Don McLean singing American Pie is for many (who are old enough to remember it) one of the enduring memories from the early 1970s. This classic folk-rock single was taken from the 1971 American Pie album and the single reached no 1 in the USA, where it stayed for four weeks in 1972. It faired […] Continue reading → 
First released by Freda Payne in 1970, “Band Of Gold” is to this day one of the most recognised of the post Motown soul songs written by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was actually published under a pseudonym (Edythe Wayne,and Ron Dunbar) as there was a legal dispute going on at the time. The song has ben covered […] Continue reading → 
Do You Hear the People Sing is one of the more stirring songs from the Worlds most famous musical Les Miserables. Based on the Victor Hugo novel. the clip below is from the epic production which celebrated the 10th Anniversary of release in 1996. The whole musical remains one of our guilty pleasures, and it […] Continue reading → 
“One Day More” is one of the most famous and iconic songs of the musical Les Miserables. Performed as the final song of Act I Its notability does not only arise from appearing in a key part of the performance, but also as it is a choral piece featuring several showcasing solos from the main […] Continue reading → 
The Final scene to Les Miserables is a fitting epilogue to this brilliant Musical and to date none has been performed better than in the 10th Anniversary performance. Continue reading → 
Cool Lyrics and some nice sax work- these guys deserve a wider audience. Lyrics Joined at the soul with a pair of headphones We need nobody to let ourselves go Always on my side as We rock at stage show In an ocean of music We move with the flow A hand in my hand […] Continue reading → 
Acker Bilk originally wrote this for his daughter Jenny naming it after her. It was latter named Stranger on the Shore when it was picked by the BBC for a TV drama entitled – you guessed it Stranger on the Shore. On May 26, 1962, it became the first British recording to reach number one […] Continue reading → 
A classic song from the 1960s Broadway Musical “Man of La Mancha” which got a new lease of life thanks to the Honda Advert. This is an excellent version by the sadly departed Luther Vandross, The Honda Advert version below is pretty good too! Continue reading → 
Rolling In The Deep is taken from singer-songwriter Adele’s second album 21. The lyrics are pretty powerful and the British R&B artist confirmed in an interview with Q Magazine that this was a revenge song, aimed at a former boyfriend. I bet he regrets pissing her off now that she has matured into one of […] Continue reading → 
In Alejandro Lady Gaga produced a song with a completely different feel from some of her work of that time. This has a sort of “Maddona crossed with ABBA in its styling” however it works and was like all her records well received. Whether ts a homage or rip off as some commentators have voiced, […] Continue reading →