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BILLY BRAGG "waiting for the great leap forewards" b/w "wishing the days away(live)" and "sin city" 1988
Bragg at this time could still do no wrong IMO...he was to my generation as was Dylan was to his generation...we all hung on every word he sung/warbled...
"a" side mixes up politics with media control,even to pop music...he is a great wordsmith IMO
"b" side,track one, a live version of an older love song and track two...a cover of an old folk song
single failed to chart here
"waiting for the great leap forewards" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHbfZiE1D50 audio
"wishing the days away(live)" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ujF7YVyyg audio
"sin city" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzBnFGAlKWs audio
if there is one track you listen to today from my posts then the "a" side is the one IMO
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I have always enjoyed Billy! His songs for the most part are very good! I love Wilson's great cover of Hey Jude, Kirsty McColl 's voice, Style Council, Boney M ...lot here to like!
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I like these songs, good Christmas happy time tune and then a powerhouse rocker! CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:SHAKIN' STEVENS "merry christmas everyone" b/w "with my heart" 1986
Shaky had more top10 hits in the UK in the 1980s than anyother UK male artist...
this is his second yuletide release(ive already posted "blue christmas" here)...
its ok,lighthearted yule stuff...
"b" sound has a distinct Jerry Lee sound to it, like that one also
i dont think this single was released here as i got my copy imported from the UK...
"merry christmas everyone" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeyHl1tQeaQ vevo video
"with my heart" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAI9IC40SNs audio
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Nice to see Dusty! Good song...second song unavailable here! CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:PET SHOP BOYS & DUSTY SPRINGFIELD "what have i done to deserve this?" b/w "a new life" 1987
this single bought Dusty back into the UK charts for the first time in quite a few years...
i like this "a" side, actually think Pet Shop Boys were quite clever at what they did...
"b" side is strictly Pet Shop stuff,typical sounds happening here...i really should get an album of theirs one day!
single reached #1 on the UK charts but could only manage #22 here
"what have i done to deserve this?" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn9E5i7l-Eg vevo video
"a new life" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yz4w0ZK58Y audio
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Watch That Man is really quite good! CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:LULU "the man who sold the world" b/w "watch that man" 1974
from "to sir with love" almost a decade previously, Lulu returned with an unlikely David Bowie cover...
i like this version...Bowie sings backup vocals on here and plays the sax also...i do prefer both Bowie and Nirvana's version over this one but its till pretty good.
"b" side is another Bowie song, written specifially for Lulu apparently...Bowie provides harmonies on here also
single topped the UK charts but only made #81 here...
"the man who sold the world" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyFAnA9oPRE video
"watch that man" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNi6VIlNRrA audio
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[INDENT] ERIC CARMEN "hungry eyes" b/w "where are you tonight" 1987
secind single from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack...ive never seen the movie so i cant say what it is like.
i like Eric's "a" side here, the "b" is sung and credited to a guy called Tom Johnston...former lead vocalist for Doobie Brothers,
in fact i like it better than the official "a" side
single peaked at #4 here, im pretty sure it would have done the same without a movie connection also
"hungry eyes" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUwl2jB4Ivo video
"where are you tonight" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4aWNp_Uz4 audio [/INDENT]
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KIM CARNES "crazy in the night(barking at the moon)" b/w "oliver" 1985
more famous for her 'bette davis' eyes' song which i dislike immensely...
but i like this single...pretty sure it was a theme song from a movie but i cant recall which movie???
"b" side is also pretty good IMO,again, better than that stupid bette davis crap!
single only made it to #21 here,deserved much higher though
"crazy in the night" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVhJwrWJNm0 video
"oliver" **
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BELINDA CARLISLE "heaven is a place on earth" b/w "we can change" 1987
former Go-go's vocalist with her debut solo single...
good poppy stuff,but not quite as poppy as her former band's singles, but still pretty good...
"b" side, well, i dont like that one which is dissapointing as i did like Go-Go's back in the day also
single made it to #2 here,but thats where it stalled and also, her career on the charts stalled here also after this one,which is a shame as she did have a couple more good singles from memory...
"heaven is a place on earth" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LwoSxc_J4Y video
"we can change" *
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THE HOUSEMARTINS "caravan of love" b/w "when i first met jesus" 1986
this was a christmas #1 hit in their homeland(UK)...
the guys disbanded after this hit and became Beautiful South who were also pretty big in the UK, one member however, became huge worldwide...his name?...Norman Cook who is better known as DJ/MC Fatboy Slim...
this single(both sides) are performed acapella, and i mean true acapella, not the crap they call acapella nowadays...lovely harmonies on this one,up there with CSNY, Beach Boys and Fleet Foxes...
this is one of my favourite "a" and "b" side combinations in my collection of singles...great stuff!
as i wrote before, this one was a #1 hit in the UK, but only managed #24 here, it did however stay in the top 40 for 21 weeks, so it did sell quite well
"caravan of love" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-uUS6bSOP4 video
"when i first met jesus" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1RKGb4O5E8 audio
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DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER "dancin' in the street" b/w "instrumental version" 1986
a cover of the old Martha Reeves & The Vandellas' soul classic...
this is bloody brilliant IMO, better than the original...
collaboration came about for the Live Aid concerts in 1985...both Mick and Dave wanted to do sonething to raise extra money for the charity show...
they performed this one on stage together at Wembley Stadium, then recorded it and had it out as a single...
great,great collaboration from two of the best in the business...
single made it to #1 here
"dancing in the street" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ video
"instrumental" *
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