Single of the week archive
- (And The) Picture in the Sky (Medicine Head)
The legendary DJ John Peel will always be remembered, and loved, for giving thousands of act... - (Feels Like) Heaven (Fiction Factory)
The true definition of the one-hit-wonder is an act that have had one number one hit and no ... - (How much Is) That Doggie I The Window (Lita Roza)
For the last few years, one really great show on Radio Two is Don Black on Sunday nights. He... - (I Just) Died in Your Arms (Cutting Crew)
When you hear or read the title of this week's suggestion you either think this is a sad son... - (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard (Cat Stevens)
This isn't the first time I've written about a Cat Stevens song, in fact, it's t... - (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star (Bill Wyman)
Bill Wyman was also known as the laid-back member of the Rolling Stones who inadvertently in... - (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love And Understanding (Nick Lowe)
Many singers have titles bestowed upon them by their fans or the media. Elvis was The King o... - 2000 Miles (Pretenders)
Three weeks ago, I covered the story of Keeping the Dream Alive by Freiheit, a song that has... - 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago)
Quite a number of songs are thought to be about drugs which the song writers have fiercely d... - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon)
On the face of it, this song would imply that the protagonist is getting advice from a new l... - 74 / 75 (Connells)
In this day and age, everything is instant. In the music world you can usually get your musi... - 96 Tears (? & The Mysterians)
When you decide to want to launch a career in pop music, why would you want to keep your ide... - A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke)
This week's subject is Sam Cooke's Civil Rights protest song A Change Is Gonna Come and what... - A Horse With No Name (America)
It's a wonder that this week's song was ever a hit at all given what people thought about it... - A Night in New York (Elbow Bones and the Racketeers)
One of the most dapper guys in the music industry has to be the man known as Kid Creole. Eve... - A Scottish Soldier (Andy Stewart)
In the old days of variety entertainers turned their hands to acting, presenting, singing an... - A Walk In The Park (Nick Straker Band)
How unlucky can one musician be? Well Nick Straker may well know the answer.
Nick was bor... - Abraham Martin & John (Dion/Marvin Gaye)
There aren't too many songwriters who could adapt their style of writing to both novelty and... - Abraham Martin & John (Marvin Gaye)
Some singers have such a command of a song that the listener is convinced it's their own so... - Act Naturally (The Beatles)
Every one of the 23 legitimate Parlophone-issued Beatles' songs between 1963 and 1970 were ... - Ain’t No Doubt (Jimmy Nail)
This week's artist, depending on your age, will divide the reader as there will be some who ... - Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
There are certain obscure bits of trivia that you tend to always remember and if you're a mu... - Airport (Motors)
Over the years many music genres have come and gone, some, like prog rock, glam, punk and ne... - Albatross (Fleetwood Mac)
This week's choice is a number one instrumental named after a bird, the albatross, which is ... - All Along The Watchtower (Dylan & Hendrix)
There are often disagreements about which is better, the cover or the original. I usually ag... - All I Wanted (In Tua Nua)
Every once in a while a band comes along and there is forever controversy on how to pronounc... - All Of My Heart (ABC)
When you look back at the eighties especially the fashions, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet p... - All Over The World (Francoise Hardy)
I don't know about you, but when I listen to the lyrics of Where Do You Go to My Lovely, I t... - All Right Now (Free)
Recently I did a round in my quiz of songs that the writers claimed were written in less tha... - All The Love In The World (Consortium)
Isn't it amazing how bands, when they shorten their name, become more successful? For exampl... - Almaz (Randy Crawford)
This week's suggestion features a singer with one of the most pure and distinctive voices of... - American Pie (Don McLean)
A long, long time ago, back in February 1959 Buddy Holly, along with the Big Bopper, Ritchie... - Angel (Jimi Hendrix)
Many songwriters will claim that some songs come to them in a dream. Paul McCartney famously... - Angel of Harlem (U2)
Very few groups can boast the same line up for an eternity. The Four Tops hold the record ha... - Angie Baby
Helen Reddy was such a good-looking lady, had a great voice and made so many great songs, so... - Annie I’m not Your Daddy (Kid Creole & The Coconuts)
So, who is the most dapper pop star of them all, arguably it's got to be the man who led the... - Are You Ready For Love (Elton John)
Serge Ramaekers did it successfully in 1993 with Freddie Mercury and Antonius Tom Holkenborg... - Arthur’s Theme (Best That you Can Do) (Christopher Cross)
It had never occurred to me, until I recently read an interview with a song writer, that if ... - As It Was (Harry Styles)
Not too many members of boy bands breakaway for an equally, if not more successful solo care... - At Seventeen (Janis Ian)
I first learned the truth of Janis Ian in 1979 when I was actually 16 and received a promo c... - Atomic (Blondie)
The amount of people I have conversations with who think Nena, who had the 1984 chart-topper... - Baal’s Hymn (David Bowie)
Germany gave us some wonderful musicians, classical composers like Beethoven, Bach, Brahams,... - Baba O’Riley (The Who)
Just like Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven and Queen's Brighton Rock, this week's suggestio... - Baby Blue (Dusty Springfield)
When the request for this song came in, I thought, 'Ooh yes, I remember this song, but not t... - Back In The Night (Dr. Feelgood)
When you think of early punk, you immediately think of the Sex Pistols then maybe the Strang... - Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revial)
This week's song was a big chart-topper towards the end of the sixties, but to another gener... - Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty)
While Baker Street will forever remain Gerry's best known work, it's sad that many people we... - Bat Out Of Hell (Meat Loaf)
So why did people originally buy Meat Loaf’s epic album Bat Out Of Hell? Was it because of... - Be-Bop-A-Lula (Gene Vincent)
Don't you just love a song where you sing along to all the words and then realise that those... - Beach Baby (First Class)
Most of us could name a handful of one-hit-wonders, but can you name a five-one-hit-wonder? ... - Beasley Street (John Cooper Clarke)
Many songs start as poems, one of the most famous is Harry Chapin's Cats In The Cradle which... - Beds Are Burning (Midnight Oil)
If you ask virtually anyone who was into music in the 1980s how many hit singles Midnight Oi... - Bette Davis Eyes (Kim Carnes)
I am a lover of lyrics especially meaningful ones, but back in the early eighties when I was... - Beyond The Sea (Bobby Darin)
Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George and Ira Gershwin's are some of the biggest and most su... - Bicycle Race (Queen)
This week's suggestion came from one of my Thursday night quiz regulars, Mummybear who email... - Big River (Jimmy Nail)
The North-East of England was a bit of a latecomer when it came to being identified on the U... - Billy Don’t Be A Hero (Paper Lace)
On week-ending 6th April 1974, there was something unique about the top three UK singles tha... - Billy, Don’t Be A Hero (Paper Lace)
Here's a good pop trivia question; on week-ending 6th April 1974 what was unique about the t... - Bird On The Wire (Neville Brothers)
Sometimes it makes me wonder why such well-known or classic songs never get the chart recogn... - Birdhouse In Your Soul (They Might Be Giants)
Here's a trivia question: what connects the bands Black Sabbath, Fine Young Cannibals, The M... - Black Betty (Ram Jam)
This week's suggestion came from a lady who regularly does my online quiz and it made me won... - Blackberry Way (The Move)
Many of the The Beatles songs were inspired by real life stories and the band have inspired ... - Blackberry Way (The Move)
The Birmingham band, The Move, comprised Carl Wayne (lead vocals), Roy Wood (vocals, l... - Blue Guitar (Justin Hayward & John Lodge)
It's not too often that two members of the same band break away to have hits as a duo, Tony ... - Bobby’s Girl (Susan Maughan)
For anyone who has ever yearned for someone in their life, which is probably the majori... - Born Slippy (Underworld)
How could you describe this week's choice? Personally, I would go with a 90s dance anthem wi... - Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
This week's suggestion began as folk ballad and only became as famous as it did thanks to it... - Boys Keep Swinging (David Bowie)
The video era really came to life in 1981 with the birth of MTV, but of course, there were v... - Breaking The Law (Judas Priest)
Trivia question; what do the Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Deacon Blue, the Pretty Things and J... - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Neil Sedaka)
This week's suggestion is, again, a relationship song - the ones that have mass appeal and o... - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
When a songwriter pens a song which becomes a transatlantic chart-topper, let alone a multi-... - Bridge To Your Heart (Wax)
This week's single of the week focuses on the fourth American / British duo to make the UK s... - Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel)
Richard Adams, in 1972, wrote his first book Watership Down while he was working at the Depa... - Brimful Of Asha (Cornershop)
Singer and guitarist Tjinder Singh was born to Indian parents and grew up in Preston, Lancas... - Broken Land (The Adventures)
The Beatles' Yesterday is allegedly the most covered song of all time, The Righteous Brother... - Broken Stones (Paul Weller)
Very few musicians have success with one band, success with another and then as a solo artis... - Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones)
Years ago, back in the mid-eighties, I was the resident DJ in a nightclub called The Mayfair... - Burlesque (Family)
Family were an underrated band from the late sixties and early seventies and Roger Chapman's... - Bus Stop (The Hollies)
In the summer of 2011, the man who wrote the classic Hollies song Bus Stop, finally got hims... - C’est La Vie (Robbie Nevil)
One possible way to fake your way into being a successful pop star is to pretend you're rela... - Cake By The Ocean (Dnce)
Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Demi Lovato and Christina Aguilera all did i... - Camouflage (Stan Ridgeway)
It's magical, it's mysterious and, for a lot of people, it's a guilty pleasure, but this wee... - Candle on the Water (Helen Reddy)
There are a couple of female singers who are held in very high esteem by both the public and... - Car 67 (Driver 67)
This week's suggestion is classed in many places as a novelty song. I strongly disagree. The... - Cat’s In The Cradle (Harry Chapin)
A good song that will last and stand the test of time is always a song that people can relat... - Cha Cha Slide (DJ Casper)
It's incredible how some songs have a dance crazy attached to them which were never original... - Chain Reaction (Diana Ross)
In 1981, after two decades with Motown Records, Diana changed labels. She signed a $20m cont... - Charlton Heston (Stump)
Bananrama, The Gorillaz, Ash, Mika, Haysi Fantayzee and Sheryl Crow, to name a few all, did ... - Chasing Pavements (Adele)
Many singer's debut album's are often their best because they had time to put the effort in ... - Children of the Revolution (T. Rex)
This week's artist was a glam rock item and a thoughtful and considerate one at that. He car... - China In Your Hand (T’Pau)
Just two months after The Firm had immortalised the Star Trek characters in their chart topp... - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (Middle of the Road)
The first ever request for a Single of the Week came back in October 2011 and was MacArthur ... - Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You) (Chef)
A lot of megastars unofficially earn themselves a nickname and most of the time they are fla... - Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You) (Chef)
A lot of megastars unofficially earn themselves a nickname and most of the time they are fla... - Clouds Across The Moon (Rah Band)
Songs about space and all things intergalactic are fairly few and far between. David Bowie t... - Come Away Melinda (Barry St John)
Every once in a while you hear a stop that absolutely stops you dead in your tracks and this... - Come Outside (Mike Sarne feat Wendy Richard)
The charts have always reflected what's popular and obviously that in itself has changed a n... - Come With Me Now (Kongos)
Groups containing siblings is nothing unusual, bands made up entirely of siblings is not too... - Coming Home Baby (Mel Torme)
This week's track is from an American crooner who had minimal success in the UK, but it prob... - Cool For Cats (Squeeze)
Here's a good pop music quiz connection, what do Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, Gu... - Cotton-Eye Joe
A large proportion of the European music that ends up in the UK chart is generally a bit che... - Cry Boy Cry (Blue Zoo)
In the early eighties, a new genre of music hit scene in a big way. It was called new romant... - Cuddly Toy (Roachford)
We all know that bad press can really have an effect on someone’s career and this was cert... - Dance Yourself Dizzy (Liquid Gold)
In the mid to late seventies the disco era was booming and it's one genre that is still very... - Daniel (Elton John)
It's amazing how some songs that seems so simple and straightforward can be so convoluted an... - Dat (Pluto Shervington)
Reggae music first developed in Jamaica in the mid-60s and only a smattering of songs in tha... - Delilah (Tom Jones)
Many things inspire songwriters, last week I wrote about Walk Away Renee of which the writer... - Do Anything You Wanna Do (The Rods)
It's quite amazing how bands, more than solo artists, launch onto the music scene with a cer... - Do It Again (Beach Boys)
After leaving the names Kenny & The Cadets, Carl & The Passions and then The Pendlet... - Do It To The Music (Raw Silk)
The late 70s and early eighties was the big disco era and many bands established a long-term a... - Do you Realize? (Flaming Lips)
Candle in the Wind and Abraham Martin & John are two examples of songs written about the... - Doctor’s Orders (Sunny)
In the 1960s and 70s, there were an elite bunch of session musicians on both sides of the At... - Dolce Vita (Ryan Paris)
In a recent worldwide poll a survey was conducted to find the world's favourite food the out... - Don’t Bring Me Down (Electric Light Orchestra)
This week's suggestion came from General Blee who wrote, "I heard Don't Bring Me Down by E.L... - Don’t Change (INXS)
When INXS first hit the UK chart with What you Need in 1986 it went relatively unnoticed. Th... - Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) (Glass Tiger)
This week's suggestion came from Andrew Austin who emailed saying, "How about the band Glass... - Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright (The Wonder Who)
One of the most popular shows running in the West End since 2005 is the jukebox musical The ... - Doop (Doop)
The UK singles chart was introduced in November 1952 when Percy Dickens decided to telephone... - Doot Doot (Freur)
A group shrouded in mystery, even a glance at the back of the 7" single sleeve looks like th... - Down At The Doctors (Dr Feelgood)
Pub rock is one of the lesser remembered music genres that really only existed in the London... - Downtown (One 2 Many)
When it comes to Norwegian acts making the UK chart you can count them on one hand. It's lik... - Dream Lover (Bobby Darin)
It quite weird how artists have a complete change of direction during their career and find ... - Dream To Sleep (h2o)
Like last week's Single of the Week, Ideal World by The Christians, this week's choice is by... - Dreaming (Blondie)
Everyone has a musical hero, I have two and they are both drummers; The Who's Keith Moon and... - Drops of Jupiter (Train)
How many times have you turned on the radio, usually commercial radio, and within a couple o... - Dude (Looks Like A Lady) – (Aerosmith)
In this PC world we live in, it does make me wonder how some songs get away with some airpla... - Duel (Propaganda)
One thing I personally never do is read reviews whether it be a film, book or a song. I have... - Easy Lover (Philip Bailey and Phil Collins)
This week's suggestion came from David who seemed keener to know how these two people got to... - Echo Beach (Martha & The Muffins)
Xanadu, Heaven, Hotel California and China Grove are among many song titles about mythical p... - Echo Beach (Martha & The Muffins)
Some acts must get really frustrated when their first hit is so massive, having received sta... - Einstein A Go-Go (Landscape)
There are hundreds of music genres past and present, but have you ever wondered who comes up... - El Vino Collapso (Black Lace)
Sometimes very accomplished musicians write some very strange, unusual or quirky songs, Bobb... - Electric Avenue (Eddy Grant)
Back in 1981, rioting was rife in the UK especially in places like Gl... - Elenore (The Turtles)
Back in the summer of 1947 two men were born within a couple of months of each other on oppo... - Elusive Butterfly (Bob Lind)
This week's song is another in the case of a B side being flipped by a radio DJ to become wo... - Elusive Butterfly (Bob Lind)
Some song writers have a knack of painting a beautiful picture in their songs which many can... - Emma (Hot Chocolate)
Hot Chocolate are a prime example of a great British band with a huge catalogue of well-writ... - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) (Rupert Holmes)
"I'm the stuntman of romance and I've been falling in love since I was three," so said Ruper... - Especially For You (Kylie & Jason)
Earlier this year it was announced that Neighbours was coming to an end after 32 years in th... - Europa and the Pirate Twins (Thomas Dolby)
"I think something that set me apart was that I could have been a conventional songwriter, w... - Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Ella Fitzgerald)
Cole Porter, who was not Jewish, must have been influence by one somewhere along the line be... - Ever So Lonely (Monsoon)
I don't believe any decade can be matched for its musical diversity than the 1970s, it seeme... - Everlasting Love (Love Affair)
This week's suggestion is one of the most overplayed number one hits of the 1960s. Such is i... - Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime (Korgis)
It's not often that a group work so hard without commercial success, then re-adjust the line... - Everything I Own (Bread)
This week's suggested song has been covered by so many people it's hard to keep track of exa... - Excerpt From A Teenage Opera (Keith West)
Four songs reached number two in the 1960s that don't mention the title of the song within t... - Eyes Of Blue (Paul Carrack)
Paul Carrack is celebrating his 40th year in the music business this year. He first burst on... - F**k It (I Don’t Want You Back) & F U Right Back (Eamon & Frankee)
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The first known use of the F-word was in 1503 in the po... - Faith (George Michael)
George was an exceptional talent who was more than just a singer. When he hit number one in ... - Fantasy (Earth, Wind and Fire)
Last month we lost the great jazz musician Al Jarreau, but as I noted in his obituary, the g... - Faron Young (Prefab Sprout)
Name dropping can certainly get you places and in music it's no different; both Madness and ... - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer (Queens Of The Stone Age)
Tracks like Tequila Sunrise by the Eagles, Alright by Supergrass and California Girls by the... - Feel So Real (Steve Arrington)
'Unadulterated aural stimulation! A wonderful wonderful spin of awesome danceability that sh... - Fireflies (Owl City)
Judy Garland and Bob Dylan are two of the most famous names to come out of Minnesota, but ne... - Firestarter (Prodigy)
In 1986 some lads from Essex were out 'decorating' the local railway arches in graffiti. One... - First Picture Of You (Lotus Eaters)
"I am a one hit wonder who wants to be a two hit wonder," admitted Peter Coyle, the lead sin... - Flirtin’ With Disaster (Molly Hatchet)
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jethro Tull, Marilyn Manson and the Marshall Tucker Band are four good examp... - Follow Me (Lyme & Cybelle )
Once upon a time there were two kids who met in high school, later in life they formed a duo... - Food For Thought (UB40)
'I don't like reggae, I love it' Graham Goldman once sang on the 10cc number one hit Dreadlo... - Food For Thought (UB40)
In the early eighties, a number of bands cemented their reputation because they were there a... - Fool If you Think It’s Over (Chris Rea)
Over the years he's been called the reluctant pop star although Chris Rea has never really c... - Fooled Around and Fell In Love (Elvin Bishop)
Question: what do Ai No Corrida by Quincy Jones, Killer by Adamski, My Coo Ca Choo by Alvin ... - For A Friend (Communards)
Many songs have been written as a tribute to famous people in all walks of life, some famous... - For Lovers (Wolfman feat Pete Doherty)
If you you're a real music fan and, more so, like me, a chart watcher, it astounds me how ce... - For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder)
The majority of Motown's biggest hit were written in-house either by the staff writers of Br... - For What It’s Worth (Buffalo Springfield)
When it comes to protest songs, some of the biggest ambassadors would be people like Bruce S... - Four Strong Winds (Neil Young)
In the 1960s, payola was rife especially in America. This is where promotion people used to ... - Freed From Desire (Gala)
Every decade has its own music genre or two! The seventies had a bit of everything really, g... - Friends (Arrival)
In musical terms, when you think of Liverpool you naturally think of the Beatles first. Then... - From Little Things Big Things Grow (Paul Kelly)
This week's suggestion is a protest song for a little-known event in the southern hemisphere. Th... - From The Underworld (The Herd)
It's hard to think of the rock legend Peter Frampton as the leader of a teeny bop band, but ... - Frontier Psychiatrist (The Avalanches)
A certain generation will bang on about 'today's music' not being anything original, well ba... - Funny How (Airhead)
Funny how is a common way of opening a sentence. Those two words also feature in the titles ... - Galveston (Glen Campbell)
Glen Campbell is something of a legend. He began as a session guitarist, proved his worth an... - Galway Girl (Ed Sheeran)
One of the biggest talented UK singer/songwriters in recent times is undoubtedly Ed Sheeran.... - Games Without Frontiers (Peter Gabriel)
Arguably Phil Collins is the most successful ex-member of Genesis to forge a solo career, Pe... - Gangsters (The Special A.K.A.)
This week's ground-breaking debut hit was rejected by numerous record companies so the band ... - Gaye (Clifford T. Ward)
Roberta Flack, Anne Murray, Sting, Bryan Ferry and Clifford T. Ward, among others, all have ... - Germfree Adolescents (X-Ray Spex)
With the whole world having just endured a pandemic where for a while everything was shut do... - Get Dancin’ (Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes)
So where and when did 'disco' music start? A question that many have asked over the years! I... - Ghost Town (The Specials)
John Jones emailed to say that the second half of 1981 was memorable for him for two reasons... - Giddy-Up-A-Ding Dong
Sometimes when I receive a request for a single of the Week, the requester often asks for a ... - Gimme Shelter (Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones, like The Beatles, had so many well-known album tracks that your average ... - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
You hear it so many times about a song being written in a matter of minutes and this week's ... - Give A Little Bit (Supertramp)
Daddy were formed in 1969 in Wiltshire and originally classed as a prog rock band. After 12 ... - Gloria (Laura Branigan)
This week, I look at a song that began life in Italy - as a love song which never charted in... - Go (Cat Burns)
It's not very often I get asked to write about recent music so it was a pleasant change to r... - Going For The One (Yes)
When it comes to prog rock, one of the biggest and most successful bands on the scene is Yes... - Golden Lights (Twinkle)
Girl singers of the 60s were in full force by the middle of that decade, but unlike Sandie S... - Goodies (Ciara)
Many music genres have come and gone over the years, in the fifties there was rock 'n' roll,... - Grace Kelly (Mika)
Pop question of the week: who is the only charting singer born in The Lebanon? Answer Michae... - Grandad (Clive Dunn)
In November 2012, the UK chart celebrated its 60th birthday, just 10 weeks earlier, the only... - Green, Green Grass of Home (Tom Jones)
I do love it when there's a discrepancy as to who recorded a particular song first. That get... - Groove Is In The Heart (Deee-Lite)
Until the compilation of the UK chart was done digitally, the sales of singles were, shall w... - Groovejet (Spiller)
The race for the number one position used to be an exciting prospect that was until reality ... - Gurney Slade (Max Harris)
The name Max Harris many will not have heard of, but his music you will. He was a composer, ... - Ha! Ha! Said The Clown (Manfred Mann)
Until he joined 10cc in the early 70s Graham Gouldman was an unsung hero of the song writing... - Handbags and Gladrags (Chris Farlowe)
If you are of a certain age, you'll remember the time when TV adverts were memorable mainly ... - Hang On Sloopy (The McCoys)
When it comes to listing some of the most underrated songwriters in the pop world, the list ... - Hanging on the Telephone (Blondie)
Oh, how times have changed with technology. Long before email and mobile phones with text fa... - Happiness (Ken Dodd)
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Eight weeks before we h... - Hard To Say I’m Sorry (Chicago)
This week's suggestion is by a band that fall into the minority category of having success, ... - Hatcheck Girl (Eddie Howell)
There was an expression many years ago called turntable hit. Some younger people reading thi... - Hats off to Larry (Del Shannon)
Two weeks ago, I lost my dearest best friend Larry Foster to that wretched COVID-19 virus. I... - He’ll Have to Go (Jim Reeves)
Over the years, a number of singers have turned into radio broadcasters and using Radio 2 as... - He’s Misstra Know It All (Stevie Wonder)
Can you believe it? In the same week, I get requests for two different songs by the same art... - Heartache Avenue (Maisonettes)
Back in the late 1970s, a Birmingham rock band called City Boy finally hit the big time afte... - Heartlight (Neil Diamond)
Films and their title or characters have been many an inspiration for a song and Steven Spie... - Heat of the Moment (Asia)
The term Supergroup is generally accepted that all members are famous and have had a notable... - Hello In There (John Prine)
Many famous musicians have had films made of their lives, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash are good ... - Hello, This Is Joannie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) (Paul Evans)
Paul Evans is one of the unsung songwriters of the 20th Century. So many of you will know so... - Hey Baby (Bruce Channel)
It often amazes the kids when they sing a song that is in the chart and turn around and find... - Hey Nineteen (Steely Dan)
Yelling out for a Paul Hardcastle UK number one hit - could be a cryptic crossword clue for ... - Hocus Pocus (Focus)
When you hear yodelling you would think Holland, or The Netherlands as it likes to be known.... - Hold My Hand (Don Cornell)
This week's suggestion comes from a long-forgotten singer who charted two songs in... - Holy Mountain (Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds)
When Oasis split in 2009, it wasn't obvious which of the Gallagher brothers was going to for... - Hotel California (Eagles)
Many songs seem to have no meaning, ie have you ever wondered what MacArthur Park is all abo... - Hound Dog (Elvis Presley)
Bing Crosby's White Christmas was the first to do it and Gene Autry's Rudolph The Red-Nosed ... - Hungry Heart (Bruce Springsteen)
On 22nd November 1976 Harold Loyd, Elvis Presley's chief of security was greeted by an unexp... - Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran)
Barbarella, an astronaut from the 40th century, lands on Planet Lythion, while searching for Dur... - Hyperactive (Thomas Dolby)
When you look back now at the eighties, the trends, the clothes, the hair and the music, onl... - I Don’t Want To Talk About It (Rod Stewart)
This week's suggestion was purely an album track until the singer pointed out to his record ... - I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag (Country Joe McDonald & the Fish)
Bruce Springsteen's Born in The U.S.A., Bob Dylan's The Times They Are a-Changin and Bob Mar... - I Got You (Split Enz)
Australia's most successful band, but only in their home territory, are Cold Chisel, New Zea... - I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (Electric Prunes)
Psychedelia was a short-lived genre in the late sixties. There were a number of psychedelic ... - I Hear You Knocking (Dave Edmunds)
This week's request comes from my good lady who said to me one night, "What's I Hear You Kno... - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – George Michael & Aretha Franklin)
In 1993 when Lulu joined Take That on their chart-topping hit Relight My Fire, she broke a r... - I Know (Dionne Farris)
Sometimes songwriters pen something that would seen completely out of character, the best ex... - I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper (Sarah Brightman)
By the mid-seventies, Sci-Fi had arrived in the UK from America and is still here. Star Wars... - I Saw The Light (Todd Rundgren)
"I saw Bat Out Of Hell as a spoof on Bruce Springsteen, I thought it would be just a cult th... - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston)
Once upon a time a record company would sign an act they believed it and give them money up ... - I Want you to Be My Baby (Billie Davis)
If you mentioned the name Billie Davis to any music loving person who remembers the sixties ... - I Will Return (Springwater)
In this day and age, few instrumental hits get heard on the thousands of radio stations that... - I Write The Songs (Barry Manilow)
This week's suggestion came from a lady who said that when she heard Barry Manilow sing I Wr... - I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) (Meat Loaf)
On 22 November 1963, 16-year-old Texan, Marvin Lee Aday witnessed the assassinated President... - I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) (New Seekers)
It's every song writer's dream to have just one of their songs used in a film or advert. It ... - I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Bobbie Gentry)
Finding grammatical errors in songs is, for me, always fun, but finding factual ones is even... - I’m Henry the Eighth I Am (Herman’s Hemits)
One of the oldest songs to get to number one in the UK was Two Little Boys which became the ... - I’ve Never Been to Me (Charlene)
I can't imagine what it would be like to have a vocation in life, give it go only to find it... - I’ve Never Been To Me (Charlene)
Charlene D'Angelo was born in Hollywood in 1950. She was discovered by the moguls of Motown ... - Ideal World (Christians)
In 1989, a cover of Gerry & The Pacemakers' Ferry 'Cross The Mersey, credited to the Chr... - Il Silenzio (Nini Rosso)
Instrumental track don't tend to sell as well as classic vocal songs. There are a few except... - Im Nin Alu (Ofra Haza)
In 2000 Dido's voice was sampled on a hit which became a number one hit before anyone had re... - In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
Relationship breakups are always a good source of material for song writing. The Eurythmics ... - In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley)
Elvis Presley is the biggest-selling musical act in chart history. some 44 years after his d... - In The Mood (Glenn Miller)
Clarinet Gateway - Jimmy O'Bryant Washerboard Band
Tar Paper Stomp - Wingy ... - In The Summertime (Mungo Jerry)
Quite often an innocent lyric in a song seems to slip through the radio broadcasting net whi... - Innuendo (Queen)
This Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of the rock world's greatest showman. ... - Inside Looking Out (Grand Funk Railroad)
What do Frijid Pink, Grand Funk Railroad and Santa Esmeralda all have in common? No? They we... - Iris (Goo Goo Dolls)
One thing many songwriters suffer from is writer's block. It's when you're not inspired and ... - Iron Sky (Paolo Nutini)
Some political songs have a habit of making the listener sit up and take notice and others h... - Is Vic There? (Department S)
So many songs are written about real people, be it a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, m... - It Wasn’t Me (Shaggy feat Rikrok)
In this day and age so many songs are credited with a 'featuring' act or an 'x' collaboratio... - It’s All Over Now Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
Bob Dylan is a law unto himself when it comes to lyrics. He's also one of those singers who ... - It’s Good News Week (Hedghoppers Anonymous)
Protest songs have been around for centuries with the earliest known one being written in 13... - It’s Only Make Believe (Conway Twitty)
This week's single of the week was requested by chillo1959 because it was number one when he... - Itchycoo Park (Small Faces)
The year 1967 was the Summer of Love and those who were there will know what went on, well s... - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (Brian Hyland)
Back in 1960, when this week's suggested song was first released, there was no benefit of a ... - Jack & Diane (John Cougar)
This week's suggestion came in from Mike Grosvenor who said, "Hi Jon, I love story songs and... - Jeans On (David Dundas)
Music has been used to advertise products on television since the 1950s, Cliff Adams' Lonely... - Jet (Wings)
Cat Stevens, Red Foley and Pink Floyd did it, as did Henry Gross and Paul McCartney, what yo... - Jig-A-Jig (East Of Eden)
During the 1950s & 60s, tons of instrumental tracks made the UK chart, but by the early ... - Jilted John (Jilted John)
One song, or particularly its chorus, is more memorable than most if you were a teenager in ... - Just Walk In My Shoes (Gladys Knight & The Pips)
Edwin Starr and Gladys Knight & The Pips were two original Motown acts who later found g... - Keeping The Dream Alive (Freiheit)
East 17's Stay Another Day, David Essex's A Winter's Tale, Jona Lewie's Stop the Cavalry and... - Kids In America (Kim Wilde)
Many children have followed in their parents' footsteps and in the music business just look ... - King of the Cops (Billy Howard)
Christmas was always a time for novelty songs especially during the seventies and in 1975 a ... - Kiss Me (Sixpence None The Richer)
So many myths that too many believe; Rod Stewart played harmonica on My Boy Lollipop. Rubbis... - Kiss Me (Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy)
What's the worst music career move ever made? Well, Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy might well quali... - Kites (Simon Dupree & The Big Sound)
Although they are best-known for their oriental pop-psychedelic classic Kites, Simon Dupree ... - Knocked It Off (B.A. Robertson)
In his heyday of the late seventies and early eighties, visually he looked like and was occa... - Kung Fu Fighting (Carl Douglas)
This week's suggestion is another in a long line of songs that weren't ever destined to be a... - Lady (Kenny Rogers)
When one superstar asks another superstar to write them a song and the reply is, "I don't th... - Lady Marmalade (Labelle)
When an act writes a song and then denies that something about it isn't really what it seems... - Land Of 1000 Dances (Wilson Pickett)
There are some songs which become completely memorable for their catchy nonsense hook. Rob D... - Last Night In Soho (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
Some songwriter credits can be very deceiving. If you look at the writer credit on Elton Joh... - Lawnchairs (Our Daughter’s Wedding)
Our Daughter's Wedding began as a guitar band, split up, reformed as an electro band, the pr... - Leave Right Now (Will Young)
In the early 2000s when the reality TV shows hit us en masse, a lot of the older, experience... - Let Your Love Flow (Bellamy Brothers)
It's an often over used old cliche to say that someone is in the right place at the right ti... - Let’s Dance (Chris Montez)
Having someone form a record label specifically to promote your own product, has to be the u... - Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs)
This week's song was chosen by General Blee who emailed to say, "I had forgotten how good Li... - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) (Reunion)
When it comes to 'list' songs there are not many that will readily spring to mind, We didn't... - Like A Virgin (Madonna)
This request came in about eight weeks ago, but I thought I'd wait until now because this is... - Little Arrows (Leapy Lee)
There have been many brilliant songwriters in the last 100+ years, but only a handful are ve... - Little Bitty Pretty One (Thurston Harris)
This week's request is one of those songs that few people in the UK will know the singer, bu... - Little Does She Know (Kursaal Flyers)
In the mid-late seventies there was a music sub-genre called pub rock, a genre you may not h... - Little Green Bag ( George Baker Selection)
Purple Ange, who has requested this week's song, told me, "I was trying to put together a Du... - Livin’ Thing (Electric Light Orchestra)
It's amazing that when people can't work out what a song is about they speculate usually in ... - Loco (Fun Lovin’ Criminals)
In the 1970s & 80s, there would have been a generation of people who listened to Radio T... - Lollipop – Lil Wayne feat Static Major
Whenever it comes to guessing what would come out on top in any poll about pop music, I woul... - Losing My Religion (R.E.M.)
Back in 1983, many people misinterpreted The Police's massive number one hit, Every Breath Y... - Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)
Three months ago, I was asked to write the story behind Chicory Tip's 1972 chart-topper Son ... - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (Edison Lighthouse)
It's not so rare that a song accidentally becomes a hit, but it is rare that when that song ... - Love Is Strange (Mickey and Sylvia)
Many artists are given nicknames, usually by fans or the record companies, Elvis Presley was... - Love Like A Man (Ten Years After)
Many musicians have nicknames that you instantly recognise them by. If I said Slowhand, apar... - Love On the Rocks (Neil Diamond)
Cover versions of songs done in a very different style from the acts who made them famous ca... - Love Really Hurts Without You (Billy Ocean)
As a DJ, the question I've probably been asked the most over the years is, what is the one s... - Love Song (The Damned)
At the start of 1976, there was a slight lull in the UK music scene with glam having disa... - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)
When a band forms, they would normally aim high, become successful in a competitive music wo... - Low Rider (War)
Is there a fine line between funk and rock? This week's track is a top 20 hit from 1976 whic... - Lyin’ Eyes (Eagles)
Whenever you mention The Eagles so someone, it's likely that the first song that will spring... - Ma Baker (Boney M)
If you came along to one of my quizzes and I asked you which seventies hit was written about... - MacArthur Park (Richard Harris)
When a new chart record is broken, chartologists (or anorak's as we're often called) lap it ... - Mack The Knife (Bobby Darin)
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The BBC's rules about banning songs, or 'restricting' them, as they now call it, have ... - Mad World (Tears For Fears/Michael Andrews & Gary Jules)
Mad World hasn't dated because it's expressive of a period I call the teenage menopause, whe... - Magic (Pilot)
Abba were the first group to take their name from the initials of the members of the band, t... - Mah Na Mah Na (Piero Umiliani)
If I were to ask you randomly to spell the title of this week's Single of the Week choice, I... - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel)
So often a song comes along and it seems to be about a love relationship or the breaking up ... - Making Plans For Nigel (XTC)
Any song with a person's name in the title makes me wonder if it's a real person or not and ... - Mambo No. 5 (Lou Bega)
Once upon a time, list songs were very popular but are few and far between now. This week's ... - Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs (Brian & Michael)
Artists, of the painting type, are not an obvious subject to sing about but Matt Monro prais... - Matthew and Son (Cat Stevens)
This week's artist grew up in the heart of London, played piano in his father's restaurant, ... - Me and Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson)
There are quite a number of country singers in America who have had phenomenal success over ... - Memphis Tennessee (Chuck Berry)
A few years ago, I did a connection round at my Start of Year quiz which included the songs,... - Men in Black (Will Smith)
There's a certain poignancy that Men in Black should be number one in the UK on a day when m... - Merry Christmas Everyone (Shakin’ Stevens)
Few pop star of today come up through the ranks because everything is so instant. You win a ... - Mickey (Toni Basil)
When this week's song came out in 1982, there was a lot of speculation as to who it was writ... - Midnight at the Oasis (Maria Muldaur)
I recently saw a jazz compilation CD in a London shop and noticed it included Midnight at th... - Missing (Everything But The Girl)
This week's song, in its original form, was a fairly gentle ballad which barely ... - Modern Love (David Bowie)
So many of David Bowie's song are catchy and memorable, but in 1983 David, always the leader... - Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)
An email came in from David Robinson who said, "Hi Jon, a few weeks ago on your online quiz ... - Monkey Man (The Maytals)
The first hit single to use the term rock and roll in the title was Kay Starr's 1956 number ... - Monster Mash (Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & the Crypt Kickers)
The BBC have banned or 'restricted' so many songs over the years for so many different reaso... - Moonight Shadow (Mike Oldfield)
This week's suggestion came in from General Blee who emailed to say, "Just thought I would a... - More More More (Andrea True Connection)
When it comes to talking about explicit songs, we tend to think, these days especially, abou... - Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson)
There are probably not too many songs that have been covered hundreds of times yet not one v... - Motorcycle Emptiness (Manic Street Preachers)
Question: Which group described themselves and their music from the outset as, "A mess of ey... - Mouldy Old Dough (Lieutenant Pigeon)
Many combinations of family relations have topped the UK singles chart. There have been brot... - Mountains (Biffy Clyro)
Twin brothers in bands are not too common, the most successful arguably being the Bee Gees, ... - Mr Raffles (Man It Was Mean) (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Whenever I hear the name Steve Harley, it always brings a smile to my face because it remind... - Mr Soft (Cockney Rebel)
This week's suggestion came in from Mick who is very obviously a Steve Harley fan because hi... - Mr Writer (Stereophonics)
We hear so often about a songwriter knocking out a song in just a matter of minutes and this... - Murphy’s Law (Cheri)
If I were to ask you to guess how many Canadian one-hit-wonder duos made the UK singles char... - My Brother Jake (Free)
When a band decide to split, the best time to do it is not when your new single is climbing ... - My Girl Bill (Jim Stafford)
People who write TV shows like Jonathan Creek and films like The Sixth Sense have my utter a... - My Simple Heart (Three Degrees)
Do any of these names mean anything to anyone:- Victoria Wallace, Vera Brown, Shirley Porter... - My Sweet Lord (George Harrison)
In 1970, Paul McCartney announced that the Beatles were to split, the four members of t... - National Express (Divine Comedy)
Mike Skinner did it, Abel Tesfaye does it and so does Neil Hannon to name just three. Do wha... - Native New Yorker (Odyssey)
How disheartening must it be for a songwriter to write a song they really believe in and lov... - Neanderthal Man (Hotlegs)
This week's choice is a one-hit wonder from 1970, by a house session band that went on to gr... - Nellie the Elephant (Toy Dolls)
Well, if I didn't believe in fate before, I certainly do now. I cannot believe that it was w... - Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor)
Disco queen Gloria Gaynor had a knack of recording sad songs but making the... - Never Never Never (Shirley Bassey)
Many big pops hits of particularly the 60s began in Europe and sung in their native language... - New Year’s Day (U2)
As part of one of the questions in last week’s on-line quiz, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The ... - New York (Paloma Faith)
How many times have you heard a song only to find out it's not quite what you thought? A sto... - New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Bee Gees)
There is almost no restriction of what can inspire a song writer to come up with an interest... - Nightswimming (R.E.M.)
Like Lennon and McCartney and Queen, in their later years, R.E.M. had an agreement that all ... - Nikita (Elton John)
This week's suggestion came in from mummybear following a conversation as to whether Nikita ... - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand)
When huge named pop stars get together to record a duet, it is bound to me a sure fire hit a... - No One Quite Like Grandma (St. Winifred’s School Choir)
Prior to their Christmas number one in 1980, the children from the St Winifred’s School in... - No Ordinary Love (Sade)
My first memory of Sade was seeing her at Live Aid in 1985. I knew Your Love Is King, When A... - Nothing Ever Happens (Del Amitri)
One of the age-old music trivia questions is, which group's name in Greek means 'from the wo... - Nothing Rhymed (Gilbert O’Sullivan)
In 1984, Bob Geldof was watching Michael Buerk on the BBC news talking about and showing ima... - Now We’re Thru (The Poets)
Like a number of beat groups of the 1960s, many of them started in local clubs playing cover... - O Superman (Laurie Anderson)
How good or bad any music is, is always an opinion. So many arguments have been caused by pe... - Oh Happy Day (Edwin Hawkins singers)
There are literally hundreds of music genres and sub genres and many are restricted to certa... - Oh Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
This week's suggestion is about someone with one of the most distinctive soaring voices in m... - Oliver’s Army (Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
This week's Single of the Week, is another one with lyrics that shouldn't have been played o... - On and On (Stephen Bishop)
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a man who had a huge American following but was very ove... - On The Rebound (Floyd Cramer)
This week's suggestion is from Milkybarnick who emailed to say, "I wondered if Floyd Cramer'... - One Day Like This (Elbow)
Radio stations are often in danger of killing off the appeal of a good song because of the h... - One, Two, Three O’Leary (Des O’Connor)
A few weeks ago we lost the great British songwriter Rod Temperton. He was a member of the d... - Ooh Aah Just A Little Bit (Gina G)
Gina Gardiner, who was born in Brisbane on 3 August 1970, moved to Melbourne in 1987 and beg... - Paint It, Black (Rolling Stones)
In 1966, the Melody Maker wrote in their review section, 'Paint It Black is a glorious India... - Pandora’s Box (OMD)
Lulu, Brooksie and Scrubbie are three rather unusual nicknames for which the 1930s actress L... - Papa’s Got a Brand-New Bag (Pigbag)
You know when you've heard the same song so many times, usually through radio saturation, yo... - Paper Planes (Hoseah Partsch)
In this 21st century of reality talent shows, not a huge number of the winners sustain a lon... - Pass the Dutchie (Musical Youth)
It's often cited that Michael Jackson was the first black act to received regular rotation o... - Pata Pata (Miriam Makeba)
Nelson Mandela is certainly the most famous South African to be exiled but a close second ha... - Peaches (Presidents Of The United States Of America)
Whatever happened to novelty songs and people making music more for fun than for business pu... - Pearly Dewdrops’ Drops (Cocteau Twins)
Most acts who call themselves Twins generally, and logically, consist of two people. The Tho... - Perfect (Fairground Attraction)
Three weeks ago, I wrote the story of In the Air Tonight which was inspired by Phil Collins'... - Perfect Moment (Martine McCutcheon)
Tiffany (Darwish) first charted in the UK in January 1988 and it took 11 years until Tiffany... - Philadelphia Freedom (Elton John Band)
It has been fairly well documented over the years that Elton John's 1975 hit Philadelphia Fr... - Pistol Packin’ Mama (Gene Vincent)
Artists who name-check themselves in their own song is very common nowadays, especially in t... - Play Dead (Björk)
Enya, Basia and Björk are mononymous singers, and thank God, as their surnames are almost u... - Poing (Rotterdam Termination Source)
When I saw this week's suggestion, I thought, really? Why? Then I looked to see who had such... - Prime Time (Tubes)
At least six years before Frankie goes To Hollywood's hit Relax with its simulated sex ... - Private Dancer (Tina Turner)
Numerous acts have made a substantial comeback after their career was seemingly over, Santan... - Private Eyes (Hall & Oates)
Who are the most successful duo in American pop history? Simon and Garfunkel? The Everly Bro... - Private Investigations (Dire Straits)
The intros to Michael Jackson's Thriller and Wham!'s Club Tropicana, to name a couple, music... - Private Number (William Bell & Judy Clay)
Every cloud has a silver lining, so they say, and for Judy Clay it was a very small cloud. S... - Proper Moist (Dapper Laughs)
This week's choice is an odd one with no real story. When I was asked for this I didn't actu... - Proper Moist (Dapper Laughs)
This week's choice is an odd one with no real story. When I was asked for this I... - Psychotic Reaction (Count Five)
By the mid-nineties the UK music scene was very dance orientated (it was either that or Brit... - Pump Up The Bitter (Starturn on 45 Pints)
Parody songs have been around for years. Stan Freberg made a handsome living out of it for m... - Puppy Love (Paul Anka)
Long before Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera made their res... - Quarter To Three (U.S. Bonds)
When you look back it's often funny to realise what used to confuse you. Remember when Boy G... - Question (Moody Blues)
Throughout the 80s and 90s, the Moody Blues were largely ignored by the press and they will ... - Rabbit Chas & Dave
Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock - two of the nicest, down-to-earth people you could ever meet i... - Rainbow Valley (Love Affair)
This week's suggestion comes from a group who nearly didn't have a career when, at the time ... - Reason To Believe (Tim Hardin)
Tim Hardin is one of those mysterious people who had a violent temper and terrible drug habi... - Red Rubber Ball (The Cyrkle)
This week's song owes its success, but only in America, to one half of a legendary duo and o... - Reet Petite (Jackie Wilson)
Whenever the name Berry Gordy is mentioned in music circles most people would immediately th... - Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand) (The Shangri-Las)
I do love it when someone puts out a morsel of information that eventually becomes legend on... - Rice is Nice (Lemon Pipers)
In 1968 one particular band were outselling acts like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and th... - Right Back Where We Started From (Maxine Nightingale)
In this day and age there are reality television shows to find stars for the London stage, b... - Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx)
When Richard Marx first arrived on the British chart in 1988, he was 24 years old and was se... - Right Said Fred (Bernard Cribbins)
This week's Single of the Week is by a legend. I first remember him in 1970 shouting out "Oa... - Rip It Up (Orange Juice)
Do you know which pop star had the title chieftain of the Helmsdale Highland Games bestowed ... - Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits)
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? A famous line from the pen of William Shakespeare. I... - Runaway (Del Shannon)
Question: Who was the first artist to take a Lennon & McCartney-penned song into t... - Sailing (Christopher Cross)
There are conspiracy theorists in every walk of life. There are people who will tell you tha... - Sally Go ‘Round The Roses (Jaynettes)
British songwriters Tony Waddington and Wayne Bickerton began writing fifties style doo-wop ... - Sam (Olivia Newton-John)
This week's suggestion came out of a conversation with someone who believed, quite rightly, ... - Sam Stone (John Prine)
So many songs are incorrectly interpreted, especially by the BBC who decide to 'ban', or 're... - Sartorial Eloquence (Elton John)
Elton, after years as a jobbing musician, finally made his name on the UK music scene in 197... - Seasons In The Sun (Terry Jacks)
On week ending 6th April 1974, the top three UK singles that week were unique; at number thr... - Set The Fire To The Third Bar (Snow Patrol)
The only problem with recording a successful duet with a guest partner is that when you go... - Setting Son (Chemical Brothers)
1995 was the year that Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, aka the Chemical Brothers burst onto the ... - Shaddup You Face (Joe Dolce Music Theatre)
When people cite songs like Agadoo, The Birdie Song and, this week's single of the week, Sha... - Shake It Out (Florence + The Machine)
The Specials featuring Rico were the first to do it, Queen Latifah and Del La Soul, together... - Shame (Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King)
This week's artist became a star by really being in the right place at the right time. Her p... - Shannon (Henry Gross)
Songs written about a loved one is always going to be personal to the person who wrote it or... - She’s Not You (Elvis Presley)
Elvis Presley had 21 UK number one hits, including three which were part of the 2005 re-issu... - Ships In The Night (Be-Bop Deluxe)
It would seem that when Be-Bop Deluxe turned up on the scene, their sound was a bit lost bet... - Short People (Randy Newman)
This week's suggestion was written by a singer/songwriter who had no UK hits as an artist bu... - Show Me The Way (Peter Frampton)
It's a fact that people love a poll. Whenever any radio station, newspaper or magazine provi... - Sign Your Name (Terence Trent D’Arby)
It still amazes me how someone comes onto the music scene, releases a handful of fantastic w... - Silver Machine (Hawkwind)
Although probably impossible to verify, Hawkwind claim that their landmark single, Silver Ma... - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
"This song isn't just a song it's a lesson of life that everyone should be taught." A statem... - Smarty Pants (First Choice)
Years ago, some artists would 'borrow' a riff from another artist, recreate it and sometimes... - Smithers-Jones (The Jam)
Back in the sixties and seventies, when you left school those who weren't massively educated... - Smoke From a Distant Fire (Sanford/Townsend Band)
Back in the days when really only radio play of a song would get you into the chart, it's ba... - Smoke Gets in your Eyes (The Platters)
An email came in a couple of weeks ago from Bill Reynolds which said, "Hi John (sic), I live... - Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)
Michael Jackson clearly had a very vivid imagination as can be clearly seen in the hit singl... - Smooth Operator (Sade)
Eight months ago, I had a request from Mark Feltham who asked for two songs by the same act ... - So Long (Fischer-Z)
Fischer-Z arrived on the scene around the same time as The Stranglers, 999, Dr Feelgood and ... - Society’s Child (Janis Ian)
The artist of this week's suggested single has a special place in my heart. It was her 1975 ... - Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane)
If Scott McKenzie's San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear some Flowers In Your Hair) and Procol Har... - Someone Like You (Adele)
The songs that generally sell the most and stand the test of time are the songs about relati... - Somethin’ Stupid (Frank & Nancy Sinatra)
In the mid-Fifties, Frank Sinatra said that he hated rock'n'roll and that it was made by 'cr... - Somethin’ Stupid (Frank & Nancy Sinatra)
In America, only once has a father/daughter combination topped the Billboard singles chart w... - Something In The Air (Thunderclap Newman)
"I would liken having a number one hit the way we did, rather like Haley's Comet. It's rathe... - Sometimes (Gerry Cinnamon)
Wiggles has been hounding me to write about this song for weeks, but apart from having heard... - Somewhere In My Heart (Aztec Camera)
You would imagine songwriters like Paul McCartney, Carole King, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and... - Son of My Father (Chicory Tip)
How many times do you hear about a band who write and record their own material and struggle... - Soul Train (Swans Way)
Last week's Single of the Week was one of the two hits by Fischer-Z, a forgotten 80s hit tha... - Sound of the Undergorund (Girls Aloud)
It was Noel Gallagher who once said, "The chart of only relevant when you're at the top of t... - Spice Of Life (Manhattan Transfer)
When the disco era started in the early 70s, many thought it was just a fad that would come ... - Spooky (Classics IV)
This week’s songs is one that had been any American hit four times but in the UK only once... - Spread your Wings (Queen)
Songs that deal with an everyday, real life, situations that so many can identify with shoul... - Squeeze Box (The Who)
It must be a nice feeling for a songwriter when they write something a little risqué and ge... - Stainsby Girls (Chris Rea)
The majority of singer/songwriters will be influenced at a young age and will naturally show... - Stand by your Man (Tammy Wynette)
Country songs, have always had a bit of a reputation for being tragic stories, a bit like a ... - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand (Primitive Radio Gods)
Oh how the charts rules have changed over the years and how different they are from America.... - Star Trekkin’ (The Firm)
In 1982, John O'Connor and Grahame Lister, as The Firm, wrote Arthur Daley (E's Alright), a ... - Stars On 45 (Star Sound)
1981 will be remembered as the year of the medley. No less than 26 medley songs made the cha... - Starships (Nicki Minaj)
In the summer of 2009, the Black Eyed Peas not only spent 14 weeks at number one in America ... - Stay (I Missed You) (Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories)
These days many artists 'try out' their songs via social media sites and Youtube etc to get ... - Stay (Shakespears Sister)
If you thought The Divine Comedy, The Streets and Shakespears Sister were all grou... - Stay With Me Till Dawn (Judie Tzuke)
Many people get into the music business by lying their way in. There was a certain producer ... - Steppin’ Out (Joe Jackson)
Since the video age, which began in the early eighties, the record companies try to promote ... - Stop the Cavalry (Jona Lewie)
This suggestion came in about two months ago, but I thought I'd leave it until nearer Christ... - Straight Lines (New Musik)
This week's suggestion came from a man who I know has good taste in music much it from the l... - Stranger on the Shore (Acker Bilk)
Millions of songs start off with a totally different working title from where they end up an... - Street Life (The Crusaders)
Many songs have uncredited vocalists and, in-turn, many of them fade into obscurity, one goo... - Streets Of London (Ralph McTell)
Many people have turned down other people's song, but few turn down their own song. Often it... - Sugar Coated Iceberg (Lightning Seeds)
A few weeks ago, I wrote the story behind When You Say Nothing At All, which clearly speaks ... - Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
The first time I was aware of a song I heard on the radio being different from the one I bou... - Summer Of ’69 (Bryan Adams)
In the Summer of '69, Bryan Adams was just nine years old, many think the song for which is ... - Sunday Girl (Blondie)
Like the Walker Brothers in the 60s, Blondie initially found greater fame in the UK than the... - Supermarket Flowers (Ed Sheeran)
In July 2017, the Official Charts Company (OCC) changed the rules surrounding the compilatio... - Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
This week's song is by an artist who has won 25 Grammy Awards which is more than any other s... - Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)
Mention the name Leonard Cohen to anyone of a certain age and you'll either get 'Wow, what a... - Take On Me (a-ha)
This week's suggestion is one of those songs where your casual music fan would not believe t... - Teenage Angst (Placebo)
In this day and age, bands and singers do not even need the backing of record companies to l... - Teenager (The Deftones)
Many artists go to great lengths to prevent their material from being leaked before they are... - Telephone Man (Meri Wilson)
The 1970s was certainly the decade for double entendre songs. It arguably began in the regga... - Tell Laura I Love Her (Ricky Valance)
Back in the sixties, the BBC had no issues narrating or broadcasting the works of Homer, Sha... - Tempted (Squeeze)
If you want to hear a good story in song, look no further than Squeeze. The prolific songwri... - Ten to Eight (David Castle)
It still astounds me how so many great songs from the 1960s to the late 80s era received so ... - Terry (Twinkle)
Over the years, there have been many songs that have has restricted airplay caused by their ... - That Lady (Isley Brothers)
Trivia question: what do, Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow, It's All In The Game by Tommy ... - That’s Not My Name (Ting Tings)
For the very determined, if someone says you can't do something or something will never happ... - The Ballad of Bonnie And Clyde (Georgie Fame)
Many songs have been inspired by a film, for example, John Hartford wrote Gentle on my Mind ... - The Ballad of John & Yoko (Beatles)
In music the word ballad generally has a definition meaning a slow sentimental or romantic s... - The Boxer (Simon & Garfunkel)
This week's choice is a song that took over 110 hours to write in two different studios and ... - The Boys Of Summer (Don Henley)
How many times have you heard a song, analysed the lyrics and really thought you knew what i... - The Clairvoyant (Iron Maiden)
Iron Maiden are one of rock's formidable bands but success wasn't instant. They were formed ... - The Closest Thing To Heaven (Kane Gang)
Elvis Presley did it in the fifties, Joe Cocker did it in the sixties, Hall & Oates did ... - The Colours (The Men They Couldn’t Hang)
It can be very frustrating for an act when your debut hit single gets off to a good start in... - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Charlie Daniels Band)
So many times and song becomes a big hit and is remembered for years and then you find out t... - The Dying Of The Light (Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds)
The downside to modern day technology is that it has taken away some of the excitement of th... - The Eyes Have It (Karel Fialka)
Last week's Single of the Week was chosen by Steve Cann and was Jona Lewie's 1980 hit You'll... - The House of The Rising Sun (Frijid Pink)
It's often made me wonder why a one-hit-wonder is just that. Is it because they tried but we... - The Immigrant (Neil Sedaka)
Neil Sedaka, alongside Neil Diamond, Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, B... - The Killing of Georgie (Parts I & II) (Rod Stewart)
This week's song came out of a conversation with Group Jam, one of my regular teams at my Th... - The L.A. Run (The Carvells)
There have been a number of songs written about various dance crazes with the twist being th... - The Land Of Make Believe (Bucks Fizz)
When the legendary broadcaster David Jacobs passed away just over a year ago, the replacemen... - The Last Film (Kissing The Pink)
When Kissing the Pink hit the chart in 1983 with their catchy song The Last Film, there was ... - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Tokens/Tight Fit)
Looking at the writing credits on many versions of The Lion Sleeps Tonight you will see the ... - The Logical Song (Supertramp)
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The first time I heard a Supertramp song was when Give A Little Bit charted in the summer o... - The Masterplan (Oasis)
Back in the days of vinyl when that was the main format for buying music, how many people li... - The Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann)
Another mystery character surrounds the title of this week's Single of the Week, and the rea... - The Only Way Is Up (Yazz & The Plastic Population)
The first time I ever saw Yazz, but didn't know it as she wasn't famous then, was when I was... - The Otherside (Breaks Co-Op)
Back in the day, a number of radio DJs went on to become successful singers especially in Am... - The Peppermint Twist (Joey Dee & The Starliters)
The 1960s saw many dance crazes come and go, but, arguably, the most successful was the twis... - The Poacher (Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance)
In the music industry he couldn't've have been spoken of highly enough, but in the public's ... - The Politics of Dancing (Re-Flex)
There are probably more radio stations concentrating on 1980s music shows than on any other ... - The Power (Snap!)
This week's suggestion, which came from Marsha, began as a simple question about the song's ... - The Promise You Made (Cock Robin)
Most people will know the song I Drove All Night which was a hit for both Cyndi Lauper and R... - The Purple People Eater (Sheb Wooley)
A few weeks ago at one of my pop quizzes I played Goldie Lookin' Chain's 2004 hit Your Mothe... - The Pushbike Song (Mixtures)
Only five songs with a mode of transport in the title have reached number two, Johnny Duncan... - The River (King Trigger)
Once in a while a band or singer will come along have a nano second of success and then disa... - The River of Dreams (Billy Joel)
I'm not a songwriter but so many times we've heard it said that a songwriter wakes up with a... - The Shape of Things to come (Headboys)
Back in the 1970s, the daytime DJs on Radio One used to pick a record of the week, this was ... - The Story of the Blues (Wah!)
In 1982, a television drama about five unemployed men who would do anything for work in That... - The Tears Of A Clown (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)
"People always commented on the tall one with the glasses, he was personable, approachable a... - The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby & The Range)
When certain songs arrive on the scene it's very often quickly established what the song's c... - The Weight (The Band)
This week's choice is by Bob Dylan's former backing group and is full of characters like Luk... - The Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)
This week's single has been recorded by hundreds of people and some under a different title ... - The Ying Tong Song (The Goons)
In the 1970s it was a well-known fact that the Three Degrees were Prince Charles' favourite ... - The Young New Mexican Pupeteer (Tom Jones)
Tom Jones, like Elvis Presley, was not a songwriter, but both were masters of showcasing oth... - Theme From A Summer Place (Percy Faith & His Orchestra)
This week's suggestion was described, in 1976, by the American DJ Casey Kasum as, "The bigge... - Theme From M*A*S*H* (Suicide Is Painless) (The Mash)
An interesting theme tune this week that became a hit 10 years after it was recorded and by ... - Theme From S-Express (S-Express)
Over the years many TV and film themes have made the chart, especially in the sixties and se... - There She Goes (The LA’s)
There is nothing like persistence as the LA's would know. They were formed in Liverpool in 1... - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ (Nancy Sinatra)
Because of his connections with the Mafia, Frank Sinatra earned himself a reputation of bein... - They’re Coming To Take Me Away Ha! Haa! (Napoleon XIV)
Many songs have been written about the loss of a loved one especially in the early 60s when ... - This Flight Tonight (Joni Mitchell)
This week's subject is a rock cover version from 1973 of a Joni Mitchell song. Joni's first ... - This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us (Sparks)
Just like the unrelated Walker Brothers a decade earlier, Sparks - comprising Californian-bo... - Three Lions (Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds)
In America, only one song by the same artists has reached the top spot twice in separate ch... - Three Stars (Tommy Dee and Ruby Wright)
Thousands, if not millions, of songs have been recorded as a tribute, but none probably mor... - Thunderstruck (AC/DC)
Up until December 2013 when an internet campaign was launched to get them to number one for ... - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (Dawn)
Some of the cheesiest songs are the best remembered, but no-one wants to admit to liking the... - Tie Your Mother Down (Queen)
When it comes to 'greatest guitarists' polls, Queen's Brian May is certainly up there, usual... - To Sir With Love (Lulu)
Some songs are so well known but never made the chart and you wonder why. Van Morrison's Bro... - Toast (Streetband)
One of the enduring pop singers of the eighties was the man who opened his chart account wit... - Tokyo Joe (Bryan Ferry)
Bryan Ferry, like Rod Stewart, were just two people from a very elite list of singers who ma... - Torn (Natalie Imbruglia)
Many successful TV soaps have had their share of spin-off successes, some in the... - Tossing And Turning (Ivy League)
Like so many acts, their first hit is not always necessarily where their career began. That ... - Trudie (Joe ‘Mr Piano’ Henderson)
This week's suggestion came from Des Roberts, who used to attend by Sunday quiz many moons a... - Trustfall (P!nk)
This request comes from my good lady. We were driving along listening to the new... - Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) (The Byrds)
It is often asked what is the oldest recording to make the UK chart and there is no real def... - Turning Japanese (Vapors)
So many stories about songs become folklore and people forevermore believe it's true. I've u... - TV (Flying Lizards)
For ever and a day, recording music has been an expensive business, from booking studio time... - Unbelievable (EMF)
In 1989, EMF managed to do something most bands still can't do and that was to get a record ... - Under One Roof (The Rubettes)
So many actors who play the same role in a long-running television show get pigeon-holed and... - Unfinished Sympathy (Massive)
What do Dionne Warwick, The Gun, Mel B and Massive Attack all have in common? They all tempo... - Unforgettabe (Nat ‘King’ Cole)
This request came in a few weeks ago but I've been saving until Valentine's week because, no... - Up The Junction (Squeeze)
Jools Holland has one of the most successful music shows on British television and since Top... - Up The Ladder To The Roof (Supremes)
The Tremeloes did it and The Mindbenders did it. The Shadows did it with more success and Th... - Up Town Top Ranking (Althea & Donna)
This week's suggestion was yet another song that was championed by John Peel who played it o... - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
When I received the email requesting this song, the subject line said, "Did video really kil... - Vienna (Ultravox)
Whenever there is talk about songs that were kept off number one in the chart, almost always... - Virginia Plain (Roxy Music)
One of the age old pop trivia questions is, can you name the only two hits of the seventies ... - W.O.L.D. (Harry Chapin)
Anyone of a certain age will surely agree with the oft over-used expression 'things ain't wh... - Waiting For A Train (Flash And The Pan)
In the 50s in America there was Sinatra Fever, in the UK in the 60s we had Beatlemania, in A... - Walk a Mile in My Shoes (Joe South)
Joe South is one of the unsung heroes of popular country music. A man who, by and large, had... - Walk Away Renee (Four Tops)
Patti Boyd must have been very flattered when she had three songs written about her. ... - Walk Like An Egyptian (Bangles)
This week's act was one of the most successful all-female acts of the 1980s, but their origi... - Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed)
Back in the early 1980s when I was working at Radio 1, I witnessed something I never expecte... - Walking On Sunshine (Rockers Revenge feat Donnie Calvin)
Arguably, the Monkees were the first group to be assembled and were done so by Don Kirshner.... - War Baby (Tom Robinson)
A person’s sexuality can sometimes be confusing. Have you ever wondered why both David Bow... - Watching The Detectives (Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
Elvis Costello first hit the UK chart towards the end of 1977 with the voyeuristic Watching ... - We Just Disagree (Dave Mason)
One of the greatly respected band in the late sixties were Traffic who formed in April 1967 ... - We’re Gonna Change The World (Matt Monro)
The true definition of a 'turntable hit' is a song that received substantial radio airplay b... - Weekender (Flowered Up)
In 1990, the Manchester indie music scene was making its mark, The Happy Mondays, The Stone ... - Welcome To The Black Parade (My Chemical Romance)
You will often hear about a family being brought together by a tragedy, but rare did a band ... - What A Fool Believes (Doobie Brothers)
This week's suggestion is a song I bought at the time after hearing it on the Radio 1 breakf... - What A Girl Wants (Christina Aguilera)
To find out what a girl wants, you could ask the man from the legendary Milk Tray advert who... - What’s Made Milwaukee Famous Has Made A Loser Out Of Me (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Alcohol takes the blame for many things in this world and often quite rightly so. In this we... - What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Information Society)
This week's choice will be unfamiliar to many readers as the song was never a UK hit, receiv... - What’s The Colour Of Money (Hollywood Beyond)
This week's 'Single of the Week' request is from one of the online seasoned players who reme... - What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? (R.E.M.)
Songs that were written specifically about a person are usually fairly obviously because the... - When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin)
So many bands of the 60s were inspired by the blues and the bluesmen that came some 20 years... - When You Say Nothing At All (Keith Whitley)
There is an old saying which is actions speak louder than words and invariably someone's bod... - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) (Peter Sarstedt)
Fake accents and false laughs are two things I hate in songs, and Peter Sarstedt's 1969 numb... - Which Way You Goin’ Billy (Poppy Family)
Few will remember that the first Canadian act to make the UK singles chart was the Four Lads... - While You See A Chance (Steve Winwood)
Not too many musicians make a living over so many years and cover so many genres. In the las... - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Sandy Denny)
Artist's signature songs will be one that is forever associated with that act and usually on... - Who Put The Bomp (Barry Mann)
One thing I personally hate in songs in unnecessary talky bits, especially mushy ones. Ooh j... - Why Can’t We Be Lovers (Holland-Dozier featuring Lamont Dozier)
Songwriting duos, especially in the sixties, were very common and very successful, Lennon &a... - Why D’Ya Do It (Marianne Faithfull)
Madonna, Kylie, Lulu, Tina Turner and Dusty, to name a few, have all famously re-invented th... - Why Did You Do It? (Stretch)
It's amazing how a song title can mislead unless you know the real story behind it, for exam... - Why Do Fools Fall in Love (Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon)
In the mid-fifties, doo-wop was all the rage and one of the few genres that wasn't swept asi... - Wide Open Space (Mansun)
When Mansun landed on the musical map in 1996 their lead singer and main songwriter Pa... - Wild World (Cat Stevens)
In a recent quiz, I presented a connection round where the artists had successfully changed ... - Wildest Moments (Jessie Ware)
So many new fangled terms to describe genres of music crop up all the time, some stick aroun... - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Shirelles)
Arguably Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles is one of the most successful all girl g... - Willie And the Hand Jive (Johnny Otis Show)
So many musicians get given a title, James Brown, for example, was the Godfather of Soul, El... - Witch Doctor (David Seville)
David Bowie hated his 1967-recorded song The Laughing Gnome which was belatedly released in ... - With or Without You (U2)
666 may be the number of the devil, but it was a good number for U2 as With or without You w... - Won’t Somebody Dance with Me (Lynsey De Paul)
She was a talented singer/songwriter and cartoonist — a product of Hornsey Art College in ... - Wonderful (Adam Ant)
So many artists over the years have made very successful comebacks and other haven't been so... - Wonderful Life (Black)
One thing that singers who have had more than one hit hate being called is a one-hit wonder.... - Wonderful World (Sam Cooke)
Arguably Ray Charles and Sam Cooke were the two most important and influential soul singers ... - Wooly Bully (Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs)
There are many songs with normal sounding titles but have nonsense lyrics and equally there ... - Wordy Rappinghood (Tom Tom Club)
The first number one in the UK that contained rapping in came in 1983 in the shape of New Ed... - Yakkety Yak (Coasters)
Here's a quiz question you're unlikely to know the answers to; what do Paranoid (Black Sabba... - Year of the Cat (Al Stewart)
"I'm a somewhat reclusive person I suppose. I don't mix very much with the music business or... - Yes (McAlmont & Butler)
In 2010, the BBC conducted a poll based on listeners & viewers votes to find the greates... - Yesterday When I Was Young (Charles Aznavour)
Until he passed away last October at the age of 94, Charles Aznavour was the oldest living male sing... - You (Ten Sharp)
There were far more one-hit-wonder's on the UK chart than you'd think. This week's act is fr... - You Always Hurt The One You Love (Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry)
This week's choice is an old standard made famous by a rockabilly singer who earned his nick... - You Better you Bet (The Who)
In any survey of the top drummers in the world, Keith Moon would always be assured a place i... - You Could Be Happy (Snow Patrol)
Sometimes beautiful, gentle and heart-warming songs never really get the recognition they de... - You Do Something to Me (Paul Weller)
How many times have you to listened to a song and been in two minds as to what it's about? T... - You Don’t Own Me (Lesley Gore)
At a gig recently someone asked me for that 'new song' in the chart called You Don't Own Me.... - You Give Me Something (James Morrison)
James Morrison is a guitarist and singer/songwriter who is very often mistaken for James Blu... - You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) – Beatles
A favourite topic of conversation, not only amongst music fans, but people in general is, 'w... - You Needed Me (Anne Murray)
I still can't quite fathom how a great song falls just short of the number one slot and yet ... - You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties (Jona Lewie)
In 1980, Jona Lewie hit the chart with the humorous song You'll Always Find Me in the Kitche... - You’re the One That I Want (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John)
This week's request comes from one of the members of my top pop quiz teams, Richard Hunter w... - Young Folks (Peter Bjorn and John)
When this song first came out in 2006, the credit of Peter Bjorn and John seemed a little co... - Young Gifted And Black (Bob & Marcia)
So many songs are written about people who are not relatives of the writer, nor are they fam... - Young Girl (Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett)
How many times have you heard a song and thought, ooh, that's a bit near the mark, or how di... - Young Turks (Rod Stewart)
The same week I planned to do a teenage rebellion round in my weekly quiz, this suggestion c... - Your Woman (White Town)
Who would have guessed that an Al Bowlly song called My Woman from 1932 would even... - Yummy Yummy Yummy (Ohio Express)
Bubblegum pop is term that gets bandied around occasionally and when it does, it's usually a...