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This week's request came in from Andy Woollard, a Wednesday night regular in the Hot Nuts team, he wrote, "Hi Jon,...

A few weeks ago, I did a round in my quiz where I stripped the music away and left just the acapella vocals and it's...

Johnny Tillotson passed away on 1st April 2025 and, as usual, I paid tribute at my regular quiz nights and promptly...

When Peter Gabriel left Genesis in 1977, many fans claimed it was the end of both his and Genesis' career. When Phil...

The music business is a cut throat industry with many clandestine goings on and many musicians hate it because of the...

Whenever the conversation arises about which singers can still sing like they used to, Cliff and Macca are often cited...

When I first heard this song in the late seventies, it was as part of a jingle Duncan Johnson used to play on his...

A few weeks ago Paul Gambaccini, on his Sunday show, mentioned that he was having a conversation with someone and they...

Every kid likes to sing when they are very young, usually a bit out of tune, but, if there's a hint of interest, they...

Despite its odd title, this seemingly simple, cheerful, autobiographical song, written by Paul McCartney, was branded,...

Oh, the irony. I had an email from The Lodgeman on 10th March asking for the story of Scenes from an Italian...

So many different genres of music originate from African music, yet a lot of African music as an entity of its own...

Reggae in the UK has been sporadic to say the least. Originating from ska in the late 50s it has had various spin-off...

During one of my recent quizzes where I do get crowd reaction, I played She's The One by Robbie Williams and mentioned...

When songwriters want to pour their heart out about a lost love or a love they could never have, they often change the...