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HARRY BELAFONTE – “Mary’s Boy Child” (16 comments) Belafonte, just four short of his century, goes for the drive through extra cover but only succeeds in nudging an… enitharmon

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Apr 23

SCAFFOLD – “Lily The Pink” (53 comments) @51 Billy - I can't claim this to be gospel truth, but an ex of mine was very sure that… Ken Shinn

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Apr 23

S CLUB 7 – “Bring It All Back” (81 comments) RIP Paul Cattermole, reportedly found today aged 46. Not long before a reunion tour, as well. Kinitawowi

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Apr 23

EDDIE CALVERT- “Oh Mein Papa” (15 comments) Thank you for your post, always nice to hear first hand reminiscences about decades earlier than the usual internet nostalgia… PAPAT
FRANKEE – “F.U.R.B (F U Right Back)” (27 comments) I'm flattered PAPAT

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Mar 23

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” (69 comments) I was suddenly reminded of this song when it appeared in the Jimmy Savile documentary…I’d completely forgot it for at… Amy

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Mar 23

RAY STEVENS – “The Streak” (79 comments) Re 64 and 65: I recall a filmed performance on some BBC show back in the day which had some… Ken Shinn

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Mar 23

MARIO WINANS ft ENYA & P DIDDY – “I Don’t Wanna Know” (19 comments) #15, I thought the recent relevance came from the use of the same sample in Pete and Bas' astonishing viral… hectorthebat

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Popular ’82 (124 comments) Hmmm ... I think you'd find plenty here to disagree with you. I do like that Wah! single, and I'd… Lazarus

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Mar 23

MADNESS – “House Of Fun” (51 comments) Cardiac Arrest ended a run of nine consecutive top ten hits for Madness in March 1982. It reached number 14… Steven Goulding

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Mar 23

GINA G – “Ooh Aah… Just A Little Bit” (85 comments) Ten years later and how things have changed! The UK Eurovision entry for 2023 (I Wrote a Song by Mae… JLucas
ATB – “9PM (Til I Come)” (101 comments) Here’s my attempt at explaining the controversy of what ‘trance’ meant to different people…. Can’t speak for everyone, but for… Rintrah

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Mar 23

MCFLY – “5 Colours In Her Hair” (22 comments) #19 - that is very true! And by definition that also means Deal Or No Deal was, in a roundabout… ThePensmith

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Mar 23

BRITNEY SPEARS – “Toxic” (28 comments) In the use of this in Doctor Who, on some releases Toxic is replaced by the Soft Cell version of… Brandon Martin-Moore
TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD – “Sixteen Tons” (18 comments) As a previous poster wrote, the line about the 'high-tone woman' in which TEF chuckles is gold, and sums up… NumberOnesBlogGuy

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Mar 23

DICKIE VALENTINE – “Christmas Alphabet” (10 comments) The revolution didn't last long, then... As Tom says, normal 1955 service is resumed. Hard to get worked up about… NumberOnesBlogGuy
BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS – “Rock Around The Clock” (19 comments) It's hard to really judge this song fairly... It's massive, and culturally significant, and should be bookmarked in all relevant… NumberOnesBlogGuy

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Mar 23

STEVIE WONDER – “I Just Called To Say I Love You” (87 comments) Can't see it anywhere in the posts about this song. I guess the call was made in November because there… Malcolm

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Mar 23

THE JOHNSTON BROTHERS – “Hernando’s Hideaway” (13 comments) In a way, this is similar to the Jimmy Young hit that preceded it, in that it's telling a seemingly… NumberOnesBlogGuy
JIMMY YOUNG – “The Man From Laramie” (14 comments) Got to thank the previous commentors for bringing 'Chain Gang' to my attention. WTAF?? (And I mean that in the… NumberOnesBlogGuy

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