Disco Dolly |
I'm looking for a singer for an exciting new project that involves pop, dance and glam. Thinking somewhere along the lines of BBC Radiophonic Workshop with lots of heavy bass and a Clare Grogan style ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 07:31:00 GMT |
Yellow Dog: Just One More Night |
I was intrigued to hear a version of Yellow Dog's Just One More Night as an extra on the CD version of Fox's second album Tails Of Illusion. This was recorded in the early 90s by the reformed band wi...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:49:00 GMT |
Only The Crumbliest Flakiest Chocolate |
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One of the most memorable commercials are the ones for Cadbury's Flake.
They have been said to be a bit suggestive but I think that's down to how you look it.
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:50:00 GMT |
Curly Wurly |
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In the Seventies my sister and I used to enjoy buying Curly Wurlies which then as now were a long spiral toffee bar covered in chocolate.
The advert starred Terry Scott as an overgrown sc...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:21:00 GMT |
Queen: Youre My Best Friend |
My favourite Queen single is You're My Best Friend. Taken from the album A Night At The Opera it was the follow up to the number one smash Bohemian Rhapsody.Over the years I was used to hearing the so...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:53:00 GMT |
She Flies Like A Bird |
One of the most memorable commercials from my childhood was the one for Nimble bread. It used Honeybus 60s single Can't Let Maggie Go for its theme tune.
Airballoons seemed to be very popu...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:39:00 GMT |
Fox: Only You Can |
Only You Can was the debut single by Fox. Released in 1974 it was written by guitarist Kenny Young who had previously recorded with singer Noosha for a solo project.
The song has sometimes been refer...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:30:00 GMT |
Love Hearts |
As a child one of my favourite sweets were Love Hearts. They were like big Swizzels and had little messages written on them.
At school girls would offer them to boys and you always hoped that you'd g...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT |
Tell em About The Honey, Mummy |
One of my favourite cereals as a child was Sugar Puffs. Originally they had a picture of a little bear on the box which inspired me to call a teddy Honey Bear.
A few years later the cereal was r...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:12:00 GMT |
Mud: Hypnosis |
It's hard to define what the term Glam Rock meant musically. The image seemed to be the definite article when the likes of Elton John and Rod Stewart would appropriate its style.
However if we look a...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:36:00 GMT |
