15400 62 64 62 5 GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers 32900 65 68 65 4 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper 24600 72 NEW 72 1 RELOAD Sebastian Ingrosso/ Tommy Trash/ John Martin 5600
July 22, 201311 yr Hi John 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 I don't mind this song. It's catchy though. 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 4 3 1 10 SUPREME Postiljonen 992500 8 NEW 8 1 TRUE LOVE Pink/ Lily Rose Cooper 48000 Fantastic song, great to see Lily back in the charts :wub: 14 7 7 7 VOCAL Pet Shop Boys 197550 18 14 12 8 TREASURE Bruno Mars 198500 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 25 16 6 14 AXIS Pet Shop Boys 410150 28 45 28 4 A TON OF LOVE The Editors 65900 34 NEW 34 1 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons 17600 35 NEW 35 1 THURSDAY Pet Shop Boys/ Example 17500 37 39 37 3 WE WRITE THE STORY Avicii/ Benny & Bjorn 44500 39 65 39 2 CRAZY KIDS Kesha/ will.i.am 24100 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 Great chart! ^_^
July 22, 201311 yr Author Hi John 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 3 4 3 5 A TOUT A L'HEURE Bibio 221350 4 3 1 10 SUPREME Postiljonen 992500 7 25 7 3 A ROSE BY ANY NAME Blondie/ Beth Ditto 86950 12 12 3 8 BLURRED LINES Robin Thicke/ T.I./ Pharrell 352500 14 7 7 7 VOCAL Pet Shop Boys 197550 18 14 12 8 TREASURE Bruno Mars 198500 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 25 16 6 14 AXIS Pet Shop Boys 410150 27 NEW 27 1 DREW Goldfrapp 18400 32 NEW 32 1 ATLANTIS Postiljonen 17800 34 NEW 34 1 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons 17600 35 NEW 35 1 THURSDAY Pet Shop Boys/ Example 17500 36 21 2 10 NOW IS THE START A Fine Frenzy 480150 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 41 24 19 6 SAFE AND SOUND Capital Cities 109800 42 27 4 10 BIRDS Anouk 365600 44 30 3 10 ONLY TEARDROPS Emmelie de Forest 411000 45 47 45 3 BIG WHEN I WAS LITTLE Eliza Doolittle 32500 47 46 9 11 PURPLE YELLOW RED AND BLUE Portugal. The Man 260550 48 NEW 48 1 WAKE ME UP Avicii/ Aloe Blacc 12300 53 26 19 8 WASTING MY YOUNG YEARS London Grammar 105550 56 60 56 3 BANG BANG will.i.am 25800 60 73 60 2 SHAMELESS FASHION Visage 15400 62 64 62 5 GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers 32900 65 68 65 4 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper 24600 72 NEW 72 1 RELOAD Sebastian Ingrosso/ Tommy Trash/ John Martin 5600 Thanks Mart!n! cheers B-) john
July 22, 201311 yr Author Hi John 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 I don't mind this song. It's catchy though. 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 4 3 1 10 SUPREME Postiljonen 992500 8 NEW 8 1 TRUE LOVE Pink/ Lily Rose Cooper 48000 Fantastic song, great to see Lily back in the charts :wub: 14 7 7 7 VOCAL Pet Shop Boys 197550 18 14 12 8 TREASURE Bruno Mars 198500 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 25 16 6 14 AXIS Pet Shop Boys 410150 28 45 28 4 A TON OF LOVE The Editors 65900 34 NEW 34 1 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons 17600 35 NEW 35 1 THURSDAY Pet Shop Boys/ Example 17500 37 39 37 3 WE WRITE THE STORY Avicii/ Benny & Bjorn 44500 39 65 39 2 CRAZY KIDS Kesha/ will.i.am 24100 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 Great chart! ^_^ Thanks Jason, yes I should have mentioned Lily, she usually makes my Top 10... B-) cheers! john
July 22, 201311 yr Hiya :D My favourites: 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 :wub: 12 12 3 8 BLURRED LINES Robin Thicke/ T.I./ Pharrell 352500 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 :wub: 39 65 39 2 CRAZY KIDS Kesha/ will.i.am 24100 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 :wub: 44 30 3 10 ONLY TEARDROPS Emmelie de Forest 411000 45 47 45 3 BIG WHEN I WAS LITTLE Eliza Doolittle 32500 48 NEW 48 1 WAKE ME UP Avicii/ Aloe Blacc 12300 :wub: 56 60 56 3 BANG BANG will.i.am 25800 66 NEW 66 1 BLACK SKINHEAD Kanye West 6800 67 70 67 4 BROKENHEARTED Lawson/ B.O.B. 24600 Great chart! :D
July 22, 201311 yr Hi, John! Great movement in the chart by A ROSE BY ANY NAME! Another Top 10 hit by Sir Paul... Can't see why it flopped when it was originally released in 1971... Should check that Mika song.
July 22, 201311 yr Author Hiya :D My favourites: 1 1 1 7 LA LA LA Naughty Boy/ Sam Smith 683200 2 6 2 6 LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman 264500 :wub: 12 12 3 8 BLURRED LINES Robin Thicke/ T.I./ Pharrell 352500 20 20 1 14 GET LUCKY Daft Punk/ Pharrell Williams/ Nile Rodgers 711400 23 28 23 5 I LOVE IT Icona Pop 56750 24 13 13 6 BEAUTIFUL Mariah Carey/ Miguel 143400 :wub: 39 65 39 2 CRAZY KIDS Kesha/ will.i.am 24100 40 40 40 4 DO I WANNA KNOW Arctic Monkeys 54000 :wub: 44 30 3 10 ONLY TEARDROPS Emmelie de Forest 411000 45 47 45 3 BIG WHEN I WAS LITTLE Eliza Doolittle 32500 48 NEW 48 1 WAKE ME UP Avicii/ Aloe Blacc 12300 :wub: 56 60 56 3 BANG BANG will.i.am 25800 66 NEW 66 1 BLACK SKINHEAD Kanye West 6800 67 70 67 4 BROKENHEARTED Lawson/ B.O.B. 24600 Great chart! :D Thanks Jade! cheers B-) john
July 22, 201311 yr Author Hi, John! Great movement in the chart by A ROSE BY ANY NAME! Another Top 10 hit by Sir Paul... Can't see why it flopped when it was originally released in 1971... Should check that Mika song. Hi Andrey, thanks it must be the ongoing heatwave here (its been 6 years since we saw the sun, sorry you're having less good weather - ?) :lol: I downloaded Blondie last week and it sounds very early 80's and very now both. That Macca song just din't get any radio play in the UK so I never got to hear it at the time (in those days if Radio 1, 2 or Luxembourg didnt play a song that was it - you never got to hear it! No video channels, no internet, no commercial radio...) but it's fab, Paul doing what he does best: melody. Mika is very catchy (as he usually is)... cheers! john
July 23, 201311 yr Hi Andrey, thanks it must be the ongoing heatwave here (its been 6 years since we saw the sun, sorry you're having less good weather - ?) :lol: I downloaded Blondie last week and it sounds very early 80's and very now both. That Macca song just din't get any radio play in the UK so I never got to hear it at the time (in those days if Radio 1, 2 or Luxembourg didnt play a song that was it - you never got to hear it! No video channels, no internet, no commercial radio...) but it's fab, Paul doing what he does best: melody. Mika is very catchy (as he usually is)... cheers! john It's so strange, John... "Ram", the album, "Back Seat of my Car" was taken from, topped the Album Chart in the UK in 1971. Why do radio stations ignored the single from ex-Beatle? Even Ringo Starr had a huge hit in 1971 with It Don't Come Easy. Seems like everything related to the Beatles were selling icredibly well in that year...
July 23, 201311 yr Author It's so strange, John... "Ram", the album, "Back Seat of my Car" was taken from, topped the Album Chart in the UK in 1971. Why do radio stations ignored the single from ex-Beatle? Even Ringo Starr had a huge hit in 1971 with It Don't Come Easy. Seems like everything related to the Beatles were selling icredibly well in that year... maybe because it was an album track...? singles were largely expected to be singles still, the USA wasnt bothered so much as the UK (Uncle Albert was a No.1), but I remember the furore when Jeepster was taken off Electric Warrior as a single not condoned by Marc Bolan - even though it was brilliant he wouldnt promote it, but it still got to number 2 anyway. Albums were far too expensive for kids in those days so we could only buy singles as a rule. Radio 1 (as now) still had the power though to pick and choose who they wanted on the playlist arbitrarily based on who was on the panel at any given time....even a Beatle (Macca got banned TWICE by the Beeb in 1972, the only single they would play was the highly inoffensive Mary Had A Little Lamb - most likely Paul's frustration response at being ignored...)
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