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THE POLICE "dont stand so close to me" b/w "friends" 1980
and by coincidence the original one comes out next??!!
"a" side...love this song, these guys never made a bad single in the 1980s
"b" side, a spoken word track and all i imagine is Ian Dury could have done this one!
single made it to #3 here
"dont stand so close to me" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNIZofPB8ZM vevo video
"friends" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdu4Jl1oGLw audio
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Hey ya ...Alvin is pretty good! ..thanks ..first time listen! CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:ALVIN STARDUST "pretend" b/w "goosebumps" 1981
Alvin was a UK part-time singer,part-time actor through the 1970s/80s...
this "a" side is a cover of the old Nat King Cole single...
not sure if the "b" side is a cover or not, but it sounds like it could be...
single reached #4 in the UK and #36 here
"pretend" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8u31M9VxA video
"goosebumps" **
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PRETENDERS "back on the chain gang" b/w "my city was gone" 1982
these guys were consistantly good singles guys back in the day...not brilliant IMO, just good at what they did...
"a" side still sounds pretty good after all these years...
"b" side is a pretty good song also, could have been an "a" side in its own right actually.
single actually reached #11 here,which if i was asked how it charted prior to this, i'd have said "it bombed"!
"back on the chain gang" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3uf5V0pDA video
"my city was gone" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ituP5X7kP64 audio
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STRANGE TENNANTS "big red bus" b/w "temptation" 1985
Aussie ska band from the mid 1980s...
has sort of a ub40 reggae-ish sound happening here though...
i must have liked this back in the day, but not now!
single failed to chart here
"big red bus" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmFBRFrFHcs video
"temptation" *
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STING "russians" b/w "gabriels message" 1985
this is Sting's best solo singled "a" side IMO...
so haunting,dour and ominous...he never bettered himself except with his "little wing" cover as a solo artist.
"b" side is a christmas song...its a cover of an old song, but i like it
single peaked at #11 here
"russians" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHylQRVN2Qs vevo video
"gabriels message" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF2BzUDeTkY video
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JET "look what youve done" b/w "bruises" and "are you gonna be my girl(acoustic)" 2004
another 12" single and another sealed collectors item, so this will be my first listen of the "b" side tracks...
"a" side is absolutely brilliant IMO...a classic song from the last decade of music...
"a" side is a piano ballad off their debut album "get born", song has a distinct John Lennon feel to it
single was their highest charting single here, peaking at @12
"look what youve done" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD1cxSE25ck video
"bruises" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o10h5XJWHWM audio
"are you gonna be my girl(acoustic)" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz9itRK0Ch4 live
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JET "look what youve done" b/w "bruises" 2004
7" single, this time....and another sealed collectors item....
"a" side is absolutely brilliant IMO...a classic song from the last decade of music...
"a" side is a piano ballad off their debut album "get born", song has a distinct John Lennon feel to it
"b" side is another piano based tune...has sort of a Kinks/Beatles feel to it
single was their highest charting single here, peaking at #12
"look what youve done" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD1cxSE25ck video
"bruises" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o10h5XJWHWM audio
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MADNESS "michael caine" b/w "if you think theres something..." 1984
"a" side includes vocals by UK actor Michael Caine...
the guys from Madness come from the same area as the actor and wrote a song about him...they then asked MC if he would record a vocal they could use in the song, he obliged,but wasnt very imaginative recording two solitary lines... my name is michael caine[I]/i am michael caine[/I]
it works okay i guess...
"b" side is another stupid Madness instrumental...
single failed to chart here but did make the top10 on their homeland
"michael caine" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-5yn3v3N8A video
"if you think theres something..." *
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JEFF LYNNE "every little thing" b/w "im gone" 1990
okay single,has the usual ELO hallmarks,but just doesnt have the same spark their music did back in the day...
"b" side has slight Travellin' Willbury's feel to it
both sides are okay though...
single made it to #27 here
"every little thing" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn0__9eXnUo video
"im gone" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PkZEI6Vrd4 audio
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MADONNA "gambler" b/w "she's on the zoom" 1985
yep...another Madonna single, i was a fan back in the day, but not now!
i do not like the "a" side...
"b" side is a Don Henley track,its okay...both tracks are from the "crazy for you" soundtrack
single made it to #10 here
"gambler" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqTsP7gTPIw video
"shes on the zoom" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VOJDr-WiZs audio
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