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Is there a song that you would like to know the story behind? Why not email me at the bottom of this page and I’ll get to work on it.
Once upon a time, when a record label was important and mattered, a good trivia question was, what was the first hit...
One of the age-old music trivia questions is, 'what is the only UK number one hit to mentioned the title in the lyrics...
Every music genre has its own anthems and disco is one of the most popular. Every DJ has their own go-to song when...
Gimme Dat Ding (The Pipkins)
This request stemmed out of a conversation of artists who have performed under various guises and songwriter's with...
Eoin is a regular attendee of my Thursday night quiz and is always there to ably assist his knowledgeable wife with...
This week's story begins with an apology to the suggestee, blodwyn buttercup, because she requested this song a long...
I must be one of the few people in the world who has seen Blondie live on three occasions and never looked at their...
A few weeks ago I had an email from mummybear who said, "I have an ear worm from watching a film: Time in a Bottle by...
When this request came in, I did wonder how much of a story there was to it. Most instrumentals tend to not have too...
This week's request came in from Martin Shoreham who said, "Hi Jon, I love your Single of the Week feature and wonder...
Ian Dury had a 1979 top 10 with Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part 3) and I always wondered what happened to parts one and...
If you want to catch someone out with a good quiz question, especially if they think they know their music, ask them...
This week suggestion came in from Darren G who said, "Hi John (sic), during the Italy vs Croatia match in Berlin at...
It can be a strange old relationship between artist and producer. Many of the rap songs over the last 10 years or so...
The 1960s was a decade that brought many protest songs, usually about war and, over the last five decades, surely the...