The Who were one of the most influential British bands of the 1960s and one of their best known songs My Generation fast became an Anthem for the youth of the time. The performance below is from the famed Woodstock Festival. Continue reading → 
Eleanor Rigby Certainly not the longest of Beatles songs, but one of the more lyrically powerful. Also includes almost orchestral scoring with the Violins being particularly prominent. Taken from their influential Revolver Album first released in 1966. The Lyrics are below and we will let you work out your meaning for them. Ah look at […] Continue reading → 
When Doves Cry was the first American number one single for the somewhat eccentric but hugely talented Prince. Taken from his 1984 album Purple Rain it was a hit worldwide and is one of his most recognised singles. Continue reading → 
Following a few years in the musical wilderness The B-52s shot back to fame in 1989 with (what is still their bestselling single) “Love Shack”. Taken from the album Cosmic Thing, the single went on to sell over a million copies. It also enjoyed worldwide chard success reaching No 1 in Australia, New Zealand & […] Continue reading → 
Blondie were huge in the 1970s being a sort of bridge between Punk and new wave pop. However they for reasons best known only to themselves they chose to break up and sort of fell off the map for many years, before returning to form with the classic “Maria” in 1999. Debbie Harry still looked […] Continue reading → 
British Pop Duo Marshall Hain may have been one-hit wonders but in the summer of 1978 they were one of the coolest things going thanks to their worldwide hit “Dancing in The City”. The song was supposedly originally written by written by Julian Marshall as a quasi-instrumental reggae song, but somewhere along the line the […] Continue reading → 
OK not the coolest song ever (not even close) but still a fun song and a floor filler on 70s nights, especially once the alcohol has caught up with everyone. Taken from the 1979 album ‘Smash and Grab’. Continue reading → 
In the year 1974 there were few bands as cool as the Teddy Boy Throwbacks Mud, and this is probably their best known song – Tiger Feet. Continue reading → 
The Glitter Band were the 1970s Glam Rock band. They reached number two in the charts in January 1975 with this song; you have got to love that synchronized drumming and all that glitter flying around! So tempting to sing along when you hear it. Continue reading → 
The Killers performing Human. Great sond and a pretty cool video too! Continue reading →