Today we begin a new series. We shall be considing songs that became popular in the UK whilst being sung in another language. Despite Brexit and our general failure to learn any other language but our native tongue, it seems that we have long had a love affair with the music of world, no matter […]
Forgotten Songs – 2000’s (2)
“Not Gonna Get Us” is a song recorded by Russian music duo t.A.T.u. for their first English-language studio album, 200km/h in the Wrong Lane (2002). IThe song was written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn, Elena Kiper and Valery Polienko, while production was handled by Horn. Musically, the song is a Eurodance-inspired song, and lyrically it […]
Some Odd Songs for Father’s Day
“Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” is a song written and recorded by James Brown. Released as a two-part single in 1965, it was Brown’s first song to reach the Bilboard Top Ten, peaking at number eight, and was a number-one R&B hit, topping the charts for eight weeks. It won Brown his first Grammy. […]
Forgotten Songs – 1990’s (5)
“All Together Now” is a song by British band The Farm from their 1991 album Spartacus. Peter Hooton wrote the lyrics in his early 20s, after reading about the Christmas Truce of 1914. The song was first recorded under the title “No Man’s Land” for a John Peel session in 1983. In 1990, Hooton wrote […]
Forgotten Songs – 1990’s (4)
“Lovefool” is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for Swedish band the Cardigans’ third studio album, Fist Band on the Moon (1996). It was released as the album’s lead single in Sweden in mid-1996 and in September 1996 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song was serviced to radio […]
Forgotten Songs – 1990’s (2)
“Stay (I Missed You)” is a song by American singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb. It was released in May 1994 as the lead single from the original movie soundtrack to Reality Bites (1994). The song was written and composed by Loeb herself, while production was handled by Juan Patiño. “Stay” was originally conceived in 1990, at one […]
Forgotten Songs – 1990’s (1)
So now our journey through forgotten songs takes us into the 1990’s. It was was one filled with a variety of pop, rap, and alternative music artists as well as a plethora of one-hit wonders. It was a time when musical taste was as varied as the events that were happening at the time. Many […]
Forgotten Songs – 1980’s (4)
“Land of Confusion” is a song by the English rock band Genesis from their 1986 album Invisible Touch. The song was the third track on the album and was the third track released as a single, reaching No. 4 in the U.S. and No. 14 in the UK in late 1986. It also reached No. […]
Forgotten Songs – 1960’s (3)
“Gloria” is a rock song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and originally recorded by Morrison’s band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of “Baby Please Don’t Go”. The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands’ repertoires. It is particularly memorable for its “Gloria!” chorus. […]
Today – Top 25 Albums of All Time 8
Purple Rain 8 is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince, released in June 1984, by Warner Bros. Records and the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. Purple Rain was musically denser than Prince’s previous albums, emphasizing full band performances, and multiple layers of guitars, keyboards, electronic synthesizer effects, drum […]