May 29, 200718 yr Norman Cook is a supporter of Brighton and Hove Albion. Richard Carpenter used to play for them so Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem of World Contact Day) u2-blWgVk-A
May 29, 200718 yr Ooh, good choice of song - possibly the only Carpenters song better than that is 'Superstar'. Hence, Sonic Youth - Superstar their majestic cover from the grungy Carpenters tribute album of 1994.
May 29, 200718 yr If we combine a part of Superstar and a part of Sonic Youth we get Oasis - Supersonic
May 29, 200718 yr Author The Manchester 1990s Britpop band were not the first act to chart in the UK with the name Oasis. The other Oasis were a shortlived group in the 1980s featuring Mary Hopkin, Peter Skellern and Julian Lloyd Webber. Hence: RwmGYe-H0x4 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye
May 29, 200718 yr Julian Lloyd Webber's brother Andrew has written / co-written several musicals including Evita. The original - and best - version of that musical's most famous song is Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina aW4GYaJHSD8
May 29, 200718 yr Author Argentina's most famous footballer is Diego Maradona. Who is most famous for his two goals in the World Cup Quarter Final of 1986 vs England, where he scored a blatant handball for the first "hand of God" & a brilliant individual goal for the second. So we have to have.... TdqJg-NHXlE New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God
May 29, 200718 yr Great link. The next one is obvious but I can't resist going to one of the all-time indie greats. Presumably the release of the Ian Curtis film will see a return to the charts for Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart. Y34oYcQVCBA
May 29, 200718 yr Author I'm going to do a link I will regret tomorrow :D Joy Division also had a hit single with the song Atmosphere. Another artist who had a hit with a song of the same title in the 1980s was Rus............ nah I'm joking. :rofl: Joy Division's Ian Curtis committed suicide by hanging, another fantastic singer/songwriter who committed suicide by hanging was Pete Ham of Badfinger....hence C53QAuOoSgc Badfinger - Baby Blue
May 29, 200718 yr Badfinger were originally known as the Iveys so Lambrettas - Poison Ivy lwr4mqN1TXY
May 29, 200718 yr Ah...there's more than one of us at work here. Ok...Poison Ivy was an early 90s film starring Drew Barrymore who also appeared in mildly-amusing Adam Sandler vehicle 'The Wedding Singer'. On the soundtrack to that was that great reggae-lite cover of the Mighty Diamonds that was... Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie Edited May 29, 200718 yr by richie
May 29, 200718 yr Musical Youth featured on a version of Donna Summer's dreadful No More Tears (Enough Is Enough). This was far better - Donna Summer - I Feel Love 3NSncP-hdEg
May 29, 200718 yr Most people are of the mistaken belief I Feel Love is totally electronic but the drums are actually 'played' by human drum-machine Keith Forsey who wrote: EA9gFbvUv0A Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
May 30, 200718 yr Simple Minds are Glaswegian and (I think) are all Celtic fans. Another band that fits this description is Teenage Fanclub Teenage Fanclub - God Knows It's True
May 30, 200718 yr Simple Minds are Glaswegian and (I think) are all Celtic fans. Another band that fits this description is Teenage Fanclub Teenage Fanclub - God Knows It's True Even if you're wrong about Simple Minds all being Celtic fans it's a good choice of song. Time for the John Peel memorial link. From Teenage Fanclub to Undertones - Teenage Kicks wAtUw6lxcis
May 30, 200718 yr Author The lead singer of the Undertones was Feargal Sharkey, who had his only UK #1 single in 1985 "A Good Heart" which was written by Maria McKee. However, I'm not going to play that dreadful Show Me Heaven track, here is something much better.... BJljuUo-5s8 Maria McKee - I'm Gonna Soothe You
May 31, 200718 yr Maria McKee is no relation to David McKee who wrote and drew the kids' television series Mr Benn. Another Mr Benn is Tony Benn, known for his championing of left-wing politics just like Billy Bragg...but here he is on a lighter note...well, sorta lighter... Billy Bragg - Sexuality (Mods - feel free to edit and glue in youtube links here if you want to - I wish I could but it's banned at my work)
May 31, 200718 yr The same theme was explored 13 years earlier by the original gay punk, Tom Robinson Band - Sing If You're Glad To Be Gay zHG2LJGfEdw
May 31, 200718 yr Author Tom Robinson's last UK Top40 hit single was in Nov 1983 with Listen To The Radio : Atmospherics which was co-written by former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel. So let's have some fantastic footage.... p_EYU75uhKk Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
May 31, 200718 yr Ahh, Genesis when they were good. In the Bible, Genesis is followed by Bob Marley - Exodus. TLB-x4C5MEo
May 31, 200718 yr Author Bob Marley has a grandson Zion who's mother is Lauryn Hill a member of The Fugees (who also coverd Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry) who where most famous for their "1 time, 2 time" 1996 update of this classic song..... 4mpqXu0z3wU Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
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