“Somebody’s Watching Me” is a song recorded by American singer Rockwell, released by the Motown label in 1984, as the lead single from his debut studio album of the same name. Rockwell’s debut single release, the song features guest vocals by brothers Michael Jackson (in the chorus) and Jermaine Jackson (additional backing vocals). “Somebody’s Watching […]
Forgotten Songs – 1980’s (1)
We are moving now into the 1980’s for our selections of songs that once were on everyone’s lips but have faded from somewhat our memories and playlists. “Best Years of Our Lives” is a song recorded by Modern Romance. It was released in October 1982 as a single by WEA. Japanese and German editions were […]
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“Le Freak” is a 1978 funk / disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band’s third single and first Billboard and R&B number-one hit song. Along with the tracks “I Want Your Love” and “Chic Cheer”, “Le Freak” scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. The single achieved sales […]
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“All the Young Dudes” is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by the English rock band Mott the Hoople in 1972 by Columbia Records. Produced by Bowie, it is regarded as an anthem of glam rock, the song has received acclaim and was a commercial success. […]
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“Lady Eleanor” is a song written by Alan Hull, featured on the first Lindisfarne album, Nicely Out of Tune. Initially released as a single in May 1971, it failed to chart. In 1972, following the success of the band’s single “Meet me on the Corner” (which reached No. 5 in the UK), and the highly […]
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Fanfare for the Common Man is a musical work by the American composer Aaron Copland. It was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens and was inspired in part by a speech made earlier that year by then American Vice President Henry A Wallace, in which Wallace proclaimed the dawning […]
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“What a Diff’rence a Day Made“, also recorded as “What a Difference a Day Makes”, is a popular song originally written in Spanish by Maria Grever, a Mexican songwriter, in 1934 with the title “Cuando vuelva a tu lado” (“When I Return to Your Side”) and first recorded by Orquesta Pedro Via that same year. […]
Forgotten Songs – 1970’s (1)
Having left behind the 1960’s we move into the 1970’s (sometimes known as the decade that taste forgot) for our next selection of songs that were popular in their day but are now only at edge of our memories. “When I’m Dead and Gone” is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle. It […]
Forgotten Songs – 1960’s (5)
A final delve into the forgotten songs of the 1960’s for the moment. Today the songs are all linked by their connection to Rocksteady. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish […]
Forgotten Songs – 1960’s (4)
“Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)” Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. Starr was most famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit “War”. His early Ric-Tic hit “Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)” was written by Albert Hammond, Edwin Starr, and Richard Morriswas reissued in Britain (with […]