UK Chart Run: 16-6-4-2-1-1-1-1-2-5-7-16-17-17-16-38-52-65 (18 weeks)

 

 

Another round and another cover version departs. Brummie reggae singer Pato Banton took his cover of The Equals' 1968 original to #1 for 4 weeks, 1 week more than said original. The song featured Ali & Robin Campbell of UB40 (so some extension into the 1994 survivor for that pair as well). Banton would have 4 further top 40 singles, also all collaborations.

 

Round 5 will be ran across this weekend.

Edited October 28, 20222 yr by Dobbo.

Switching to 'Always' now

'Doop' for me again.

Love Is All Around again.

oop - Doop

(again)

Went for Doop. God this is such a poor list for a year end top 10.

Wets again

Always to go

That awkward moment when the best song in this list for me is the one in the lead :') I guess I'm just partial to Bon Jovi ballads as I also love 'Bed of Roses' by them as well.

Edited October 28, 20222 yr by Happy Robaween!

I also love ballads and rock ballads, so quite fond of Always

Always is definitely better than Doop, Saturday Night and the insipid Wets cover

at least Always is an original

I for one welcome our new Doop overlords.

 

This is really not a great list oops, I'm voting for Let Loose due to not recognising it but then I don't really care much for half of the songs I do know. Doop is legit my 2nd favourite of these :lol:

The sign.

Think it has to be Wet Wet Wet now

Ace Of Base - The Sign.

I guess I'm in the minority, but I really like most of what's left, a lot in a guilty pleasure way, but still good.

 

Going for Bon Jovi here x

Yeh Doop for me now too, surely has to go before Always!

 

Pato song is a poor cover - it misses the tempo of the original in 1968 chorus for me which says alot as the original was from the 60s!

Bon Jovi off next :o

 

As compensation, here's a video I posted that I recorded backstage (well, technically to the side of the stage) at Kings Park Bournemouth when Jon Bon Jovi did the Radio 1 roadshow. "it's not what you know it's who you know" and my workmates who co-ordinated with the BBC knew I'm a massive pop fan :lol: :P

 

 

I mean, Doop...! :lol:

Is that John Lydon in the Pit Bull t-shirt?

Doop for me, it's ok but was never particularly fond of it for a 90s dance song! I'd rather listen to Always.

Yeh Doop for me now too, surely has to go before Always!

 

Pato song is a poor cover - it misses the tempo of the original in 1968 chorus for me which says alot as the original was from the 60s!

 

Unfortunately it looks like BJ are out now :( should have at least been top 5 from this bunch.

 

Guess I'll be championing East 17 to win now I think already.

Edited October 31, 20222 yr by Happy Robaween!