Giorgio Moroder, Tom Cruise, fighter jets, sunsets – and a price comparison website advert. You can’t win ’em all… Still, this is undoubtedly one of…
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08/11/2019: “Private Life” by Grace Jones
This one was originally recorded by The Pretenders in 1980; Grace Jones covered it in the same year. Its essentially a reggae track, but the…
29/10/2019: “Maneater” by Nelly Furtado
Hardly a hidden gem, this Platinum certified banger was a top ten hit in many countries around the world. The energy on this one is…
14/10/2019: “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Prince
This song has an interesting history. Although Prince did record the song himself in 1984, he didn’t release the song himself. Technically, the song was…
02/10/2019: “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (12″ Extended Mix)” by Soft Cell
Soft Cell might not be to everyone’s taste. It depends on what you think of Marc Almond and his often outrageous lyrics, for the most…
25/09/2019: “Village Ghetto Land” by Stevie Wonder
How could you listen to this song, knowing that Stevie Wonder played it all himself, and not recognise him as a musical genius? In fairness,…
24/09/2019: “Lay All Your Love On Me” by ABBA
I’d find it hard to choose my favourite ABBA song. However, I could safely place this in the top five, and would be quite confident…
14/09/2019: “Into The Valley” by The Skids
There’s something quite special about this. It feels like a timeless tune, propelled along by energy and youth rather than any particular virtuoso musicianship. Scotland…
06/09/2019: “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles
The official Beatles video of this demonstrates pretty well the kind of hysteria the Beatles caused among teenage girls at their height. In the video,…
20/07/2019: “DARE” by Gorillaz
It’s surprising that I haven’t done any songs by Gorillaz before, because they are undoubtedly a massive name. Led by Damon Albarn, the band are…