ThePensmith

Yes, one of those threads again, but a fascinating one, nonetheless that's rich for debate. Can you think or name those artists who are best known by one massive song that is completely left of centre to their wider back catalogue? I'll start with an obvious one here: Extreme, "More Than Words": UrIiLvg58SY

Called Bear as Example a long time ago. My personal predictions over who's left: Dressed Crab - Gregory Porter Wolf - Marti Pellow (it clicked with me last night when Richard E. Grant said "Definitely Scottish") Pufferfish - Lea Michele Do think it's been a bit of an off year overall this year, can't put my finger on why. Surprised Andrea Corr went out last week.

I think this is probably the only one I really want this year off the list.

It seems not.... ah well. (Not sure I'm tempted by the Reason release TBH.)

Interesting choice of artwork, not sure why it's not the original?

Fully here for Jade to give us a performance that is what Geri Halliwell doing "Bag It Up" in 2000 was. I feel certain she'll leave no crumbs at all.

Starting tomorrow night at 9pm on Sky Documentaries and available for streaming on Now TV. Their singles back catalogue is also now being added to DSPs - "Love Me For A Reason" went up first yesterday:

Tonight's TOTP reruns - which have now moved onto 1997 - on BBC Four had the first performance of "Mama": pwYsuCtD6rE Great episode overall actually tonight, Cathy Dennis, Republica, No Doubt, The Source and Candi Staton, Prince (hence why Mel B yelled his name into the mic at the start) :lol:

Snail is 100% Andrea Corr, I recognised the voice on that performance alone tonight! I think Kingfisher might be the stand up comedian Stephen K Amos.

Third and final series starts next month on Channel 4:

I've found myself seeking this album out of Spotify today for the first time in a while. Still a great record actually. In an alternate universe she could have been the British J.Lo and slayed!

I wondered what was happening with this lot! Definitely different to what was on their EP, bit of a cooler, more R&B pop type feel to it. A grower I think but glad to see they're still pushing ahead.

Forgot this had started last week until I saw last night's episode :lol: Got Macy Gray straight away. It's a bit like when Sophie Ellis-Bextor did it, you can't disguise a voice like that. Bear is definitely Example, I recognised the voice when he started singing. Feel like I know Wolf but I'm having trouble placing the name to a voice.

I saw her many years ago supporting JLS. Loved her album, she should have been so much bigger!

I went to see Lightning Seeds just before Christmas at Kentish Town Forum and Ian Broudie gave a similar speech right before they launched into "Three Lions" (although his was said with less fatigue, more happy acceptance).

I think the one released last year that I found myself returning to time and time again was "The Lost Ones" by Florrie. Really great album, and I am so buzzed I got to see her supporting Girls Aloud at the O2 on their tour!

sOUjUDqm4T8 Could so easily have watched another half hour of this. What a dude!

Actually another one that I'd like to relive was Will Young's 1m+ sales week with his first single after Pop Idol. That was a special week.

On a similar "X Factor magic rub" note - if you pardon the expression, Shakira appeared on the live results at some point in the 2009 series doing "Did It Again". Following up "She Wolf", it only made #26 the week after, but then historically she always had a massive hit or two off a new album - "Whenever Wherever", "Hips Don't Lie" - followed by a flop - "Objection (Tango)", "Illegal" etc. So probably not qualified for this thread but an example of performing on the results show not working for everyone who had it.

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So this is interesting: Una is performing solo doing Saturdays songs at Mighty Hoopla next summer. However, according to a post on Popjustice, it seems we were agonisingly closer to a full five piece reunion next year than anyone realised. It doesn't surprise me in the slightest that the stickler to this almost happening was Rochelle. She's been giving Melanie C c. 2003 - 2007 energy quite vocally for the last few years, on Steven Bartlett's podcast most notably. But her not turning up to even a meeting just to chat about even a future possibility, regardless of it was next year or after that feels a bit... final? I appreciate that people have different agendas and lives. I fully appreciate that she wants to pursue being a #bossmum and influencer. When I went and saw Marvin do his Noughties Baby day party in the autumn, the visible bristle from Roch when "What About Us" came on in the set (she was on a balcony above the dancefloor) was tangible, even though everyone - myself included - was looking up in her direction singing it back word for word with nothing but love. I still keep hope that we'll get even just one more tour for old times sake - which quite frankly, I am more than happy with - and their albums on vinyl one day. I get that they wouldn't want to pursue new material like say, Steps or All Saints have (I say them because Fascination Management also did their comebacks). But after this year especially, when yet another pop band of their era has now permanently lost a member under tragic circumstances (One Direction), I - touching wood and hoping it doesn't come to that - worry that the time will come when all five are ready, and then something happens and it will be too late. Life isn't promised to any of us.

This year according to my stats it's been Christmas Wrapping by Spice Girls

Yes I remember that one well. What probably rubbed salt in the wounds even more on that was that "Don't Speak" returned to the top 75 that same week (I wanna say because someone performed it on the live shows that week, either Ella Henderson or James Arthur?) It did prove however that No Doubt were, where the majority of the UK was concerned at least, less of a big deal than Gwen Stefani was but even her moment as a solo artist in a commercial sense had passed by that point.

I'm very much the same as you Jay - next weekend is when my decs will come down, and I still have the Christmas music on at the moment.

Good question. Definitely a few charts from 1999 and 2000 I'd like to relive afresh again (although Mixcloud has dutifully seen to that in recent years, I love having an old chart on whilst working or pottering about). The specific ones I'd like to hear again that stand clear in my mind certainly in terms of action: - Battle of the Solo Spices (Geri Halliwell vs. Emma Bunton), November 1999 - True Steppers vs Spiller, August 2000 - Westlife vs Bob the Builder, Christmas 2000 (was so funny seeing their run of number ones get broken after how cocky they'd gotten about it) - Girls Aloud vs One True Voice, Christmas 2002 - Gary Jules vs The Darkness, Christmas 2003 Those are the main ones for me, can't think of any more recent than that with the same degree of excitement around them.