January 16Jan 16 Big in Japan is ok but shame Forever Young didn't get a boost from Marty Supreme. Such a lovely song.
January 16Jan 16 Author 18 pointsSheryl Crow - A Change Would Do You GoodDonovan - Mellow YellowJason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg - WiggleFar Corporation - Stairway To HeavenFine Young Cannibals - Suspicious MindsDannii Minogue - Love And KissesMott The Hoople - Roll Away The StoneLinda Ronstadt and James Ingram - Somewhere Out ThereFar Corporation were a project of Frank Farian who was the man behind Boney M and Milli Vanilli. I do think this cover is better than the original with the use of a choir and that heavy drum sound. I've never seen any visuals for it so this was a treat for me watching it. They even have the choir on stage with them. Apparently, Robert Plant was in the audience and loved it. I was the only one who gave it some points. Mellow Yellow was one of seven top 10 hits for Donovan from 1965 to 1968. Dannii Minogue appears for the second day in a row with her first hit single, Love And Kisses. Roll Away The Stone was the third and final top 10 hit for Mott The Hoople in 1973.
January 16Jan 16 Mellow Yellow's a real classic, shame to see that so low down. Only other of my votes to drop so far is Peanut Butter Jelly, which is still a lot of fun but I'll give you that it hasn't dated the best.
January 16Jan 16 'Big In Japan' is very good, I think only I voted for it though.'Roll Away The Stone' is one of the better 70s glam rock songs but didn't make my points list.Dannii Minogue had much better singles to come especially All I Wanna Do and Stringer (Who Do You Love Now)
January 16Jan 16 Why do I imagine the Michael jackson/Paul McCartney song to be the male version of Brandy and Monica's song 🤣(probably predates it so not even possible )
January 16Jan 16 Author 19 pointsShirley Bassey - Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande)Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' BandChicago - Hard Habit To BreakElectric Light Orchestra - The Diary Of Horace WimpDavid Morales presents The Face - Needin' URobbie Williams - Advertising SpaceJeff Lynne has often championed the cause of ordinary, socially inept men in his songs, particularly with his first group, The Idle Race, maybe because he is one himself, despite his fame. In 1979, he gave us a week in the life of Horace Wimp, one of four top 10 hits from the Discovery album. Hard Habit To Break certainly deserves a youtube embed but has to settle for 2nd place out of this 19 point batch. It was the last of five top 10 singles for Chicago. Creedence Clearwater Revival still have a second song to come.
January 16Jan 16 Oh Horace, such a wimp!and with the Shirley song we have a 'Grande' song on Buzzjack which isn't Ariana! Edited January 16Jan 16 by TheSnake
January 16Jan 16 Author 20 pointsBone Thugs-n-Harmony - Tha CrossroadsFeist - 1234M People - How Can I Love You More (remix)Puddle Of Mudd - BlurryThe Saturdays - If This Is LoveDusty Springfield - In The Middle Of NowhereHow Can I Love You More was M People's first hit in 1991, reaching number 29. This remix by Sasha gave them their first top 10 single in 1993. From 1965, In The Middle Of Nowhere was a fourth top 10 hit for Dusty Springfield. The Saturdays, who have been mentioned in today's comments, lose the second of their two songs.
January 16Jan 16 That M People song is quite nice but its a very poppy dance track - I generally prefer the synthier and/or less poppy ones from the early 90s.The Saturdays track is quite nice too but Up is better and more interesting from their early songs. Edited January 16Jan 16 by TheSnake
January 16Jan 16 Blurry is my only loss so far, great track. Was tempted to vote for Bad Day but it's one of REM's weaker hits imo.
January 16Jan 16 4 hours ago, King Rollo said:18 pointsFine Young Cannibals - Suspicious MindsThe first of my votes not to receive votes from anyone else.
January 16Jan 16 15 minutes ago, gasman449 said:Blurry is my only loss so far, great track. Was tempted to vote for Bad Day but it's one of REM's weaker hits imo.I thought I saw quite a few people voting for ‘Blurry’ so I’m sad to see it leave.
January 16Jan 16 I think 'Mellow Yellow' is the only vote I've lost since I last commented! BuzzJack not so mad about Saffron.
January 17Jan 17 46 minutes ago, GreyAsh said:The first of my votes not to receive votes from anyone else.The vocal on FYC's version of Suspicious Minds takes a bit of getting used to! I usually really like his voice.
January 17Jan 17 'In All The Right Places' is such a gorgeous song from Lisa Stansfield.'Big In Japan' is a great slice of 80s pop.Dannii's 'Love And Kisses' is still fun to listen to.I actually thought 'If This Is Love' would get way more votes than that!
January 17Jan 17 5 hours ago, King Rollo said:Far Corporation were a project of Frank Farian who was the man behind Boney M and Milli Vanilli.Frank Farian had quite a few bands over the years, in the 90s he also started La Bouche of classic 'Be My Lover' fame!
January 17Jan 17 I guess Daz Sampson was very smart at the time forgetting his non remarkable Teenage Life to get much more money as a football manager. Edited January 17Jan 17 by Jason
January 17Jan 17 11 hours ago, TheSnake said:Frank Farian had quite a few bands over the years, in the 90s he also started La Bouche of classic 'Be My Lover' fame!Never knew that! He got around a bit, didn't he?
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