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They were huge in Australia. Peppermint Twist was a top 5 single without being released anywhere else in the world. Plus we had an exclusive album 'The Sweet Singles Album' which made the 'Strung Out' album a total rip off as it contained half the same tracks. :lol:

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Didn't The Sweet split with Chinn/ Chapman about the time of the Sweet Fanny Adams album?? I remember them moaning and groaning about production credits and the Strung Out album was supposed to show they weren't puppets, despite the title and the cover.

Fleetwood Mac recorded under the alias Earl Vince And The Valiants 'Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite'. Paul McCartney recorded under the aliases The Country Hams, Percy Thrillington, The Fireman and as Apollo C Vermoth produced hj86_2tAtdU Bonzo Dog band - Urban Spaceman

But does 'heavier' mean better?? Roadblock by SAW is a pop/funk classic. You Spin My Round... is one of the most significant songs of the last 40 years. Rick Astley had a US #1, Kylie a US top 3 and Venus by Bananarama was #1 worldwide. HiNRG was THE popular music in Japan in the 80s ( In Kylie's Japanese CDs you got PWL stickers. That's how big the music was there :) ) Oh and there's more PWL collectors out there than Chinn Chapman collectors. Think about it :lol:

Killing Me Softly was written about Don McLean who wrote American Pie about Buddy Holly so.... Ko0qw3nHwdU BUDDY HOLLY & the Crickets --- Peggy Sue

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

Blowin', Blowin' ???? Well Van Morrison's 1st album was called 'Blowing Your Mind' The single: 152aG-jbHGM Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl

Hotlegs album was called 'Hotlegs Think School Stinks" so nA2UF1xwGP4 Alice Cooper - Schools Out (the muppet show 1978)

His 60's Bang/Stateside stuff is amazing. I'm A Believer, A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You, Thank The Lord For The Night Time, The Long Way Home, Kentucky Woman, I Got The Feeling, Red Red Wine, Shilo and the songs you mentioned were pop classics all produced by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. Check out the Classics CD on Sony for all these and more. F3RjJYaZI0o Neil Diamond-Kentucky Woman

Boat That I Row :) written by Neil Diamond as well. Talk about credibility :D

Buzzcocks lead singer and songwriter Pete Shelley had a huge hit in Australia with 1FVDzCHqlqg Homosapien

In a late line up of Atomic Rooster the vocalist was none other than GNyAzuB1-rE Chris Farlowe - Out of Time

These one's totally suck. Some good artists but their WORST ever songs 1 (1) Silence Is Golden – The Tremeloes 5 (3) Puppet On A String – Sandie Shaw 7 (8) Seven Drunken Nights – The Dubliners 4 (14) Hi Ho Silver Lining – Jeff Beck 17 (25) Finchley Central – New Vaudeville Band 22 (36) Roses Of Picardy – Vince Hill 24 (18) Ha! Ha! Said The Clown – Manfred Mann 25 (26) If I Were A Rich Man - Topol 29 (New) There Goes My Everything – Engelbert Humperdinck 35 (28) This Is My Song – Harry Secombe 36 (New) Okay! – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich 38 (39) You Gotta Stop/Love Machine – Elvis Presley 39 (New) I Got Rhythm - Happenings 1967 was the year of Psychedelica AND Easy Listening

Gene Vincent's Cat Man was covered by The Boys Next Door who became the Birthday Party. Lead singer lneSAju-Xtc Nick Cave- Stagger Lee

I can't stand Don, Neneh or Eagle Eye but I have got time for z2-ggEvRsVI Neil Diamond - Cherry, Cherry

All By Myself was covered by Celine Dion as was m2cIksqW-Eg Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High

Marc Almond from Soft Cell recorded a whole album of songs by Belgium singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, So PUJvsxv1yyI Jacques Brel - Mathilde

If the Duran was Girls On Film or The Reflex or the Wild Boys or anything else I'd vote for it but Rio :(

Bananarama dueted with The Fun Boy Three. So ZtUc6Z4ZRSo Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics (have taken over the asylum)

And talking of Marilyn Dreams. Remember Boy George's main squeeze NRT4-LoQ2XM Marilyn - Calling Your Name

The Flaming Lips covered Kylie's Can't Get You Out Of My Head on an EP. Kylie covered JPn0hvXMDNA Prefab Sprout - If You Don't Love Me

The A-Ha song is getting on my nerves. It's not even that great. Put it against Close To Me by the Cure or Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division and see how it goes. I'm backing True as a protest vote. :(

Etienne Daho recorded an Everly Brothers' song So Sad in a duet with Françoise Hardy, which leads us to: m-JQej42wy8 françoise hardy - tous les garçons et les filles

She recorded I Love Rock N Roll about 20 times before she made a hit out of it. She even had the ex- Pistols backing her on one version :)