stlucifer Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 18 hours ago, faraway saint said: As usual some cracking pop songs with some not so cracking. Top 5 for me.... Ball Park incident - Wizzard Daniel - Elton John Help Me Make It Through The Night - GGladys Night Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues Whisky in the Jar - Thin Lizzy Thanks for reminding me of this one.👍 Quote
faraway saint Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 13 minutes ago, stlucifer said: Thanks for reminding me of this one.👍 Close to being on my top 5. he done a set at Glastonbury a few years ago and I was surprised how many "hits" he had. Quote
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 I watched the programne about Lena Zavaroni’s life the other night on BBC iplayer which I thought was excellent if very sad. I remember as a wee boy watching her on Opportunity Knocks but I never followed her career afterwards. It certainly wouldn’t have been cool to admit to liking Lena as a teenager in the late 70s/early 80s, but I’ve obviously always been aware of the sad end that befell her. Anyway, the programme caused me to go searching for this particular performance which I think is astonishing. She is only 17 when she delivers this and was already suffering from anorexia. I don’t care what your musical taste is, if this doesnae bring a tear to your eye, you’re a hard hearted bassturt. Quote
shull Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 10 minutes ago, TPAFKA Jersey 2 said: I watched the programne about Lena Zavaroni’s life the other night on BBC iplayer which I thought was excellent if very sad. I remember as a wee boy watching her on Opportunity Knocks but I never followed her career afterwards. It certainly wouldn’t have been cool to admit to liking Lena as a teenager in the late 70s/early 80s, but I’ve obviously always been aware of the sad end that befell her. Anyway, the programme caused me to go searching for this particular performance which I think is astonishing. She is only 17 when she delivers this and was already suffering from anorexia. I don’t care what your musical taste is, if this doesnae bring a tear to your eye, you’re a hard hearted bassturt. She was a wonderful talent with a beautiful voice I remember seeing her singing on stage in Millport in the early 1970s. Amazing Quote
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 2 minutes ago, shull said: She was a wonderful talent with a beautiful voice I remember seeing her singing on stage in Millport in the early 1970s. Amazing Agreed. I had no idea really. I always just thought of her as that precocious wee 10 year old singing Ma he’s making eyes at me. I was blissfully unaware of the talent she had beyond that. She could’ve had the world at her feet. Very sad story. Quote
linwood buddie Posted February 8 Report Posted February 8 On 1/18/2025 at 9:43 AM, linwood buddie said: Listened to this last night , brilliant is all I can really say. Giving this another spin it’s a superb record. Quote
faraway saint Posted February 10 Report Posted February 10 The Top 40 albums of the 80's seemingly............................not quite sure about that TBH. Quote
Albanian Buddy Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 (edited) 16 hours ago, faraway saint said: The Top 40 albums of the 80's seemingly............................not quite sure about that TBH. Nah. Lot of pish. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms was the biggest selling album of the 80s in the Uk. Even Queens greatest hits black album was a massive seller but isn’t in this list. U2 Joshua Tree another missing album. Police Synchronicity was also their biggest seller surprisingly but omitted from this list. I’m just looking at four of the biggest bands of the 80s and all are missing. Not sure of your source but seems odd. Edited February 11 by Albanian Buddy Quote
faraway saint Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 9 minutes ago, Albanian Buddy said: Nah. Lot of pish. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms was the biggest selling album of the 80s in the Uk. Even Queens greatest hits black album was a massive seller but isn’t in this list. U2 Joshua Tree another missing album. Police Synchronicity was also their biggest seller surprisingly but omitted from this list. I’m just looking at four of the biggest bands of the 80s and all are missing. Not sure of your source but seems odd. Hence why I said I wasn't quite sure. 🙄 Quote
Albanian Buddy Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 3 minutes ago, faraway saint said: Hence why I said I wasn't quite sure. 🙄 Yeah. I understood that. But what’s the source? Quote
faraway saint Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 2 minutes ago, Albanian Buddy said: Yeah. I understood that. But what’s the source? Think it was The Mirror. Probably some graduate just throwing names in with no real attempt to properly check. Quote
beyond our ken Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 On 2/3/2025 at 4:35 PM, shull said: She was a wonderful talent with a beautiful voice I remember seeing her singing on stage in Millport in the early 1970s. Amazing She passed a group of us on the prom in Scarborough in 1980 (ish) and when she heard the accents she obviously wanted to talk, however her now discredited chaperone physically hauled her off up a set of stairs and she was carted away by "handlers" at some speed. The wee soul was nothing more than a commodity to her family, management and eventually her husband. Quote
beyond our ken Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 On 2/1/2025 at 10:36 AM, stlucifer said: Thanks for reminding me of this one.👍 A brief episode in the 60s where there were several rock acts or pop acts in the rock end of the spectrum charting regularly. I still listen to Cat/Yusuf these days as some of those songs are sublime. Quote
faraway saint Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 16 minutes ago, linwood buddie said: How good is this? Love it, trying to find somewhere I can stream it. Brilliant song well done. 👍 Quote
linwood buddie Posted February 12 Report Posted February 12 12 hours ago, faraway saint said: Love it, trying to find somewhere I can stream it. Brilliant song well done. 👍 It’s on YouTube that’s were I found it. Quote
faraway saint Posted February 12 Report Posted February 12 6 minutes ago, linwood buddie said: It’s on YouTube that’s were I found it. I'll be able to turn that into a MP3 file then transfer to my phone although I was hoping my Spotify would have picked it up. Cheers. Quote
faraway saint Posted February 15 Report Posted February 15 (edited) Still battering out the tunes, a cracker.......................... From 2018, I'm right up to date. 🤣 Edited February 15 by faraway saint Quote
faraway saint Posted February 15 Report Posted February 15 Valentines day 1981, a good time for me and plenty of classics...................... Shaddup You Face Oldest Swinger in Town Do The Hucklebuck Quote
StanleySaint Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 In the air tonight I Surrender Mutually Assured Destruction Romeo and Juliet What's not to like. Quote
faraway saint Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 Deacon Blue.....................this would go down a storm at their concerts. Quote
faraway saint Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 Tom Grennan................a classic song,classy version. Quote
beyond our ken Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 "Quirky", doesn't quite cover it, good entertainment all the same. Quote
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